Soundgarden playing pre-Lollapalooza show in Chicago

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Soundgarden's show at the Lollapalooza festival on August 8th is going to be an insane spectacle to behold. But how would like to go to their pre-show in Chicago on August 5th at the Vic Theater? Yeah, you're interested now, aren't ya?
By going to SoundgardenWorld.com, you have the chance to enter a contest to get tickets to the show. But here's the catch; you won't WIN tickets. You'll WIN the chance to BUY tickets… Read More

Interpol announce more North American tour dates

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Interpol continues to make us like them more with the addition of more North American tour dates later on this fall.
The second leg of their tour will kick off on October 18th in Oakland, CA and will go until November 5th with a show in their hometown of New York City (via CoS). Not to mention, the band will stop off in New Orleans on Halloween… Read More

Gorillaz reveal all North American tour dates

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
It was exciting to find out that Gorillaz were coming to the U.S. and Canada to take all of us on a trip to Plastic Beach. But now it's even more exciting because all the dates have finally been revealed and I now know I get two chances to see them.

We know that the tour kicks off on October 3rd in Montreal and the band will play their first headlining show on October 8th at NYC's Madison Square Garden. But if you live in any of the major cities in the U.S. or Canada, then… Read More

Bad Religion release cover art, tracklisting for The Dissent of Man

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

See that picture to the right? That would be the cover art for the forthcoming Bad Religion album, The Dissent of Man, which is in stores on September 28th.
If you look below this sentence, you'll find the full tracklisting:
The Dissent of Man The Day That the Earth Stalled Only Rain The Resist Stance Won’t Somebody The Devil in Stitches Pride and the Pallor Wrong Way Kids Meeting of the Minds Someone to Believe… Read More

Terry Gilliam will direct Arcade Fire’s live YouTube stream

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Terry Gilliam, the American in the Monty Python gang/director of films like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and 12 Monkeys, will be directing the YouTube live broadcast of Arcade Fire's concert at Madison Square Garden on August 5th.
Consequence of Sound reports that the broadcast will begin at 10:00 p.m. EST at Arcade Fire's special… Read More

AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy on soundtrack for Madden ’11

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Football season is back in full swing which means it's time for me to buy one of two video games I get every year. Madden '11 (with Drew Brees on the cover...he better not be cursed now) is out on August 10th and, on top of being a kick-ass game, will also feature a pretty solid rock soundtrack.
This year's game includes tracks from AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, The Hives, Blur, Kiss and even Todd Rundgren. Plus there are also cover version's… Read More

RiO!B episode – July 26, 2010

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Pigeon shits on Kings of Leon
Jimmy… Read More

Jimmy Eat World announce U.S. tour dates

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Jimmy Eat World have announced dates for a fall tour throughout the U.S.
It'll be in support of their forthcoming album, Invented, which is in stores on September 28th. It all kicks off on September 21st in Atlanta, GA and will come to a halt on October 17th in Toronto. Tickets go on sale this weekend to the general public with a pre-sale happening on July 29th. If you sign up for the Jimmy Eat World email list over at their… Read More

Pigeon poops on Kings of Leon bassist

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

A Kings of Leon show in St. Louis was cut short on July 23rd because a pigeon had enough of the band's music and decided to attack in the most foul way possible.
Bassist Jared Followill was minding his own business, playing his bass line to the third song in their set, "Taper Jean Girl," when suddenly a pigeon decided to take a shit and aimed it for his face. That pigeon must have had some lazer accuracy because he nailed Followill's mouth and the band… Read More

RiO! Band of the Week – Wild Tiger

Sunday, July 25th, 2010
There are those of us that, no matter how many new bands are talked about, will never let go of the past. They feel that music of the 80's and 90's still reign supreme over all the new drivel that blogs promote. So to those people I offer up our new band of the week: Wild Tiger.

They may have taken the same pose as Queen from "Bohemian Rhapsody" but this band sounds more like 80's hair metal. Wild Tiger have embraced the loud, brash sound of the decade… Read More