We’re finally dealing with winter around here. And while I’ll probably be sick of seeing the snow the minute I step into one of those murky mystery puddles (if you
If you missed Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony – or just turned it off in disgust like I did – you can still watch the two or three good moments via YouTube. One of those who turned off the ceremony was Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein. She explains her reasons for flipping to The Wire at Monitor Mix.
We miss the good ol’ days when we use to talk about the massive snubs each year. Luckily Cracked lists the 7 best snubs, because we totally forgot about the lame version of Layla beating out Smells Like Teen Spirit for Best Rock Song back in ’92. Too bad Kurt Cobain didn’t pull a Kanye.
Now let’s all forget about the Grammys until 2009, and partake in some linkage:
Did anyone see two of our favorite critics, Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis, appearance on Late Night with Conan O’ Brien from Monday night? Kot tells the inside story of his seven minutes in heaven over at Turn It Up. If you missed the Chicagoans appearance we’ve got you covered after the jump…
Ben Folds has announced a late winter/spring tour that will involve a series of headlining dates on college campuses. Earlier this month, Folds announced that he would perform with his
The Stone Temple Pilots reunion will touch down for the first time at the Rock on the Range festival, to be held May 17-18 at Columbus, Ohio’s Columbus Crew Stadium.
Cover records seem to be catching on these days–just take a look at what Cat Power is doing. But for Allison Moorer, her new album, Mockingbird, is a little different. It features one original song written by Moorer (the title track), and 11 covers–all of which were written by female singer-songwriters. It’s an organized and beautiful project to honor the voices that have shaped Moorer’s career, and it delivers with seductive and passionate visions.
On July 4th weekend 2008, ROTHBURY emerges as a new American celebration. For this next generation of the rock and roll music festival, ROTHBURY sets forth as a huge party
The Police will take one more victory lap through North America on their massively successful reunion tour before calling it quits for good, sources close to the tour tell Billboard.com.
A host of rare live Clash performance clips will be found on "The Clash Live: Revolution Rock," due on DVD April 15 via Epic/Legacy. PBS will broadcast excerpts from the
David Bowie has lent his voice to the forthcoming debut album by Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson. Bowie provides vocals on two songs on the record – ‘Fannin’ Street’ and ‘Falling
The Mars Volta have announced a new run of April dates behind the band’s latest studio effort, "The Bedlam in Goliath." So far, 7 dates have been planned kicking off
