The new issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands Friday, September 28th, features an exclusive excerpt from Pete Townshend’s new memoir, Who I Am, which traces his life from the formation of the Who in 1962 through their historic headlining slot at Woodstock seven years later. In addition to many other revelations, Townshend writes that he was concerned his co-manager Kit Lambert was having an affair with Mick Jagger.
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Aretha Franklin had never sounded so shocking, Flea decided last year, as “Respect” roared from the speakers of Neil Young’s Cadillac Eldorado. Stunned by the song’s clarity, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist listened alongside bandmate Anthony Kiedis and producer Rick Rubin while Young showcased the power of Pono, his high-resolution music service designed to confront the compressed audio inferiority that MP3s offer.
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Adele has recorded the theme tune for forthcoming new James Bond film Skyfall, it has been confirmed. After the ‘21’ songstress caused a flurry of speculation earlier this month when she was spotted visiting London’s Abbey Road Studios where the soundtrack is being recorded Total Film have now confirmed that she will provide the film’s official song.

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James Taylor is suing his former record label, Warner Bros., for $2 million over royalties, The Guardian reports. The suit stems from outdated royalty rates from the pre-digital era. Taylor claims Warner paid him royalties for digital sales that are appropriate for “phonograph records,” and says the digital sales should be viewed as a licensed copy of the master recording, not as a newly pressed physical copy. That licensing agreement would bump Taylor’s royalties by as much as a 400 percent.

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Reviews of the new film The Master have ranged from acclaim to disdain. Almost all the critics, though, seem to admire the film’s music, composed by Jonny Greenwood.

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Do you want a party, or do you want a celebration?” Billie Joe Armstrong asked at a hectoring pitch over the rhythm-section break in “Letterbomb,” during Green Day’s September 15th performance at New York’s Irving Plaza. There was an indistinct so-so roar from the floor, so Armstrong shouted the question again, louder, like a preacher addressing hard-of-hearing sinners. Still unsatisfied with the answer, the singer-guitarist looked out at the tightly packed mob and bellowed, “There’s a fucking difference!”

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