DAILYSESSION

By DAVE ITZKOFF – NY Times

It took nearly 40 years, but the Sex Pistols, that snarling, sneering British band that helped launch the punk-rock movement in the 1970s has finally signed a recording contract without causing any embarrassing, tabloid-ready incidents. (Yet.)

Reuters reports that the surviving Sex Pistols have entered into a deal with Universal, which is preparing a 35th-anniversary edition of the group’s lone studio album, “Never Mind the Bollocks,” and is organizing other events to mark the occasion later this year. [Read More]

By Camille Dodero – Village Voice

The Pope of Pop’s last week with this mortal coil began, more or less, on Valentine’s Day. It was a Saturday in 1987 during an otherwise routine collagen treatment when Andy Warhol complained about his gallbladder, an irascible organ he’d begrudgingly dealt with for years—at least since ’73 or ’74—and had since placated with doctor’s visits, prescriptions, and dietary adjustments. But a week or so prior to this appointment, the abdominal pain had returned with such a vengeance that he had been forced to cancel post-dinner plans to see the Bette Midler movie Outrageous Fortune. (“It wasn’t much,” he later sniffed.) But now the discomfort had returned violently enough that the man who prided himself on not letting on when something was wrong was forced to admit that something was. [Read More]

“Me Against The World”, the world will definitely get behind these grooves. The original mix is a slice of minimalist bass heavy house with a funk undercurrent that not only harks back to dance floor classics of yesterday but hints of recent understated hits by the likes of Sade and more.

MKL’s remix puts the chunky in funky. Keeps the vibe of the original but flips the drums and keyboards to create a hypnotic dance floor brew.

The hypnosis continues with the ethnically inspired “Sitar Track” that maintains a driving funk undercurrent while sprinkling the exotic spice over the top. Perfect for that trip to Goa you’ve been meaning to plan.

by Grandmaster Grouchy Greg (All Hip Hop.com)

The family of Bob Marley has announced the first ever authorized documentary on the singer will be in theaters this April.

Magnolia Pictures has teamed with VH1 to obtain the United States rights to Academy award-winning director Kevin McDonald’s documentary “Marley.”

“Marley” is being executive produced by Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell, as well as Bob Marley’s son Ziggy Marley.

The documentary will make its world premiere at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February, and will premiere in North America, at SXSW this March. [Read More]