More of today's headlines...
With No Album On Horizon, Pearl Jam Touring For Fun (Billboard)
The Money Shot: "People still want to see us and we're having fun doing it," McCready says. "The last year-and-a-half run was a long one for us. We're all getting a little bit older and having families. But these seemed like good opportunities, so we're going to take them." With a laugh he adds, "That being said, we're probably not going to go out for another year-and-a-half tour for the rest of our lives."
Arctic Monkeys Lay Into Lily Allen Producer (NME)
The Money Shot: "I hate all those 'Pop Idol' singers. And let me tell you what I can't stand - that fucking R&B cover version of 'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before'."
The band also criticised the state of hip-hop, and declared it officially dead. Guitarist Jamie Cook told The Sun: "Even music I don't usually listen to, like hip-hop, is obviously bad at the moment. There is no real hip-hop anymore.
Thermals make music from a dark place (SignOnSanDiego.com)
MS: “As a punk band, it's natural to write political songs,” said the singer-guitarist. “I was trying to write about what's controlling politics right now, what's pushing things in these directions and why are we focusing on these kinds of laws. Things like anti-abortion or anti-gay rights. It's because of religion, or Christianity specifically. It's kind of ridiculous when we're supposed to separate church and state in this country.”
Kaiser Chiefs snub Princess Diana concert (NME)
MS: The band also accused a host of the bands set to appear at the gig, which will mark the 10th anniversary of Diana's death, of using the event to sell more records. "It's fine if you're doing something like Live8, which is raising awareness or events that raise awareness over green issues. That's all right," said singer Ricky Wilson. "But a lot of them are doing it to sell more records."
The Police Hint At New Album (NME)
MS: The Police's guitarist Andy Summers has hinted that the band may get to work on a new album after their forthcoming world tour. The star, who attended a book signing and Q&A session for his memoirs 'One Train Later' in London yesterday (April 4), said the reformed three-piece would consider making a new album after their world tour. He added: "If we do well with these concerts we may well make a sixth album. I can't see why not."
Apple Stokes a Digital Music Standards War (Business Week)
MS: If more labels follow EMI's lead, and the other online music stores of the world are offered the same conditions on DRM-free music as Apple, Microsoft will have completely failed to corner the digital-music market, and by this time next year, there will be talk of it pulling the plug on its WMA-based efforts entirely. Or it will be forced by market forces to follow Apple's lead entirely rather than, as it has with the Zune and Zune Marketplace, copy it poorly. Think of it: Microsoft labeling its second Zune player as "compatible with iTunes."
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