Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, Jack White appearing on U2 tribute album

Monday, October 10th, 2011

We've talked about this album before. Jack White, Patti Smith and Damian Rice would be covering songs from U2's Achtung Baby for an upcoming 20th anniversary tribute album. But we've got the full tracklisting now and it's way more interesting.
Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, Depeche Mode, Garbage, Snow Patrol and more will also appear on the album,… Read More

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Jack White, Depeche Mode appearing on U2 Achtung Baby covers album

Friday, September 9th, 2011

A tribute album honoring the 20th anniversary of U2's classic, Achtung Baby, will feature artists including Jack White, Depeche Mode, Patti Smith, Damian Rice and more covering the songs from the album.
Rolling Stone reports that Bono revealed who would be covering what on the album at a press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival. The frontman… Read More

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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

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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

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RiO!B episode – November 4, 2010

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

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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

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