Bono Refused To Write New Songs
Forget the 200 acres of farmland, the $1M pony, the fining staff members, how about the sponging down his arms during a concert and pretending its sweat as documented by New York Press?
Forget the 200 acres of farmland, the $1M pony, the fining staff members, how about the sponging down his arms during a concert and pretending its sweat as documented by New York Press?
When did rock and roll become posh enough to have a cruise? Arent we supposed to be gritty and blue collar? Did we really want our metal with creme’ bruele?
Obviously I’ve seen many, many bands very early in their career, from the Sex Pistols (before Sid Vicious), Elvis Costello (before the Attractions), X-ray Specs (with Lora Logic), Grandmaster Flash, Diana Krall, Prince, cyndi Lauper, Blur, Oasis…
There are some ‘packages’ available, none that include a free kitten but of course, we all want VIP right? Let’s put it this way, if you were really a VIP you wouldn’t be paying in the first place
Those who listened to the rock music gave more to the white group, but split the rest equally among the other three – in other words they weren’t punitive against the others as were the listeners of the white power rock
ATL is so similar to FOB in their fanbase and demeanor. Fun, young and energetic they capture the spirit of youth so well. As a side bar, why is ATL not more popular yet?
Unfortunately, in this universe, Rihanna is just your average stupid kid, taking on Twitter and Facebook (according to some gossip sites) to attack Brown’s new girlfriend and get her wife-beater back.
Cobain was such a Melvins fan that he used to drive them around in this van to their shows, and he had even drawn this Kiss mural on the side (The Melvins were big fans).
The icing on the cake is that lady gaga has just reached 20 million followers on Twitter. 20 million? Wow, if each one bought an album… or a ticket for that matter…
I consider myself well versed in his life and times and to this day hold him in high regard. This is what makes things like this so painful.
What this equates to is about 10 albums of unreleased material. Interesting don’t you think? 10 albums? That’s an awful lot of material if you ask me. That’s greater than most bands careers
April is going to be amazing’ says Goldenvoice on its facebook page, sure, you will be easily be able to go to four of five Goldenvoice shows every day!
He will go on tour though- as an ‘ambassador’. What the heck?! Get into training son don’t let us down. Even just do it for a few songs, don’t sit there in a chair.. you’re making our age group look old!
That’s more a pop band offering but then again BVB are cute enough to get away with that (though I wonder if damages their tough guy visions?)
A few weeks ago a statement was released to announce that DWP keyboardist James Barney was no longer in the band.
Among the 58 and plus tracks, there will be an exclusive alternate version with vocals of Deerhunter’s Grayscale, debuts or exclusives from Throwing Muses, The Night Marchers, Zoë Keating, Hurry Up, Hungry Ghost, Brute Heart, rarities and live tracks
How can you call it quits when Bowie is a big fan of your band? But seriously, I don’t think Bowie’s fandom was a motivation, and the band still has to release a statement why they decided to reform now.
Well, Billy Ray, your little girl has joined the dark side! Otherwise why would she tweet it to her 5 million followers? I just hope she got the whole quote right
she never gave away anything until February 29th at a concert in Washington D.C.when Hill performed a newly recorded song, titled “Fearless Vampire Killer”.
As always with Saint Motel, it is a fun ride, and if the kind-of retro sound doesn’t totally explode into an insane and wild party that they always put on during their live shows, the song continues to show their inventiveness
It is like metaphors, when there are too obvious, they don’t really work. Because when the meaning is that plain, all you can do is admire the craftsmanship.
A brilliant musician who has basically made himself into a redneck hate machine. Doesn’t make logical sense
Refused called it quits, they declared that they would never reunite, but everyone knows how it works, never say never! In January, the members of the band released a statement to explain their change of mind
‘complete confidence in the results of our extensive research as well as the accounts of those who were in the studio with Michael that the vocals on the new album are his own.’
‘I tried to sing at my sound-check last week, and I had no control of my voice whatsoever,’ said Celine. ‘We thought that after a few days rest I would improve but it wasn’t getting any better.
Yes, an innocent minuscule tweet in the huge Twitter world, which could actually mean a lot since Meldal-Johnsen has been Beck’s bassist for quite some time, since 1997 to be exact!
Madonna, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen and Drake were all in jeopardy until Live Nation saved the day and got the request revoked. Let the noise resume.
Fans in every market can bid on a package that includes a meet-and-greet, two premium tickets and a chance to sing Chicago’s classic tune “If You Leave Me Now” in concert with the band.
‘Even if you’re playing someone in the 1700s in France, you might listen to hip-hop, if it’s an energy thing for the character. Or you can listen to what the character actually listened to. I use music like crazy. It’s like sticking a needle in your arm, like taking a drug because it’s so immediate,’
‘It’s a horrible situation for everybody, they tried to save Whitney, and it didn’t work. Now with Bobbi Kristina, they fear the same thing is happening again and they won’t be able to stop it either. Bobbi Kristina is all Ms. Cissy has left of Whitney
Thirty five years go by so fast. That is how long it has been since the release of the infamous “Never Mind The Bullocks” album by punk Godfathers The Sex Pistols.
After touring with Wilco, you’d think Nick Lowe would take to the easy chair. That cool cat is doing just the opposite. He is repacking and coming back to the States for a brief spring tour.
“I’ve had this reoccurring dream. It started about 25 years ago and in this dream I was sitting with a woman I had spent my teenaged years with, been through a lot with.”
the Oscar for Best Original Song went to…’Man or Muppet’ from The Muppets movie. Pretty much the best news from the Oscars. If you recall we were so excited to see the film and although it was not an epic success it had just enough retro cuteness to win me over
“The idea is to try to put a container on something that at least espouses a desire to throw off any container, and may not be containable,” says Krugman, whose career has included managing the New York punk band the Dictators in the early ’70s
As we baby-boomers look back on our own lives, we must often feel an occasional ‘what-if’ moment. Might we, like Gerald, have become instead preacher, soldier, down-and-out, shopkeeper or finance tycoon?”
Again we get to look backward at a band who made a huge impact on the ‘alternative music’ world. This is no masterpiece, this is stripped down JD from the “Unknown Pleasure” days. Its like a hug from an old friend.
The ad is to promote the health benefits of the dairy beverage and guess who the UK has just chosen as its new poster girl? Kelly Osborne. Honestly who could think of a better representation of health and clean living?
I’m excited to announce that www.rocknycliveandrecorded.com will be speaking with the band this Saturday February 25, when they open for Attack! Attack! in Danbury CT. Someone should really rename this the exclamation mark tour.
Crowe will be portraying Inspector Javert in the latest version of the Victor Hugo classic. Who cares, right? There has been a million adaptations of this thing- it’s as if we have all lived it already. This film has an somewhat interesting twist though- it’s music
“I was driving at the time and already really low on sleep,” “We were only five miles away from where we were staying and I was starting to get really drowsy, but since we were so close I wanted to just finish the drive.
‘Unfortunately greed once again rears its yapping head,’ says iconic frontman Lemmy Kilmister. ‘I would advise against it even for the most rabid completists!’
There was a period of time not so long ago when every time you read a music sight Brett was dying of something or other. Brain hemorrhage, diabetes, rickets, it
Is that legal? I mean if you’re a Brit and the Queen summons you, even if it’s a party, aren’t you supposed to go? “Too busy”? I think you can get hung or put in a dudgeon or something for things like that.
Memphis dentist, Henry J. Weiss, was dentist to the King and has amassed a plethora of dental delights from his time inside Presleys mouth. Currently the molds of Elvis’ teeth and an actual crown are encased in glass in TN
The video is an epic adventure that the basic Fight Club or World of Warcraft geek is going to find ‘awesome’ and ‘amazing’ but that anyone who can get in to an R rated movie without an adult will find a bit cliche’. Been there, done that, took the Advil.
EPIX (EpixHD.com) will broadcast live the first ever Secret Policemans Ball from Radio City Music Hall on March 4th at 7pm. This is the first time this event has been held in the US
This season is disturbing. It contains Dee Snider, who even with a ponytails’ scares most people out of their wits. Yet similar to rocker Gene Simmons who appeared in a previous season, Snider is showing that there is a rather competent brain inside that fuzz.
Yup, that crazy King of Leon has just entered the magical third trimester with model wife Lily Alderidge. Considering this bands maniacal fans they’ll be knitting blankets from their own hair.
Now hold up. If these were flattering- I say go with it Addie! So people think you’re a bit risque’, where’s the harm if the fake Adele has a better bod? All actors use body doubles and you can actually profit on it- perhaps with songs of sexy bump and grind beats? Just a thought