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Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:19 AM PDT


Paul Stanley Talks The New KISS Album
wanted to talk with Paul Stanley for two reasons: First, when you have the opportunity to talk to an original member of KISS, you talk to an original member of KISS. Second, he's an old school rock'n'roll pro.

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:43 PM PDT


Songs With A Slow Build
Last week I discovered what I think may be the holy grail for online music and playlisting. It's called The Echo Nest, and they're doing what I've been dreaming about for a decade now. ...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:06 PM PDT

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:05 PM PDT


Posters for Lou Reed/Metallica Album Banned in London
Authorities say promos look too much like graffiti

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:51 PM PDT


James DeBarge Says Michael Jackson Saved His Life
James, Randy, and Bunny DeBarge sit down with "Celebrity Rehab" host Dr. Drew and discuss their trials on "Dr. Drew's Lifechangers," a two-part special airing Wednesday on the CW at 3 & 3:30 ET/PT.

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:51 PM PDT


Noel Gallagher Talks Liam, Twitter Feuds, Channeling Elvis, and Stagefright in Solo Interview
"Once you've been in a band like Oasis, you can't start another band and say, 'This time it's gonna be different!' I've already been in one of the best bands ever, so there's no need to do that."

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:13 PM PDT


Attention, Networks: Bring Back These Reality Shows Now!
As the networks launch the 2011 fall season this week, I look at all the programming grids and, as excited as I am about The X Factor and The Sing-Off, I can't help but feel a little deflated. Because there are some reality shows that were gone far too so

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:13 PM PDT


No Age, Todd Cole & MOCA's Film Workshop Join Forces For "Art In The Streets" Museum Video
Last month, downtown L.A.'s Museum Of Contemporary Art hosted the groundbreaking "Art In The Streets" exhibition, which drew a record total of 200,000-plus visitors with its mind-boggling array of one-of-a-kind street art by renegade artist

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:35 PM PDT


Guns N' Roses' Highly Improbable U.S. Tour Is Expanding
Are Axl and the Guys Not Named Slash coming to your town soon? As Blabbermouth points out, the

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:35 PM PDT


Pearl Jam 'At Least Halfway' Done With New Album
'We're excited,' says bassist Jeff Ament

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:35 PM PDT

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:35 PM PDT


Leonard Cohen Really Needs Your Money
When Leonard Cohen came out of retirement in 2008 and toured for the first time in 15 years, it wasn't because the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer missed the road or that intimate connection with his fans. ...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:58 PM PDT


Play Now: New Videos From Washed Out, EMA, Patrick Stump, and Hole
For whatever reason, today everyone decided to release new music videos, so put a bag of popcorn in the microwave and settle in for this mini-film festival of cool clips. First up, there's Washed Out's "Amor Fati. ...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:20 PM PDT


Country Music's Highest-Paid Stars
June was a good month for country music. Brad Paisley's newest album, This is Country Music, went gold in just one month. Country acts Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts all scored gold download awards from the Recording Industry As

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:20 PM PDT


Journey Guitarist Keeps Saying Really Embarrassing Things
Now that Journey guitarist Neal Schon can be open about his relationship with former Real Housewives of DC co-star Michaele Salahi (a.k.a one of the White House Gatecrashers), he is speaking freely. ...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:20 PM PDT


Portishead to Start Work on New Album in January
'We'll release it when it feels like we've got something to say,' says Greg Barrow

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:42 PM PDT


'The Sing-Off' is Back - Now with Extra Cheese!
Despite its hip judges, this was still the same old cheesy show. And that's probably how it SHOULD be...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:42 PM PDT


Are The Stereotypes/Jon Mcxro The New Neptunes/N.E.R.D.?
Production trio the Stereotypes, who have produced for Far East Movement, Justin Bieber, Ne-Yo, and Fantasia, have formed a group called Jon Mcxro, naming themselves after the hot-headed superstar tennis player John McEnroe.

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:04 PM PDT


Ice Cube Finally Making His Movie About Ice Cube (and Dr. Dre and Eazy-E)
Ever see those commercials with Ice Cube arguing with a bottle of beer about who's colder and think, "Man, can't believe that's the same dude who came out with Lethal Injection. ...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:27 PM PDT


Stop Asking Coldplay What 'Mylo Xyloto' Means, Guys
Coldplay will be interviewed regarding their October 25th album Mylo Xyloto hundreds of times in the next few weeks. They will be asked what Mylo Xyloto means every single time. We understand why journalists feel comp

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:48 AM PDT


'90210' Adds Yet Another Country Star To Its Cast
Watch out, all you city slickers--Beverly Hills is going country! Last month, we announced that Kellie Pickler would be making her acting debut on the new season of 90210, playing a country singer. Now, another country star will be joining the series. ...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:10 AM PDT


What's That Kinks Song in the Toyota Prius Commercial?
The New York Giants, the St. Louis Rams, and the Kinks. One of those three is not like the others, but they all mingled during the TV broadcast of last night's Monday Night Football game, where the above commercial played roughly a dozen times. ...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:10 AM PDT


Van Halen May Sign With Columbia
Band hopes to release first disc with David Lee Roth since 1985 next year

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:32 AM PDT


Queen Drummer Assembling His Own Queen Tribute Band
Do rock stars really care about the quality of the tribute acts that mimic their tunes in small bars? Evidently some do! When there's a chance to make money off of them! Queen drummer Roger Taylor tells Rolling Stone (via

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:17 AM PDT


Listen to a Strange Version of Nirvana's 'On a Plain'
There's only one week to go before Nirvana's massive Nevermind reissue arrives (unless you ordered it from somewhere that isn't Best Buy), and Seattle's The End 107. ...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:38 AM PDT


MTV's EMA Nominees Look Suspiciously Like MTV's VMA Nominees
The MTV Europe Music Awards have ostensibly honored music popular outside the U.S. -- specifically in Europe -- since 1994. But the 2011 nominees are nearly indistinguishable from the list of artists MTV celebrated at the

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:00 AM PDT


Rockin' in the Literary World: Neil Young Is Writing a Memoir Too
Just when you thought publishers had exhausted the market for music bios, another elite Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist signs a contract to write his memoirs. This week, it's a biggie: Neil Young has inked a deal with Penguin Group USA to release his au

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:42 AM PDT


Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs' Wins Canada's Polaris Prize
Though 2012 is just three months away, Arcade Fire's 2010 disc The Suburbs is not yet done winning