Archive for January 25th, 2011
How the Dropkick Murphys Got Bruce Springsteen to Guest on Their New Album
January 25th, 2011
The Dropkick Murphys were already done recording their new album Going Out In Style when they gathered up the courage to ask Bruce Springsteen if he'd be willing to contribute guest vocals to one track "We were on tour in Australia when we finally got the nerve and we sent...
Digest: The Game Releases New Mixtape; Sheryl Crow Publishing Cookbook
January 25th, 2011
The Game Has a New MixtapeThe Game released a new mixtape yesterday titled Purp and Patron hosted by DJ Skee and Funkmaster Flex that was reportedly downloaded over 125000 times in less than two hours The 29-track double disc set includes collaborations with Lil Wayne Wiz Khalifa Pharrell Dr Dre...
Bret Michaels Has Successful Heart Surgery
January 25th, 2011
Bret Michaels went under the knife in a Phoenix Ariz hospital on Monday — and he's recovering well Surgeons at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center worked to repair a hole in the rocker's heart -- one that's been there since birth but was discovered just last April when...
Reviewed: Pearl Jam’s Amazing Live Album; Iron and Wine Scores With Major Label Debut
January 25th, 2011
There's a lot to be excited about in this week's slate of new Rolling Stone reviews Andy Greene gave Pearl Jam's latest live album Live on Ten Legs a rave review proclaiming that all 18 tracks on the record including huge hits such as "Jeremy" and "Alive" sound better than...
Robert Plant Wants to Write New Songs with Band of Joy
January 25th, 2011
Robert Plant is ready to start writing new material with Band of Joy Though the group have focused on performing cover versions of traditional songs and compositions by artists such as Richard Thompson Townes Van Zandt and the indie rock band Low Plant told the Pulse of Radio that he...
Britney Spears’ Boyfriend Signs Back On as Agent
January 25th, 2011
Less than nine months after Britney Spears' beau Jason Trawick stepped down as her agent last May she has re-signed with his company William Morris Endeavor Entertainment her rep confirms to UsMagazinecom PHOTOS Britney's life up until now But an insider stresses Trawick 39 won't be the only person handling...
50 Cent Did Not Actually Shut Down the World Star Hip Hop Site
January 25th, 2011
Not long after the popular video website worldstarhiphopcom went offline yesterday 50 Cent took to Twitter claiming that he was responsible for shutting it down and that it was the consequence of his lawsuit against the site for using his image in their advertising As it turns out this was...
Band to Watch: Joy Formidable Revive Female-Fronted Nineties Rock
January 25th, 2011
Who A three-piece indie band from North Wales The group have been together for only two years but singer-guitarist Ritzy Bryan 26 and bassist Rhydian Dafydd 29 go way back (27-year-old drummer Matt Thomas joined eight months after Bryan and Dafydd formed the band) "Rhydian and I even though we...