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• Rothbury Festival: Full Coverage
• Springsteen, U2 Honor the Stars and Stripes
• In The Studio: B.B. King Channels His ’50s Self
• Shakira Signs Live Nation Deal
• Repo! The Genetic Opera Salutes Skinny Puppy
• Fender to Release Billy Corgan Strats
• On Tour: Tokio Hotel, Lindsey Buckingham
• Alan McGee Tells Bands “Do It Yourself”
• Ian Curtis’ Gravestone [...]
Widespread Panic’s sunset performance — the first of two sets the group played Friday at Rothbury — had the feel of a spring break beach party. Dozens of yellow balls tagged with smiling faces bounced like popped corn on the throng of onlookers — an inordinate amount of whom were sporting the same fuzzy, Dr.Seuss-style [...]
Midway through Modest Mouse’s Friday evening Rothbury set, frontman Isaac Brock recounted how he recently tried to tackle bandmate Tom Peloso because the bassist was “standing there all happy.” The failed attempt at channeling Bruce Smith left Brock with an injured arm and a possible concussion (”There was lots of blood,” he explained). But [...]
“It’s 4:20. It’s time to smoke,” hollered Snoop Dogg just three songs into his afternoon set, pausing to take a puff from an overstuffed blunt. Never mind that it was actually 4:32. The lanky MC, who took the stage riding a tricked-out three-wheel bicycle, delivered a crowd-pleasing set, touching on songs both new (”Sensual Seduction”) [...]
Even though she was dressed head to toe in gleaming white, soulstress Bettye LaVette wasn’t afraid to get down and dirty Friday morning at Michigan’s inaugural Rothbury Festival. The diminutive singer, whose voice remains as forceful as an encroaching typhoon, wrung blood from “Choices” and strutted her way through the roadhouse boogie of “Take Me [...]
We rolled out more extras from our Obama-fronted issue, as artists discussed how they’ll lend their voices to the Presidential hopeful’s campaign. Will.i.am also talked to us about meeting Obama, we took a look at the best tunes inspired by the candidate and we posted the entire conversation featured in the current issue of the [...]
On this, the day before our Independence Day, we’re asking our readers to tell us their favorite tracks that have one of our glorious fifty states in the song titles. On Monday, we’ll count up the votes and announce the winners of the Best State Songs. Before your jaws start dropping at the sight of [...]
Germany’s Tokio Hotel once again attempt to conquer America, Lindsey Buckingham sets out without Fleetwood Mac and Jay Reatard goes on the prowl for more fans to assault. Complete dates for all three tours are after the jump.
Tokio Hotel
August 7 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
August 9 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC @ International Hot Air Balloon [...]
It’s Independence Day weekend, and Rock Daily will celebrate by taking tomorrow off to drink domestic beer and set off bottle rockets. To honor the birth of our nation, we took a look back at what musicians best incorporated the stars and stripes into their performances. Click below for patriotic pictures of Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, [...]
Alan McGee, the former head of Creation Records who is credited with discovering artists like Oasis and the Libertines, spoke out against record labels in an interview with XFM. McGee urged new bands not to sign with labels, saying “I’d recommend a band not to go to any record label, I think they’re all fucking [...]
This week’s launch of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith had many people suggesting other artists who should have their own versions of the game (like AC/DC and Frank Zappa), but reader Skippy had a rather outside-the-box idea:
“Hey guys, did you hear the rumor that Amy Winehouse is coming out with her own Guitar Hero game? The package [...]
Every week on the Breaking blog, RollingStone.com cuts through the weeds of Internet hype to focus on the best buzzed-about artists in blogland. Click below for the inside scoop on Seinfeld-loving mixtape maestro Wale, Kanye West’s wheels of steel driver A-Trak and Fela Kuti’s drum-happy son Seun.
• Hype Monitor: Wale, A-Trak and Seun Kuti
Fender will launch a line of Stratocasters this month dedicated to the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan. The two-tone guitars are a modern take on the iconic Strat design but built with a high-gain sound to capture Corgan’s signature (via My Bloody Valentine) “mid-’90s buzz saw tone. “The versatility of this instrument is what impresses me [...]
• Ian Curtis’ Gravestone Stolen
Top stories from the last three days:
• Gallery: Paramore Highlight Warped
• Video: Behind the Scenes With Mötley Crüe
• Gym Class Heroes Singer Arrested at Warped
• Breaking: The Presets
• Kanye West Launches Viral Absolut Campaign
• “Lost” Beatles Interview Airs on BBC
• Bad Company to Reunite for One Night Only
• “Anvil!” Scores at [...]
The gravestone of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis has reportedly been stolen from the singer’s burial spot at the Macclesfield Cemetery in the U.K. Detectives say the gravestone was snatched sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. “There is no CCTV in the area and there are no apparent leads as to who is responsible for [...]
• Gallery: Paramore Highlight Warped
• Video: Behind the Scenes With Mötley Crüe
• Gym Class Heroes Singer Arrested at Warped
• Breaking: The Presets
• On the Charts: Coldplay, Lil Wayne (Again)
• On Tour: Eddie Vedder, Alice Cooper
• Kanye West Launches Viral Absolut Campaign
• “Lost” Beatles Interview Airs on BBC
• Bad Company to Reunite for One Night Only
• [...]
Despite the end-of-day unpleasantness, yesterday’s Warped Tour stop in St. Louis was a winner, featuring the first performance on this year’s tour from Paramore and thrilling sets from headliners Against Me!, The Academy Is…, Katy Perry and Say Anything. Click below for more photos and quotes from the day’s biggest bands, including why Perry likes [...]
Head on over to the Breaking blog for a look at this week’s featured artist the Presets, an Australian dance duo who add punk elements to their ’80s new wave grooves. Click below for more on the band plus an exclusive video performance of their song “My People.”
• Breaking: The Presets
Eddie Vedder announces another run of solo shows, the Goo Goo Dolls make New Year’s Eve plans and Alice Cooper returns to Milwaukee to teach you how to properly pronounce the city’s name. Full dates to all three tours are after the jump.
Eddie Vedder
August 1 - Boston, MA @ Opera House
August 2 - Boston, [...]
This 4th of July weekend is just like any other 4th of July weekend: there’ll be barbecues, fireworks and a big-budget blockbuster starring Will Smith. This year’s entry is Hancock, in which the former Fresh Prince plays a hard-drinking, foul-mouthed superhero. Is it worth heading to your local cinema during your long weekend? Click below [...]
In the wake of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time list from a few weeks ago, Rolling Stone received over 400 letters and e-mails from people applauding our choices, arguing with our selections and tossing in a handful of suggestions. Click below for a sample of the responses, and keep the arguments coming. [...]
• Will.i.am on the Impact of “Yes We Can”
• My Morning Jacket Talk Bonnaroo, LP
• Reviews: John Mayer, G Unit, Sebadoh
• DMB Sax Player Seriously Injured
• Kristy Lee Cook Inks Record Deal
• Live Nation Works Towards Ticketing Service
• Lily Allen Talks “Naughty” New Album
• Madonna Denies Divorce, A-Rod Affair
• Paul McCartney Playing Quebec Anniversary
• “Rock [...]
Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore was injured yesterday after his ATV had an accident on his farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. Moore was immediately transferred to the University of Virginia Health System where he remains in serious condition. Moore has been with the band since their formation in 1991. DMB will continue on with their [...]
John Mayer’s latest live album Where The Light Is: Live in Los Angeles leads the pack in this week’s RollingStone.com exclusive reviews for records hitting stores today. Mark Kemp writes, “Groupies will swoon over the opening five-song acoustic set of lightweight favorites like ‘Daughters,’ but it’s when Mayer trots out the power trio that his [...]
Live Nation moved a step closer to becoming its own ticketing entity when their contract ends with Ticketmaster at year’s end by hiring a chief executive to oversee the ticketing unit. Nathan Hubbard was hired as CEO of the new division after serving in the same position at Musictoday, another ticketing company Live Nation purchased [...]
After months of predictions that Madonna and her director husband Guy Ritchie were on the verge of divocrce, the Material Girl’s publicist finally addressed all the rumors, simply stating that “There are no plans for Madonna and Guy to divorce.” The statement comes the same day an Us report alleges that Madonna may be hooking [...]
Will.i.am says that Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can” speech (which he turned into a viral hit that sparked a pop culture movement around Obama) ranks up there with some of the greats. “When I went to school we had the teacher recite Martin Luther King speeches, Abraham Lincoln speeches, John F. Kennedy speeches, and I [...]
LL Cool J would totally buy his new record Exit 13, which comes out August 5th. His last few? Maybe not. “This is a record that I actually, honestly believe from the deepest part of my soul, I would buy — every record you make is not like that,” says the vet rapper, who hasn’t [...]
What do Gym Class Heroes and the Nightwatchman Tom Morello have in common? Not much, other than both artists announced new album details today. For The Quilt, the Gym Class Heroes’ third album, the Fueled by Ramen band have recruited top-shelf producers like The-Dream, Cool & Dre and Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump. The-Dream produced [...]
A performance by Oakland hip-hop group the Coup at a festival in Norfolk, Virginia, last week ended abruptly after police there accused Coup leader Boots Riley of using abusive language and charging him with an obscure obscenity law. Since Riley was first hit with the charges on June 21st, the city is going through with [...]
Aerosmith took the stage at New York’s Hard Rock Café on Friday, not to play music, but to announce the launch of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, the latest installment of the massively popular game and the first to be built around a single band. “It feels weird to be up here without a guitar,” quipped guitarist [...]
Last week we asked our readers to tell us their favorite calendar-related songs. You submitted songs about holidays, weekdays, months and years and after counting the picks, the Rolling Stones‘ “Ruby Tuesday” was voted best calendar song (and third best American-style chain restaurant behind Applebee’s and Chili’s.) Check below to see the full Rock List:
The [...]
With summer in full swing, there are any number of ways to beat the heat: reading about the sex lives of historical figures, hitting your local cineplex for a dose of Will Smith or cranking up the air conditioning and letting Martin Scorsese blow you away with the Rolling Stones in glorious hi-def. Click below [...]
Following last week’s sneak peak at Guitar Hero: World Tour, top rival Rock Band has revealed some details about its own sequel. Most notably, the game will allow all tracks users purchased for the first installment to be compatible with Rock Band 2 without having to repurchase songs. Rock Band 2 promises to also have [...]
• Winehouse, Jay-Z Shock Glastonbury
• Slash Honors Sunset Strip at Fest
• Winehouse, Queen Lead Mandela Party
• News Ticker: Wyclef, Rikki Rockett, Slipknot
Top stories from the last three days:
• The Guide to the Chinese Democracy Tracks
• Q&A: Phish’s Mike Gordon
• John Oates’ Mustache Cartoon Nears Existence
• Alejandro Escovedo Tears Up Intimate Club
• The Toadies Return With [...]
Amy Winehouse, Queen, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds and a host of actors and athletes took the stage at London’s Hyde Park Friday night to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday. Performing a night before her drama-filled Glastonbury set, Winehouse delivered rousing renditions of her “Rehab” and the Zutons’ “Valerie.” Leona Lewis, Razorlight and the Spice Girls’ [...]
Although Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip is most infamous for the rock & roll debauchery of the ’80s when bands like Guns n’ Roses, Motley Crue and Poison roamed the L.A. streets in leather and hairspray, the Strip has also fostered artists like Nat King Cole and Marilyn Monroe, and served as the playground for the [...]
Wyclef Jean continues to try and bring stability to his impoverished Haiti as the former Fugee seeks investors to improve the island’s economic infrastructure. “Haitians want to develop their agriculture, not to everlastingly receive assistance,” Wyclef said.
Digital music website Rhapsody is now offering their entire five million song catalog as DRM-free MP3s after relaunching their [...]
Amy Winehouse was the star of this weekend’s Glastonbury festival, and it wasn’t because of anything she did on stage. After getting lowered down into the security pit between the crowd and the stage for a more intimate performance of “Mr. Jones” and “Rehab,” video shows the singer punched a man in the front of [...]
Bassist Mike Gordon’s solo album The Green Sparrow might not have come to fruition if it wasn’t for some advice from Sting, Twyla Tharp’s self-help book or Phish’s 2004 split. With a possible Phish reunion and a tour with his new band on the horizon, Gordon spoke to Rolling Stone about breaking rules, his relationship [...]
