Valentine’s day can be pretty lonely for music geeks, especially guitar hero fans. So, probably, with that in mind MTV Games, Virgin Megastore, and 1up.com have joined forces to bring you the I Love Rock Band Valentine’s Day Bash, on February 13th. If you think your “rock band” can compete and wish to take your music from the living room to the masses, then don’t hesitate and sign you and your buds in the contest,…
Remember the last “Conquest” single from the [tag]White Stripes[/tag]?Yeah the one in which bull fighter Jack gets his ass kicked. Great video, laughs and rockin,’ but now the duo wants to take the hispanic of the single even further, by releasing a alternate version sung in Spanish, suggestively titled “Conquista,”with a whole new video to go with it. Splendid idea mates! The single, in both CD and vinyl form, hits the States February 19 from…
Ludo is a power-pop rock quintet, hailing from St. Louis, that have recently caught a lot of people’s attention through their cunning humor, great live shows and not ultimately good rock music. They sound like … well their sound doesn’t quite fit a fix genre, being somewhat unique, although being at the same time vaguely familiar. They much resemble [tag]Weezer[/tag], mostly thanks to frontman Andrew Volpe’s Rivers like persona, but with a more glam-like attitude….
A swarm of awesomely great musicians are, once again, ready to descend on the the sunny plains of Manchester, Tennessee for a four day musical marathon, at the now traditional Bonnaroo Festival. This year names like: Pearl Jam, Metallica, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Kanye West and Jack Johnson (you again?) lead the ginormous list of artists, that are each set to play on stages of the festival. To be more precise, over 100 performers…
The 14th record, from the Athenian trio of [tag]R.E.M.[/tag], is closing in fast and after we’ve posted Accelerate’s tracklist, it’s now time for a first glimpse on how the album sounds, by sampling its first single “Supernatural Superserious.” How’s it like? Well let me start by saying it’s a heck of improvement, compared to their previous slump of a record, quite catchy actually towards excellent. Glad the boys found their whits and guitars again. You…
Musicians are among the funniest people on Earth, and if you ever get the chance to hang out with them, you’ll definetly find out some great jokes and have a blast. This week, we made up a compilation with some of the funniest jokes, one-liners and stories. Let us know whether you like them or not, and if you’re a drummer…well… beware!Q: What’s the difference between a musician and a pizza ? A: A pizza…
One month ago, the former [tag]Stone Temple Pilots[/tag] frontman, Scott Weiland broke news of a posible reforming, last month at a benefit in Florida, telling the Miami Herald to watch out for an STP reunion in the months ahead. Recently [tag]Velvet Revolver[/tag] guitarist Slash recently confirmed to Billboard.com, that Velvet singer Scott Weiland, will reunite with his previous band for a short series of shows this summer. According to HardDrive Radio, the reunited Stone Temple…
[tag]Missy Higgins[/tag], the talented singer, that shocked all of Australia with her stunning debut is now ready to release her sophomore record, titled “On A Clear Night” in the US as well, after it first debuted in Down Under last year. The album retains the same irresistible melodies and piercing lyrics, which made The Sound of White, Australia’s best selling album in 2005, however, with a new spin, thanks to a improved production by Mitchell…
The festival is set to take place the weekend of June 13-15 and it will be headlined (as the title says) by the Offspring, as well as Welsh rockers Lostprophets and another legendary but still secret band (secretly and heavily rumoured to be Kiss). Other bands are heavy metal gods Judas Priest and Finnish love metallers (is this really a genre? what the ?!) HIM. Another good news is the fact that the Offspring is…
What a fine week this is gonna be, with new records from the likes of acoustic master [tag]Jack Johnson[/tag], soul/funk multi-instrumentalist [tag]Lenny Kravitz[/tag], country sweetheart [tag]Sheryl Crow[/tag] or electropop brits [tag]Hot Chip[/tag]. Fine week indeed. Jack Johnson: Sleep Through the Static Lenny Kravitz: It is Time for a Love Revolution
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