Flashback: Bruce Springsteen and the Wallflowers Rock the 1997 MTV VMAs
December 20th, 2012 No comments »
For a very brief time in 1997 the Wallflowers were more popular than Bruce Springsteen Bringing Down the Horse their second LP was one of the biggest selling albums of the year scoring hits with "One Headlight" "6th Avenue Heartache" and "The Difference" The fact the group was fronted by...
Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation Going Mobile
December 20th, 2012 No comments »
Lady Gaga's upcoming tour dates will be accompanied by a bus offering information about anti-bullying and suicide prevention services The Associated Press reports The Born This Way Bus Tour which will tailgate before each performance is a mobile extension of Gaga's Born This Way Foundation Lady Gaga's Wildest Looks Each stop on...
Black Keys Drummer Patrick Carney to Host Satellite Radio Show
December 20th, 2012 No comments »
The Black Keys are winding down their massive 2012 world tour with a pair of shows in Las Vegas later this month but drummer Patrick Carney is already making plans for their downtime Carney will host "Serious Boredom" a new satellite radio show on Sirius XMU It premieres tonight at...
Cassadee Pope Wins Season Three of ‘The Voice’
December 18th, 2012 No comments »
Cassadee Pope was crowned winner of The Voice on the Season Three finale The 23-year-old native of West Palm Beach Florida a member of country singer Blake Shelton's team beat out runner-up Terry McDermott and third-place finisher Nicholas David "I'm feeling amazing!" said Pope who earned $150000 and a record deal...
Bruno Mars Performs ‘Count on Me’ in Tribute to Newtown Victims
December 18th, 2012 No comments »
"I think we can all agree right now we need a lot of love out there" said Ellen DeGeneres as she introduced Bruno Mars at the top of her show today The singer-songwriter opened Ellen with a heartfelt ukulele-driven version of the stirring Doo-Wops & Hooligans track "Count on Me"...
Frank Zappa Fans Offered Unique Access to Unreleased Music
December 18th, 2012 No comments »
Here's an unprecedented opportunity for Frank Zappa fans looking for a rock & roll rarity between now and December 28th you can license a copy of Roxy by Proxy a collection of 76 minutes of never-before-released Zappa master recordings from a pair of 1973 shows at the Roxy in Los Angeles For a $1000...
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel Finalize Divorce
December 18th, 2012 No comments »
Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel have finalized their divorce with documents filed in a Los Angeles court citing irreconcileable differences as the reason Us Weekly reports Initially introduced by their mutual manager the couple married in 2009 but parted last November in a split described as "mutual and amicable" Random Notes Rock's...
Rush Celebrate ‘2112’ Reissue with iBook Comic
December 18th, 2012 No comments »
Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Rush today released their first-ever iBook for their classic record 2112 complete with previews of the remastered album a 40-page comic book sketches for each comic book cell expanded artwork and new liner notes from Rolling Stone's David Fricke now you can...
Flashback: Radiohead Play ‘Creep’ at the MTV Beach House
December 18th, 2012 No comments »
When Radiohead launched their first American tour in the summer of 1993 they weren't exactly greeted like the Beatles at JFK Airport At the time many dismissed them as whiny grunge-y carpetbaggers Many people walked out of their CBGB gig after they played "Creep" and in Toronto they opened for...
Chuck D on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Of Course Hip-Hop Belongs
December 18th, 2012 No comments »
Next April Public Enemy will become the fourth hip hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Right now however Chuck D is extremely frustrated He just wrapped a grueling cross-country Hip Hop Gods tour featuring Public Enemy X-Clan Monie Love Schoolly D Leaders of...