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Hole Cover the Rolling Stones, And Courtney Love Isn’t Satisfied at SXSW

Photo: Miller/FilmMagic “Make a hole!” yelled one of the bouncers at Dirty Dog, where Courtney Love was about to continue her return to music with a reconstituted version of her band Hole on the third night of the SXSW Music Festival. It was creeping up on 1:15 am. The crowd was packed so tightly together stage left of the dive bar that an emergency situation seemed imminent. Just then the bouncer bulldozered an opening through a space out of thin air to accommodate Woody Harrelson, dressed in a

Published: 2010-03-20 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, SXSW

Metallica Getting “Mandatory” XM Station

Metallica will soon have their very own station on XM satellite radio station. “Mandatory Metallica” will hit satellite receivers starting August 16th and feature the band’s entire catalog as well as rare live recordings from the group’s personal archives. All four members of the band will serve as hosts during the station’s six-week run, which will last past the release of their new album Death Magnetic on September 12th. The station will also air interviews with members of Linkin Park, Slipknot, Guns n’ Roses and pretty much every other metal band ever as they talk about the impact Metallica has had on their music. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-08-08 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

News Ticker: Kanye and “Family Guy,” The New York Dolls, “American Idol”

Photo: Kambouris/WireImage Kanye West will lend his voice to the upcoming Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show, playing a small-time rapper named Kenny West. “We just recorded him in the booth and he was fantastic. Once he read it a couple times through, he just owned the character,” executive producer Richard Appel told People. “He said he’d be glad to [come back again]. I said we could write him in to the next 21 episodes!” West’s episode will air Spring 2010. The New York Dolls announced their new album Cause I Sez So will be released on May 4th. The LP was recorded by Todd Rundgren, who produced the band’s 1973 self-titled debut. The album will also feature a new recording of their 1973 song “Trash.” We’ll be streaming a new song from Cause I Sez So in our Spring Album Preview, so be sure to check back tomorrow. American Idol has linked up with Upper Deck to produce a line of AI contestant trading cards, Billboard.biz reports. The 138-card line will feature everyone from past champs like Kelly Clarkson to memorable losers like William Hung. Six autographed cards signed by unspecified Idols will also be snuck into packs, which go on sale April 21st.

Published: 2009-03-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

News Ticker: Rihanna & Fall Out Boy, Delaney Bramlett and My Chemical Romance

Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, Enrique Iglesias and Lifehouse will take part in the NFL’s Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash, a two-night event at Tampa, Florida’s Ford Amphitheatre on January 29th and 30th. Actor Jerry O’ Connell will host the event, which will air live on VH1 three days before the Super Bowl on February 1st. Songwriter Delaney Bramlett, who co-wrote songs like Eric Clapton’s “Let It Rain” and the Carpenters’ hit “Superstar,” died December 27th as a result of complications following gall bladder surgery. He was 69. Bramlett was also a leading member of Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, which at points featured artists like Clapton, Duane and Gregg Allman, George Harrison and Dave Mason. My Chemical Romance have begun work on their follow-up to 2006’s Welcome to the Black Parade. According to bassist Mikey Way, the album’s sound is constantly changing: “So if, say, we wrote some songs that sound like Rick Springfield, a week later they’ve all turned into Children of Bodom songs,” Way said. As opposed to the band’s last three albums, the new disc likely won’t have a central concept.

Published: 2008-12-29 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

Sebastian Bach, Jermaine Jackson to Compete for Nashville Fame on “Gone Country 2″

Next week marks a very special occasion for us at Rock Daily: the season premiere of CMT’s Gone Country 2. On the reality series, John McCain fan John Rich of Big & Rich invites a bunch of very non-country B-list celebrities to his Nashville mansion to try and convert them into marketable country stars. Last season ended with Julio Iglesias Jr.’s stunning victory over favorites Bobby Brown and American Idol’s Diana DeGarmo. Leading the charge for this season’s cast is Sebastian Bach, who crossed genres brilliantly on MTV’s Celebrity Rap Superstar and stands as the early favorite. Also ready to rock a cowboy hat are Chris Kirkpatrick of ‘NSYNC (and VH1’s Man Band), Jermaine Jackson and this season’s prerequisite American Idol reject, Mikalah Gordon. Rounding out the cast is actors Lorenzo Lamas (who you’ll recognize from those terrible action movies HBO airs at roughly 3:15 in the morning) and recently rehabbed Sean Young of Blade Runner and Ace Ventura “Finkle is Einhorn” fame. The season two premiere will air next Friday, August 15th, at 8 pm.

Published: 2008-08-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Rock Reality Show Recaps

Weezer Announce Tour With Angels and Airwaves, Tokyo Police Club

After hinting at their tour itinerary in a clever YouTube video, Rivers Cuomo and Co. have revealed their Red Album tour dates. Weezer will be bringing along both Angels and Airwaves and Tokyo Police Club this time around, leaving their Hootenanny tour buddy (and “Pork & Beans” subject) Tay Zonday to mull how he’ll follow up “Chocolate Rain.” The band kicks off their new tour with a September 23th show in Boston then circle the country before ending the tour a month later in Atlanta on October 25th. Full dates after the jump. Weezer September 23 - Boston, MA @ Tsongas Arena September 24 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden September 26 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Casino September 27 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Center September 29 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills September 30 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Center October 2 - Chicago, IL @ All State Arena October 3 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Arena October 5 - Denver, CO @ Broomfield October 7 - Salt Lake City, UT @ E Center October 9 - Portland OR @ Memorial Coliseum October 10 - Vancouver, BC @ GM Place October 11 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena October 13 - San Jose, CA @ Events Center October 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum October 17 - San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena October 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona State Fair October 20 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center October 21 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theater October 23 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Arena October 25 - Atlanta, GA @ Gwinnett Arena

Published: 2008-08-05 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

The Who Plot U.S. Fall Tour, Ready for Rock Honors

Despite Roger Daltrey’s longing to hang it up, the Who have announced the beginnings of a U.S. tour in the fall. So far, only a pair of dates have been announced: a two-night run at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre on November 8 and 9. Fan club tickets and VIP packages for those dates go on sale July 14th at the band’s official website. The band also promises more dates will be announced soon. The Who will also take the stage this Saturday night at UCLA’s Pauley Arena for a VH1 Rock Honors special, to air July 17th. Pearl Jam, Flaming Lips, Incubus and Tenacious D will also participate in the event, with each band paying tribute to the Who before Daltrey and Townshend take the stage. Rock Daily will be at this weekend’s event, so check back next week for the full report.

Published: 2008-07-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, The Who

Tour Tracker: Foo Fighters Announce Summer Trek

The Foo Fighters have announced the first leg of their 2008 summer tour, while the band Boston revealed the first date of their first tour since 2004: August 4th at Bethlehem, PA’s Musikfest Riverplace. The first bunch of summer dates for Foo Fighters (along with the remaining dates left on their current tour) are after the jump. Foo Fighters March 5-6 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum March 17 - Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre March 19 - Ottawa, Ontario @ Scotiabank Place March 20 - London, Ontario @ John Labatt Centre March 22 - Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre March 25 - Winnipeg, Manitoba @ MTS Centre March 27 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan @ Credit Union Centre March 28 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Rexall Place March 30 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Pacific Coliseum July 9 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena July 10 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena July 14, 15 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre July 17 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center July 20 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-03-04 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

New Eagles Song Hits MySpace; Watch Jack White as Elvis Presley; Nine Inch Nails to Release Remix Album

The Eagles are back in flight. It’s been 28 years since their last studio album, but now “How Long,” the first single from the band’s October-released, Wal-Mart-only album Long Road Out Of Eden, is streaming on MySpace. Click here to listen to the song. From the Hollywood comedy mafia that brought you Knocked Up and Superbad comes the trailer for the musical biopic spoof Walk Hard, starring John C. Reilly as a Johnny Cash/Brian Wilson hybrid, White Stripes’ Jack White as kung-fu Elvis, and Jewel in some capacity. Nine Inch Nails will release a Year Zero remix album, cleverly leet-titled Y34R Z3R0 R3M1X3D. The strange visa issues that Lily Allen somehow circumvented to attend the MTV Video Music Awards nomination show in Las Vegas will also force her to miss her appearance at the actual award show on September 9th. The Beastie Boys are following up their first ever concert in Brooklyn by adding shows in Detroit, Chicago, Toronto, and Montreal. Check out the dates after the jump. 9/20 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre 9/21 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre 9/22 Toronto, Ontario - Hummingbird Centre for Performing Arts (Instrumental show) 9/24 Detroit, MI - Fillmore 9/26 Chicago IL - Riviera Theatre (Instrumental show) 9/27 Chicago IL - Charter One Pavilion

Published: 2007-08-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup

The Whigs Hit the Studio With Elliott Smith Producer

Athens, Georgia rock trio the Whigs recorded their first album, 2005’s Give ‘Em All a Big Fat Lip, on eBay-bought equipment in a borrowed frat house with no air-conditioning in 110-degree heat — and still managed to make Rolling Stone’s Ten Artists to Watch as an unsigned band. But we’re pleased to tell you that the hard-touring Whigs are in a fancy (and presumably climate-controlled) Los Angeles studio right now, recording their label debut with producer Rob Schnapf, best known for his work with Elliott Smith. And the Whigs — who signed with ATO Records last year — aren’t feeling too much pressure. “It’s not like, you know, when Pearl Jam released their second album,” says frontman Parker Gispert. “No one knows who we are, so it’s okay. And it’s the first time we get to really go record, so we’re pumped.” Like the Whigs’ previous work, the new album should mix garage-y rockers with slower, keyboard-driven tracks — but we’re guessing the whole thing will sound bigger this time. Check out some old songs on the Whigs’ MySpace page, or get a sneak peek at the upcoming album with this excerpt of their Bonnaroo performance of the new song “Right Hand on My Heart.” Photo: Rahav Segev / Retna

Published: 2007-07-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Perez Hilton, “Idol” Creator Plan Boy Band Search TV Show

Photo: Lacroix/WireImageDiddy tried to form a guy group on Making the Band 4 and failed. Now Perez Hilton wants to give it a go: the gossip maven announced on his Website today that he’s working with former American Idol creator Simon Fuller and Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet tour director Jamie King on a new show that will search for the next great boy band. It remains to be seen when and what channel Boy Band will air, but if you’re interested in auditioning and meet the show’s age requirement (13 t

Published: 2010-01-14 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Green Day, Lady Gaga, Dave Matthews Join Grammy Lineup

Photo: Walter/Getty Concerned that this year’s slate of Grammy performers are a little light on the rock & roll? The latest batch of artists confirmed to take the show’s stage on January 31st boast a pair of heavy-hitters: Green Day and Dave Matthews Band. The two groups, Pink and the Zac Brown Band were added as performers at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, which will air live from Los Angeles’ Staples Center. And since it’s not an awards show unless Lady Gaga performs, The Fame singer will also

Published: 2010-01-05 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Grammy Awards, Rock News