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One of the largest media companies on the planet, the Universal Music Group posesses a market share of almost a quarter of all global music sales. The story of Universal is one rife with mergers and acquisitions, although it can be traced back to 1898 with Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. The consolidation is too lengthy to list here, but today's Universal has been built on formerly independent companies like Deutsche Grammophon, Music Corporation of America (MCA), Polydor, Decca, Philips, PolyGram, Verve, ABC, Chess, Island, Def Jam, Geffen, Motown, Rodven, Interscope and Mercury among others.
Artists with releases on this label:
Jawbreaker, Blue Meanies, MxPx, Long Beach Dub All-Stars, Blink 182, H2O, Unwritten Law, Sublime, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory, Face to Face, Nirvana, Lefty, Bloodhound Gang, ALL, The Hippos, Face to Face, Henry Rollins, Sparta, Midtown, Box Car Racer, Something Corporate, Sonic Youth, theSTART, Jurassic 5, AFI, Matthew Good Band, Dredg, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Living Things, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Mars Volta, The Revolution Smile, Saves The Day, All-American Rejects, JamisonParker, The Rapture, Circle Jerks, The Cure, The Hives, Chronic Future, Number One Fan, Rise Against, A Thorn For Every Heart, Recover, The Starting Line, The High Speed Scene, Finch, Razorlight, Reel Big Fish, Helmet, Institute, Queens of the Stone Age, Abandoned Pools, Angels and Airwaves, Brand New, Be Your Own Pet, Wax, Rocket from the Crypt, TV on the Radio, Plus 44, The Police, Klaxons, The Pink Spiders, Sound the Alarm, Noisettes, Primus, Blaqk Audio, Nine Inch Nails, Forever the Sickest Kids, The King Blues, Lil Wayne Recent ReviewsRecent NewsWin a signed copy of The Cure's "4:13 Dream" In October, The Cure released their latest album, 4:13 Dream and we've got a signed copy of the album to give…Trail of Dead plan sixth full length for February Austin, TX's And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are gearing up for their sixth full length release, due in February 2009 on their newly formed Richter Scale imprint of Justice Records. The band…Travis Barker sues after plane crash According to a report from Fox News, Travis Barker of Blink 182 and Plus 44 has filed a lawsuit against two companies that he alleges were responsible for the tragic plane crash which killed four people and critically injured Barker and DJ AM. Barker is suing Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, which owned the Learjet which crashed, and an aeroplane maintenance company. Barker is asking for $25,000 for pain and suffering, disfigurement, loss of earnings plus…Against Me! releases live EP Against Me! has released a new live, three-track EP via iTunes. Titled Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, the release compiles three tracks, unsurprisingly, from the Austin City Limits Music Festival. You can preview or purchase here. Since the release…Ben Nichols: "The Last Pale Light In The West" RCRDLBL has posted an interview and free download from Ben Nichols. Nichols, the frontman of Lucero recently announced plans to release his new solo debut. The record is titled The Last Pale Light in the West and is due out January 20, 2009. Nichols entered the studio this past August with Rick Steff (Cat Power, Lucero) and Todd Beane (Glossary) to record this seven track mini-LP which features songs inspired from the Cormac McCarthy book Blood…Rivers Cuomo: "My Brain is Working Overtime" Rivers Cuomo has posted the first video from his second demos/home recording compilation. The record is titled Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo and is due out November 25, 2008. You can find "My Brain is Working Overtime" right here.…Travis Barker back in the studio According to a report from pollstar, former Blink 182 and current Plus 44 drummer and remixer, Travis Barker, is back in the studio after the accident which gave him third degree burns and killed four people. Barker had this to say about recording again: It was like riding a bike. It was really exciting to know I still have my chops. It still felt good. I still can make it around the kit. Everything felt right, so I'm thankful to be able to play. Barker was…Mark Hoppus talks about Travis Barker, Plus-44 progress Mark Hoppus recently spoke to MTV about the status of his bandmate from Plus-44 and Blink-182, Travis Barker. Barker was injured in a September 2008 plane crash which also injured DJ AM and took the lives of four people when the plane failed to lift off, went off the runway and crashed into a nearby road. Hoppus noted: He's home right now with his family, and he's healing and trying to stay as positive as he can. He's always been one of the most musically…Sublime reuniting with new vocalist? Although Sublime effectively dissolved after the death of vocalist Bradley Nowell in May of 1996, sources are reporting that the surviving members of the band have been working with a new vocalist and are in fact planning to perform at Bamboozle 2009. The festival organizers hinted at such a reunion in a recent "word game" splash page. Other acts hinted in the scramble include NOFX, Maroon Five,…TV on the Radio: "Dancing Choose (live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno)" TV On The Radio's performance of their song, "Dancing Choose," from Dear Science is now streaming online. The video is available through hulu, so it remains US-only… |
