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What’s the best thing that could happen in the backseat of a car? You guessed it! Brilliant musical performances!

Here’s an intimate performance put on by The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova). I hoped the duo would keep this project running after Once died down, and am thrilled to hear some new songs.

Following up on their promise a few months back, Coldplay has now made it official that they will be giving away a live album to all of their concert goers through the rest of their stops this year.

The much anticipated NIN iPhone App is here. Check out Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan and Kevin Rose giving you a quick look at the features here.

A lot has been made the past few days about MySpace Local, the NewsCorp response to sites like Yelp. Here’s how to harness it as a tool to promote your music.

Here’s an interesting clip from backstage at a NIN concert in Sydney, where the power went out halfway through the show. It’s an interesting and candid look at Trent and the guys.
I mostly uploaded this because it was shot with the new Canon 5D mkII, and the video quality is stunning.
You can watch it in [...]

Fans purchasing Tour Club Memberships in No Doubt’s upcoming Summer tour pre-sale will receive a free download of the band’s entire digital audio catalog for each ticket purchased.* This offer includes “Stand And Deliver” (originally by Adam And The Ants) – No Doubt’s first new recording and only available here!
For a $15 per show membership [...]

According to The Sun, Chris Martin is hoping to give away live recordings of this year’s Viva La Vida tour to anybody who buys a concert ticket. He vaguely mentions the purpose having something to do with a sagging economy and wanting to take care of the fans. The only real way I see it [...]

Trent Reznor just announced on the NIN site that they would be touring with Jane’s Addiction in 2009, and then taking a hiatus.

In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases. I’ve been thinking for some time now it’s time to make NIN disappear for a while. Last year’s “Lights in the [...]

[via LA Times]
While Jane’s Addiction had planned to play a last-minute secret show this past Monday, it appears the band has worked out the kinks and found the perfect-sized venue to once again tease fans this coming Monday.
This time, however, more than 150 or so will be able to get in. The original lineup of [...]

[via paidcontent.org]
Now that the Live Nation-Ticketmaster combination has been announced, the question is how will the new company make enough additional money to justify the deal? Certainly, some people have speculated (including Bruce Springsteen, among others) that the answer is higher ticket prices—but how much higher? The Department of Justice will, of course, be looking [...]

U2 will be on Letterman as the musical guest each night from March 2nd through March 6th.
This is an unprecidented event for the Late Show, and should be a good opportunity to catch some of the new tracks from U2’s new album, No Line On The Horizon, which releases that week (of course). I’m sure [...]

Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Bono and more than a dozen other music stars will kick off Barack Obama’s presidential inaugural festivities by performing at the opening celebration at Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial on Jan. 18. The free event, which is open to the public, will also be broadcast on HBO.
Nineteen artists from across genres, [...]

Here’s a little video I found on Coldplay’s site. I love Simon Pegg, and Coldplay, so this short little diddy is (fun)^2.
Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!