“Rock Band” Offers Real Merchandise For Fake Bands

Photo: MTV Games If you’ve already mastered every instrument for every song on Rock Band 2, game makers Harmonix and MTV Games have figured out a way to make your gaming experience all the more better: By allowing you to order merchandise bearing the fake logo of the fake band you create. You can even order an action figure of the 3D character you built to faux-shred your way through Guns N’ Roses’ “Shackler’s Revenge.” After uploading your in-game band’s logo using the new Photo Creator, you can order a T-shirt, keychain or bumper sticker bearing the emblem, all in an attempt to further enhance your gameplay. If you’re really committed to your character, you can make him the envy of all your GI Joes by ordering the $69 figurine, created specifically using your personalized in-game avatar and complete with customizable posing. Check out more info at the Rock Band specialty store. Besides, spending $29 on the T-shirt of a band you created in a video game will make you forget all about that so-called economic meltdown. Related Stories: • AC/DC Announce Rock Band Package • Warner Music Wants Rock Band To Pay Higher Licensing Fees • Rock Band, Guitar Hero Battle For Bands

Publicado: 2008-10-06 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News

Enter your band to win with The Rocker

Hilarious new comedy The Rocker hits cinemas next month, and to celebrate we're going to make your aspirations of becoming a rock star come true! In order to enter, check out www.myspace.com/therockeruk then simply make sure your band has a MySpace profile with at least one song and photograph on it and upload your most rockin' track by September 27. The public will then rate your song between 1 and 10 giving us a shortlist of the top 10 most rocking bands and then a K! and MySpace team will choose a winner who will get the following fantastic prizes... An interview and photoshoot in Kerrang! magazine An interview on Kerrang! Radio Full red carpet treatment for the whole band at the Black Curtain screening of The Rocker. For full Terms & Conditions, see www.myspace.com/therockeruk

Publicado: 2008-09-17 Proveedor: Kerrang!

Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily

Photo: Getty Metallica capped off Death Magnetic week with a spot on our front cover and a siege to the top of the charts. We talked to Lars about Napster, James about opening for the Rolling Stones, witnessed the band’s tiny BBC show, went behind-the-scenes on the cover shoot and engaged the argument over whether the Guitar Hero version of the album sounded better than the CD. We put Wish You Were Here on repeat to bid goodbye to Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright, who passed away after a brief battle with cancer. We also paid tribute to Motown producer Norman Whitfield and Infinite Jest genius and one-time Rolling Stone writer David Foster Wallace. We called in a few favors in order to catch concerts like Sigur Ros in New York, David Byrne rummaging the Byrne/Eno catalog and Patti Smith at Fashion Week. Plus, Paul McCartney talked about his upcoming first-ever concert in Israel. We caught up with the three members of the Ben Folds Five to talk about their reunion, then watched the trio perform The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Publicado: 2008-09-19 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News

Album Preview: Fall Out Boy Explore Soul, Baseball on “Folie A Deux”

This morning, Fall Out Boy dropped by the RS offices to feed us breakfast and play a few tracks off their upcoming album, Folie A Deux (out November 4th). On their fifth disc, the guys pump out chunky, Eighties-inspired riffs and lung-busting choruses sure to hook anyone who’s not already a FOB fan. “I must confess, I’m in love with my own sins,” Patrick Stump sings on “America’s Sweethearts,” a strutting, tongue-in-cheek ode to narcissism that cops Beatle-esque harmonies. (A snippet of the song was on FOB’s recent Welcome to the New Administration mixtape.) Another standout track was “Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown,” a dark, New Order-reminiscent stomp about an unfaithful chick. (The title originally name-dropped Pete Rose, but the band was discouraged because of the lawsuit brought against OutKast over the reference to Rosa Parks in the title of an Aquemini single. This bums Pete Wentz out: “I wanted to see Pete Rose in Cooperstown,” he says. “I was all about it.”) Stump shows off his soul chops on the cut, belting, “Does he know the way the sunshine gleams from your wedding band?” before ripping into the defiant refrain: “I will never end up like him.” After the listening session, we asked the blog-happy Wentz for some tips on improving RollingStone.com. “I’m absolutely the wrong guy to ask,” he admitted sheepishly. “I put the wrong stuff on the Internet.” Related Stories: • New Fall Out Boy Video Derailed by Product Placement Controversy • Album Review: Fall Out Boy, Infinity On High • Fall Out Boy: The Boys With the Car Crash Hearts

Publicado: 2008-10-01 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News

Bloc Party Announce Surprise New Album “Intimacy” Due August 21st

Surprise! Bloc Party have joined Radiohead and the Raconteurs as bands that sneak attack fans with a new album (presumably to avoid leaks — the band’s last effort, A Weekend in the City, hit the Net four months before its release date). Intimacy is the name of BP’s third album, and it’s available for pre-order right now at the band’s Website; downloads will be delivered on August 21st. Physical copies of the album, which aren’t due in stores until October 28th, will feature some tracks that are different from those on the digital release. Fans who pre-order the disc now, however, will receive a download of the digital version for free. Intimacy was produced by both Paul Epworth and Jacknife Lee, and including current single “Mercury,” the download’s track list numbers 10 songs, which you can see after the jump. Intimacy Track List 1. “Ares” 2. “Mercury” 3. “Halo” 4. “Biko” 5. “Trojan Horse” 6. “Signs” 7. “One Month Off” 8. “Zephyrus” 9. “Better Than Heaven” 10. “Ion Square” Related Stories: • Bloc Party Trade Their Dance Rhythms For Stadium Anthems • It’s Official: The Raconteurs Releasing Album Next Week • New Radiohead Album Coming Out October 10th

Publicado: 2008-08-18 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News

Gadget Envy: “Rock Band 2″

Photo: MTV Games What It Is: The sequel to last year’s excellent Rock Band, the game that kicked the music video game arms race up a notch by adding drums and a microphone. Who It’s For: Anybody who loved the first game or anybody looking to finally jump in, as the total experience finally justifies the price tag. Why It’s Worthy: Most video game sequels are simple rehashes of what came before, but in the case of Rock Band 2, that’s exactly what was needed. The new game provides more of everything: more songs, more characters and more unlockables. Best of all is the easy compatibility. Got songs you downloaded for the first game? They’re all playable. Want to play the songs included on the first game without switching discs? You can import all those songs (for a one-time fee of 5 bucks). All the instruments from the first game work, but those looking to upgrade will find more fluid-feeling guitars and quieter drums. Our Only Complaint: It’s not much of a complaint, but the scattered release schedule is odd. The game is currently out for XBox 360, though the bundle containing the new instruments doesn’t hit stores until October 19 (the same day it appears for PlayStation 3). Wii users have to wait another month after that. Cost/Where to Get It: $59.99 for the game only, $189.99 for the bundle with drums, a microphone and a guitar. Check out order and pre-order info at the official Rock Band store.

Publicado: 2008-09-25 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News, Gadget Envy

Hook Revives Monaco For Charity

Former NEW ORDER bassist PETER HOOK is set to reform his band MONACO for a one-off charity concert. Hook, 51, will revive his group with David Potts

Publicado: 2007-10-19 Proveedor: Contact Music

Hook Claims New Order Split - Again

LATEST: Former NEW ORDER bassist PETER HOOK is threatening to sue his ex bandmates for continuing with the band despite his assertions they've split.

Publicado: 2007-07-30 Proveedor: Contact Music

BRAVERY IS NOT AFRAID OF CHANGE

SELF-PROFESSED New York music aficionados either love the Bravery or hate them. Fans dig the band's electro-rock sound and DIY aesthetic, while the hipster haterati loathe the members' too-sharp style, alleged (but unacknowledged) New Order...

Publicado: 2007-05-22 Proveedor: New York Post Etiquetas: Endicott, album, Bravery, band, Moon, Sun, York, music, recalls, record, song, sound, style, thought, week, music

New Order Split Confirmed

New Order bassist Peter Hook has spoken of wishing to move on after confirming the band's split.In an interview with Clint Boon on the radio

Publicado: 2007-05-11 Proveedor: Contact Music

New Order Ruined In A Day

New Order have split up and will not be getting back together, according to the band's bass player Peter Hook.In an interview with the radio

Publicado: 2007-05-05 Proveedor: Contact Music

News Ticker: The Killers, Jonas Brothers, “American Idol”

The Killers have reportedly named their third album Day And Age. The album — produced by Confessions on a Dance Floor’s Stuart Price — borrows its name from a lyric in one of the band’s new songs, “Neon Tiger.” The album is due out in November. RS cover boys Jonas Brothers said that they’re up for a sequel to their massively-successful TV movie Camp Rock. A Disney Channel spokeswoman confirmed that a sequel was in development. With Mark Ronson in the producer’s seat, the Kaiser Chiefs will release their new record Off With Their Heads on October 13th in the UK. Lily Allen will appear on the Chiefs’ third album. American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe is reportedly scaling back his participation on the next season of AI in order to help launch So You Think You Can Dance in other countries. [Photo: Getty]

Publicado: 2008-08-05 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News, Morning News Roundup