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Paul Weller & Miles Kane Go Mod for John Varvatos Ads
July 11, 2012 11:10 AM EDT Men's edgy lifestyle brand John Varvatos brings English punk legend Paul Weller and fellow UK indie rocker Miles Kane together for its latest campaign. The images for the print ads, taken by Danny Clinch against a gritty pawn shop in Manhattan& ...
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AT&T-Samsung Sign Sponsorship Deal With Rag & Bone, Band of Horses To Play Launch
February 08, 2012 9:00 AM EST AT&T and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) has inked a sponsorship pact with hot fashion brand rag & bone for the U.S. launch of Samsung's new device, the Samsung Galaxy Note , which will be available exclusively at ...
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John Varvatos Grabs Green Day For Spring 2012 Campaign
January 13, 2012 11:50 AM EST Edgy fashion label John Varvatos may be bold enough to house a retail store in the former location of legendary punk club CBGB, but now seems they're rock'n'roll enough for Green Day. The pop-punk trio follows in the footsteps of the ...
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Green Day Signs On as New Face of John Varvatos
January 12, 2012 7:00 PM EST It wasn't long ago that Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was being booted from a Southwest flight for sagging pants and now, he's an official fashion model. The band has signed on to be the new face of John Varvatos' spring c ...
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Santa Barbara Festival Books My Morning Jacket, Cowsills, Rhino Records Films
January 05, 2012 7:13 PM EST Films about the Cowsills, the collaboration between My Morning Jacket and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and two Los Angeles record stores -- Rhino Records and Music Man Murray -- will be screened at the 27th Santa Barbara International Film Fest ...
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Soundgarden / Aug. 5, 2010 / Chicago (Vic Theater)
August 06, 2010 9:42 AM EDT As a warm-up to its big comeback gig closing out Lollapalooza Sunday night, Soundgarden packed Chicago's intimate Vic Theater Thursday (Aug 5). While the original four-piece ably served up two hours of the muscular, sludgy rock they made their ...
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Will.i.am, Tim McGraw Among Artists Tapped For Gillette Campaign
January 11, 2010 12:00 AM EST Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am, Tim McGraw, Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 and the All-American Rejects will be featured in the upcoming Gillette Uncut campaign which will include a series of digital documentary short films on the artists. The Gillette Uncu ...
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The Billboard Q&A: Eddie Vedder (Part Two)
October 26, 2007 12:00 AM EDT The Pearl Jam frontman talks at length with Billboard about his soundtrack for the new Sean Penn-directed film "Into the Wild," its impact on his life, the 2008 election and how his creative process c Continued from page 1... Basically, Se ...
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Blind Melon / Oct. 9, 2007 / New York (Canal Room)
October 24, 2007 12:00 AM EDT To some, Blind Melon are considered a one-hit wonder -- a group whose sunshiny 1993 hit, "No Rain," represents a blip on their rock'n'roll radar. But 12 years after the overdose of singer Shannon Hoon To some, Blind Melon are con ...
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Brad Regroups For NYC Benefit, New Album, Reissues
October 02, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Seattle band Brad hasn't played live in three years, but its Oct. 17 concert in New York is about much more than shaking off the cobwebs. Seattle band Brad hasn't played live in three years, but its Oct. 17 concert in New York is about muc ...
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Foo Fighters Celebrate 'Echoes' At NYC Club Show
September 21, 2007 12:00 AM EDT "Do you guys have the new record?," Dave Grohl teased four songs into the Foo Fighters' surprise show at New York's intimate Fillmore at Irving Plaza last night (Sept. 20). "Do you guys have the new record?," Dave Grohl ...
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Billboard Bits: Pearl Jam, Akwid, Ministry
July 06, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Details are still coming together at deadline, but it seems a sure bet that Pearl Jam fans will have a new live DVD via Rhino to play on repeat before the holidays are out. Details are still coming together at deadline, but it seems a sure bet that ...
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Pearl Jam's 'New' World Order
April 14, 2006 12:00 AM EDT Eddie Vedder chuckles when he looks back on the early years of Pearl Jam's lifecycle and how the group balanced the pressures of success: "You get growing pains when you get taller, but we got them wh Eddie Vedder chuckles when he looks ba ...
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Dear Ryan...
February 15, 2006 12:00 AM EST A big fan takes stock and asks: 'How much is too much?' Ryan Adams had a very busy 2005. He released three Lost Highway albums, one of which a double-disc, and tailed it with a major tour to support the first, "Cold Roses." Since ...
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Stipe Covers Arthur Song For Katrina Relief
February 02, 2006 12:00 AM EST R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has recorded singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur's "In the Sun" for a digital EP, proceeds from which will benefit Mercy Corps' efforts to rebuild New Orleans neighborhoods d R.E.M. frontman Michael Stip ...
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Foos Rock Hard, Sing Softly On New Album
May 11, 2005 12:00 AM EDT The Foo Fighters present two distinct sides of their musical personalities on "In Your Honor," which offers one disc each of electric and acoustic songs. The 20-track album is due June 14 via RCA; fir The Foo Fighters present two distinct ...
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Springsteen Spiffs Up 'Devils & Dust'
March 07, 2005 12:00 AM EST In addition to the standard audio tracks on one side, the DVD side will sport acoustic renditions of the title track, "Long Time Comin'," "Reno," All I'm Thinkin' About" and "Matamoras Banks," filmed ...
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Phish Management Company To Close
November 30, 2004 12:00 AM EST With the final, rain-soaked Phish fest in Coventry, Vt., now in the books after a lengthy refund reconciliation, longtime band manager John Paluska will dismantle the band's Burlington, Vt.-based mana With the final, rain-soaked Phish fest in C ...
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Phish To Reward Spurned Festival Fans
August 24, 2004 12:00 AM EDT Fans turned away from Phish's career-capping Coventry festival in Vermont earlier this month will receive free digital downloads from the event, including the soundcheck, as well as a one-of-a-kind ph Fans turned away from Phish's career-c ...
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Bonnaroo Recalled On CD, DVD
September 22, 2003 12:00 AM EDT The audio set "Live From Bonnaroo" and the DVD "270 Miles From Graceland - Bonnaroo 2003" will be issued Oct. 21 via Sanctuary. As eclectic as the festival itself, a two-disc CD release and a DVD commemorating this year's se ...
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Ben Harper Documentary To Tour Theaters
November 21, 2002 12:00 AM EST The Ben Harper documentary "Pleasure & Pain" has just begun a two-month U.S. theatrical run, on the heels of its release on DVD Tuesday (Nov. 26) by Virgin. The Ben Harper documentary "Pleasure & Pain" has just begun a tw ...
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Harper's 'Pleasure And Pain' Coming To Video
June 15, 2001 12:00 AM EDT Noted rock photographer Danny Clinch has completed work on "Pleasure and Pain," a Ben Harper DVD documentary tentatively due out by Thanksgiving from Virgin. The 90-minute film blends concert clips fr Noted rock photographer Danny Clinch h ...
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Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals Go 'Live From Mars'
February 16, 2001 12:00 AM EST Ben Harper's got some decisions to make. He's nearly through listening to the tapes of almost every show he and his Innocent Criminals have performed over the past three years. And now it's time to Ben Harper's got some decisions ...
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Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals Go 'Live From Mars'
February 16, 2001 12:00 AM EST Ben Harper's got some decisions to make. He's nearly through listening to the tapes of almost every show he and his Innocent Criminals have performed over the past three years. And now it's time to de Ben Harper's got some decisi ...
