Artist: the Paper Chase
Genre(s):
Indie
Discography:
Now You Are One Of Us
Year: 2006
Tracks: 15
Hide the Kitchen Knives
Year: 2002
Tracks: 13
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
the Paper Chase
Artist: the Paper Chase
Genre(s):
Indie
Discography:
Now You Are One Of Us
Year: 2006
Tracks: 15
Hide the Kitchen Knives
Year: 2002
Tracks: 13
Friday, 27 June 2008
Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' tops Billboard 200
Album sells 721, 000 copies in the U.S.
NEW YORK -- As expected, Coldplay tops the Billboard 200 with "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," which shifted a whopping 721,000 first-week U.S. copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The Capitol release sold nearly as many copies as the band's other chart-topper, 2005's "X&Y," which moved 737,000. Only one other rock band has had a 700,000-plus week since the release of that effort. Last November, the Eagles' "Long Road Out of Eden" began at No. 1 with 711,000.
With the million-plus debut of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" last week, this marks only the second time the chart has seen back-to-back debuts of more than 700,000 since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. The first time it happened was way back in the summer of 2000, when Britney Spears' "Oops! I Did It Again" (1,319,000) was followed by Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" (1,760,000).
Forty% of "Viva La Vida" sales, 288,000 copies, were digital downloads, making it the biggest sales frame ever registered for a digital album. It surpasses the previous record, set earlier this year when Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" (139,000).
With a 69% sales decrease, "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal) slips 1-2 with 309,000 units.
The soundtrack to the Disney Channel film "Camp Rock," featuring the Jonas Brothers, debuts at No. 3 with 188,000. The movie premiered on June 20 and averaged 8.9 million total viewers according to Nielsen, making it the network's second-most-watched original movie after 2007's "High School Musical 2."
The multilabel "Now 28" compilation continues its decline from third to fourth with 81,000 (39%), while Plies' "Definition of Real" (Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide) falls from No. 2 to No. 5 with 68,000 (-68%). Selling 65,000, Usher's LaFace/Zomba set "Here I Stand" descends 5-6 with a 36% sales decrease.
Flying up the chart from No. 124 to No. 7, Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" (SRP/Def Jam) experiences a 930% sales jump to 63,000; a reissue of the 2007 album hit shelves with three additional tracks. Disturbed's former chart-topping Warner Bros. set "Indestructible" declines from No. 4 to No. 8 with 59,000 (a 42% drop).
Capitol pop newcomer Katy Perry has a No. 9 start with her debut album, "One of the Boys," which sold 47,000. The single "I Kissed a Girl" has been climbing its way up the Hot 100 and sits currently at the No. 2 spot, behind Coldplay's "Viva La Vida."
The Offspring's first album in five years, "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace" (Columbia), debuts at No. 10 with 46,000. The veteran rock act's 2003 album "Splinter" peaked at No. 30.
Metal mainstay Judas Priest's "Nostradamus" (Epic) begins at No. 11 with 42,000, the highest charting album of the band's career. Its previous best came with 2005's "Angel of Retribution" at No. 13.
Blood Raw's first album for Def Jam, "CTE Presents: My Life: The True Testimony," debuts at No. 30 with 17,000, and rapper 2 Pistols' debut "Death Before Dishonor" (J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League) bows at No. 33 with 16,000. Indie rock act Wolf Parade earns its highest chart position with "At Mount Zoomer" (Sub Pop), moving 13,000 to open at No. 46.
Album sales are down 10.6% from last week's sum at 8.30 million units, and are down 6.7% compared to the same week last year. With 196.98 million units sold this year so far, sales are down 10.9% overall compared to last year.
NEW YORK -- As expected, Coldplay tops the Billboard 200 with "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," which shifted a whopping 721,000 first-week U.S. copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The Capitol release sold nearly as many copies as the band's other chart-topper, 2005's "X&Y," which moved 737,000. Only one other rock band has had a 700,000-plus week since the release of that effort. Last November, the Eagles' "Long Road Out of Eden" began at No. 1 with 711,000.
With the million-plus debut of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" last week, this marks only the second time the chart has seen back-to-back debuts of more than 700,000 since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. The first time it happened was way back in the summer of 2000, when Britney Spears' "Oops! I Did It Again" (1,319,000) was followed by Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" (1,760,000).
Forty% of "Viva La Vida" sales, 288,000 copies, were digital downloads, making it the biggest sales frame ever registered for a digital album. It surpasses the previous record, set earlier this year when Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" (139,000).
With a 69% sales decrease, "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal) slips 1-2 with 309,000 units.
The soundtrack to the Disney Channel film "Camp Rock," featuring the Jonas Brothers, debuts at No. 3 with 188,000. The movie premiered on June 20 and averaged 8.9 million total viewers according to Nielsen, making it the network's second-most-watched original movie after 2007's "High School Musical 2."
The multilabel "Now 28" compilation continues its decline from third to fourth with 81,000 (39%), while Plies' "Definition of Real" (Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide) falls from No. 2 to No. 5 with 68,000 (-68%). Selling 65,000, Usher's LaFace/Zomba set "Here I Stand" descends 5-6 with a 36% sales decrease.
Flying up the chart from No. 124 to No. 7, Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" (SRP/Def Jam) experiences a 930% sales jump to 63,000; a reissue of the 2007 album hit shelves with three additional tracks. Disturbed's former chart-topping Warner Bros. set "Indestructible" declines from No. 4 to No. 8 with 59,000 (a 42% drop).
Capitol pop newcomer Katy Perry has a No. 9 start with her debut album, "One of the Boys," which sold 47,000. The single "I Kissed a Girl" has been climbing its way up the Hot 100 and sits currently at the No. 2 spot, behind Coldplay's "Viva La Vida."
The Offspring's first album in five years, "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace" (Columbia), debuts at No. 10 with 46,000. The veteran rock act's 2003 album "Splinter" peaked at No. 30.
Metal mainstay Judas Priest's "Nostradamus" (Epic) begins at No. 11 with 42,000, the highest charting album of the band's career. Its previous best came with 2005's "Angel of Retribution" at No. 13.
Blood Raw's first album for Def Jam, "CTE Presents: My Life: The True Testimony," debuts at No. 30 with 17,000, and rapper 2 Pistols' debut "Death Before Dishonor" (J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League) bows at No. 33 with 16,000. Indie rock act Wolf Parade earns its highest chart position with "At Mount Zoomer" (Sub Pop), moving 13,000 to open at No. 46.
Album sales are down 10.6% from last week's sum at 8.30 million units, and are down 6.7% compared to the same week last year. With 196.98 million units sold this year so far, sales are down 10.9% overall compared to last year.
I Wayne
Artist: I Wayne
Genre(s):
Reggae
Discography:
The Demo
Year: 2005
Tracks: 17
Lava Ground
Year: 2005
Tracks: 18
Untitled
Year: 2004
Tracks: 16
Stern Warning: Steakgate's a Load of Bull
NBA commissioner David Stern didn't want to hear about our theory that a steak dinner was responsible for Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce's atrocious game three.
You'd think he'd welcome any question that didn't involve fixing NBA games.
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You'd think he'd welcome any question that didn't involve fixing NBA games.
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Thursday, 26 June 2008
Courtney sparks health fears
COURTNEY LOVE stepped out in Malibu this weekend looking shockingly pale and
thin.
In better times ... Courtney back in 2001Enlarge
The Hole singer has been under huge strain since the disappearance of her
ex-husband KURT COBAIN's ashes, recently admitting she felt suicidal
after they were allegedly stolen from her home.
She said last month: "I can't believe anyone would take Kurt's ashes from
me. I find it disgusting and right now I'm suicidal. If I don't get them
back I don't know what I'll do.
"They were all I had left of him. Who has their husband's ashes stolen?"
Most of the NIRVANA singer's ashes were scattered at a Buddhist temple
in New York and in the Wishkah river in Washington state.
But Love says she kept some for herself, in a pink bear-shaped handbag,
hidden in a wardrobe at her home in Hollywood.
The star, who has been linkled with comedians STEVE COOGAN and RUSSELL
BRAND, has had weight issues in the past, recently shedding 52 pounds
after a strict diet regime - and of course her weight yo-yo'd during her
wild, drug filled years.
However, these shocking new pics have worried many observers.
thin.
In better times ... Courtney back in 2001Enlarge
The Hole singer has been under huge strain since the disappearance of her
ex-husband KURT COBAIN's ashes, recently admitting she felt suicidal
after they were allegedly stolen from her home.
She said last month: "I can't believe anyone would take Kurt's ashes from
me. I find it disgusting and right now I'm suicidal. If I don't get them
back I don't know what I'll do.
"They were all I had left of him. Who has their husband's ashes stolen?"
Most of the NIRVANA singer's ashes were scattered at a Buddhist temple
in New York and in the Wishkah river in Washington state.
But Love says she kept some for herself, in a pink bear-shaped handbag,
hidden in a wardrobe at her home in Hollywood.
The star, who has been linkled with comedians STEVE COOGAN and RUSSELL
BRAND, has had weight issues in the past, recently shedding 52 pounds
after a strict diet regime - and of course her weight yo-yo'd during her
wild, drug filled years.
However, these shocking new pics have worried many observers.
Like Father, Like Baby Seal
Little Henry may be as cute as his mom Heidi Klum, but his temper is all compliments of daddy dearest Seal.
The two-year-old tyke threw a fit while out with his mom and siblings in NYC on Tuesday. If you think he's angry now, just wait until his pop teaches him how to drive!
We're just sayin'!
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The two-year-old tyke threw a fit while out with his mom and siblings in NYC on Tuesday. If you think he's angry now, just wait until his pop teaches him how to drive!
We're just sayin'!
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