Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud Records has announced the signing of MEAT LOAF.
In the television series '90210,' actress Shenae Grimes represents the posh, prestigious Los Angeles-adjacent city of Beverly Hills. But even in her private life, Grimes cites other current L.A. residents as big influences. "Ever since I was a little girl, my fashion icon has been Steven Tyler," she says. Yeah, you and a nation of feather-haired, scarf-clad Aerosmith fans, darling. Next
Saxophonist Sabir Mateen is one of those musicians who have been playing free jazz since the seventies, playing with all the icons of the genre such as Cecil Taylor, William Parker, Daniel Carter, Steve Swell and Frode Gjerstad, to name just a few. With the latter two he recorded a new album on Not Two, and a solo album on RogueArt. He is a frequent player in the free jazz mini big bands, lik...
DJ and BBC radio presenter Steve Lamacq has criticised the recent decision by the corporations director-general, Mark Thompson, to close digital radio station 6 Music, warning of dire consequences for the industry. Lamacq wrote on his own blog, "On a personal level, I believe that shutting 6 Music would be disastrous for the British music scene -- and alternative music from further a field too. Th...
