the wait for fans of indie rockers the Shins is almost over. next month will see the release of their fourth studio album Port of Morrow. Frontman James Mercer had been tied up in his other project Broken Bells – a collaboration with producer Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton – for the past couple of years. [...]
Coolio and son incarcerated at the same Las Vegas jail
Rapper Coolio has been arrested and jailed at the same prison where his son is currently incarcerated in Las Vegas. Cops found two active bench warrants out for his arrest after pulling the Gangsta’s Paradise hitmaker over during a routine traffic stop in Sin City on Friday morning. Coolio was taken into custody and hauled [...]
New music! Listen to Bonnie Raitt single, “Right Down the Line” [reggae] (The Kentucky Center Blog)
As reported on RollingStone.com - LISTEN HERE We're looking forward to hearing Bonnie perform this live in Louisville on May 13. Info… On April 10th, Bonnie Raitt will release her first album in seven years, and it's the first on her newly minted label Redwing Records . The first single off the bluesy Slipstream is [...]
Grammy Awards 2012: Follow them live on Twitter
Heading into the Grammy Awards earlier this weekend, Adele was expected to be Sunday night’s big story, with six nominations, including for album of the year for “21,” and record of the year and song of the year for “Rolling in the Deep.” But that likely changed with the death of Whitney Houston before a [...]
Stevie Wonder interpreters in Portland: Deep Blue Organ Trio Thursday, Lamb and Wonder bandmates next week « Oregon Music News
While we wait for something new from him, Stevie wonder (at least his music) will be alive and kicking in Portland over the next week. Bobby Broom and the Deep Blue Organ Trio will be at Jimmy Mak’s on Thursday, February 9, 8pm, $12 general admission, $15 guaranteed, tickets. Broom is on guitar, Chris Foreman (blind [...]
Motorola DROID XYBOARD update offers worldwide roaming
A couple of weeks ago a modder was shocked to discover that Verizon’s HTC Rezound worked on international GSM networks with a SIM card and a little tweaking. It looks like the Rezound isn’t the only Verizon LTE device hiding a surprise: the latest update to the Motorola DROID XYBOARD tablets turns on the feature [...]
Glen Campbell in Chicago area for farewell tour
January 24, 2012 (JOLIET, Ill.) (WLS) — Time is running out for singer Glen Campbell. he was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. now he is touring the country, saying goodbye to his fans. Campbell is performing in the Chicago area this week. he spoke Tuesday with ABC7′s Karen Jordan. Alzheimer’s is a disease with no [...]
Rick Santorum surges to the 3rd place in latest Iowa poll
In the latest poll out of Iowa today it appears that Newt Gingrich has lost some ground dropping to 4th place while former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum has jumped substantially and now holds third place. Mitt Romney is leading currently while Ron Paul holds a close 2nd. A new survey of people likely to attend [...]