Archive for March 19th, 2012
Chris Rock to Induct Red Hot Chili Peppers Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
March 19th, 2012
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the presenters for this year's induction ceremony Chuck D will induct the Beastie Boys John Mellencamp will induct Donovan Steve Van Zandt will induct the Small Faces/Faces Chris Rock will induct the Red Hot Chili Peppers Bette Midler will induct Laura...
Neil Young And Crazy Horse to Release New Album ‘Americana’ on June 5th
March 19th, 2012
Neil Young and Crazy Horse will release their new LP Americana on June 5th It's their first album together since Greendale in 2003 and their first album with the full Crazy Horse line-up of Billy Talbot Ralph Molina and Frank "Poncho" Sampedro since Broken Arrow in 1996 The songs on...
Creator’s Project Brings James Murphy, Karen O to San Francisco
March 19th, 2012
When the Creators Project Vice and Intel’s showcase of art music and film touched down on the windy piers of San Francisco’s Fort Mason this weekend the collective reaction could best be described as a cheery "What took you so long?" San Francisco needs more cultural events of this size...
Fiona Apple Kicks Off Tour with Manic Chicago Show
March 19th, 2012
Fiona Apple has never played by the rules "It's all an adventure" the singer-songwriter told Rolling Stone in 1997 when asked about the best piece of advice she'd ever received "Do whatever you want" At the time Apple was just 20 years old and had recently released her debut album...
Deadmau5 Rails Against Collaborations
March 19th, 2012
Electronic dance music star Deadmau5 posted a rant against being forced into collaborations on his Tumblr earlier today "All too often there’s an influx of 'big names' that would get thrown around the label from time to time and of course they fly off the table and out the fuckin...
Beyonce Announces First Live Dates Since Giving Birth
March 19th, 2012
Beyoncé has announced plans to return to the stage for the first time since giving birth to her daughter Blue Ivy Carter earlier this year The singer will play a series of three concerts over Memorial Day weekend at Revel Resorts a new casino in Atlantic City The shows will...
Exclusive Stream: fIREHOSE Perform ‘Powerful Hankerin”
March 19th, 2012
Click to listen to fIREHOSE's 'Powerful Hankerin' (Live)' The new fIREHOSE anthology lowFLOWS collects the band's material recorded between 1991 and 1993 In addition to music originally issued on their officially released albums and EPs the set also features some previously unreleased material such as this live rendition of the Mr...
Lionel Richie Moves 20,000 CDs in One Hour on HSN
March 19th, 2012
Lionel Richie hasn't gone so far as to don a cowboy hat – yet – but that hasn't kept him from feeling the love from the country music world the R&B singer and Eighties pop star sold a whopping 20000 copies of his new LP Tuskegee in a single hour...
50 Years Ago Today: Bob Dylan Released His Debut Album
March 19th, 2012
When Bob Dylan's self-titled debut LP hit shelves on March 19th 1962 it didn't sound anything like the popular music of the time It was the height of "The Twist" dance craze and 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart had the word "twist" in the title including "Dear...
Lady Gaga Announces Media Blackout
March 19th, 2012
Lady Gaga declared she is entering a media blackout phase last night in an interview with Oprah Winfrey "Other than this interview Oprah I do not intend to speak to anyone for a very long time" she said in a pre-taped conversation filmed for Oprah's Next Chapter Lady Gaga a...