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WSJ Confirms Apple's $85M Lala Purchase
The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that Apple has purchased La La Media Inc. for $85 million dollars. Apple is planning to use La La Media Inc. to adapt a usage model that would allow consumers to access and manage their iTunes purchases directly...
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Vans Warped Tour Announces First Batch of 2010 Bands
Yesterday, the Vans Warped Tour announced their first batch of bands for the 2010 edition of their summer tour. The line up includes major acts such as Andrew W.K., Reel Big Fish, The All-American Rejects and The Casualties. More bands are likely to...
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Final Fantasy Changes Name to Owen Pallett
Yesterday, Owen Pallett announced that he will no longer use the name Final Fantasy for his music work. He issued the following statement concerning his name change: Friends, I began playing solo violin shows in 2004. Although it was...
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Stephen Colbert Fills in for Jay-Z on Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind"
Last night, Alicia Keys made an appearance on The Colbert Report and teamed up with Stephen Colbert himself to perform "Empire State of Mind," which Keys' originally recorded with Jay-Z. That means that Colbert rapped in Jay-Z's absence. During the...
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Puscifer Reveal Spring Tour Dates
Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) is hitting the road this spring and is bringing his latest incarnation with him - the shape-shifting Puscifer. Cities throughout eastern North America are in for a treat with a show that Spin magazine...
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Ministry's "Uncle" Al Jourgensen Gets in the Christmas Spirit
In his first solo project, Ministry's "Uncle" Al Jourgensen created a Christmas video "card" for fans with his good friend Mark Thwait (Mission UK, Peter Murphy, Mob Research). The song entitled "It's Always Christmas Time" is a tribute to friend...
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Yeasayer to Tour in Support of Odd Blood
Yesterday, Yeasayer announced the a full U.S. tour in support of their upcoming full-length album, Odd Blood. The tour, starting in April, kicks off in Washington, D.C. and rounds up in Philadelphia, PA in early May. Their trek across the U.S. is a...
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Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, & Anthrax to Tour Together
A tour of epic proportions, rumors of the Big 4 of thrash metal have been flying for over 25 years, but Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax are finally scheduled to perform together on one stage at Sonisphere Poland and Czech Republic in June...
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