I hesitate to use this website for anything personal believing it should remain a place where fans of my music can come free of the distractions that occasionally arise with the rest of my job. However, due to the unfounded and ugly rumors that have appeared in the papers over the last few days, I felt they shouldn’t pass without comment. Patti and I have been together for 18 years- the best 18 years of my life. We have built a beautiful family we love and want to protect and our commitment to one another remains as strong as the day we were married.
It must be nice. There is a rumor circulating that, as Jay-Z jumps back into the recording fray with this new album/tour, he’ll be quitting his position as the president of Def Jam. Three years and he’s done, I heard. I’m not mad at that, because I’m anxious for a new Jigga LP. I heard he’s working hard between L.A. and N.Y. with Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Dr. Dre and others for this monster project. The word is: November.
The Smashing Pumpkins are currently in the recording studio with legendary producer Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars, The Darkness), at work on their first new album since 1999.
Even if you’ve never heard of Chicago-based indie rockers OK Go, the foursome have staged one of the coolest music videos in memory. "Here It Goes Again" shows the guys in a one-take, intricately staged dance routine aboard eight treadmills. In a triumph of low-budget, fun concept, they jump forward and backward, faux figure skate, and kick out aerobic and dance floor moves. Since the video was posted in You Tube on Tuesday, it’s had more than 1.2 million hits.
Dave Matthews Band will be releasing its first greatest hits compilation "in the near future," according to an email sent to the band’s newsletter subscribers. "In order to fulfill an obligation to their label," DMB will compile both studio and live tracks for the set, a release date for which has not been announced.Via an online poll, fans are being asked for their input on tracks for the as-yet-untitled album, including favorite live performances of a given song.The hits package is an apparent requirement as part of the new contract DMB signed with RCA in 2004. The group is also at work on a new studio album, which will be the follow-up to 2005’s "Stand Up."
