Place your bets! Coldplay and Duffy lead the nominations with 4 each, they will compete directly for the Best British Album and Best British Single awards. The winners of the prestigious British music awards will be announced on 18 February, in a ceremony presented by Kylie Minogue. Read more...
22.1.09
And the Nominees for the Brit Awards are…
21.1.09
Subscription-Based Unlimited Music on Cell Phones
‘Come With Music’ (CWM) is Nokia’s newest foray into the music business. At this year’s MIDEM, the world’s largest music industry trade fair, Nokia advertised that handset users who subscribe to CWM will have unlimited access to millions of tracks for download. Continue reading...
Isle Of Man to get unlimited legal music Downloads
Citizens of the self-governing Isle of Man might be able to legally download unlimited music from the Internet. The Isle Of Man Government e-Business Division has announced that they are trying to reach an agreement with the major labels that would introduce a compulsory blanket license for music downloads. Read more...
20.1.09
Learning Music Helps Language Skills
Ever wonder why musicians are so fluent and verbose? How they are able to captivate you with their words? There may be an answer, for new research shows that learning musical melodies exercises the linguistic parts of the brain. Continue reading...
Stars perform for Obama’s ‘We Are One’ Concert
The We Are One concert at the Lincoln Memorial pulled crowds with big names performing for the celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama. Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, Bono and Garth Brooks took to the stage to sing classics like “This Land Is Your Land”, and “America the Beautiful”. Read more...
RIAA, ISP’s Lead Music Providers, IFPI
The Recording Industry Association of America drops a “John Doe” case, Internet Service Providers are also the top music providers, and the International Federation of Phonographic Industry report reveals more about Internet piracy. All in today’s Tech Round Up! Continue reading...
19.1.09
George Lucas makes Gibson guitar
Star Wars creator George Lucas has fashioned a Gibson Les Paul guitar with Yoda brandishing a Lightsaber for guitar manufacturer Gibson. It will be joined by Seth Green’s robot chicken design and Stan Lee’s Marvel customization for the auction at the Phoenix Guitar Gala in Petaluma (USA) on 28 February. Read more...
18.1.09
Le Dernier Combat Bio
Le Dernier Combat é uma banda criada pelos irmãos Morelli, após a banda algarvia Synead ter ficado pendente devido aos dois terem saído de Portimão para prosseguir com as suas carreiras académicas.
A banda Synead cessou as suas actividades em Janeiro de 2008 e o projecto Le Dernier Combat surge já no fim do mesmo ano como uma banda dentro do rock experimental, com influências dos estilos empreendidos por bandas como The Advantage, Hella, The Mars Volta, Ghosts and Vodka e If Lucy Fell.
Com o lançamento de alguns vídeos recentes, provenientes do único concerto dado até ao momento, a banda pretende continuar o seu projecto através de concertos nos próximos tempos.