Archive for June 2nd, 2011
Hockey Star Picks Up Hitchhiking Bono
June 2nd, 2011
If you ever see Bono hitchhiking be sure to give him a lift -- he'll almost certainly reward you with VIP tickets for a U2 show That's exactly what happened for Edmonton Oilers hockey center Gilbert Brule and his girlfriend Kelsey Nichols who spotted the singer and his assistant walking ...
Death Cab for Cutie Fights to Keep Their Indie Spirit
June 2nd, 2011
About halfway through Death Cab for Cutie's set last night at New York City's Bowery Ballroom frontman Ben Gibbard took the stage alone an almost eerie blue light the only illumination on stage and launched into an acoustic version of "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" the lovelorn ballad...
Knife Party’s Remix of Swedish House Mafia’s ‘Save The World’
June 2nd, 2011
Click to listen to Swedish House Mafia's 'Save The World (Knife Party Remix)' Knife Party the new club project of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen of the Australian dance band Pendulum have delivered what could be one of the summer's hottest dance floor anthems with their remix of Swedish House Mafia's...
Madeleine Peyroux and Bill Wyman Team Up For ‘The Kind You Can’t Afford’
June 2nd, 2011
Click to listen to Madeleine Peyroux's 'The Kind You Can't Afford' Jazz singer and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux teamed up with former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman to pen "The Kind You Can't Afford" a funky slow-burning number from her latest album Standing on the Rooftop According to Peyroux she hooked up with...
Win a VIP Trip to Lollapalooza 2011
June 2nd, 2011
The Lollapalooza festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this summer with a blowout at Chicago's Grant Park on August 5-7th with headliners Eminem Foo Fighters Coldplay Muse and My Morning Jacket Score a VIP trip to the festival by entering Rolling Stone's Lollapalooza sweepstakes See official rules hereOne lucky reader will...
Pete Townshend Announces ‘Quadrophenia’ Box Set
June 2nd, 2011
Pete Townshend has posted a rare blog entry to announce a new Quadrophenia box set that's coming out in October He used to blog all the time but he got so angry about journalists taking quotes out of context he largely abandoned the practice With that in mind here's the...
Amy Winehouse Completes Rehab Assessment Before European Tour
June 2nd, 2011
Amy Winehouse has completed an assessment at the Priory Clinic in London and will continue treatment as outpatient says a representative for the singer Winehouse checked into rehab last week at her father's behest in order to sober up before a new round of touring in EuropeChoose Rolling Stone's Cover...
Björk to Release New Songs as Apps
June 2nd, 2011
Björk to Release New Songs as AppsBjörk has revealed that her forthcoming album Biophilia will be released as an "app album" with an app for each of the record's 10 tracks One of the apps for a song called "Virus" will be an interactive game in which the listener must...
‘The Voice’ Power Ranking: Is Adam Levine’s Team Unbeatable?
June 2nd, 2011
The battle lines are freshly drawn on NBC's The Voice with each judge down to just four singers after a month of duet-offs Here's our take on how the teams rank this week; after the next episode we'll carefully consider who deserves to be on top 'The Voice' Recap The Battle...
Sean Kingston Expected to Recover Within Six Weeks
June 2nd, 2011
Sean Kingston is expected to make a full recovery within six weeks from injuries sustained in his jet ski crash on Sunday This is very good news for the hip-hop singer who arrived at Jackson Ryder Trauma Center in Miami on Sunday night in critical condition with a broken jaw...