Archive for 'Rock and Roll News'
On the Scene: Flo Rida, Lindsay Lohan, and Actors Who Love Indie Rock
19 February 2008Flo Rida
Bloomingdale’s, New York, NY
Flo Rida shopped at the Bloomingdale’s in midtown while wearing a hoodie that featured the release date of his new album.
Josh Hartnett
Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, NY
Hartnett spent Valentine’s Day at the Band of Horses show at the Brooklyn venue.
Danny Masterson
Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Danny enjoyed the set by buzz band […]
Album Preview: Panic At The Disco Grow Up, Quiet Down on ?Pretty. Odd.?
19 February 2008On Friday, Rolling Stone caught a sneak preview of Panic at the Disco’s second album, Pretty. Odd., due on March 25th. The hyper-sexualized lyrics and synth-heavy beats from 2005’s A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out are gone, replaced by a sound that’s directly influenced by Sgt. Pepper’s-era Beatles. Guitarist Ryan Ross, who picks […]
TVT Records Goes Bankrupt, Forcing Entire Polyphonic Spree to Panhandle
19 February 2008The struggles of the music industry has claimed another victim as TVT Records, once voted Billboard’s Top Independent Record Label for five consecutive years between 2001 and 2006, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and fired the majority of their staff. TVT’s shuttering likely makes unrestricted free agents of artists like the Polyphonic Spree, Lil […]
News Ticker: U2, Nas, Hot Boys, Billy Joel
19 February 2008U2 are shacked up in a Dublin studio as they continue work on their new album with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, the same producing tandem responsible for The Joshua Tree. According to Lanois, the recording sessions may yield two new albums worth of material.
Nas’ new album Nigger is once again in danger of […]
Hear Rolling Stone’s Favorite New Tracks, Including Michael Jackson and The Raveonettes
19 February 2008Michael Jackson, Akon and will.i.am, “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 2008″
Akon remakes MJ’s jam as a surprisingly soulful piano ballad. [Listen]-[Review]
The Raveonettes, “Aly, Walk With Me”
The Danish duo’s stark, pulsating shoegazer ballad burns slowly until the guitars erupt.
[Review]
Janet Jackson, “Feedback”
A high-voltage club jam with thumping, robotic beats and Jackson’s vocals digitized so she sounds like a […]
Photo Gallery: A Day in the Life of the Beatles
19 February 2008Forty-five years ago today (long before Sgt. Pepper told his band to play), the Beatles hung out in London, visited their manager’s office and played one of the last gigs they would ever do at the famed Cavern. Photographer Michael Ward was on hand, snapping photographs of a group of young men who within a […]
T.I. Talks About ?American Gangster,? New Album, Jay-Z
19 February 2008In American Gangster, Clifford “T.I.” Harris plays Frank Lucas’ nephew, who gives up dreams of being a baseball star after moving from North Carolina to New York to help build Lucas’s drug empire. In real life, T.I. is stuck in Atlanta on house arrest for owning weapons (a violation of the terms of his probation), […]
Rock Reality Show Recap: ?Gone Country? Puts Sisqo to Work, Makes Bobby Brown Cry
19 February 2008Every Week on CMT’s new reality show Gone Country, a motley mix of Nashville misfits try to make it big on the Chesney tip. We’ll be watching (and chuckling):
Thirty Minutes of Kentucky Fried Reality in Four Sentences: “I usually fight people that try to wake me up,” prefaces a hungover Bobby Brown as Maureen McCormick […]
Single Minded: The Mountain Goats, American Music Club and More
19 February 2008Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more.
The Raveonettes, “You Want the Candy” [MySpace]
They don’t need no stinking zeitgeist! Everyone got really excited when the Magnetic Fields suddenly remembered Psychocandy, but Sharin & Sune have had that game on […]
?American Idol? Producer Discusses Changes, Strikes iTunes Deal
19 February 2008In an effort to boost decreasing viewership and relevancy, American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe held a press conference to discuss the series’ new twists. The most noticeable difference this time around will be the contestants’ use of instruments during the competition (already seen in many of the auditions). The number of celebrity judges has also […]
News Ticker: Paul McCartney, Fall Out Boy, Tom Petty
19 February 2008Paul McCartney and his soon-to-be ex-wife, Heather Mills, have failed to reach a settlement agreement in their divorce proceedings. The presiding judge will now decide one for them.
Hundreds gathered in Rhode Island Sunday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the fire that killed 100 people at the Station nightclub during a Great […]
Reality Show Recap: Snoop Ego Trips on ?Father Hood?
18 February 2008Every week on the new E! series Father Hood, Snoop Dogg takes you into the mundane shiznit of being both a family man and a potty-mouthed hip-hop icon. Here’s our ninth Rock Reality Recap:
Thirty Minutes in Two Sentences: Snoop spends all-nighters in the studio finishing up his ninth album, Ego Trippin’, in addition to traveling […]
New Music Report: Ray Davies, The Mountain Goats
18 February 2008
In this week’s New Music Report, Rolling Stone’s Christian Hoard points his critical ears at Kinks legend Ray Davies’ Working Man’s Cafe and the Mountain Goats’ lovely, quirky new offering Heretic Pride. Plus: Read Christian Hoard’s review of Working Man’s Cafe here.
>>Watch every episode of our weekly New Music Report video podcast by subscribing via […]
Reality Show Recap: Spinderella Mixes it Up on ?The Salt-N-Pepa Show?
18 February 2008Every week on The Salt-N-Pepa Show, two MCs from the late Eighties try to prove they don’t hate each other (and the rap game), while our Rock Reality Show Recaps attempt to prove we don’t resent VH1 for exploiting the heroes of our youth (again). Here’s our take on the second episode:
Thirty Minutes in Two […]
Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
15 February 2008Rock Daily delivered the Grammy Awards from every angle: a live blog, a behind the scenes report, a photo gallery, a full recap of the winners, some video highlights and even some suggestions for the future.
Taking a cue from John Mellencamp, Tom Scholz of Boston asked Mike Huckabee to stop using “More Than A […]
Random Notes: Dave Grohl & Slash, Madonna, Amy Winehouse and the Week in Rock
15 February 2008Clive Davis’ Grammy party always attracts the coolest crowd, and this year was no different, as perpetually top-hatted guitarist Slash hung out with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and looked good doing it. In case you missed Madonna at the Berlinale, Bono at Fashion Week or Paul McCartney at the mercy of the court, check […]
Tour Tracker: Eddie Vedder, Dolly Parton and Jimmy Eat World & Paramore Fill Some Empty Stages
15 February 2008Eddie Vedder plays seven shows sans Pearl Jam, Dolly Parton reschedules that tour that was postponed by her breasts and Jimmy Eat World and Paramore link up for an all-encompassing trek that includes concerts in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Oren, Utah. A complete list of dates lies in wait after the jump.
Eddie Vedder
April 2 - […]
Madonna?s New Album and Video: Exclusive Rolling Stone Preview
15 February 2008Madonna has managed to keep most details about her still-untitled follow-up to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor (due April 29th) under wraps, but Rolling Stone got an early listen to five tracks today and some behind-the-scenes info from producer Nate “Danja” Hills.
Fans who worried that Madonna might be losing inspiration as she approaches fifty […]
Weekend Rock List: Songs By The Numbers
15 February 2008This week, it’s been all about the numbers. Delegate margins between Obama and Clinton. Twenty-four finalists on American Idol (and the return of 24). Feist’s lackluster performance of “1 2 3 4″ on the Grammys. In honor of all things numerical, this weekend’s Rock List salutes those songs that feature numbers in their titles. Let […]
Gadget Envy: Solio Classic Solar Charger
15 February 2008What It Is: A solar-powered charger for your cell phone, iPod, digital camera, GPS or any other device that requires a power cord.
Who It’s For: Anyone who needs to charge multiple electronic gadgets on the go and wants to not only not pack a million cords but who also wants to stay as green […]
News Ticker: Aerosmith/Guitar Hero, Usher, R.Kelly, Portishead
15 February 2008Aerosmith will get their own installment of the Guitar Hero franchise in June. The pairing marks the first time the series has dedicated an entire game to one band, and also marks the first time a video game has been built around Aerosmith since 1994 arcade-shooter Revolution X.
After Usher expressed confusion about why unmastered versions […]
Video Interview: Sheryl Crow
15 February 2008She answered your questions earlier this week; now check out the rest of Rock Daily’s video interview with Sheryl Crow. Click above for Crow’s thoughts on living in Tennessee, having her son in the studio and working on her new album Detours.
Pop Life: Love, Poison-Style
15 February 2008Look what the cat dragged in: Bret Michaels, twenty lacquered groupies, one big party house and an apparently bottomless supply of jug-size Malibu-and-Crystal Light low-carb coladas. It’s another season of VH1’s blockbuster celebrity dating show Rock of Love, and it’s just like the first time around except better, because with one season’s worth of groupie […]
Single Minded: Arcade Fire, Nas, The Clash, Feist and Pearl Jam
15 February 2008Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more.
Team9, “Black Mirror” [Arcade Fire Remix]
Team9 take a grim Arcade Fire ballad and turn it into a Grandmaster Flash song. Next time out, we’d like to hear them try the reverse.
Various Artists, […]
My Bloody Valentine?s Coachella Absence Explained
15 February 2008When the Coachella line-up was announced last month, many questioned the absence of the much-rumored My Bloody Valentine reunion. Whispers of MBV frontman Kevin Shields negotiating with Coachella date back to August 2007, but instead the festival announced Jack Johnson, Portishead and Roger Waters as the headliners. So why were they left off the bill? […]
