Archive for September, 2012
Kings of Leon’s Jared Followill Marries Model Martha Patterson
September 29th, 2012
Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill married model Martha Patterson in Charlotte Tennessee on Saturday Us Weekly reports Followill had proposed to Patterson last April at his home in Nashville just a few months after the couple started dating A source described the nuptials as a typical "country wedding" which both...
Jay-Z Represents Brooklyn at First Barclays Center Show
September 29th, 2012
"I've been on many stages been around the world but nothing feels like tonight" Jay-Z told the crowd last night during his inaugural blow-out at Brooklyn's Barclays Center He reeled off a few of the other noted houses he's rocked the Grammys Glastonbury Coachella Bonnaroo the Apollo Theater "Nothing feels...
Patti Smith Salutes Andy Warhol at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
September 29th, 2012
Andy Warhol has figured prominently in Patti Smith’s life particularly through her friendship with another artist the late Robert Mapplethorpe In her 2010 book Just Kids Smith recalled how much Warhol was an inspiration to Mapplethorpe back in the late Sixties "It was as close to hero worship as [Robert]...
Andrew W.K. Feels the Love at ‘My Little Pony’ Convention
September 29th, 2012
When approaching Andrew WK about any topic one must bear in mind that a common theme in his response will most likely be partying But at Canterlot Gardens a My Little Pony Friendship is Magic convention held in Strongsville Ohio on Friday the man behind "Party Hard" preached a new virtue...
Elton John Writing More Songs For His ‘Diving Board’ LP
September 28th, 2012
This past April Elton John was so confident that his 30th solo album The Diving Board was complete he released a 10-song track listing – but when the disc got pushed back to early 2013 for promotional reasons John started to have second thoughts "This is the first time that...
Music Festivals Enjoy Record Expansion in 2012
September 28th, 2012
Music festivals are more dominant than ever in the concert business and they're still growing – from Coachella which brought in a record-breaking $473 million gross over two weekends in April to this weekend's Starry Nights where fans will be able to enjoy a pancake breakfast and capture-the-flag (along with...
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Plan Jazz Album Together
September 28th, 2012
On a hot summer day in New York last year Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett recorded a flirty cover of Rodgers and Hart's "The Lady is a Tramp" for Bennett's 2011 Duets II LP and Gaga was so nervous she downed whiskey throughout the day "Did all the girls used to...
Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Greatest Rock Documentary?
September 28th, 2012
On November 15th HBO will broadcast Crossfire Hurricane a new documentary chronicling the 50-year career of the Rolling Stones The film is the latest in a pretty amazing run of rock documentaries to come out over the past few years from Iron Maiden and Rush to Bob Dylan and George...
Game Teams With Adam Levine on New Concept Album
September 28th, 2012
Game estimates he's been pulling all-nighters at a Los Angeles studio for the better part of the last month as he pieces together his forthcoming concept album Jesus Piece It's a matter of hitting a deadline the West Coast rapper is set to release the album in December and after scrapping...
Book Review: Pete Townshend’s ‘Who I Am’ Could Be the Most Conflicted Rock Memoir of All Time
September 28th, 2012
Pete TownshendWho I AmHarperCollins PublishersFour and a half Stars After all his years of musical confessions Pete Townshend still has secrets to get off his chest And in Who I Am he finally lets loose His long-awaited memoir is intensely intimate candid to the point of self-lacerating It's a rock god...