Music Notes: April 6, 2009
CBC Radio 3 —
With CD sales tanking, it's harder than ever to go platinum. Exclaim! New Belle and Sebastian explained. Spin British musicians making big bucks from overseas audiences. NME Sparklehorse, Flaming Lips, Danger Mouse, Black Francis, David Lynch, more collaborate on dark new comp. Paste Carlos Santana asks Obama to legalize pot. Paste Metallica rocks Hall of Fame. ...
OPP 4/7 (Northside Festival, George Harrison, more)
EAR FARM :: music information helps grow ears —
The initial bands playing this June’s first annual Northside Festival have been announced George Harrison to receive his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame For your consideration, musicians that look like Jesus Phish takes on the Monster: Trey and co. to rock Fenway Park on May 31st Carlos Santana asks Obama to legalize marijuana Islands and Deerhoof members guest star on Busdriver’s upcoming album Yeah Yeah Yeahs to play SNL this weekend Crooked Fingers , currently on the road with Neko Case, has a pretty ...
Morning Soul: It's Not Fair
SOULBOUNCE.COM —
... take it anymore. [C+D] Someone (or someone posing) as a rep for XXL is playing greasy with potential advertisers. [GAWK] Flashback to when Janet was in "Control." [VIBE] Gladys Knight is the latest victim participant in the "Tyler Perryization" of Black cinema. [EUR] Carlos Santana wants Obama to make weed legal. (And this make him different how?) [PM]




