Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant has quashed rumours that the band are set for a full UK tour after the response to their single reunion show at the O2 Arena in London in November.
Speaking to The Daily Express, Plant explains that there would only be the one show, “We need to do one last great show, because we’ve done some shows, and they’ve been crap.”
Plant has also admitted that he is considering moving away from live music completely after the November show.
“I know I’m getting on,” he said. “When I come back from touring I’m shocked to find a lot of my mates tend to be going to bed far too early, and that means I should probably be doing the same. Maybe I should stop having a good time and get old.”
In a Radio 4 interview pop singer George Michael has said that his marijuana use can somtimes be “a problem”, and that he is “constantly trying” to smoke less.
“I’m a happy man and I can afford my marijuana so that’s not a problem,” he told Desert Island Discs. Michael has previously said he believed that the world would be an “easier place to live with” if cannabis was legalized.
During the interview with Kirsty Young, he urged listeners to support singer Amy Winehouse, who he labelled “the best female vocalist” he had ever heard.
Lollapalooza 2008 dates have been revealed, with Perry Farrell’s three-day music festival set to take place the first three days of August in Chicago’s Grant Park.
This year’s headliners included Muse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pearl Jam and Amy Winehouse.
Lollapalooza has also announced that several of the performance highlights from the festival this past August are available for download via US iTunes.
Madonna is rumoured to be planning a world tour next year, to mark her 50th birthday in August 2008.
According to the New York Post report, Madonna is busy arranging the shows right now with the tour entitled “Madonna At 50”.
Such a tour would be the singer’s first since last year’s 50-date “Confessions” tour.
Justin Timberlake has been nominated for four MTV Europe Music Awards, in the categories of Solo Artist, Ultimate Urban, Headliner and Video Star. Earlier this month he took home a tally of four gongs at the MTV awards in Las Vegas.
Beyonce, Avril Lavigne, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance and Rihanna all received three nominations. Read more
MusicRiot.co.uk is very excited to be presenting the November 1st gig of Cassette Electrik at the legendary Marquee club in Central London. Click on the image to the left for more information.
MusicRiot have long been fans of this unsigned band and are really happy to be involved in their upcoming gig that also heralds the launch of their first album “Electromagnetic”.
In the coming weeks we will be bringing you news, reviews and an exclusive interview with Cassette Electrik – but in the meantime put “Cassette Electrik – Marquee, Central London” into your diary for 1st November!
Two british pop producers have worked out a way of getting better sound on MP3 players like the iPod. The first example of this is on Gabrielle’s comeback song “Why”.
The “poduction” remix of the track is supposed to be easier to listen to on earphones, and combats the loss of quality found in MP3 files.
Digital music files such as MP3s, Windows Media and Apple’s AAC format contain, on average, only 10% of the information from a full-quality CD recording and stripping out this much data leads to a reduction in sound quality.
The BoilerHouse Boys have developed a technique to compensate for this and provide a better audio experience through earphones.
Kelly Jones, frontman of Welsh band Stereophonics, was involved in a brawl at a London bar last night, leaving him with a bloodied arm. Reports suggest that the singer started the fight after he was thrown out of the women’s toilets at the venue.
Claiming he was looking after his girlfriend, Jones then smashed his arms on a table of glasses in protest, causing himself the injury. He then ended up scrapping alongside guitarist Adam Zindani with a passer-by, after Jones allegedly received verbal abuse.
Comedian and Broadcaster Anthony Davis will be performing in a rare live appearance at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street next Tuesday 25th September.
Davis is the presenter of radio programmes on “theJazz” each weekday morning and on LBC 97.3 every weekend. The show will feature Anthony’s unique all-round talents and support from jazz funk band The Filthy Six.
Further information and tickets from www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk
Rapper 50 Cent has cancelled a number of UK and European gigs apparently with no explanation. He was due to perform at this week’s Mobo Awards followed by the Vodafone Live Music Awards, both in London, and an MTV show in Germany on Friday, but has now pulled out of all three appearances
As well as his rapping career 50 Cent, real name Curtis James Jackson, is a record-label founder and clothing designer and famously vowed to quit his solo career should Kanye West out-sell him in their current album battles.
