Archive for November 17th, 2012
Bob Mould Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Film of Tribute Concert
November 17th, 2012
Last November an all-star roster of musicians including Dave Grohl Ryan Adams and Britt Daniel gathered together to pay tribute to the former frontman of Hüsker Dü and Sugar in "See a Little Light A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould" Justin Mitchell a filmmaker whose previous work has documented artists...
Divine Fits Rock ‘Baby Get Worse’ on ‘Letterman’
November 17th, 2012
Divine Fits the indie supergroup made up of Spoon's Britt Daniel Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks hit The Late Show With David Letterman last night just over three months after playing live together for the first time The band played "Baby Get Worse" from...
Sub Pop Co-Founder Revisits 1989 Rome Trip With Kurt Cobain
November 17th, 2012
In the fall of 1989 Sub Pop founders Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman flew to Rome to meet up with two of their bands Beyond the usual distributor and promoter meet-and-greets the label heads had another reason to hop on a plane and head east they had heard rumors that...
Rihanna’s ‘777’ Tour, Day 3: Tending Bar in Stockholm
November 17th, 2012
To promote her new album Unapologetic Rihanna has set off on an ambitious globetrotting tour that will hit seven countries in seven days Rolling Stone contributor Jeff Rosenthal is on the plane with a small army of fans and assistants and an extravagant amount of champagne *** It’s been three days; I’ve seen Rihanna’s live...