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Corey Taylor: New SLIPKNOT Album Will 'Rip Your Face Off'
"I don't think the world will be ready for this album." May 13, 2008 Corey Taylor: New SLIPKNOT Album Will 'Rip Your Face Off' SLIPKNOT vocalist Corey Taylor has told Billboard.com that he has little doubt that the band's as-yet-untitled fourth studio effort, ... via KXXR-FM Minneapolis
Yamaha Updates 01V96 and 02R96 Digital Mixers
Yamaha Corporation of America has updated their famed 01V96V2 and 02R96V2 Digital Mixing Consoles. via Harmony Central
Green, Black To Re-Do 'Kung Fu Fighting'
"A fan of the song first, it was inspiring and an honor to have the opportunity to reintroduce the record to a brand new audience sprinkled with a little of me on top" Green, Black To Re-Do 'Kung Fu Fighting' by Staff Gnarls Barkley frontman CeeLo Green and Hollywood actor Jack Black are recording a new version of the song "Kung Fu Fighting," Interscope Records said Monday. via The Post Chronicle
Radiohead named in the 2008 Time 100
Radiohead has been named as one of the most influential people in Time magazine's annual Top 100 list. via Green plastic radiohead
Warner: Digital Sales Climb, but Losses Continue
Warner Music Group this week confirmed rising digital sales, though still returned a loss for the quarter. via PC World
Peavey Recognized for Innovations
"Early in my career as a manufacturer, I discovered that in order to be better, by definition I had to be different" Hartley Peavey of Meridian, founder of Peavey Electronics will be among the first inductees to the Mississippi Technology Alliance's Innovators Hall of Fame. via WTOK-TV Meridian
Warner Music Group 2Q loss widens on increased expenses
Warner Music Group, whose artists include R.E.M., Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, says higher costs and a shift to digital music led to a wider second-quarter loss, and that it would suspend its dividend in order to build cash reserves and lower debt. New York-based Warner Music Group Inc. lost $37 million, or 25 cents per share, compared with a smaller year-ago loss of $27 million, or 19 cents. Losses from continuing operations total 23 cents per share in the latest period. Sales gained 2 percent to $800 million from $784 million. Read more
Warner Music Group 2Q loss widens on increased expenses
Warner Music Group, whose artists include R.E.M., Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, says higher costs and a shift to digital music led to a wider second-quarter loss, and that it would suspend its dividend in order to build cash reserves and lower debt. New York-based Warner Music Group Inc. lost $37 million, or 25 cents per share, compared with a smaller year-ago loss of $27 million, or 19 cents. Losses from continuing operations total 23 cents per share in the latest period. Sales gained 2 percent to $800 million from $784 million. Read more
Fender® Announces Fender University For Guitar Enthusiasts Worldwide
"We are delighted to be able to open our doors to a few eager students who will be offered the rare ability to graduate to the highest levels of the spirit of rock 'n' roll." Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is launching Fender University, an exclusive new music education program for guitar enthusiasts worldwide, it was announced today. via Harmony Central
QTrax Inks Deal with Universal for Legal P2P Music
Remember Qtrax, the file sharing system whose confusing launch announcement caused us to issue a correction and the LA Times to stop its presses in January? After signing a publishing deal with EMI and Sony/ATV ... via Wired News
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Burn Multiple CDs at Once in ITunes
If you've got a Mac with multiple CD/DVD burners--a Mac Pro with two installed drives, or any other Mac with a combination of internal and external drives--you can burn two CDs at a time in iTunes . via PC World
Could Apple, NBC be patching up differences?
"We're pleased that NBC Universal has joined the iTunes Movie Store and that their TV shows are available on the iTunes Store in the UK" Apple and NBC Universal engaged in one of the more spirited feuds of 2007, when the two companies parted ways over pricing at the iTunes Store. via The Industry Standard
RealNetworks to spin-off casual games unit
Aiming to unlock value built through a string of successful acquisitions, RealNetworks Inc. via Tech Confidential Blog
Def Leppard
Listen to four tracks from Def Leppard's 14th studio album. Songs From The Sparkle Lounge includes the highly-anticipated single "Nine Lives" featuring a groundbreaking collaboration with Tim McGraw.... Def ... via Bismarck-Mandan's Pure Classic Rock S...
Tutorial: iPhone Ringtones Revisited
"Price".) The iTunes Store front page occasionally has recommended ringtones, but digging through the albums is usually the only way to find available ringtones among your favorite tunes. Once you find something you like, click on "Buy Song" Last September we did a column on the new iPhone ringtones - or, namely, the lack there of. via Psion Place
Trojan-Infected MP3s Have PC Users Singing the Blues
"Plus, these downloaders could be dynamically updated -- they are in control of the hackers, essentially -- so if they decide to put up a password-stealing trojan at a later date, they have the ability to do so" Fake MP3 files have duped thousands of computer users into download annoying and potentially dangerous malware into their systems. via E-Commerce Times
RealNetworks plans spinoff of casual games business
"This is a unique situation and I wouldn't expect to see another one like this any time soon" RealNetworks Inc. said Thursday that it plans to spin off its casual games business into a separate company and distribute its shares to RealNetworks stockholders. via KING5 Seattle News
The Shortwave Report Listen Globally
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. via Seattle Indymedia Center
RIAA: DRM not dead and likely will make comeback
"These kids have too many ways to get around DRM." News of DRM's death has been greatly exaggerated, according to an executive with the Recording Industry Association of America . via CNET News.com
Create Custom Tones with iPhoneRing ToneMaker
An application called iPhoneRing ToneMaker allows you to create your own ringtones from any MP3, WAV or OGG music file in your collection. via SmartPhoneToday
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Streisand signs with Endeavor
Music News: Superstar talent had been with ICM -- Barbra Streisand has signed with Endeavor.
Gospel singer Dottie Rambo dies
Music News: Songs were made famous by Dolly Parton -- Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, a gospel singer and songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Dolly Parton, died May 11 when her tour bus ran off the highway in Missouri. She was 74.
Tanous promoted at Warner Music
Music News: Executive to lead media relations, communications -- Will Tanous has been promoted to executive vice president and chief communications officer for Warner Music Group.
'Strange' soundtrack on iTunes
Music News: Cast recording exclusive to Apple -- "Passing Strange" will be the first Broadway tuner to release its original cast recording exclusively on iTunes, more than a month before the CD arrives in stores.
Country time for Dick Clark Prods.
Music News: Production unit pacts with ACM -- Dick Clark Prods. has sealed a deal that keeps it in business with the Academy of Country Music.
Underwood joins Grand Ole Opry
Music News: Singer added to cast of long-running show -- Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince Gill sang a duet with her.
Timberlake rings 'Phone' for MTV
Music News: Pop artist turns exec producer on reality show -- Justin Timberlake is back on MTV, but not in a musicvid. Network has greenlit “The Phone,” a gameshow based on a Dutch format that mixes elements of “The Amazing Race” with “The Bourne Identity.”
Palm gets hand on Patti Smith doc
Music News: Film distributor nabs Sebring's punk-rock biopic -- Palm Pictures has picked up domestic rights to tyro helmer Steven Sebring's doc "Patti Smith: Dream of Life."
Country crooner Eddy Arnold dies
Music News: Industry icon pioneered the 'Nashville sound' -- Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday.
Bertelsmann rockets into the black
Music News: Core business strengthens giant -- Buoyed by the continuing positive performance of its core businesses, including pan-European broadcasting group RTL, German media giant Bertelsmann posted a dramatic boost in net profit to E35 million ($54 million) compared with a $107 million loss in the same period last year.
'Hard Candy' a sweet success
Music News: Madonna tops charts for seventh time -- Madonna has secured her seventh No. 1 album, selling 280,000 copies of "Hard Candy" (Warner Bros.) in the week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan data.
ASCAP honors film, TV music
Music News: 'Survivor', 'Pirates', 'Simpsons' among winners -- David Vanacore and Russ Landau's music for "Survivor," Hans Zimmer's scores for "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and "The Simpsons Movie," and Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's "Hairspray" were among the honorees at ASCAP'S 23rd annual Film & Television Music Awards held Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton.
Lincoln's Tully Hall set to reopen
Music News: Stew, Reich to perform at spring '09 event -- Lincoln Center will reopen the renovated Alice Tully Hall with a spring 2009 fest that includes a performance by Rialto composer-performer Stew as well as the opening night of the Film Society's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema series.
Jonas Brothers get 3-D concert film
Music News: Bruce Hendricks to direct Disney feature -- Disney is giving the Jonas Brothers the 3-D treatment on the bigscreen, readying a concert pic that it hopes will spark with tweens the same way that "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour" did earlier this year.
NY Musical Theater Fest unveils slate
Music News: Dozen Next Link Project offerings announced -- Bedbugs, Fidel Castro and no fewer than three tuners inspired by Shakespeare are on the 2008 slate at the New York Musical Theater Fest.
Mellencamp-King musical delayed
Music News: 'Ghost Brothers' preem at Alliance pushed back -- The new tuner by John Cougar Mellencamp and Stephen King won't materialize next season after all.
'Loud' rocks guitar documentary
Music News: Davis Guggenheim to unveil film at Cannes -- Davis Guggenheim has completed filming on a documentary that will look at the story of the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
Winehouse backs out of Bond gig
Music News: Singer won't record theme to latest 007 film -- Amy Winehouse has abandoned recording the theme to the latest James Bond film because the singer is not ready to work, her producer said Friday.
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Music News: Respective founder and video artist, La Blogotheque -- Since landing on the Web like a UFO in 2003, the Gallic La Blogotheque and its progeny "The Take-Away Shows" have now become a reference for underground music insiders that get about 8,000 hits per day.
Haifa Wehbe performs in Bahrain
Music News: Politicians attempt to ban Arab sex symbol -- Lebanese model and singer Haifa Wehbe, known in the Arab world for her raunchy, sex symbol persona, has succeeded where many others have failed by facing down conservative voices in the gulf state of Bahrain.
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