The Strokes Bail On Remaining Weezer Dates
NEW YORK (Strokes Fans Website) - After canceling three of their five dates with Weezer, the Strokes now won't be able to do any of the shows. It seems Strokes singer Julian Casablancas' knee injury isn't properly healing, and the band won't be able to perform July 29 in Atlanta and July 30 in Nashville. ...
| Radiohead-mania: New Radiohead Tracks Hit The Web!
NEW YORK (Radiohead Official Website) - Just days after playing new songs while on tour in Europe (Portugal), Radiohead�s new material has made its ways onto the web. The band premiered nine new songs during two shows earlier this the week in Portugal. The MP3 bootlegs, which are making their way around ...
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Radiohead Plays Nine New Songs In Portugal
LISBON, Portugal (Radiohead Fans Website) - Radiohead previewed nine new songs Monday night (July 22) in Lisbon, Portugal. The concert was the opening date of the English band's European tour and it's first show in nine months. In its two sets plus an encore at the Coliseu dos Recreios, the band featured ...
| Jimmy Eat World Goes Platinum!
LOS ANGELES (DreamWorks Records) - One year after its release, Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American has reached platinum status for sales of 1 million, according to its label, DreamWorks Records. The album's success is due in large part to the popularity of the multi-format hit single 'The Middle', and, ...
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Foo Fighters Confirm Album Title, Track Listing For Fourth Effort
NEW YORK (Foo Fighters Official Website) - If Dave Grohl is to be believed, all 11 tracks on the forthcoming Foo Fighters album are "killer." Grohl confirmed the album's title, One by One, and its track listing on the band's official Web site. "It is fucking on!" writes Grohl. "This little note marks ...
| Blink-182's Tom DeLonge Has A Girl - Skye Hoppus On ePregnancy Cover
LOS ANGELES (Blink-182 Fans Forums) - Blink-182's Tom DeLonge and his wife, Jennifer, had a baby girl Monday (July 15) morning at 5:30 a.m. in La Jolla, Calif. The baby, named Ava Elizabeth DeLonge, weighed in at just over seven pounds at Scripps Hosptial, according to a label spokesperson. A rep for ...
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Plea For Peace/Take Action Tour With Jimmy Eat World Sets Some Dates
NEW YORK (Alternative Magazine) - The second Plea for Peace/Take Action Tour - featuring Jimmy Eat World, the Promise Ring, Bouncing Souls, and others - has firmed up some of its itinerary. As it looks now, the tour (also featuring Cave In, Cursive, Poison the Well, Common Rider, Le Tigre, Anti-Flag, ...
| Coldplay Unveils Post-Club Tour Arena Dates
NEW YORK (Coldplay Fans Website) - As promised, Coldplay will hit U.S. arenas in September, following its smaller club tour in August. The new batch of dates will run from Sept. 4 in Seattle through Sept. 24 in Chicago. As previously reported, Coldplay will play smaller clubs from Aug. 6 through Aug. ...
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Pearl Jam Album Set For Nov. 19; Year-End Shows Tentative
NEW YORK (Pearl Jam Fans Website) - Epic Records has finally confirmed an exact release date for the seventh studio album from Pearl Jam. Earlier this month, the group said the album would be due in November, but Epic announced on Monday (July 15) that it's on their release schedule for Nov. 19. In ...
| Puddle Of Mudd, OLP & Disturbed To Rock Hall Of Fame
NEW YORK (RnR Hall Of Fame) - Puddle Of Mudd is set to play the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on Tuesday (July 16) night. Other modern rockers scheduled to play the Cleveland museum include Andrew W.K. (July 23), Trust Company (July 24), Avril Lavigne (July 30), Disturbed (August 7), New Found Glory (August ...
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Travis Drummer's Surgery Was 'Completely Successful'
LONDON, UK (Travisonline Official Website) - Travis drummer Neil Primrose is recovering nicely from his surgery on Thursday (July 11) to repair an injury to his vertebrae after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool. The band posted this update on travisonline.com on Friday (July 12): "We are ...
| Avril Lavigne skates straight to the top
LOS ANGELES (USA Today) - What's the secret to 17-year-old singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne's runaway success? According to Geoff Mayfield, director of charts at Billboard, "It's not complicated. It's Complicated." The latter is the hit tune that has established the Ontario-based artist (whose name is ...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Brave Rain At Ellis Island
NEW YORK (NY Alternative Magazine) - The Red Hot Chili Peppers braved the rain at Ellis Island in New York City to deliver a 90-minute set of new and old material on Tuesday night (July 9). The show, which was commissioned by the Parks Department, was staged for radio winners, family members of 9/11 ...
| Travis drummer 'injures spine'
LONDON, UK (Travis Fans Website) - The drummer of Scottish rock band Travis has suffered a suspected spinal injury in a swimming pool accident. Other members of the band rushed to pull Neil Primrose out of the water after the accident in France. He was taken to a local hospital in Belfort and the band's ...
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Richard Ashcroft To Reveal 'Human Conditions' in October
LONDON, UK (Daily Telegraph) - Richard Ashcroft has revealed the title of his upcoming second solo album: Human Conditions, tentatively set for release in October. The former singer of the Verve follows up his 2000 solo bow, Alone With Everybody, once again working with producer Chris Potter, who co-helmed ...
| Incubus Lines Up Morning View Headlining Tour Beginning Aug. 31
NEW YORK (Incubus Official Website) - Incubus recently wrapped its 50-date Civic Tour Presents Incubus Morning View tour over the July 4th weekend, but if you missed them, don't be discouraged. The band will hit the road for another massive headlining tour beginning Aug. 31 in Reno, Nev. Shortened this ...
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Nickelback To Issue DVD, New Single
NEW YORK (Nickelback Official Website) - Despite prolonged major success for Nickelback and projects linked to its frontman, Chad Kroeger, the Canadian rockers don't look to be slowing down any time soon with promoting its multi-platinum album, Silver Side Up. The group has a new single and accompanying ...
| Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner Kicks Off Solo Tour July 27
LOS ANGELES (Soul Asyloum Fans Website) - Soul Asylum singer Dave Pirner will kick off a solo tour on July 27 in Columbus, Ohio. Pirner, who's been doing solo dates regularly for the past year or so, is touring in support of his debut solo album, Faces & Names, which is due July 30 on Ultimatum Music. ...
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Coldplay Follows Up New Album with Short Club Outing
NEW YORK (Coldplay Official Website) - UK rock act Coldplay has announced a short club tour of major U.S. cities for the month of August. It's the band's first visit to the States in a year. U.K. rock act Coldplay has announced a short club tour of major U.S. cities for the month of August. It's the ...
| Chili Peppers To Rock 150-Foot Woman
NEW YORK (NY CHR radio) - The Red Hot Chili Peppers are on their way to New York to help in the city�s revitalisation. The band will be holding a �Pep Rally� performance on the home of the Statue of Liberty, New York�s Ellis Island. 450 tickets will be available to businesses in lower Manhattan and ...
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