Comment of the Week: Our Readers Siamese Dream About Smashing Pumpkins On “Behind the Music”Photo: Kravitz/FilmMagic When VH1 revealed that Behind the Music was returning with episodes dedicated to Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland, we asked our readers what musicians they thought should get the BTM treatment. Jane’s Addiction, Ryan Adams, Radiohead, the Misfits and Jeff Buckley were all popular suggestions, but it was our old friend Anonymous who not only broke down every BTM narrative ever, but also recommended the best episode: “Behind the music has a formula: band starts from nothing and struggles. band hits it big. all the money brings drugs and women. band hits it BIGGER. drugs destroy members of the band, someone dies, someone leaves the band. Band continues on a rocky road. Band breaks up. Band reforms, with members missing and look toward the future, sober and ready to rock. sounds like… smashing pumpkins. smashing pumpkins. smashing pumpkins…” An episode dedicated to Billy Corgan and the many iterations of Smashing Pumpkins would definitely be Must-See TV. But we really want to catch Billy Corgan on MTV Cribs, just so we can finally see that closet full of “Zero” shirts he probably houses.
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Published: 2009-03-20
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News
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Readers’ Rock List: Bird SongsPhoto: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty In memory of Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell, the musician responsible for the famous introduction to the band’s “Free Bird” (and to honor last night’s great effort by the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl), this weekend’s Rock List was dedicated to Bird Songs. It was a heated battle between two former Super Bowl Halftime Show performers, but in the end Paul McCartney and the Beatles’ White Album classic “Blackbird” edged out Prince and his Purple Rain gem “When Doves Cry” for the prize. To see where Alice in Chains, the Misfits and Wilco all nested, check out our Readers’ Rock List: Bird Songs below: 1. The Beatles – “Blackbird” 2. Prince – “When Doves Cry” 3. Alice In Chains – “Rooster” 4. The Beatles – “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” 5. Bob Marley – “Three Little Bird” 6. The Trashmen – “Surfin’ Bird” 7. The Beatles – “And Your Bird Can Sing” 8. The Grateful Dead – “Bird Song” 9. Steve Miller Band – “Fly Like An Eagle” 10. Phish – “Birds of a Feather” 11. The Misfits – “Where Eagles Dare” 12. Nelly Furtado – “Like A Bird” 13. Fleetwood Mac – “Songbird” 14. Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird” 15. Wilco – “Hummingbird”
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Published: 2009-02-02
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock Lists
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Tour Tracker: The Misfits, Lyle Lovett and Rodrigo y GabrielaPhoto: Ruscio/FilmMagic The Misfits invigorate the Fiend Club by announcing a new trek, complete with a Halloween night show in New York City. Plus, Lyle Lovett hones in on an autumn tour and guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela plan a stateside run in support of their upcoming album 11:11. Full dates for all three jaunts, after the jump. The Misfits Oct. 3 - Tucson, AZ @ Pima County Fairground Oct. 16 - Plymouth, MA @ Plymouth Memorial Hall Oct. 17 - Worchester, MA @ The Palladium Oct. 20 - New
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Published: 2009-08-25
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, On Tour
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Tour Tracker: Bat For Lashes, Little Boots and the MisfitsPhoto: Forrest/WireImage Bat For Lashes, the Hot Singer in our latest Hot Issue, returns to the States with a month’s worth of Two Suns dates, plus Breaking artist Little Boots schedules a little tour and the Misfits briefly apply their make-up for a five-date jaunt. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. Bat For Lashes August 7 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater August 9 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza August 12 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall August 13 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club A
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Published: 2009-06-10
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, On Tour
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