Category: Music News

Jay-Z breaks Elvis album record

‘Jay-Z is set to score his 11th American number one album, overtaking Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most chart-toppers in US chart history. The rap star’s new album Blueprint 3 is on course to top the Billboard 200 chart, taking him past Elvis’s record of 10 number ones. Billboard said the 39-year-old […]

Coldplay copyright case 'settled'

‘Coldplay and Joe Satriani have reached an agreement over a court case alleging they copied parts of one his songs, according to reports. The guitarist sued the band last year saying they used “substantial, original portions” of his 2004 song If I Could Fly on their track Viva La Vida. Billboard magazine said he had […]

The future of downloading

Is downloading still the future of music? Is it as some claim killing music, I think it devalues it certainly. Look at piracy on the whole, we’re so blase about it really. As I get older I see the value in things much more than I did when I was younger. From the bbc website: […]

George Michael in collison with lorry

In his car, not himself, he’s not T2. Blimey the dude is more Rock n Roll than any of these pale indie rock star wannabees. Drink, drugs, naughty out door sex and now car crashes. Go on George, you show ’em how it’s done sunshine… Not that I’m advocating drinking and driving, you spill yer […]

Les Paul: Guitar Legend RIP

Guitar legend and Recording pioneer, Les Paul has died, ‘Les Paul, whose pioneering electric guitars were used by a legion of rock stars, has died at the age of 94. Mr Paul died from complications of pneumonia in New York, according to Gibson, the firm that sold his guitars. He is credited with developing one […]