Archive for August 7th, 2009
2009’s Best New Artists: From Drake to Avett Brothers
August 7th, 2009
Photograph by Peter Yang The lowdown on six acts blowing up in 2009: Drake, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Little Boots, BLK JKS, Avett Brothers and Florence and the Machine. Get the stories behind their epic rises, plus video and tunes: exclusive streams of Drake’s “Successful” (with Lil Wayne) and South African rockers BLK JKS’ “Banna Ba Modimo,” plus live footage of U.K. electro diva Little Boots and an exclusive listen to “Click,” new ...
Single Minded: U2 Remix, Arctic Monkeys Live, Fatboy Slim, More
August 7th, 2009
Photo: Bilan/AFP/GettyU2, “Magnificent” [Fred Falke Remix]
There are several Falke remixes in this post, but this one is our pick hit — it brings this recent U2 song to life, strengthening the melody by laying it atop a whizzing techno backbeat, sounding like something the group might have attempted in their (underrated, we say) Pop era. It becomes a completely different song, one that aches and pulses and soars. Falke’s Lykke Li remix in this same ...
Creed’s Stapp Talks Breakup, Make-Up and Shaved Head
August 7th, 2009
In his dressing room before Creed’s first gig of a two-month tour, frontman Scott Stapp was so calm, you’d think the hotly anticipated trek was a victory lap. But he knows they have a lot of work to do if they’re going to compete for their share of rock fans from the Nickelback-Daughtry nation that’s sprung up in their absence. “Right now, we have feel like we have a second chance to make a first ...
Creed Come “Full Circle,” Reunion Tour Kicks Off With Set of Hits
August 7th, 2009
Thursday night in Pittsburgh, Creed came alive for the very first time since… the previous evening, when the band played a full-production rehearsal concert for 50 contest winners. But Thursday’s show was the first official Creed gig since the Weathered tour ended in January 2003, days after frontman Scott Stapp’s infamous drunken meltdown in Chicago.
Six years later, the group was back to launch the Full Circle tour, which shares a name with the band’s ...
Pearl Jam Offer Up “Backspacer” Snippets With Verizon Ringtones
August 7th, 2009
Photo: Mazur/WireImagePearl Jam gave fans a small preview of Backspacer track “Amongst the Waves” with a 10-second, Verizon-only ringtone that was released yesterday. According to Fierce Wireless, in the weeks leading up to the release of Backspacer, the band will release ringtones for every track on the album up until September 17th.
First single “The Fixer” and “Got Some,” the song the band debuted on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien, were the first ringtones ...
Aerosmith Skip Winnipeg Gig, Tyler Breaks Shoulder in Stage Fall
August 7th, 2009
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler has reportedly broken his shoulder and received some stitches in his head after falling off the stage while dancing during a concert in Sturgis, South Dakota. “[Tyler] hit his head and back. No concussion, stitches in head and back near shoulder. Broken shoulder,” Billie Perry, the wife of guitarist Joe Perry, wrote on her Twitter yesterday. “Yes he is very sore. We were all worried.” According to the band’s Aero Force One ...
News Ticker: Britney Spears, The Shins, EMI Catalog, Nick Oliveri
August 7th, 2009
Photo: Bedder/Getty
Contrary to a message posted on her own Website, Britney Spears will not be performing at this Sunday’s Teen Choice Awards, MTV News reports. She will, however, be appearing to pick up the trophy for the Ultimate Choice Award.
Shins leader James Mercer told Rolling Stone keyboardist Marty Crandall and drummer Jesse Sandoval left the band over creative differences, but Sandoval is telling the Portland Mercury (via Pitchfork) he was straight-up fired. “If James really ...