Gorillaz accused of copying song for “Stylo”

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

The first single from Gorillaz new album, Plastic Beach, was the infectious song "Stylo". With its pulsing beat and memorable keyboard line, you're instantly hooked when you hear the tune. But an artist is crying foul over the song because he says the primates copied him.
Recording artist Eddy Grant is consulting lawyers after he claimed that the keyboard line from "Stylo" rips off his song "Time Warp" (via NME).… Read More

RiO!B episode – Mar. 15, 2010

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Pearl Jam touring U.S.A.
Kings Of Leon headlining… Read More

Kings Of Leon headlining massive U.S. tour

Monday, March 15th, 2010

The Kings are returning to the U.S. roads for a massive tour that will go from June until September.
Kings Of Leon are coming back in a big way after taking a six month break. The grammy-winning band will kick things off on June 5th in Atlantic City, NJ and take their final bows on September 23rd in Dallas, TX. All the tour dates are below.
Tickets for the… Read More

160 arrested at Metallica concert in Colombia

Friday, March 12th, 2010

There are plenty of bands around the world that make some people say they "would do anything" to see them at least once. In the case of 160 Metallica fans in Colombia, that "anything" would be starting a riot outside the venue… Read More

RiO!B Band of the Week – A Lot Like Birds

Friday, March 12th, 2010

The RiO!B Band of the Week is one that takes their sound to an epic level. They come from Sacramento, CA and they are called A Lot Like Birds.
With seven members in this group, you can only imagine the number of ways they can create sound. This prog-rock band just released their debut album in late 2009 and it's called Plan B. It's a mix of music that can go anywhere from metal to punk to ambient and that's just within a few tracks!
It's available… Read More

RiO!B episode – Mar. 12, 2010

Friday, March 12th, 2010

The Capitals
Moving To Pluto
Said The Whale Read More

Hot Hot Heat reveal new album, record label

Friday, March 12th, 2010

June 1st will be the day you walk into your record store and see an album called Future Breeds from the Vancouver, Canada band Hot Hot Heat.
This will be their first album in three years and their first album on their brand new label Danger Bird Records. Frontman Steve Bays said that the reason it took a while for them to come out with a new album was because they wanted to record the album first and then send it off to different labels (via Read More

Pink Floyd wins court battle over EMI

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

A damaging blow was given to the Man yesterday when the band Pink Floyd won their court battle against record label EMI.
The band's lawsuit claimed that EMI was selling their songs individually online when they had no right to. It even said in their contract that "there are no rights to sell any or all of the records as single records other than with [Pink Floyd's] permission.”
EMI tried to counter by saying that the word "record" only applied to… Read More

Green Day: Rock Band release date confirmed

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

So we just reported that Rock Band 3 would make its way to stores by this winter which is news that should make any plastic guitar enthusiast happy. But Harmonix and MTV Games decided to steal a bit of their own thunder by announcing the release date of Green Day: Rock Band.
The game will be in stores this summer on June 8th for the Xbox 360, PS3 and the… Read More

RiO!B episode – Mar. 11, 2010

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Coldplay debut new song
The Strokes confirmed for… Read More