Archive for December 17th, 2009
Weezer Cancel January 2010 Concerts on Doctor’s Orders
December 17th, 2009
Weezer have officially canceled the remaining concert dates on their Raditude tour as frontman Rivers Cuomo continues to heal following a tour bus accident that sent Cuomo and his assistant to the hospital. Citing doctor’s orders, band nixed three stops in California and a tour-ending gig in Phoenix, Arizona in January 2010. Three December Weezer shows were immediately canceled after the accident.
See photos from the Weezer frontman’s recent RS shoot.
According to Weezer’s official Website, Cuomo ...
The Decade in U2: The Edge Q&A
December 17th, 2009
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The Rolling Stone editors picked eight stars — from Bruce and Beyoncé to Radiohead and U2 — who not only made the best music but also led the way as Artists of the Decade in our new issue. Grab a copy to read why these acts earned the honor, and check out more of David Fricke’s conversation with U2’s the Edge — where the guitarist tells us, “We are still capable of potentially doing ...
Rihanna is Armed and Scandalous in New “Hard” Video
December 17th, 2009
Rihanna – New Music – More Music Videos
Rihanna enters The Hurt Locker for the new video for “Hard,” and inside that locker is nothing but risqué outfits and machine guns. For the third single off the singer’s Rated R, which premiered today on RihannaNow, Rihanna takes a militaristic approach, serving as a drill sergeant in a faraway army while walking through active mine fields in a spike-shouldered ensemble that would make Adam Lambert jealous. Later ...
Thom Yorke Travels to Copenhagen For Climate Summit
December 17th, 2009
Thom Yorke has frequently posted on Radiohead’s Dead Air Space the past weeks about the Copenhagen Climate Summit going on now in Denmark. Not satisfied with simply bringing attention to the summit, the singer of Rolling Stone’s Number One Album of the 2000s decided to make a surprise voyage over to Copenhagen to witness the talks himself. Watch above (via AtEase) as Yorke talks about his climate concerns and what his hopes for the summit ...
“The Runaways” Trailer: First Look at Stewart, Fanning in Action
December 17th, 2009
The teaser trailer for the Runaways’ biopic, called simply The Runaways, debuted today on MTV Movies. In its brief 45 seconds, we get a blast of the band’s iconic “Cherry Bomb” and a quick glance of all the principal actresses involved, including New Moon star Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie respectively. Actress Scout Taylor-Compton (as Lita Ford) and Stella Maeve (as drummer Sandy West) round out the casting of ...
EMI Sues Vimeo for Hosting “Lip Dub” Music Videos
December 17th, 2009
EMI Music has sued the video streaming site Vimeo for encouraging its users to post “lip dubs,” or music videos that feature users creatively lip-syncing over a prerecorded song. According to MediaPost, EMI’s complaint is that Vimeo is using complete, high-quality recordings for the lip dubs, which could violate the terms of fair use. “Vimeo has extensive knowledge of the use of copyrighted recordings on its Website, and Vimeo encourages and induces its users to ...
Beastie Boys’ Yauch Says “Hot Sauce” Coming Early 2010
December 17th, 2009
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Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch says that he’s “doing all right” after his battle with salivary gland cancer in a new interview on Gothamist, with the man we call MCA also giving an update on the status of the Beasties’ album The Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1. “We’re just figuring that out right now. But hopefully, it looks like it’ll be coming out early part of next year,” Yauch said. “I don’t know that ...
Hype Monitor: Junius, Dam-Funk, Laura Veirs
December 17th, 2009
Photo by George Dubose
The Band: Junius
The Buzz: Breathtaking Boston metal band pulls off a perfect hybrid of Neurosis and the Smiths, striking a stunning balance of brutality and beauty. Their latest album, The Martyrdrom of a Catastrophist, is a concept record about catastrophe theorist Immanuel Velikovsky, exploring his insistence on a chaotic universe. Its songs are spellbinding and heartbreaking, gripping from the first note to the last. A hard rock dream come ...
John Frusciante Quits Red Hot Chili Peppers With “No Drama”
December 17th, 2009
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Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has confirmed that he has “quit” the band, writing in a MySpace blog post, “To put it simply, my musical interests have led me in a different direction.” The Peppers are reportedly working on their follow-up to 2006’s Stadium Arcadium, and rumors began circulating last week that Frusciante had permanently left RHCP and was replaced by guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who along with Frusciante toured with the ...
Kid Cudi Drops Off Lady Gaga’s The Monster Ball Tour
December 17th, 2009
Photo: Nunez/WireImage Kid Cudi has left the Monster Ball early, vacating his opening-act slot on Lady Gaga’s current tour just five days after punching a fan during a solo performance in Vancouver. According to the official statement posted on Dat New Cudi, the Grammy-nominated rapper took “an early leave of absence from Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball tour, in order to balance his schedule surrounding the recording of his next album and acting commitments.” Cudi will ...