Archive for November 2nd, 2012
RZA Sends Love to Staten Island After Sandy
November 2nd, 2012
Staten Island is in RZA's thoughts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy the Wu-Tang Clan mastermind tells Rolling Stone "I have family on Staten Island" says RZA who is in town promoting his directorial debut The Man With the Iron Fists "My sister's house is damaged My other sister's house is...
Aimee Mann Treats New York Audience to ‘Oh Sandy’
November 2nd, 2012
Hurricane Sandy forced quite a few cancellations and rescheduled shows but Aimee Mann toughed it out and combined her New York gigs this week into one Halloween night bash Though the storm brought serious damage Mann lightened the mood with a tongue-in-cheek revamp of Barry Manilow's "Mandy" Good spirits win...
Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Aerosmith Song?
November 2nd, 2012
Just a few short years ago it seemed like Aerosmith might be done forever Steven Tyler was in rehab after falling off a stage in South Dakota and the band was so angry that they were openly discussing the idea of bringing in a new singer A furious Tyler began...
Lindsey Buckingham: ‘I Would Love to Do’ a New Fleetwood Mac Album
November 2nd, 2012
Lindsey Buckingham hasn't always felt comfortable balancing Fleetwood Mac with his individual releases "There was a period of time where there was a level of frustration because the Fleetwood Mac agenda seemed to loom a lot larger I would try to put together material [for] a solo...
Pete Townshend Leaves During Encore at Who Tour Kickoff
November 2nd, 2012
Pete Townshend walked off the stage during the encore at a Who show in Sunrise Florida yesterday WPTV reports The guitarist left during "You Better You Bet" without letting his bandmates know The show kicked off the Who's first tour in four years Before leaving Townshend appeared to be unhappy with...
OK Go’s Damian Kulash: Supreme Court Balance Is Election’s Critical Issue
November 2nd, 2012
Given the state of our economy nothing is more important than creating jobs If we choose the right man to be our next president our economy will add between 9 million and 12 million jobs over the next four years (Cue dramatic campaign music) So choose wisely Now shut off the...
Eddie Vedder Crafts Ukulele in ‘Sleeping By Myself’
November 2nd, 2012
Eddie Vedder stripped down to intimate bare layers for his Ukulele Songs album last year and in "Sleeping By Myself" the Pearl Jam frontman offers a glimpse of how he spends his personal time Vedder gently sings and strums along to shots that show him in a woodshop by himself...
Chris Isaak Boogies Down on ‘I Want Your Love’ Live
November 2nd, 2012
Chris Isaak visited Austin's Moody Theater last February and played a riveting set packed with hits including "Wicked Game" "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" and "Somebody's Crying" and tracks from his 2011 covers album Beyond the Sun all of which were captured in their glory for release November 19th...
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Praises Obama
November 2nd, 2012
Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler praises President Barack Obama in an entry for Dave Eggers and Jordan Kurland's political project 90 Days 90 Reasons and quips that as an American living in Canada he'd like "four more sweet years of Canadians liking Americans" Full text of the letter follows below Barack Obama is perhaps...
Blake Shelton Wins Big at CMA Awards
November 2nd, 2012
Neo-country Renaissance man Blake Shelton was the top honoree at last night's 46th annual CMA Awards taking home three trophies including the top prize for Entertainer of the Year "I love country music more than anyone in this room!" an apparently tipsy Shelton proclaimed while accepting the honor Other...