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On a daily basis, we're constantly inundated with news. News about political affairs, news about what's happening in the sporting world, entertainment news that's now more like gossip as opposed to actual news, and news about family, friends, and the cat down the road. Basically, information has never been easily attainable than it is today. In some way, this is fantastic, enabling us to constantly develop our brains, and in another way, we're bombarded with so much crap we have to wade through it to get to the good bits.
... and the Lord said, RIP
Although the sad passing of Jon Lord captures the headlines today, let us not forget the great a and long career of Deep Purple. The iconic band spawned hits such as ‘Smoke On The Water’, ‘Child in Time’, ‘Perfect Strangers’ and ‘Highway Star’. Lord lived a happy life and lived until the age of 71, which is especially impressive, as he had to put up with Ritchie Blackmore as a bandmate for the majority of it.
Bieberfever is bad for your health
As another American figures to be on the wrong side of capitalism, she decides, after attending a Justin Bieber concert, that those silly little teenage girls are too loud. Stacey Wilson Betts is claiming that when the teenage heartthrob climbed in to a gondola that rode across the crowd at his concert, the gondola acted as a sound barrier, and when the girls increased the volume of their screaming, it reverberated off this boat-like object, when he passed over her head, and deafened her. However this story might just be another person looking to get rich off Bieber-fever. What do you think?
Not getting back up again
Honestly. I had no idea. I figured Chumbawumba split up donkeys years ago, but lo-and-behold when the press release dropped on to the AltSounds welcome mat, it was confirmed that they had actually played a gig since 1997. The political activists behind songs like ‘Tubthumping’, ‘Timebomb’ and ‘Amnesia’ stood up for animal rights, gay rights, feminism, but most of all they are known for that song that came out around the same time as Euro ’96 and became an anthem for the mob of Englishmen as the European footballing nations descended on Britain.
Kim Jong-WTF
The most bonkers music news I have ever had the pleasure of covering is the release of Kim Jong-un’s official theme song. The leader of potentially the most crazy nation in the world has demanded what every WWE wrestler needs and that’s personalised entrance music.
It opens with fan-fares you’d associate with American Wild-West movies before descending in to a Germanic-like musical and the video accompanying it is propaganda of the highest order. The Korean Central News Agency said: Listen for yourself.
Welcome back Mac
Along with ABBA, The Beatles and Queen, Fleetwood Mac may just be the greatest pop band ever to exist. Despite losing former members Bob Brunning, Bob Weston and Bob Welch in the past two years, the group will re-unite in 2013 for a tour according to original singer Stevie Nicks.
Other band members had recently complained that Nicks was focusing too much on her own work that the reunion might not happen, but on CBS news she confirmed there would be another tour next year.
... and the Lord said, RIP
Although the sad passing of Jon Lord captures the headlines today, let us not forget the great a and long career of Deep Purple. The iconic band spawned hits such as ‘Smoke On The Water’, ‘Child in Time’, ‘Perfect Strangers’ and ‘Highway Star’. Lord lived a happy life and lived until the age of 71, which is especially impressive, as he had to put up with Ritchie Blackmore as a bandmate for the majority of it.
WATCH // 'Smoke On The Water'
Bieberfever is bad for your health
As another American figures to be on the wrong side of capitalism, she decides, after attending a Justin Bieber concert, that those silly little teenage girls are too loud. Stacey Wilson Betts is claiming that when the teenage heartthrob climbed in to a gondola that rode across the crowd at his concert, the gondola acted as a sound barrier, and when the girls increased the volume of their screaming, it reverberated off this boat-like object, when he passed over her head, and deafened her. However this story might just be another person looking to get rich off Bieber-fever. What do you think?
Not getting back up again
Honestly. I had no idea. I figured Chumbawumba split up donkeys years ago, but lo-and-behold when the press release dropped on to the AltSounds welcome mat, it was confirmed that they had actually played a gig since 1997. The political activists behind songs like ‘Tubthumping’, ‘Timebomb’ and ‘Amnesia’ stood up for animal rights, gay rights, feminism, but most of all they are known for that song that came out around the same time as Euro ’96 and became an anthem for the mob of Englishmen as the European footballing nations descended on Britain.
WATCH // 'Tubthumping'
Kim Jong-WTF
The most bonkers music news I have ever had the pleasure of covering is the release of Kim Jong-un’s official theme song. The leader of potentially the most crazy nation in the world has demanded what every WWE wrestler needs and that’s personalised entrance music.
It opens with fan-fares you’d associate with American Wild-West movies before descending in to a Germanic-like musical and the video accompanying it is propaganda of the highest order. The Korean Central News Agency said:
“The song hardens the will of the Korean army and people to devote their all to the prosperity of the country with high national pride”.
WATCH // 'Onward Toward the Final Victory'
Welcome back Mac
Along with ABBA, The Beatles and Queen, Fleetwood Mac may just be the greatest pop band ever to exist. Despite losing former members Bob Brunning, Bob Weston and Bob Welch in the past two years, the group will re-unite in 2013 for a tour according to original singer Stevie Nicks.
Other band members had recently complained that Nicks was focusing too much on her own work that the reunion might not happen, but on CBS news she confirmed there would be another tour next year.
WATCH // 'Stevie Nicks on CBS news'
