In 2012, EMI’s recorded music operations were sold to Universal Music Group . In order for Universal Music to acquire EMI, the European Union , for antitrust reasons, forced EMI to spin off assets including Parlophone. Universal was allowed to keep the Beatles’ recorded music catalogue, managed by Capitol Records…
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The entire original Beatles album catalogue was also reissued on vinyl in 2012; available either individually or as a box set.
After parting ways with Universal Records and signing with 429 Records, Smash Mouth released their sixth studio album titled Magic , on September 4, 2012. The album was primarily produced by new band member Mike Krompass. The first single, also entitled “Magic”, debuted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at…
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In early 2012, Phil Parlapiano substituted for Martin Gerschwitz for a few shows when Gerschwitz was unable to play due to his own solo-tour schedule.
Former guitarist Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt died on January 2, 2012, at the age of 63, due to cirrhosis of the liver. Bassist Lee Dorman, who had a history of heart trouble, died on December 21, 2012, at the age of 70. Both Reinhardt and Dorman were also founding members of…
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Having worked on The Shins for nearly a decade, Mercer felt exhausted and ready to quit the band. “Mainly I was tired of being right in the middle and everything sort of revolving around me, including the friendship dynamics-slash-bandmate dynamics and the creative aspect”, Mercer explained in 2012. Noting that…
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Kevin Barnes had revealed some information on the following album in an interview with Pitchfork Media . On October 20, 2011, Barnes announced that the next album was complete. In November 2011, the band released a new track titled “Wintered Debts” via the band’s SoundCloud site, a track off the…
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The band announced ” The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala ” as the second single to be taken from Suck It and See . Most of the stock was burned because of the London riots . A limited edition 7″ Vinyl of the single was then released over the band’s website on…
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On 26 September 2011, Pink Floyd and EMI launched an exhaustive re-release campaign under the title Why Pink Floyd…? , reissuing the back catalogue in newly remastered versions, including “Experience” and “Immersion” multi-disc multi-format editions. The albums were remastered by James Guthrie , co-producer of The Wall .
On September 21, 2011, it was announced that a new GBV album, Let’s Go Eat the Factory , had been recorded for release in January 2012.