Archive for March 23rd, 2010
Tour Tracker: The Dead Weather, New Pornographers and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
March 23rd, 2010
The Dead Weather load up on gigs between Coachella and Bonnaroo in support of their upcoming disc Sea of Cowards. Plus, the New Pornographers come Together to showcase their upcoming LP on the road and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros embark on a headlining tour that’ll hit on almost every major U.S. music festival this summer. Complete details for all three treks below.
The Dead Weather
Apr. 14, 15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
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New Reviews: Justin Bieber, She and Him, Goldfrapp, Mose Allison
March 23rd, 2010
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If you’ve noticed a surge in tweenage foot traffic in your local shopping mall today, it must mean one thing: Justin Bieber has a new album out. The 16-year-old Canadian crooner’s My World 2.0, which earned a three-star review from Rolling Stone, has arrived. “This isn’t just cheesy teeny-bopper music — it’s classically, sublimely cheesy teeny-bopper music,” Jody Rosen writes in his review, adding songs like hit single “Baby” has more in common with ...
Ben Harper Grabs Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne for New Relentless7 Album
March 23rd, 2010
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Ben Harper and Relentless7 have just finished recording their follow-up to 2009’s White Lies For Dark Times. Titled Give Till It’s Gone, the self-produced album will be out in the fall and features some high-profile guests. “Not only are we excited about the songs, but Ringo Starr is playing on one of the songs and that’s just a huge deal for us. And Jackson Browne is singing in the background of one of the ...
Green Day Talk “American Idiot” on Broadway and Film at Sneak Peek of New Show
March 23rd, 2010
Photo: Mazur/WireImageGreen Day’s American Idiot musical is less than one month away from opening, and Rolling Stone got a sneak peek at the Broadway version of the show — which premiered in Berkeley last September — at a sound check this afternoon, and caught up with Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool after the performance. On a stage adorned with punk-rock posters, graffiti and looping feeds of cable TV news blather, the American ...
The Dead Weather’s Dark “Die By the Drop” Video Surfaces
March 23rd, 2010
While it turned out that today was not the release date for the Dead Weather’s new single “Die By the Drop,” as an Amazon page suggested, the first track off Jack White and Co.’s second album Sea of Cowards did wind up surfacing on Metacafe, giving us our first taste of the group’s second LP. While White handled directorial duties for some of the group’s Horehound videos, “Die By the Drop” was filmed ...
New Single Roundup: Black Keys, Gaslight Anthem, Stone Temple Pilots, Broken Social Scene
March 23rd, 2010
Photo: Gardner/GettyChristina Aguilera had promised a big announcement today, but when 12 pm rolled around, her website revealed the name and cover art of her next single “Not Myself Tonight,” but no music. However, a trio of rock bands did unleash new tracks on the Net today: the Black Keys, the Gaslight Anthem and Stone Temple Pilots, who will all be releasing fresh albums this spring.
The Black Keys, whose sixth album Brothers is due ...
Boy George Considering Reuniting Culture Club in 2011
March 23rd, 2010
Photo:Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Boy George might be catching reunion fever: the singer told the BBC he’s considering bringing Culture Club back together in 2011 to celebrate the group’s 30th anniversary. “We’ll see. It’s all about my mood at the time,” George said. “I think we could do a one-off gig or maybe a small tour.” Culture Club’s debut album Kissing to be Clever was released in 1982, but the band actually formed the year prior.
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Neil Young Begins to Map Out Solo Acoustic Tour With Bert Jansch
March 23rd, 2010
Information is just beginning to trickle out, but it looks like Neil Young is launching a solo acoustic American theater tour in May with Scottish folk legend Bert Jansch opening. Only five dates have been announced of what apparently is being billed as the Twisted Road tour, though many more are likely to come.
Young toured American theaters in the fall of 2007 with a half-solo-acoustic/half-full-band show. He last embarked on an entirely solo acoustic ...
Led Zeppelin Turn Down Offer to Headline Download Festival
March 23rd, 2010
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Ever since Led Zeppelin reunited for one night in December 2007, it’s been every festival promoter’s dream to somehow coax Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones back out of their hiatus and into a headlining slot. Many have tried, all have failed, including Andy Copping of the U.K.’s Download Festival, who admitted to XFM that he approached the Physical Graffiti band about playing the fest, which takes place June 11-13th in Donington ...
News Ticker: Big Boi, Jonny Greenwood, Motorhead, Ke$ha
March 23rd, 2010
OutKast’s Big Boi has inked a solo deal with Def Jam so release his long-delayed Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, the AP reports. Exactly one year ago, the MC told RS Jive Records was holding up the disc, which will feature “electro, funk, blues, some of everything.”
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s Doghouse orchestral composition is currently streaming on the BBC’s website.
Slash, Dave Grohl and Lemmy Kilmister are teaming up to perform Motörhead’s “Ace ...