THE GROHL STORY

The other day on a MySpace group dedicated to the Foo Fighters, a fan posted a complaint about the band's Grammy defeat to Amy Winehouse for Album of the Year. Several other fans quickly replied that yes, they would have preferred that their beloved...

Published: 2008-02-17 Provider: New York Post Keywords: Grohl, week, Fighters, Nirvana, band, think, work, music, won, yet, Grammy, Cobain, Dave, album, rock, music

Bloc Party | Band's energetic live show should temper downer lyrics

Arts & EntertainmentAll is not merry in old London town. At least not in the 21st-century London depicted in "A Weekend in the City," the new, sophomore album...

Published: 2007-03-09 Provider: Seattle Times

JOE STRUMMER

WHAT'S to like about Joe Strummer, I wondered? Yes, I'll admit it - until last week I knew basically nothing about the Clash, other than that "Rock the Casbah" was a mix-tape staple in high school. But then, neither do many (as the old-timer...

Published: 2007-10-28 Provider: New York Post Keywords: Strummer, Temple, Joe, band, show, Clash, documentary, think, music

Idolator's American Idolatry: Chris Sligh's Bell Tolls

Well, the funny-retort quotient for the remaining weeks of American Idol has plunged, and so has the potential for a band on Tooth & Nail to get their moment in the Idol sun. Yes, Chris Sligh got the...

Published: 2007-03-29 Provider: Idolator Keywords: American Idol, idolator's american idolatry, Top, TV

The Weirdness by The Stooges

'Weirdness' is the first album for the legendary rock band--which, yes, includes frontman Iggy Pop--since 1973. The remaining original lineup is supplemented by Minutemen bassist Mike Watt. [Alternative, Rock]

Published: 2007-03-05 Provider: Metacritic

The Return To Form Black Majick Party by Pop Levi

A member of Ladytron's touring band as well as the trio Super Numeri, English multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Pop Levi (yes, Pop is indeed his middle name) makes his full-length solo debut with this eclectic disc. [Indie, Rock]

Published: 2007-02-21 Provider: Metacritic

"Red Harvest" by Bloodsimple

Bloodsimple's Red Harvest feels like it should have come out during rock 'n roll's glory days in the '60s and '70s. Instead, it just happens to be one of the most substantive and vibrant heavy music releases of 2007. Vocalist Tim Williams weaves lyrical tapestries of road-weary killers, drug addicts and outlaws over the course of 11 pummeling, but entrancing tracks. Are the requisite bludgeoning grooves and razor sharp riffs prominent? Yes. Let's not forget that Bloodsimple's ranks consist of veterans of the groundbreaking hardcore band Vision of Disorder—Williams and Mike Kennedy (guitar). Here, however, the band channels its brutality into a cohesive and focused narrative, with vibrant characters. Williams has possessed one of metal's most distinct voices since his days in Vision of Disorder, and on "Dead Man Walking," "Out to Get You" and especially "Truth," his vocals simply soar as he seamlessly switches from a guttural growl to a near-croon. Another

Published: 2007-12-11 Provider: Artist Direct

"It's Not Big, It's Large" by Lyle Lovett

Renowned for his idiosyncratic Texan charisma, big band country style (and, yes, the Julia Roberts marriage), Lyle Lovett has always been an effortlessly charming performer. This, his thirteenth album, was recorded live in sessions with the Large Band and finds him world-weary and deliberate—exchanging that smooth humor for a slower, blues-infused record that is rich with reflections on mortality and regret. Keeping the instrumentals sparse, the band creates melodies that are subtle and moving. "Don't Cry a Tear" teases out deliberate guitar chords for a regretful ballad, while each line of "This Traveling Around" is measured with weariness, as Lovett admits, "I'd change my ways, if I knew how else to be." Even on pacier numbers like "Up in Indiana," Lovett's voice carries a certain pained edge. Yet, as he muses, "I've been good, and I've been bad / Mostly I've been bad," on the swaggering "All Downhill from Here," he shows that despite the melancholy, there's

Published: 2007-08-30 Provider: Artist Direct

Linkin Park Announce Summer Tour With My Chemical Romance

Following their appearance at the Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey this weekend, Linkin Park stopped by New York’s Museum of Television and Radio to announce the details of their fourth Projekt Revolution tour, which kicks off on July 25th and hits twenty-nine amphitheaters before wrapping on September 3rd in Englewood, Colorado. The band will be joined on the main stage by fellow Bamboozlers My Chemical Romance and Taking Back Sunday, as well as HIM, Placebo and Julien-K. “If you took Linkin Park off this bill it would still be the best bill of the summer,” says singer Chester Bennington. “Saying yes to this tour was a no-brainer,” My Chem’s Gerard Way adds. “Linkin Park has a vision, just like our band and Taking Back Sunday.” An eco-friendly outing, Projekt Revolution will include side stage performances by Saosin, The Bled and Mindless Self-Indulgence, among others.

Published: 2007-05-08 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: General

"Do You Like Rock Music?" by British Sea Power

Yes. Oh wait, that title’s supposed to be a rhetorical question. British Sea Power’s third record intentionally runs the gamut on different alt-rock sounds that have waxed and waned in popularity over the last few years. The album's variety—and willingness to use sounds of the genre that aren't necessarily en vogue—shows that the band is answering their own question with a resounding "duh." That they’re aware of this gives Rock Music/a certain feel of deliberateness, which begs the return question: if they could appropriate whatever sound they felt like, why not push themselves a bit to new, different sounds, or arrangements? Throughout the first half of the record, they riff on the post-punky sounds of Bloc Party and Gang of Four during “No Lucifer,” and there’s some wispy, faux-crecendoing a la Arcade Fire during “Waving Flags” and “Canvey Islands.” As with most current bands, there is the obligatory '80s, Echo and the Bunnymen-meets-New OrderRide or Luna, than the twitchy

Published: 2008-02-25 Provider: Artist Direct

Watch Queen Rock “Tie Your Mother Down” at a 1981 Montreal Show

Yesterday we told you that on November 22nd, high-def music channel Rave HD will premiere David Gilmour: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (and treated you to a clip). But yes, there’s more. That same day, the channel will also debut Queen: Rock Montreal, the only Queen concert ever shot on film. The show took place at Montreal’s Forum in November 1981, and was mastered by the band’s Brian May and Roger Taylor for this broadcast. Click above to watch Freddie Mercury and Co. busting out “Tie Your Mother Down.” Related Stories: Queen Readies New Album Watch Phish Bust Out “Mike’s Song” At First Vegas Supershow: Exclusive Clip from “Vegas 96″ Watch Tom Petty Break Down “The Waiting”: Exclusive Clip From “Runnin’ Down a Dream”

Published: 2007-11-17 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Videos

CMJ 2007, Night Three: Tiny Masters Of Today, 1990s and British Sea Power

One thousand or so bands (give or take a few shaggy haircuts) hit New York City every fall for the CMJ Music Marathon, a five-day band-a-palooza where new acts get noticed (see Arcade Fire) and scores more get drunk at open-bar showcases. For the next few days, Rock Daily will be bringing you reports on the bands we consider most worthy of your time after CMJ has packed up and moved on: One night after Dan Deacon metaphorically brought the house down, the Bowery Ballroom played host to another anticipated CMJ showcase. First up on the bill were the Tiny Masters of Today, featuring two siblings, thirteen-year-old guitarist-vocalist Ivan and eleven-year-old bassist-vocalist Ada, and a father-figure-like man on drums (yes, folks, we know it’s onetime Jon Spencer Blues Explosion kitman Russell Simins). The wear-and-tear of CMJ showcases seemed to drain the youngsters, as the duo seemed lethargic throughout their performance, like they’ve been staying up way past their bedtimes. When they were on, they sounded like pre-teen Ramones playing Paddy Cake, especially on songs like “Hey Mr. DJ” and the Ada-sung anti-George W. rocker “Bushy.” The band closed out their set with a Kidz Bop-esque version of House of Pain’s “Jump Around.” Yeah, they were cute, but hopefully this band’s sound continues to mature or they might grow up and no one will like them anymore, like Frankie Munoz. Next up was the decade that spawned the Tiny Masters, the 1990s. While their name conjures up images of grunge and Bill Clinton, the Glasgow trio is more indebted to the late Seventies/early Eighties, especially given the Buzzcockish riffs and Elvis Costello bounce of their songs. Singer-guitarist Jackie McKeown, who was once in a band called the Yummy Fur with Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, delighted the steadily-increasing Bowery crowd with songs from debut album Cookies. U.K. single “You’re Supposed To Be My Friend” and “Enjoying Myself” (with a Modern Lovers’ “Road Runner” tease)

Published: 2007-10-20 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: CMJ