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Jo Bros Deny Breakup After Nick Announces Solo Project

In the wake of the announcement that youngest Jonas Brother Nick Jonas will be releasing a solo album next year, rumors that the brotherly trio is breaking up began to circulate, but they are saying it isn’t so. According to Billboard.com, the Jo Bros posted a blog on their MySpace page titled “WE ARE NOT BREAKING UP,” with Joe and Kevin writing, “We are so proud of our brother Nick. We know that we will be doing music together for the rest of our lives … ‘A three chord strand is not easily broken,’ and one thing’s for sure … this three chord strand is stronger now than it’s ever been.”

Also in the message, Nick confirmed that he first thought of recording a solo album during a two-week hiatus from the Jonas Brothers tour saying, “I decided to go to Nashville, TN to make a side project (Nick Jonas & The Administration) with 4 musicians—guys that I had met and worked with before.” The youngest Jo Bro (besides Frankie) also added, “Anything we do outside of the group is a side project because you can’t break up brothers. We are already planning another world tour AS THE JONAS BROTHERS next summer, and it is all thanks to our amazing fans.”

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John Legend Steps Up to the Plate

John Legend stood in for Alicia Keys to sing the national anthem last night at Game Two of the World Series in New York City.  Keys still performed “Empire State of Mind” along with fellow New York native Jay-Z to an ecstatic crowd of Yankees fans.  The World Series between the Yankees and the Phillies has riled up baseball fans around the country.  The Phillies won Game One 6-1 on Wednesday night and the Yankees took last night’s game 3-1.  In addition to sports junkies, the Series has also captured the attention of music fans, with an allstar lineup of Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and John Legend.  So even if you don’t like baseball, there are still plenty of reasons to tune in.

In addition to an appearance at the World Series, John Legend can be found performing at venues around the nation.  Check out StubHub to see when he will be taking the stage in a city near you.  Get your pair of John Legend tickets today!

Google takes searching for music to a new level

Google seems to own the Internet these days, and probably will for years to come. They’re ensuring that by constantly introducing new, nifty search functions and tools that are practical and actually help people do things, from the Google Books project to the many statistics you can look up through Google Labs. But their newest function is searching for music. Pitchfork has the skinny, noting that Google is going to be adding a music-specific search function so that people can look up bands or songs and find their way to free music faster. That’s going to include directing them to services like Lala or iLike, where people will be able to listen a bit and possibly go on from there by making a purchase.

Pitchfork has a little mini-post about it up today, with this informative paragraph: “The music-player links pop up based on band name, song title, or even lyrics—though we just tried typing in ‘what’s a goon to a goblin’ and Lil Wayne’s ‘A Milli’ did not come up. Make it happen, Google!”

Sounds like a pretty cool new feature. And when you’ve found a band you love, you can go to StubHub for concert tickets.

A Halloween scare: The most hideous Lil Wayne-themed cake you have ever seen

Halloween is a time our culture sets aside for us to be safely creeped out, but the Internet does that for us year round. Pitchfork seems to have had rather good timing, though, posting an image of a truly horrifying cake just before All Hallow’s Eve. Here’s the link, and don’t say we didn’t warn you. It’s supposed to be Lil Wayne (or “Wade,” as the band-aid on his cheek helpfully says), and it’s actually a fairly decent recreation of his face, head, tats and even hair (made out of licorice whips—ingenious!). But because cake is a medium that doesn’t allow for the same level of detail as, say, oil painting, it kind of looks like his face is a bit…distorted.

Here’s the kicker: There’s a little heart on it that reads, “Happy Birthday, Ireland!” The cake is dedicated to Ireland Basinger-Baldwin, the daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, but we’d like to think it’s actually dedicated to the entire nation of Ireland. What country wouldn’t be honored with a cake shaped into a faithful recreation of Lil Wayne’s visage? This is truly a great gift.

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The Dead Weather to Bring Halloween to the U.K.

According to NME.com, Jack White’s latest band The Dead Weather will be offering a free performance at White’s pop-up shop across the pond on Halloween (Saturday, Oct. 31). The former White Stripes frontman made the announcement live on NME Radio earlier today (Oct. 29) to DJ Iain Baker, revealing that The Dead Weather would perform at the east London venue over the weekend in hopes of bringing the spirit of the American holiday to Londoners. White’s pop-up shop is located at Shoreditch Church and is the latest staged by his label, Third Man Records. According to White, the band will kick off the free show at 8:00pm Saturday, although the store will be open tomorrow (Oct. 30) as well.

When asked if the band would don Halloween costumes for the show, The Dead Weather’s Alison Mosshart joked, “It’d be nice if you came covered in blood.” White chimed in saying, “I’ll give a record you can only get from me to the person who’s covered in blood the most” (quickly reiterating that the blood should be fake!). The Dead Weather will play London’s HMV Forum tomorrow night and while the London pop-up shop is Third Man’s first outside the States, White hinted that he may open them in Texas and Mexico.

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Lily Allen Not Retiring

Last month Lily Allen announced that she didn’t have any plans to make another album, which led to an overflow of rumors, speculating that the pop star was actually going to retire from the music industry.  Not so, apparently.  Her representative told NME.com that the singer “is not quitting pop music.” Allen herself cleared things up, explaining to fans and the media that she is thinking about taking a break from making her own music and will be helping other artists’ jump start their own careers in the industry…which isn’t exactly throwing in the towel.  Allen went onto explain during an interview at the Q Awards on Monday, “I feel like having a bit of time for a break from doing that and do something else for a while.”

Make sure to catch Miss Lily Allen on her next tour before she opts to officially go on her “break.”  Go to StubHub and get Lily Allen tickets today!

Billy Corgan will not be taking the H1N1 vaccine

Billy Corgan has surprised us lately with a broad range of many fine opinions, ranging from spirituality to how he feels about his critics. The latest well thought out missive of his involves the H1N1 virus vaccine, which he has informed everyone (well, everyone who reads his ongoing blog, Everything From Here to There) he will not be taking. There are reasons for him to suspect, he says, that the virus is actually man-made, a conclusion he has reached by reading the reports of unspecified doctors.

Also, and this is crucial, he is opposed to all the pressure everyone is receiving to take the virus rather than allowing things to naturally take their course. From Pitchfork: “The idea that the government can require anyone to take the vaccine, thus robbing us of our ability to choose how we die, also bothers Corgan: ‘If the virus comes to take me Home, that is between me and the Lord.’”

Well said, Billy. He does warn you that he isn’t a doctor or scientific professional, so don’t take his word for it. Take our word for it, though: If he goes back on tour, you’ll be able to find concert tickets at StubHub.com.

Fuck Buttons’ Andrew Hung talks about the music that shaped him

Indie-electronic act Fuck Buttons have attracted a lot of buzz around their gorgeous beats and emotional waves of sound. So what contributed to the formation of the band’s music? Apparently Chinese opera and Kylie Minogue, if an interview with Buttons member Andrew Hung is to be believed.

Pitchfork interviewed him for 5-10-15-20, their ongoing series where they ask musicians to talk about the most important music of their lives at five year intervals, and electronic music doesn’t really figure into the equation until later in Hung’s life. His parents emigrated from Hong Kong to the U.K., and brought Chinese opera music with them, so that’s what Hung probably listened to very, very early on in life. Slightly later, his older siblings introduced him to an infamous pop duet between Kylie and Jason Donovan. Aww.

It isn’t until around the age of 15 that Hung said he started taking an interest in alternative culture or music, starting with Bjork but quickly discovering, more importantly, Radiohead’s Kid A, which led him to Warp Records and it’s artist roster. That’s where the electronica connection really takes off, of course. If you haven’t seen this band but like the sound of those influences, check for concert tickets at StubHub.com.

Metallica Fan Still Missing

A 20-year-old student from Virginia Tech is still missing after last being seen at a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, Va. on Oct. 17.  The popular heavy metal group has posted a news bulletin about the missing woman on their website and is offering a $50,000 reward for her safe return or an information about a person involved with her disappearance.  Metallica’s donation comes in addition to a $100,000 reward offered by the Jefferson Area Crime Stoppers.  Morgan Dana Harrington is the name of the missing woman and she has long blonde hair and blue eyes.

Make sure to always play it safe when attending any music concert.  You can check out Stubhub to see when Metallica will be stopping in a city near you.  Metallica tickets are now on sale, so get yours today!

Lilith Fair to Return in 2010

Billboard.com reported this morning (Oct. 28) that Lilith Fair will be back in 2010. According to an announcement made by the Nettwerk Music Group, the female-fueled festival will embark on an 18-city tour, stopping in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Toronto and Vancouver, in the New Year. Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride said in a statement obtained by Billboard.com, “I can’t reveal anything further now. But I can assure fans that we have some exciting announcements over the course of the following weeks, from confirmed artists to additional cities to innovative social initiatives. Lilith 2010 is very much upon us.”

The 2010 edition of Lilith Fair will include a batch of artists that played at the first-ever festival when it ran from 1997 to 1999. Past Lilith Fair performers include Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Dixie Chicks, Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliot, The Pretenders, Jewel, Queen Latifah, Indigo Girls, Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan and Tegan & Sarah. Although McBride previously told Billboard.com that details about the upcoming festival would arrive in September, and would not disclose whether or not he would team up with Live Nation for the event, there was no explanation for the delay.

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