After the countless missteps Microsoft made leading up to the launch of the Xbox One, the PS4 has been this generation’s sales leader by a large margin. In spite of Microsoft’s valiant efforts to course-correct over the last two years, it seems as if there’s little hope of the Xbox One ever catching up to the PS4. Even so, there’s an argument to be made that the Xbox One is actually thriving ...
The detention of “kamikaze” Chinese hedge fund manager Xu Xiang for alleged insider trading on Sunday after a dramatic manhunt was front-page news, but to industry insiders it was the chronicle of a downfall foretold. Renowned as the “captain” of the “Limit-up Kamikaze Squad”, a loose-knit group of fund managers centred around the port city of Ningbo, Mr Xu favoured bets that were big, bold and bountiful. The squad’s nickname salutes its ...
Longtime Santana percussionist Raul Rekow has died. Rekow appeared on 16 Santana studio efforts, including 1999's Supernatural and Carlos Santana's most recent solo album, 2014's Corazon. He also played on recordings by Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock and Whitney Houston, while releasing solo music and doing instructional film work. more...
Sam Smith has released "Drowning Shadows" a single from his upcoming two disc, In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition). The album is a re-release of his 2014 breakout album In the Lonely Hour. "'Drowning Shadows' is the saddest song I've ever written and the least radio-friendly song I've ever written," Smith told Zane Lowe. more...
Rod Stewart says that the positive reception of his 2013 record Time helped him in writing his new record Another Country. "The last album did fairly well - it did really well in Europe - and it gave me the confidence to spread my wings, as it were, and just keep on writing. Writing about different things," Stewart began. more...
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