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RiO!B episode – November 22, 2011

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:54:17 +0000

Bruce Springsteen releasing new album in 2012

Muse in the studio recording new album

The Black Keys appearing on SNL

Check out previously unreleased Radiohead demos

Lollapalooza Chilé and Brazil lineups released

Gorillaz releasing own line of shoes

Muse in the studio working on next album

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:08:17 +0000

Look at Matt Bellamy peeking out behind the bristles of a broom in a recording studio…..recording studio?!

Yes, ladies and punk-asses, Muse is in the studio working on their next album and may possibly try to top the epicosity (it’s a real word, yo) of their last release, The Resistance. The picture up top comes from Muse’s Twitter account and compliments the tweet that Bellamy threw out to the world which reads, “About to start some recording tomorrow. What musical direction shall we go in?”

Before you answer, he offers up a combination of his own. “Ok, will start on christian gangsta rap jazz odyssey, some ambient rebellious dubstep and face melting metal flamenco cowboy psychedelia.” Sounds promising.

So when will this over the top musical spectacle be released? According to the band’s manager, Anthony Addis, it should be out in fall of 2012. Addis told Billboard.biz, “Hopefully, [the album] might come out October next year. They’ve written a lot of material already but you don’t know how it’s going to gel between them all. They write constantly. They write on the road, so before or after a gig they’ll write nearly every night. It’s a serious process, but you don’t know how it’s going to turn out [until] you start practicing it together, because everybody’s done it individually.”

I’ll tentatively mark my calendar for October. But lightly so it’s easy to white out in case the date is wrong.

Rage Against the Machine release L.A. show details

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:08:28 +0000

If you’re the lucky fuck who’s going to be at the Rage Against the Machine show on July 30th in Los Angeles that also has Muse and Rise Against playing, just know that I hate you. But I’m not one to slow you down from seeing amazing music so here are some details you need to know.

Tickets for the show are going on sale Friday, May 13th at 10:00 am PT and will run you from $69-$99. Which isn’t bad considering you get Rage, Muse, Rise Against and now The Roots, Immortal Technique and El Gran Silencio.

Oh, you need to know where the show is, don’t you? Well if you head towards the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, you’ll find the show you’re looking for provided you get tickets.

Have fun. Rock out. I hate you.

Muse, Coldplay, Foo Fighters headlining Lollapalooza

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:24:30 +0000

Here it is, guys. The festival lineup you’ve been waiting for. Lollapalooza, which runs from August 5-7 in Chicago’s Grant Park, has revealed the lineup for its 20th anniversary.

Muse, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, My Morning Jacket and Eminem will takeover on headlining duties. Rolling Stone also reports that A Perfect Circle, Deadmau5, The Cars, Ween, Bright Eyes, Cold War Kids, Best Coast, Smith Westerns, Big Audio Dynamite, Explosions in the Sky and more will perform at Perry Farrell’s musical extravaganza.

Three day passes go for $215 and can be bought at the Lollapalooza website. You can also rock some VIP passes if you have $800 burning a hole in your platinum lined pocket. Plenty more artists will be announced soon. ~~We’ll update as soon as we get the names.~~ We got those artists and they’re all listed down below. Enjoy.

Lollapalooza 2011 lineup:

Headliners:
Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5, A Perfect Circle, Cee Lo Green, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas, the Cars, Ween.

Other Lollapalooza acts:
An Horse, Arctic Monkeys, Atmosphere, Beats Antique, Beirut, Best Coast, Big Audio Dynamite, Black Cards, Black Lips, Boy & Bear, Bright Eyes, Cage the Elephant, Chico Trujillo, Christina Perri, City and Colour, Cold War Kids, Crystal Castles, Cults, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Death From Above 1979, Deftones, Delta Spirit, Disappears, DJ Mel, Dom.

Electric Touch, Ellie Goulding, Explosions in the Sky, Fences, Fitz & the Tantrums, Flogging Molly, Foster the People, Friendly Fires, Gold Motel, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Grouplove.

Imelda May, Iration, J. Roddy Walston and the Business, Julia Easterlin, Kerli, Kids These Days, Lia Ices, Lissie, Local Natives, Lord Huron, Los Bunkers, Lykke Li, Manchester Orchestra, Maps & Atlases, Mayer Hawthorne & the County, Noah & The Whale.

OK Go, Patrick Stump, Phantogram, Portugal the Man, Ratatat, Reptar, Rival Schools, Ruby Jane, Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses, Ryan Leslie, Sam Adams, Skylar Grey, Sleigh Bells, Smith Westerns.

TAB the Band, Tennis, the Chain Gang of 1974, the Drums, the Joy Formidable, the Kills, the Kingston Springs, the Mountain Goats, the Naked and Famous, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the Pretty Reckless, the Vaccines, Tinie Tempah, Titus Andronicus, Two Door Cinema Club, Typhoon, White Lies, Wye Oak, Ximena Saritana, Young Man, Young the Giant.

Muse, The Black Keys headlining Kanrocksas

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:17:39 +0000

“What the fuck is Kanrocksas?” the reader asked as his eyes gazed upon his computer screen. That ridiculous word is the name of a brand new music festival which, in its inaugural year, has Muse, Eminem and The Black Keys headlining. Not so ridiculous now, is it?

Taking place in Kansas City, Kansas at the Kansas Speedway on August 4th and 5th, Kanrocksas also has acts including A Perfect Circle, The Flaming Lips, Flogging Molly, Fitz and the Tantrums, Arctic Monkeys, Primus and more performing over the course of two days. Which means Lollapalooza has got another midwestern festival to compete with around the exact same time of year.

Tickets for the festival go on sale starting April 29th but an early bird special starts Tuesday, April 26th. Early bird passes will run you for $179 and VIP passes for $359. Camping is also included in the price of the pass. So if you can’t make it up to Chicago for Lolla but still want the festival experience, this might not be an all bad substitute. Head to the festival’s website for more info.

Rage Against the Machine playing L.A. this summer

admin — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:58:45 +0000

Well….this looks promising. Rage Against the Machine along with Muse and Rise Against on the same bill?

Our good friends at Consequence of Sound have uncovered a piece of information that was posted on Coachella’s Facebook page that says RATM is playing in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 30th and that Muse and Rise Against will provide support. So far, no other details outside of the bands and a date have been revealed. Here’s hoping this is actually going to happen.

Rage haven’t played in the U.S. since their concert in L.A. last summer with Conor Oberst. The concert was a Sound Strike event which stood against the immigration bill that was trying to be passed in Arizona.

Here are your 2011 Grammy winners

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:50:57 +0000

What a big night for rock music at the Grammys. While the majority of the ceremony was on par with getting kicked in the scrotum by a mule (follow my Twitter to check out my commentary,) some highlights included a performance from Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and Arcade Fire and wins for Black Keys, Iron Maiden, Neil Young, and Arcade Fire for Album of the Year. All the winners are listed down below along with videos of the rock performances.

Album of the Year:
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

Best Rock Album:
Muse – The Resistance

Best Alternative Album:
The Black Keys – Brothers

Best Rock Song:
Neil Young – “Angry World”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Jeff Beck – “Hammerhead”

Best Metal Performance:
Iron Maiden – “El Dorado”

Best Hard Rock Performance:
Them Crooked Vultures – “New Fang”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:
The Black Keys – “Tighten Up”

Best Solo Rock Performance:
Paul McCartney – “Helter Skelter”

And now…the performances you should have paid attention to (thanks to The Audio Perv)

Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers and Bob Dylan

Muse

Arcade Fire – “Month Of May”

Arcade Fire – “Ready To Start”

RiO!B episode – January 4, 2011

admin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:14:02 +0000

Foo Fighters finish new album

White Stripes re-issue Captain Beefheart covers

Jane’s Addiction get new bassist

Social Distortion – “California (Hustle and Flow)”

Robbie Robertson releasing new solo album

Paramore respond to the Farros

Muse in Space

RiO!B episode – December 27, 2010

admin — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:56:46 +0000

New Gorillaz album

Radiohead release concert film

Muse release interactive videos

Live concert video from Nine Inch Nails

Free Klaxons EP

Beady Eye release music video

Check out two interactive videos from Muse

admin — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:16:16 +0000

The gifts just kept on coming this Christmas; not just from under the tree but from the Internet and the rock bands who utilized it. There was Radiohead, Gorillaz, Klaxons, Nine Inch Nails and now we can add Muse to the list of bands who decided to spread some holiday cheer.

Up top is a video of the band performing “Uprising” at Wembley Stadium in London and down below you can watch them play “Citizen Erased.” Good videos for sure but here’s where the fun kicks in. Head over to their website and the videos become interactive. You can watch them perform from different parts of the stage and different parts of the arena. And you thought you were just getting some more live concert videos. How mistaken you were.