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The Cure Shoot Documentary, Thom Yorke Worries About the Climate, McDonalds Enters the Record Biz

The Cure are starting work on a career-spanning documentary to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary in 2009. It’s shaping up to be a busy next two years for Robert Smith, as his band releases a new, double-disc album in October, as well as double-disc reissues of classic albums Wish and Disintegration in 2008. In this video, Thom Yorke says new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown better cut carbon dioxide emissions or risk being pummeled by “a ton of bricks,” as opposed to the equally heavy but less-intimidating ton of feathers. Check out the new video for Mastodon’s “Sleeping Giant.” McDonald’s is pulling a Starbucks and entering the music industry with a 10-city tour that features Ne-Yo, Kenna and maybe the guys in this commercial. What better way to say “Happy Birthday” than with a card that plays Tim McGraw or the Barenaked Ladies out of a magical, battery-operated speaker? Eager to not have a similar fate as Paris Hilton, rapper Eve showed up to court four days early as per the terms of her DUI probation. Photo: Hale/Getty

Published: 2007-07-21 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup

Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily

Photo: Gary Miller Pearl Jam followed up a ferocious set at Austin City Limits by staging a brief Temple of the Dog reunion with Chris Cornell in Los Angeles. For more on all the best shows from Texas, check out of full ACL coverage. The great shows didn’t end in Austin: Thom Yorke’s new band made their official debut in L.A., U2 and friends like Lady Gaga gathered at Carnegie Hall, Kelly Clarkson covered the White Stripes in NYC, Mastodon pounded Seattle, AFI brought Crash Love to Minneapolis,

Published: 2009-10-09 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

News Ticker: The Beatles, Echo and the Bunnymen, Mastodon, Rihanna

Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty So many Fab Four fanatics have pre-ordered The Beatles in Mono, EMI has upped its order of the box set, Variety reports. Hit our Beatles hub for more on the band and their 9/9/09 reissues. Echo and the Bunnymen’s keyboard player Jake Brockman died in a motorbike accident at age 53, just a month before the release of the band’s new album The Fountain, the BBC reports. A statement on the band’s Website reads, “Our thoughts are with his wife, family & friends.” Ma

Published: 2009-09-04 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

Mars Volta and Mastodon Pummel the Outside Lands Festival

Photograph by Chris Tuite for RollingStone.com The Mars Volta wrapped day two at Outside Lands’ Twin Peaks stage with a thundering and delirious 90-minute set that drew Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo and their U.K. tourmates Mastodon to the side of the stage to gawk. The band, led by Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, maxed out allowable sound levels with their theatrical, histrionic brand of meandering, mystical loud-soft prog-metal. Set against a patterned bac

Published: 2009-08-30 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Festivals

Outside Lands: Stay Tuned to Rolling Stone for Full Coverage

Photo: Dyson/WireImage(Vedder), McDonald/Getty(Matthews) Right now San Francisco is rockin’ at the Outside Lands festival — Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Tenacious D, M.I.A., Mastodon, the Mars Volta and dozens more bands will take the stage in historic Golden Gate park for the second annual event, and Rolling Stone is on the ground, ready to bring you live reports, photos and much more. Stay tuned throughout the weekend and check back Monday for all our coverage from one of the West’s biggest

Published: 2009-08-28 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Tour Tracker: Mastodon, Ingrid Michaelson, Brian “Head” Welch

Photo: Walter/GettyMastodon plot a fall trek alongside Adult Swim’s heavy metal band Dethklok, Ingrid Michaelson embarks on an autumn-long tour in support of her upcoming album Everybody and former Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch kicks off the second leg of his first-ever solo jaunt with a series of West Coast dates. Full itineraries for all three treks, after the jump. Mastodon Oct. 2 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater Oct. 3 - Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater Oct. 4 - Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theat

Published: 2009-08-04 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Concert review | Heavy-metal monsters Mastodon almost too big for Neumo's

Music & nightlifeConcert review: Heavy-metal band Mastodon had an incredible set Wednesday night in Seattle at Neumo's, with drummer Brann Dailor a marvel of athleticism and endurance; review by Jonathan Zwickel

Published: 2009-04-23 Provider: Seattle Times

The Killers, M.I.A. and Mastodon Deliver Big Sounds on a Big Scale at Coachella

Photo: Winter/Getty “Hello, Planet Earth!” Brandon Flowers of the Killers wasn’t addressing the entire globe as he paused onstage Saturday at the Coachella Music and Arts festival, but as he watched over a desert landscape of thousands of bouncing, singing, happy fans, it must have felt like the band’s own celestial body. As the mainstage’s headlining act on Day Two of the epic SoCal fest, the Killers steered the party for two danceable hours. (Check out photos of all the Coachella action.) The

Published: 2009-04-19 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Festivals, Coachella

Mastodon, the Grammy-Nominated Kings of Metal, Bring Live Show to New York

New York City got its ass kicked last night, when a killer four-band bill — including Saddle Creek indie-shredders Cursive, Gainesville punks Against Me and Atlanta metal kings Mastodon — descended on Roseland Ballroom. Each group turned in quick, knockout sets, but the clear highlights went to the two top-billed bands. Against Me! proved once again that they’re one of the most versatile hard-rock bands around these days. A rock-solid version of the new song “Ocean”

Published: 2007-05-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Live Shows

Mastodon cancel European tour plans

Mastodon have been forced to cancel their European tour plans as guitarist Bill Kelliher has been diagnosed with pancreatitis. The band were due to kick off their month-long stint at Rock Am Ring at Nuremburgring, Germany on June 5. "He has been advised by doctors to continue further medical treatment," says a spokesperson for the band. "Bill's medical team are optimistic and expect a full recovery in the weeks ahead." The guitarist hopes to be well enough for the BlackDiamondSkye U.S. tour with

Published: 2010-05-25 Provider: Kerrang!

Crack The Skye by Mastodon

The fourth album from the Atlantia, Georgia rock band features songs about the murder of Rasputin. [Rock, Metal]

Published: 2009-03-24 Provider: Metacritic

Bullet join Sonisphere bill

After announcing that Avenged Sevenfold, Machine Head, Alice in Chains, Thin Lizzy and The Sword have been added to the bill the UK leg of the Sonisphere festival, K! Dot Com can reveal that Welsh metal titans Bullet For My Valentine will also play this summer's newest festival. Sonisphere will take place at Knebworth on August 1 and 2 and will be headlined by Metallica and Linkin Park. Other bands on the bill include Lamb Of God and Mastodon. The band have now cancelled their headline show in Prestatyn, North Wales on April 24. For Sonisphere tickets, log on to www.aloud.com.

Published: 2009-02-25 Provider: Kerrang!