Archive for September 1st, 2009
Kurt Cobain’s “Guitar Hero 5″ Nightmare: Live Through This
September 1st, 2009
Warning: Unlocking the Kurt Cobain character on Guitar Hero 5 generates some horrifying results. If you dare, click above to watch Cobain front Bon Jovi and Bush. Seriously. Does this mean the ’90s are officially over? Via Agent M Loves Tacos.
More Nirvana:
• “Cobain Unseen”: Rare Photos, Artwork and Journal Entries
Tour Tracker: Puscifer, Silversun Pickups and Train
September 1st, 2009
Photo: Milgrim/FilmMagicTool’s Maynard James Keenan revives Puscifer for a run of Left Coast dates. Plus, Silversun Pickups take Swoon back on the road after rocking Outside Lands last weekend and Top 40 darlings Train are back with a reunited lineup and new album called Save Me, San Francisco. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump.
Puscifer
Oct. 29 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl
Oct. 31 - San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre
Nov. 1 ...
50 Cent on Loss of 40 Day Event: “I Won’t Let It Discourage Me”
September 1st, 2009
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Countess/WireImage“When you’re successful, some people, either their heads blow up like a little balloon and fly off into the sky on helium, or they reflect on the struggle, they reflect on how far they’ve came. I’ll go through my neighborhood and just look,” says 50 Cent, who tells Rolling Stone he recently restored a park in Queens, New York. Though he pulled off a concert at New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park over ...
Blink-182, Dave Matthews Band Postpone Concerts
September 1st, 2009
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Blink-182 have rescheduled their next two concerts following the death of Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein. “After much thought and consideration, Blink-182 has rescheduled their next two shows in order for Travis Barker to mourn the loss of his dear friend Adam Goldstein,” Mark Hoppus wrote on his HiMyNameIsMark blog. “Blink-182 will now play St. Louis, MO on Sept 29 and Cleveland, OH on Sept 30. To accommodate the change, shows in Charlotte, NC and ...
New Reviews: Whitney Houston, Black Crowes and John Fogerty
September 1st, 2009
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This week’s New Reviews kicks off with an album that was uncharacteristically released last Friday, August 31st: Whitney Houston’s I Look To You, the diva’s first LP in seven years and — given Houston’s turbulent years leading up to its recording — an album worthy of its own unorthodox release date. Houston doesn’t spend much time reminiscing about the past few years — only the single “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” touches ...
Neil Young Announces “Dreamin’ Man” Live LP Due in November
September 1st, 2009
Three months after the quiet release of Archives Volume One Neil Young has announced his next archival release: Dreamin’ Man, a complete live performance of Harvest Moon drawn from various solo acoustic gigs in 1992. The disc is labeled Neil Young Archive Performance Series #12 and is due in stores November 2nd. Before the release of the first box set Young released three late 1960s/early 1970s concert discs that later appeared in the package. It’s ...
Whitney Houston Stumbles During “Good Morning America” Taping
September 1st, 2009
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The same day I Look to You, Whitney Houston’s first album in seven years, arrived in stores, the singer’s long-awaited comeback seemed to stutter during a live appearance in New York. The free show at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield was a taping for ABC’s Good Morning America that was attended by some 4,000 fans, some of whom had been in line since the previous night. The performance and brief interview air tomorrow ...
Apple Plans September 9th Event: Beatles Finally Coming to iTunes?
September 1st, 2009
Each September brings a buzz-worthy Apple media event where Steve Jobs and Co. unveil the company’s newest gadgets and software. The invitation for this year’s September 9th press conference boasts the tagline “It’s only rock & roll, but we like it,” obviously an homage to the Rolling Stones’ “It’s Only Rock n’ Roll (But I Like It).” While Apple is expected to reveal the newest line of iPods at the conference, the September 9th date ...
Experience New York In Audio at City’s “Central Park Sound Tunnel”
September 1st, 2009
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People travel from all over the world to experience the strange tranquility of Central Park — 843 acres of scenic nature in the middle of New York City. But this summer visitors have been accosted by sound as they pass through one of the park’s tunnels near the children’s zoo. Six speakers perched inside the tunnel play a loud but artful arrangement of sounds recorded around the park over the course of a year. ...
Guess Rolling Stone’s Next Cover
September 1st, 2009
Who plucked the laces from their filthy loafers to appear on the next cover of Rolling Stone? We’ll reveal the answer tomorrow, but for now, leave your best guesses in the comments.