Tag archive: Band

Young the Giant “Young the Giant”  For fans of: Coldplay, The Temper Trap, The Boxer Rebellion The debut album from this fun band may have been released late in 2010, but we weren't writing DT Music Picks back then, so we are bringing the news of this band to you know, just in case you haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet. We wouldn't call anything that Young the Giant does revolutionary or innovative, but this band… Read More

It's important to enjoy the finer things in life. Atomic Tom knows this. On October 8, the band played an impromptu performance on a New York City subway car. It's not entirely unusual for an artist to try to perform on or around the subway, but Atomic Tom decided to play one of their songs solely on iPhones. Each of the iPhones was running software that emulated the sound of drums, guitars, and bass. As if all playing a game of… Read More

First there was the LP sleeve, with plenty of room for artwork and information. Then there was the CD – smaller, but with a booklet that could still contain all the liner notes and lyrics. But what do you get with the download? Beyond the music, of course, the answer is nothing. But that’s about to change, according to Billboard and Reuters. The first artist-branded downloadable CD booklet will be launched for the new Fall Out… Read More

The Federal Communications Commission has been batting around the idea of authorizing a nationwide wireless broadband network, complete with content filtering designed to keep pornography and other adult materials off the public airwaves…and off of kids' computers, PSPs, Nintendo DSs, phones, iPods, and other Wi-Fi enabled devices. However, some wireless providers have been skeptical of the idea, arguing that allowing operations… Read More

It’s 15 years since the rock band Guns N’ Roses released an album. For much of that time they’ve been threatening to issue another disc called Chinese Democracy, but it’s never materialized. One fan, however, appears to have grown tired of waiting. On Wednesday Los Angeles resident Kevin Cogill, 27, was arrested by federal authorities on suspicion of copyright infringement for posting nine unreleased Guns N’… Read More

In a proxy statement filed with the Security and Exchange Commission, game developer Activision has perhaps inadvertently revealed that its next planned full-band Guitar Hero installment is Guitar Hero: Metallica, no doubt focusing on the powerful riffs, double kick-fueled aggression, and sheer volume of the well known hard rock band. Although Metallica's forceful music is perhaps a perfect fit for much of Guitar Hero's male,… Read More

Game publisher THQ announced it plans to combine the rhythm and action game genres in a new title Band Mashups that will let players compete against each other across 150 musical tracks to decide who's the musical heavyweight. THQ plans to launch the game for the Nintendo Wii, and take full advantage of the Wii's motion-sensitive controller to offer a unique game experience as players battle it out in their preferred musical… Read More

The British rock band Radiohead has always seemed uneasy with the business of music. For their new album, In Rainbows, to be released on October 10, they’ve declared their position – andit’s subversive.   Fans will be able to download the entire album from the band’s site for whatever they wish to pay (although there will bean administration fee of around 90 cents). Or, if they prefer, they can pre-order the discbox,… Read More

Online music retailer eMusic yesterday announced they'd added 40 new independent labels to their growing selection of downloadable songs. They also said they'd passed over 150,000 subscribers and sold more than 9 million downloads in the last two months, reportedly making them second only to Apple's iTunes. eMusic's new labels, the company said, cover nearly every genre of music, including rock, dance, blues,… Read More

“Sources close to the group say the U2 edition of the popular digital music player will come preloaded with the band's new album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, along with portions of the Irish supergroup's 25-year catalogue. The iPods will be black and will be made available the same week as the band's 11th studio album, which is slated to be released in the U.S. by Universal Music Group's Interscope Records… Read More

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The No. 6 U.S. wireless provider has proposed moving its operations to airwaves in the 1.9 Gigahertz band, but the Federal Communications Commission is considering instead offering space in the 2.1 Ghz band because of opposition from Nextel's rivals. The FCC is trying to solve interference with critical wireless communications of police, fire and rescue services in the 800 Mhz band and has been considering plans for Nextel to move its… Read More

From the FCC's press release: Seeking to facilitate the provision of broadband access to American consumers, especially in rural areas, the FCC today initiated a proceeding to foster the introduction of wireless broadband operations in the 3650-3700 MHz band (“3650 MHz band

In a move starting in April and clearly designed to restore some of the band's lost good faith with its most hardcore fans, Metallica will now record and sell live versions of each of their concertsfor $9.95 in MP3 formats and $12.95 for FLAC files. The band's outspoken drummer, Lars Ulrich, is quoted on LiveMetallica.com saying "This is the next logical step in a process that began back in 1991 when we first implemented the Taper… Read More