Category: Music
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Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters and The Flaming Lips pay tribute to The Who at “VH1 Rock Honors”
VH1 has just confirmed that critically acclaimed, multi-platinum rock bands Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters along with the Grammy Award-winning rock band The Flaming Lips will perform at the network’s third annual “VH1 Rock Honors” celebration honoring legendary rock band The Who. This year’s event will deliver a night of high-voltage tribute performances by the…
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Hatebreed and Vinnie Paul team up on live CD
Hardcore/Metal Grammy Nominated heroes Hatebreed have tapped the legendary Vinnie Paul (Pantera, HELLYEAH) to produce document and record Hatebreed LIVE during their Dallas, TX show at the Palladium Ballroom on May 27h. Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta comments: We can’t even begin to explain how excited we are to be recording our live album with Vinnie…
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The Foxboro Hot Tubs – Stop Drop and Roll – music review
Imagine a big-time punk-pop trio from the Oakland area deciding, for fun, to record a cool song that reminded them of ’60s garage rock—adventurous, reckless, and edgy but with a “doo-doo-doo” party sound.
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Must See Coldplay for “Violet Hill” i.e. “Dancing Politicians” – this is hilarious
I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times. I love the song but nothing is funnier than watching President Bush dance and Fidel Castro doing a faceplant. Check out the video:
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Lalah Hathaway – biography
Ask her to describe her voice and she might say it feels like, sounds like, soul. But when it comes to defining the essence of music, itself, Lalah Hathaway can go on and on… “Music is so textured and layered,” she says, “and it is an absolute entity in my life. It’s three-dimensional, it’s tangible,…
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3 Doors Down – 3 Doors Down – music review
3 Doors Down are putting up massive radio numbers with their first single, “Its Not My Time,” from their soon-to-be released self-titled album.
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Flobots – Fight With Tools – music review
Formed as a cohesive alternative organism in 2005, the FLOBOTS `good-fight’ mythology can be traced via Denver’s underground vines and creative community of the late `90s when various members enlivened each others’ gigs and creative events, setting the charge that would eventually power up the band’s contagious and rollicking rock/rap pedigree.
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Beck releases new song
The world got a first taste of Beck’s as yet untitled new album today, as Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1 show premiered the song ‘Chemtrails’ and declared it today’s “hottest record in the world.” The song is now streaming at www.Beck.com and Beck’s MySpace page (www.myspace.com/beck). While not a single, “Chemtrails” is a genre-bending tour…
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Aimee Mann tour dates
Fans of Aimee Mann rejoice. She is hitting the road to support her upcoming album “@#%&! SMILERS.” TOUR DATES Jun 2 ’08 Largo Los Angeles, CA Jun 6 ’08 House of Blues Anaheim, CA Jun 10 ’08 Largo Los Angeles, CA Jun 12 ’08 Minnesota Zoo Mineapolis, MN Jun 13 ’08 Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI…
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Narnia slays all comers
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” dethroned “Iron Man” as ruler at the box office, pulling down $56.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Walt Disney Co.’s action sequel took in less domestically in its opening weekend than “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,” which sold $65.6 million in…