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Tom Morello Announces Occupy Wall Street Anniversary Concert
Has it really been one year since a gaggle of union members, community leaders, hippies, anarchists and other impassioned activists took over a small park on the southern tip of New York City and thus started the Occupy Wall Street movement?
Frank Black, Trent Reznor Featured in Teasers for Dave Grohl’s ‘Sound City’ Documentary
Several more clips have been posted from Dave Grohl‘s forthcoming ‘Sound City‘ documentary about the legendary Van Nuys, Calif. recording facility of the same name that played host to a long list of platinum artists — including Grohl’s former band Nirvana — before closing its doors in May 2011.
News Bits: Eddie Vedder Jams With the Boss + More
– Diehard Chicago Cubs fan (is there any other kind these days?) Eddie Vedder jammed with Bruce Springsteen on the latter’s song ‘Atlantic City’ at Wrigley Field in Chicago over the weekend. Vedder also guested during a Sprinsteen concert at the Cubs’ home field back in 2002, when the team wasn’t on track to lose 100 games.
Pussy Riot Getting Released from Russian Prison?
Three imprisoned members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot could be freed on Oct. 1 after Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called for their release, saying further time in prison would be “unproductive.” Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich were convicted of “hooliganism driven by religious hatred” last month and sentenced to two years in jail after t
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Opening Chicago Tea House
Despite all his rage he is still just a … tea house barista?
After various construction issues delayed the opening several months, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has announced that his new Chinese tea house Madam Zuzu’s will open its doors on Thursday (Sept. 13) in his hometown of Chicago. Corgan will celebrate the opening Thursday with a few acoustic performances in the new space, althou
Green Day Drop ‘Nuclear Family’ Video
Green Day continue churning out videos for various tunes off their forthcoming ’¡Uno!’ album, the first release from the punk trio’s forthcoming trilogy of discs, which is rounded out by ‘¡Dos!’ and ‘¡Tré!’ The latest offering from Billie Joe Armstrong and the boys is a live clip for ‘Nuclear Family,’ which also happens to be the opening track off ’¡Uno!’
Sonic Youth Releasing Live Album Recorded in 1985
Didn’t happen to catch Sonic Youth on their 1985 U.S. tour backing their spooky sophomore full-length album, ‘Bad Moon Rising?’ Neither did we. No matter, because SY have announced a Nov. 14 release date for ‘Smart Bar – Chicago 1985,’ a 14-track live album documenting the trek’s Aug. 11 stop in the Windy City. ‘Chicago 1985′ will be issued digitally, on CD and on vinyl as a double-LP with (with d
Weezer’s Long-Lost ‘Songs from the Black Hole’ Space Opera Recreated by Fans
Weezer‘s long-lost rock opera about space, ‘Songs from the Black Hole,’ is finally seeing the light of day — kind of. A group of die-hard Weezer fans has released a recreation of the album, which was originally slated to be the follow-up to Weezer’s 1994 self-titled debut (aka ‘The Blue Album’) but was abandoned during recording. The band folded some of it into their actual sophomore disc, ‘Pinker
Jack White Hates Playing Festivals + More
– Jack White played his fair share of festivals this summer — from Lollapalooza to Firefly and beyond – but that doesn’t mean he enjoyed doing it.
The Black Keys Working on New Album
The Black Keys are still on the road supporting their last album, ‘El Camino,’ but that hasn’t stopped the duo from beginning to throw around some ideas that could turn up on a follow-up to the 2011 full-length release. In fact, frontman Dan Auerbach and drummer Pat Carney already convened in their adopted hometown of Nashville to begin working on the disc.
Green Day Unveil ‘Let Yourself Go,’ Third Track From ‘¡Uno!’ Album
With 19 days standing between your ears and the first album from Green Day‘s forthcoming ’¡Uno!,’ ‘¡Dos!’ and ‘¡Tre!’ trilogy, the band has debuted another track from the disc. The tune, titled ‘Let Yourself Go,’ is the third to be released from ‘¡Uno!,’ following the singles ‘Oh Love’ and ‘Kill the DJ.’
Green Day Blame Flu, Dehydration for Billie Joe Armstrong’s Hospitalization
Green Day‘s Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt have offered up some details about the hospitalization of Billie Joe Armstrong that forced the band to cancel a concert Sunday (Sept. 2) in Bologna, Italy. It turns out that local reports suggesting that the frontman was suffering from gastric problems were pretty much on the money.