MUSIC NEWS- The third day of a NYC EDM festival has been cancelled canceled after the deaths of two concert attendees were apparently linked to drugs.
The city said it recommended that Electric Zoo festival not continue on today, Sunday, after two people died and four others were hospitalized during the first two days of performances on Friday and Saturday.
The festival had been running on Randall's Island in the East River.
The city says the deaths appear to have been linked to drugs, specifically MDMA, or ecstasy. Definitive causes of death have not yet been determined.
MUSIC NEWS- STS9 and Shpongle have been added to Symbiosis Gathering 2013 Lineup.
The mad scientists who produced last year’s epic Pyramid Eclipse in
Australia present Symbiosis Gathering 2013 (#SG13) at the Woodward
Reservoir Regional Park in Northern California on September 19th to 23rd,
2013.
The five-day camping festival features a huge lineup on four
main stages playing a diverse array of live and electronic music, global
and galactic bass, house, gypsy, sacred and world fusion. The gathering
coincides with the Harvest Full Moon, the Autumnal Equinox and the
International Day of Peace.
MUSIC NEWS- The organizers of the Honda Civic Tour are giving music fans an opportunity to win the Fully Equipped Front Row Fly-Away Sweepstakes. You can enter now through June 27, 2013 at 11:59pm ET / 8:59pm PT for your opportunity to win round trip airfare for two to St. Louis, MO to attend Maroon 5 ’s final rehearsal date along with front row tickets to the opening show on August 1, 2013.
The winner will also receive hotel accommodations for three nights, ground transportation, a meet & greet with members of Maroon 5 and tour merch. The prize will be awarded after June 27. For complete rules, please visit Honda.us/M5fan.
MUSIC NEWS - Bono and his wife, Ali, have launched an African-inspired clothing line as part of their green, eco conscious company. The U2 singer and outspoken political activist has signed on with luxury fashion label Louis Vuitton for the line, which will be released as part of their clothing company Edun, which surprisingly has moved most of its production from Africa to China. He announced the collaboration at the Africa Rising Art Exhibition in Paris, and announced: "We are excited to draw attention to the new mood in Africa which is positive and optimistic".
MUSIC NEWS - Scott Weiland, lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots / Velvet Revolver has offered up a number of personal items (clothing and personal affects) as part of a benefit for his ArchAngel Organization.Weiland formedArchAngel when his brother, Michael Weiland, passed away in early 2007 after a long struggle with addiction.Proceeds from the auction will be given to Michael Weiland’s widow and two children.
Weiland recently said : “The overall idea is to grow this into something more, while still helping my brother’s family, and to also reach out and help families who are or have recently been through the same painful and seemingly hopeless situation. For now however, this is what we can and what we are able to do.Have fun with it and know that 100% of the profits are going to help my sister in-law and my nieces Sophie and Claudette.”
MUSIC NEWS- As MNN reported back in April, guitarist Eddie Van Halen signed a deal with Converse to come out with his EVH Frankenstein line of sneakers. Well, now that Nike has put out their Dunk Low line, Eddie in not too happy and his representatives have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the shoe giant, NIKE reports, Footwear News. Eddie's team alledges that the design of certain Nike Dunk Low styles infringes on the copyright Eddie holds for the red-white-and-black-striped pattern Van Halen made famous on his “Frankenstein” guitar, and for which the musician has held the copyright since 2001. See Eddie's shoes below, buy them, here.
MUSIC NEWS- MASTODON has announced the,Tuesday,June 9,release of their amazing new mini-epic video for “OBLIVION,” from their new album, CRACK THE SKYE (out via Warner Bros Records). The video was directed by the famed Roboshobo and can be seen on the band's MySpace page.Go to: MySpace.com/Mastodon and let us know what you think.
You likely know, MASTODON is now in the shoe business. The band has teamed up with their favorite companies, Vans, to create four cool shoe styles that feature Paul Romano’s artwork from their Blood Mountain album. The Vans X Mastodon “BloodMountain” will be available this summer — sold in footwear shops worldwide, Vans stores, and on vans.com. The artwork used is from the band’s third album, “Blood Mountain,” which was released back in 2006 and includes the band’s hit single, “Colony of Birchmen.” Rare is the band that achieves such critical acclaim coupled with the level of fan support that MASTODON have. Their “blue collar” touring ethic has earned them continuous praise from fans who like the group's accessibility and dedication as a working man’s band. The four shoe styles including a Sk8-Hi and Classic Slip-On featuring “Blood Mountain” cover art, as well as a black and gray "Blade Catcher" Sk8-Hi and Classic Slip-On. These are guaranteed to sell fast, so do not hesitate to seek them out. Check out vans.com for more info.
And don't forget, MASTODON's latest release, CRACK THE SKYE is now available on a limited-edition color vinyl pressing. The beautiful gold and red 12” disc is moving fast so head to cracktheskye.com so you don't miss out. More MASTODON limited-edition artifacts, not available anywhere else, will be announced soon.
MUSIC NEWS- We've seen the Liam Gallagher/ OASIS clothing line announced, Scott Weilland's clothing recently too! And now, rock guitar icon Eddie Van Halen brings us his sneakers. Yes, he's partnered with FEA Merchandising and announced the "release" of EVH Brand Signature Striped Sneakers. For nearly 2 decades, EVH fans have been attending Van Halen shows wearing homemade versions of the striped sneakers that Eddie wears onstage, modeled after his infamous red, white and black striped Frankenstein guitar.
“So many people would ask me, where can I get a pair of those? After hearing that for about 15 years, I figured they were something that people obviously wanted, so making them available and official seemed like a natural progression,” Eddie said.
In addition to the red Frankenstein theme, the shoes are also available in White with Black stripe theme, which pays tribute to the guitar Eddie Van Halen rewrote the rules with in 1978, and Black with Yellow stripes, which pays homage to the guitar that Eddie displays on the back cover of Van Halen II album. All 3 color themes are available in high and low top versions, with the familiar “5150” tag adorning the spine. These classic canvas style sneakers have been “road tested” by Eddie over several tours and were last seen on the band's sold out 2007 / 2008 North American arena tour!
MUSIC NEWS - Brit rocker Liam Gallagher today announced plans to start his own line of clothing called Pretty Green in June. The line's name comes is from a song by The Jam. The UK's Daily Telegraph said Gallagher's range of clothing described as "up-front, straight talking, classic" footwear, denim, knitwear, jackets, trench coats, parkas, T-shirts, hats, scarves and accessories will be sold online and through third-party outlets.
"Clothes and music are my passion. I'm not here to rip anyone off and I'm not doing it for the money either. I'm doing it (because) there's a lack of stuff out there of the things I would wear," Gallagher said in a statement. Gallagher joins rocker, Chris Weiland and his recently announced Weiland for English Laundry line in the musicican/clothes field. We look forward to Mr Gallagher's Pretty Green offerings . Check out Liam's comments on the new line in the video below-
UPDATE 6/04/09-
LIAM GALLAGHER's new clothing line was put on sale and proved to be so popular the website crashed within seconds of launching. Liam debuted his Pretty Green label; which includes trousers, hats, cagoules and T-shirts, online today, Thursday (June 4, 2009). But public demand was too much for the site and more than 100,000 fans jammed it within moments of its launch, causing online chaos. A spokesperson for Pretty Green apologized for the problems: "We carried out extensive research and had advanced superior systems in place to manage over 30 times what you would expect for the launch of a brand like this. "We have engaged the best technology providers in the UK, but obviously even the most robust system couldn’t deal with this level of demand." Gallagher himself has admited he has already been dealing with the high demand for his designs, from his Oasis bandmates. But insists his pals will have to log on to the website like the rest of the public, as he won't be giving them any clothes for free. He said, "... no freebies. In this credit crunch time, they will be buying it like everybody else."
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