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Barenaked Ladies Announce Tour With Blues Traveler, Cracker and Big Head Todd

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 11:00
Barenaked Ladies will be joining forces with Blues Traveler Cracker and Big Head Todd and the Monsters for Last Summer on Earth a package tour kicking off this July in Toledo Ohio The four bands will play more than 30 arenas and amphitheaters across North America through the middle of...

God Street Wine Reunite for NYC Shows

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 10:00
Following a decade of dormancy God Street Wine are reuniting for the second time in three years for a run of shows in New York City this August with additional possibilities being discussed Much ado was made about God Street Wine's 2010 reunion when they sold out New York's Gramercy Theatre...

King's X Set Up Donation for Ailing Drummer

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 09:48
On February 26th a little more than a month before the veteran metal group King's X was to launch their latest tour drummer Jerry Gaskill suffered a heart attack and had to undergo emergency surgery Gaskill has remained in a hospital ever since and the group is offering an exclusive...

'Celebrity Apprentice' Recap: Ladies and Gentlemen, Rev Your Engines

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 09:25
This season of Celebrity Apprentice may not boast the most impressive or cast of characters – sorry but who are Dayana Mendoza and Patricia Velasquez again? – but leave it to Donald Trump to create drama out of thin air Yes it's week four Let the fat-trimming begin! Last week Arsenio...

Exclusive Stream: Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo Makes His Solo Debut

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 09:00
Click to listen to Lee Ranaldo's album 'Between the Times and the Tides' Lee Ranaldo has spent the past three decades building a body of work that includes his work as a member of Sonic Youth and a variety of experimental side projects but Between the Times and the Tides marks...

Whitney Houston's Daughter: 'I Have to Carry On the Legacy'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 08:45
Bobbi Kristina Brown the only child and sole heir of the late pop star Whitney Houston told Oprah Winfrey that she is "doing as good as [she] possibly can at this point" in a pre-taped interview for the host's show Oprah's Next Chapter which ran last night "I can sing her...

Courtney Love Uses Bono as Character Reference for New Condo

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 08:40
Courtney Love has moved into a new condo in the Nolita section of Manhattan after being evicted from a West Village townhouse for altering the apartment's decor According to Love she did not require a credit check in securing the new place but her landlords did ask for a character reference...

Kanye West and Jay-Z Settle Syl Johnson Lawsuit

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 08:35
Jay-Z and Kanye West have settled a federal lawsuit by soul singer Syl Johnson who claimed that the duo used an unauthorized sample of his song "Different Strokes" on "The Joy" a track on the deluxe version of their album Watch the Throne According to Johnson West had attempted to clear...

Win a Taylor GS8 Acoustic Guitar, Designed by You

Gearpipe - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 00:27


If you’ve got skills with Photoshop, definitely check into this guitar giveaway!

Rascal Flatts is looking for a facelift for their Taylor acoustic guitars. If you can come up with the winning design, not only will the band use the guitars on stage, but you’ll win a Taylor GS8 featuring your design, and you’ll score airfare, hotel, and tickets to see and meet Rascal Flatts on an upcoming tour date.

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Entry Deadline: April 23, 2012
Eligibility: US-only, 18+

Categories: Drum Gear

Rolling Stone Heads South With Spotify

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Mon, 03/12/2012 - 00:00
Our friends at Spotify are heading south and they're bringing the music with them Stay tuned to RollingStonecom to watch interviews and live performances all week from the surprise lineup of musicians playing at the Spotify House in Austin If you're heading to Austin you can RSVP here to attend The...

'Walking Dead' Recap: Boys Becoming Men, Men Becoming Zombies

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 03/11/2012 - 22:05
Where we left off Rick couldn’t kill Randall in front of Carl the Kid Uncle Dale took a bullet to the brain after being disemboweled by Quicksand Zombie   Where we pick up Rick delivers a solemn eulogy about Dale as voiceover Meredith Grey style He tells the Still Alives that...

Jack White Kicks Off His Solo Tour in Chattanooga

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 03/11/2012 - 16:06
At this point more than a dozen years since the White Stripes’ peppermint-swirled debut Jack White’s resume could be pretty fairly described as "towering" stacked with records production credits film roles and label proprietorship He seems like such his own person such his own kind of person But while he’s...

M. Ward Brings Songs from 'A Wasteland Companion' to KCRW

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 03/11/2012 - 13:55
"I do love music but I don’t love to do the same thing over and over again" M Ward told Rolling Stone over a glass of white wine on Friday night in Santa Monica relaxing backstage before recording a live performance of songs old and new for KCRW-FM "I’m lucky...

Phish's Trey Anastasio Performs With The Los Angeles Philharmonic

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sun, 03/11/2012 - 11:45
When Phish’s Trey Anastasio took the stage at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on Saturday night he faced a crowd that was significantly better dressed – and behaved – than the typical Phish crowd That's because Anastasio was performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Scott...

Lenny Bruce Legacy Reexamined

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sat, 03/10/2012 - 16:50
Lenny Bruce the man who made comedy the frontline for free speech was famous for swearing and using racial and ethnic slurs on stage Off stage however his act was much cleaner Once when he was being harrassed by a detective who followed him to his room at the Hotel...

Former Kyuss Members Battle Over Band Name

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sat, 03/10/2012 - 11:45
Desert rockers Kyuss fall into the Velvet Underground category of band trajectories they didn’t sell a whole lot of records during their first go-round (1988 through 1995) but have influenced many subsequent bands over the years particularly those of the stoner rock variety Sensing that there was still a huge...

Bruce Springsteen Kicks Off 2012 Tour at New York's Apollo Theater

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Sat, 03/10/2012 - 10:35
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's concert at New York's Apollo Theater was an evening of firsts It was the first show they've played in support of Springsteen's new LP Wrecking Ball their first show in well over two years their first show with a newly assembled five-piece horn...

New Video from Father John Misty - Nancy From Now On

Sub Pop Blog - Fri, 03/09/2012 - 19:37

“Nancy From Now On”, is a track off the upcoming debut record from Father John Misty, Fear Fun. Find out more on our Father John Misty artist page.

Categories: Record Label News

Fred Durst and Birdman Explain Why Limp Bizkit Signed With Cash Money

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 03/09/2012 - 18:40
Last November Cash Money Records co-founder Bryan "Birdman" Williams received an unexpected call On the other end of the line was Fred Durst The Limp Bizkit frontman Williams learned had called to inform him that his band was interested in inking a deal with Cash Money "I was honored really...

Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Concert Film of All Time?

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 03/09/2012 - 17:30
Concert movies are often taken for granted at the time of their release but become very valuable over time – especially when they give viewers a chance to witness long-dead icons in their prime or bands who have since parted ways Some films offer up raw unfussy footage while others...

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