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Featured Artist: Big, Big Furnace
The indie rock/emo pop outfit Big Big Furnace from Madison, WI, features members Matthew Loos (guitar, vocals), Josh Erdman (guitar), Danny Doepke (bass), and Tim Benn (drums). Formed in the late '90s, the quartet has issued a pair of releases, a self-titled five-track EP in 2000 and 2001's full-length Soundtrack to a Midwestern Winter. In addition, Big Big Furnace has seen some tracks appear on three editions of the internationally distributed BMX bicycle videozine Props, while their...
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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
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
John Rich Recording Solo Album
John Rich, who along with Big Kenny Alphin makes up genre-bending duo Big & Rich, will release a solo album later this year on Warner Bros.
January 25, 2008
Chesney Ramps Up Stadium Dates For '08 Tour
Kenny Chesney will play 14 stadiums this summer on his 2008 Poets & Pirates tour, the most yet for country's top touring artist. The first stadium on Chensey's route is Williams Brice Stadium in...
January 14, 2008
Willie Nelson's World
When superstar Kenny Chesney and veteran producer Buddy Cannon were approached about producing the iconic Willie Nelson, Chesney says he had two goals in mind. "I wanted to keep the element of Willie...
January 17, 2008
Coachella Moves 2009 Dates Up Two Weeks
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is moving its 2009 dates up two weeks to April 17-19. The event will take place as usual at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., with a lineup to be...
October 06, 2008
Iglesias Jr. Triumphs On 'Gone Country'
Latin star Julio Iglesias Jr., whose father famously dueted with Willie Nelson, is the winner of the CMT reality show "Gone Country."
March 10, 2008
VH1 To Air 'Station Fire' Special On Sunday
VH1 and VH1 Classic will air a one-hour concert special on Sunday (March 23) to remember the five-year anniversary of the fire that killed 100 people during a Great White concert at the Station...
March 21, 2008
Country, Pop Stars Set For Livestock Show
Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus and Rascal Flatts are among the 21 artists slated to play the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo at Reliant Park from March 3-22.
January 07, 2008
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Burke, Take That Reign Again On U.K. Charts
As Alexandra Burke's "Hallelujah" (Syco Music/Sony BMG) started a third week as the U.K.'s No. 1 single yesterday (Jan. 4) and Take That's "The Circus" (Polydor) a fifth atop the album chart, top newcomer status went to much-feted electronica star Lady GaGa. Her U.S. hit "Just Dance" (Polydor) featuring Colby O'Donis, took its U.K. bow at No. 3.
China Targets Big Web Sites In Internet Crackdown
China has launched a crackdown on websites as the country enters a politically sensitive year, with officials accusing search engines including Baidu and Google of spreading pornography and vulgarity.
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