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Featured Artist: At War
Originally formed in 1984, Virginia-based heavy metal trio At War featured Paul Arnold (vocals/bass), Shawn Helsel (guitar), and Dave Stone (drums). After circulating their Eat Lead demo, they recorded two albums of raw, visceral speed metal: 1986's Ordered to Kill and 1988's Retaliatory Strike. Released by the tiny New Renaissance label and suffering from somewhat dicey production quality, these quickly got lost amid the glut of thrash metal bands doing the rounds back then -- despite...
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Top Acts Offer Exclusive Olympic Songs Via AT&T
Several major artists have teamed up with AT&T to provide exclusive motivational songs for the U.S. Olympic Team as it gears up to compete in Beijing.
July 07, 2008
Mariah Carey Launches Summer Krush Series
Surrounded by thousands of screaming fans, Mariah Carey helped launch the second annual Samsung AT&T Summer Krush last night (July 31) with a five-song set at the Hollywood & Highland Center...
August 01, 2008
Fire Critically Injures Two At Austin City Limits
Two people were critically injured and two others hurt after a fire broke out this afternoon (Sept. 14) at the Austin City Limits Festival at Austin's Zilker Park. Thick, black smoke could be seen for...
September 14, 2007
Mariah, Nas, Nelly Set For Free Samsung Shows
Mariah Carey, Gavin Rossdale, LeAnn Rimes, Nelly and Nas, among others, will perform as part of the second annual Samsung AT&T Summer Krush, a free summer concert series designed to highlight...
July 16, 2008
Foos, Plant/Krauss, Beck To Rock Austin City Limits
Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Beck, Manu Chao, John Fogerty, David Byrne, the Raconteurs and the Mars Volta are among the top acts booked for this year's Austin City Limits Music...
April 15, 2008
Radiohead, Rage, NIN, Kanye Set For Lollapalooza
After being leaked by a Chicago newspaper on Friday, the lineup for the 2008 Lollapalooza festival is now official. Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West and Wilco lead the...
April 07, 2008
Usher Partners With Sony Ericsson For Phone, Tour
Usher has teamed with Sony Ericsson to become the face of the mobile phone maker's new Walkman music phone, which will be available later this year.
May 29, 2008
Arcade Fire, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Shine At ACL Fest
The heat showed no signs of breaking at Austin's Zilker Park yesterday (Sep. 15), as the Arcade Fire, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Arctic Monkeys churned out fiery sets to massive crowds at the sixth...
September 16, 2007
Rihanna Fends Off Archuleta Atop Hot 100
Rihanna begins a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Disturbia," but barely fended off the best chart debut in more than 18 months, in the form of David Archuleta's "Crush." His track...
August 21, 2008
Ne-Yo, Jimmy Eat World, Kingston Join Sound Check Series
Ne-Yo, Jimmy Eat World, Gym Class Heroes, Paramore and Sean Kingston will perform as part of the first Samsung Sound Check, a series of free private concerts to begin later this month.
March 13, 2008
Mates Of State Get Busy On Fifth Album
Mates Of State are eight songs deep into writing a new record, due in early 2008 via Barsuk. The as-yet-untitled effort will be the husband-wife duo's fifth set, and follow-up to 2006's "Bring It...
September 26, 2007
The Unclassifiable Lupe Fiasco
"'LupEND' -- that's going to be my last album's title. When you play a videogame, you can only put in three letters for your name and when the game's over, those three letters and 'END' pop up. My...
November 27, 2007
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Australia Prepares For AC/DC Set
AC/DC fans in Australia seem to be overly impatient about waiting seven weeks for the Australian band's first set in eight years.
Edwards Upped At UMPG
Maani Edwards has been promoted to VP of urban creative affairs, West Coast, for Universal Music Publishing Group.
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