(Untitled)- May 23, 2008 Phil Spector To Be Re-Tried For MurderA Los Angeles judge today (May 22) set a September date for pioneering rock producer Phil Spector's second trial on charges that he murdered actress Lana Clarkson in the foyer of his mock castle in 2003.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Fidler ordered Spector to stand trial beginning on Sept. 29 in the high-profile case.The jury in Spector's first trial deadlocked 10-2 in favor of a guilty verdict in September 2007, forcing Fidler to declare a...http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#5470697092074687495 (Untitled)- May 22, 2008 Flaming Lips, Foo's to salute The Who NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pearl Jam, the Foo Fighters and the Flaming Lips will pay tribute to the Who during VH1's "Rock Honors" charity concert in Los Angeles on July 12.The event, now in its third year, will be held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Highlights will air on the lifestyle cable network five days later.The Who, led by sole surviving members guitarist Pete Townshend and singer Roger Daltrey, will also perform during the taping.http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#7567859801554694629 (Untitled)- May 22, 2008 Red Hot Chili Peppers disbandRed Hot Chili Peppers have disbanded for at least a year. Singer Anthony Kiedis has revealed that the band members will step away from music to concentrate on their individual lives.The singer told Rolling Stone that the band have decided to have no involvement in the band for 12 months after becoming exhausted with their hectic schedule.The star went on to explain that he will spend more time with his family, while bassist Flea and guitarist John Frusciante are set.http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#3774613884693642 (Untitled)- May 22, 2008 Death Cab For Cutie Scores First No. 1 AlbumDeath Cab For Cutie claims its first No. 1 album as "Narrow Stairs" starts at the top slot on the Billboard 200. The Atlantic set moved 144,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Soundscan. Death Cab's prior album, 2005's "Plans," debuted at No. 4 with 90,000 and spent 50 weeks on the chart.Reprise's retrospective Frank Sinatra collection "Nothing But the Best" bows at No. 2 with 99,000. It's been nearly 15 years since Old Blue Eyes was this...http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#7703962426705287860 (Untitled)- May 21, 2008 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS R.E.M. "Supernatural Superserious"http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#5594984192568998843 (Untitled)- May 21, 2008 Kingblind DownloadsFactory Floor - BipolarBonnie Prince Billy So Everyone (demo)Dresden Dolls Night Reconnaissance Free Kitten - Seasick French Kicks - AbandonGhostly - Dumbo Wins AgainMudhoney - In n Out of GraceMudhoney - Im Nowhttp://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#4752657063118060482 (Untitled)- May 21, 2008 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE:: Water Curses (Album Review)Animal Collective have been making experimental indie rock for about eight years, but 2007 definitely saw them come of age. That was when they released the critically acclaimed Strawberry Jam, a compelling and complex pop disc that landed them on countless year-end best-of lists. Thankfully, the group had a few tunes left over from that recording session.The four-track Water Curses EP three songs from the Strawberry Jam sessions and one newer tune.http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#7383559132118240819 (Untitled)- May 21, 2008 The Specials Eyeing Fall Reunion ShowsSpecials leader Terry Hall says he had "five years of reservations" about reforming the famed U.K. band, but that long-held tensions between various members have been resolved and that the group is now getting along well.As such, the original lineup is planning its first shows in more than 25 years for this fall, possibly as early as October."We've been trying to do it for five years, but we solved those problems and hopefully got over them," Hall said...http://www.kingblind.com/2008_05_01_michiganblind_archive.html#6127720736385978770 |