Consumed Links - March 11, 2011

Here we go, dear readers, with another round-up of things found around the web. 




LimeWire has settled with music publishers... so who is next? (billboard)


Duff McKagan has started a money management firm for musicians. (rollingstone)


Slipknot's Corey Taylor doesn't feel there will be a new Slipknot album. (nme)


Knowledge Magazine discusses what the most essential dnb tracks of 1994 are. (knowledge)


Some of you may recall the alternative for downloads for Napster in 1999... Epitonic returns. (mashable)


A rare Spider-man comic has sold for an amazing price. (contactmusic)


And lastly....


William Powell apologized for writing 'The Anarchist Cookbook'?  (mental_floss)


RIP Mike Starr

My Top Ten Listens For 2010

I have had a last.fm profile for a long time. I was quite interested in my listening habits lately. I was also wondering about the listening habits of some of the people I know who listen to a broad range of musical styles. Well, I thought I would share what I came up with for myself. What have all of you been listening to heavily?


Here is the list of artists that made my Top 10 for scrobbles on last.fm.


10- Korn
 9- Pitchshifter
 8- Alice In Chains
 7- Bullet For My Valentine
 6- Kittie
 5- Celldweller
 4- Disturbed
 3- The Prodigy
 2- Cyanotic
 1- Nine Inch Nails





If you are on last.fm and you are interested in "befriending" me to talk music and stuff.... join me  here @  last.fm

Looking Back – 2009 – Part One

This is a year where we saw many unexpected deaths, saw some interesting moves in the business of music, tweeted more than ever, watched the changes in social media, and consumed sometimes way too much information. Here is a look back at a few things explored here on CBMAM.

 

1- Music Videos – as there were not any really spectacular videos in my opinion, we did take in some from some great artists, and became fan of quite a few as well.  

SEE THE VIDEOS HERE

 

 

 

2- Deaths – I would have to say in all my life that this would have to have been the year that celebrities deaths impacted me the most.  This year we lost Patrick Swayze , Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, Ron Asheton, Lux Interior, Bea Arthur, Dom DeLuise, David Carradine, Koko Taylor, Titus Glover (Baatin), Gidget, Walter Cronkite, DJ AM, Michael Jackson, Les Paul, John Hughes, Mary Travers (Peter, Paul, and Mary), Jim Carroll , Lou Albano,John "Mr. Magic" Rivas, Ken Ober, Anthony Williams (Roc Raida), Brittany Murphy, and countless others.

3- Happy Returns – 2009 saw a few acts return and the fans were excited.

Massive Attack returned with an ep titled Splitting The Atom and then announced a new album. (massive)

AFI released a new album (Crash Love) after three years. (afi)

Alice In Chains returned with a new album since 1995 and the death of Layne Staley. It is titled ‘Black Gives Way to Blue.’ (AIC)

Bassnectar gave us ‘Cozza Frenzy’ after two years. (BNCozza)

 

Megadeth brought the ‘Endgame’, the newest release since 2007’s ‘United Abominations.’ (megadeth)

 

Green Day gave us the ‘21st Century Breakdown’ after 2004’s ‘American Idiot’. (green)

Beastie Boys gave us some music and a peek at things to come. (Beastie)

Boxcutter returned with ‘Arecibo Message.’ The last album was ‘Glyphic’ in 2007. (boxcut)

Placebo’s album ‘Meds’ came out in 2006. This year they gave us ‘Battle For The Sun’. (placebo)

 

 

Raekwon hit us hard with dropping ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Part II.’ His previous studio album was 2003’s ‘The Lex Diamond Story.’

The Prodigy returned to us with ‘Invaders Must Die after the not so loud release 2004’s Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.’ (theprodnews)

With so much going on I probably am missing a few acts here…. who were you excited to see return? Who will you miss the most? What music videos caught your eye? Any recommendations for me to check out? Please feel free to comment.

Stay tuned for part 2.

 

In the meanwhile… let us not forget that new Nine Inch Nails album: (April Fools)

 

Happy New Years!!!!!

Check My Brain -- Alice In Chains

Here is the first single off of the new Alice In Chains album, Black Gives Way To Blue. It is the first album since the death of lead singer Layne Staley.* I must admit that when I heard about this I wasn't sure how it would work. When I finally heard this track I was impressed. The album is available now so do check it out. You can get more information on the artist site. (AIC)



*note -- Staley passed in 2002. The last studio album was Alice In Chains in 1995. There have been a few greatest hits type packages as well as the Unplugged (MTV) album in 1996 and a live album in 2000.

As It Has Been Told.....

Since many of us have been so caught up in the death of Michael Jackson it's been hard to find out what else has been going on.....so I am here to help...



Alice In Chains and Elton John? Yes, it's true according to billboard.com.



Smoking Gun has the warrant affidavit in regards to the investigation into Michael Jackson's death..... check it out here : sg



Spin has an excellent article about Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor... Nine Inch Nails: What Does 'Goodbye' Mean? ---- spin



And lastly......
By now you have all seen this but if not.... here is the trailer for AVATAR: