Archive for October, 2011

Celebrate Black Friday With Limited Edition 10" Vinyl Releases From Soundgarden, Nirvana and Pete Townshend

Monday, October 31st, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Instead of dealing with the madness of holiday shopping crowds, UMe is offering music fans an alternative. On “Black Friday,” November 25, 2011, the biggest shopping day of the year, Universal Music Enterprise…

Rihanna — K.O.’d by Flu Virus in Sweden

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Filed under: Rihanna , Nurse! , Music Rihanna is currently hooked up to an IV drip at a hospital in Sweden … and has canceled a performance scheduled for tonight … blaming the whole thing on a case of the flu. Rihanna was scheduled to perform in Ma…

This Black Friday shop your local record store

Monday, October 31st, 2011

It’s almost upon us — Black Friday , coming Nov. 25. And to get you out of the house and into an actual establishment, Record Store Day , Warner Brothers and its affiliated labels have come up with suitably cool vinyl-only collector’s items. The …

Prince tix on sale Friday

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Tickets for Prince’s Welcome 2 Canada Toronto dates at Air Canada Centre Nov. 25-26 go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster, Livenation.com, the venue’s box office (no first day sales) or 1-855-985-5000. Tickets are $49.50, $99.50, $175 and $…

StubHub Being Used in an Online Phishing Scam

Monday, October 31st, 2011

DES MOINES, Iowa – A new phishing scam from a company alleging to be StubHub, located in San Francisco, CA has just been uncovered. StubHub.com is a website where consumers can buy or sell tickets to sporting events, concerts, theatrical shows and othe…

New Amy album announced

Monday, October 31st, 2011

A new album of unheard Amy Winehouse material is to be released in December.

FTC obtains court orders against two acne-fighting apps

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Three people are barred from marketing applications that claim to cure acne. Also, the BBB warns about bogus StubHub ticket order emails, and a West Covina woman gets nine years in prison in a real estate fraud case. Acne-fighting app — There are sma…

New Amy Winehouse album to be released in December

Monday, October 31st, 2011

A new album of recordings by the late soul singer Amy Winehouse will be released in December, Island Records said Monday.

Vinyl Lovers Spin More Than Barry Manilow

Monday, October 31st, 2011

When you think of a party centered on vinyl, you might picture a basement, an old Panasonic deck, and a couple of half-deflated bean bag chairs. It seems Chad and Travis Dryden, the brothers behind the Idaho chapter of the Vinyl Preservation Society, a…

Philly’s TicketLeap targets haunted housing deals

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Cheaper and more flexible than Ticketmaster, haunted house moguls say