KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic

Artist: KT Tunstall Review: Set the way-back machine for 1997! Smash Mouth and Third Eye Blind and Primitive Radio Gods are the rock stars of the future. People are still walking around saying, ?You are so money, baby!? Nobody's heard of Napster, reality TV or Britney. Puff Daddy is all over the airwaves rapping, ?Ten years from now we'll still be on top,? which turned out to be half true. And everybody complains about how conservative Bill Clinton is -- can't wait for the real Democrats to take over in 2000. So let's... Rating: 3.5 Stars

Publicado: 2007-09-13 Proveedor: Rolling Stone

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy To Play Barack Obama Benefit, John C. Reilly to Tour for “Walk Hard,” More

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy will perform at “Change Rocks,” a Chicago concert/campaign fundraiser to benefit hometown hero and Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The concert goes down December 7th at the Windy City’s Riviera Theatre. Also on the bill are the Cool Kids (a Rolling Stone Artist to Watch), Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins and Jill Sobule. John C. Reilly, the star of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story will appear in character as Cox at a series of concerts. Cox/Reilly will kick off the seven-show tour at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, before heading off to Chicago, Austin, Nashville, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City. “Not since Duran Duran toured America in 1984 have people been so excited about a rock star,” producer Judd Apatow said. A New York judge threw out an antitrust lawsuit filed against a coalition of record labels by the operator of file-sharing program LimeWire. Understanding they shouldn’t put all their eggs in one pop star, Jive Records had a Plan B in case Britney Spears didn’t show up at the expensive video shoot for her next single “Piece of Me” so that the production wouldn’t go to waste. Brit did eventually show up on set twelve hours late. Artists such as Radiohead are now seeking to get a percentage of concert tickets resold on auction sites like eBay.

Publicado: 2007-12-05 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup

Eddie Van Halen Out of Rehab, Morrissey Ready to Pick Hall of Fame Fight and More

Remember what Eddie Van Halen looked like before he headed off to rehab? This is him now. What a difference a month-plus and several hundred dollars of highlights can make. Rock on Eddie. LIFEbeat, a U.S. charity dedicated to educating young people about HIV/AIDS prevention, is organizing a series of after-party shows and other performances by artists, the proceeds from which (tickets are $10) will go to fund the charity’s work. The artists involved include the Fratellis, the Hold Steady, Third Eye Blind, Duncan Sheik and Lesley Gore. Damon Albarn said there will be no more Gorillaz records. “We’re trying to make a film next, starting in September hopefully. It will be a film score,” the rocker said of the band’s next project. “There won’t be another pop record.” Morrissey is already planning to snub his potential nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year. The notoriously particular rock and pop cultural visionary is - along with the rest of the Smiths - reportedly on the short list of possible inductees, but the Mozzer has said he won’t attend the ceremony because of his ongoing issues with drummer Mike Joyce. “Morrissey has never forgiven Joyce and if organizers think he’s going to bury the hatchet by joining him to accept this award, they’ve got another thing coming. The only way he could be persuaded to turn up would be if Joyce decides not to attend,” a source explained. Check out new Bob Dylan North American tour dates. The whole list is after the jump. Interpol may or may not be releasing their forthcoming new album on July 10th. (Or is it October 7th?) [via Pitchfork] Bob Dylan tour dates: Fri 06/22/07 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino / Spa Sat 06/23/07 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino / Spa Sun 06/24/07 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium Tue 06/26/07 Northampton, MA Pines Theater Wed 06/27/07 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Fri 06/29/07 Wantagh, NY Nikon At

Publicado: 2007-04-23 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Daily News: In Brief