Archive for March 19th, 2010
Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
March 19th, 2010
Down at SXSW, Rolling Stone has already caught hot performances by Stone Temple Pilots, Spoon, Broken Bells, the xx and many more up-and-coming acts. Keep it tuned to our SXSW coverage for all the best showcases, and be sure to follow @rollingstone as we continue to tweet 100 SXSW shows.
Guitar god Jimi Hendrix landed on the cover of the new issue, and David Fricke looks back at the Greatest Guitarist of All Time’s last days ...
Weekend Rock List: Rock Biopics
March 19th, 2010
This weekend, The Runaways biopic starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie hits movie theaters — Rolling Stone brought you a peek inside the year’s most anticipated rock film, now tell us your favorite rock biopics (and no, Purple Rain doesn’t count). We’ll tally up the votes on Monday; check out five of our favorites for inspiration:
• Sid and Nancy
• 24 Hour Party People
• The Doors
• Walk the Line.
• Ray
Flashback: Big Star Classics By Beck, Wilco, Elliott Smith and More
March 19th, 2010
This week the rock world lost Alex Chilton, so we’re devoting our Flashback to covers of Big Star songs by artists ranging from Beck to Wilco to the Bangles, who perform the classic “September Gurls” in the video above. As Rob Sheffield wrote in his remembrance of Chilton, the singer was “the ultimate indie cult hero”, who despite “years of hard living, always seemed indestructible — and thanks to his music, he always will be.” ...
Win An iPod Nano Stocked With Music From “Greenberg”
March 19th, 2010
Rolling Stone is giving away three iPod Nanos stocked with music from Greenberg, Ben Stiller’s new dark comedy featuring a score by LCD Soundsystem mastermind James Murphy. Each 8gb Green iPod Nano comes with a six-song soundtrack sampler. In addition to 11 Murphy songs, the full Greenberg soundtrack includes tunes by Nite Jewel, Albert Hammond Jr., Galaxie 500, the Sonics and Duran Duran.
James Murphy on the making of the Greenberg soundtrack.
The Greenberg Giveaway sweepstakes ...
Tour Tracker: Scorpions, Psychedelic Furs and Orbital
March 19th, 2010
The Scorpions begin to unveil plans for their farewell U.S. tour, the Psychedelic Furs announce a 25-date trek and after disbanding six years ago, Orbital reunite for three gigs, including sets at the Ultra Festival and Coachella. The full details for all three artists, after the jump.
Scorpions
June 18 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
June 19 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 22 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Psychedelic ...
LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy on Scoring His First Soundtrack for “Greenberg”
March 19th, 2010
Photo: Wilson/Webb (Greenberg), Horowitz/WireImage(Murphy)
In Noah Baumbach’s new film Greenberg, Ben Stiller plays a curmudgeon who’s more likely to push people away than attract them. And that’s precisely why LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, who wrote the soundtrack, likes the character so much. “I’m Greenberg-esque,” Murphy says proudly.
In fact, Murphy’s music was a chief inspiration for the movie: Baumbach was obsessed with LCD Soundsystem’s sarcastic ballad “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” while ...
Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, Drive-By Truckers Bring Big Guitar Rock to SXSW
March 19th, 2010
Photograph by Tony LandaNight two of the SXSW Music Festival featured a trio of big guitar bands with new lineups, playing new — in some cases not even completed — albums. The pressure was on to strike a balance between satiating fans with classics and testing new material without trying their patience.
More SXSW day two guitar rock: full report on Stone Temple Pilots’ set.
The Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers — now without its third singer-songwriter, ...
Stone Temple Pilots Debut Songs, Rock With Robby Krieger at SXSW
March 19th, 2010
Stone Temple Pilots are not a band many could have expected to survive two full decades. Even acts without the internal wounds of serious addiction and ongoing conflict rarely make it this long, but when STP emerged onstage at the Austin Music Hall for a special performance at South By Southwest on Thursday, they delivered like journeyman rock stars with their shit together — tight and focused, and unburdened with the bitterness or bad memories ...
SXSW 2010 Day Two Twitter Marathon: 26 Reports, From GZA to the xx
March 19th, 2010
On day two of SXSW, you could see the mechanisms of the hype machine in full effect. The current crop of buzz bands (the xx, Surfer Blood, Bear In Heaven) packed their rooms wall-to-wall. However, bands who had their moment but still release excellent albums (Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Vivian Girls) had more modest crowds. Maybe it’s the economy of cool, maybe it’s that bands were expected to play 10 day shows in four days ...
Lady Gaga Sued For $30 Million By Producer/Ex-Boyfriend Rob Fusari
March 19th, 2010
You know you’ve reached The Fame when someone slaps you with a massive lawsuit. Lady Gaga is being sued for $30 million by producer and ex-boyfriend Rob Fusari, the co-writer of Gaga’s hit “Paparazzi,” who claims he discovered the singer in 2006 and created the moniker “Lady Gaga.” In the suit, Fusari seeks a 20 percent cut from Gaga’s two companies Team Love Child and Mermaid Music, saying he entered into a contract with Gaga ...