Archive for June 3rd, 2011
Paramore Return With Melodramatic ‘Monster’
June 3rd, 2011
Paramore released "Monster" their first new tune since the departure of band members Josh and Zac Faro on YouTube today The song which will appear on the soundtrack of Transformers Dark of the Moon has a suitably huge and melodramatic sound with frontwoman Hayley Williams solemnly singing "I'll stop the...
Patti LaBelle Accused of Ordering Attack at Airport
June 3rd, 2011
R&B legend Patti LaBelle has been accused of ordering an attack on a man who got too close to her luggage at George HW Bush Intercontinental airport in Houston Richard King a 23-year-old senior at the US Military Academy at West Point has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was...
Adele Cancels Remainder of North American Tour
June 3rd, 2011
Adele Cancels North American TourAdele has been forced to postpone the remainder of her North American tour since coming down with laryngitis The singer has been advised to take time off but plans to reschedule the dates later this year [Adeletv]CSS Announce New AlbumBrazilian dance rockers CSS will release their...
Sneak Preview: The Story Behind Bon Iver and Kanye West’s Collaboration
June 3rd, 2011
Most musicians would jump at the chance to fly to Hawaii and help Kanye West cut his new record Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) tells contributing editor Josh Eells in the next issue of Rolling Stone that he had a different response "Can't you see if he wants to come...
Eddie Vedder on Looking Back and Moving Forward
June 3rd, 2011
In the latest issue of Rolling Stone on stands and in the digital archive now Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder opens up to Brian Hiatt about his band's 20th anniversary and his lovely new solo album Ukulele Songs Vedder tells Hiatt that he's happy to honor Pearl Jam's history but...
Weekend Rock Question: What is the Best Neil Young Song of All Time?
June 3rd, 2011
Last week we asked Rolling Stone readers to name their favorite summer jam of all time – and we compiled the votes into a top 10 listChoose Rolling Stone's Cover The Sheepdogs vs Lelia Broussard Vote Now! This week in honor of Buffalo Springfield's reunion tour our question for you is...
The Postelles’ Perky, Strokes-Like ‘123 Stop’
June 3rd, 2011
Click here to listen to The Postelles' "123 Stop" Much like the Strokes the members of the Postelles met at a Manhattan high school and play tightly constructed retro rock built on the foundation of new wave and Motown But while the Strokes have an aloof cool-dude vibe the Postelles are...
Watch Buffalo Springfield Play ‘Rockin’ in the Free World,’ ‘I Am a Child’
June 3rd, 2011
Earlier this week Buffalo Springfield launched their first tour since splitting up in 1968 (Read David Fricke's review of opening night here) As was inevitable fan-shot videos from the shows have slowly been trickling onto YouTube The quality varies from terrible to surprisingly great Check out the group's performance of...
Rihanna Defends Her Violent New Video
June 3rd, 2011
Rihanna called in to BET's music countdown show 106 & Park yesterday to defend her new video for "Man Down" which has come under fire from groups such as the Parents Television Council for depicting the singer shooting a man in cold blood "We just wanted to hone in on...
Choose the Cover Finalists Talk Pressure, Excitement and Huge Life Changes
June 3rd, 2011
The final round of the Choose the Cover of Rolling Stone contest is under way! After over half a million votes were cast online the 16 acts vying for the cover of Rolling Stone – as well as an Atlantic Records contract – have been narrowed down to two finalists...