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Counting Crows Release Free Songs on BitTorrent
The Counting Crows’ new album is all covers — and the long-lasting alt-rock band’s giving away a sampler via BitTorrent. Grab the download bundle of ’Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)’ here.
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Nearly Filled in for Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose at Rock Hall of Fame Show
We knew that when Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong introduced Guns N’ Roses at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction last April, the crowd booed at the mention of Axl Rose. We didn’t know that Armstrong almost filled in for Rose during a retrofitted GNR set that night.
Foo Fighters’ ‘Million Dollar Demos’ of ‘Come Back’ and ‘Have It All’ Surface
Flash back to the early 2000s: the Foo Fighters had fallen from ‘Everlong’ era glory, drummer Taylor Hawkins nearly died of a drug overdose in 2001, and the stadium-packing heavy rock band was on the verge of breaking up — all while recording 2002 album ‘One by One,’ an album that had entire recording session junked before re-recording. Demos from the left-for-dead first draft have now leaked onli
Fans Remember Beastie Boy Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch on Twitter
With the news that Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys passed away today (May 4), the rockers have been tweeting their feelings — and so have the fans. Below is a post of the most telling tweets from Beastie-heads the world over — be on the lookout for more, we’re going to keep them coming. MCA’s heavy bass reached more than one generation of hip-hoppers, punk rockers and everybody else. His g
Wavves Star in Weed-Themed Video Game
Always game for going green, noise pop thrashers Wavves have done the ultimate in extended adolesence: they’re now starring in their very own weed-themed video game. Choose either frontman Nathan Williams (on bike) or bassist Stephen Pope (on board) to rip through three levels of drug dealing and cop dodging: first through suburbia (be sure to aim for the doors) then through the city (wait for the
Watch Jack White’s Full New York City ‘Unstaged’ Video
In the production of the sick viral concert film viewable below, Jack White enlisted the help of one of the few artists around as weird and brilliant as he is—master chameleon Gary Oldman. Upon seeing the actor, White did what many of his fans would do to him: tackled the genius to the ground
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Killers Saxophonist Passes Away
Las Vegas saxophonist Tommy Marth is dead. He toured extensively with the Killers, and was part of the glam-grunge band’s ‘Sam’s Town’ (2006) and ‘Day & Age’ (2008). He was 33.
Marth was an active member in the Las Vegas music scene, including being a regular part of the Big Friendly Corporation. Bassist Timothy Styles lamented Marth’
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Jack White, ‘Blunderbuss’ – Album Review
The album title could not be more apt: a blunderbuss is a 17th century firearm, an early antecedent of the shotgun, known to be loaded with just about any matter of ammunition — bullets, kitchen utensils — and shot broad and short against the enemy. The eponym
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Best Coachella 2012 Performances
Week one of the 2012 Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival was awesome on all accounts: it broke attendance records and offered up a plethora of viral music offerings (though many now sadly shut down). We’ve selected the cream of the first weekend’s handsome crop — check our top 5 below.
Jack White Headlines ‘Gourmet’ Outside Lands Festival
Now in its fifth year, San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival is bringing a variety of tastes to the Bay Area on August 10-12, with sweet-and-sour Jack White, the savory Foo Fighters, and spicy Beck appearing as top acts — and a whole smorgasbord of West Coast food and drink, suitable to the country’s only “gourmet” festival–check the full line-up below.
Watch 3/4 of the Hives’ Coachella 2012 Set
“This is not a mirage!” shouted Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist to the Coachella crowd, “We actually are the f—ing Hives!”
Kurt Cobain-Graffitied ‘Melvan’ Fails to Sell on eBay
A moldy piece of ’90s history has failed to find a home: The ‘Melvan,’ a broken-down van once owned by stoner-rock pioneers the Melvins, did not sell on eBay – again — despite a media flurry and a Kurt Cobain-drawn “mural” of Kiss on its side. Owner Ben Berg is still in a financial c
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