Blind Melon Amazed By New Singers Tattoo

Reformed rockers Blind Melon knew singer Travis Warren was the perfect replacement for former frontman Shannon Hoon when they discovered he had a large tattoo of the late star on his back. [...] Read more!

Published: 2008-03-06 Provider: StarPulse

New Blind Melon Singer Will Always Have Shannon Hoon Right Behind Him [Memories?]

A special note to the Washington Post: If you're going to do a big article on Blind Melon and use the news that new lead singer Travis Warren, a diehard fan of the band who finally got the chance to...

Published: 2008-03-03 Provider: Idolator Keywords: blind melon,memories?,Shannon Hoon,Travis Warren

Tour Tracker: Panic, Petty and Blind Melon All Plan Coast-to-Coast Treks

Panic at the Disco will leave the exclamation point home during the Honda Civic tour (which also features Motion City Soundtrack and Phantom Planet), Tom Petty makes post-Super Bowl tour plans and Blind Melon take their first album in fifteen years to the clubs. Full dates after the jump. Panic at the Disco April 10 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield April 12 - San Diego, CA @ Soma April 13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre April 15 - Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theatre April 17 - Ruston, LA @ Thomas Assembly Center at Louisiana Tech April 18 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom April 19 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ April 20 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre April 22 - Tampa, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall April 23 - Miami, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach April 24 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues April 26 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle April 29 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues April 30 - Washington DC @ Constitution Hall May 2 - Orono, ME @ Alfond Arena at the University of Maine May 3 - Troy, NY @ RPI Field House May 6 - Rochester, NY @ Gordon Fieldhouse May 7 - New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom May 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier May 10 - Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theatre May 11 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion May 13 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis May 14 - Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy May 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheatre May 17 - Columbus, OH @ PromoWest-Outdoor (LC Pavilion) May 18 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Murat Centre May 20 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Theatre May 23 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre May 25 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom May 27 - Minneapolis, MN @ Myth May 30 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant May 31 - Omaha, NE @ Westfair Amphitheatre June 1 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre June 3 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium June 4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air Theatre June 6 - Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum June 7 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre June 8 - Portland, OR @ Portland Exposition Center June 13 - Las Vegas, NV @ The

Published: 2008-01-24 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

The Fug Boleyn Girl

NATALIE PORTMAN: I'm fabulous. SCARLETT JOHANSSON: I'm stumpy. NATALIE: Oh, ScarJo. No, you're not! Don't be so hard on yourself. Have a vegan cookie! SCARLETT: I mean it, Natalie. I look like 1993's national president of the Blind Melon fan...

Published: 2008-02-15 Provider: Go Fug Yourself

Blind Melon

Blind Melon

Published: 2008-05-10 Provider: Hollywood

Kanye West Will Always Be My Homecoming Queen

Ever wonder what the Apple Ads with the dancing people would look like if all of the dancers had autism? (Ed Note: Relax. All my children will have autism.) Well, now we know, thanks to the re-re stylings of Coldplay's Chris Martin, who makes an appearance in Kanye West's latest opus, Schindler's List... I mean, "Homecoming." The black and white video for what is personally is my favorite song off of the Graduation album, is a bit of a let down, in that it's a black and white video of Kanye just sort of moseying of around Chicago, staring at himself in the giant mirrored lima bean downtown, just sorta kickin' the dirt, thinking of the olden days. Meanstwhile, Chris Martin's silhouette remains hovering in the background, doing weird jazz handy things while also providing the song's melody. OK, OK, the video isn't that bad... it's almost good. But the question remains: Is Chris Martin the Shannon "Blind Melon" Hoon of the new millennium? His floppy hand gestures suggest: Yes. Click to watch the vid after the jump.

Published: 2008-04-01 Provider: VH1

LISTEN UP: Cut Your Hair While Ya Still Got It

Oooh, the new Stephen Malkmus album due out in March appears to have leaked. Or maybe he just hasn't stopped jamming since '05. (Cause = Time) Big fan of "Teenager In Love" by The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, although if I recall my own experiences, being a teenager in love sounded a lot more like Rush and ELP. (Merry Swankster) Hate Something Beautiful salutes the upcoming Breeders reunion at Coachella with an mp3 of their impossible-to-dislike single "Cannonball." No word on that Blind Melon reunion, though -- can't imagine what the holdup is... This remix of "Sister Savior" by The Rapture ought to nicely fill your "Sounds like Depeche Mode without actually being Depeche Mode" quota for the week. (The Music Slut) Finally, a decent Robert Pollard track comes to us via the outstandingly named blog, Baby You Got A Stew Goin'!

Published: 2008-01-14 Provider: Best Week Ever Keywords: Entertainment

LISTEN UP: Things You Probably Never Thought You Would Hear

Here's now-defunct indie rock darlings Luna doing a surprisingly awesome cover of Paula Abdul's "Straight Up". And here's hoping that they're also planning to do an "Opposites Attract" music video with an animated cat who can rap. (Vulture) And here's six words I'd never planned to type: a new song from Blind Melon. (Stereogum) How about a song called "Eli" from a band called "Caribou" that actually sounds sort of great? (Untitled Records) Or maybe a soft, moving ballad by a young lady named Emily Jane White all about "Wild Tigers I Have Known"? (Gorilla vs Bear) Or maybe a sick new track from Lupe Fiasco, far in advance of the new album? (Lupe's MySpace)

Published: 2007-09-07 Provider: Best Week Ever Keywords: Entertainment

LISTEN UP: Who Will Save Your Soul?

Indieblogheaven posted 3 Bob Dylan tracks today, but only one of them is performed by Bob Dylan. Download The Format's cover of "Simple Twist of Fate" and just pretend that the James Blunt cover never happened. Unarocks has a dozen Christmas tracks by bands like Pearl Jam, Coldplay, Death Cab and more. Some might say that the only reason I'm mentioning that The Late Greats has 3 Jewel Christmas tracks is because I just want to post a picture of her. They'd be right. Snakes Got A Blog has a handful of covers today, including tracks by Blind Melon, Islands, Voxtrot and Metric. Finally, Said The Gramophone has a list of their Top 35 songs of the year, complete with mp3's. Get cracking.

Published: 2006-12-13 Provider: Best Week Ever Keywords: Entertainment

LISTEN UP: Welcome To My Black Parade

I'm buying the new My Chemical Romance album tomorrow and nobody can stop me. Not Modern Music [1], who posted the new single, not Alex [2] who made fun of me when I declared that out loud, not anybody. So there. The Music Slut [3] is preparing for the inevitable Courtney Love autobiography by posting the ancient track "Uncrushworthy". Glorious Noise [4] has another track off the new Harry Nilsson/John Lennon cover album by The Walkmen. They don't disappoint. Culture Bully [5] remembers two bands that are no more: Blind Melon & The Darkness. R.I.P, you drug addled one-hit-wonders, you. Finally, I don't plan on actually downloading the two Liz Phair tracks that Zeon's Music Blog [6] posted today... I just wanted to add them to this list so I could include a picture of her. [1] http://buluthim.blogspot.com/2006/10/my-chemical-romance-black-parade.html [2] http://www.bestweekever.tv/author/AlexBlagg [3] http://musicslut.blogspot.com/2006/10/courtney-love-i-can-write-too.html [4] http://www.gloriousnoise.com/mp3s/2006/the_walkmen_dont_forget_me.php [5] http://www.culturebully.com/archives/1915 [6] http://zeonmusic.blogspot.com/2006/10/liz-phair-oh-where-are-you-now.html

Published: 2006-10-23 Provider: Best Week Ever Keywords: Entertainment

Your Weekend To Do's [To Do]

Before we get started with this weekend's To Do's, Defamer would like to bid a fond farewell to Intern Kerry, who has been writing the copy you have seen in this space for darn near the last four years. Everyone at Defamer, both past and present, would like to thank her for not only keeping us all abreast of what we should and should not be doing on a nightly basis in Los Angeles, but also for making us laugh. Don't fret, though, To Do's will be back on Monday, albeit in a slightly different form. Now, on with the weekend activities... FRIDAY · Your evening's musical selections include Blind Melon at the El Rey (we're not sure how that is possible, unless The Bee Girl is now on lead vox), Stiff Little Fingers at the House of Blues, Berlin at Crash Mansion. · Maria Shriver will be signing her book, Just Who Will You Be?, at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove. If you're looking to answer that question, we suggest that you don't choose "the governor's mistress" ... she won't be pleased. Those cheekbones will cut a bitch! · Funny dudes Dave Holmes (a recent PrivacyWatch star!) and Scott Gimple are hosting The Friday Forty over at IO West. It's part comedy, part game show and all awesome. SATURDAY · Tonight's musical lineup includes Nortec Collective at the Echo, The Warlocks at the Smell and John Doe at McCabe's Guitar Shop. · Out of the Box Events presents the Downtown Scavenger Hunt. As Flavorpill describes, "the game leads teams of six throughout downtown, as they follow clues to hidden gems of LA history and architecture." It should be fun, not boring! Location given with registration, which means you may have to bring an egg to a convenience store to find out where it all goes down, 90210 style. SUNDAY · If you're the type of cat who likes to close the weekend off with a nice beer buzz and ringing ear drums, try Duran Duran at the Nokia Theater, Lyrics Born at the Key Club and Blood on the Wall at the Echo. You won't be disapp

Published: 2008-05-03 Provider: Defamer Keywords: To Do

What can we say- Blind Melon "No Rain" was playing

Published: 2007-11-01 Provider: Webshots