In honor of Korn's latest album, Korn III — Remember Who You Are, which was released earlier this summer via Roadrunner Records, your generous friends at ARTISTdirect.com are giving away one Ibanez Munky Apex 2 seven-string electric guitar signed by the band! Korn and ARTISTdirect.com are proud to
"Scary Spice" a.k.a. Mel. B has got a lot going on right now… Between the September 5th debut of her Style Network show, "It's a Scary World" to managing a household to music, she's "a Living Wonder Woman" as our friend at Perez Hilton TV Adrianna Costa so eloquently put it! The full interview,
Papa Roach are masters of on stage annihilation. The multi-platinum, chart-topping California quartet always pummels crowds, no matter when and where they play. Whether they're rabble-rousing with Mötley Crüe or melting faces alongside Slipknot, a Papa Roach show is a guaranteed ass-kicking. Their
The long-MIA Lauryn Hill performed at the Rock the Bells show in New York on Saturday and our friends at MTV News were actually blessed with the chance to ask the elusive and reclusive singer when she might finally release another solo album. Her last solo album, the critically revered and
Stone Temple Pilots' infinitely stylish vocalist Scott Weiland is launching a clothing line, Scott Weiland for English Laundry, which will be a collaboration with English Laundry designer Christopher Wicks, which features rock-inspired wovens, vests, t-shirts, pants, hats, ties and scarves. Weiland
DGC/Interscope Records rock band Escape the Fate have revealed that their major label debut will be self-titled and unleashed on November 2. Mark the calendar...now. Green said in a statement that "We're making our mark on the world 100% through blood sweat and tears and so we felt we should set it
Comedian Dennis Miller will return to HBO for a special, dubbed Dennis Miller: The Big Speech. It's his first HBO special in four years and it is scheduled to air on November 19. Are you interested in watching Dennis Miller: The Big Speech? —Amy Sciarretto09.03.10
Fox has greenlit a new show, Jamie Fox Project, a half-hour sketch comedy series from executive producer Jamie Foxx that will debut in prime time sometime during the 2010-2011 season. Jamie Fox Project is the show's working title. Foxx and Fox, get it? Affion Crockett of The Boondocks will star in
The Scorpions' final tour rages on. The legendary and long-running German rock band will cover the globe, hitting South America and Mexico later this month, then return to Europe before coming back to wrap things up in the United States for final victory lap before heading off into the sunset, so to
Rock dynamos Flyleaf are set to kick off the second leg of the "Unite & Fight" tour in support behind their most recent album, Memento Mori. The band is also launching a text campaign to support World Vision's fight against human trafficking of children. When fans text "UNITE" to 20222, $10 will be
Beyoncé is not firing her "dadager" Matthew Knowles, despite rumors to the contrary. A rep for the diva says that the her father, who also heads the Music World Entertainment label, will "continue to have a close personal and business relationship" with Beyoncé. All is well in Camp Knowles, it
Soulja Boy Tell'em is a busy boy! To coincide with next month's release of his new album The DeAndre Way, Soulja Boy Tell'em will also release Teenage Millionaire, a book that covers his quick rise to success in the music industry. While appearing on MTV's RapFix Live, Soulja Boy Tell'em said, "All
Craggy-voiced singer-songwriter Tom Waits will release his photo book with Anton Corbijn in October. The book, Wait/Corbijn -- Photographs 1977-2010 is a photo book courtesy of acclaimed photographer/director Corbijn and is said to be a 220-page tome. The book will hit retail shelves on October 29
Atom Smash combine all the elements necessary for great hard rock. They've got soaring hooks on the likes of "Mile High Love" and "Rocker Girl." They've got poetically powerful ballads in the form of "Bianca." Then they've got the ass-shaking anthem that could very well seduce the girls back into
First Paris Hilton and now T.I. and his new wife Tameka Cottle. The newlyweds were arrested lat Wednesday night on drug charges, when police smelled alleged marijuana smoke coming from their car, authorities said. They were arrested for possession of a controlled substance on Sunset Boulevard in
The Associated Press reports that a New York woman is suing Sean "Diddy" Combs, saying he fired her because of her age two decades after she helped launch his career. Ageism is more rampant than you'd think in this country but rarely does anyone step up and take it to the courts against millionaire
West Coast producer and hip-hop icon Dr. Dre has talked to Vibe about the delay behind his highly-anticipated Detox album and why it has taken a decade for him to finish the record. He also talks about why now is the time for Detox to finally be shaped and finished into a final product. Dre said he
The Associated Press reports that Robert "Joe" Halderman, the man who attempted to blackmail David Letterman with information about the late night talk show host's intra-office affairs, has been released from jail early. Halderman served four months of a six-month sentence and was released early due
Oh that Kanye West. No one can ever accuse him of denying his fans content. Kanye is said to be possibly working on a "film companion" piece to coincide with his upcoming, as-yet untitled fifth album, which is scheduled for a November 16 release date...if we're lucky, since these things change all
Denmark's National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob Dylan that have never before been shown to the public, reports The Associated Press. The paintings in Dylan's "Brazil Series" were specifically made for the Danish exhibition, which opens today. It features scenes from Brazilian
Spirit. It's a crucial element in any show that attempts to be as broad-ranging as the 70th birthday celebration the Hollywood Bowl threw for Herbie Hancock [ tickets ] on Wednesday night (9/1).
All the right guests were on hand -- musicians he had worked with for four decades and the folks who appear on his latest album -- and the material was equally expansive and inclusive, covering nearly every phase of his career from the early 1960s to today. Spirit, which was abundantly evident, was the key. ...continued More news: Herbie Hancock
Ryan Bingham [ tickets ]'s name recognition skyrocketed when he won the best song Oscar for his work on "Crazy Heart" with producer T Bone Burnett, with whom he is reunited on "Junky Star." Bingham's first two records were made with former Black Crowe Marc Ford at the helm and their sonic sprawl -- amps-to-11 rockers, campfire tales and everything in between -- positioned the singer/guitarist as multi-faceted but not necessarily focused.
Burnett allows Bingham to retain his wide-ranging scope while controlling the wilder elements. The two Texans look to their brethren for direction -- there's a lot of Steve Earle in the vocals and James McMurtry in the lyrics, an openness in the overall sound. The dozen songs on "Junky Star" are rooted in the blues, either in the finger-picked or slide guitar: "Direction of the Wind" runs through the same blues filters Bob Dylan uses; "Lay My Head on the Rail" is Bingham's homesick blues; and in the midst of ominous percussion sounds on "Hard Worn Trail," gentle Delta blues are used as a musical contrast to the song's doom-and-gloom tone. ...continued More news: Ryan Bingham
The middle third of Norah Jones [ tickets ]' set at the Greek Theater Wednesday (8/25) provided a radiant glimpse of her current state of mind. In a six-song block, she ventured from "Chasing Pirates," the most popular track on her recent album "The Fall," to songs by Neil Young, Willie Nelson and Hank Williams.
Hailing from Vancouver, the trio Pacifika [ tickets ] expands their horizon beyond a downtempo dream-date soundtrack. The three performers tap their ethnic backgrounds -- Spanish island culture mostly -- to create an alluring blend of folk styles and electronic effects. "Supermagique" is a perfect cocktail-hour disc.
While they have gone more dancefloor than spa in places -- especially in the pump of the barrio bassline in "Chocolat," a brazen attempt to secure a hit with a appeal to fans of NPR and J-Lo -- they are at their most convincing in the slower material. ...continued More news: Pacifika
Jeff Buckley discovered Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," deflated the original's production and created a sparse anthem. Rufus Wainwright [ tickets ] recorded it for "Shrek" and, like James Taylor taking on Carole King's "You've Got a Friend," he may well find himself having to sing someone else's song for the rest of his career.
It was the only song requested from the audience at Wainwright's show at the Greek Theater (8/20). The word "hallelujah" emerged from the silence between songs in his song cycle "All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu" and he ignored it; the second time was a more deliberate shout early in the second half of the night. He referred to the request as being "so L.A." ...continued More news: Rufus Wainwright Tour dates for this story available at SoundSpike.com
Surrounding themselves with a court of crack musical support, the Dukes of September -- Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs and Steely Dan's Donald Fagan -- kicked off a national tour Thursday (8/19), bringing their Rhythm Review to the Ives Concert Park in Danbury, CT.
The trio of frontmen played it smart, opting to run the more than two-dozen songs they performed in a non-stop, two-hour set. The continuity and quick transition between songs also helped to energize the predominantly over-40 audience, even when individual selections downshifted into slower or bluesier arrangements. ...continued More news: The Dukes of September Tour dates for this story available at SoundSpike.com
Darker My Love [ tickets ] debuted their new album "Alive As You Are" in its entirety in front of a rapt and attentive audience at Los Angeles' tiny Bootleg Theater Tuesday (8/17). Stripped down and sonically pure, gone are the shimmering feedback heavy freakouts so prevalent on their previous two releases.
"Alive As Your Are" sounds as if it was recorded in a VW bus somewhere in Humboldt County in 1969. Earthy, textured, and hook laden, it veers more toward the soundscape occupied by contemporaries such as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and My Morning Jacket, but carries all the seriousness of vets like Wilco. ...continued More news: Darker My Love Tour dates for this story available at SoundSpike.com
