The Beatles remastered catalogue releases sold just over a combined 2.25 million CDs during their first week in the areas of North America, U.K., and Japan. In addition, the albums charted all over sales lists in countries around the globe, setting countless records in numerous countries.
Nominations for the 2010 class of the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. The nominees are ABBA, The Chantels, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, The Hollies, KISS, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Stooges, and Donna Summer. The induction ceremony takes place March … Read more
Fucked Up were given the Polaris Music Prize for their 2008 album The Chemistry of Common Life. The award is given each year to the Canadian album with the highest artistic merit. Read more
Quite a controversy have stemmed from the inclusion of Kurt Cobain as a character in the latest volume of the popular Guitar Hero game from Activision. Cobain's widow Courtney Love made claims to sue Activision for breach of contract as a result of use of Cobain as a playable character. … Read more
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Former Pantera and current Down bassist Rex Brown has been diagnosed with acute Pancreatitis and will be undergoing a surgical procedure to help alleviate his condition. Brown is expected to make a full recovery. He will, however, miss the remainder of Down's current North American tour; Danny Theriot (ex-Victorian Blitz) … Read more
The previously reported Sub Pop Records inspired Nike's are now available through the label. Place your orders here. Read more
Nike and Sub Pop Records have apparently teamed up for a new pair of kicks. You can check them out here. Read more
Filter Magazine has launched Filter Unbound, a new digital publication extension of the print magazine. You can check it out here. Read more
Pedal Printing in collaboration with Vinyl Collective and Art of The Underground will be releasing a new screen printed poster series titled “Crazy Horse". The prints will be available online through all three sources and will launch Monday August 17th. The Pedal Printing "Crazy Horse" poster series sprouted off the … Read more
Nick Cave is set to release his latest book, The Death of Bunny Munro, on September 8th. The book is Cave's first novel since his critically acclaimed debut, And the Ass Saw the Angel, which was first published in 1989. Read more
It looks as though the information that made its way around the Internet in regards to Them Crooked Vultures debut album was a very elaborate hoax by a fan and his band. Them Crooked Vultures are still planning to release their debut album in the near future, the album title … Read more
Punknews recently spoke with Andy Falkous of Future of the Left; you can read the interview here. Future of the Left released their latest, Travels With Myself and Another, earlier this year. Read more
Chunksaah Records has launched a charity auction for Rich Cunningham, founder of Happy Day Records - which released albums from Hot Water Music, Endeavor, and Ink & Dagger. Cunningham was diagnosed with cancer in 2005 and recently his battle has taken a turn for the worse. Chunksaah and The Bouncing … Read more
A website has been launched for the forthcoming book release chronicling the story of Merge Records. The book, Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, is due out September 15th. You can visit the website here. Read more
With rumors circulating for the past few months in regards to the issue, Lumberjack Mordam Music Group has officially announced plans for its closure. The company's chairman Dirk Hemsath made the following statement: I want to give everyone an idea of where things stand with LMMG as of now and … Read more
At Both Ends Zine has announced plans for one final issue to be released this Fall. Every zine will come with a double 7” compilation featuring four bands; each band will contribute two brand new songs exclusively for the issue - Grade, Bane, Between Earth and Sky, Unrestrained. Read more
Bazillion Points Books will reissue Touch & Go Zine's entire 22-issue run in a softcover book early next year. The fanzine was the brainchild of Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson and was launched in Lansing, Michigan in 1979. It covered such artists as Black Flag, Necros, Negative Approach, The Misfits, … Read more
Influential hardcore punk outfit Descendents are the subject of a new book titled Descendents: Readage through Punk Trunk Books. The book compiles three decades of essential articles, essays, interviews, and quotes on the hardcore punk band. Orders for the book can be placed here. Source: Pastepunk Read more
Algonquin Books will be releasing a book that chronicles the world of Merge Records. Titled Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, The Indie Label that Got Big and Stayed Small, the book will discus the label's beginnings in the late 1980's and growth over the past twenty years, including … Read more
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has announced that he will be running for the office of county clerk in Wahkiakum County, WA. Novoselic is currently the chairman of the county's Democratic Party. Source: The Daily World Read more
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