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Portishead, the band that helped pioneer trip-hop, is back with their new studio album, Third, due out on April 28th. It's been 10 years since their last release, the live album PNYC, and since I have all their albums, I thought it would be cool to break down the albums for you. Portishead - Sour Times Portishead - Sour Times 2 comments Dummy I first saw Portishead's "Sour Times" video, which I'll have to say was probably the best music video I'd seen around that 1994 era. I was later told that the video's actually a short story that some student had made, and someone at the Portishead camp had the bright idea to set their song "Sour Times" to the video. The video is still amazing, but I've never seen the original movie.

Story Highlights The Detroit musician posted a "special announcement" on YouTube last week In the video he says he's so rich, he can't complain if fans steal a song off the Internet But the rap-rocker says he was just kiddingNext Article in Entertainment »

NEW YORK - It's hard not to think of Adele, the newly minted British blue-eyed soul singer, without thinking of the others who've come before her: Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone, Lily Allen, and Duffy. But if comparisons must be made, Adele's album "19" pushes her ahead of her comrades. She was the first to win the Brit Award's Critics Choice prize before she even released her debut.

The new incarnation, with tenor Placido Domingo conducting a score by Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore ("The Lord of the Rings"), isn't as gory as the movie. Audiences will be spared close-ups of the title character's fingernails falling off as he makes the transition from mild-mannered scientist to giant insect.

The band Devo is suing McDonald's over a toy which bears a striking resemblance to the bands trademark look made popular in the 80's. The "American Idol" series of happy-meal toys features plastic characters, each playing their own song. "New Wave Nigel" depicts a character wearing the band's famous "energy dome" and even plays a song that sounds Devo-esque. Unfortunately for McDonald's, that little hat is copyrighted and trademarked, according to Rolling Stone. Details, inside...

I am sick of negative people who just sit around trying 2 plot my downfall... Why???? I understand if people don't like me because I like me or if people think tight clothes look gay or people say I run my mouth to much, But this Bonnaroo thing is the worst insult I've ever had in my life. This is the most offended I've ever been... this is the maddest I ever will be. I'm typing so fucking hard I might break my fucking Mac book Air!!!!!!!! Call me any name you want.... arrogant, conceited, narcissistic, racist, metro, fag whatever you can think of.... BUT NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL! NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL! THIS SHOWS NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THERE TO LIE ABOUT YOU AND BRING YOU DOWN! LIKE WAYNE SAYS PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME DOWN CAUSE I'M FLYING! I'M FUCKING HURT BY THIS ONE. ALL I CARE ABOUT ARE THE FANS. JUST SAY THIS OUT LOUD IN A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE, "KANYE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT GIVING A GOOD PERFORMANCE." CAN ANYONE HONESTLY SAY THAT ????????? HAS ANYONE EVEN TAKEN THE TIME TO AT LEAST DO THE MATH??? BONNAROO SHOULD HAVE RELEASED A STATEMENT IN MY DEFENSE BUT SINCE THEY HAVEN'T LET'S BREAK DOWN THE WALLS ON THIS TRUMAN SHOW AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY OCCURRED!!! FOR OVER A MONTH WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ON WETHER OR NOT WE COULD EVEN FIT MY STAGE AT THE FESTIVAL. ONE DAY THEY WOULD SAY YES... WE'D SEND THEM OUR SPECS THEN THEY THEY'D SAY OK... THEN THEY WOULD SEND SPECS BACK THAT DIDN'T FIT THE STAGE. WE WERE OBVIOUSLY DEALING WITH FUCKING IDIOTS WHO DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO REALLY PUT ON THIS SHOW PROPERLY. THEY TRIED 2 GIVE ME A TIME SLOT WERE IT WAS STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE ... I HAVE A FUCKING LIGHT SHOW DUMB ASS, IT'S NOT CALLED GLOW IN THE DARK FOR NO REASON SQUID BRAINS! MY PEOPLE WORKED OUT A COMPROMISED STAGE PLOT AND A 3AM TIME SLOT AND I AGREED. FAST FOWARD TO THE DAY OF THE SHOW. MY PRODUCTION MANAGER TRIED TO LOAD IN FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE I WENT ON STAGE BUT THE FESTIVAL WOULDN'T ALLOW US TO DO ANYTHING UNTILL PEARL JAM LEFT THE STAGE. PEARL JAM ENDED ONE HOUR LATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT THAT POINT WE'RE RACING AGAINST THE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT 4:20AM DON COMES BACK 2 THE BUS AND TELLS ME, " IT WOULD TAKE 45 MORE MINUTES TO PUT ALL YOUR PYRO IN!" I SAY I HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . I HIT THE STAGE AND PEOPLE HAD BEEN THROWING SHIT ON THE STAGE AND HAD ACTUALLY HIT THE JANE SCREEN WITH, I GUESS BOTTLES OR SOMETHING AND HAD BROKEN MY FUCKING SCREEN. REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE A SHORTY AND WATER WOULD HIT THE TV?????? WHEN I GOT 2 "THROUGH THE WIRE" I STEPPED ON THE FRONT PART OF MY STAGE AND THERE WAS SO MUCH LIQUID ON THE STAGE I COULDN'T MOVE WITHOUT SLIPPING. I HAD TO ADJUST MY WHOLE PERFORMANCE STYLE BECAUSE OF IT. A FEW MORE SONGS IN AND THE SONG WAS ON IT'S WAY UP.. I CUT A FEW SONGS FROM THE SET BECAUSE I WANTED PEOPLE 2 EXPERIENCE STRONGER WHILE THERE WAS STILL SOME DARKNESS TO PERFORM IT IN. I'VE STRUGGLED WITH STRONGER FROM IT'S CONCEPTION. REMEMBER LAST SUMMER WHEN I CANCELED SOME TV APPEARANCES. IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO PERFORM STRONGER IN THE DAYTIME. ANYONE WHO CAME TO THE GLOW TOUR CAN UNDERSTAND WHY I WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE IT PROPERLY. IT BROKE MY HEART THAT I COULDN'T GIVE THESE FANS STRONGER IN IT'S GREATEST FORM... BY THE TIME I GOT TO STRONGER IT WAS DAYTIME AND IT BROKE MY HEART. I'M SORRY TO EVERYONE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY 2 GIVE THE PERFORMANCE I WANTED TO. I'M SORRY... SOMETIMES I GO 2, 3 DAYS W/O SLEEP WORKING ON MY PERFORMANCE... I HAVE TO ICE MY KNEES AFTER EVERY SHOW AND THEY HURT WHEN I WALK THROUGH THE AIRPORT... HAVING AN EXPENSIVE STAGE CUTS MY PAYDAY IN HALF... CALL ME WHAT YOU WANT BUT NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL!!!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap star DMX was arrested for failing to appear in court and other complaints at a Phoenix airport on Wednesday, adding to his legal woes that include drug possession and animal cruelty charges.

Play.com are currently running a Best Of The 90s sale with albums and best-ofs from some of the best bands of the 90s from only £2.99 shipped. $6 in the US might get you a new album, but here we can't even pick up stuff in charity shops for that little so it ain't bad. Anyway...

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, drums and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery"[1] and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies. After playing in the rock band Heatmiser for several years, Smith began his solo career in 1994 with releases on the independent record labels Cavity Search and Kill Rock Stars. In 1997 he signed a contract with DreamWorks Records, for which he recorded two albums. Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song "Miss Misery", included in the soundtrack for the film Good Will Hunting, was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category in 1997.

The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick I can't overlook the fact that this winterly Christmas song is suddenly transformed to a fun Summer Beach party (with Gidget). It's not one of my favorite Christmas tunes, probably because it's basically the same song as their previous hit "Little Deuce Coupe". So this song is from their only Christmas album, The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, released in 1964. It topped out at number 6, although the single "Little Saint Nick" faired a little better at #3 on the charts (although this singles version is different than the album version).

It's good news (depending on who you ask), is that Spiner released an album, Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back in 1991. The album is mostly 1930-40 pop standards. From what I've heard of Spiner's songs, he actually does a pretty good job. However since he called it Yellow Eyes and had The Sunspots (back-up vocals, including LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, and Patrick Stewart), it just seems like a tongue-in-cheek joke, and I'm not sure if I can take it seriously.

Mazzy Star is a Dreampop band from California. Their biggest hit song is called "Fade into You" from 1993, which is when I first heard of them. Mazzy Star's creative driving force was between David Roback and Hope Sandoval (who actually didn't write the majority of Mazzy's music.) Although they said they haven't broken up, they haven't produced any music since their last album Among My Swan in 1996.

I figure if you like the comedy style of Sarah Silverman, you'll probably feel at home with Jessica Delfino. Delfino is a stand-up comic, artist, and singer, based out of New York (but was born and raised in Maine). She's best known for her songs about her vagina. She did manage to record and release this EP called Dirty Folk Rock in 2004, which I'll include "Sudden Change" here. It's about how girls donate blood every month. If you want to see more of her, she can be found all over youtube and other video websites. I believe she actually does all the animation and artwork for her videos, so keep that in mind when you see some of the artwork. If you're feeling lucky (and when I say 'lucky', I mean if you can get myspace to work), you can try to download four of her songs on www.myspace.com/jessicadelfinotunes. I actually couldn't get mysuck to work. Maybe it senses how much I hate myspace?

"Once I ran the numbers it was a 'There's no (expletive) way' kind of moment," Garcia said. After much hand-wringing and grumbling from bookers who'd scheduled the band to play, Garcia canceled the tour.

“There is no reason that the internet should be a lawless zone,” President Sarkozy told his Cabinet yesterday as it endorsed the “three-strikes-and-you’re-out” scheme that from next January will hit illegal downloaders where it hurts.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - LeAnn Rimes is putting her own stamp on My Little Pony. The singer is among celebrities and artists who've agreed to design some new versions of My Little Pony, the plastic toy that has captivated girls since the 1980s.

More than 40 bands will play the Pitchfork Music Festival at Chicago's Union Park from July 18-20; you're bound to be less familiar with some of them than others. In fact, as great as we expect the collective high to be during, say, Spiritualized's set, stepping outside of one's comfort zone to discover potential new favorite artists is one of the joys of the festival. To prepare festivalgoers for a weekend of exploration, the Pitchfork Music Festival has again partnered with digital indie music retailer eMusic to offer a free compilation of artists playing the festival. The 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival Sampler marks the third consecutive year of the P4k Fest/eMusic partnership, and this year's compilation cuts across genres to deliver 90 minutes of MP3s from 25 artists. Alongside established acts like Mission of Burma, Animal Collective, Jarvis Cocker, and Dinosaur Jr., the comp includes relative newcomers like High Places, Times New Viking, HEALTH, and Fuck Buttons. From this instant through August 1, eMusic subscribers and non-subscribers alike can download the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival Sampler for free right here. Finally, a reminder to latecomers: As of last week, only individual day tickets to the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival remain. Get them for $30 a pop from TicketWeb here.

As a lighted costume designer, I get a lot of questions from people who want to know how to make their own EL wire costumes (many of them seeking to mimic the immensely popular Daft Punk red robot suits, which I illuminated for their Alive 2007 tour). I don't have time to help everyone individually, so I thought I'd consolidate my advice into one instructable. Hopefully this will help you understand the steps involved in this labor-intensive process, and get you started with your own lighted clothing projects. Rather than describe how to make a single specific design, I am trying to make these instructions fairly general so you can create your own EL wire layout for almost any type of clothing, although many of my example photos refer to lighted coats. Also, since EL wire is very fragile in situations where it is flexed repeatedly, a lot of these tips will focus on methods for improving durability and getting the longest possible life out of the garment.

Welsh singer Duffy's single Mercy has been named song of the year at Mojo magazine's awards in central London. The soul singer lost out in the best breakthrough act category to The Last Shadow Puppets - the side project of Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner. And she was beaten to best album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Other acts honoured at the reader-voted Mojo Honours List bash at The Brewery included Led Zeppelin, Paul Weller, the Sex Pistols and Genesis. As she collected her award, Duffy said she had "never won anything" in her life. John Paul Jones (left) and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones (l) and Jimmy Page picked up the band's prize The 24-year-old dedicated her win to her father, who is retiring after running a club in her home town, Nefyn, for 35 years. "He tells me he's only got four bingos left," she said. "So this is for him tonight and thanks everyone for your support." Mojo's editor-in-chief Phil Alexander told the audience Mercy won because it was "a timeless song". "It could really have come from any period in time over the last 50 years," he said. Led Zeppelin, who reunited at London's O2 arena at the end of 2007, won best live act.

Producer T Bone Burnett talked passionately about sound quality, or lack thereof on a radio program, Soundcheck, from WNYC on Monday. Burnett produced Robert Plant and Allison Krauss' awesome Raising Sand CD; the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack; as well as records by Bob Dylan, Los Lobos, Elvis Costello, and Counting Crows.