This should not have come as a surprise, but it did. Kiss, the band whose logo and iconic faces have graced everything from pinball machines to condoms, are currently in talks to develop their own version of the hit mobile application Angry Birds. Yes, you read that right. Kiss want to become Angry Birds. NME […]
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Kiss Planning Custom “Angry Birds” Game
February 3rd, 2012 
James Shotwell 
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REVIEW: Tonight Alive – What Are You So Scared Of?
October 13th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: Tonight Alive Album: What Are You So Scared Of? Genre: Pop-punk It’s all about the Antipodes for me this week. Australia’s Tonight Alive have a brazen youthful energy that courses freely through their album, a very carefree and precocious take on the pop-punk genre. They have lots of aim and intent and do their […]
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Sony/ PIAS warehouse fire may have been a professional job
September 1st, 2011 Grant Trimboli New evidence has revealed that the catastrophic fire that destroyed the Sony/PIAS distribution warehouse during the London riots earlier the month. The Telegraph reports that the blaze might have been the work of professionals, according to “sources in the security industry.” Those sources revealed to The Telegraph that a group of looters used “specialist cutting […]
London Riots Put Over 150 Labels In Jeopardy
August 9th, 2011 Grant Trimboli Sony DADC’s building, which holds the UK’s biggest distributor of independent music PIAS, has been added to the growing destruction of the London riots. These events have effected 150 indie labels that are currently holding shares and products in the warehouse. Though the extent of the damage is unknown a rep from Sony commented, “We […]
Kreayshawn Signs With Columbia
June 9th, 2011 James Shotwell Have you heard Kreayshawn? If you have to ask yourself this question, the answer is a resounding “no.” We don’t mean offense by that, but anyone that’s witness Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci” video is likely to never forget her face (or voice). After garnering over 2 million Youtube plays with her single-white-female twist on hip hop, […]
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April 26th, 2011 James Shotwell OFWGKTA may have finally found a home in the corporate world AND somehow managed to do so without losing an ounce of control. It is being reported that Red Distribution/Sony Records will hold all the acts associated with Odd Future under one umbrella, while allowing the group to maintain 100% creative control over their music […]
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March 8th, 2011 Grant Trimboli The April 12th (Record Store Day) release of Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix will feature Cee Lo Green performing his rendition of the great Jimi Hendrix‘s 1967 hit “Foxey Lady.” Other artists on this amazing tribute include: Sting, the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Prince, Musiq Soulchild, Robert Randolph, Bootsy Collins, Chaka Khan, […]
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February 3rd, 2011 James Shotwell According to a new report, Sony experienced a 14.5% drop in album sales over the previous three month period. Will this decline ever plateau?
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October 27th, 2010 James Shotwell After 31 years of life, Sony’s portable music player, The Walkman, has died.
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