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As rumored for some time, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin will re-form for a one-off performance in London on November 26th as part of a tribute to late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun. Band members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones will join with drummer Jason Bonham (son of the band’s original […]

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The Klaxons were announced Tuesday evening as the winners of the 2007 Mercury Music Prize for their debut album “Myths of the Near Future.” The Mercury is considered the top UK music award, and comes with a cash prize worth approximately $40,000 (which the band is planning on donating to charity). The Klaxons beat out […]

Tags: klaxons, mercury prize, neil young, supergrass

The founder of New York’s legendary CBGB club, Hilly Kristal, died Tuesday at 75 from complications related to lung cancer. Meanwhile, the club–which was forced to close in 2006 when its rent was raised dramatically–still remains vacant one year later.
M.I.A., Band of Horses, and the Meat Puppets are among the names added to the lineup […]

Tags: cbgb, cmj music marathon, david bowie, grateful dead, mia, new pornographers, rilo kiley, sirius, talib kweli

Morrissey has once again rejected overtures to re-form The Smiths (or at least reunite with Johnny Marr) and go on tour. This time, he turned down an offer of $75 million. Everyone has a price, don’t they?
If rapper 50 Cent loses his September album sales battle with Kanye West, at least he has a new […]

Tags: 50 cent, morrissey, the smiths, yourcodenameis:milo

Libertines/Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty was arrested in England early Monday morning for suspected possession of drugs. Because this would not be his first offense, Doherty potentially faces a prison sentence if convicted.
Multiple sources are reporting that Madonna is in talks with Live Nation (best known for managing concert venues) for a new big-money record deal. […]

Tags: babyshambles, dr dre, joy division, kurt cobain, madonna, morrissey, piebald

Factory Records co-founder Tony Wilson died Friday at the age of 57 of a heart attack while hospitalized for ongoing treatment for kidney cancer. Hugely instrumental in the Manchester music scene (especially during the 1980s), the one-time television presenter is best known for signing and managing bands like Joy Division, New Order and the Happy […]

Tags: factory records, happy mondays, joy division, new order, tony wilson

Marilyn Manson is being sued by former bandmate Madonna Wayne Gacy (known to his parents as Stephen Bier) for failing to share profits in accordance with a 1993 agreement. Gacy believes that Manson was hiding much of the band’s profits from his fellow musicians, and using the money to acquire such items as a skeleton […]

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No news is too small as we roundup the day’s events from the music world, including word of an innovative new way to share illegal music, an alternative “OK Computer,” and the latest buzz on Madonna’s guitar-playing and Shaun Ryder’s smoking habit.

Tags: blondie, bob dylan, happy mondays, kaiser chiefs, madonna, mark ronson, maximo park, metallica, radiohead, t.i.

Former Stone Roses guitarist/album cover designer John Squire has told the BBC that he is giving up his music career to focus on his painting. Of his preference for the visual arts over the audio arts, Squire said:
There’s less effort involved. It comes more naturally, there’s no committee involved.
Squire, who hasn’t recorded any music of […]

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