Archive for October 2nd, 2009
Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
October 2nd, 2009
Lady Gaga and Kanye West’s “Fame Kills” tour was executed, but Gaga soldiered on with new song “Bad Romance,” a spot on tomorrow’s SNL and a possible Dr. Dre collaboration.
Rolling Stone joined U2’s 360° Tour — we’ve got video and coverage from the band’s kickoff show, Bono on the band’s next LP, an album guide, photos and much more over at our new issue hub.
We got our live fix at Paramore’s voice-shredding tour launch, Kylie ...
Weekend Rock List: U2 Songs
October 2nd, 2009
Photograph by Sam Jones With U2’s giant spaceship of a 360° Tour landing in stadiums across the country and Bono and the Edge on the current cover of Rolling Stone, all the stars have aligned for a Rock List to finally be dedicated to the Irish rockers. Our feature in the new issue finds Bono and the boys attempting to resurrect the obscure song “Your Blue Room,” a track from the band’s Passengers collaboration with ...
Get Ready for Austin City Limits in Our Essential Festival Coverage
October 2nd, 2009
Photo: Miller/FilmMagicAustin City Limits 2009 is happening right now, and Rolling Stone is already on the ground in Texas, soaking up barbeque sauce and getting ready to catch some of the last big festival sets of the year (we’ve even provided you with a handy guide to 30 of them). Stick with RS all weekend for live reports, photos of all the action, video from the hottest bands and a look behind the scenes as ...
Flashback: Pixies’ “Doolittle,” 20 Years and Lots More Hair Ago
October 2nd, 2009
The 20th anniversary celebration of Doolittle kicked off last night as the reunited Pixies performed their 1989 epic at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre. The concert featured the band performing Doolittle in its entirety, sandwiched between a handful of B sides. So this week’s Flashback jumps back to 1989, when Frank Black had a lot more hair and the Pixies were making what’s labeled as their U.S. television debut on Lorne Michaels’ short-lived Night Music series. The ...
Rufus Wainwright on Duetting With Johansson at (RED) Benefit, “Milwaukee” Live Disc and Next LP
October 2nd, 2009
Photo: Lovekin/Getty Rufus Wainwright will be among the stars to take the stage this Sunday, October 4th, at New York’s Carnegie Hall for the (RED) concert “Hal Willner presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends.” Other “friends” slated to perform include all of the members of U2, Laurie Anderson, Shane McGowan, Lydia Lunch, Antony and Scarlett Johansson, who will duet with Wainwright on the Gavin Friday song “Mr. Pussy.” Rehearsing together for the first ...
Bob Dylan’s “Christmas in the Heart”: Fricke’s First Listen
October 2nd, 2009
Sincerity — that’s Bob Dylan’s present to you on his first-ever Christmas album. Based on a preview of six tracks from Christmas in the Heart — a set of traditional hymns and popular holiday songs to be released October 13th — held at the Sony Music offices this week, Dylan truly means it when he gets to the famous closing line of “The Christmas Song,” co-written by singer Mel Tormé and first cut in 1946 ...
Is Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” Bound for “SNL”? New Track Hits the Web
October 2nd, 2009
Bummed out that the “Fame Kills” tour was canceled? This new song by Lady Gaga should help soften the blow. “Bad Romance” is rumored to be among the new songs on Gaga’s Fame Monster reissue out November 24th, and the front-running candidate to be that new song the Hot Diva has promised to perform when she serves as musical guest on tomorrow night’s Saturday Night Live. (Thanks to ONTD for the clip above.) Gaga acknowledged ...
Riding With U2: Watch the Band Prep For 360 Opener in Chicago
October 2nd, 2009
Follow Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. as they meet a throng of screeching fans outside their Chicago hotel, make their way to local radio stations for interviews (”The scale of the production is much bigger, but it boils down to the four of us out there,” the Edge says) and journey to Soldier Field, where U2 kicked off their epic 360° Tour. If you haven’t seen the band’s giant “Claw” stage ...
Jack White Makes Directorial Debut With Dead Weather’s “I Cut Like a Buffalo” Video
October 2nd, 2009
In 2009 alone, Jack White featured in three bands, starred in two documentaries, became a philanthropist and founded his own Third Man record label. What’s the next occupation on White’s extensive resume? Music video director. White helmed the clip for the Dead Weather’s “I Cut Like A Buffalo” and the video, which was filmed at the Third Man headquarters in Nashville, debuted at Spinner earlier today.
White handles himself surprisingly well for his first time out ...
Paramore Postpone Shows Due to Hayley Williams’ Laryngitis
October 2nd, 2009
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams was upfront with the audience at the band’s tour kick-off show in Pomona, California, earlier this week: she has laryngitis. (Read our full report from the show here: Paramore Rock Hayley Williams’ Voice Away at Cali Tour Launch). She pushed her way through a set packed with songs from the band’s new album, Brand New Eyes, but had to let the crowd sing lead on encore “Misery Business.” And as a ...