The Last Goodnight Week: Pictures of You

 This song went through more changes than any other song we've ever written. Initially I had a basic melody for the chorus, but it took a long time before we got the melody right. When we finally got the song right and started playing it out, we knew it was good, but we were blown away by the responses from our fans. 

People started coming up to me and giving me their own interpretations of the song that I had never even thought about. When that starts happening as an artist, you really know that you've created something special, something that really moved people, and that is the most rewarding part of this whole process. Also, the fact that it was the first song that people started singing along to at our concerts was pretty cool!

Hear for yourself and grab more info on the band, tour dates and more right- here

Radiohead Fans Kick Gift Horse in the Mouth

Radiohead will be offering the MP3 files at 160 kbps bitrate, which is higher than the standard iTunes bitrate of 128 kbps and some fans are upset that the files are not being offered at a much higher rate complaining that the sound quality won't be good enough. 

MP3 files are typically compressed to make them smaller and during compression some of the sound quality is lost. The bitrate is an indication of the amount of compression, thus a 160 kbps will sound better than a 128 kbps file. A "lossless" MP3 file at double the bitrate of the ones Radiohead is offering fans is not compressed or have very little compression. Some fans are angry that they are not getting the "lossless" files and say that the 160 kbps files are not worth downloading. - Read some of the whining from creeps here

Fans Strike Back At Scalpers

After repeatedly missing out on events because scalpers have snapped up a large chunk of the tickets and listed them on eBay at exorbitant prices, the enraged fans are actively sabotaging auctions by placing fake bids seconds before they close.

For its part, eBay says it is simply providing the market which connects buyers and sellers, blaming event promoters for not ensuring genuine fans can obtain tickets through the primary channels.- more on this story

Police Tour Stung By Illness

A concert in Antwerp, Belgium on Tuesday was cancelled along with one scheduled for Wednesday in Mannheim, Germany, tour organisers have said. 

Sting's official website said he was suffering from a throat infection, adding that doctors "have advised him to rest."- more on this story

Thrice To Deliver Fire and Water

The album features two EPs, the Fire disc and the Water disc. Each disc showcases a different side of the band's styles, Fire leans heavier and shows comparisons to the band's old sound. The Water disc features lush soundscapes and quiet rock. Dustin Kensrue's mature, broad vocals adorn both discs masterfully. 

In spring of 2008, the band will release The Alchemy Index: Vols III & IV: Earth & Air. Those EPs will represent two different styles of music.- dates

Wanna Play with Hellyeah?

HELLYEAH's headline tour BALLS VOLUME AND STRENGTH officially kicks off October 30th in the motor city; the day both Otep (Koch Records) and Bloodsimple (Warner Brothers) release their fourth and second respective studio albums. The tour continues through mid-December with new dates added daily.

Today, the band has partnered with the nation's largest high school social network, myYearbook to host an opening band competition. To learn how your band can open for this tour- click here

Hives Pre LP EP

Anybody purchasing the "Singles Collection" will automatically upload the entire album on street date, November 13th. Included exclusively in the "Singles Collection" is the song "Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" which not included in the regular edition of "The Black & White Album" and was a track written by The Hives for the Cartoon Network fall season! 

"Singles Collection" Tracklisting: (all recorded for the forthcoming album) Tick Tick Boom - Try It Again - You Got It All..Wrong - Won't Be Long - Well All Right ! - Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented- buy it here

N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton 20th Anniversary and Eazy E Comp

The commemorative release adds five bonus tracks, including a live version of "Compton's N The House," covers of Straight Outta Compton tracks by Snoop Dogg and C-Murder, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Mack 10, and WC, and a new package essay by music writer and author Soren Baker.

[also on tap for release] Twelve years after his death at the age of 31, the music world continues to celebrate N.W.A's hardcore rap pioneer Eazy-E. On December 4, Capitol/Priority will release Featuring ... Eazy-E, a new 16-track collection of his best collaborations and rare solo recordings. The compilation includes four previously out of print tracks, which are exclusively available on this release, and collaborations with his N.W.A co-conspirators Ice Cube, MC Ren and Dr. Dre, as well as with Mack 10, Ice-T, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and others.- track info for both

Music Industry Reaches Idiotic New Low

According to their claim, music, protected by copyright, could be heard by colleagues and customers. They claim that this represents a "performance" of the music in public and renders the firm guilty of infringing copyright.- Find out how much these nuts want in damages!

Fergie Be Illin

Fans posted video clips of her apology on YouTube.com in which Fergie complains of food poisoning.

Two Show's statement didn't say why the concert was suspended, and the company didn't return calls seeking comment.- more on this story

UK Deny Life of Agony

Sony Kills Britney YouTube Leak

According to reports, the video for 'Gimme More' – which features Spears pole dancing – was removed after a copyright claim was made by the record company, SonyBMG.

The official version of the Jake Sarfaty directed video, which was recorded in a downtown Los Angeles warehouse in July, is expected to make its television debut later this week, reports yahoomusic. - more on this story

AMA Nominees

Timberlake is nominated for Favorite Male Artist. His album FutureSex/LoveSounds is up for Favorite Album: Pop or Rock and Favorite Album: Soul/Rhythm & Blues. Beyonce is nominated for Favorite Female Artist: Pop or Rock and Favorite Female Artist: Soul/Rhythm & Blues. Her album B'Day was nominated for Favorite Album: Soul/Rhythm & Blues. Linkin Park is nominated for Favorite Band, Duo or Group: Pop or Rock; Favorite Artist: Alternative Rock Music. Their album Minutes To Midnight is up for Favorite Album: Pop or Rock. Newcomer Daughtry is nominated for Favorite Breakthrough Artist; Favorite Artist: Adult Contemporary Music. His self-titled album Daughtry is up for Favorite Album: Pop or Rock. 

For the first time in American Music Awards history, winners will be determined by online voting- more on this story

Sister Hazel 12 Days of Christmas Tour

The tour kicks off in late November and goes through the end of the year, and it features stops at a number of seated venues the band has not played in before, such as BB King's in New York City, the Somerville Theater in Boston, and the Neighborhood Theater in Charlotte, to name just a few. For the 12 Days of Christmas Tour 2007 dates, the band plans to play all of the songs on "Santa's Playlist," as well as a handful of fans' favorite rock hits. The first of the shows will be at the Performing Arts Center in the band's hometown of Gainesville. 

Kicking off the holiday festivities prior to the tour will be the band's appearance at the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival in Chicago on November 17th. Joining KT Tunstall, Corbin Bleu and others, Sister Hazel will be performing on the The Harris Stage at Pioneer Court along Michigan Avenue in the afternoon (a 5-7 song rock set). The band is also slated to grace the WTMX-FM float in the parade, upon which they will perform acoustically.- more on this story

Fab Four iTuned

With the release Tuesday that means that iTunes now carries all four Beatles members solo efforts and now all that is left is for iTunes to snatch up rights to sell the Beatles songs digitally which so far has eluded everyone that has tried to get the rights. But all signs point to iTunes snagging the deal and being able to offer fans at last legal downloads of the most popular group in rock history. Kind of fitting since it has long been rumored that Steve Jobs took the name Apple from the Beatles famed record and everything else company. 

On the other hand there is a long history of litigation over the name Apple between the Jobs lead company and the Beatles empire, some of the legal issues revolved around Apple getting into the music business but hopefully both sides can "let it be" and move forward and give fans the Beatles iTunes they crave. - Check out the George Harrison catalog at iTunes here

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