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Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the return of live music.
Linkin Park have announced a special show in honor of Chester Bennington, and shared a video for “One More Light”.
Board and buckle up, because Queen + Adam Lambert have announced a 25-City Arena Tour that kicks off on June 23 in Phoenix.
The bands announced in a press conference this morning that they will be touring together this summer on the Carnivores Tour.
30 Seconds to Mars will be hitting the road this fall in support of their latest record Love Lust Faith + Dreams. They’re bringing New Politics out with them, and you can check out the full routing by clicking “Read More.”
Blink-182 will set out across North America this summer on the Honda Civic Tour. My Chemical Romance will be co-headlining most of the dates with additional support from Manchester Orchestra, Rancid, Against Me!, and Matt & Kim.
Death Cab for Cutie kicked off its U.S. tour last night with a stop at Philadelphia’s Tower Theater, a converted movie house with acoustics ready-made for frontman Ben Gibbard’s supernaturally clean and earnest whisper. Gibbard, recently engaged to fellow indie icon Zooey Deschanel, took the stage after solid performances from opening acts Cold War Kids and Ra Ra Riot and delivered an intimate solo rendition of “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” to a quiet, seated crowd. The rest of the band emerged and hit their stride with “The New Year,” a cut off of 2003’s “Transatlanticism” that ended… Read more »
While millions around the world spent Sunday watching the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, 7,000 fans lucky enough to score a ticket to Radiohead’s show at the Hollywood Bowl witnessed not only a band at the top of its game but also an act that at times seemed to be the best on the planet. Certainly that’s high praise, but during its two-hour set — the first of two sold-out nights at the Bowl — the quintet from Oxford, England, managed to cast a spell over the crowd without resorting to fist-pumping anthems like U2, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam… Read more »
Beck’s new album is shaping up to be a game of Cat and Mouse. The Grammy-winning alt-rocker plans to issue his eighth major-label studio album this summer, an as-yet-untitled 10-song set produced by Gnarls Barkley board whiz Danger Mouse and reportedly featuring a guest appearance by indie rocker Cat Power. The new material clocks in at a concise 30 minutes and is the follow-up to 2006’s The Information, which peaked at No. 7 and sold 380,000 copies. Beck touted the project on his website, but neither he nor Interscope have announced a specific street date, leading to speculation that it… Read more »
