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New Kids on the Block to reunite

They may be pushing 40, but the New Kids are returning to the block. The Boston boy band New Kids on the Block, which sold 70 ...

Published: 2008-04-03 Provider: USA Today

Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily

Photo: Kravitz/FilmMagic We caught soon-to-be Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Metallica’s surprise SXSW performance, then hung out with James Hetfield to talk Guitar Hero. Plus, the heavy metal gods announced more tour dates, released a “Broken, Beat and Scarred” video and invited Jason Newsted to join them at the Rock Hall ceremony (”The Black Album will be back,” Newsted told RS.) And that cop who urinated on fans at a Metallica show in Boston is no longer a police officer. Kanye West, Jane’s Addiction, Devo, OutKast’s Big Boi, the Hold Steady, Circle Jerks, Juliette and the New Romantiques, Silversun Pickups, Airborne Toxic Event and Little Boots are just a fraction of the big-name artists and emerging acts Rock Daily caught down in Austin, Texas last weekend. Check out our SXSW coverage for the full scoop. We learned that Billy Corgan is to Smashing Pumpkins what Axl Rose is to Guns n’ Roses after drummer Jimmy Chamberlin left the band. Chamberlin explained he couldn’t “cash the check” anymore. Prince finally launched his colorful Lotusflow3r Website, giving fans an early taste of his three new albums and allowing them to watch all that footage the Web Sheriff banned from YouTube for the price of $77. Lotusflow3r, MPLSound and Elixir all hit Target Sunday.

Published: 2009-03-27 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

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

Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell Preview Projekt Revolution

Linkin Park’s annual Projekt Revolution Tour kicks off tonight outside of Boston, so Rock Daily sat down with LP’s Chester Bennington and co-headliner Chris Cornell to talk about this summer’s jaunt. “What I like about doing a touring festival, especially Projekt Rev, is the fact these are bands that I can get really excited about since I’m part of the reason they’re there. For me to be able to bring out Mindless Self Indulgence — a band that I’ve always liked and I’ve felt that they’ve never really gotten the love that they deserve — to see them show up and play with another band like Saosin and 5,000 kids are showing up at noon, just like, ‘Yes, it’s happening.’” Click below for more on Projekt Revolution (which also features the Bravery, Busta Rhymes, Ashes Divide, Hawthorne Heights and Atreyu) and check back in tomorrow for Rock Daily’s full report on opening night. • Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell Preview Projekt Revolution [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-07-16 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

News Ticker: Slash, Fall Out Boy, John Mayer

Slash may get his Dr. Pepper after all. Asked by the BBC whether the original Guns N’ Roses could ever reunite, the guitarist said it would take “a twist of fate.” “It’s a possibility, but there are so many big things that would have to change before it was even possible,” said Slash. “It’s not in the foreseeable future, as far as I’m concerned.” Bad weather finally forced Fall Out Boy to cancel their trip to Antarctica after a week of postponements. The band hoped to play the frozen continent in order to make the Guinness Book of World Records as the first act to play all seven continents. If being a rocker and commandeering cruise ships doesn’t work out, John Mayer can look forward to a job at ESPN. Listen to Mayer’s hilarious attempt at play-by-play during the Boston Red Sox/Oakland Athletics game in Tokyo. Poison drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday on an outstanding rape warrant. Rockett was busted going through customs at LAX after it was discovered a warrant was out for his arrest in Neshoba County, Mississippi. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-03-28 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup

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

Watch Tab the Band Rock “Zoo Noises” Acoustic at Rolling Stone

Boston rockers Tab the Band — featuring Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry’s sons Tony and Adrian — stopped by the Rolling Stone studios recently to play a trio of tracks from their new album Zoo Noises. Check out “Because I Want To” up top and “She Said, No I Love You” and “Where She Was On Monday” after the jump. “She Said, No I Love You”: “Where She Was On Monday”:

Published: 2010-01-15 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Live at Rolling Stone, Videos

Hype Monitor: Junius, Dam-Funk, Laura Veirs

Photo by George Dubose The Band: Junius The Buzz: Breathtaking Boston metal band pulls off a perfect hybrid of Neurosis and the Smiths, striking a stunning balance of brutality and beauty. Their latest album, The Martyrdrom of a Catastrophist, is a concept record about catastrophe theorist Immanuel Velikovsky, exploring his insistence on a chaotic universe. Its songs are spellbinding and heartbreaking, gripping from the first note to the last. A hard rock dream come true. Listen If: You dress i

Published: 2009-12-17 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Breaking, Hype Monitor

Weezer’s Cuomo Released From Hospital, January Gigs in Question

Photo: Loccisano/GettyWeezer’s Rivers Cuomo was released from an Albany, New York, hospital on Friday (December 11th), six days after his tour bus crashed on its way to Boston, leaving the frontman with cracked ribs and internal injuries. Band pal Karl Koch reports that Cuomo and the rest of the group are taking a marathon two-day bus trip back to Los Angeles armed with “Mad Men DVDs, meditation, medication, naps, Amy’s Organic frozen entrees [and] ice cream sandwiches.” As RS previously reporte

Published: 2009-12-14 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Weezer

Hype Monitor: Ringers, Olof Arnalds, Gigi

The Band: Ringers The Buzz: Certifiable proof punk is far from dead, this Boston band that sprung from the ashes of the band Sirens (they have a thing for one-word plurals apparently) give hope to anyone who loves ragged, hook-laden music delivered with a throat that sounds like it’s been floor-sanded for six years. Listen If: You still have your beat-up leather jacket from when you were 15, even if it doesn’t fit quite the way it used to. Key Track: The impossible-to-deny “Conswayla,” with a ch

Published: 2009-12-10 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Breaking, Hype Monitor

Kiss Piss Scandal: Man Arrested For Urinating on Fan at Concert

Photo: AFP/Getty In what now seems to be an unfortunate trend at Boston rock concerts, a man was arrested at Kiss‘ TD Garden show on October 5th after urinating on the concertgoer standing in front of him. According to the BPDNews blotter, a woman was watching the Sonic Boom band in action when suddenly she experienced “a warm feeling on the back of her leg.” The victim turned around to see the source of the warmth, only to discover the man standing behind her was urinating. Security was called

Published: 2009-10-08 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Perry Dismisses Breakup Rumors, Aerosmith Are “Taking a Breather”

Photo: Kane/WireImageJoe Perry gave Aerosmith fans a scare last week when he revealed that he and Steven Tyler haven’t spoken since the singer’s stage fall in South Dakota put the brakes on the band’s summer tour. Rumors of an inevitable breakup for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group quickly began circulating, but Perry calmed fans’ fears by telling the Boston Globe that he was disappointed by the tour’s sudden end, but doesn’t think this is the end of Aerosmith. “Maybe we have three more reco

Published: 2009-09-23 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News