Archive for September 1st, 2011
How Rockers Helped Free the West Memphis Three
September 1st, 2011
On a recent friday night in Memphis 75 people gathered on a hotel rooftop overlooking the Mississippi River for a party hosted by Eddie Vedder As the guests of honor – Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin who had just been released after spending 18 years in prison – arrived they...
Justin Timberlake Introduces FreeSol to New York
September 1st, 2011
Last night just before a surprise performance at the New York City barbecue restaurant Southern Hospitality (where he's part-owner) Justin Timberlake introduced FreeSol the group responsible for the latest release on Timberlake's Tennman Record label "I would describe their sound as a fusion of rock hip-hop rhythm and blues and soul...
Exclusive Album Stream: Horrible Crowes’ Cinematic Debut ‘Elsie’
September 1st, 2011
Click to listen to The Horrible Crowes' album 'Elsie' Brian Fallon the frontman for New Jersey rockers the Gaslight Anthem teamed up with his old friend Ian Perkins to form the Horrible Crowes an outlet for the singer's more introspective material Though the songs on Elsie the band's debut are slower...
Cher Defends Transgendered Son From ‘Stupid Bigots’
September 1st, 2011
On Twitter Cher has slammed the "stupid bigots" who have criticized the casting of her transgender son Chaz Bono on Dancing with the Stars "lovelies! Chaz is Being Viciously Attacked on Blogs & Message boards about being on DWTS! This is Still America right ? It took guts 2 do it"...
Exclusive Stream: Chris Isaak’s Barn-Burner ‘Miss Pearl’
September 1st, 2011
Click to listen to Chris Isaak's 'Miss Pearl' Before he became a throwback rock star Chris Isaak fought as an amateur boxer while attending college in Japan Homesick he wandered into a record shop and found a reprint of Elvis Presley's "Sun Sessions" He stared at the pompadoured image on the...
Linkin Park Rocks Out at Intimate L.A. Gig
September 1st, 2011
Linkin Park's 2000 debut Hybrid Theory became the biggest selling album in America in 2001 and the California rockers graduated quickly to playing arenas So last night's 90-minute show at the 1500-seat Mayan Theater in Downtown Los Angeles was not just a very rare opportunity to see the top-selling rock band of...
Exclusive Download: Chuck Ragan’s ‘You Get What You Give’
September 1st, 2011
Click to listen to Chuck Ragan's 'You Get What You Give' Singer-songwriter Chuck Ragan has racked up many miles touring five continents over the past two decades His latest album Covering Ground is a collection of songs he wrote on the road or about the road In explaining the inspiration behind...
Iggy Pop Says Stooges Drummer Almost Died This Summer
September 1st, 2011
Iggy and the Stooges just wrapped up their annual summer tour of European festivals but they did most of the dates without original Stooges drummer Scott Asheton – who is recovering from an undisclosed illness "He was rushed to the hospital after our appearance at Hellfest in France" Iggy Pop...
Smashing Pumpkins Give Away Rarities in New Record Club
September 1st, 2011
The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan is one of the most prolific and generous songwriters in rock so it's not exactly a surprise to find him giving away free music The band's latest free music initiative is the Smashing Pumpkins Record Club – or SPRC – a new project in which...
Canada Lifts Ban on Dire Straits’ ‘Money for Nothing’
September 1st, 2011
Canadian broadcasters can go back to playing Dire Straits' 1985 hit "Money For Nothing" the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) announced yesterday The song was pulled from national playlists in January after a single listener complained about the use of the word "faggot" on Newfoundland radio station CHOZ-FM "Money For Nothing"...