To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International, the group has released a massive compilation called Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International. The four disc compilation, featuring 75 tracks, can be streamed for free over at Amnesty's Facebook page. The album will be released on January 24th with all the profits going to Amnesty International. Included in this compilation are bands like… Read More
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
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
The newest episode of No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain piqued my interest primarily because Josh Homme, frontman of Queens of the Stone Age/Them Crooked Vultures, was the special guest on the episode. And besides seeing Bourdain and Homme drink, eat and fuck around in the Northern California desert for an hour, Homme also recorded some music for the episode. While I'm not sure if that soundtrack will ever see the light of day, up top you can check out b-roll of the episode that features… Read More
Nothing like a stand off in the deserts of...Los Angeles. Okay that set up didn't pan out like I thought I would but there was a stand off in L.A last night between S.W.A.T. and former Queens of the Stone Age/current Kyuss Lives! bassist, Nick Oliveri. TMZ.com reports that police were called to Oliveri's home by a neighbor… Read More
Boy oh boy. What a weekend, right? The Glastonbury festival, what some consider to be the best music festival on earth, ended up wowing, surprising and shocking festival attendees and those of us who watched from home. Between headlining sets from Coldplay, U2 and Beyonce to surprise sets from Radiohead and Pulp, this year's installment had something for everyone. Now since we're a rock music website, we're gonna bring you the highlights from some… Read More
Pearl Jam is 20 years old this year and what better way to celebrate than with a two-day birthday party! The details of PJ's 20th anniversary festival have been released and here's what you need to know. The festival goes down at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, WI on September 3-4 and the band will headline both nights. But they also invited some of their friends to join in on the festivities. The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age, Mudhoney, Liam Finn, John Doe… Read More
