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Rogue Wave
The only thing bands like to do less than be an opening band is be the first band to play at a festival.
June 19, 2008
Billboard Bits: Beck, Liz Phair, Bonnaroo
The first fruit of Beck's work with producer Danger Mouse has hit the Web.
May 19, 2008
Ben Folds Eyeing September For New Album
Ben Folds is hoping to have his next album out in September, but he plans to keep previewing new songs at shows before then, including appearances at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, the...
April 25, 2008
Widespread Panic Subs For Allmans At Bonnaroo
Widespread Panic has been named as the closing main stage act of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, set for June 12-15 in Manchester, Tenn.
April 17, 2008
Pearl Jam Recharges For Summer Tour
After playing just two shows in 2007, Pearl Jam will return to the road this summer for a 10-date tour beginning June 11 in West Palm Beach, Fla. The dates come in conjunction with the group's...
March 20, 2008
Billboard Bits: R.E.M., Chris Rock, Craig Morgan
R.E.M. has launched a site that offers fans and aspiring videographers the chance to cobble together their own video for "Supernatural Superserious," the first single from the band's forthcoming...
February 14, 2008
Metallica, Pearl Jam, Kanye Set For Bonnaroo
The seventh annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has rolled out its most diverse lineup yet for 2008, with Metallica, Pearl Jam, Kanye West, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson and My Morning Jacket...
February 06, 2008
Metallica, My Morning Jacket Sizzle On Bonnaroo Day One
In its first major U.S. outdoor festival date in several years, Metallica ran through a blistering, two-hour set Friday (June 13) to headline the first official day of music at the seventh Bonnaroo...
June 14, 2008
Plant/Krauss, Panic Bring Bonnaroo Back To Its Roots
If the first two days of Bonnaroo 2008 featured some of the heaviest rock bands ever to play the seven-year-old festival, the final day of music was a relatively sedate one focusing on American roots,...
June 16, 2008
Organizers: Bonnaroo A Success Despite No Sell-Out
An ambitious lineup helped the seventh Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival overcome inflated gas prices and a more crowded North American festival scene to post attendance of more than 70,000.
June 16, 2008
Pearl Jam Mixes Rarities, Hits, Politics At Bonnaroo
Pearl Jam capped its headlining slot Saturday at Bonnaroo with an impassioned rendering of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," with frontman Eddie Vedder urging the sprawling throng to vote for...
June 15, 2008
Metallica Names New Album 'Death Magnetic'
Metallica's new album will be titled "Death Magnetic" and is expected in September via Warner Bros. The news was revealed over the weekend via the band's Web site.
June 16, 2008
Metallica Warms Up For Bonnaroo With Tiny Gig
Metallica rarely turns down the chance to pack its stadium-sized sound into a tiny venue, and Thursday was no different, as the group warmed up for its Bonnaroo peformance tonight with a nine-song set...
June 13, 2008
Bonnaroo: Veterans Lesh, Helm, King Hit The Right Notes
Music veterans like Phil Lesh, Levon Helm and B.B. King showed the younger generation a thing or two on the second day of Bonnaroo, offering a strong contrast to performances by rockers like Pearl Jam...
June 15, 2008
My Morning Jacket Set For 'SNL,' Euro Tour
My Morning Jacket will make its "Saturday Night Live" debut when it serves as the musical guest on the May 10 taping of the NBC show. The group will introduce material from its upcoming album, "Evil...
April 14, 2008
Kanye Lashes Out Over Bonnaroo Experience
At the time, the delay was blamed on production issues with West's high-tech stage scheme and the fact that Pearl Jam's set before West ran an hour long. West was supposed to perform at 2:45 a.m. but...
June 25, 2008
Ulrich Promises 'Dynamic' New Metallica Album
Metallica is "a couple of nips and tucks" away from completeting its next album, which is still on target for a September release, according to drummer Lars Ulrich. "We've pretty much finished the...
May 16, 2008
Metallica, The Offspring Lead Weenie Roast Lineup
Metallica, the Offspring, the Raconteurs, Rise Against, Bad Religion,
Pennywise and the Bravey are among the acts confirmed for KROQ-Los Angeles' Weenie Roast, to be held May 17 at the Verizon...
May 05, 2008
Pearl Jam Plans To Let New Songs 'Grow Up'
Pearl Jam has gotten a start on its next album, but it's still in "its very infant stages" according to guitarist Mike McCready.
May 15, 2008
Johnson Steps Up Green Efforts On Tour
Already at the forefront of environmental activism within the music business, Jack Johnson is stepping up his efforts on his summer tour, which begins June 13 outside Indianapolis.
March 03, 2008
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Web Reaction: Apple Drops DRM
Apple iTunes' announcement that it will begin offering DRM-free music from all four major labels and will add a new pricing scheme for tracks today was, to say the least, covered extensively. Below, a round-up of reaction from around the Web and what the move means for comsumers, Apple and the labels.
Leona Lewis Signs Deal For Autobiography
Leona Lewis, who won U.K. talent TV show "The X Factor" in 2006 and topped charts around the world with debut album "Spirit," has signed a deal to pen her autobiography with publishing house Hodder & Stoughton.
Rihanna Taking No Wardrobe Risks For Malaysia Show
Rihanna will shun skimpy outfits when she performs in Malaysia next month, the concert's organizers said Tuesday, becoming the latest international star affected by the Muslim-majority country's strict rules on performers' dress.
Best Buy Offers Used iPhones
Retailer Best Buy Co, seeking new ways to appeal to cost-conscious shoppers, said on Tuesday it is selling refurbished versions of Apple Inc's iPhone 3G at its stores that are priced about $50 less than new iPhones.
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