• Peter Gabriel, Serj Tankian Contribute Songs to Gaza Benefit Album '2 Unite All'

    Legendary singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel and System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian have never shied away from political statements in their music, so it should come as no surprise that both artists have contributed songes to a new benefit compilation album titled "2 Unite All," which goes toward funding humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. According to radio.com, the album was produced by Project Peace on Earth and is currently available for purchase."Helping to rebuild the lives of Palestinians in Gaza is a necessary and noble worldwide humanitarian prerogative that we must not shy away from," Tankian says about the album in a statement. "It's the least we can do for a people that have suffered under an occupation, embargo, and invasion."For the album, Tankian contributed a song titled "Spinning Mysteries at the Sacred Groove," which features Police drummer Stewart Copeland.

  • Sting Offering Chance To Work On His Italian Farm, For A Fee

    How many of you have ever dreamed of working on a farm in the Italian countryside? Well, you're in luck (assuming you said yes to that question), because Sting wants to make your dreams come true. According to Telegraph, the former Police frontman is offering tourists the chance to pick grapes and olives from his estate in Tuscany, and all they have to do is pay him €262, or roughly $345.

  • 'Every Breath You Take' makes Sting almost $2,000 every day.

    Most musicians make most of their money by touring and playing live. Unless you're a big name, recording alone isn't going to put food on the table. Waiting for royalties to come in from downloads and leasing your music out is an even less stable way to earn a buck. Sting can get by with his earnings from recording, but as a story on CelebrityNetWorth.com shows, the former Police bassist ain't doing bad from royalties either. Specifically, royalties from classic "Every Breath You Take." According to the site, the bassist/vocalist makes nearly $2,000 a day from the single's royalties.

  • Classicalite’s Five Best: Rock Musicians with Classical Chops

    Classicalite's list of the five best rock musicians who also compose classical music. eighth blackbird's recent Chicago performance of music by Glenn Kotche, classical composer by day/Wilco drummer by night, got us to thinking about rock musicians who moonlight as composers.
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