Sound Check Music Blog

The biggest music news during the week of June 20th to June 26th.

Michael Jackson: Loving Him Lonely: The second anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death has arrived (June 25, 2011) and Drew’s suspicions tell him that most will go through the day without even a simple reminder. Here is his heartfelt reminder.

Stephen Colbert Debuts New Jack White-Produced Single: The Colbert Nation grew a little larger last week when Stephen Colbert debuted his new single ”Charlene II (I’m Over You)” on the Colbert Report.  Watch it here.

Avett Brothers “I and Love and You” Dubbed Best Album of the 2000s: The album I and Love and You, the band’s most recent release, has been dubbed as one of the best albums of the 2000s on iTunes.

Phish Starting to Record New Album This Winter: During an interview with Rolling Stone, Trey Anastasio said that Phish “wants to get together in the winter and start working on something new.”

Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott Reveals She Has Graves Disease: Missy Elliott publicly revealed that she has been living with Graves Disease since 2008.

Radiohead Releases New Track “Staircase”: Radiohead’s website Dead Air Space released a video last week of the band playing a newbie titled “Staircase”.

New Release Tuesday: Bon Iver, Jill Scott, Esham, Weird Al Yankovic: Last week’s new releases offered new tracks that range from controversial hip hop to indie folk to parody pop.