Archive for October 20th, 2009
Chris Brown Announces Fan Appreciation Tour
October 20th, 2009
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Chris Brown listed fresh live dates in a post on his official Website on October 16th, and today his label confirmed the singer’s Fan Appreciation Tour — a 19-date trek that takes the “Forever” singer to intimate venues and clubs “conceptualized for and with ‘fans only’ in mind,” according to a press release. The tour will kick off November 14th in Houston and wrap a month later on December 15th with a show at ...
New Reviews: Michael Jackson and Phoenix Remix Albums
October 20th, 2009
Photo: Schwartz/Getty
This week in New Reviews, we have a pair of remix collections: Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite and Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Remix Collection).
The Neptunes, Stargate, Dallas Austin and Salaam Remi all contribute re-imaginings of selections from the Jackson 5 and Ben era to the Jackson set. “This collection of Michael Jackson retreads from the Motown era seems to walk the line between shameless cash grab and worthy tribute,” writes Will Hermes in ...
Working With Weezer: All-American Rejects on “Raditude” Sessions
October 20th, 2009
Photo: Loccisano/Getty(Ritter), LaVeris/FilmMagic Of the countless bands that cite Weezer as an influence, few can claim that they’ve ever inspired Rivers Cuomo and Co. But now All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter and guitarist Nick Wheeler have bragging rights as the exception to the rule: the pair were invited to write a song with Cuomo for Weezer’s upcoming album Raditude, and their collaboration “Put Me Back Together” appears on the disc, due November 3rd.
“I was ...
Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister: Vampire of the Sunset Strip
October 20th, 2009
Photograph by Pep Bonet / NOOR
Lemmy Kilmister may be the most indestructible rocker alive. At 63 years old, he still spends nearly every day he’s not on tour swilling bourbon at West Hollywood’s legendary rocker hangout the Rainbow Bar & Grill — and his band still plays about 150 shows a year. Rolling Stone’s Mark Binelli put in some quality time at the Rainbow (and Kilmister’s nearby apartment, stocked with a mind-blowing array of WWII ...
Paramore’s Rolling Stone Interview: Watch The Highlights
October 20th, 2009
Paramore’s live interview with Rolling Stone is over, but click above to find out what advice Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, Zac Farro, Taylor York and Jeremy Davis have for their fans — and check out the song the band crafted on the spot exclusively for RS chatters.
“The Beatles: Rock Band” Beats “Guitar Hero 5″ in September Sales
October 20th, 2009
As album sales soften and the industry turns to alternate ways to get music to fans, the battle between the big music video games has become increasingly heated, and new sales figures indicate The Beatles: Rock Band has a bit of an edge on Guitar Hero 5. According to Billboard, The Beatles: Rock Band sold 595,000 copies following its September 9th release, while GH5 moved 499,000 units since it hit stores on September 1st. In ...
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s Alec Ounsworth Talks Solo Disc “Mo Beauty”: Hear the Album
October 20th, 2009
Photo: Michael Regan
Alec Ounsworth has released albums with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and as Flashy Python, but he’s casting out under his own name for the first time with his solo debut, Mo Beauty (hear the whole record, which is in stores today, after the jump). Rolling Stone caught up with the Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter to get the story behind the new album and an update on the future of CYHSY.
How did you ...
Rihanna Teams With Ne-Yo For Ominous “Rated R” Single “Russian Roulette”
October 20th, 2009
The wait is officially ova: Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette,” the first single off her upcoming album Rated R, debuted this morning at approximately 11:23 a.m. EST at the official RihannaNow Website. “Roulette” opens up with a desperado guitar lick that hints at an impending shootout before the throbbing and foreboding bassline that carries the track settles in. The dark ballad, which Ne-Yo wrote and produced, seems to find Rihanna singing about enduring a tumultuous relationship and ...
Tune In Today at 2 P.M. to Watch Paramore’s Live Interview With RS
October 20th, 2009
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Rolling Stone’s live interview with Paramore is happening today at 2 p.m. ET! Come back right here to Rock Daily to watch the interview as it goes down — and submit questions directly to Hayley and Co. live on Twitter by Tweeting @RollingStone. Log on a bit early to be sure you don’t miss it!
The chat is starting here!
Pearl Jam and Verizon Launch Mobile Bootleg App for Blackberry
October 20th, 2009
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Pearl Jam and Verizon have teamed up to launch a new mobile app that will allow Blackberry Tour users to download three live tracks from each of the remaining shows on the band’s current Backspacer tour, which concludes November 29th in Christchurch, New Zealand (check out the full list of dates below). The app will also offer up wallpaper and more goodies to PJ fans and is the first of its kind for the ...