Archive for March 22nd, 2010
Witness Claims Murray Halted CPR on Michael Jackson to Hide Vials
March 22nd, 2010
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When news of Michael Jackson’s death broke on June 25th, 2009, initial reports questioned why his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, waited so long to call 911 and request help — as RS noted, Murray admitted to waiting between 20 and 30 minutes after finding the star unresponsive in a bedroom before he located Jackson’s chef and security guard, who ultimately phoned paramedics. Murray has admitted he was administering the powerful anesthetic Propofol to ...
Readers’ Rock List: Rock Biopics
March 22nd, 2010
Last week, inspired by the new film The Runaways (go behind the film here!), we asked our readers to tell us their favorite music biopics. After eliminating the mockumentaries (This Is Spinal Tap), the documentaries (Anvil! The Story of Anvil) and the just plain fictional (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), director Todd Haynes’ creative retelling of Bob Dylan’s career, I’m Not There, ended up on top, beating out Ray, Walk the Line and Sid ...
Radiohead, the Horse, Closes in on Kentucky Derby Bid
March 22nd, 2010
Photo: Barbour/Getty (horse), Shearer/Getty(Yorke)The Kansas Jayhawks’ second-round loss in the NCAA tourney had Rock Daily ditching our brackets and turning our attention to the next big sporting event on the horizon: the Kentucky Derby. Though the final field of horses in the Derby hasn’t been decided, gambling sites like Sports Book are listing odds for all the potential candidates, and there’s one horse that immediately caught our eye: At 20-1 odds, a horse named “Radiohead.” ...
Video Premiere: Karen Elson’s “Stolen Roses”
March 22nd, 2010
Karen Elson is making the move from the runway to the recording studio with her debut album The Ghost Who Walks, which was produced by her husband (some guy named Jack White) at their Third Man Studios in Nashville. The album isn’t due out until this summer, but the LP’s title track was released as a single last week through the Third Man store. “The Ghost Who Walks” will be backed by “Stolen Roses,” and ...
Rolling Stone’s Texas Takeover: “Historic” Portraits From SXSW
March 22nd, 2010
Photograph by Candice Lawler for RollingStone.com. Photographed with permission from the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Rolling Stone stayed busy at SXSW this year, tweeting 100 band reviews @RollingStone (catch up on all the reports — and check out video — here), and seeing the biggest shows by Muse, Hole, Stone Temple Pilots and more. We also helped some of the fest’s hottest rockers into exhibits at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum — ...
Green Day Reveal Summer Dates of “21st Century Breakdown” Tour
March 22nd, 2010
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Green Day’s upcoming American Idiot Broadway musical, which official opens April 20th at New York’s St. James Theatre, won’t be the only venue to hear the band’s music live this summer. The 21st Century Breakdown trio have announced a fresh tour that kicks off August 3rd in Camden, New Jersey. AFI will open and tickets start going on sale March 26th via Live Nation.
On the road with Green Day: backstage photos.
For the trek, Green ...
Paramore Announce Honda Civic Tour Dates With Tegan and Sara
March 22nd, 2010
Photo: Metcalfe/GettyParamore will headline this year’s Honda Civic Tour, which kicks off July 23rd in Raleigh, North Carolina and is set to wrap September 19th in Anaheim, California. The Brand New Eyes rockers will be taking Tegan and Sara along with them for the ride, as well as two additional “special guests” to be announced soon. Tickets, which “will be priced for maximum affordability for all fans” according to the tour’s organizers, go on sale ...
Ben Folds Jokes About Online Impersonator in ChatRoulette Set
March 22nd, 2010
When a pianist named “Merton” began improvising piano ditties for the people he encountered on ChatRoulette and posted the clips on YouTube, many — including New York’s Vulture blog — speculated that the hooded performer was actually Ben Folds performing in disguise (the resemblance is pretty uncanny). As Merton’s videos became increasingly viral — he’s collected over four million views in 11 days — Folds’ publicist finally denied the singer is the ChatRoulette star, according ...
Lady Gaga Sues Ex-Producer Over “Abusive” 2006 Contract
March 22nd, 2010
Photo: Linares/FilmMagicLady Gaga has responded to her ex-producer’s lawsuit by slapping him with one of her own, claiming she was tricked into singing a deal with her ex-collaborator and ex-boyfriend Rob Fusari that provided him with “unlawful compensation.” As Rolling Stone previously reported, Fusari’s legal team filed $30 million lawsuit against Gaga, claiming their client is owed royalties and merchandising fees after allegedly creating the name Lady Gaga and co-writing four tracks that eventually appeared ...
News Ticker: Christina Aguilera, Paul Westerberg, MTV Movie Awards, Ke$ha
March 22nd, 2010
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Christina Aguilera has relaunched her official website in anticipation of her upcoming album Bionic. A countdown clock is ticking down to tomorrow, when the site promises “Big News” will be revealed. For more on Bionic, check out our Spring Music Preview.
The same day SXSW paid tribute to Alex Chilton, Paul Westerberg wrote a New York Times op-ed about his mentor, explaining how the last time the two saw each other, the Big Star singer ...