Archive for January, 2011
Weekend Rock Question: Who Is the Greatest Dead Rock Star of All Time?
January 28th, 2011
Last week we asked Rolling Stone’s Facebook fans to name their picks for the greatest debut album of all time – and we compiled the votes into an official top ten list Photos Random Notes Now it’s time for a new weekend rock question Who is the greatest dead rock star of...
The Week in Music: Katy Perry and Bob Seger Plan Big Tours, The Game Drops a Hit Mixtape
January 28th, 2011
It was a big week for tour announcements at Rolling Stone We talked to Katy Perry about her California Dreams world tour which promises to be huge spectacle for the eyes the ears and — perhaps most surprising — the nose We also learned the details of Bob...
Rivers Cuomo’s ‘The Pinkerton Diaries’ to Offer Glimpse Into Singer’s Private Life
January 28th, 2011
Weezer may have just recently released a deluxe reissue of their fan-favorite 1996 album Pinkerton but frontman Rivers Cuomo isn't done yet clearing his vaults of material from that era As promised in the fall Cuomo is compiling a set of demos from the period for his...
Exclusive: Bob Seger Tour Details
January 28th, 2011
Bob Seger's decision to go on tour this spring was as much as a shock to the singer's team of advisors as it was to his fans "Real quietly without anybody knowing it they booked 40 to 50 dates for him last year" a source close to Seger tells Rolling...
Digest: Bruno Mars Reclaims Top of the Chart; Kanye West and Jane’s Addiction Headline Lollapalooza Chile
January 28th, 2011
Bruno Mars Knocks Britney Off Top of the ChartsBruno Mars' "Grenade" has returned to the top spot of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart after being displaced for one week by Britney Spears' new song "Hold It Against Me" The Spears song fell to Number Six as a result of a...
Pavement May Reunite Again But Will Not Write New Material
January 28th, 2011
Pavement multi-instrumentalist and hype man Bob Nastanovich has told Spin that while the group had a good time performing on their reunion tour last year fans should not expect to hear any new music from the band "At this point Stephen [Malkmus] does not write songs for Pavement anymore or...
Lady Gaga Reveals New Song Lyrics on Twitter
January 28th, 2011
Lady Gaga had been teasing lines from her upcoming single "Born This Way" on Twitter since announcing the song's release date on New Year's Eve but yesterday she finally shared the song's full lyrics with her nearly 8 million followers Photos Lady Gaga's Best Looks Gaga promised she would post the words...
The Game Shocked By Runaway Success of ‘Purp and Patron’ Mixtape
January 28th, 2011
The Game's Purp and Patron — a sprawling 29-track mixtape featuring guest appearances by Lil Wayne Snoop Dogg Dr Dre Rick Ross T-Pain and a long list of other hip-hop luminaries — is one of the hottest new releases this week Rolling Stone caught up with the Los Angeles rapper...
Gladys Horton of the Marvelettes Dies at 66
January 27th, 2011
Gladys Horton a founding member of the pioneering Motown girl group the Marvelettes who sang lead on their 1961 classic "Please Mr Postman" died January 26th in Sherman Oaks California from complications related to a stroke She was 66 Smokey Robinson's Motown MemoriesHorton formed the Marvelettes (then known as the Casinyets)...
Why Coachella Sold Out in Less Than a Week
January 27th, 2011
This year's Coachella festival has sold out faster than ever before in the 12-year history of the event Tickets for the festival which will be held on April 15-17th in Indio California were gone entirely yesterday after having gone on sale Friday According to concert promoter Paul Tollett this year's...