Coldplay Debut Two New Videos Coldplay fans were treated to not one, but two brand spankin' new videos this week. The guys released two clips for their album’s title track “Viva La Vida”, and the videos got the royal treatment.
Schwenker on TV! That's right all you "Bad Kitties" out there... You'll have a chance to see K-Rock's Schwenker on the small screen this Friday night at 11PM on FUSE TV's "The Weekly Riff".
Weezer To Tour? Are Weezer using the YouTubes to get a message across? The latest clip on their official page is called “21” and it shows photos of US cities across the country with their song “Troublemaker” as the soundtrack.
Bono Comments On Review U2 have just re-released remastered editions of their first three albums, Boy, October and War. David Fricke of Rolling Stone reviewed the 1980 Boy re-issue on RollingStone.com and it caught the eye of a pretty special reader: Bono. He even felt compelled to leave a comment on the review...
Metallica Have a Release Day We’ve learned just about everything there is to know concerning Metallica’s upcoming album, Death Magnetic. That is, everything except the date you can get your hands on it. Now that has changed, bitches...
Trent Reznor On Cash's Cover One of the last songs Johnny Cash gave to the world was a cover of Trent Reznor’s track “Hurt”. Now, the Nine Inch Nails frontman is talking about that version of his song.
Perry Farrell: Planing a Party Perry Farrell is the brainchild behind what the Lollapalooza festival is today. It’s a three day event full of music, food and culture at Grant Park in Chicago, IL and it's happening this weekend. One would think that such an undertaking would be a hassle, but Farrell looks at it a different way.
Police, Clapton In VH1 Special In June, the huge two-day long Hard Rock Calling Festival was filmed at London’s Hyde Park and tonight on VH1 Classic, you can see highlights from the event.
Crue Seeking Opening Band Do you think your band is good enough to open for Motley Crue? Well, now is your chance to prove it. The Crue is seeking an up and coming group to open for them next year. No, Kevin Devine, you can't submit...
Rage Singer Back On the Charts It’s been five years since Zach De La Rocha has been on the Billboard charts, but now he is back with his new project One Day as a Lion. Their self-titled debut which was released on July 22nd will come in at #28 on the new Billboard album chart.
Guy From Spacehog FTW! You may remember a while back, when the boys in Velvet Revolver dropped singer Scott Weiland like a sack of potatoes after in-fighting between the members, that we ran a little poll asking you the listener who should be the next singer for the band. You'll never guess who they've been rehearsing with...
Metallica Cover Maiden The British always seem to get free CDs with their periodicals. The latest album that they’ll get access to comes with the July 16th issue of England’s Kerrang! magazine. The compilation disc includes various bands doing covers of Iron Maiden songs.
Ozzy Opens Up Ozzy Osbourne has announced on his MySpace page that he will soon be heading back into the studio. He plans to record a new album after his appearances at Calgary’s Monsters of Rock Festival on the 26th and Ozzfest 2008. Ozzy recently spoke with the Calgary Herald about touring, his health, his dreams, his upcoming TV show, metal fans and more.
Killers In The Studio The Killers are working on the follow-up to their 2006 album Sam’s Town. MTV News reports that the band plans to release the new album in November and that they are recording in their hometown of Las Vegas.
New Metallica Track Leaked? The Metallica message boards were on fire this morning as a result of an alleged K-Rock production assistant talking smack to her cousin about the new Death Magnetic track "The Day That Never Comes" being leaked. There may be a good reasonfor that...
Rush Rock Band Failure In case you missed it, Alex, Geddy and Neil from Rush stopped by The Colbert Report and attempted to play some Rock Band in the green room. The Track: Tom Sawyer. The Score? 31%. FAIL
2 Pumpkins, 1 Lawsuit James Iha and D’Arcy Wretzky Brown, better known as one half of the former Smashing Pumpkins, are allegedly suing Virgin Records America.
MCR Cover Dylan For Watchmen My Chemical Romance are a comic crazed band; singer Gerard Way even released his own series this year. Now, their dreams are coming true. According to MTV.com, the band will record a Bob Dylan cover for the upcoming film Watchmen.
Metallica Reminice About Debut CD Metallica have been releasing little tidbits of information and sporadic details about the upcoming Death Magnetic album over at MissionMetallica.com for the past couple of months. And, as you may have read here a while back, the guys are re-releasing some of their old albums as well.
Most Influential Indie Albums of the ?80s & ?90s
?Indie? is likely one of rock music?s most overused, and perhaps, least descriptive words. In today?s record industry landscape even some of the best selling artists have gone ?indie,? i.e., abandoned the bosom of a corporate record label, cut out the middle man, and started their own imprint.
AC/DC to Kick Off World Tour in October - First in 8 Years!
AC/DC will embark on an 18-month world tour in October, the hard rock band's first since 2000/2001, their agent said Monday. A single is expected to hit radio in August. AC/DC released its last album, "Stiff Upper Lip," in 2000, and launched a yearlong tour of 17 countries.
NIN Apparel on Facebook!
Fan designed Nine Inch Nails apparel approved by the NIN Camp now has fan page on facebook.Check it out!
Jack White and Alicia Keys Record 007 Song
Alicia Keys and Jack White have recorded the theme song for the new James Bond movie.The 'No One' singer and The White Stripes frontman have joined forces on 'Another Way to Die', which will appear on the soundtrack of 'Quantum of Solace'...
Motley Crue Have Their Day in Los Angeles
The Mayor of Los Angeles has declared today, July 31st, ?Mötley Crüe Saints of Los Angeles Day? in the California city. The band will mark the occasion but joining a partnership with the Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd. to give back to local artists. So why are Motley Crue getting their own day?
Courtney Love does the math
"The controversial singer takes on record label profits, Napster and "sucka VCs."" Courtney Love talking about file sharing, digital media, the recording industry, and more.
Which rock stars annoy you the most?
Just in time for the Maroon 5/Counting Crows co-headlining tour, here are Metromix?s picks for the top 23 (why 23? just to annoy you) most annoying frontmen in rock.
Extensive AC/DC Tour To Begin In October
As expected, AC/DC will embark on an 18-month world tour beginning this October. Creative Artists Agency managing partner Rob Light confirmed the news during a touring panel today (July 28) at the 83rd annual IAAM conference and trade show in Anaheim, Calif.
Zack De La Rocha's One Day As A Lion 1st Track Posted Online
ONE DAY AS A LION, the project featuring Zack De La Rocha (vocalist for Rage Against The Machine) and Jon Theodore (former drummer of The Mars Volta) has posted the track "Wild International" on its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's eponymous debut EP, which is scheduled for release on July 22 via Anti Records.
Teen Who Discovered Led Zeppelin Starts To Piss Off Friends
Mark Campa, 16, who has listened to and talked about Led Zeppelin almost exclusively since discovering the '70s rock group over the summer, is "really starting to piss off" his friends, sources reported Monday.
The Naked Nirvana Baby, 17 Years Later
Imagine if millions of people had seen you naked before you were old enough to say "embarrassing." That's the story of Spencer Elden, who you may know as the little baby floating towards a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album, Nevermind.
