News Ticker: Weezer, NIN, Conor Oberst and Radiohead Having already covered the Band and Talk Talk, Weezer will attempt songs by R.E.M., Gary Numan and the Psychedelic Furs for the B sides of the “Pork & Beans” single. Nine Inch Nails will release physical copies of their new album The Slip on July 22nd. Only 200,000 numbered copies will be distributed in the U.S., each with an accompanying DVD. Two songs from Bright Eyes‘ Conor Oberst’s upcoming solo album, “Danny Callahan” and “Souled Out!!!,” are now streaming on the singer/songwriter’s website. A fan-made, Radiohead-approved documentary Follow Me Around is now up on YouTube. The film documents Radiohead’s journey through Spain and Portugal in 2002 as they road-tested material from Hail to the Thief.
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Published: 2008-06-18
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup
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News Ticker: Coachella, Journey, Kid Rock, Iron Maiden Festival promoters Goldenvoice announced Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp, Kate Nash and Serj Tankian have been added to this year’s Coachella Festival. Goldenvoice also told Billboard.com fans shouldn’t expect lineup additions to their new All Points West Festival. Journey will release a three-disc CD/DVD package exclusively at Wal-Mart on June 3 featuring one CD of re-recorded classics, a second of new tracks, and a live DVD. Kid Rock held a meet-and-greet as a means of making amends with the Atlanta Waffle House where he was arrested last year. The event benefited an area homeless shelter. Iron Maiden will release Somewhere Back in Time, a combination of classic tracks from the band’s first ten years and a live album from their current tour. The album will also be available as a free download that will expire after three listens. [Photo: Getty]
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Published: 2008-03-12
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Festivals, Morning News Roundup
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