From the New York Times (vie Memex)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Album sales in the United States plunged 9.5 percent last year from 2006, as the recording industry had another weak year despite a 45 percent surge in the sale of digital tracks, according to figures released Thursday.
The Dublin rock ‘n’ roll karaoke
night, Songs of Praise, is going on the move with a student
karaoke competition.
The top prize is a Gibson electric guitar worth over €2,000, while each of the seven heat winners will get an Xbox 360 console, Guitar Hero III, and other games, worth over €1,000.
The amateurs will get rest with Phantom
FM’s DJ Sinead NiMhordha playing in-between.
The Songs of Praise, a regular on Sundays at the Village, the Irish Times named it “Dublin's most successful and only credible Karaoke”, while the Guardian said “now firmly established as the city's place to go on the Lord's Day”.
As the sheep of Stradbally Hall finally get rid of the ringing in their ears we can announce that early bird tickets for the 2008 festival go on sale next Friday November 9.
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Above is a video of an update, of sorts, of The Clash's Police on My Back, it's by Lethal Bizzle with the help of indie band the Enemy. (Vie mulley.net)
This single is a must have for singer/song writer fans, Lou (from LAMB) struck out on her own and was nominated for the mercury prize in 2006. This is the first single of her follow up Bloom.
The 3-track single features a new radio mix of ‘The Rain’ and recordings of LAMB’s ‘Gabriel’ which is worth the price alone and Elliott Smith’s ‘Satellite. The song itself is a gem but when combined with Gabriel made me gleefully giggle like some form of school girl hyena hybrid. She as a unique voice and is in turns dramatic or understated to masterful effect.
Click on the play if you don’t believe me.
And the award for impressive use of thermal cameras goes to Jaron Albertin for the video for Emily Haines’ Out Hell. (Vie here, with other impressive music videos)
Radiohead are releasing a new album, In Rainbows, and it's price less. No, that is not a comment on the quality of the LP that's its retail value.
Thom and the boys have decided to let the fans decide the how much they wish to part with for this download only (well, there is a limited edition two-disc box set out for Xmas).
Its on their website to order... and yeah you can give nothing if you want. They call it the "honesty Box".
You can tell the group has no record label with a move like this. Middle men hate to be shown as redundant. I'm not sure what the tracks are like but I raise my glass to Radiohead for giving their fans a choice and some respect.
StarLittleThing – who we now have in our mind as 'StarryLittleThing' – just launched their new single (video above), and their album is due to be at the start of next month.
Where is the Child Gone was launched on Friday in the Loft at the Powercourt Centre, Dublin. You should be able to see a YouTube video for the song above – press play.
StarLittleThing's album is set to be launched on October 5 at the Crawdaddy, at the PoD Complex on Harcourt Street. The admission of €15 (€17.45 on Ticketmaster.ie) includes a copy of the album.
The album launch runs from 11pm to 3pm, and is part of Wanted Weekender from October 4 - 7.
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