I love the Smashing Pumpkins. Without a doubt, this was the band of my youth and the music and lyrics still resonate with me to this day. Probably always will. My thoughts on Billy Corgan looking for a drummer to replace Jimmy Chamberlin, hence, are a bit conflicted. I would… Read More →
Fans of the late glam rock icon Marc Bolan have launched a petition drive to have the former T.Rex frontman enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. The move includes a newly launched online petition making the rounds on the web, which assures the… Read More →
The All Points West Music & Arts Festival will be back at Liberty State Park for three nights starting July 31. More than 65 artists are scheduled to appear, with Coldplay, Beastie Boys, and Tool headlining. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 3. (Photo copyright Gannett Suburban Newspapers/Ryan Murphy)... Read More →
Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy tells Roling Stone Magazine that the band’s next release will be their best, and will feature more studio work than their jam-based Sky Blue Sky release from 2007. “We wanted to go in there with more of an eye for sculpting something sonically,” Tweedy said. RS… Read More →
The anticipated rock festival to mark Woodstock’s 40th anniversary with shows in New York and Berlin may not happen after all — at least not this year. The show’s producers tell Rolling Stone Magazine that the planning is far behind schedule and may force the event into next year. “It… Read More →
The Dead today confirmed over at cloud.dead.net that they’ll perform three shows on Monday at three different venues: an acoustic set (Bob Weir/Phil Lesh/Warren Haynes) at Angel Orensanz (showtime 5 p.m.), an electric full-band (including Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Jeff Chimenti) set at The Gramercy Theatre (showtime 8 p.m.)... Read More →
Coldplay will go on hiatus after they wrap up their current world tour, contactmusic.com reports today. Lead guitarist Jonny Buckland says the top-selling British alternative rockers have already spent more time on the road than they originally intended — and they don’t fans to get sick of their music. (photo… Read More →
Two-day passes to the Disco Biscuits’ “Bisco Inferno” Colorado run sold out in only four minutes last week. As a result, the band has announced that their previously scheduled May 29 performance has been moved to a larger venue: Denver’s Ogden Theatre. All passes already purchased will be honored at… Read More →
Alternative metal rockers Tool will be hitting the road again this summer, their first tour since an 18-month road trip wrapped up in December, 2007, Rolling Stone reports. The Grammy-winning band told fans this week on their website that there are no specific dates yet, but that “once they are… Read More →
E Street Band guitarist Little Steven Van Zandt is lashing out at Primal Scream, claiming that the Scottish alternative rockers turned down an offer to tour the U.S., London’s Guardian reports today. And Van Zandt didn’t stop there. He called Primal Scream singer and co-founder Bobby Gillespie a “drug addict”... Read More →
“Arrogance is the first word that comes to mind,” noted record producer Tony Visconti once said of Marc Bolan. “He was really full of it, and he knew he was great. He could back it up, though.” Yeah, I know. Bolan’s hit “Bang a Gong” is a rock classic —... Read More →
The artist-again-known-as-Prince is jumping back into the spotlight in a big way. The 50-year-old musical prodigy, born Prince Rogers Nelson, is releasing three albums simultaneously, in addition to playing three L.A. shows in one day on March 28. Talk about a full plate. (photo courtesy of Jennifer Graylock/Associated Press) Prince… Read More →
In news that will shock and upset at least one member of the Listening Room staff, Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin announced Friday he has left the band. The news was first posted on the band’s website without any additional details as to the reasons for his abrupt departure. Chamberlin’s… Read More →
Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, is planning a brief North American tour that will take him to Toronto and New York, according to USA Today. The shows are to coincide with the release in early May of Yusuf’s next album, To Warm You Through The Night,... Read More →
Still waiting to see how Bob Dylan responds to the latest issue floating around his Malibu estate. Specifically, the folk/rock legend has been hampered lately by complaints from neighbors of his expansive Mailbu spread because the port-a-potties he makes his staff use are spreading toxic funes around the neighborhood, or… Read More →