The News Review:
- The Barrowland is one of many top music venues in Glasgow
- Bay Area classical metal band Judgement Day will rock the University…
- … Is The Richest Woman In Music – News Story | Music…
- Mumbai faces ‘heavy’ music
- Korn live reviews | Music | Arts & Entertainment – Times nline
The Barrowland is one of many top music venues in Glasgow
Glasgow Evening Times – Jan 30, 2008
City’s top venues GLASGW BARRWLANDIt has already been named Best Venue In Britain in a Radio 1 pollof more than 60 bands and camesecond in the Best Small Venue In Europe awards. It was shortlisted for Best Live Music Venue at the 2006 Vodafone Live Music awards. KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUTBest known as the place where pop mogul Alan McGhee discovered asis the 300-capacity venue has legendary status. Radio ne named King Tut’s the Best Launch Pad Venue 2000 and the UK’s Best Live Venue in 2002 and 2003. CARLING ACADEMYSince it opened in June 2005 this has attracted many top names and has become a fixture on the Glasgow music circuit. Its stepped design over several levels has made it popular with fans who remember its sister venue the Glasgow Apollo… And there’s alsoCLASSIC GRANDne of the new kids on the block the boutique Jamaica Streetvenue is building a great reputation for smaller shows. It is alreadya popular stop-off for touring bands looking for somewhere smaller to perform and its “mini cinema” stage has been popular with performers. THE CATHUSERun by promoters CPL it isprimarily a rock venue hosting scores of touring rock and metal bands. The venue has filled a gap in the market and capitalised on the appetite for more edgy bands among younger audiences. NICE ‘N’ SLEAZYThe basement venue of this Sauchiehall Street venue ishugely popular with smaller bands looking to break into the live scene. It hosts live gigs most nights and an acoustic jam on Monday night. Music magazine NME has confirmed the city’s status by shortlisting one of its venues – Glasgow Barrowland – for the title of the Best in the UK.
Bay Area classical metal band Judgement Day will rock the University…
StateHornet.com – Jan 30, 2008
substring(0 thispageresult. But a trio of musicians who call themselves Judgement Day have done such a thing. Anton Patzner Lewis Patzner and Jon Bush make up the band which hails from the Bay Area. Judgement Day will be playing today at noon in the University Union’s Redwood Room. Judgement Day’s creation is due in large part to the members’ interest in a band that hails from Finland.
… Is The Richest Woman In Music – News Story | Music…
MTV.com – Jan 30, 2008
A day later is the Super Bowl of course and ESPN is planning to sport an odd musical combo on its “Sunday NFL Countdown” pregame show prior to Sunday’s big game. Acoustic heavy-metal duo Rodrigo y Gabriela will perform and chat on the show. Keep your eye out for unreleased freestyle and video footage from Eminem Notorious B… You know whose fault all this illegal music-file downloading is? Your Internet service provider that’s who! At least according to longtime U2 manager Paul McGuinness who laid the blame on ISPs in a fiery speech Monday at the annual MIDEM international music conference in France. According to the Los Angeles Times McGuinness’ keynote address targeted ISPs as both the primary culprits and potential healers of the worldwide record industry’s ongoing ills. “I think the failure of ISPs to engage in the fight against piracy to date has been the single biggest failure in the digital music market” he said. “They are the gatekeepers with the technical means to make a far greater impact on mass copyright violation than the tens of thousands of lawsuits taken out against individual file-sharers. ” McGuinness added that he thinks the prosecution of music fans for illegally downloading music is “counterintuitive” even if there is an “educational and propaganda” effect to them then issued a challenge to ISPs to do the right thing suggesting legislation might be required if they don’t.
Mumbai faces ‘heavy’ music
Daily News & Analysis – Jan 30, 2008
Get ready for Megadeth Machine Head (American heavy metal band) and Dream Theatre (an American progressive metal band) who are all set to rock India. The bands will be in Bangalore to be part of the Rock In India concert on March 14 along with a couple of other Indian rock bands including Pentagram Junkyard Groove and Thermal And A Quarter. Too add to all the hoopla there’s also Def Leppard who will be playing on May 16 at Bangalore and on May 18 at the city’s MMRDA Grounds. According to sources the private jet of Iron Maiden landed last night and the band has been put up at JW Marriot. Today sources say the band members will be all over town shopping… Iron Maiden has reportedly made it clear that they don’t want to involve any celebrities in their tour schedule. “They will have an after-party post the gig and will be then flying out on February 2 morning to Australia. The Indian market is opening up big time as far as heavy metal is concerned and this is good news for all the fans in here” says Utsav Agarwal Event Manager Virgin Records. The Indian band Parikrama is opening the show for Iron Maiden. “This is our fourth concert in less than a year. We toured with them at the Download festival in the UK and have grown up listening to them. We could have never imagined that we will play with them one day” said Subir Malik of Parikrama.
Korn live reviews | Music | Arts & Entertainment – Times nline
Times nline – Jan 30, 2008
The band from Bakersfield California have won Grammys and sold morethan 30 million albums in a career stretching back to the early 1990s. Butsuccess has not salved their troubled spirits. Having invented nu-metal – and then disowned it – they continue to exist in abubble of eternal rage and existential angst. “I hate writing shit. What’s my problem today?” Jonathan Davis roared in Ass Itch a songdocumenting the misery that must be endured simply to engage in the creativeprocess itself. In front of him 5000 heads shook in violent sympathy.