Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, April 28, 2009…Scott Stapp is ready for his second chance to make a first impression as Creed reunites. Too late!DMX is going to be part of VH1’s Celebrity Rehab … er, maybe not.Despite the Oklahoma legislature accusing The Flaming Lips of…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 27, 2009…In a move that screams “contractual obligation,” The Killers are prepping a live DVD and covers album for release.Looks like the Today clip of Beyonce singing horribly was “just a goof” made by some dude.The girl who plays the…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, April 24, 2009… Eminem seems to think that hip-hop will be a better place because he’s back. Will it Marshall? Will it really? Did you know that some of the guys in Mastodon love doing mescaline and playing Street Fighter? Universal…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 23, 2009… So, Beyonce’s daddy is all mad because Howard Stern played a clip over the air yesterday that “proved” she couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket. But it looks like the recording could be a fraud. Or not…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 22, 2009… In news of the album cover persuasion: Eminem’s album cover has leaked and (OMG!) so has the Jonas Brothers’! Dave Grohl, the funniest man in rock ‘n’ roll, has welcomed daughter Harper Willow Grohl into the world. Looks like…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, April 21, 2009… It hasn’t been all smooches and hugs for Jane’s Addiction: Reports have started to surface that the reunited original line-up is once again not getting along. Did you know that Wendy and Lisa from Prince’s band The Revolution were,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 20, 2009…Already the world’s oddest pairing of famous people, it now seems Ryan Adams’ indieness is rubbing off on new wife Mandy Moore, who says she wants to work with Fleet Foxes on a new record.What’s better than going bar-hopping…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, April 17, 2009…You remember the song “Hungry Eyes,” right? Well the guy who crooned it out, Eric Carmen, is headed to jail for a DUI arrest.Apparently Eminem’s five-year hiatus from rapping was due to a drug problem.Up-and-coming rapper Kid Cudi has…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 16, 2009…Jamie Foxx got himself wrapped up in a big ol’ case of open-mouth-insert-foot. He said on his satellite radio show that Miley Cyrus should do some drugs and make a sex tape. Well, now he’s sorry he said such…
Co-headlining tours are meant to bring together the best of a particular genre into one night of greatness. Fittingly, that’s the case on this bill, which puts Ladytron and The Faint, two of the biggest names in underground electro, on the same stage for one night. The Faint, much like its…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 15, 2009… Eminem is back, and he felt like hip-hop was going downhill during his absence like music was “lacking substance.” Yeah, substance like jokes about Lindsey Lohan, Sarah Palin and Jessica Simpson. That’s substance. If you have an extra…
Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flavor CrystalsGranada TheaterApril 13, 2009Better Than: attending a seance while rolling on ecstasy. If you noticed the bank of candles that greeted you as you walked through the Granada’s double doors from the foyer into the theater, you could tell last night’s show wasn’t going to be…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, April 14, 2009…In what should be a surprise to no one, Phil Spector was found guilty in his re-trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson. He could spend at least the next 18 years in prison.Billy Bob Thornton’s band The Boxmasters…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 13, 2009…Regardless on where you fall on the like/dislike scale of Chris Cornell’s new album, I think this song is something anyone can appreciate. The free download is a song written by a cancer-stricken Cornell fan from Texas, who lost…
MorrisseyPalladium BallroomFriday, April 10, 2009 Better Than: Watching 24 Hour Party People that you have recorded on your DVR. Check out more photos in our slideshow.The crowd that showed up for Morrissey last night at the Palladium served as a tribute to the longevity of the man’s career. People from every age…
Great Lake Swimmers, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, Kate MakiHailey’s Club, DentonApril 8, 2009Better Than: Checking out the Lost recap on AV Club right after the show is over.When Tony Dekker and his fellow Great Lake Swimmers came out on stage at Hailey’s last night, there wasn’t a “Hello” or…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 9, 2009…Courtney Love is suing anyone she can think of because she says Kurt Cobain’s estate has been “looted.” I’m going to go out on a limb and say she spent all the the money on a bender and just…
When people think of Brian Jonestown Massacre, the band’s music isn’t necessarily the thing that immediately comes to mind. Which is quite unfortunate. But, alas, despite the fact that the band has its neo-hippie vibe down pat, the biggest draw to Brian Jonestown Massacre shows is the fact that frontman…
Steven Patrick Morrissey has, for the last several years, experienced something of a renaissance in his career. His last big radio hit, “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get,” was released in 1994. And then he seemed to fade away. For the next 10 years, while bands like…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 8, 2009… Good news if you’re a fan of iTunes: Apple launched a tiered pricing system yesterday and discontinued the DRM on all downloads. Which is great news for people who don’t read music blogs and get their songs for…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, April 7, 2009… Eminem stars in a video pick-me-up for his beloved Detroit. Kanye West has his own Nike shoe: Air Yeezy I shit you not, that is what they are called. It’s the first time a major musical artist has…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 6, 2009…A hip-hop group named Smoke Jumpers has released a Chris Brown diss track. It’s not that surprising–it’s all part of “Hip-Hop 101” on how to raise your profile. I mean, did you ever hear of them before this? Didn’t…
