All posts from 31 July 2007

Gerard Way, frontman for My Chemical Romance, will launch his new Dark Horse comic book series “The Umbrella Academy” this fall, with the first issue due September 19. It’s about, in part, “a [closeted] space alien [who] has adopted seven extraordinary children to save the world.” Naturally. And he’s not the only rocker to put […]

Tags: alkaline trio, apple, eminem, itunes, kanye west, lou reed, my chemical romance, neil young, peter bjorn and john, timbaland

A Camp
No release date is set yet, but Cardigans frontwoman Nina Persson is working on her second solo record (like her first, under the name A Camp), which she has indicated will be influenced by Adam & The Ants.
Canon Blue
Nashville’s Daniel James–aka Canon Blue–will release his debut album, “Colonies,” on October 1st in the UK. […]

Tags: a camp, canon blue, cardigans, eagles, kano, raveonettes, sally shapiro

The Chicago rapper’s 2005 album ‘Be’ was a success on many levels, scoring good reviews, selling well, and earning the artist four Grammy nominations. So what does Common do for an encore? Make ‘Be, Part 2.’ Once again, fellow Chicago hip hop star Kanye West is on hand to handle most of the production duties, […]

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