The Music News Blog and Top Artist Review

Michael Jackson’s public memorial will be held Tuesday, July 7th at 10:00 a.m. at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, the sight of the superstar’s final rehearsals for his This Is It! run of London concerts. A family spokesman told the Los Angeles Times yesterday that 11,000 tickets will be passed out for the free […]

Weekly Jazz Rock World Fusion Streaming Latch Music Radio Top 20 ending 7-3-09. Voted on by the people who listen to Latch Music Radio.
Help Save Internet Radio.
#20. John Scofield - Jeep on 35 - A Go Go
#19. King Crimson - Elektrik - The Power To Believe
#18. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin/Carlos Santana - Meditation - […]

June was an interesting month in terms of diversity. Not so much in the actual styles presented, but rather in the tone and polish of each differing delivery. This compilation was designed to present, in order, groups that show varying amounts of flexibility in their sound. Most artists here within the realm of […]

Photo courtesy of EVH & JVH via High Profile Media
Eddie Van Halen tied the knot again this week, marrying Janie Liszewski, who walked down to Van Halen’s “When It’s Love” performed by the Sonus Quartet. A familiar reverend (Alex Van Halen) performed the ceremony, and Van Halen bassist (and son) Wolfgang gave his […]

As the August anniversary of Woodstock approaches, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland is taking a look back at rock’s historic fest in a new exhibit that opens tomorrow called “Woodstock: The 40th Anniversary.” Go behind the scenes with curator Howard Kramer as he outlines some of its […]

The New Music Report’s Christian Rock! kicks off this week with Regina Spektor, who scored her highest chart debut with her new third album, Far. The New Yorker via Moscow is a classically trained pianist as well as an appealing weirdo, like Fiona Apple and Bjürk combined, says Christian Hoard. Her vocal hiccups […]

Photo: snitcherdesk.com/Splash News
Rihanna’s love of tattoos is no secret, as it seems like every time the “Umbrella” singer is photographed, she’s sporting new ink somewhere. According to MTV, RiRi took her painful hobby to a new extreme yesterday at New York tattoo parlor East Side Ink, trying her hand at being a tattoo […]

Photo: Wong/Getty
Throngs of fans and media descended on Neverland Ranch following Michael Jackson’s death last week, demonstrating once again how the 2,800-acre property in California’s Santa Barbara County is synonymous with the King of Pop. However, plans for a Neverland public memorial and burial have been abandoned, and it’s unclear what will become […]

President Barack Obama has commented publicly about the death of Michael Jackson, telling the AP “I grew up on his music — still have all his stuff on my iPod.” Obama added that Jackson “will go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers.” As Rock Daily previously reported, Obama personally sent […]

Photo: Mazur/WireImage
The stars and stripes will be out in full force as Independence Day is upon us, and to celebrate the July 4th weekend this Rock List to dedicated to the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. The songs don’t necessarily have to be patriotic; they just need to have […]