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Legendary David Lynch had created the animated video for Moby’s song “Shot In The Back Of The Head”. For real, not less famous Moby and his majesty David Lynch have composed the greatest combination ever and currently anyone can visit Pitchfork site to see what they’ve created: http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/966-moby-shot-in-the-back-of-the-head-mute  Starting with April 15 “Shot In The Back Of The Head” is going to be available for free on Moby’s official web site. This song will be the first single from the new Moby’s album “Wait For Me”, which is going to be released on June 30. This record as the previous one (“Last Night”) was made up at his home studio in New York. A lot of local musicians which are not very well known in public were built into the process of making this new record, so everyone expects trully cool innovations. Ken Thomas who used to co-work with Sigur Ros, Throbbing Gristle and M83 was taking some important part in producing of “Wait For Me”. Here is the full track list of it: Division
Pale Horses
Shot In The Back Of The Head
Study War
Walk With Me
Stock Radio
Mistake
Scream Pilots
Jltf 1
Jltf
A Seated Night
Wait For Me
Hope Is Gone
Ghost Return
Slow Light
Isolate

Guns N’Roses leader Axl Rose is planning to release remixes album which is based on songs from “Chinese Democracy”, said Blabbermouth. Originally this information was given out to a Modern Drummer magazine by Guns N’Roses drummer Brian Mantia. However, his interview will be published only in May this year. It’s very interesting to know what kind of other sounds will be added and how these remixes should sound if Axl decides to make them more electronic. Traditionally, this band is keeping it with the classic sound, but times are changing and everyone wants to experiment. In addition to this, Mantia had already created a club remix to a song “Shackler’s Revenge” which was fully accepted by Rose. Nevertheless, so far there is no clear information on when this album will be released, and hopefully it will not take fifteen years. Usually Axl is not making fast moves while releasing something new, he keeps on waiting and seems to be worried about keeping it secret until the actual release takes place. It’s still very hard to imagine Guns N’Roses and club remixes…

This band’s sixth studio album came out in November last year and took fifteen years to get produced. During that time Axl Rose kept on changing his band’s lineup while making some sporadic concerts in Las Vegas. Despite good critic’s judgements “Chinese Democracy” could not reach number one on the British or American music charts.

Ex-System of a Down singer Serj Tankian had started a political campaign which is going to ask the US authorities to recognize the  Armenian Genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, said Blabbermouth. Tankian’s appeal is dedicated to the civil rights violations victims’ memory day (April 24). This campaign also includes Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) and Tankian’s side project Axis of Justice. One of the major parts of this campaign is a video clip in which Serj and his collegues (including congressman Adam Schiff) ask the US president Barak Obama to make the world officially accept the fact that there was a Genocide of Armenians in 1915. Also, Tankian asks viewers to keep on asking the White House and Obama to “end the international ignorance towards this historical tragedy” that took place during the first quarter of the XX century. In his video Tankian had stated that “Barak Obama is the only American president who can actually change this situation to the better and make some significant influence on the international community”. Besides that, Tankian wrote a big article where he explains in details why he is so worried about this topic, why there is no reason to stop such campaign and why he trusts Obama.

In dedication to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock music festival everyone should waiting for the release of a documentary, said ClashMusic. Filming process, which shall receive the name of “Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace And Music” actually took place during the time of the original Woodstock festival in August 1969. The original version of it was directed by Michael Wadleigh in 1970, but due to the 40th anniversary this movie will be re-released and probably enhanced. Besides classic performances by Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Johnny Mitchell the new version should incorporate some other material which was not included in the previous release. So far the new variation adds on Paul Butterfield and Johnny Winter, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Grateful Dead and Mountain. Truthfully speaking, the old version left out a lot of absolutely brilliant artists and it will be super great to see them on the new one. It is also very interesting to know that all these additional footages were never included in any other movie about Woodstock. The whole documentary should be out there on June 15 this year, only two months before the line of concerts that will start during this August in New York and Berlin. Currently, anyone who wants to pre-order such a historical documentary can simply go to Amazon.com and make it all happen in one minute.

Sigur Ros vocalist and guitarist Jon Torg Birgisson sort of left his post-rock agenda and had recorded the new album “Riceboy Sleeps”. It lasts for 68 minutes and was characterized as very close to be ambient. Jon is a talented musician and practically everything he is doing turns to be trully artistic. This record is a product of the joint collaboration between Birgisson and Alex Somers, the guy with whom he wrote a book “Riceboy Sleeps” in 2006. This fancy edition was absolutely limited to one thousand issues. Also, both artists were making a lot of art expos under the same title.

String quartet Amiina and Kopavogsdaetur choir took some important part in the production of the album. So, here is the full track list:  “Happiness”
“Atlas Song”
“Indian Summer”
“Stokkseyri”
“Boy 1904″
“All The Big Trees”
“Daniell In The Sea”
“Howl”
“Sleeping Giant”

A song “Happiness” was previously included in the “Dark Was The Night” collection, which incorporated Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Anthony Hegarty from Anthony and the Johnsons and many others. The release is planned for July 2009 on Parlophone Records. The last Sigur Ros studio work – “Med sud i Eyrum vid spilum endalaust” was released in June 2008 and was able to appear on British, Italian and Norwegian top 10 music charts.

Paul McCartney is planning to record the new album together with Ringo Starr, said Monsters & Critics. These guys did not create together in a long time, in many ways due to the fact that all the early days of creativity stay in the past. However, it’s absolutely interesting to find out what they’re thinking today, and how things can be put together again. The last two generals in The Beatles’ army cannot simply record some kind of boring or strange material, it should be something to stay and not to leave. On April 4 McCartney and Starr have performed at the charity concert in New York for the first time in seven years. The concert was meant to support David Lynch foundation and particularly on the side of Starr and McCartney it was dedicated to John Lennon and George Harrison. Monsters and Critics issue possesses some clear information that after this performance both guys are constantly thinking about doing something together, particularly it’s all about writing something new. Recording sessions should begin a little bit later in 2009, but maybe they’re already on the way. The last time when Ringo Starr had co-worked with McCartney was in 1997 when they’ve recorded “Flaming Pie”. Particularly, Ringo sang in “Really Love You” and “Beautiful Night”. So, let’s see what these two “monsters” of rock n’ roll culture will do this time.

British indie-group Stereolab took an immediate decision to leave some of their music related activities for the permanent period of time, said the band’s official web site. Musicians did not mention any exact dates of their return to what they’re doing the best, particularly underlining that this move is not going to last forever. In other words they’re planning to come back sometimes later. “As we recently made No.51 with Emperor Tomato Ketchup (it was released in 1996) in the Amazon 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of all Time we feel that our work is done for the moment,” says their public message. Besides that, Stereolab had cancelled two shows that were planned for this year. Musicians have apologized to those who wished to visit them, and of course will compensate money spent on tickets. Currently, they’re noting that Duophonic music label (band’s business partner for more than 10 years) should release their new album called “Chemical Chords 2”. This album is a unique continuation of “Chemical Chords” that was released in 2008. Also, the band is thinking about re-releasing some of their records and focus on the new projects. They’ve promised to keep on working with their web site in order to inform everybody on everything what happens with them today. So it’s definitely not the end of the game.

Famous British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber said that the modern level of development of a lot of file sharing networks is the reason why there is no bands like The Beatles, notes The Daily Telegraph. As he believes, talented groups don’t have an opportunity to develop themselves due to the high level of piracy that exists within these file sharing networks. “Somalia of unregulated theft and piracy”, he told the press. In many ways he is absolutely right, the level of stealing and copyright violations is pumping out with totally unprecedented proportions, so new musicians get stuck out there. He also noted, “It is estimated that 7.3 million people in the UK – 28% of the online population – are now engaged in illegal peer-to-peer file sharing, a figure that is projected to rise to 8.7 million by 2012 if action is not taken”. The only problem is in the methods of control and monitoring that should be implemented within the Internet. It is something what cannot be regulated without harsh punishments or serious online search limitations. Such limitations will definitely squeeze local providers, IP addresses and general users, something what may create a lot of personal or legal issues. “People have just got into the habit of talking glibly about content providers as though they were some sort of optional part of the process,” added Webber.

Tori Amos had finished working with her tenth studio album, said New Musical Express. The release is planned on May 18, 2009 and it’s called “Abnormally Attracted To Sin”, there you go girl, no little or funny names, only the realistic perception of life that she sees all the way around. Tori’s heavy feelings about this life were always in her art, so she keeps on moving once again. When discussing her new album Amos has noted that while working with the new album she was inspired to create something very real. “I wanted to make a treasure, something people will value,” were her exact words. A song “Welcome To England” will become the first single and should appear in music stores on May 25. All together “Abnormally Attracted To Sin” shall include 18 compositions, plus one bonus track which will be incorporated into the British release version. Here is the full track list: “Give”
“Welcome To England”
“Strong Black Vine”
“Flavour”
“Not Dying Today”
“Maybe California”
“Curtain Call”
“Fire To Your Plain”
“Police Me”
“That Guy”
“Abnormally Attracted To Sin”
“500 Miles”
“Mary Jane”
“Starling”
“Fast Horse”
“Ophelia”
“Lady In Blue”
“Oscar’s Theme” (bonus)

Generally speaking, “Abnormally Attracted To Sin” will be released in many versions, and of course DVD format must be out there right away.

YouTube had blocked all German users from getting music which is produced in Germany by local artists due to a failure to make some business deal with the German organization responsible for the copyright law – GEMA, said Gigwise. Another scandal surrounding YouTube, what can be worse for this video service which loses it’s positions in quality standards to numerous services of this kind all around the world. At least before arguing with anyone on the business issues they have to make their own video service grow higher in terms of interface, some strange censorship values and the wide screen projection. However, hence they’re the first ones, people still believe that YouTube is the best, so do copyright organizations and as the result of it only they get blocked. The previous agreement made between Google (YouTube’s owner) and GEMA was signed in 2007 to last for one and a half years. Currently, GEMA had demanded to get a share of one Euro cent per a single view, but YouTube did not suport such a measure. Simply, YouTube believes that it would be impossible to cover these expanses through advertisment and wants to remain with the old system when they’ve paid some fixed price.

On March 9 YouTube had announced that it will block a lot of British videos due to the same argument, but back than it was PRS – The Performing Rights Society.