Category: NEWS

Spank Rock interviewing Mos Def. Mos Def says some kind of nuts things in there, like, “no one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done” what he’s doing on his new record. SKOPE IT HERE!

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Watch Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin and tour-mate Matt Nathanson take turns asking each other fan submitted questions! Visit JacksMannequin.com for more info on their upcoming tour with The Fray. [youtube 0DrLAzEiuEs nolink]

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In these rough economic times, certain sacrifices must be made, and Los Angeles based independent label Not Alone Records wants to make sure that your yearly ritual of attending the Vans Warped Tour is NOT one of them. In conjunction with the release of GRAVITY, the newest album from West Virigina rockers TIME AND DISTANCE,…

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Dave Matthews Band’s Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (RCA) debuts at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with 424,089 copies sold in its first week of release. The record is also No. 1 on the Digital Albums Chart, the Rock Albums Chart and the Alternative Albums Chart. Big Whiskey is the band’s fifth consecutive…

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Depeche Mode resumed their Tour of the Universe in Germany on Monday night. The band is back on the road after a month long setback while singer Dave Gahan recovered from surgery. The frontman had a malignant tumor removed from his bladder. The group is out in support of their latest album Sounds of the…

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Just like Kris Allen, American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert has been signed to 19 Recordings.   His debut album is expected to be released in the fall.   Lambert appears on the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone, in which he officially announces to the public that he’s gay. SKOPE IT HERE!

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Trey Songz has jumped on the beat to Jay-Z’s newest single “D.O.A.” (Death of Auto-Tune) and remixed the track as an official diss record to R. Kelly. Trey is tired of being compared to Kelz and claims he is the new R&B king! [youtube f4LlcNk4NWc nolink]

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Live Nation has expanded its No Service Fee program to every single ticket in each of its amphitheaters today for 24 hours only, only at LiveNation.com.   Tickets for this week’s installment went on sale at 12:01 AM local time and are good for lawn seats as well as pavilion seats in all amphitheaters for…

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The Killers will return to the stage this fall. The band will continue to tour in support of their Day & Age album starting on August 31st in Washington D.C. The trek will find the band playing massive venues like the Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks and more. Fans can view tour dates at TheKillersMusic.com now.…

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It looks like Kanye West isn’t the only one contributing to Jay-Z’s upcoming Blueprint 3 album. Rap-Up.com caught up with British singer Mr. Hudson, who reveals he also worked on Hova’s “Forever Young” song. Though he never collaborated with Jay in the studio, the singer/producer is just happy he made a “last minute” song that…

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According to EOnline, Rob Zombie doesn’t think American Idol finalist Adam Lambert is all that. The White Zombie frontman told the entertainment outlet, “He ain’t f**king Mick Jagger. You know what I mean? There are probably a million guitar players in the world better than Keith Richards but they ain’t f**king Keith Richards!” Zombie also…

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As we first reported in mid-April, Aerosmith has now confirmed that they will play their Toys in the Attic album in its entirety when they tour with ZZ Top this summer.   Singer Steven Tyler and drummer Joey Kramer confirmed the news to a Boston radio station this week.   The trek kicks off on…

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Slip-N-Slide Records are looking all over the country for hidden talent in a contest they’re calling The Next Big Superstar. If you can rap or sing, get ready to submit your videos and enter to win a trip to Miami and land a recording contract. You have until July 28th to showcase your raw potential,…

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Teairra Mari is putting an old Christina Milian song called “Diamonds” featuring Kanye West on her upcoming At That Point album. Rap-Up.com reports Milian recorded the song on her Myspace Music label, however, upon signing with The Dream’s Radio Killa imprint the material was up for grabs. Mari reached out to Rap-Up and confirmed that…

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MTV News reports Irv Gotti spoke openly about Vibe calling Eminem the number one rapper. Irv said the article pissed him off, even though Em is a “great artist,” Gotti stated Jay-Z “makes real records. Every one of Eminem’s first singles is some clown s**t. He’s clowning.” In Gotti’s eyes, Slim Shady doesn’t deserve to…

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Eminem and Jay-Z are bringing their music to the upcoming DJ Hero video game. USA Today reports that a special edition version of the game will come with the rappers’ new greatest-hits CDs.   It may also include previously unreleased tracks plus an advanced version of the controller, a DJ stand and metal traveling case.…

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There are some new conspiracies out about Jimi Hendrix.   Apparently, the rocker’s former roadie, James “Tappy” Wright, is alleging that Michael Jeffrey, Hendrix’s manager, was behind Jimi’s death.   According to England’s Telegraph, Wright claims that Jeffrey confessed to murdering Hendrix a year after the guitar legend died in 1970.   Apparently, Jeffrey stuffed…

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According to SingersRoom.com, Mario is teaming up with Burger King for a free summer tour called BK Fam Fest. The event aims to bring families together with food, activities, contests and of course music provided in each city. You can check out the full itinerary as well as other information regarding the show via BKFamFest.com…

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According to S2SMagazine.com, The Dream has confirmed that he is indeed engaged to Christina Milian. The mag ran into The Dream at the Washington D.C. show of Keyshia Cole’s A Different Me tour.   There, the mega producer/singer confessed the good news, adding that he is planning on throwing an engagement party in the Bahamas.…

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Saving Abel will head out on a huge summer tour with Papa Roach, Hinder and Nickelback beginning July 10th at the Darien Center in New York.   The 41-date tour takes the bands all over the country with shows in 26 states before they wrap up on September 12th in Spring, Texas.   Saving Abel’s…

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According to the New York Daily News, Pete Wentz’s New York City bar, Angels & Kings, has been shut down by the NYPD for serving to minors.   This marks the East Village bar’s third citation, and the establishment will remain closed until Wentz appears in court.

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According to XXLMag.com, Soulja Boy has reduced the cost of his sophomore album, iSouljaBoyTellem. For a limited time, fans can purchase the disc for only $2.99 via Amazon.com. The effort has sold well over 250-thousand units since its December release.

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Ever since Motown moved to Los Angeles, sunshine and good vibes have been luring the Motor City’s most musically minded to make the same migration. Now, one of Detroit’s trustiest hip-hop MCs, Frank Nitt (Frank’N’Dank), heads west to team up with producer Terrace Martin (Snoop Dogg’s Ego Trippin’), hot hookman J.Black, and Cali legend DJ…

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American Idol winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert have a combined nine debuts on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart.   Allen’s recording of “No Boundaries” makes the highest debut at number 11 while Lambert’s highest debut is “Mad World” at nineteen.   Former Idol winner David Cook debuts at number 24 with “Permanent,”…

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It’s no secret that Eminem has a close relationship with 50 Cent but fans may be happy to hear that there’s been talks of the duo doing an album together.   However, according to MTV News, G-Unit’s DJ Whoo Kid says the project’s been talked about for years but doesn’t think it will happen because…

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Dr. Dre’s long awaited Detox album just might be coming out sooner than you think!   According to BallerStatus.com, the mega producer has just unleashed what seems to be his first album promo through a Dr. Pepper commercial called “Trust Me, I’m A Doctor.” The ad will begin running today. In addition, fans can expect…

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The Killers are set to play two shows at the London Royal Albert Hall in July on July 5th and 6th.     According to NME.com, the shows will be filmed for a DVD release.    The Las Vegas-based band previously played the famed venue last November.  

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According to XXLMag.com, Eminem is “not confirmed” to perform at the 2009 BET Awards, despite what earlier reports have suggested. A rep reached out to the site and explained that nothing is etched in stone just yet, stay tuned. In related news, Em stopped by BET’s 106 & Park to talk about this new Relapse…

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When the band was planning their video, it was only fitting that they turned to their fans once again to make it. “It’s a huge ‘Thank You’ to our fans,” beams vocalist Derek Nicoletto. “The video was our vision and our music, but we let our fans participate in a way we don’t see many…

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On September 8, 2009, A FINE FRENZY led by Alison Sudol–will release Bomb in a Birdcage on Virgin Records, the follow-up to 2007’s critically acclaimed One Cell in the Sea. While the debut established Sudol as one of the most talented young singers and songwriters around, the new album reveals another side of A Fine…

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From The Netherlands to the United States, ANDERSON is stretching their electro/indie-pop hybrid across the globe, arriving stateside this summer with the release of the new album IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. The album’s first single “Trevor * On The Dancefloor” will hit airwaves later this month as a showcase of the band’s stylistic marriage…

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Their album was produced by Stuart Richardson of Lostprophets and the band is currently on tour in Europe with Silverstein. Their song “You and Me” will be featured in Guitar Hero 5 and their song “Honesty” will be featured in the game FUEL. Attack! Attack! UK most recently played SXSW here in the states and…

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While “demonic schemes” may not come to mind when you think of Assembly of Dust, Genauer’s post-Strangefolk crew since 2002, his band’s latest album does have the feeling of something remarkable being unleashed. The record, recorded over two years, showcases Genauer’s maturation as a songwriter, as evidenced both by the material and the all-star collaborations…

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Chris Isaak and his longtime Silvertone band are about to embark on a 32-city Summer tour across the US beginning July 10th in Council Bluffs, Iowa in support of his new “Mr. Lucky” CD, it was confirmed today by Reprise Records. There will also be some preliminary shows in California in May prior to the…

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In addition to being the author of three well-received books (2008’s ‘A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon’ and ‘Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story,’ plus 2009’s ‘Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music’), writer Greg Prato also regularly…

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Keelay & Zaire’s album Ridin High has raised a lot of eyebrows since its release in March, but the boys have only scratched the surface of their upcoming exposure. The video for their latest single “Alright With Me” can already be seen on MTVU and is slated to run regularly in MTV’s video rotation as…

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The full length release of MxPx’s frontman side project, Mike Herrera’s Tumbledown, through Austin-based indie label, End Sounds album is out now. The pop-punk-a-billy, country group out of Bremerton, WA consists of Herrera as songwriter/lead vocals/guitar, lead guitarist Jack Parker, standup bassist Marshall Trotland, and drummer Harley Trotland.   The country music sounds, which Herrera…

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Singer-songwriter-musician BUTTERFLY BOUCHER has announced the release of her forthcoming album SCARY FRAGILE, available digitally and in stores June 2 via the imprint Situation Operation.   It was produced by David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Regina Spektor). The album’s lead single “Gun For A Tongue” captures Butterfly’s edgy mix of soaring pop-rock melodies and unflinchingly intimate…

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Name-checked as one to watch by Annie Mac, Mylo, Calvin Harris, and blogs alike, 23 year old BURNS is the electronic wunderkind tipped to take British dance music kicking and screaming into the next decade.   One limited release, key support tours, and bootlegs ranging from Altern 8 to Prince have brought him a torrent…

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Mimoco, makers of the MIMOBOT collection of designer USB flash drives, is celebrating the tenth anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace with an all-new series of themed MIMOBOT characters, beginning with the iconic, tattooed face of the deadly Sith apprentice, Darth Maul. Episode I’s fan favorite Sith villain is scheduled to be…

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