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Rufus Wainwright Shines in Brooklyn

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 14:35

"Everyone says 'Rufus is gonna make this pop record'" Rufus Wainwright observed toward the end of his show last night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music "But I feel like I've always been pop It's just the world's been sort of bland!" The line got a big laugh It's true Wainwright's...

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Richie Sambora on New Solo Album: 'I Could Make the Music the Way I Wanted'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 14:00

When Richie Sambora told Rolling Stone "I've been a busy boy" he was not exaggerating The Bon Jovi guitarist has been hard at work on his first solo album in 14 years set for release this summer and has returned to the studio with the New Jersey rockers who made...

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Jimi Hendrix Estate Speaks Out Against Biopic

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 13:45

The estate of Jimi Hendrix has released a new statement speaking out against a biopic purported to star Outkast's André 3000 as the iconic guitarist "Experience Hendrix LLC the family-owned company entrusted with safeguarding the legacy of Jimi Hendrix and administrator of the Jimi Hendrix music and publishing catalog has made...

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Joe Perry: Aerosmith Will Perform on 'American Idol' Season Finale

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 11:55

In the fall of 2010 Aerosmith's future was thrown into doubt when news broke that Steven Tyler would become a judge on American Idol The singer hadn't shared the news with his bandmates yet even though they were touring at the time and the fact that Tyler had taken a...

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'American Idol' Recap: I Can't Make You Love Me

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 09:40

It's the Final Four! In just 14 days we will be watching the season finale and one of these tiny little teenagers will be crowned America's Most Wanted Idol But before we can winnow the herd or separate the wheat from the chaff we have to get through two hours...

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Jerry Cantrell on New Alice in Chains Record: 'Time to Get to Work'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 09:30

Jerry Cantrell who will be honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award by MAP/MusiCares at a May 31st ceremony in LA says Alice in Chains are finally set to go into the studio to record the followup to their last album Black Gives Way to Blue As previously reported ...

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Exclusive Download: Guided By Voices' New, Improved 'Class Clown Spots a UFO'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 09:00

Click to listen to Guided By Voices' 'Class Clown Spots a UFO' "Class Clown Spots a UFO" the title track from Guided By Voices' latest album has been in the works for years The earliest version of the tune called "Crocker's Favorite Song" was penned by Robert Pollard back in the...

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Blink-182 Cancel May Dates

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 08:50

Blink-182 announced on their Facebook page yesterday that they have scrapped a run of tour dates including a headlining performance at the Bamboozle Festival so that drummer Travis Barker can recover from an emergency tonsillectomy The Bamboozle Festival announced yesterday that My Chemical Romance will be taking Blink-182's place on...

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Florence and the Machine Return to 'Letterman'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 08:45

Florence and the Machine returned to the Late Show With David Letterman last night to perform "No Light No Light" a dramatic rocker from their most recent album Ceremonials Before they went on Letterman joked that the last time the group came through Florence Welch was forced to perform solo...

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Report: Britney Spears Signs On for 'X Factor'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 08:35

Britney Spears has officially signed on to become a judge on the next season of X Factor Us Weekly confirms Spears has been negotiating with the show's producers for the past two months and reports last month suggested that the pop star would join the program for $16 million though...

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How Wall Street Killed Financial Reform

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 08:00

Two years ago when he signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act President Barack Obama bragged that he'd dealt a crushing blow to the extravagant financial corruption that had caused the global economic crash in 2008 "These reforms represent the strongest consumer financial protections in history" the...

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Win a PRS Guitar Pack or Sonor Drum Kit

Gearpipe - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 23:44

It’s guitarists vs. drummers over at DPS Music. Actually, there seems to be more than enough gear to go around, so the fighting can probably stop.

Enter this gear giveaway and tell DPS if you’d rather win a PRS guitar pack or Sonar drum kit.

The PRS Guitar Pack Includes:

PRS SE Custom Semi-Hollow Vintage Natural Electric Guitar
Planet Waves American Stage 20ft. Instrument Cable
48 PRS Premium Celluloid Picks
PRS Custom Gig Bag

The Drum Kit Includes:

Sonor Safari 4-Piece Shell Kit
Gibraltar 5600 Hardware Pack
Gibraltar 9708-SFT-BTS Drum Throne
Sabian Xs20 Power Rock Cymbal Pack
Evans Drumset Survival Guide
DPS Music Cymbal Care Kit
Vic Firth Drumsticks

Enter Here

Entry Deadline: When the DPS Music Facebook Page hits 25,000 fans
Eligibility: US-only 18+

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Inside Louisiana Rapper Lil Boosie's Grisly Murder Trial

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 17:20

The murder trial against Baton Rouge Louisana rapper Torrance Hatch better known as Lil Boosie is currently underway in the city's 19th Judicial District Courthouse Hatch is charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 death of Terry Boyd According to opening statements delivered on Saturday afternoon by the prosecutor Assistant District...

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High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts Discuss Uniforms – the Good, the Bad and the Fugly

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 17:15

Over a month into the 2012 season it's still more than a little jarring to watch Miami Marlins home games on television The fluorescent green walls of the new Marlins Park are rough enough on the eyes as is the ballpark's tacky light-up fish-and-fountains "home run feature" But throw in...

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OFF! Launch New Album With Explosive L.A. Show

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 14:40

There was no entourage in sight when the four members of OFF! arrived onstage last night at the Whisky a Go Go for a party to celebrate their first official LP OFF! released yesterday on Vice Records Each player took turns checking his gear – singer Keith Morris unfurled a...

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Sinead O'Connor Explains Canceled Tour in Open Letter

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 14:20

In a lengthy letter posted on her website Sinead O'Connor explained the reasoning and events that led her to cancel all of her remaining 2012 tour dates In the letter O'Connor describes her battle with bipolar disorder and splitting with manager Fachtna O'Ceallaigh and she suggests that nixing the tour...

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Florence and the Machine Stumble at Radio City Music Hall

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 14:15

Florence and the Machine should be at home in a classy historic venue like Radio City Music Hall Lead singer Florence Welch has a bold brassy voice that is flattered by large echoey halls and her band's music is a fine balance of delicate textures and bombastic rhythms ideally suited...

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'Glee' Recap: You're Insecure, Don't Know What For

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 14:00

As I watched "Prom-asaurus" last night I kind of felt like Rachel did at the top of the show "My dreams are smaller now Maybe more real" she reflected Except that Rachel was referring to the aftermath of choking at her NYADA audition while I was thinking about my (perhaps...

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VH1 to Honor Whitney Houston With 'Divas' Installment

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 13:30

According to Billboard VH1 plans to pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston with a new installment of VH1 Divas Houston's longtime musical director Rickey Minor will be the executive producer Houston's family and label Sony have already expressed their support of the project The performance will be taped in...

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Inside Transgender Singer Tom Gabel's Rolling Stone Interview

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 13:05

Last night Against Me! fans learned that the group's singer Tom Gabel plans to begin living as a woman and will eventually take the name Laura Jane Grace The full story will appear in the latest issue of Rolling Stone on newsstands this Friday (May 11th) We spoke to contributing...

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