Jim James starts his own record label
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
How easy is it to start a label? Because everybody and their mom seems to be doing it these days. We just reported on Billy Corgan starting his own label and now rocker/folker/beard enthusiast Jim James is starting one as well.
The My Morning Jacket frontman and his cousin/former bandmate Johnny Quaid have started Removador Recordings and Solutions… Read More
Slayer cancels American Carnage tour
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Weak! That's probably the best way to sum up the news that Slayer had to cancel their American Carnage tour with Megadeth and Testament.
Buzzgrinder reports that Slayer bassist Tom Araya has continued having back problems even though he's tried many different medical procedures.
Slayer's manager Rick Sales commented on the situation. "Tom gave various medical treatments… Read More
Jack White lays out his plan for 2010
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
It's really getting to the point where Jack White can do no wrong. Which is why he's become a topic that we bloggers must write about when he does...anything. So when he laid out his plan for records he wants to release this year, all of our digital ears perked up.
Our bros at Consequence of Sound (via TwentyFourBit)… Read More
Flea creates affordable line of bass guitars
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Leave it to Flea to come up with an amazing idea all in the name of educating the little childrens. NME reports that the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has launched his own line of affordable bass guitars after he saw the crap basses that were being used by kids he was teaching.
Flea teaches kids how to play instruments at his Silverlake Conservatory… Read More
American Idiot on Broadway this April
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Rock fans and musical lovers can rejoice over the news that Green Day's epic album turned stage show, American Idiot, will take over Broadway on April 20, 2010.
It's been announced that the show will open at the St. James Theater with previews starting on March 24th. So far there's been no cast announcements as of yet. The show, which had a brief but successful run at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in California, starred Tony Award winning actor… Read More
Muse may write soundtrack for Clash of the Titans
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Is it just me or are a lot of rock bands starting to love the world of soundtracks? After the success of New Moon musical compilation, it seems that the way for bands to go for more exposure and probably more money is the soundtrack route. Case in point; NME is reporting that Muse may write the soundtrack to the upcoming film Clash Of The Titans.
Frontman Matt Bellamy spoke to the Daily… Read More
Thom Yorke writes three new songs for soundtrack
Monday, January 4th, 2010
It's like a google alert in my brain goes off when the name Thom Yorke is mentioned on the world wide web. In this case our buddies over at TwentyFourBit grabbed the inside scoop on a soundtrack that Thom is writing three new songs for.
TFB spoke with director Dirk Simon about his upcoming documentary When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun. The film… Read More
Josh Klinghoffer confirms he is the new RHCP guitarist
Monday, January 4th, 2010
We can apparently put another rumor to rest. Musicradar reports that Josh Klinghoffer, the alleged new guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, has confirmed that he is the new funky axeman for the band.
Klinghoffer's name came up in blog posts all over the interwebs after it was announced that John Frusciante was quitting… Read More
MGMT, John Frusciante and more on David Bowie tribute album
Monday, January 4th, 2010
David Bowie is getting the tribute treatment. But unlike a lot of other tribute albums this one actually shows promise as bands like MGMT, Soulwax, Duran Duran and artists like John Frusciante step up to the plate and create their own interpretations of the Thin White Duke's tunes.
TwentyFourBit recently revealed the tracklisting for the album which also… Read More
