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The Art of Classic Rock by Paul Grushkin | Book review

5340 days ago
Guardian MusicJon Dennis reads a sad story of decline through the ephemera of rockThere are no Jamie Reid designs for the Sex Pistols in this book, or any of Peter Saville's for Joy Division and New Order. Indeed, there's no punk or new wave. The canon of "classic... more info

Bob Mercer, EMI exec who signed Sex Pistols, dies

5342 days ago
NMEMercer succumbs to lung cancer in Los Angeles hospital more info

US music compilation album guru Bob Mercer dies of cancer in Los Angeles

5342 days ago
TopixMusic industry executive Bob Mercer, who signed the Sex Pistols while at EMI Music in the 1970s and most recently successfully marketed hit-single compilation albums, has died. more info

Music compilation album guru Bob Mercer dies

5342 days ago
Detroit Free PressMusic industry executive Bob Mercer, who signed the Sex Pistols while at EMI Music in the 1970s, has died. He was 65. more info

Famed music exec Bob Mercer dies

5342 days ago
Jam! Showbiz Music, CanadaLOS ANGELES, Calif. - Music industry executive Bob Mercer, who signed the Sex Pistols while at EMI Music in the 1970s and most recently successfully marketed hit-single compilation albums, has died. He was 65. more info

Farewell, Interpol's Carlos D …

5345 days ago
Guardian MusicThe infamous bassist boasted a look that was equal parts Hitler Youth, Crispin Glover and the Count from Sesame Street. Now that he has left Interpol, we may never see his like againOK, so it's not quite Paul McCartney leaving the Beatles or Glen Mat... more info

Celebrity Birthdays - May 10, 2010

5345 days ago
StarpulseHappy Birthday to: U2 singer Bono (1960) "Kenan and Kel" star Kenan Thompson (1978) Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista (1965) Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious (1957; d. 1979) Traffic gu... more info

'I'm going to celebrate Ian Curtis'

5346 days ago
Guardian MusicThirty years after the death of Ian Curtis, Peter Hook brings his Joy Division pal to lifeIn the newly converted rehearsal studio behind his Alderley Edge home, Peter Hook is sifting through his personal collection of Joy Division memorabilia, includ... more info

Live Review: PiL in Toronto

5347 days ago
Jam! Showbiz Music, CanadaThe sneer and sarcasm that former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon is known for is occasionally still there, but has often been replaced by a wide-eyed grin. more info

Listen: Deerhunter Play New Song, Cover the Fall on BBC Radio

5349 days ago
PitchforkBradford Cox and his Deerhunter buddies showed up on former Fall member Marc Riley's BBC 6 show yesterday, as Prefix points out. They played a bliss-y new track called "Helicopter" as well as a cover of the Fall's "Who Makes the Nazis?" The always en... more info

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