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Just as Janet Jackson has said in her first message since her iconic brother died. And as Leopard Lady cruises the friendly waves of YouTube, she finds more evidence of this inevitable truth. French DJ and Producer, Martin Solveig, delivers us a fantastic Michael Jackson influenced track and a video to match with a Jacksonesque dancer in a glass box. This track is actually from a few years back and his latest offering is a gorgeous collaboration with the very hot Dragonette and again, a video to match… gorgeous, that is.
(Read More...)July 2nd, 2009
One final Glastonbury sunset awaits as Blur, Brand New and Bat for Lashes blow on the fading embers of yet another vintage year…
(Read More...)July 2nd, 2009
Glastonbury’s Friday filled with frolics from Fleet Foxes, Lady Gaga, Jack White and White Lies…
(Read More...)July 2nd, 2009
Part I of Virgin Music’s official Glastonbury 2009 review including spills, shocks and Golden Silvers…
(Read More...)July 2nd, 2009
July 2nd, 2009
Legendary 90s alt rock act Soundgarden could be due for a reunion, according to Brent Smith of Shinedown. Smith claims to know people attempting to organise the reunion and states it is a real possibility.
The possibility of this has been made all the more real by a recent meet of three of the bands members, including elusive guitarist Kim Thayil. Former […]
June 30th, 2009
Virgin Mobile USA today announced that Virgin Mobile FreeFest tickets have been scooped up. But music fans need not worry, because people across the East Coast will have the chance to volunteer through The Re*Generation Free I.P. program in order to receive a VIP ticket to the hottest free festival of the summer. The Virgin Mobile FreeFest will take place August 30th at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. Artists include Weezer, Blink 182, and Public Enemy…
(Read More...)June 30th, 2009
Pearl Jam and Billy Talent will headline Virgin Festival Alberta this year. Other acts joining them in Calgary on August 8 & 9 include K-OS, Thunderheist, Arkells, Mother Mother, The Cliks, Metric, Tokyo Police Club, White Lies and Shout Out Out Out Out…
(Read More...)June 30th, 2009
Metric, The Roots, Broken Social Scene, Carly Rae Jepsen, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes and Chris Velan have been added to the lineup for the Virgin Festival to be held at Deer Lake Park, BC, Canada on July 25 & 26. They join Sonic Youth, Ben Harper & Relentless7, Our Lady Peace, Mutemath, Spinnerette, Jarvis Cocker, De La Soul and K-OS on the bill…
(Read More...)June 28th, 2009
Friday highlights at Glastonbury - after the rain, came the sun and then came the music. N*E*R*D’s Pharrell Williams, Little Boots, Hot Chip, Gabriella Cilmi and Lily Allen all paid their tribute to Michael Jackson. The Specials offered their take on the Glastonbury lineup and revealed no love loss for Lady GaGa - Terry Hall called her ‘gross’ and ‘obnoxious’. Lady GaGa herself seemed to prefer to chat her way through her set rather than sing, Jack White’s The Dead Weather played a surprise set and headliner Neil Young proved there’s life in the dog yet…
(Read More...)June 28th, 2009
Inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center perform their tribute to Michael Jackson. These 1,500 Filipino inmates, whose original recreation of the Thriller dance routine has earned them over 24 million views on YouTube so far, spent nine hours solid practicing this routine upon hearing of Michael Jackson’s death on Thursday night.
(Read More...)June 27th, 2009
While Glastonbury festival goers react to the news of Michael Jackson’s death, the music plays on. After a soggy start the sun comes out and Lily Allen treats the crowd to her cover version of Britney Spears’ Womanizer. While Lily later wore one white glove in tribute to Michael Jackson, Doves and Pharrell Williams of N*E*R*D offered their musings over the death of the ‘king of pop’…
(Read More...)June 27th, 2009
Londoners pay tribute to Michael Jackson at a Liverpool Street Station flashmob where everyone sings along to Bad…
(Read More...)June 26th, 2009
The BBC pays tribute to Michael Jackson with a video retrospective of his career…
(Read More...)June 24th, 2009
Florence Welch, winner of the Brits Critics Choice, talks to Bob from virgin.com/music about her debut album Lungs, her festival plans for the summer and how she’d like to share teh stage with Beyonce and Beth Ditto from The Gossip…
(Read More...)June 24th, 2009
Speculation and predictions that have filled blogs and discussion boards can be put to rest. The Virgin Mobile USA Festival is returning, but with a catch. Admission will be free. Those scheduled to appear at this year’s FreeFest include Weezer, Blink-182, Franz Ferdinand, Public Enemy, Jet, The National, Girl Talk, The Bravery, The Hold Steady, St. Vincent, Wale, and Taking Back Sunday, as well as dance tent favorites that include HOLY F*CK, Pete Tong, Danny Howells and Lee Burridge…
(Read More...)June 23rd, 2009
Glastonbury is on the horizon folks and it’s looking gigantic. So, what sets shouldn’t you miss and which hidden (and less well-hidden) treasures are waiting? Here’s a list of 10 bands not to miss…
(Read More...)June 23rd, 2009
Florence & The Machine’s leading lady chatting frantically about her rise to prominence last year as one of the BBC’s Sounds of 2009 and the Brits Critics Choice of the year as well asdishing the gossip about what she got up to backstage at the NME tour earlier this year with White Lies and Glasvegas…
(Read More...)June 23rd, 2009
Glastonbury regulars often profess that the festival is a home from home, an annual pilgrimage. Granted, very few people actually live in enormous fields jammed with music, mud and biodegradable pegs, but it is a valid point…
(Read More...)June 23rd, 2009
Two of this week’s efforts come from Someone (insert idiosyncratic, slightly posh female name here) and the Somethings. They aren’t too bad despite this though, Florence and the Machine and Marina and the Diamonds. Sonic Youth, now there’s a trusty moniker, are back too, along with fellow veterans of a very different scene, Basement Jaxx. Dance fans, alternative noise devotees and lady Brit quirkiness inquisitors, it’s all well worth a listen and a read…
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