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Pink Floyd Anthem Now Iranian Freedom Cry

Guvner — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:11:00 CDT

Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd frontman and writer of the band's anthem, "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)", is permitting two exiled Iranian brothers full use of the song to protest the current Iranian regime. The brothers and their band, Blurred Vision, remade the song with a few...

Abbey Road Studios for Sale

Nick McMaster — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:50:00 CST

EMI is looking to sell iconic Abbey Road Studios, renowned for producing the Beatles album of the same name. The music conglomerate is in serious debt and expects the sale to fetch up to $47 million. Beatles fans still flock to the North London site to take their photo on...

Stones Legend Bashes Guitar Hero

Rob Quinn — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:54:50 CDT

The growth of video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band means fewer real guitar heros in the future, complains former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. Playing the games "encourages kids not to learn, that's the trouble. It makes less and less people dedicated to really get down and learn...

Site Taps Into Twitterers' Playlists

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:00:02 CDT

Are the Billboard music charts just too yesterday’s-news for you? Do you need to know which songs people are listening to the most, right this red-hot minute ? Luckily, the website We Are Hunted has figured out how to mine Twitter feeds to find out what’s playing the most, and...

Niche Cruises Set Sail

Paul Stinson — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:12:32 CST

Increasingly popular niche cruises offer seafarers a chance to indulge in all manner of hobbies, fantasies and obsessions on the high seas, reports Travel and Leisure : For instance: Star Trek/Buffy the Vampire Slayer: This week-long cruise offers fan conventions complete with autograph-signing celebs, star-studded karaoke and a chance to dine...

Noisy Teens Sentenced to Manilow Sessions

Peter Fearon — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:59:55 CST

Call it cruel and unusual punishment—or at least unusual. When a Colorado judge sentences teenagers guilty of blasting car stereos too loud in Fort Lupton, he often imposes a session of enforced "musical misery," the Los Angeles Times reports. That means a Friday night in his courtroom listening to...

Rockers Form Group to Fight for Rights

Rob Quinn — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:41:41 CDT

Dozens of British rock stars have joined together to form an organization that seeks more control over the music they create, the Guardian reports. The manifesto of the Featured Artists' Coalition calls for bands to have much more say over copyright—one of the issues that spurred founding members Radiohead...

Founding Member of Pink Floyd Dead at 65

Harry Kimball — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:11:50 CDT

Founding Pink Floyd member Richard Wright died today of cancer in London at age 65, the London Times reports. A keyboardist who gave the group its moody, dreamy sound, Wright co-authored many Floyd songs including ones on their masterpiece, Dark Side of the Moon . He left after The Wall in...

Roger Waters' Giant Inflatable Pig—Found!

Sam Gale Rosen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:46:33 CDT

The bus-sized, helium-filled pig unintentionally unleashed by Pink Floyd alum Roger Waters at the Coachella music festival Sunday has been found—in two pieces—at a nearby country club, reports the Desert Sun of Palm Springs. "It is entirely possible that I have at least part of your pig," a...