RECORD REVIEW: Allman Betts Band, “Down to the River”

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The debut album of The Allman Betts Band Down to the River hit stores this week and shot straight to the number one slot on the Billboard Rock charts. The Allman Betts Band is comprised of sons of some prominent Allman Brothers Band members. Gregg Allman‘s son, Devon Allman, and Dickey Betts‘ son, Duane Betts. […]

Black Keys Give a Second Nod to Twin Peaks with “Fire Walk With Me”

The Black Keys new album dropped today, and it’s title Let’s Rock isn’t the only Twin Peaks reference. The album’s third single also released this morning, Fire Walk With Me. It references a poem from Twin Peaks that was referenced in the show multiple times. “Through the darkness of future’s past, the magician longs to see. One chants out between two […]

Lawsuits in the Works After NYT Universal Music Vault Fire Revelation

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It looks like the lawyers are coming to Hollywood. Billboard is reporting that attorneys are working to file a law suit following the recent New York Times Magazine revelation that nearly 500,000 master recordings were destroyed in the 2008 Universal Music Group fire. UMG had insisted for years that only films were involved in the fire, but the recent story unveiled […]