Archive for October 23rd, 2009
Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
October 23rd, 2009
Rihanna returned with “Russian Roulette,” the first single off her November 23rd LP Rated R, and revealed she’d perform at this year’s AMAs. Meanwhile, Chris Brown announced a Fan Appreciation tour and opened up in a radio interview.
Lady Gaga spilled details about her upcoming The Monster Ball tour to RS, and we went backstage with her would-be tourmate Kanye West in a gallery of stunning photos from his Glow in the Dark trek.
Lil Wayne learned ...
Weekend Rock List: Time Songs
October 23rd, 2009
As evidenced by Rolling Stone’s trio of stories about Adam Lambert’s new song “Time for Miracles,” we spent a large amount of time listening to the Wild Idol’s single from 2012 this week. So we’re devoting this weekend’s Rock List to other songs about “time” that have withstood the test of time. Leave your favorites in our comments, and on Monday we’ll take count the votes. Our picks:
• Pink Floyd – “Time”
• Coldplay – “Clocks”
• ...
Tokio Hotel Strip Down for Rare Acoustic Rendition of “Automatic”
October 23rd, 2009
German rockers Tokio Hotel aren’t often in America and they rarely play acoustic, which makes their performance of “Automatic” in Rolling Stone’s New York offices earlier this week an extra special treat for the band’s loyal fans. “Automatic was one of the last songs we wrote for Humanoid,” Bill Kaulitz tells RS of the track off the band’s recently released album (their second English-language disc). “I got the idea for that song in the ...
Flashback: Beck Performs With Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Mom
October 23rd, 2009
Exactly a month from today marks the 10th anniversary of Beck’s Paisley Park-inspired classic Midnite Vultures. In our effort to find a Flashback video worthy of the album’s tenth birthday, we stumbled upon the above clip — recorded for the French program Nulle Part Ailleurs on April 1st, 2000 — of Beck performing “L’Anamour” with actress Jane Birkin, the cover girl who played the title character on Serge Gainsbourg’s Histoire de Melody Nelson. Beck’s ...
Maroon 5 Hit the Studio in Switzerland: Exclusive Video
October 23rd, 2009
To record the follow-up to 2007’s It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, Maroon 5 escaped the excesses of Los Angeles and decamped to the Switzerland studio of Robert “Mutt” Lange, who is producing band’s 2010 album. “It’s truly incredible, and it’s so different because we’ve had only work to focus on,” frontman Adam Levine tells Rolling Stone. (Click up top to watch our exclusive footage of the band recording and lounging).
Maroon 5 onstage and off: ...
Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” Peek Reveals Star in Onstage Glory
October 23rd, 2009
Photo: Shearer/AEG/Concerts West via Getty
In five days, Michael Jackson fans will get their first real look at the comeback show that could have restored his reputation as the world’s greatest entertainer when the documentary This Is It hits 3,000 U.S. screens (and nearly 19,000 international theaters) for a two-week run. The film’s director, Kenny Ortega, says he had those fans in mind when he helped cut down 120 hours of rehearsal footage for Jackson’s ...
Kanye West Gets Community Service for Paparazzi Clash
October 23rd, 2009
Photo: Steele/FilmMagic Kanye West’s lawyer was in a Los Angeles court today seeking the dismissal of three misdemeanor charges filed against her client stemming from a confrontation West and his manager Don Crowley had with a pack of paparazzi at Los Angeles’ LAX airport on September 11th, 2008. West and Crowley were each charged with vandalism, battery and grand theft after smashing photography equipment during the incident; all three charges were thrown out in court ...
Brad Nowell’s Estate Threatens Legal Action Against Sublime Reunion
October 23rd, 2009
Photo: Eichner/WireImage
In late February, the surviving members of Sublime (bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh) performed at a Mexican restaurant in Nevada with a new vocalist named Rome stepping in for late singer-guitarist Brad Nowell, who died of a heroin overdose over a decade ago. The trio recently announced they will perform their first concert as “Sublime” since May 24th, 1996 — the day before Nowell passed away — tomorrow at Devore, California’s ...
Rachael Ray Campaigns For Hall & Oates’ Rock Hall Induction
October 23rd, 2009
Photo: Kisby/Getty(Ray), Michael Ochs Archive/Getty(Hall & Oates)
Hall & Oates were not among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010. In fact, the Philadelphia duo has never been nominated for the Rock Hall. Talk show host and celebrity chef Rachael Ray believes this is an injustice, and has started a petition to get Hall & Oates into the Hall. The pair appeared on an episode of her show that ...
Single Minded: Flaming Lips Do Pink Floyd’s “Eclipse,” More
October 23rd, 2009
Photo: Diaz/WireImage
The Flaming Lips, “Eclipse” [Pink Floyd Cover]
Earlier this week, the Flaming Lips announced their intention to cover Dark Side of the Moon; this session at KCRW gives an indication of what the results might be like. Surprise, surprise: it’s spacey and languid and gorgeous, and Wayne Coyne’s trembling distant voice adds a welcome element of eerieness.
The Killers vs. La Roux, “Smile Like You’re Bulletproof” [Mashup]
Two ’80s obsessives meet head-on, and their shared aesthetic brings ...