Archive for October 22nd, 2009
Tour Tracker: Bon Jovi, Gregg Allman and Hawthorne Heights
October 22nd, 2009
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Bon Jovi launches his 2010-2011 world tour February 19th in Seattle, Washington, scheduling two nights at the New Meadowlands Stadium along the way. Plus, Gregg Allman embarks on a solo trek without the Brothers and Hawthorne Heights hit the road in support of Skeletons. Full dates for all three jaunts, after the jump.
Bon Jovi
Feb. 19 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena
Feb. 22 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
Feb. 24 – Phoenix, AZ ...
Dave Eggers’ Monster Project: Behind “The Wild Things”
October 22nd, 2009
Last week, Rolling Stone took you behind Number One film Where the Wild Things Are with an exclusive look at the making of the movie’s unique score and photos that traced the evolution of the monsters from illustration to their big-screen realization.
Now the movie’s co-screenwriter Dave Eggers is opening up about adapting Maurice Sendak’s classic 1963 children’s book for director Spike Jonze’s picture, as well as for a novelization of the story called The Wild ...
Them Crooked Vultures’ Self-Titled Album Out November 17th
October 22nd, 2009
The burning question that’s lingered since Them Crooked Vultures made their live debut August 9th at Chicago’s Metro has finally been answered: Rock’s newest supergroup announced today that they’ll released their self-produced and self-titled album on November 17th, a week and three months after the band of Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones first appeared onstage together.
Supergroups: A Retrospective, From Cream to Crooked Vultures.
After ...
Hold Steady’s Finn Scripting Movie of Klosterman’s “Fargo Rock City”
October 22nd, 2009
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The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn will try his hand at screenwriting when he co-adapts author Chuck Klosterman’s 2001 memoir Fargo Rock City for the big screen. After acquiring the rights to produce the film, Finn and Late Show With David Letterman scribe Tom Ruprecht will co-write the script, based on Klosterman’s life as a heavy metal fan experiencing high school in 1980s North Dakota. Klosterman will also produce the film.
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s ...
“Led Zeppelin II” Turns 40
October 22nd, 2009
Forty years ago today, Led Zeppelin released Led Zeppelin II just nine months after unleashing their historic debut. Produced by guitarist Jimmy Page, II laid the groundwork for heavy metal with its classic “Whole Lotta Love” and firmly established Zeppelin as one of the loudest and greatest bands in rock at the time. II also boasts Robert Plant’s unparalleled vocal prowess on hits like “Ramble On” and “What Is and What Should Never Be” and ...
Hype Monitor: Temper Trap, Hull, Surfer Blood
October 22nd, 2009
Photo: Perou
The Band: Temper Trap
The Buzz: Rock and fashion have always enjoyed a symbiotic relationship, but in the case of the Temper Trap, the connection is more literal: this Australian band met at the Down Under equivalent of Urban Outfitters, ensuring they’d be well-dressed even if success proved elusive.
Listen If: INXS’s “Never Tear Us Apart” was your wedding song — or you want it to be.
Key Track: “Love Lost,” which manages an odd combination ...
Lenny Kravitz: I Want to Work With Jack White
October 22nd, 2009
Photo: West/WireImage (White), Schwartz/Getty(Kravitz)
Lenny Kravitz doesn’t spend much time listening to current music — he prefers old favorites and new obsessions such as Nina Simone. But there’s at least one exception: “Jack White is very good,” Kravitz says. “I mean, I love the White Stripes records. Love them. I think he’s very interesting; he’s someone I’d actually like to play with. One thing I haven’t done that I want to do is, for instance, go ...
Blink-182’s Hoppus Pens Op-Ed Piece on Health Care
October 22nd, 2009
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Blink-182 bassist-singer Mark Hoppus has penned an op-ed piece for the Huffington Post demanding that the United States government figure out a way to give health care coverage to all Americans. Hoppus was inspired by Ali Vattar, a caterer on Blink’s recent reunion tour who required emergency surgery to remove her appendix two months into the trip. After leaving the hospital, Vattar told Hoppus she was uninsured, and that her bills following the procedure ...
Weezer Get Cloned in “Weezerville” for “I Want You To” Video
October 22nd, 2009
Weezer have a reputation for releasing clever videos — they unearthed Happy Days for “Buddy Holly,” hung out with the Muppets for “Keep Fishin’ ” and partied with YouTube viral sensations for “Pork & Beans.” In their new clip for Raditude’s first single “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To,” which premiered today on Babelgum, Rivers Cuomo and the gang welcome you to Weezerville, Population: Four.
In a nod to ...
Lady Gaga Exclusive: Inside Her Plans for The Monster Ball Tour
October 22nd, 2009
It didn’t take long for Lady Gaga to recover after her Fame Kills Tour — a joint trek with Kanye West she tells Rolling Stone was going to “keep the momentum going in terms of pop music staying innovative with hip-hop and R&B” — was canceled earlier this month. Just two weeks later she announced plans for The Monster Ball, a “pop-electro opera” that launches November 27th.
Details about the trek are scarce, but after ...