Music

This Morning In New Music February 24, 2010

by Ciaran Thompson

Beat on the brat with the baseball bat…or piece of gym equipment. Natavia Lowery, the personal assistant to former Ramones manager Linda Stein has been convicted of murdering her boss. In a New York court, prosecutors said Lowery stole over $30,000 from Stein and then clubbed her with a piece of exercise equipment to try and cover it up. Stein was found dead at her New York apartment in October of 2007. Initially denying the killing, Lowery eventually gave a videotaped account of beating Stein to death. [BBC]

Steve Shelley, the drummer for Sonic Youth, has formed a new band called The High Confessions. Consisting of Shelley, Chris Connelly, Sanford Parker and engineer Jeremy Lemos, the band has signed with Relapse Records. Their debut album entitled Turning Lead Into Gold With The High Confessions, will be released this summer. [Pitchfork]

And what we promise to be the last thing we write about Abbey Road studios in a long time, the recording studio has been designated a historic site by the government. Culture Minister Margaret Hodge declared it a Grade 2 listed building which means changes to the interior can be made, but any alterations must respect the character of the site. [Reuters]