Archive for July 22nd, 2009
Nirvana’s “Bleach” on “Rock Band”? Sub Pop Looks to Code Catalogs Into Playable Tracks
July 22nd, 2009
Music video games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero have become the new stars of American culture. But fans of cult or indie music like, say, the Melvins, can’t exactly inhabit their inner Buzz because rhythm game music catalogs offer a tiny fraction of recorded music. This week however, the newly announced Rock Band Network introduced the option for anyone with a tune to try to get their songs added to the Rock Band ...
The Clash’s Headon Demonstrates How He Wrote “Rock the Casbah”
July 22nd, 2009
Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/GettyLast week Rolling Stone rang up former Clash drummer Topper Headon to talk about the making of the band’s classic 1982 album Combat Rock (read the full story in our new issue, on stands now). When we asked him how he wrote “Rock The Casbah,” he delighted us by sitting down at his piano and playing the initial sketch of the song he presented to the band in 1981. Click below to ...
On the Charts: Daughtry’s “Town” Ends King of Pop’s Reign
July 22nd, 2009
Photo: Bedder/GettyThe Big News: Daughtry ended the King of Pop’s reign atop Comprehensive Albums as the former American Idol contestant’s second album Leave This Town sold 269,000 copies take Number One on that chart as well as the Top 200. While Town managed to top the charts in its debut week — something Daughtry’s four-times platinum self-titled LP couldn’t accomplish — its predecessor managed better first-week sales in 2007, with 304,000 copies. Michael Jackson once ...
U2 Unveil “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” Animated Video
July 22nd, 2009
U2 have revealed the animated video for “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” the third single off of their five-star No Line on the Horizon and the song Bono sings in BlackBerry ads popping up before many of this summer’s biggest movies. U2 don’t actually appear in the video, but the clip’s incredible animation more than makes up for the absence of the Edge.
The video was animated by artist David O’Reilly, who ...
Bruce Springsteen, U2, Metallica, Eric Clapton, More Set for All-Star Rock Hall Celebration
July 22nd, 2009
Photo: Fisker/AFP/GettyBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, U2, Paul Simon, Metallica, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Friends and Simon and Garfunkel are among the legendary artists confirmed for a landmark
two-night concert event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Sprawling across October 29th and 30th at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the shows will feature Hall of Fame acts sharing the stage with guests and ...
Leonard Cohen Announces Second Leg of First U.S. Tour in 15 Years
July 22nd, 2009
Photo: Singsaas/WireImageAfter completing his first U.S. tour in 15 years, Leonard Cohen will trek across the States again this autumn as the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a second leg of shows, Billboard.biz reports. Cohen’s second U.S. jaunt in 2009 kicks off October 17th in Sunrise, Florida, and concludes nearly a month and 14 shows later in San Jose, California, on November 13th.
As Rock Daily reported in January, Cohen ended his ...
Whitney Houston Returns: Diva Debuts “I Look to You” in New York
July 22nd, 2009
Photo: Mazur/WireImageIt looked like the ’90s. It felt like the ’90s. It even sort of smelled like the rich and thriving ’90s. And for one brief evening it was, as J/RCA Records celebrated the return of their crown jewel, Whitney Houston. And they did it in style. At a lavish, star-studded listening event legendary record man Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer of Sony Entertainment Worldwide presented nine tracks from Houston’s new album, I Look To ...
News Ticker: Mariah Carey, Beck and Wilco, Nas, Heinz Edelmann
July 22nd, 2009
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Mariah Carey’s Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, featuring her Eminem-baiting single “Obsessed” has been pushed back to September 15th. The follow-up to E=MC2 was originally due August 25th, but as Carey Tweeted, she is still in the studio. The video for Gucci Mane’s remix of “Obsessed” is due tomorrow.
Beck has recruited Wilco to do a Record Club re-recording of Skip Spence’s 1969 album Oar, Pitchfork reports.
Nas’ soon-to-be-ex-wife Kelis gave birth to the couple’s son, ...
Michael Jackson’s Last Days: The Comeback That Never Was
July 22nd, 2009
In the days just before his death, Michael Jackson was working harder than he ever had in hopes of staging “the greatest show on Earth” according to our latest cover story.
Claire Hoffman retraced the pop icon’s final moments for “The Last Days of Michael Jackson” in the latest issue of Rolling Stone, and found that Jackson was well aware of how the public came to perceive him in recent years and that he had fully ...