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.
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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
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…
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…
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.
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’…
June 27th, 2009
Londoners pay tribute to Michael Jackson at a Liverpool Street Station flashmob where everyone sings along to Bad…
June 26th, 2009
The BBC pays tribute to Michael Jackson with a video retrospective of his career…
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…
June 9th, 2009
And then there were six… Following the hoards of entries into this year’s Road to V campaign, mentors Just Jack and The Charlatans have whittled down the masses into a streamlined six. Up first, Birmingham’s 51 Breaks…
May 15th, 2009
The first of our Road to V semi-finalist nights at Brighton’s Great Escape has been a rip-roaring success. The Coalition was packed from the start and winners of the fan’s vote Underline the Sky got everyone jumping with a hi-energy performance and some impressive guitar twirling. 51 Breaks brought Brummie rock ‘n’ roll moves and synth rock sounds to the seafront venue, while the eclectic Jazica dazzled with glitter pop. Duologue combined big beats, otherworldly synths, a violin and a toy megaphone to deliver a powerful set, and Dimbleby & Capper gave us mesmerising and original electropop. Just Jack took to the stage himself for a rapturously received set, featuring songs from his forthcoming album ‘All Night Cinema’ and, of course, his 2007 smash hit ‘Starz In Their Eyes’. And there’s more to come tonight…
May 14th, 2009
Placebo returned to the capital last night (12th May) playing a fantastic gig at the Shepherds Bush Empire. The band played a mixture of songs, many from their forthcoming album due on the 8th of June…
May 5th, 2009
The fans have been voting in their thousands (over twelve thousand in fact!) and our mentors have been hard at work, listening to all the entries, and now the final ten artists who’ll be hoping to open V Festival 2009 can be announced.
April 28th, 2009
16 (count ‘em) more acts have just been confirmed for this year’s V Festival on 22 & 23 August at Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire. The last remaining tickets for Weston Park, Staffordshire are expected to be snapped up today via www.vfestival.com so don’t miss out and be fast to grab yours now. Calvin Harris and 2 Many DJs join the bill currently headed by Oasis and The Killers. Also added are Jet, Athlete, Human League, Starsailor, Lemar, Will Young, Noisettes, The Proclaimers, Natalie Imbruglia, Red Light Company, Mr Hudson, The King Blues, Tinchy Stryder, Daniel Merriweather and Matt Tracker - who won last year’s Road To V contest.
April 21st, 2009
We’re reaching that great time of year; the sun is properly out for the first time in months, the coats, scarves, gloves and hats are being left at home and we are facing a whole summer full of good times, festivals and (hopefully) great weather!
One of the nicest places to spend a sunny evening in London is Somerset house, which last year played host to Justice, We Are Scientists, Duffy and Adele during their Summer Series. This year, Somerset House have so far confirmed Grace Jones, Lily Allen, The Ting Tings, Pendulum and Athlete. The other headliners will be announced on 29th April for the event which runs from 9th – 18th July.
April 8th, 2009
Guitar fans, prep your axes cos there’s a new film that’ll have you wailing. It Might Get Loud is set for a summer release in the US (UK release is as yet unknown) and will tell the story of the guitar through the three legendary guitarists Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White…
April 8th, 2009
Oh yes, that’s right, the band who are rock’s biggest joke (or disturbingly accurate according to Ozzy Osbourne) are set to play Wembley Arena on the 30th June where they will be outing their ‘One Night Only’ World tour…
April 2nd, 2009
Green Day have announced the release of their eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown. The album is out worldwide on May 15th and is the trio’s first album since 2004’s long player American Idiot, which sold 12 million copies and is now being made in to an opera…
April 1st, 2009
“We as mentors will offer the truth to any band that asks us to talk with them about our experiences.”
Just Jack and The Charlatans will mentor the finalists of Road to V - the UK’s biggest and longest running search for unsigned musical talent, the winners of which will opne this year’s V Festivals in Chelmsford and Stafford.
March 31st, 2009
Radiohead and Kings Of Leon join Arctic Monkeys as headliners of Reading and Leeds Festival 2009. Prodigy, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party all get second billing across the three days from Friady 28 to Sunday 30 August. Other bands added to the lineup include Placebo, Maximo Park, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fall Out Boy, Vampire Weekend, Ian Brown, Funeral For A Friend, Gossip, Glasvegas, White Lies, Florence & The Machine, Friendly Fires and Gallows. Tickets are on sale at seetickets.com or by calling 0871 231 0821.
