Sound Check Music Blog

Catch up on the highlights from the past week.

Amy Winehouse Found Dead. The Daily Mirror has reported that Grammy Award-winning  artist Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment. She was 27 years-old.

Georgia Theatre Grand Opening: The Glands [Preview].  As we begin our Georgia Theatre coverage for the upcoming re-grand opening, August 1-14, in Athens, Ga., we thought it would be a good idea to preview some of the talent that will be performing during this historical event.

Michael Jackson Tribute Has No Substance.  The Jackson family announced that a Michael Jackson tribute concert is in the works Monday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Album Review: Excuses For Skipping.  Bay Area’s Excuses For Skipping privileged SCMB with the opportunity to join their journey by reviewing their new album, Tonic For Hysteria. Humbled, we respectfully obliged and thank heavens we did.

Forget-Me-Not: Bernard Wright-”Haboglabotribin”.  Today’s Forget-Me-Not is by one of Drew’s all-time favorite artists, Bernard Wright AKA Nard.

OK Go and LCD Soundsystem Continue Innovating Music Videos Using The Basics.  Ok Go‘s new video for “All Is Not Lost,” uses their already notorious synchronized dance motif and adds a new spin.

Father of Amy Winehouse Gives Her Belongings To Fans.  Thursday in Camben, North London, outside the home of recently deceased female Artist, Amy Winehouse, her father gave away some of her belongings to fans that gathered to mourn.

Anthony Kiedis Has Bieber Fever And He Has The Tears To Prove It.  So apparently Anthony Kiedis is partial to teenage boys that have a rags to riches story.