Archive for March 16th, 2010
Tour Tracker: Justin Bieber, Jack Johnson and Charlotte Gainsbourg
March 16th, 2010
Justin Bieber announces his first-ever headlining tour in support of My World 2.0, Jack Johnson plots out a midsummer trek with new album To The Sea in tow and Charlotte Gainsbourg follows up her Coachella set with her first U.S. tour. Full dates for all three artists, after the jump.
Justin Bieber
June 23 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
June 24 – Trenton, NJ @ Sun National Bank Center
June 26 – Cincinnati, OH @ US Bank Arena
June ...
New Reviews: Drive-By Truckers, The Whigs and The Besnard Lakes
March 16th, 2010
Leading this week’s pack of New Reviews is The Big To-Do, the latest album from Athens, Georgia Southern rockers the Drive-By Truckers. The LP is the Truckers’ first proper studio album since 2008’s Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, and finds Patterson Hood and pals once again combining Raymond Carver-like stories with Lynyrd Skynyrd riffs. “On the 10th album from this remarkably consistent Georgia band, a sexually abused woman murders her lover, a two-timing rogue goes missing ...
Guess the Next Cover of Rolling Stone: The Second Hint
March 16th, 2010
Yesterday we hit you with a wild print. Today, a closer look at the awesome outfit our new cover star (or stars) will be showcasing in the new issue, which hits newsstands tomorrow. Keep those guesses coming in the comments, and head on back tomorrow morning for an inside look at our latest issue.
Eddy Grant Accuses Gorillaz of Infringement With “Stylo”
March 16th, 2010
Did Gorillaz rock down to Electric Avenue and rip off a song by Eddy Grant for their Plastic Beach single “Stylo”? That’s what Grant himself is alleging, saying in a statement that Damon Albarn and his animated band borrowed heavily from his electro cut “Time Warp.” “I am outraged that the Gorillaz have infringed the copyright of my song ‘Time Warp’ claiming their song ‘Stylo’ to be an original composition,” Grant said in a statement ...
Paula Abdul Rumored to Join “Star Search” Reboot
March 16th, 2010
Photo: BuzzFoto/FilmMagic Paula Abdul may not wait until The X Factor’s American debut in the fall of 2011 for her next television role. The former American Idol judge is allegedly in talks to join ABC’s rebooted version of the talent competition Star Search in the dual role of judge and host, EW’s Ausiello Files reports. Abdul was previously rumored to be rejoining her former AI cohort Simon Cowell at the judge’s table for Cowell’s X ...
Dave Grohl Fights Coffee Addiction in Them Crooked Vultures Footage
March 16th, 2010
Many of rock’s greatest albums came at a physical and emotional price. The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St. was fueled by the Stones’ struggles with drugs, while Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks was inspired by Dylan’s separation from his wife. In the case of Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut album, as this new video posted by the band on their YouTube page proves, drummer Dave Grohl also wrestled with a powerful addiction: an ...
Alternate Take: Country Roots Reborn
March 16th, 2010
The Carolina Chocolate Drops — banjo player Dom Flemons and fiddlers Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson (they all sing and juggle guitar, Autoharp and percussion) — reignite a vintage outsider music: the early-20th-century jump and lamentation of black country string bands from North Carolina’s Piedmont region. The Drops’ marvelous new record has a proud and true title, Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch), and features exuberant treatments of antique party favors like “Cornbread and Butterbeans” and “Papa” ...
Michael Jackson Estate, Sony Strike Massive $250 Million Deal to Release King of Pop’s Music
March 16th, 2010
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The Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music have reportedly agreed on a seven-year, 10-project, $250 million pact that will be the most lucrative in music history, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources close to the negotiation. The Jackson estate is guaranteed an expected $200 million from the deal, which will likely feature reissues of the King of Pop’s albums, new greatest hits collections and possibly a Cirque du Soleil show based on Jackson’s ...
News Ticker: Stone Temple Pilots, The Stooges, Furthur Festival, Lesley Duncan
March 16th, 2010
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Stone Temple Pilots fan site Below Empty is hosting a brief preview of the band’s new single “Between the Lines.” Find out more about the band’s first new disc since 2001 in our Spring Music Preview.
The Stooges, who joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night, will see Rhino rerelease their self-titled 1969 debut album with bonus cuts and producer John Cale’s original mixes as a Collector’s Edition that ships in ...
The Stooges, Genesis, Abba Join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Historic 25th Induction Ceremony
March 16th, 2010
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It was a moment unlike anything the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had ever seen: midway through a snarling performance of “I Wanna Be Your Dog” a shirtless Iggy Pop commanded the black tie audience to storm the stage. “Come on!” Iggy ordered, “Let’s get the Upper East Side up here!” With that, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament, Green Day’s Mike Dirnt and a handful of others ran on the stage ...