Archive: 2008

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.

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 hometown Nashville Symphony later this year, helping to open the orchestra’s 2008-2009 season during a Sept. 7 special event. Tour Dates February 200829 – West […]

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. Other acts confirmed for the AEG Live-steered event, which is expanding this year to two days, include Kid Rock, Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Staind, Papa […]

Whether playing banjos and steel guitars or loud electric guitars, Band of Horses proved that the only type of song they can’t play is a bad one.

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 with a purpose. Hosted at the one-of-a-kind Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan, the unique festival site offers trails, forests, fields, lakes and beach fronts, […]

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. The Police — Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland — will play another 30-odd dates in May and July in North America, with 15 previously […]

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 film in early March, Billboard.com can reveal. Among the highlights are 1977 performances of "Capital Radio" and "What’s My Name" for Granada TV, "Guns of […]

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 Down’. The album, entitled ‘Anywhere I Lay My Head’, features ten Tom Waits covers. It is set for release in the USA in May. Billboard […]

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 April 1st at House of Blues in Orlando, FL and concluding April 21 in St. Paul, MN. Tour Dates April 20081 – Orlando, FL – […]

In our relentless pursuit of giving you the goods we figured we’d check in and see what some other people have going on… IGN rattles off the Top 10 Albums That Every Music Snob Name Checks Stereogum waxes poetic on the influence of Neutral Milk Hotel’s seminal 10-year-old album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea […]