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Skrillex, Diplo to Tour Canada on a Train

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Tue, 05/08/2012 - 11:05

Skrillex Diplo and a handful of other artists will hit the road – 0r rather the rails – for a six-city trek through Canada this July which will see the artists traversing the Great North not by bus but by train Pitchfork reports The Full Flex Express tour which kicks off...

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'The Voice' Recap: No Problems

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

"The good news for us is at least our work here is done We get to just enjoy the rest of the process and have fun" Adam Levine says near the top of the show He's only partly right however Yes the contestants' fates are about to be in the...

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'Smash' Recap: Allergic Reactions

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

It's the penultimate episode of season one of Smash and after 14 weeks we're right back where we started Wondering who will play Marilyn Monroe after star Rebecca Duvall suffers a suspicious allergic reaction Le sigh But before that unfolds let me back up because some relatively juicy...

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Premiere: Mark Lanegan Band, 'The Gravedigger's Song'

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

On his latest record Blues Funeral singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan offers gritty dark songwriting that feasts on life's bitterness In this 4AD session recorded on February 6th in NYC's Pull Studios and directed by Robert Semmer Lanegan takes the ominously lurching "Gravedigger's Song" into the intimate environment of the live series...

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Song Exclusive: Gossip, 'Move in the Right Direction'

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

On "Move in the Right Direction" the alternative pop group Gossip conquers their demons in style Singing "I have faced my fears/Now I can move in the right direction" frontwoman Beth Ditto finds a fresh sense of confidence emboldened by self-discovery and a new outlook on the future Though the band...

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Aaron Freeman, a.k.a. Gene Ween, Releases Solo Debut

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Tue, 05/08/2012 - 09:00

Aaron Freeman is better known as "Gene Ween" his funny-voiced alter-ego that has sung as one half of cult-duo Ween since 1984 But today (May 8th) Freeman releases Marvelous Clouds an irony-free collection covering songs by kitsch singer/poet Rod McKuen and the singer's first album under his own name The...

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'Mad Men' Paid $250K for Beatles Song

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

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner paid $250000 in licensing fees to use the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows" in last Sunday's episode of Mad Men the New York Times reports It has become notoriously difficult to license the band's music for television but Weiner felt the high cost was worthwhile because...

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Spiritualized Perform 'Hey Jane' on 'Letterman'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Tue, 05/08/2012 - 08:30

Spiritualized returned to the Late Show with David Letterman last night to play "Hey Jane" the single from their latest album Sweet Heart Sweet Light Under normal circumstances "Hey Jane" stretches out beyond the nine-minute mark but this abbreviated rendition of the tune cuts out the cacophonous middle section Related• Spiritualized...

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Skrillex, Bassnectar, Avicii to Headline CounterPoint Festival

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

Electronic titans Skrillex Bassnectar Avicii and more are set to headline the CounterPoint Festival in Atlanta this September The brand new festival will be produced by C3 Presents the organizers of Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits and MCP Presents the organizers of Camp Bisco Other artists confirmed for the festival...

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Beach Boys Perform New Song on 'Fallon'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Tue, 05/08/2012 - 07:16

The reunited Beach Boys played "That's Why God Made the Radio" on last night's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon The tune which sounds as if it could have been written and recorded during their mid-Sixties glory days is the first single from the band's first album of new...

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Win a Mojo Hand Analogue Filter 443 Pedal

Gearpipe - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 22:52

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After Freak Accident, Jonathan Toubin Gets Homecoming in New York

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 16:30

It's an hour before doors open at his official welcome home party in Brooklyn New York on Sunday night and Jonathan Toubin – the popular DJ made suddenly famous by a freak accident in Portland last December – is still putting together the guest list He's trying to compile ten...

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Report: Shakira to Sign $30-$60 Million Deal With Live Nation and Sony

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 16:00

Shakira is close to inking a deal with Live Nation and Sony to release her next three albums according to the New York Post Shakira's new deal will have the two companies teaming up to release new music together while sharing profits from sponsorships merchandising and recorded music Sony is...

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Meek Mill Gets Big Backing From Rick Ross, Drake

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 14:15

"He wanted to battle me!" Meek Mill laughs over the phone The rapper just recently exchanged some lighthearted jabs over Twitter with New England Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco and he assures that he'd never back down from a lyrical spar "Once he said he wanted to battle you don't have...

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Song Premiere: Cory Chisel, 'I've Been Accused'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 14:10

Click to listen to Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons' 'I've Been Accused' On the last day of recording the new Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons album Old Believers Chisel was arrested and thrown in prison for the night "It was for being in the wrong place at the wrong...

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Kool Keith Preps New Album, Ponders Retirement

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 13:40

From his days with the new school pioneers Ultramagnetic MC's to his psycho-sexual forays into the ego of Dr Ocatgon Kool "Keith" Thornton is in a category – if not a world – of his own This June Thornton releases Love and Danger on Junkadelic Music With nearly 30 years of making off-the-wall...

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Q&A: Gin Blossoms' Robin Wilson on Riding the Nineties Nostalgia Wave

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 13:25

Nineties music nostalgia has been a profitable business for quite some time but this summer it's reaching new levels Stone Temple Pilots will perform their debut LP Core straight through in celebration of the disc's 20th anniversary and the Barenaked Ladies will tour with Blues Traveler and Cracker The most...

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Metric Play Acoustic 'Youth Without Youth'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:15

Metric's new single "Youth Without Youth" is a Gary Glitter-esque glam stomper from their next album Synthetica but when frontwoman Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw performed it at Rolling Stone's studio recently they stripped it down to just piano acoustic guitar and a simple metronomic beat This version has...

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Maroon 5 Aim for Dance-Floor Domination on New LP

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 11:50

"That sounds huge!" yells Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine rocking a Peter Tosh Legalize It T-shirt The band is recording its fourth LP Overexposed (due June 26th) at LA's Conway Studios and "Doin' Dirt" – a revved funky club cut – is blasting from the massive monitors "It's very much...

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Report: Andre 3000 Set to Shoot Jimi Hendrix Biopic

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 11:05

André 3000 is set to star in All Is by My Side the long-awaited Jimi Hendrix biopic according to the Irish Film and Television Network IFTN reports that the film is currently in preproduction in Wicklow Ireland and that the shoot will last six weeks Principal photography is expected to start...

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