Archive for October 29th, 2009
Epic Moments at the Rock Hall 25th Anniversary Concert
October 29th, 2009
Photo: Mazur/WireImage
The first of two massive Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary shows at Madison Square Garden isn’t even over yet, and the monumental moments just keep coming on the stage of the storied New York venue. [Update] After six hours — that’s right, six hours — Bruce Springsteen brought the show to an end with a soul throwdown on “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher.” Check back tomorrow for our ...
Rock Hall Ready to Celebrate 25 Years at Madison Square Garden
October 29th, 2009
Tonight a two-night celebration marking the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will kick off at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Artists who have been inducted into the Hall will be sharing the stage with guests and collaborators, honoring their influences and essentially retracing the history of rock in the process.
Photos: Look back at the Rock Hall elite from Springsteen to Stevie Wonder.
Bruce Springsteen will share the spotlight with Tom Morello ...
Lenny Kravitz Looks Back on “Let Love Rule” Backstage in New York
October 29th, 2009
Rolling Stone recently caught up with Lenny Kravitz backstage at New York’s Fillmore at Irving Plaza, where the rocker performed a residency of five sold-out nights in celebration of the 20th anniversary of his debut album. “It’s been 20 years now since I made Let Love Rule, and for me the record is still just as fresh as it was when I made it,” Kravitz tells RS. “When I hear a recording, I can remember ...
The Rise of Grunge: Photos of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden
October 29th, 2009
Photograph by Michael Lavine New York-based photographer Michael Lavine was on the frontlines as grunge music took hold in the late 1980s. His new book, Grunge, featuring a foreword from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, collects hundreds of photographs of iconic bands like Nirvana, Hole, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Dinosaur Jr. along with grainy, black-and-white portraits of punk fans in their element: on the street and in dingy rock clubs. We caught up with Lavine to ...
Remembering Duane Allman
October 29th, 2009
Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/GettyDuane Allman slammed his foot down on the kick-start of his Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle on an autumn evening 38 years ago today in Macon, Georgia. A few miles down the road, he clipped the rear end of a flatbed truck, sustaining fatal injuries. The lead guitarist of the Allman Brothers Band, who was gaining substantial recognition as an electric guitar revolutionary, was dead at age 24.
“It’s clear that Duane Allman was ...
Shyne Deported to Belize Following Prison Release
October 29th, 2009
Shyne has accepted “temporary deportation” to his native Belize, four weeks after being detained by immigration officials following his release from a nearly nine-year prison sentence for his involvement in a 1999 shooting at a New York club. MTV reports that Shyne’s lawyer confirmed his client would return to the Central American country where he spent the first 13 years of his life; his father, Dean Barrow, is the nation’s prime minister.
Shyne (born Jamal Barrow), ...
Nirvana Go On Rock Rampage in New “Live at Reading” Trailer
October 29th, 2009
In 1991, Nirvana were in the bottom third of the bill on the first day of the Reading Festival. Just one year, later they headlined the event’s final night, turning out a legendary set that’s finally coming to CD and DVD on Tuesday, November 3rd. As the disc’s latest trailer demonstrates, the shows were a brutal display of of the rock gods’ raw energy: instruments were demolished, lyrics were wailed, minds were blown.
Kurt Cobain ...
Win a Copy of “DJ Hero”!
October 29th, 2009
Photo: Activision
Rolling Stone has your chance to win a copy of DJ Hero, the game that lets you scratch, crossfade and sample like a master DJ from the comfort of your home. The game, which hit stores on Tuesday, features all-star blends like Foo Fighters vs. Beastie Boys, Daft Punk vs. No Doubt, Eminem vs. Beck and Jay-Z vs. the Jackson 5.
We have five copies to give away (winners will get the appropriate ...
Billy Corgan Blogs About Swine Flu, Refuses to Get Vaccinated
October 29th, 2009
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“I am not a doctor, and I am in no way suggesting that you should follow any medical advice from me,” Billy Corgan writes at the top of a blog post about swine flu. What follows is nearly 850 words of Corgan spitting conspiracy theories on his Everything From Here to There blog regarding the H1N1 virus.
Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman has a central thesis — that the illness was “created by man” and driven ...
Hype Monitor: Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Cold Cave, Knight School
October 29th, 2009
The Band: Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
The Buzz: She may play the guitar with instruments as unconventional as a toothbrush and a pen, but the songs 25-year-old Virginian Thao Nguyen writes are sweet as honeycombs, as rich in detail as they are sparse in arrangement. And if that’s not appealing enough, she’s offering to write a personal song for a lucky fan to benefit the musicians’ organization CASH.
Listen If: You always wondered what ...