Archive for September, 2009
Weezer Grab Lil Wayne for “Raditude” R&B-Rocker “Can’t Stop Partying”
September 29th, 2009
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Even with his Rebirth perpetually delayed, Lil Wayne seems to be everywhere these days: The new Madonna song “Revolver,” Chris Brown’s first single off Graffiti called “Transformer” and, as MTV reports, Weezer’s Raditude.
That’s right, Weezy and Weezer will appear together on the band’s track “Can’t Stop Partying.” On the band’s dictionary-defying new album, out October 27th, frontman Rivers Cuomo wanted to try his hand at some different genres, including R&B. For the transformation, ...
Guess the Next Cover of Rolling Stone: The Second Hint
September 29th, 2009
Yesterday, we revealed a clenched fist — today, our logo as it appears on the cover of our new issue (out tomorrow!). So what act had the power to make Rolling Stone light up like a neon sign? Your guesses so far include Michael Moore, U2, Muse, Pearl Jam and Eminem. Keep ‘em coming until tomorrow morning, when we’ll post our new cover and special features from our next issue.
The Grateful Dead’s 1970 Fillmore Shows Head to Wolfgang’s Vault
September 29th, 2009
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Wolfgang’s Vault, the digital warehouse of concerts, recently announced plans to upload roughly 165 previously unreleased Grateful Dead concerts to their site by early November. The fun starts now, as the Vault has posted May 15th, 1970 show of the Dead performing at New York’s Fillmore East. Recorded a month before the release of Workingman’s Dead, the concert finds the Dead performing the second of two shows that day at the venue ...
AC/DC Reveal “Backtracks” Box Details: 5 Discs, Working Amp
September 29th, 2009
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AC/DC have finally announced the details of their upcoming Backtracks box set, a 3-disc/2-DVD/1-vinyl collection so massive it has to be housed inside a guitar amplifier. That’s right, this box set doubles as a working amp. Get your credit card information ready because there’s only 50,000 of these bad boys being produced exclusively through the AC/DC Website. Backtracks will be unleashed November 10th.
First, the CDs: Disc One will boast 18 studio outtakes featuring songs ...
Fricke’s Picks: Roy Buchanan’s Amazing Twang
September 29th, 2009
It may seem strange and unfair to describe guitarist Roy Buchanan (1939-1988) as an underachiever. An uncommon master of the Fender Telecaster, Buchanan bonded gospel, blues and country dialects in a lashing-treble lightning-speed attack, with a melodic concentration that almost sounded like wild-animal singing. But Buchanan — a legendary sideman (he played on Dale Hawkins‘ 1958 Chess single “My Babe”) and bar-band star in the Washington, D.C., area before he made his national debut in ...
DJ AM’s Death Ruled “Accidental” Drug Overdose: Report
September 29th, 2009
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The death of Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein has been ruled an accidental overdose, TMZ reports. The New York City medical examiner will reportedly list the cause of death was the result of “acute intoxication” due to the combined effects of cocaine, oxycodone, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl and Levamisole. Despite the large number of drugs in Goldstein’s system — earlier reports stated that nine pills of OxyContin were found undigested upon autopsy — the ...
Sparks Fly and Blood Spews as Kiss Alive 35 Tour Hits Cleveland
September 29th, 2009
Kiss Performing in Detroit on September 26, 2009.Photograph by Matt MitchellHalloween arrived early last night, when the Kiss Army invaded downtown Cleveland, Ohio, for a concert at Quicken Loans Arena. The show was the second stop of the Kiss Alive 35 tour, following a sold-out two-night stand in Detroit Rock City. The trek celebrates the 35th anniversary of Alive!, the band’s first landmark live album — one of RS’ Greatest Albums of All Time — ...
Britney Spears Courts Controversy as Sexy New Single “3 ” Hits Radio
September 29th, 2009
Photo: Merritt/GettyBritney Spears’ new single “3″ — the sole fresh song off her upcoming best-of compilation The Singles Collection — debuted this morning on New York Top 40 station Z100, and yes, the song is about having a threesome. Spears has never been shy about courting controversy, and this song will likely receive plenty of it. “3″ is yet another product of producer Max Martin, the Swedish pop savant who also gave the world Katy ...
Thom Yorke Will Debut New Band With Flea, Nigel Godrich in L.A.
September 29th, 2009
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Thom Yorke has recruited Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Beck drummer Joey Waronker and percussionist Mauro Refosco for a new live outfit that will make its debut this Sunday and Monday, October 4th and 5th, at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre, the singer announced on Radiohead’s Dead Air Space Website this morning. The news ends weeks of rumors surrounding the usually reticent Radiohead frontman, who has ...
Springsteen Set to Rock Full Albums at Jersey’s Giants Stadium
September 29th, 2009
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Even at age 60, Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band are pushing new boundaries: As Rolling Stone predicted, Bruce and the boys will perform one of their classic albums in full each night during the Rock Hall legend’s five-show stand at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium from September 30th to October 9th. The shows are also historic because they’ll mark the last-ever gigs at the stadium that has played host to so many great ...