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Ryan Bingham finds himself on a wild ride again

The singer/songwriter of 'The Weary Kind' from the movie 'Crazy Heart' has gone from the rodeo to roadhouse band to Oscar contender.

Published: 2010-02-24 Provider: USA Today

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART

LETTING a band write, produce, engineer and mix its own album - without any input from outside sources - is often a recipe for disaster. The rock cliché is that the final product winds up being, bluntly, a convoluted mess. The Faint bassist and...

Published: 2008-08-05 Provider: New York Post Keywords: album, Petersen, band, record, Faint, part, Fasciinatiion, big, life, look, songs, themselves, music

KISS ME, I'M ... FLOGGED

FLOGGING MOLLY SOME bands are about the brain. Others, like Flogging Molly, are all about heart. On Thursday, at the second show of its two-night engagement at the Fillmore, this Irish and American Celtic punk band transcended "Danny Boy"...

Published: 2008-03-01 Provider: New York Post Keywords: music news, new music, music charts, new music releases, record labels, latest music, music reviews

HIM - Venus Doom

Artist: HIM Review: As doom merchants go, HIM are pretty easy to take. On their sixth album, the long-running Finnish quintet tops Black Sabbath riffs and grinding, tightly wound grooves with Ville Valo?s lovesick crooning, all of which adds up to a dark, sexy sound the band once dubbed ?love metal.?(Its logo is a pentagram mashed up with a heart.) Valo keeps his bleeding heart on his sleeve, yowling about dead lovers and dropping creepy poetry like the title track?s gothed-out lament: ?Watch me fall for you my Ven... Rating: 3 Stars

Published: 2007-10-03 Provider: Rolling Stone

Free MP3: Motion City Soundtrack’s “Broken Heart”

Minnesota pop-punk quintet Motion City Soundtrack release their third album, Even If It Kills Me, next Tuesday, but you can download the disc’s first single, “Broken Heart,” for free from Rock Daily. The track showcases MCS’ signature tight, bouncy hooks and singer Justin Pierre’s sweetly sung vocals. Preview the track now, and check out the band this fall on their headlining tour. Download “Broken Heart” [Photo by Kentaro Kembe]

Published: 2007-09-12 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Heart, soul, Ann Wilson

Music & nightlifeAfter more than 30 years years of fronting that Seattle-based band with her sister Nancy, Ann Wilson is stepping out from that history with today's release of her first solo album, "Hope & Glory."

Published: 2007-09-11 Provider: Seattle Times

Tim Reynolds - Live At Radio City

Artist: Tim Reynolds Review: Long before is band was treating stadium crowds to sax solos and jammy polyrhythms, Dave Matthews was a frat-house troubadour, playing freewheeling acoustic gigs with his buddy, guitar whiz Tim Reynolds. Matthews has kept doing the occasional unplugged show through the years, and on this two-disc live album, recorded in April, much of his material stands up just fine without full-band wizardry. Matthews highlights the warm, sensitive-dude beauty at the heart of cuts like the previously unrecorde... Rating: 3 Stars

Published: 2007-08-07 Provider: Rolling Stone

Hype Monitor: Reykjavik!, Mazes, Ivan & Alyosha

Every week, Hype Monitor wades through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet to find the ones you need to hear now. The Band: Reykjavik! The Buzz: Icelandic band decimates hardcore, turning out brutal, bratty songs that beg and kick. Listen If: You miss the days when …Trail of Dead was all sneer and volume Key Track: “The Blood,” all galloping drums and stomping feedback and gruesome Birthday Party riffs. The Band: Mazes The Buzz: Forget the new no-fi — Chicago band writes songs that are light and soothing as spring breezes. Listen If: You have an ear and a heart for melodies that lap like the ocean on the beach. Key Track: “I Have Laid in the Darkness,” a lonesome lullaby sure to soothe the heartbroken. The Band: Ivan & Alyosha The Buzz: Smooth, soaring guitar pop from Seattle duo that is plaintive and pristine. Listen If: You’d be curious to hear what happened if the Shins slowed it down a bit. Key Track: “Easy to Love,” the perfect late Valentine for the mutually smitten.

Published: 2009-03-12 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Breaking

Single Minded: Death Cab Cover the Cure, Gaslight Anthem Rule “Letterman”

Photo: Winter/WireImage Death Cab for Cutie, “Love Song” [Cure Cover] One sad face deserves another: Ben Gibbard provides further proof that everyone who grew up in the suburbs owned a copy of Disintegration. If only he and Death Cab could swoop in and save Robert Smith from himself. The Gaslight Anthem, “The ‘59 Sound” [Live on Letterman] We’ve had this longstanding rule that no live band sounds good on TV. And then we saw NJ’s Gaslight Anthem on Letterman and concluded that either a) our rule was wrong, b) they are, in fact, the band of our generation, or c) some combination thereof. Absolutely breathtaking. The Police, “Roxanne” [Discotech Remix] Heart-stopping and electrifying, Discotech paint the Police bright pink and take them for a night on the town. Charlie Ash, “I Wanna Sex You Up” [Color Me Badd Cover] The critical reappraisal of Color Me Badd begins right here, with this aggro cover of their most grammatically improbable hit. Various Artists, “The Covers Mixtape” [Covers] Fourteen artists tackling 14 songs that aren’t their own, all of them handling their source material with class and panache. Start with Steve Earle’s rollicking punk/country cover of “Breed” and work outwards from there.

Published: 2009-02-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Single Minded

Hype Monitor: Fever Ray, New Villager and Ghost Hunter

Every week, Hype Monitor wades through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet to find the ones you need to hear now. The Band: Fever Ray The Buzz: Solo outing of Karin Andersson of Swedish electro-Gothers the Knife. Sounds kind of like the Knife. Listen If: Grey is your favorite color, or grim is your favorite mood. Key Track: “If I Had a Heart,” a bleak, pulsing funeral march where Andersson’s wisp-of-smoke voice curls around fat blue bands of synth. The Band: New Villager The Buzz: Bi-coastal duo bang out brawny indie pop. Listen If: You wish Animal Collective’s fangs were a bit sharper. Key Track: “Rich Doors,” a thumping combo of mantra-like vocals, tribal percussion and cascading keyboards — it’s “Life in a Northern Town” writ very, very small. The Band: Ghost Hunter The Buzz: It’s all eerie: weird wind chimes, whistling keyboards and thudding percussion combine to create the sound of the woods at night. Listen If: You’re looking for a good accompaniment for your next bout of hypnosis. Key Track: “Through the Haze of the Green Glasses,” which is nothing but weird soprano synthesizers and off-kilter percussion — like a Kate Bush song without Kate Bush.

Published: 2009-01-22 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Breaking

Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily

Photo: Natkin/Wireimage Rock Daily remembered the Stooges legendary guitarist Ron Asheton, who passed away from a suspected heart attack at age 60. Iggy Pop paid tribute to his “best friend,” we looked back at Asheton’s legacy and his greatest riffs, revisited Asheton talking about his influences and Talk Show Flashbacked to the band’s good old days. Phish Phans and Dead Heads crowded the streets in celebration as both jam band greats announced tour dates for 2009. That’ll give Trey Anastasio ample time to play with that new compressor fans bought him. Not to be outdone, the Allman Brothers announced their annual Beacon run, and we asked readers to tell us their favorite jam bands. In what could be considered good news and bad news, Jimmy Page’s manager announced that plans for Led Zeppelin to tour with a replacement for Robert Plant have been called off. Unfortunately, Page’s manager doesn’t think the band will be touring with Robert Plant at any point either. 2009 is shaping up to be the Year of the Shady Aftermath as Eminem’s “Crack A Bottle” from Relapse and Dr. Dre’s “Could Have Been You,” maybe from Detox, leaked on the Web. Kelly Clarkson revealed her glossy new look and her re-embrace of pop with the covers of both her single “My Life Would Suck Without You” and upcoming album All I Ever Wanted.

Published: 2009-01-09 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Single Minded: Lil Wayne, Katy Perry and a Fake Bob Dylan Cover

Lil Wayne, “A Milli” [Thunderous Olympian Juke Down Remix] The last thing the world needs are more versions of “A Milli,” but this remix justifies its existence by speeding things up and chopping things up, making the whole thing glow all LED-like. Magnetic Fields, “Heroes” [David Bowie Cover] Stephin Merritt brings out the dour devil buried deep in the center of Bowie’s most triumphant song. Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl” [The Knocks Remix] Still not a Jill Sobule mashup, unfortunately. Unknown Artist, “Dylan Hears a Who” [Imaginary Cover] Anonymous rock band startlingly replicates the sound of Dylan in the mid-60s, offering a strong argument that perhaps Bob and the good Doctor were both smoking the same thing. Lambchop, “Slipped, Dissolved & Loosed” [New Song] Slow & steady wins our heart: Nashville stalwarts uncork another aching, lovely ballad, sure to please anyone with the proverbial two ears and a heart.

Published: 2008-07-03 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News