Artists to Watch: Six Acts Defining Rock and Pop in 2008The summer is almost over, which means it’s time for Rolling Stone to christen a new batch of Artists to Watch for 2008. Click below for the six artists making the most interesting, controversial and exciting music right now, incuding anthem mongers Low Vs Diamond (above), jumpy chamber poppers Ra Ra Riot and icy chanteuse Lykke Li. • Artists to Watch: Six Artists Defining Rock and Pop in 2008 [Photo: Theo Wenner for Rolling Stone]
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Published: 2008-08-20
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Artist to Watch
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Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily• AC/DC revealed some Black Ice details by announcing the new album’s track list and release date. The Aussie rockers even hung out in the Smoking Section. Meanwhile, some fans’ interpretations of the first single “Rock N’ Roll Train” left us, well, thunderstruck. If you want blood bad performances, you’ve got it. • We inched closer to the release of Metallica’s Death Magnetic with a pair of song snippets, a pair of cheap European concert dates and the premiere of first single “The Day That Never Comes.” But can Death and a bunch of other big autumn albums help save the music industry? • The music world was saddened by the passing of Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore. The band started a memorial fund in his honor, Blues Traveler’s John Popper and Crash producer Steve Lillywhite paid their respects, and we dedicated a Rock List to his music. • Nestled within our Bush-bashing new issue, Ra Ra Riot, Lykke Li and Low Vs Diamond were named among the up-and-coming acts in this year’s crop of Artists to Watch.
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Published: 2008-08-22
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News
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Death Cab for Cutie Dig Out Deep Cuts for Philly Tour OpenerPhoto: Oliver J. Lopena for RollingStone.com Death Cab for Cutie kicked off their U.S. tour last night with a stop at Philadelphia’s Tower Theater, a converted movie house with acoustics ready-made for frontman Ben Gibbard’s supernaturally clean and earnest whisper. Gibbard, recently engaged to fellow indie icon Zooey Deschanel, took the stage after solid performances from opening acts Cold War Kids and Ra Ra Riot and delivered an intimate solo rendition of “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” to
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Published: 2009-04-08
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Live Shows
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