Archive for July 29th, 2009
Anvil’s Story Rocks On: Band Hits the Studio, Nabs Slash for Book
July 29th, 2009
The improbable comeback story of Canadian metallists Anvil continues to get, well, more probable. On the strength of the much-talked-about Sacha Gervasi-directed rock doc Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the group — which is led by original members Lips (vocals/guitars) and Robb Reiner (drums) — will be opening a handful of U.S. stadium dates for AC/DC this summer via a personal invite from Angus Young (the tour blasted off last night — read our opening-night ...
Anvil’s Story Rocks On: Band Hits the Studio, Nabs Slash for Book
July 29th, 2009
Photo: Kravitz/FilmMagic The improbable comeback story of Canadian metallists Anvil continues to get, well, more probable. On the strength of the much-talked-about Sacha Gervasi-directed rock doc Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the group — which is led by original members Lips (vocals/guitars) and Robb Reiner (drums) — will be opening a handful of U.S. stadium dates for AC/DC this summer via a personal invite from Angus Young (the tour blasted off last night — read ...
Pearl Jam’s “Backspacer” Art Goes Viral: Grab a Piece Here
July 29th, 2009
If you’re seeing an awesome illustration up top, it means you’ve found one of the nine pieces of Backspacer album art that Pearl Jam are hiding all over the Internet today. Click it to head to Pearl Jam’s official site and add the image to your set of nine snapshots — once you find them all, there is a reward (keep reading …)
For Backspacer’s artwork, the band enlisted their friend and political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow. ...
News Ticker: Shirley Manson, George Russell, Weezer, Backstreet Boys
July 29th, 2009
Photo: Winter/Getty
Garbage’s Shirley Manson underwent a motion-capture session to become a playable character in Guitar Hero 5 for “I’m Only Happy When It Rains.” “The obsessiveness of being in a band catches on fire to those who play the game too,” she says in a new video explaining her role.
Legendary jazz master George Russell has died at age 86 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, the AP reports. In 1953, Russell published The Lydian Chromatic Concept ...
Green Day’s “American Idiot” Musical Fills Out Creative Team
July 29th, 2009
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Green Day have rounded out the creative team that will help turn the band’s 2004 rock opera American Idiot into a musical. Joining director Michael Mayer, who also worked on the Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening, are choreographer Steven Hoggett and music supervisor Tom Kitt. American Idiot the musical will run from September 3rd to October 11th at California’s Berkeley Rep. Tickets are available now with a subscription to the Berkeley Rep’s season, while remaining ...
AC/DC Blast “Black Ice,” Classic Riffs as Tour Roars to a Start
July 29th, 2009
Photo: John Wilcox/Boston Herald
“You ever heard of AC/DC?” an older fan was overheard asking a college-aged kid last night on the way into Massachusetts’ Gillette Stadium, site of the group’s Black Ice North American tour opener. “Isn’t that the band that sings only about sex and rock?” was the response. The answer, quite unequivocally — and gloriously — was yes.
(Get a look at photos fresh from AC/DC’s tour launch.)
Following an enthusiastic set by tireless ...