Archive for September 14th, 2009
Kanye West Calls His Taylor Swift VMAs Outburst “Rude” on “Leno”
September 14th, 2009
Photo: NBC
Since Jay Leno announced the first-ever musical guest on his new The Jay Leno Show would be Jay-Z with Rihanna and Kanye West a few weeks ago, anticipation has been building for what was to be the “Umbrella” star’s return to the spotlight — her first major televised appearance since she was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February.
But all eyes were on Leno tonight for an unexpected reason: Kanye West. After igniting a ...
Tour Tracker: Allman Brothers Band, Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar and Megadeth
September 14th, 2009
Jam band champions the Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic extend their joint trek, Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and Son Volt’s Jay Farrar plot four dates in support of their One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur and Megadeth prepare to burst eardrums with a new album Endgame and a new tour. Full dates for all the artists, after the jump.
Allman Brothers Band/Widespread Panic
Oct. 3 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless ...
All Tomorrow’s Parties 2009: Who Rocked the Catskills the Hardest?
September 14th, 2009
If you’ve been following our All Tomorrow’s Parties coverage all weekend long, you’ve heard about Boris’ bone-rattling set and the Flaming Lips’ epic psych-porn set. But in the spirit of the VMAs, Rob Sheffield has decided to bestow honors on the dozens of bands who made the trek to the Catskills to revel in the kitschy Kutsher’s Country Club and throw down at private card games. Check out his awards for Best Nick Cave Sighting, ...
Rock-A-Likes Redux: Courtney Love and Taylor Momsen Strike a Similar Pose
September 14th, 2009
Photo: Stawiarz/Getty (Love), Nevader/Getty (Momsen)
It’s been a while since we celebrated the magical phenomenon known as Rock-A-Likes here at Rolling Stone, but the above shots of Courtney Love and Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen — snapped just days apart at Fashion Week events in New York — were too stunningly similar to ignore. Check out Love onstage at the Alexander Wang afterparty on the 12th and Momsen rocking Teen Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out soiree just ...
Pearl Jam and Jay-Z Reviews Are In: Check Out Rolling Stone’s Take
September 14th, 2009
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Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 was due 9/11 but dropped a few days early due to a leak, and Pearl Jam are sticking to their September 20th due date for Backspacer. The good news about these two huge fall albums? Your Rolling Stone reviews are in. Read ‘em here, right now:
• Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3
• Pearl Jam’s Backspacer
The “Lil Mama Is” Movement is Born After “Lip Gloss” Star Crashes VMAs Stage
September 14th, 2009
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Kanye West wasn’t the only one to crash the Radio City Music Hall stage at the Video Music Awards; he was just the loudest. As we reported in our live blog last night, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ performance of The Blueprint 3’s “Empire State of Mind” was hijacked in its closing seconds by “Lip Gloss” aficionado and America’s Best Dance Crew judge Lil Mama. We’re still not entirely sure why Lil Mama came ...
Lady Gaga Dedicates VMAs Performance to Her Fans: Inside the Afterparties
September 14th, 2009
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Despite the recession, there was no shortage of VMAs afterparties in New York City last night. In fact, many of the show’s biggest names converged on a four-block radius surrounding 14th Street and 10th avenue, the same area where Courtney Love played an impromptu set on Saturday night for designer Alex Wang at a Fashion Week party held at the corner gas station.
2009 VMAs: relive the night’s big moments, in photos.
But on Sunday night, ...
Readers’ Rock List: The Beatles’ Studio Albums
September 14th, 2009
Last week, after a non-stop listening session of all the Beatles’ remastered albums in both stereo and mono (read our review here), we asked readers to name their favorite Beatles LP. After tallying the votes, the band’s swan song Abbey Road was voted the fan favorite, with a clear divide between the preference between pre- and post- Rubber Soul evident in the balloting. Predictably, whether you consider it a true album or not, Yellow Submarine ...
Woodstock Promoter Eyes Broadway Musical About ‘69 Fest
September 14th, 2009
Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/GettyWoodstock concert promoter Michael Lang plans to stage a Broadway musical about the famous festival and is targeting the Great White Way’s 2009-10 season. But don’t expect any show-tune treatments of the storied song catalog from the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in August. “My God, no,” Lang said.
What could be featured in the production, however, are new tunes written by musicians who performed at Woodstock, according ...
Kanye West Posts Second Apology to Taylor Swift for VMAs Outburst
September 14th, 2009
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Kanye West took to his blog once again today to apologize to Taylor Swift in a short, uncharacteristically lower-case post that referenced his outburst in the middle of Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards. “I feel like Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents when he messed up everything and Robert DeNiro asked him to leave…,” Kanye writes. “That was Taylor’s moment and I had no right ...