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Bell X1 (And Cases of Whiskey) Warm Hearts at Rolling Stone Party

Nothing goes better with Irish songs than a couple rounds of Irish Whiskey. Last night at Branch Bar in midtown New York, Rolling Stone threw a killer party and stocked it with dozens of bottles of Bushmills Irish Whiskey and cases of Smithwick’s beer. One of Eire’s finest acts, Bell X1, heated things up with killer set of Coldplay-style jams. And after the band wrapped up their set with the funky rocker “Flame” — which singer Paul Noonan categorized as “celtic disco” — his bandmates came out to surprise him with a birthday cake. Sweet! [Photo: Retna]

Publicado: 2008-05-16 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News

Springsteen Adds Glastonbury Headline Slot To Busy Summer Schedule

Photo: Getty Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are adding another major summer festival to their Working on a Dream tour schedule, this time crossing the Atlantic to headline an evening at the UK’s famed Glastonbury Festival. Springsteen had been rumored to be among the headliners for some time, but it finally became official with an announcement on the festival’s website. “I’m so pleased that Bruce Springsteen has agreed to come to Worthy Farm for the first time,” Glastonbury organizer Michael Eavis said on the fest’s official website. “He’s one of the all-time rock legends and I’m confident that this will be one of our best shows ever.” Adds Emily Eavis, “I’m knocked out that we’ve managed to get Bruce to play. It’s the icing on the cake of this year’s bill, which I’m sure will take everyone’s breath away when we announce the full details.” Springsteen has already revealed plans to headline a night of Bonnaroo, and there’s a conspicuous gap in his touring schedule that has Springsteen idle in California during the Coachella festival, just in case the organizers of the Indio, California fest to give in to fans’ demands and spruce up their Saturday night offering. (As of now, the Killers are headlining that night.) And even though tickets for Glastonbury have already sold out, after performing for the Super Bowl halftime show in front of an audience of hundreds of millions, Glastonbury probably seems like an intimate club gig to the E Street Band by comparison. Of course, this is all in support of Springsteen’s recent five-star album Working on a Dream. Springsteen recently spoke to Rolling Stone’s David Fricke about his latest album, and you can read the cover story below: Cover Story: Bruce Bringing It All Back Related Stories: • Q&A: The E Street Band on Bruce — Their Springsteen • Bruce Springsteen on His Super Bowl Slide: Rocker Opens Up in Candid Journal • Bruce Springsteen “Furious” At Ticketmaster, Rails Against Live Nation Merger

Publicado: 2009-02-23 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News

Rock School: Lessons From Fall Out Boy’s Today Show Performance

What began as a mediocre Fall Out Boy performance on this morning’s Today quickly turned into an unforgettable rock & roll lesson. The band entertained a crowd jam-packed with emo teens with “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race,” “Dance, Dance” and new single “Thnks fr th Mmrs,” but their actions spoke louder than their songs. So join us, will you, as we count down the top five things we learned from a rock band forced to wake up around the time they’d usually head to bed: 5. Not even an 80-degree-outdoors-performance can stop Pete Wentz from wearing a hoodie. 4. Frontman Patrick Stump considers a garbage bag to be an acceptable form of jacket. 3. It’s never too early in the morning to cake on the eyeliner. 2. It doesn’t matter if you’re hitting the notes, as long as you’re spinning around hitting everyone else. 1. The quickest way to make an NBC exec livid is to say “goddamn” on live television.

Publicado: 2007-07-06 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News

CMJ 2007, Night Three: Tiny Masters Of Today, 1990s and British Sea Power

One thousand or so bands (give or take a few shaggy haircuts) hit New York City every fall for the CMJ Music Marathon, a five-day band-a-palooza where new acts get noticed (see Arcade Fire) and scores more get drunk at open-bar showcases. For the next few days, Rock Daily will be bringing you reports on the bands we consider most worthy of your time after CMJ has packed up and moved on: One night after Dan Deacon metaphorically brought the house down, the Bowery Ballroom played host to another anticipated CMJ showcase. First up on the bill were the Tiny Masters of Today, featuring two siblings, thirteen-year-old guitarist-vocalist Ivan and eleven-year-old bassist-vocalist Ada, and a father-figure-like man on drums (yes, folks, we know it’s onetime Jon Spencer Blues Explosion kitman Russell Simins). The wear-and-tear of CMJ showcases seemed to drain the youngsters, as the duo seemed lethargic throughout their performance, like they’ve been staying up way past their bedtimes. When they were on, they sounded like pre-teen Ramones playing Paddy Cake, especially on songs like “Hey Mr. DJ” and the Ada-sung anti-George W. rocker “Bushy.” The band closed out their set with a Kidz Bop-esque version of House of Pain’s “Jump Around.” Yeah, they were cute, but hopefully this band’s sound continues to mature or they might grow up and no one will like them anymore, like Frankie Munoz. Next up was the decade that spawned the Tiny Masters, the 1990s. While their name conjures up images of grunge and Bill Clinton, the Glasgow trio is more indebted to the late Seventies/early Eighties, especially given the Buzzcockish riffs and Elvis Costello bounce of their songs. Singer-guitarist Jackie McKeown, who was once in a band called the Yummy Fur with Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, delighted the steadily-increasing Bowery crowd with songs from debut album Cookies. U.K. single “You’re Supposed To Be My Friend” and “Enjoying Myself” (with a Modern Lovers’ “Road Runner” tease)

Publicado: 2007-10-20 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: CMJ