Fotos de Hootie & The Blowfish en Rolling Stone

Hootie and the Blowfish Singer Leads Country Crossover Pack

During a recent interview with a DJ in Tampa, Florida, Darius Rucker got some shocking news: His solo single "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" had hit Number One on the country charts five months after its release. "I started crying," says Rucker, whose album Learn to Live has sold 112,995 copies in three weeks. "I felt like such a dork, but it was really emotional. I'm in Hootie and the Blowfish, man. A lot of people don't get second chances."

Publicado: 2008-10-17 Proveedor: Rolling Stone

Six Ways to Keep The CD Spinning, Forever!

Breaking news from the “No Shit” Department: Album sales are down, again, 17 percent worse than last year’s sorry numbers over the same quarter. How bad has it gotten? Record label guys are high-fiving one another about this week’s Avril Lavigne vs. Nine Inch Nails sales race, and that both artists might shift 200,000 units this week. 200,000? That’s what N*Sync and Hootie & The Blowfish called a slow Thursday. More duh: Digital sales are on the rise. It’

Publicado: 2007-04-24 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: General

Rock List: The Twenty Most Gruesome Band Names

Last week, in honor of All Hallow’s Eve, we asked you what bands had the most gruesome, blood-curdling monikers. After reading through all your Stephen King-like reader comments (some of you kids need psychiatric help), it’s with shaky typing and petrified pride that we present our list of the Twenty Most Gruesome Band Names: 1. Cattle Decapitation 2. Dahmer’s Icebox 3. Alien Sex Fiend 4. Chainsaw Surgery 5. My Bloody Valentine 6. Southern Death Cult 7. Cannibal Corpse 8. Christian Death 9. Revolting Cocks 10. Black Sabbath 11. diSEMBOWELMENT 12. Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium 13. Dogs Die In Hot Cars 14. Throbbing Gristle 15. Carcass 16. Pig Destroyer 17. Nosferatu 18. Flesh Eaters 19. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead 20. Hootie & The Blowfish

Publicado: 2007-10-30 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock Lists

Brian Wilson Receives Hootie Salute at Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony

If the Rock Daily TiVo hadn’t malfunctioned, right now you’d be watching an astonishingly weird clip of Brian Wilson being celebrated at last night’s pre-taped Kennedy Center Honors. After a touching look back at the Beach Boy’s life narrated by Art Garfunkel, Lyle Lovett warbled “God Only Knows.” Then the words, “Ladies and gentlemen, Hootie & the Blowfish!” echoed through the theater and Darius Rucker and Co. took the stage in matching green and blue flannel shirts to perform passable versions of “I Get Around” “Fun, Fun, Fun” and “California Girls” (which were noteworthy mostly for the reaction shots of George Bush jerking his head off-beat in the balcony). An English boys’ choir wrapped things up with a sweet rendition of “Love and Mercy” and as beach balls floated down from the ceiling, Wilson’s neighbor Diana Ross — who was honored by Jordin Sparks, Ciara and gospel star Yolanda Adams, and spent much of Wilson’s tribute stealing his camera time with exaggerated gasps and crazy eyes — reached out and plucked one from the air for him. It was a touching moment. … But seriously, Hootie? Brian Wilson is the patron saint of indie rock, so certainly they could have found anybody else to come play this gig. Paul McCartney? John Cale? Animal Collective? (We can imagine the post-show now: “Mr. President, I’d like to introduce you to Panda Bear.”) Heck, even John Stamos has proven himself more devoted to the Beach Boys’ catalog. Related Stories: Brian Wilson’s Next Career Move: Camp Counselor Brian Wilson May Hit the Studio Wilson/McCartney Duet Rumor Debunked: No London Collaboration

Publicado: 2007-12-28 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News