Archive for October, 2011
Week in Review: Eddie Murphy Makes His Comeback
October 28th, 2011
After years of near-silence Eddie Murphy gives a rare extensive print interview in the new issue of Rolling Stone on stands and available now through Rolling Stone All Access In the Q&A Murphy opens up to senior writer Brian Hiatt about the ups and downs of his long career his...
Tokyo Police Club Covers Kelly Clarkson, Queens of the Stone Age on New Album
October 28th, 2011
Tokyo Police Club recently took on the ambitious project of covering 10 songs from the 2000s from Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Been Gone" to LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends" – all in 10 days The "Covers Project" was the brainchild of their label Toronto's Mom and Pop Music "'All My Friends'...
MP3 Download: Caitlin Rose’s Twangy ‘Shanghai Cigarettes’
October 28th, 2011
Click to listen to Caitlin Rose's 'Shanghai Cigarettes' Nashville singer-songwriter Caitlin Rose is hitting the road in support of her debut album Own Side Now which she released earlier this year Caitlin explains that her cheerful and twangy single "Shanghai Cigarettes" was actually inspired by limited experience with the subject "I've...
Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Metal Band of All Time?
October 28th, 2011
Metal fans are arguably the most intense and loyal in all of popular music If you're into a metal band the odds are good that they are a pretty big part of your life So this week's question should yield some interesting results What is the best metal band of...
Madonna: Super Bowl Plans, New Single?
October 28th, 2011
Say one thing for the Material Girl she never lacks for material It appears that Madonna has agreed to be the next halftime act at the Super Bowl which will take place on February 5th in Indianapolis According to reports Madonna will perform several songs including the first single from...
Rush’s Geddy Lee Says New Album Will Be Ready By Early 2012
October 28th, 2011
Geddy Lee called into Rolling Stone earlier this week to chat about the new Rush DVD Time Machine 2011 Live In Cleveland We previewed "Tom Sawyer" from the package earlier this week but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to talk to Lee about Rush's new album the possibility of...
Green Day Preview Stadium-Ready New Songs at New York Halloween Show
October 28th, 2011
"We're playing a lot of new songs" Billie Joe Armstrong acknowledged about a third of the way through Green Day's intimate New York City show last night "People hang onto that shit like it's a sacred cow I say fuck it – cows are meant to be eaten" And so...
Nicki Minaj Gets in Fight With Maid
October 28th, 2011
Nicki Minaj reportedly clashed with her former maid at her home in Hollywood earlier this morning According to TMZ Minaj fired the maid a few weeks ago after she took a photo of the rapper taking out the trash and asked her to autograph it The maid returned to Minaj's...
Exclusive Stream: Mark Ronson Teams With Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Dap Kings
October 28th, 2011
Mark Ronson was one of five influential DJs and producers asked by the Grammys and the ReGeneration Music Project to take a specific genre and record a new track within that style with a collection of high-profile collaborators For Ronson's track titled "A La Modeliste" he teamed up with Erykah...
Phish Release Seven-CD Box Set From Historic Fall 1997 Tour
October 28th, 2011
Click to listen to Phish's 'Mike's Song -> I Am Hydrogen -> Weekapaug Groove (Nov 22 1997)' Phish are taking a break from touring this fall but the quartet will try to appease their fans’ seemingly insatiable thirst for new music by releasing a seven-CD box set containing three complete back-to-back...