New R.E.M. album to feature collabs with Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Well, the new R.E.M. album just got a lot cooler...as if that was even possible.
A Spin magazine interview with multi-instrumentalist Mike Mills has revealed that the band got some special guests to appear on Collapse Into Now including Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith and Peaches. Smith sings on two songs, "All The Best" and "Blue," while Vedder brings his… Read More
RiO!B episode – November 3, 2010
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010Watch: Alter Bridge w/Slash – “Rise Today”
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
For most of the year, Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy toured with Slash as the lead singer of his solo band. So Slash decided to return the favor by appearing on stage with AB in Stockholm, Sweden to provide his guitar stylings to their song "Rise Today" (via Blabbermouth).
Iron Maiden announce 2011 tour dates
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Iron Maiden have been touring like crazy in support of their latest album, The Final Frontier, but they're nowhere near done yet.
Bruce Dickinson and the boys will be hopping on their plane, "Ed Force One," and jet set around 5 continents starting February 11th with a show in Moscow, Russia. Following that show, they'll play in places like Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, the U.S. and the nordic countries… Read More
First round of SXSW 2011 performers announced
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
South by Southwest 2011 is going to be an amazing time for me. Not just because we have our very own panel during the music portion of the festival but because the first batch of performers was announced and it's looking quite promising.
Among the more prominent acts appearing in Austin next year include A Place To Bury Strangers, Klaxons, Toro Y Moi, Jon Fratelli formerly of The Fratellis, Starfucker, MSTRKRFT and… Read More
Joy Division releasing 10-disc box set
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
I know that Joy Division hasn't been talked about much here on the RiO!B but don't think that we don't hold Ian Curtis near and dear to our hearts. Which is why I'm excited to report (via CoS) that a 10-disc box set featuring 10 singles from throughout their career on vinyl and their corresponding b-sides will be out this holiday season.
The set, which was curated… Read More
The set, which was curated… Read More
Interpol announce 2011 North American tour
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
Didn't get a chance to see Interpol when they were on tour earlier this year? No big whoop. They're coming back around in 2011.
The band has announced a shit ton (scientific term) of tour dates that will stretch into the summer of next year. The first show is on November 3rd in Washington, D.C. at Constitution Hall. Following that performance will be shows in Pennsylvania and NYC before the band heads off to Europe until January 27th. Their first show back… Read More
