Music News 04/05/10

Blink 182 album to be completed this Summer
Blink 182 front man Tom DeLonge has spoken to the Chicago Tribune saying that the new Blink 182 album would be completed during this summer. In news which will thrill the band's loyal fans, DeLonge confirmed that the band were getting close to completing the long-awaited follow-up to the bands 2003 self-titled release.
Delonge also admitted that if it wasn't for the plane crash that almost killed drummer, Travis Barker, the band would not have reunited. The musician said 'if that accident hadn't have happened, then we wouldn't be in a band, pure and simple. It was fate'.
I guess you don't realise how much you need something, until it is almost taken from you. I am interested to see what the band have come up with.
(via www.kerrang.com)

DJ John Peel's son gets BBC Radio 6 show
The son of the late, great John Peel, Tom Ravenscroft, has been signed up to present a show on BBC Radio 6. People are bound to have large expectation of what Tom will come up with, especially seeing how loved and treasured his father was. For those who don't know, John Peel was BBC Radio 1's longest serving DJ (37 years) and is seen as launching the careers of Nirvana, The Pixes and hundreds more.
Tom will be taking over from, Iron Maiden front man, Bruce Dickenson, who has been with the station the 8 years since it's been launched.
6 Music editor,Paul Rodgers, has praised Tom for his musical knowledge, and feels the new signing will be a good omen for the struggling station.
Good luck to Tom, and I hope it all goes well when he starts his new job on 4th June.
(via www.BBC.co.uk)

Apple says bye bye to Lala
In December 2009 Apple purchased online music company Lala, and has caused a lot of conspiring in what it plans to do with the utilities the service has. Lala was an online music site, where users could upload music, and stream the songs through various devices. You could also buy songs to download, or buy 'web songs' which you bought for a lower price, but couldn't download to your PC.
This has caused a lot of chatter about itunes opening up a site where you can stream your itunes library from anywhere. This would be useful in that it would see Apple release apps for Android and Windows 7 Mobile phones. Some tech bloggers, have started calling the project 'itunes.com', but ever secretive Apple, doesn't seem to be wanting to give anything away before its annual conference in June. Although it should be mentioned, Lala will shut completely on May 31st, 1 week before the Apple conference in San Francisco.
This is some exciting news for user of the world's most popular media player. It would be great to be able to access my library over the web, but I am cautious that it could mean it could get hacked into.
(via www.informationweek.com)