This is the second and final installment of my recent interview with Gentle Giant singer/front man Derek Shulman. In this segment we discuss the business side of Gentle Giant, and what it would have taken for Gentle Giant to have more commercial success; the changes the band made toward the end of its career to [...]
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New York, NY (October 28, 2009)—For 23 years, UK progressive maestros Marillion have built a solid career crafting unique and thought-provoking music. On December 8, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release their latest studio album Less Is More [MSRP $13.98].
A band with an abundant musical history, Less Is More is an acoustic re-creation of their [...]
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Although Robert Plant sparked speculation this week that a Led Zeppelin reunion could happen at 2010’s Glastonbury Festival, the band’s bassist, John Paul Jones, suggests a regrouping isn’t likely. In a new interview with the BBC, Jones — currently playing in the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme — says [...]
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The trailer for ‘Nowhere Boy,’ a new film based on John Lennon’s tumultuous teen years, has been released. Based on the memoir “Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon,” written by the late rock icon’s half sister, Julia Baird, the film will be released in UK theaters on Dec. 25.
Shot in Liverpool [...]
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While the Beatles left behind countless iconic images and performances in addition to their music, do you ever wonder where their signature style came from? The answer is Brian Epstein, whom Paul McCartney famously called “the fifth Beatle.” While Epstein was slowly shaping the band’s sound, the Fab Four’s onetime manager also influenced their [...]
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Legendary punk rock drummer Chuck Biscuits died Saturday, Oct. 24, after a battle with throat cancer. Biscuits, who got his start with Vancouver’s D.O.A. in 1978 at the age of 13 and played with Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Danzig and Social Distortion, was 44 years old.
“In response to the inquiries, thank you for all [...]
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It’s a morbid concept, but dying can be a pretty solid way for an artist to give their career a proverbial shot in the arm. As PopEater points out, dead musicians are raking in the big bucks these days, exemplified by the recent death of Michael Jackson and the rampant buying of his back [...]
