Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, April 3, 2009… The Killers are getting sick and tired… of each other. Apparently spending years on the road with each other will do that to a band. Roger Daltry believes that Keith Moon would’ve left The Who for The Beach…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 2, 2009… You thought that Phish and Widespread Panic had hardcore fans? Well, Natalie Cole’s fans want to give her a kidney Comedian Steve Martin will make his debut at The Grand Ole Opry Yeppers, he’s been a longtime banjo…
Last summer, there seemed to be a folk-rock revival beginning to form on the musical landscape, with bands left and right being lauded for their folky, melodic harmonies. But while everyone was (rightfully) going gaga over Seattle’s Fleet Foxes and other likeminded acts, nobody seemed to notice—or even remember—Canada’s Great…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 1, 2009…Director Spike Jonze and Kanye West are reportedly filming a 10- to 15-minute mini-movie featuring Ye’s song “See You In My Nightmares.”Outkast’s Andre 3000 was detained for speeding in suburban Atlanta. He was only going 109 mph in a…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 31, 2009… Play drums? Like being bossed around by a bald ego-maniac? Then run right down and audition to be the new drummer for the Smashing Pumpkins on April 10! If you had any doubts that Green Day had moved…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 30, 2009… In case you didn’t hear, T.I. was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Ceri Levy will release a documentary called Bananaz that will go behind the scenes of animated band the Gorillaz. You can watch…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, March 27, 2009… It looks like Maynard James Keenan is going to take some time off from hawking his wine. Tool’s headlining spot at Lollapalooza isn’t the band’s only show this summer–the band is heading out on a full-fledged tour. Musical…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, March 26, 2009… There is justice in the universe: Bass player Jason Newsted will perform with his former band Metallica as it gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Let’s just hope they don’t trick him into eating straight…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, March 25, 2009…Looks like Metallica will indeed come to town this fall. If you’re not feeling like you have enough manufactured evil in your life, you can download Marilyn Manson’s new track “We’re From America” for free on his website this…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 24, 2009…Drummer Jimmy Chamberlain has left the Smashing Pumpkins for unspecified reasons. Mr. Corgan I’m looking in your direction.Maynard James Keenan is taking some time off from wine-making to join Tool in headlining Lollapalooza along with the city-flubbers in The…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 23, 2009…Eminem and Flea are among the presenters for this years Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Em will induct Run-DMC; Flea will induct Metallica.It’s funny how 50 Cent likes to take jabs at easy targets like Rick Ross,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, March 20, 2009… Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland are just two of the upcoming subjects on VH1’s relaunched Behind The Music. Looks like Courtney Love is the only one who made any money from a publishing deal to license Nirvana’s music. The company…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, March 19, 2009… Kelly Clarkson made a triumphant return to the charts as she grabbed the top Billboard spot from U2 and Bono’s guyliner. It seems everyone is turning to Twitter these days–even President Obama has an account! But Madonna has turned…
Your daily dose of national music for Wednesday, March 18, 2009…50 Cent is releasing not one, but two albums this year–and he’s joining Fall Out Boy on tour for selected dates. Who woulda thunk it? Hopefully he’ll be able to find time to take unnecessary jabs at Rick Ross…Jessica Simpson…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 17, 2009…Kelly Clarkson is busy fighting off rumors that she’s a lesbian.Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd are going on a joint tour again this summer.M.I.A’s former producer, Diplo, is joining forces with her current producer, Switch, to become Major Lazer…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 16, 2009… The former Dentonites in The Riverboat Gamblers were named in Rolling Stone writer David Fricke’s “Fricke’s Picks” this week. Modest Mouse will soon release the Heath Ledger-directed video for their b-side, “King Rat”. Alan W. Livingston, the man who signed…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, March 13, 2009…Sweet! A good ol’ fashioned rock ‘n’ roll feud with 21st century technology! Trent Reznor has taken to his Twitter account to blast Chris Cornell’s new Timbaland-produced album. Of course, if you heard any of the songs on Cornell’s…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, March 12, 2009… Remember Ashley Dupree, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer’s former call girl? Looks like she’s found a new mentor in hip-hop icon Russell Simmons. It seems he’s been “reaching out” to her in their yoga class. You know what position she…
The Airborne Toxic Event’s sound isn’t necessarily easy to pin down: Hints of punkabilly, punk and keyboard-laden alt-rock are littered throughout the band’s self-titled, full-length debut. But don’t let the fact the band has a keyboard player fool you into thinking that it’s as saccharine as Coldplay. While some of…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, March 11, 2009… Looks like you won’t be able to use a fake name to get 12 CD’s for the price of one anymore: The mail-in BMG Music Service is done. Washed up rapper-turned-reality star, Coolio, was charged with possession of crack…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 10, 2009…It looks like biopics with hip-hop icons are now officially in fashion in Hollywood. N.W.A. is the latest hip-hop group to have a biopic based on its story. And it looks like Big Daddy Kane could be next.Former Richardson…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 9, 2009…Miley Cyrus, is like, sooooo mad at being snubbed by Radiohead at the Grammys that she’s going to “ruin” them. Right. I’m sure Thom Yorke and Co. not wanting to meet Miley has nothing to do with her being…
