Tag: music

Soundgarden “Been Away Too Long”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0A71tITqe0

Yes they have. Come November 13th, 2012, we will hear the rest of the new album “King Animal”

Having listened to this song a couple of times now, I like it. It’s actually pretty good without straying too far off the Soundgarden sound.

Metric “Youth Without Youth”

Metric
They are back with a new album
Original image found at Consequence of Sound

Metric is back. The new album “Synthetica” drops June 12th and this is the first single. It’s a slightly different sound than their previous hit album from 2009 “Fantasies”

And a slew of US tour dates as well, with an October stop in Utah.

    Metric 2012 Tour Dates:
    05/26 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
    05/27 – Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater *
    06/02 – Kansas City, MO @ Live Strong Sporting Park
    06/12 – Belleville, ON @ Big Music Festival
    06/26 – Berlin, DE @ Postbahnhof
    06/28 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
    07/02 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
    07/03 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
    07/04 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
    07/06 – London, UK @ Wireless Festival
    07/08 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy
    07/14 – Montreal, QC @ Quebec City Summer Fest
    07/15 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest
    07/27-29 – Byron Bay, AU @ Splendour in the Grass
    08/03 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
    08/05 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
    09/06 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
    09/08 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
    09/09 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre
    09/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
    09/14 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
    09/17 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
    09/18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
    09/20 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
    09/21 – Washington, DC @ The Strathmore
    09/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater
    09/23 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
    09/27 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock
    09/28 – Miami, FL @ The Fillmore
    09/29 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz
    10/01 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
    10/02 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant –
    10/04 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
    10/05 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
    10/06 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
    10/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
    10/10 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

Train Covers The Guess Who

“These Eyes” covered by Train

Such a great song to begin with, but Train nails this one nicely. Performed live on the Howard Stern Show on March 27, 2012 (the above video doesn’t show the band live – it’s just the song).

Top Grossing Musicians of 2011

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Taylor Swift – Top Earner for 2011

This will most likely be the only time you will see a photo of Taylor Swift on this blog, so I thought I would find one that had her in a mature pose.

This list of 2011’s top earners in music is not all that surprising, given the amount of albums sold and concert revenue has been generated.

  1. Taylor Swift – $35,719,902
  2. U2 – $32,116,315
  3. Kenny Chesney – $29,837,103
  4. Lady Gaga – $25,353,039
  5. Lil Wayne – $23,178,722
  6. Sade – $16,382,809
  7. Bon Jovi – $15,835,856
  8. Celine Dion – $14,261,515
  9. Jason Aldean – $13,409,011
  10. Adele – $13,081,909

Celine Dion’s millions is all her shows at Caesar’s in Vegas. Sade hasn’t had an album in years, but went on tour. Adele is all album sales with some live shows. The most surprising on this list is Kenny Chesney. I must be out of the loop on what’s he’s been up to for the last 5 years.

Dave Grohl Speaks The Truth

He’s exactly right. The Foo Fighters won 5 Grammys last night. Adele won 6. Both talented musicians, bands and singers who are highly respected.