+44 Update
From Mark Hoppus’s blog, here’s an update of what +44 has been up to:
1. The itunes Foreign Exchange Program
the itunes foreign exchange program that we took part in has been released in its entirety. we’re all really stoked on the way it turned out. wir sin helden’s version of “when your hearts stops beating” is rad. check it out. the german version of “when your heart stops beating” and our version of “guten tag,” along with their original versions can all be found HERE.
2. Covering Dammit
yes indeed. tonight we played “dammit” in the set. very loud. very fun.
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Marilyn Manson Discuss His Love Life and M.C.R
Metro caught up with Marilyn Manson for a Q&A, asking the rocker about his 19-year-old girlfriend and why he did such an explicit video with the actress.
[”I’m comfortable with being as crazy or out of control as anyone likes to think I am because it suits me well,” Manson explained. “With meeting Evan Rachel Wood, who is my girlfriend now, we wouldn’t have been expected to have anything in common until we just became friends. I realized that besides the fact I’m clearly the immature one in the relationship, she’s a twin in a lot of ways and her personality reflects a lot of things I felt I wasn’t supposed to be. It was at that point I realized all hope wasn’t gone. I was fortunate enough to realize this without a moment of clarity that involved religion or sobriety or flowers and puppy dogs. It was bringing hellfire and the devil back into my life – how it was meant to be – that reminded me I’m perfectly capable of existing in a hell of my own making.”]
Read more.
In an interview with NME, the man claims that My Chemical Romance is “ripping him off”:
[”I’m embarrassed to be me because these people are doing a really sad, pitiful, shallow version of what I’ve done.”]
Read the article here
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Green Day is With Rob
Greendayauthority, a Green Day fansite has reported that “there’s an article floating around saying that Green Day is switching producers (from Rob Cavallo to Linda Perry). Green Day’s management has let us know that it’s not true.”
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Wilco Are Not Selling Out
Wilco have posted a message denying all claims of them “selling out” after allowing their songs to be used in a Volkswagen commerical:
[”As many of you are aware, Volkswagen has recently begun running a series of TV commercials featuring Wilco music.
Why? This is a subject we’ve discussed internally many times over the years regarding movies, TV shows and even the odd advertisement. With the commercial radio airplay route getting more difficult for many bands (including Wilco); we see this as another way to get the music out there. As with most of the above (with the debatable exception of radio) the band gets paid for this. And we feel okay about VWs. Several of us even drive them.
If you’re keeping track, this is not the first time Wilco has licensed a song to or even been involved in a commercial — most recently a TV spot for Telefonica Mobile in Spain used a Wilco song and some years prior Jeff Tweedy appeared in a campaign for Apple Computer. Wilco have licensed hundreds of songs to television shows and films worldwide… from festival-only indie films to major motion pictures and weekly TV shows.
Thus far the songs in the VW campaign are “The Thanks I Get” (a bonus track from Sky Blue Sky sessions, available for download via the Enhanced CD and via iTunes) and “You are my Face”. We expect to have more details re: other songs shortly. The current plan (subject to change, like everything) is for 5 or 6 songs to be used.
That’s it. Don’t believe everything you read unless you read it here.”]
Well-said.
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Label Update
Bullets and Octane have been dropped from RCA Records.
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The rumor mill is spreading news that Ferret Records has signed Blessthefall.
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Stream, Stream
Lots of songs to stream today. Enjoy!
Darkest Hour has posted a new track titled “Demons” on myspace.
Let Go have posted a “new” song on myspace.
Days Away have posted another new song on myspace.
AJ Latrace, former lead guitarist of The Academy Is, has posted a new song on his myspace.
Yellowcard have posted the new song “Five Becomes Four” on their myspace.
Throwdown has released a new song entitled “Holy Roller” right here.
Listen to Queens Of The Stone Age’s entire new album Era Vulgaris right here.