Archive for March 4th, 2010
Tour Tracker: Lilith Fair, Camp Bisco and Bonnaroo
March 4th, 2010
A trio of festivals bolstered their lineups today: the nomadic Lilith Fest added Kelly Clarkson, the Bangles, the Go-Go’s and many more to its already stocked lineup. The Disco Biscuits’ 9th annual Camp Bisco, taking place July 15-17 in Mariaville, New York, recruited LCD Soundsystem, Thievery Corporation and Ween for this year’s fest. Speaking of Ween, the Chocolate & Cheese duo were added to this year’s Bonnaroo roster, joining Umphrey’s McGee, Galactic and more. For ...
Rock Band Network Adds Songs by The Shins, Hold Steady, Steve Vai
March 4th, 2010
Already mastered The Beatles: Rock Band and looking for a new challenge? Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band 2, have launched their new Rock Band Network where indie artists can submit their own music to become downloadable content for the popular music video game. So far roughly 100 songs populate the Rock Band Network, including songs by the Shins, the Hold Steady, KMFDM and guitar virtuoso Steve Vai (good luck playing that on the expert ...
Exhibit of Grateful Dead Artifacts Arrives in New York City
March 4th, 2010
Photo: Courtesy of the New York Historical Society On March 5th, New York City’s oldest museum will open its doors to the first large-scale exhibition of materials from the Grateful Dead Archive for The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New York Historical Society. Although the band formed in California and the Archive itself is located at the University of California Santa Cruz, this exhibit — which runs through July 4th — has come to ...
Simon & Garfunkel Planning U.S. Tour? New Dates Announced
March 4th, 2010
Photo: Mazur/WireImage It appears as though the New Orleans Jazz Fest won’t be Simon & Garfunkel’s “only” U.S. appearance of 2010: Both Minnesota’s Star Tribune and North Dakota’s Grand Forks Herald report that the duo will perform at Fargo’s Fargodome on May 7th and the Twin Cities’ Xcel Energy Centre on May 8th in what appears to be the first dates of a possible U.S. tour. As Rolling Stone previously reported, prior to both those ...
Rolling Stone’s Spring Music Preview 2010
March 4th, 2010
Photo: Mike RuizFrom Katy Perry and Stone Temple Pilots to MGMT and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Rolling Stone has the lowdown on nearly 40 of the season’s hottest new releases. Get the latest straight from Christina Aguilera, Drake and the Hold Steady, plus nab your first listen to new tunes from Jakob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Peter Wolf, and watch exclusive performances and sneak peeks featuring fresh tunes by Erykah Badu, Justin Bieber and ...
Keith Richards: “Rumors of My Sobriety Are Greatly Exaggerated”
March 4th, 2010
Photo: Shearer/WireImage
In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and producer Don Was tell the story behind the Rolling Stones upcoming Exile on Main Street reissue, which is due May 18th in a variety of special editions — several of which feature 10 never-before-heard Stones tracks from the Exile era. At the end of our phoner with Richards, we asked about the possibility of a new Stones studio album in the near ...
Watch Found Footage of Suicide, The Ramones at Max’s Kansas City
March 4th, 2010
Along with CBGB, Max’s Kansas City was one of the most famed venues of New York City’s 1970s punk era. The nightclub on Park Avenue South featured performances by the Velvet Underground, the Ramones and Iggy Pop and served as a home away from home for Andy Warhol and his circle of artists and musicians. First opened in 1965, Max’s was also the site of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Aerosmith’s first ...
John Lennon U.K. Car Commercial Reignites Rock in Ads Debate
March 4th, 2010
Whenever rock & roll appears in advertisements, some fans protest. A few years ago, Rolling Stone tracked the Worst Rock Sell-Outs Ever! (”All you need is Luvs” … diapers) and the Best Rock Sell-Outs Ever! (VW adopts Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon”). It’s the debate that rages every time the Moldy Peaches give a song to a Bahamas resort, Dr. Dre teases Detox for Dr. Pepper, or Bob Dylan promotes Pepsi. One rocker with experience in ...
Phish’s Mike Gordon Primes Fans for Solo Disc With Double Live LP
March 4th, 2010
Photo: Crothers/FilmMagic After wrapping up a tour with Phish in December, Mike Gordon is taking time to do things his own way for the next few months. On Friday, the Phish bassist will head back on the road with his five-piece band for an eight-date club tour, which kicks off with a sold-out show in Troy, New York. To get fans pumped for the shows, Gordon has just released a live recording from his 2009 ...
Erykah Badu Debuts “Window Seat” on “Fallon”: On the Scene
March 4th, 2010
At noon yesterday, Erykah Badu strolled into the cramped, freezing Studio 6B at New York’s NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center to rehearse “Window Seat” for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. The singer, who’s prepping for the release of New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh on March 30th, arrived in a Slash-style top hat (which she wore on-air) atop her waist-long dreadlocks and walked straight into the center of the action, where a seven-piece ...