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Evanescence not just Amy

2/2/2012 9:00:18 AM

In 2007, after about four years of going at it nonstop on tour and in the studio, Evanescence singer Amy Lee called a break.

Record Store Day doing some good (for record stores)

2/1/2012 9:00:37 AM

The idea behind Record Store Day is simple... every third Saturday in April is devoted to the celebration of the culture surrounding independently owned record stores.

hating Nickelback proving beyond pointless

1/31/2012 9:00:07 AM

Those who hate Nickelback are often very vocal about it, but the band really doesn’t seem bothered by what anyone says.

2011 music sales in North America

1/30/2012 9:00:31 AM

Nielsen SoundScan, the company that tracks music sales in North America, has issued a press release containing a lot of good news.

Dave Grohl working on Sound City Studios doc

1/27/2012 8:30:50 AM

A lot of famous musicians recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California before it closed its doors as a commercial studio in May 2011.

No more free Spotify

1/26/2012 9:02:52 AM

When the music streaming service Spotify launched in the U.S. in July 2011, lots of people signed up for six-month free memberships that allowed them to listen to anything they wanted to as often as they wanted to on their desktops.

More Machina

1/25/2012 9:14:00 AM

By far, the rarest full length @SmashingPumpkin album in existence is Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music.

Lookout Records shutting its doors

1/24/2012 9:53:26 AM

Back in the day, Lookout Records had a lot going for it.

If you hold file-sharing sacred, does Sweden ever have the perfect religion for you?!

1/23/2012 9:11:36 AM

This is weird, but in 2010, a philosophy student in Sweden, founded something called The Missionary Church of Kopimism for those who view the sharing of files as a right.