HOT BEATS OF SUMMER May 17, 2008
- Features Usher is getting things warmed up. This month-by-month look at more than 180 albums promises to have a summer tune for everyone. » Full Story
12 COOL TECH TOYS May 17, 2008
- Features Warm beach days are on the horizon and music in the air -- and on the deck, and on the road and even rolling around on the floor, thanks to these 12 must-have new audio products. » Full Story
ENDLESS AUSSIE SUMMER May 17, 2008
- Features It may be winter back home, but Australian acts are extending their summer by targeting the international festival circuit. » Full Story
THE WIGHT STUFF May 17, 2008
- Features In 1970, it was described as "a psychedelic concentration camp." But this summer, the United Kingdom's Isle of Wight Festival tops a series of events that will see the 150-square-mile island become the sold-out epicenter of the U.K. festival scene. » Full Story
COLDPLAY: LA VIDA LOCA? May 17, 2008
- Features The album that will put the new EMI under its greatest global scrutiny to date is also 2008's most eagerly awaited release. » Full Story
FESTIVAL FATIGUE? May 17, 2008
- Features While there are certainly enough large music festivals to create a circuit of sorts, any perceived similarity between the festival lineups seems to be overstated at this point. » Full Story
OLYMPIC PAINS May 17, 2008
- Features The Beijing Olympics were supposed to bring a summer-long celebration to China—but live-biz insiders say the mood of protest over Tibet means it's getting harder for international acts to join the party. » Full Story
SUMMER PREVIEW: TOUR DE FORCE OR FARCE? May 17, 2008
- Features Some of the most solid names in the touring business will be out this summer; the industry is hopeful that dollars and attendance will rebound from double-digit decreases in 2007. » Full Story
IRON MAIDEN: THE BIRTH OF EDDIE May 17, 2008
- Features Eddie, Iron Maiden's omnipresent, psychotic mascot, has adorned just about every piece of artwork and live set since the group's earliest days on EMI. » Full Story
IRON MAIDEN: THE SWEET SPOT May 17, 2008
- Features Paul Bruce Dickinson made his live debut with Iron Maiden at the end of 1981, some two years after the band started its enduring relationship with EMI Records. » Full Story
IRON MAIDEN: BACK TO LIFE May 17, 2008
- Features Iron Maiden has had many memorable nights on the world stage, but one of its landmark occasions has a new lease of life, almost 25 years later. » Full Story
IRON MAIDEN: 'EDDIE' AND THE AUSSIES May 17, 2008
- Features When Iron Maiden played Australia on its 2008 Somewhere Back in Time world tour for a half-dozen shows between Feb. 4 and Feb. 10, it marked the band's first shows Down Under in 15 years. » Full Story
IRON MAIDEN: TICKET MASTER May 17, 2008
- Features John Jackson, managing director of the K2 Agency in London, has booked Iron Maiden's European shows for nearly 30 years. » Full Story
