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Live at Rolling Stone: The Von Bondies Rock “Chancer” and “Pale Bride”

The Von Bondies recently hit up Rolling Stone’s studios to perform acoustic versions of two songs off their five-years-in-the-making new album Love, Hate and Then There’s You. ” ‘Chancer’ was written with the idea of me dancing to Pulp,” singer-guitarist Jason Stollsteimer says of the LP’s third track, featured in the video above. “I wanted to write a danceable song, and it made me want to dance.” So why the long layoff since the band’s last album, Pawn Shoppe Heart and its hit “C’mon C’mon”? “We were on a different label that we begged to get off of, they wouldn’t let us go,” Stollsteimer explains. “It took us three years just to get off the label.” The time off allowed Stollsteimer to sit back and let his band members write some tunes, which resulted in an album that’s “more song-oriented” than its predecessor. The Detroit rockers are on the road now and for the next eight months to promote Love, Hate, so check the tour dates below to see when they’ll be in your area. Also, watch their acoustic performance of “Pale Bride” after the jump. February 13 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern February 15 - Montreal, QC @ Les Saints February 16 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge February 17 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java February 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber February 20 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop February 21 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig February 22 - Toledo, OH @ Mickey Finns March 8 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos March 9 ˆ Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge March 10 ˆ Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar March 13 ˆ San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill March 14 ˆ West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy March 28 ˆ Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall

Published: 2009-02-13 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Videos

Bruce Springsteen on His Super Bowl Slide: Rocker Opens Up in Candid Journal

Photo: Squire/Getty More than a week after his rocking 12-minute set during halftime at this year’s Super Bowl, Bruce Springsteen took to his official Website for a play-by-play of the exciting days and moments leading up to performing in front of the largest audience of his life. From figuring out what boots to wear to practicing the now-famous “Springsteen slide” in the rain, Bruce the blogger provides an amusing account of how one prepares for the biggest gig of your life. “I’m somewhat nervous. It’s not the usual pre-show jitters, not ‘butterflies,’ it’s not wardrobe malfunction anticipation anxiety, I’m talking about five minutes to beach landing, ‘Right Stuff,’ ‘Lord Don’t Let Me Screw the Pooch in Front of 100 Million People one of the biggest television audiences since dinosaurs first screwed on earth kind of semi-terror,’ ” Springsteen writes, reminiscing about the moment before the band was called onstage. “I feel like I’ve just taken a syringe of adrenalin straight to the heart.” How Pulp Fiction! As for Springsteen’s slide into America’s living rooms, the Jersey rocker writes, “Then the knee slide. Too much adrenalin, a late drop, too much speed, here I come Mike… BOOM! And I’m onto his camera, the lens implanted into my chest with one leg off the stage.” The whole journal entry is accompanied by candid behind the scenes pictures by Danny Clinch capturing the Super Bowl rehearsals and post-performance comedown (after all that adrenalin, it had to be rough). Rolling Stone’s got photos from Springsteen’s big moment, too, and much more in our Super Bowl hub. Related Stories: • Beyond Bruce: Who’s Next for the Super Bowl? • Bruce Springsteen Delivers on Super Bowl XLIII Party Promise • Photos: Bruce Springsteen’s Super Bowl Party

Published: 2009-02-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

The fourth album for the indie rock band features Pulp's Richard Hawley on one track. [Rock, Indie]

Published: 2008-04-22 Provider: Metacritic

Single Minded: Shelby Lynne, Joe Jackson, Mars Volta, Vampire Weekend and Protest the Hero

Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more. Vampire Weekend, “Oxford Comma,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” [Official Site] Vampire Weekend’s songs are bright and bouyant, so it’s a shame that by the time you finish reading this everyone you know will already hate them. Joe Jackson, “King Pleasure Time” [MySpace] After five years, Joe Jackson returns with a whole new batch of songs for the Raconteurs to crib from. Shelby Lynne, “Willie and Laura Mae Jones” [Official Site] Lynne gives a once-over to the Dusty Springfield catalog but, to the incredible relief of anyone who attended college in the Nineties, spares us the song they used in Pulp Fiction. The Mars Volta, “Untitled Exclusive Track” [Official Site] Successfully solve this puzzle, and get rewarded with an exclusive Mars Volta track. We’d tell you what it sounds like, but at a certain point the reward was no longer worth the effort. That “certain point” was after, like, nine or ten seconds. Protest the Hero, “Bloodmeat” [MySpace] And speaking of prog! Canadian band imagines a side project between Rush and Skid Row. Make of that what you will. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-01-29 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Single Minded, Rock Daily

Kids In Glass Houses instores

Kids In Glass Houses have announced a number of Macbeth-sponsored instore signing sessions kicking off next month. Catch the Welsh rockers at the following stores: May 01 Cardiff, Blue Banana, 5-6pm 04 Manchester, Pulp, 5-6pm 07 Glasgow, Pulp, 5-6pm 08 Nottingham, Blue Banana, 5-6pm 09 Birmingham, Pulp, 5-6pm 14 Exeter, Blue Banana, 5-6pm All signings will be from 5 to 6PM. The band kick off their UK tour on May 2 in Newcastle. For tickets, see www.aloud.com.

Published: 2010-04-14 Provider: Kerrang!

Fightstar announce signing sessions

Fightstar have announced a series of merch signing sessions later this month. The band will be at Blue Banana in Exeter from 5PM on October 22, Pulp in Manchester on October 27 from 5PM and Blue Banana in Birmingham from 5PM on October 30.

Published: 2009-10-12 Provider: Kerrang!

20 Songs That Need To Be In Rock Band Immediately

Rock Band 2 has been out for a little more than a month now, and Guitar Hero World Tour is upon us too, and yet, while part of me feels like I should have gotten tired of these games long ago, there are simply too many great songs left to play for me to stop shelling out hundreds of dollars to receive different combinations of scrolling, color-coded boxes. Just off the top of my head (two months worth of thinking), here's a list of 20 songs that need to be included in the Rock Band / Guitar Hero series before I'm too old to scream along to them in a British accent without permanently retarding the development of my eventual children. 20. White Stripes - Seven Nation Army Still no White Stripes in any of the music games (guess it's not as glamorous as Bond credits or a Coke commercial), but this song would finally give the bassist something to do outside of Won't Get Fooled Again, plus you could set the Drumming difficulty to "Infant". 19. Andrew W.K. - Party Hard Bonus 50% multiplier if the lead singer bloodies himself mid-song. 18. Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World If Neil Young is truly as into self-reinvention and adapting to the times as his fans claim, why wouldn't he allow his song to be divided into a series of five colored boxes for drunk people with plastic instruments? 17. Spin Doctors - Two Princes The day I stop wanting to sing, drum, and play guitar on this song all at once is the day I take my own life. (That's a joke, right Dan? No it's not, reader.) 16. Rancid - Ruby Soho I probably enjoy this song more than anyone still should in this crazy, post-1995 world we live in, but whatever. Here it is. 15. Pulp - Common People It's 2008 and this song hasn't stopped being awesome. 14. Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy See previous. 13. U2 - I Will Follow I just hope when U2 finally does appear in the game, it's not Vertigo and Elevation playing simultaneously. 12. Prince - 1999 Finally, a chance to be Prince outside of your masturbation fantasies! 11. No Dou

Published: 2008-10-29 Provider: Best Week Ever Keywords: Entertainment

The Office: You Need to Access Your Uncrazy Side

It took four episodes, but I'm pleased to make the following announcement: The Office is back to normal. For the first time this season, we were treated to an episode with great character development, wonderful lines, and hilarious gags. And Darryl. Oh, Darryl, dare I say you will be the breakout star of 2007? Too soon, right? OK, I'll sit tight but (through clenched teeth) I think you're gonna be the breakout star of 2007. Last night's episode dealt with something I myself worry about constantly: Money, the spending of money, and the losing of money. Don't let my Loehmann's threads fool you: At the end of the week, all the remaining money left in my bank account is immediately withdrawn and handed over to the nearest bartender. So watching Michael struggle to understand and deal with his impending bankruptcy wasn't easy. And knowing that Jan, who we had such high hopes for, was one of the reasons behind the spending didn't help things. She's leechy, that Jan girl. But on to the episode! Michael watches The Devil Wears Prada, and fancies himself an Editrix. I could watch people throwing things at others all day, so both the opening coat gag, and later on Jan throwing her car keys at Oscar, ranked high on my LOL-O-Meter. Dwight returns Angela's possessions, including a sleep apnea mask that looked more like a Ghostbusters Proton Pack. He manages, however, to keep one of her cherub figurines that he probably keeps his watch on, Pulp Fiction style. (Though he insists he doesn't have it, we think otherwise. One can only scrub their room of memories so much.) Dwight has been amazing this season -- in my opinion, the most consistent, enjoyable character on the whole show. Kevin has broken up with Scrantonicity and started his own band, Scrantonicity 2. And Michael has taken another job, as a Telemarketer. Which reminded me all too much of the time when I was in eighth grade, and I saw my middle school's Assistant Principal working at Macy's. At the time, I died inside, an

Published: 2007-10-19 Provider: VH1