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Robert Plant’s New Band of Joy Plot Album, Summer Tour

Photo: Kent/WireImage Led Zeppelin have been turning down festival reunion offers left and right, and now we know why: Robert Plant will hit the road with his resurrected Band of Joy project this summer — and he’s currently recording a new album slated for release in early summer or late fall. The first leg of the 12-date tour kicks off July 13th in Memphis before wrapping up July 31st in Miami; a second leg is scheduled for the fall. As Zep fans probably know, Plant and drummer John Bonham were

Published: 2010-03-26 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Watch a New “Runaways” Trailer, See Exclusive Photos From the Set

The Runaways, the new biopic that tracks the rise and fall of the iconic Seventies girl-punk band, is due next month, but Rolling Stone has an early look at the movie — which stars Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett and Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie. Check out an exclusive photo of the pair in character above, and more images from the set in our gallery: • “The Runaways”: Photos From the Set of the Hottest New Rock Biopic Plus, come back tomorrow when we’ll exclusively reveal the track list for The

Published: 2010-02-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Wentz on Fall Out Boy’s Status: Twitter Needs “A Sarcastic Font”

Photo: Wargo/WireImagePete Wentz has been making a lot of statements lately – on his blog, on Twitter and on his T-shirts for his Clandestine clothing line. So how can it be that there is still confusion regarding Fall Out Boy’s situation? Is the band broken up? On a break? What’s the deal? The bassist tried to help clear things up backstage at Clandestine’s show presented by STYLE360 during New York’s Fashion Week on Tuesday night, when he explained that not all things posted on Twitter are mea

Published: 2010-02-17 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Fall Out Boy, Rock News

SPLENDOR IN THE SUPERGRASS

SUPERGRASS bassist Mick Quinn wasn't trying to be a superhero when he fell, not flew, out of a first floor window at a villa in the South of France last summer. There was no super-soft grass to break his fall, so sleepwalker Quinn, 38, broke his...

Published: 2008-07-29 Provider: New York Post Keywords: Gaz, band, Quinn, Supergrass, album, home, Coombes, Diamond, France, Goffey, Hoo, great, happening, later, music

“Rock Band,” “Guitar Hero” Battle For Bands

Last year, “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” combined to do more than a billion dollars in sales. With each game getting big sequels in the fall, the arms race is on to acquire the exclusive use of some of the biggest bands in history. Deals have already been struck to secure tracks from Jimi Hendrix, Guns n’ Roses and the Who, as well as the all- Aerosmith version of “Guitar Hero.” Click below for a peak inside the business of getting songs into the video game market. • Rock Games Battle For Bands

Published: 2008-07-24 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Trace Cyrus jumps on family's celebrity train with band Metro Station

Though Metro Station's self-titled album came out last fall, the Los Angeles-based band's synth-pop single Shake It has taken ...

Published: 2008-07-11 Provider: USA Today

Report: AC/DC To Go Wal-Mart Only

AC/DC have left music stores across the country thunderstruck as the Australian band’s new album, due out in the fall, will be released exclusively through Wal-Mart, the Wall Street Journal reports. The still-untitled, Brendan O’Brien-produced album will be the group’s first since 2000’s Stiff Upper Lip. AC/DC join a club currently occupied by Garth Brooks, Journey and the Eagles as artists who have made their albums exclusively available for purchase via the retail giant (in theory, at least.)

Published: 2008-06-09 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

HIM - Venus Doom

Artist: HIM Review: As doom merchants go, HIM are pretty easy to take. On their sixth album, the long-running Finnish quintet tops Black Sabbath riffs and grinding, tightly wound grooves with Ville Valo?s lovesick crooning, all of which adds up to a dark, sexy sound the band once dubbed ?love metal.?(Its logo is a pentagram mashed up with a heart.) Valo keeps his bleeding heart on his sleeve, yowling about dead lovers and dropping creepy poetry like the title track?s gothed-out lament: ?Watch me fall for you my Ven... Rating: 3 Stars

Published: 2007-10-03 Provider: Rolling Stone

Free MP3: Motion City Soundtrack’s “Broken Heart”

Minnesota pop-punk quintet Motion City Soundtrack release their third album, Even If It Kills Me, next Tuesday, but you can download the disc’s first single, “Broken Heart,” for free from Rock Daily. The track showcases MCS’ signature tight, bouncy hooks and singer Justin Pierre’s sweetly sung vocals. Preview the track now, and check out the band this fall on their headlining tour. Download “Broken Heart” [Photo by Kentaro Kembe]

Published: 2007-09-12 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

FALL BRINGS 'SPRING'

YOU don't have to be a "Spring Awakening" fan to enjoy two up coming shows at the Spiegeltent, the temporary downtown venue at South Street Seaport (spiegelworld.com, or call Ticket Central, [212] 279 4200). John Gallagher Jr., who won a Tony for...

Published: 2007-09-07 Provider: New York Post Keywords: York, album, rock, Hazlewood, call, Detroit, Lounge, band, music, musical, open, show, singer, music

Pop-punkers Paramore find a niche

The Riot! act:Radio is starting to fall hard for the Franklin, Tenn., pop-punk band Paramore, which goes by the maiden name of ...

Published: 2007-08-31 Provider: USA Today

BOSS IS BACK

BRUCE Springsteen and the E Street Band will reunite this fall and tour the United States and Europe, Columbia Records announced yesterday. The first concert, in Hartford, Conn., on Oct. 2, coincides with the release of "Magic," Springsteen's...

Published: 2007-08-29 Provider: New York Post Keywords: Oct, reuters, Street, music