In April 2009, Starr performed three songs with McCartney at a benefit concert held at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and organised by McCartney.
In 2009, the band announced their first new release in 35 years, Haih Or Amortecedor
They did an extensive North American tour in support of the album in the fall of 2009
Arctic Monkeys embarked on the first leg of the worldwide Humbug Tour in January 2009 and went on to headline 2009’s Reading and Leeds Festivals . During this performance, they played a number of songs from Humbug , plus older tracks such as “Brianstorm” and a cover of Nick Cave…
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In October 2008, it was announced that Guided by Voices’ music would be used for a 3-D film musical based on the life of Cleopatra to be directed by Steven Soderbergh with script by James Greer . Soderbergh and Greer would rewrite the lyrics of the songs to fit the…
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Wright died of cancer on 15 September 2008, aged 65. His former bandmates paid tributes to his life and work; Gilmour said that Wright’s contributions were often overlooked, and that his “soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound”. A week after Wright’s…
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In June 2008, “A Minha Menina” was the featured audio track for the McDonald’s commercial “Victory.”
In April 2008, Os Mutantes released their first song in more than 30 years, called “Mutantes Depois”, with new female vocalist Bia Mendes and male vocalist Fabio Recco, available for digital download and online stream.
although in 2008, McCartney stated that the main obstacle to making the Beatles’ catalogue available online was that EMI “want[s] something we’re not prepared to give them”.
Of Montreal’s next album, Skeletal Lamping , was released on October 21, 2008. It was released in ten different formats, including conventional CD and vinyl, as well as T-shirts, button sets, wall decals , tote bags, and a paper lantern, the latter formats complete with a digital download code for…
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