Post by LivingDeadGirl on Sept 14, 2004 18:02:21 GMT -5
Ok, here's a place where we can relay any music news we find interesting or noteworthy.
New U2 Album
LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rock band U2 unveiled on Tuesday the title of their next album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," evoking the violence and rebellion of their early records.
The album, recorded in Dublin and the south of France, made headlines in July after recordings from it went missing.
The disappearance of rough versions of some tracks from a recording studio in Nice, France, had prompted fears they would appear on the Internet before the official release.
But a band spokeswoman said: "They didn't show up anywhere as far as we're aware."
Invoking the atomic bomb recalls the band's earlier albums "War," "Under a Blood Red Sky" and "The Unforgettable Fire."
The new album will arrive in North American record stores on Nov. 23, one day after its release in Europe.
The group, and especially frontman Bono, have long been associated with global political causes and fans have been waiting to hear if there will be fresh messages from U2 on their first album since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
"Vertigo" will be the first single from the album, which is U2's first studio recording since the 2000 success "All That You Can't Leave Behind."
The song will air on radio on Sept. 24, according to U2's label Interscope, a unit of Vivendi's Universal Music.
The new album will include a cover of Kraftwerk's "Neon Lights," along with songs entitled "Crumbs From Your Table," "Yahweh," "City of Blinding Lights," "A Man and a Woman" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own."
2005 Hall of Fame Nominees
NEW YORK (Billboard) - U2, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Randy Newman (news) and the O'Jays are among the nominees for the 2005 induction class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They are joined on the ballot by the Pretenders, Buddy Guy, Wanda Jackson, the J. Geils Band, Conway Twitty and Percy Sledge.
The Sex Pistols, the Stooges, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the late Gram Parsons (news) were previously nominated but remain on this year's ballot.
Artists become eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording. A Foundation committee nominates eligible artists, who are then voted on by an international body of about 700 music experts. Results will be announced in December, with the induction to take place in New York next spring.
The 2004 induction class featured Prince, Bob Seger , ZZ Top, Jackson Browne and the late George Harrison , among others.
New U2 Album
LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rock band U2 unveiled on Tuesday the title of their next album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," evoking the violence and rebellion of their early records.
The album, recorded in Dublin and the south of France, made headlines in July after recordings from it went missing.
The disappearance of rough versions of some tracks from a recording studio in Nice, France, had prompted fears they would appear on the Internet before the official release.
But a band spokeswoman said: "They didn't show up anywhere as far as we're aware."
Invoking the atomic bomb recalls the band's earlier albums "War," "Under a Blood Red Sky" and "The Unforgettable Fire."
The new album will arrive in North American record stores on Nov. 23, one day after its release in Europe.
The group, and especially frontman Bono, have long been associated with global political causes and fans have been waiting to hear if there will be fresh messages from U2 on their first album since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
"Vertigo" will be the first single from the album, which is U2's first studio recording since the 2000 success "All That You Can't Leave Behind."
The song will air on radio on Sept. 24, according to U2's label Interscope, a unit of Vivendi's Universal Music.
The new album will include a cover of Kraftwerk's "Neon Lights," along with songs entitled "Crumbs From Your Table," "Yahweh," "City of Blinding Lights," "A Man and a Woman" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own."
2005 Hall of Fame Nominees
NEW YORK (Billboard) - U2, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Randy Newman (news) and the O'Jays are among the nominees for the 2005 induction class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They are joined on the ballot by the Pretenders, Buddy Guy, Wanda Jackson, the J. Geils Band, Conway Twitty and Percy Sledge.
The Sex Pistols, the Stooges, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the late Gram Parsons (news) were previously nominated but remain on this year's ballot.
Artists become eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording. A Foundation committee nominates eligible artists, who are then voted on by an international body of about 700 music experts. Results will be announced in December, with the induction to take place in New York next spring.
The 2004 induction class featured Prince, Bob Seger , ZZ Top, Jackson Browne and the late George Harrison , among others.
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