Archive for February 14th, 2011
The Magnificent Seven: Rolling Stone’s 2007 Feature on Arcade Fire
February 14th, 2011
Fifty thousand dollars in a paper bag The Arcade Fire's dark second album Neon Bible had many starting points the war in Iraq the church in Montreal that the seven-person band renovated and moved into the sudden ascent that took the band from obscurity to performances with high-profile fans like David...
Exclusive Listen: Nick Lowe’s ‘Endless Grey Ribbon’ Rescued From Obscurity on New Reissue
February 14th, 2011
Nick Lowe's "Endless Grey Ribbon" Nick Lowe's 1979 album Labour of Lust has been out-of-print for years but it's finally being reissued by the Yep Roc label on March 15th The new edition of the album which features Lowe's biggest hit "Cruel to Be Kind" will include extensive liner notes and...
On Tour in South Africa, Bono Defends Anti-Apartheid Song With Controversial Lyrics
February 14th, 2011
While in South Africa for the opening night of the fifth leg of U2's 360 tour Bono stirred up a local controversy by endorsing an anti-apartheid song that includes the lyric "shoot the Boer" in an interview with South Africa's Sunday Times The word "Boer" translates to "farmer" and refers...
The Future According to Radiohead: Rolling Stone’s 2008 Cover Story
February 14th, 2011
Sunday afternoons Thom Yorke enjoys taking his kids to Oxford University's Museum of Natural History a stately neo-Gothic building on the outskirts of the city center They wander around the grand atrium past the skull of the humpback whale propped up like a massive bear trap and the stuffed dodo...
2 Live Crew Rapper Luther Campbell Discusses Run for Mayor of Miami
February 14th, 2011
When former 2 Live Crew rapper Luther Campbell announced his candidacy for mayor of Miami-Dade County last week it might have seemed like a joke at first But the man who won fame with vulgar hits like 1989’s “Me So Horny” says he’s dead serious about cleaning up local government...
Digest: Justin Bieber Scores Big at Box Office; Madonna Beginning Work on New Album
February 14th, 2011
Justin Bieber Leads Friday Box OfficeJustin Bieber's 3D concert movie Never Say Never opened with an estimated $124 million on Friday and is expected to have grossed over $30 million in its first weekend of release when final numbers come out Never Say Never narrowly beat out the new Adam...
LCD Soundsystem Announce More NYC Shows to Fight Scalpers
February 14th, 2011
LCD Soundsystem have announced that they will be playing four additional shows at Manhattan's Terminal 5 between March 28th and 31st as a way of fighting the scalpers who made tickets for their final show at Madison Square Garden almost impossible to obtain The band hope to drive down scalper...
The Unstoppable Ambition of Arcade Fire
February 14th, 2011
Twenty-four hours before Arcade Fire play one of the biggest headlining shows of their career for 45000 people in a sprawling park in Quebec City Canada the band's leader Win Butler is sitting at a dining-room table in a hotel in the colonial-waterfront part of town describing the exact moment...
Warner Music Group Celebrates at Exclusive Grammy After-Party
February 14th, 2011
The Grammys after-party for the Warner Music Group felt particularly festive this year The company's various labels managed to snag a significant number of awards and attendees included Jay-Z and Beyoncé Bruno Mars Muse lead singer Matthew Bellamy and his pregnant girlfriend Kate Hudson Seal and Heidi Klum Paramore Janelle...
Arcade Fire, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga Win Big at the Grammys
February 14th, 2011
It's likely that this year's Grammy Awards will be best remembered for the triumph of underdogs in key categories Indie artists Arcade Fire took home the Album of the Year prize for The Suburbs beating out best-selling discs by Katy Perry Lady Gaga Lady Antebellum and Eminem while jazz vocalist...