RiO!B episode – September 29, 2011

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Lou Reed & Metallica - "The View"
Korn releasing dubstep album in December
Biohazard releasing album in January
Guns… Read More

Radiohead performing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon next week

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

As if Late Night With Jimmy Fallon didn't already have a monopoly on the late night TV circuit for getting the best musical acts, it's now been confirmed, via At Ease, that Radiohead will appear on the show on Monday, October 3rd.
Granted, the appearance has been pre-taped but it'll still be cool to see. It will consist of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood… Read More

Watch: MGMT play “Lucifer Sam” on Fallon

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Day three of the week long Pink Floyd tribute on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon featured psych-rockers MGMT covering the track "Lucifer Sam" from Floyd's The Piper At The Gates of Dawn. Check it out up top (via The Audio Perv).
Two more days of the tribute… Read More

Watch: Blink-182 – “Hearts All Gone”

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

From one of the better tracks off of Blink-182's Neighborhoods comes a music video capturing the live element of the band. Check out the clip for "Hearts All Gone" up top and watch Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge rip through the track in front of thousands of screaming admirers on the Honda Civic tour.
I'm so glad Hoppus sings on this track because his voice is one that should be heard waaaay more often on the album. I'll be releasing my review of the album this coming Saturday so be on… Read More

RiO!B presents Pro/Con: Nirvana

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

What happens when we take someone who has never heard a rock band before and play their music for them for the first time? This is the brand new segment on the RiO!B called Pro/Con. Up top, my mother listens to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for the first time and offers up her review.
What bands should we profile next on Pro/Con? Let us know! Read More

Watch: Foo Fighters with Roger Waters – “In The Flesh”

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Night two of the Pink Floyd tribute on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon paired Floyd frontman, Roger Waters, and the Foo Fighters as they blasted through the opening track of The Wall, "In The Flesh." It's funny because the night before, I saw the Foos perform at the Izod Center in New Jersey and they… Read More

Listen: Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Butch Vig talk Nevermind with Jon Stewart

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

The 20th anniversary of Nevermind is a monumental occasion. It's the album that made everyone know who Nirvana was, the album that many feel changed the landscape of rock music and, for some, the album that got people into rock music.
Even though Kurt Cobain is no longer here, former bassist Krist Novocelic, former drummer/Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Nevermind producer Butch Vig sat down to reminisce about the making of the… Read More

RiO!B episode – September 27, 2011

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
R.E.M. breaks up
Radiohead on Saturday Night Live
Radiohead… Read More

Guns N’ Roses, The Cure, Beastie Boys on short list for Rock Hall nominees

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

The 2012 short list of potential nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been released and it means we finally may see that Guns N' Roses reunion we've all been waiting for.
Billboard reports that a total of fifteen finalists appear on this list and it will be narrowed down to the five acts that will be inducted on April 14th. First time nominees include… Read More

Watch: The Shins play “Breathe” on Fallon

Monday, September 26th, 2011

In honor of the fact that Pink Floyd is re-issuing its entire catalog this week, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon is paying tribute to the psych-rockers by inviting bands to play songs from Floyd's albums.
First up was The Shins who took on "Breathe" from Dark Side Of The Moon. Check it out up top and get ready for Tuesday night when Foo Fighters play "Another Brick… Read More