Archive for March 23rd, 2012

Electric Daisy Carnival Promoter Surrenders to L.A. Authorities

March 23rd, 2012
Insomniac Events CEO Pasquale Rotella whose company has been promoting successful dance festivals like Electric Daisy Carnival and Nocturnal Wonder for nearly a decade appeared in a Los Angeles court on Friday to surrender to charges in connection with a corruption scandal involving the city's Memorial Coliseum venue reports the...

Weekend Rock Question: What is the Best Boy Band of All Time?

March 23rd, 2012
British pop acts One Direction and the Wanted have recently hit it big in the United States ushering in what could be a new age of boy bands Of course boy bands have been with us for a very long time arguably starting off with Sixties stars like the Beatles...

Exclusive Q&A: Glenn Frey on His Solo LP, the Eagles’ 40th Anniversary Plans

March 23rd, 2012
It's been almost 20 years since Glenn Frey released his last solo album Strange Weather In that time he's taken bit roles in TV shows and movies worked on various charity projects raised a family and played a lot of golf He also reunited with a little group called the...

Exclusive Premiere: Bassnectar feat. Lupe Fiasco, ‘Vava Voom’

March 23rd, 2012
Click to listen to Bassnectar's 'Vava Voom feat Lupe Fiasco' California DJ-producer Bassnectar will release his next album Vava Voom on April 10th with a spring tour to follow Bassnectar teamed up with Lupe Fiasco to record the LP's single "Vava Voom" seeking the sweet spot that merges dubstep and hip-hop Bassnectar...

Exclusive Stream: The Cult Go Wild on ‘For the Animals’

March 23rd, 2012
Click to listen to the Cult's 'For the Animals' The Cult frontman Ian Astbury says his band intended to tap into a primal power on "For the Animals" a track from their forthcoming album Choice of Weapon "While the Cult have always been open to a wide range of influences some...

Usher to Play Sugar Ray Leonard in Boxing Movie

March 23rd, 2012
Usher has signed on to play boxer Sugar Ray Leonard in a forthcoming movie the BBC reports The singer confirmed the casting in an interview explaining that if people see him running around London it's part of his training for the role "I'm in preparation for a very incredible role"...

El DeBarge Drug Charges Dropped

March 23rd, 2012
R&B star El DeBarge will not face charges for his arrest for drug possession earlier this week TMZ reports The singer was busted by officers in Encino California on Monday and was released on $30000 bail The police caught DeBarge and another man in a hand-to-hand narcotics transaction and he...