Archive for March 8th, 2012
Arctic Monkeys Set Out on Tour With Black Keys
March 8th, 2012
"They really came out for it yeah?!" Alex Turner Arctic Monkeys frontman thumbs a Marlboro Lite and flips the pack over to avoid the "SMOKING KILLS" label screaming up at him from the tabletop in one of the green rooms of Boston’s TD Garden The fact that Alex is lighting up...
Kanye West Bans Critics from His Paris Fashion Show
March 8th, 2012
Kanye West reportedly banned all fashion critics from the preview of his second collection of DW Kanye West women's clothing in Paris The rapper's previous line was widely panned by critics when it debuted on Paris catwalks last season which apparently left the rapper-turned-designer feeling defensive "He canceled last minute...
Can Rush, Peter Gabriel Legally Order Limbaugh to Cease Using Their Songs?
March 8th, 2012
In the clamor over Rush Limbaugh's personal attacks on Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke who recently testified at a Congressional hearing on contraception musicians including Peter Gabriel and the band Rush have demanded that the conservative talk-show host stop playing their songs on his broadcast Legally the bands may not...
My Date With Davy Jones
March 8th, 2012
The year was 1967 and like all nearly 17-year-old daydream believers I thought anything was possible Take for example a contest running on my favorite Louisville radio station "Win a Day with Davy Jones" Twenty-five words or less why you wanted to fly to Hollywood for a dream date with...
SXSW 2012: 25 Can’t-Miss Acts
March 8th, 2012
SXSW can be overwhelming to say the least Bands set up camp in just about every building in downtown Austin Bars and clubs are booked solid but so are churches pool halls parking lots and everything in between Choosing your SXSW schedule in this chaos can be challenging but with...
Exclusive Download: Icky Blossoms’ Dance Anthem ‘Babes’
March 8th, 2012
Click to listen to Icky Blossoms' 'Babes' Earlier this year the Omaha Nebraska-based three-piece Icky Blossoms signed to Saddle Creek Records and they are recording their debut album with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek to be released later this year The album's first single is the girl-power dance anthem "Babes"...
Kelly Clarkson and Lionel Richie to Star in ‘Duets’
March 8th, 2012
Kelly Clarkson Lionel Richie Robin Thicke and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles will star in Duets a new singing competition show for ABC The show which is set to air this summer will have the celebrity vocalists searching for undiscovered talent and each will choose two duet partners for weekly performances At...
Exclusive: Michael Nesmith Remembers Davy Jones
March 8th, 2012
Michael Nesmith (best known as the Monkee in the green wool hat) has largely stayed out of the limelight since the group split over forty years ago though he released a series of acclaimed country-rock albums in the early 1970s and helped lay the groundwork for MTV in the early...
Bono, Coldplay, Eddie Vedder Contribute Unreleased Songs to New Compilation
March 8th, 2012
Model Christy Turlington Burns is teaming with Starbucks to release Every Mother Counts 2012 the second album to benefit the organization she founded of the same name Every Mother Counts is an awareness and mobilization campaign to reduce the maternal mortality rate on a global scale The new collection available at...
Wallpaper., Bay Area’s Absurd Pop Act, Set for the Big Time
March 8th, 2012
As Ricky Reed (real name Eric Frederic) leads Bay Area group Wallpaper on stage at LA's El Rey Theater a crowd of several hundred fans prepare to dance and sing exubertantly to songs like "STUPiDFACEDD" and "FUCKING BEST SONG EVERRR" What's noticeable about the crowd is the astonishing range of...