Watch: Highlights from night 2 of PJ20 festival

Monday, September 5th, 2011

It happened again! Another night of celebration as Pearl Jam gathered the teeming masses to Alpine Valley theater in Wisconsin for the second night of their 20th anniversary bash. Like the first night, there was another reunion of Temple of the Dog as well as a bunch of collaborations for the diehard PJ fans to take in.
Down below, you can see video of Temple performing "Call Me… Read More

Watch: Highlights from night 1 of PJ20 festival

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

This weekend isn't just Labor Day weekend but it's also the weekend we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pearl Jam's existence. The band is doing so by holding their own festival at the Alpine Valley theater in East Troy, Wisconsin. Night one took place on Saturday night and it was a buffet of goodness for all the diehard PJ fans that made the trip to help the band celebrate. Up top, you can check out a Temple of the Dog reunion that took place as Chris Cornell hit the stage to perform "Hunger Strike" alongside… Read More

RiO!B episode – July 5, 2011

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Miley Cyrus covers Gorillaz
Vedder, Casablancas and Homme cover Marvin Gaye
Foo Fighters/Alice Cooper video
Seasick… Read More

Josh Homme, Eddie Vedder, Julian Casablancas appear on compilation album, Live From Nowhere Near You, Vol. II

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Sometimes compilation albums are just a bore. A bunch of artists are grouped together on an album for a cause but none of the music is new or fresh. This, on the other hand, is the opposite of those first two sentences.
Antiquiet has got itself a track featuring Queens of the Stone Age frontman, Josh Homme, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Julian Casablancas… Read More

Check out: Rave on Buddy Holly

Monday, June 20th, 2011

You see all those names on that album cover? That would make for one hell of a festival, wouldn't it? Well this is the closest you'll get to this collection of musicians all at once and that's by streaming the forthcoming album, Rave on Buddy Holly, over at NPR's website.
The Black Keys, Paul McCartney, My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse, Karen Elson, Julian Casablancas,… Read More

Listen: The Black Keys – “Dearest”

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

A tribute album in honor of Buddy Holly called Rave On Buddy Holly is out on June 28th. Tons of artists including Paul McCartney, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Florence + The Machine, Patti Smith, Julian Casablancas and more appear on the album and cover songs from Holly's catalog. Down below, thanks to Some Kind Of Awesome, you can check out The Black Keys… Read More

The Strokes finish recording their new album

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Every time we've heard about The Strokes and their new album it was always getting its release date pushed back a few months. We first heard it would be out in September of 2010 then frontman Julian Casablancas pushed it to the end of the year and then right into some… Read More

The Strokes’ new album out in January?

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Julian Casablancas has decided to fuck with us yet again.
In a recent interview with Clash Music, the Strokes frontman/solo artist revealed the release date for the upcoming Strokes album.
"I think January. I was told not to predict anymore. But I’m pretty sure it should be out in January," said Casablancas.
The first prediction was that the LP was coming out this September… Read More

RiO!B episode – Mar. 24, 2010

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

American Idiot the movie?
The… Read More

The Strokes recording new album without Julian Casablancas

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

There's excitement in the air over the fact that The Strokes are currently recording their new album and possibly releasing it this September. But apparently there's one Stroke missing from those recording sessions and that's frontman Julian Casablancas.
The singer revealed that he's been away from the studio while the rest of the band has been laying down tracks. He plans on adding vocals at a later date.
"I think they [the other band members] did… Read More