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  • September 2008

    • Black Ice Signals New AC/DC Blitz

      Rolling Stone  |  Sep 9, 08 9:55 AM CDT

      Black Ice Signals New AC/DC Blitz

      (Newser) - After an 8-year hiatus, AC/DC is back—in black, one might say, as their album Black Ice is poised to go on sale exclusively at Wal-Mart stores Oct. 20, Rolling Stone reports. In 2 months of studio work, the Aussie rock icons churned out 15 new songs (including four with the word “rock” in the title) and plan a massive world tour beginning in October. More »

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      music  • Wal-Mart  • rock and roll  • album release  • rock bands  • classic rock  • AC/DC

    • Oasis Star Attacked on Stage

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  Sep 9, 08 4:00 AM CDT

      Oasis Star Attacked on Stage

      (Newser) - A rogue fan attacked Oasis star Noel Gallagher during a concert in Toronto, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The man raced onto the stage and violently pushed the guitarist down into speakers as the band played What's the Story, Morning Glory? Gallagher's brother Liam and the band's bodyguards rushed the crazed fan and dragged him offstage. More »

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      concert  • assault  • rock stars  • rock bands  • Toronto  • Oasis

  • July 2008
  • May 2008

    • Green Bands Can't Stop Fans From Polluting

      Rolling Stone  |  May 30, 08 4:21 PM CDT

      Green Bands Can't Stop Fans From Polluting

      (Newser) - It's not easy being a green band. While touring musicians try to cut their carbon footprints with biodiesel buses and recycling, fans wreak environmental havoc, reports Rolling Stone . The venues arena rockers need sit miles outside of city centers, forcing concertgoers to gas up and hit the road. And the fuel in all those waving lighters can't help, either. More »

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      environment  • carbon emissions  • pollution  • Radiohead  • concert tour  • rock bands

  • April 2008

    • E Street Rocker Danny Federici Is Dead at 58

      Associated Press  |  Apr 18, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      E Street Rocker Danny Federici Is Dead at 58

      (Newser) - Longtime Bruce Springsteen keyboardist Danny Federici died yesterday at the age of 58 in New York after a three-year battle with melanoma. As a member of the Boss’ E Street Band, he performed on hit records for decades and helped bring Springsteen into the spotlight after jamming in New Jersey in the 1960s. “We grew up together,” Springsteen said in an online statement. More »

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      music  • obituary  • rock music  • rock stars  • Bruce Springsteen  • rock bands  • E Street Band

    • B-52s Shimmy Again

      NPR  |  Apr 14, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      B-52s Shimmy Again

      (Newser) - Sixteen years after the release of their last album, the B-52s are still rocking the cosmic party, this time with the all-new album Funplex . The Georgia band still performs regularly, but "if we're going to keep doing this, we need new material," guitarist Keith Strickland told NPR. "And our fans were beginning to sort of bang on the door."  More »

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      music  • rock music  • album release  • rock bands  • dance music  • B-52s

  • March 2008

    • Beatles Fight to Stop Historic Bootleg

      Miami Herald  |  Mar 22, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Beatles Fight to Stop Historic Bootleg

      (Newser) - The Beatles are fighting to stop the release of recordings made at a German club just before they became the world's most famous band, the Miami Herald reports. The 1962 gig is historic for music buffs because it's the first time Ringo Starr played live with the band. A Miami company and a British promoter hope to sell the "lost" recordings, including eight songs never released as a single or an album, but the group's lawyers are digging in. More »

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      lawsuit  • concert  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • rock stars  • rock bands  • Ringo Starr  • Hank Williams

    • Cobain Isn't Curt in New Documentary

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 21, 08 4:07 PM CDT

      Cobain Isn't Curt in New Documentary

      (Newser) - A new documentary tells the story of Kurt Cobain’s life in the singer’s own words, the Independent reports. Kurt Cobain: About a Son , on DVD this month, is constructed around 25 hours of previously unreleased interviews of the Nirvana frontman by journalist Michael Azerrad. Cobain, who committed suicide in 1994, speaks openly about his band, his marriage, and his childhood. More »

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      music  • interview  • documentary  • DVD  • rock bands  • Nirvana  • Courtney Love  • Kurt Cobain

    • Vampires, REM Win Austin Buzz

      Buffalo News  |  Mar 15, 08 5:31 PM CDT

      Vampires, REM Win Austin Buzz

      (Newser) - At least one "buzz band" has emerged in South by Southwest, a music festival that is increasingly dominated by big-name artists: world-beat pop quartet Vampire Weekend. Still hot from a Saturday Night Live appearance last weekend, the Columbia University band has wowed Austin with its clean, poppy sound, the Buffalo News reports. More »

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      Texas  • music  • Austin  • rock bands  • indie rock  • music festival

  • February 2008

    • '70s Rocker to Mike: Hands Off My Song, Dude

      Associated Press  |  Feb 16, 08 8:59 AM CST

      '70s Rocker to Mike: Hands Off My Song, Dude

      (Newser) - The founder of '70s rock band Boston is sick of Mike Huckabee using his hit song "More Than a Feeling" without permission, the AP reports. "By using my song, and my band's name Boston, you have taken something of mine and used it to promote ideas to which I am opposed," wrote Eric Scholz, an Obama supporter, to Huckabee. "In other words, I think I've been ripped off, dude!" More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • campaign trail  • rock music  • rock bands  • song  • rallies

  • September 2007

    • Rock Legends Party Like It's 1979 (With a 2007 Approach)

      Economist  |  Sep 16, 07 9:52 AM CDT

      Rock Legends Party Like It's 1979 (With a 2007 Approach)

      (Newser) - The Police. Genesis. Led Zeppelin. Rock legends are squeezing back into their familiar duds to electrify audiences decades after their heydays. The comebacks aren’t all about cash, the Economist proposes. Many of the greying rockers are in no need of funds "if they fancy a new castle or a young wife." It's as if a new careerism requires them to prove they can still fill a high-grossing stadium.  More »

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      music  • concert  • Led Zeppelin  • rock bands  • Pink Floyd  • The Police  • Queen  • Sting

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