Archive for November 16th, 2009
Dave Grohl Reveals Tales Behind His Trio of Led Zeppelin Tattoos
November 16th, 2009
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Playing with Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones in the new supergroup Them Crooked Vultures is a dream come true for Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl, the singer/dummer tells Rolling Stone in an exclusive Q&A in our next issue.
Check out photos of more supergroups, from Cream to Audioslave.
Grohl’s Zeppelin worship goes all the way back to his teenage years, when he got the first of three Zep-inspired tattoos — he’s got John Bonham’s ...
Liam Gallagher Starts New Band With Oasis Minus Brother Noel
November 16th, 2009
Photo: Birch/AFP/Getty Now that Oasis are “no longer,” frontman Liam Gallagher is starting a new band… with the members of Oasis who aren’t his brother Noel. Guitarist Gem Archer, bassist Andy Bell and drummer Chris Sharrock are currently working with Liam on new material, and Gallagher promises fans in an interview with an Italian radio station that this new incarnation of “Oasis” — they’ll sport a different moniker — will return to the stage shortly. ...
Kanye West Returns to the Stage at Beyonce’s London Show
November 16th, 2009
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Kanye West made his first high-profile public live appearance since his infamous stage crash at MTV’s Video Music Awards in September, surprising the crowd at Beyoncé’s concert at London’s O2 Arena by performing his verse from the “Ego” remix last night. “Give it up for Kanye West,” Beyoncé — who was the unsuspecting benefactor of West’s VMAs rant — told the crowd as the MC emerged. Crowd footage of the guest spot ...
News Ticker: Katy Perry, Usher, Janet Jackson, Elvis Presley
November 16th, 2009
Katy Perry’s Unplugged hits stores tomorrow, but the show is streaming early on MTV’s Website. Head on over to watch her cover of Fountains of Wayne’s “Hackensack” and perform new tune “Brick By Brick.”
Usher will return with a new album titled Raymond vs. Raymond in time for the holidays, an official press release confirms. The disc hits stores December 21st, the same week as Mary J. Blige’s Stronger.
Janet Jackson made an appearance at a Los ...