Sade has a new album
Iconic R&B group Sade has a new album, Soldier of Love, prepped for release next year. The band, which features vocalist Sade Adu, is best known for such hit albums as 1985’s Diamond Life, 1992’s Love Deluxe and 2000’s Lover’s Rock. According to Sony labelmate Maxwell, the album is “monolithic.” Soldier of Love is slated to arrive on February 10, 2010. [Billboard.com]
Experimental composer/musician Glenn Branca wrote an editorial for the New York Times titled The End of Music in which he ponders whether new music is the same as old music. [NYTimes.com]
Famed musicologist HC Robbins Landon has died. Landon, who passed on November 20 at age 83, is perhaps best known for his series of books on composer Mozart. [Guardian.co.uk.]
Influential alt-rock band The Pixies performed two of the band’s classic cuts on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. The bandmates, who are currently reunited in support of the career spanning box-set Minatour, performed the fan-chosen songs “Debaser” and “Hey.” [Stereogum.com]
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