Following the news of their breakup last week, Underoath will be heading out across North America for one final run with mewithoutYou, As Cities Burn, and letlive. Click “read more” to see the full list of dates and a teaser video.
Organizers revealed the lineup for the 2010 edition of Lollapalooza which includes Lady Gaga, Green Day, the recently reunited Soundgarden, the reformed Strokes, the Arcade Fire and Phoenix.
At 4:20 p.m. yesterday, while moe. doodled on a series of winding tunes, those close to the stage at the Earth Day on the Mall concert in Washington, DC, got a glimpse of some unusual items being frantically unloaded: a giant pair of hands, a massive orange ring. There was no mistaking it – the Flaming Lips‘ gear had finally arrived, just 25 minutes before they were due to hit the stage in front of the gleaming Capitol. While techs scrambled, Coyne vamped by chatting with fans and amping up Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Jackson’s speech, waving… Read more »
Last Call! Voting for this week’s edition of ALTop 20 wraps up on Saturday afternoon. Remember to vote daily for your favorite songs at ALTop20.com and tune in at 5pm EST every Sunday for a weekly countdown featuring surprise guest DJs from your favorite bands.
Take two! Apparently Gunz isn’t the only one running into technical difficulty these days. In case you’re wondering, ALTop 20 did not air as planned last Sunday. Our team of technicians have assured us that Lance Fiasco should however be making a return to the airwaves this weekend. Vote daily for your favorite songs at ALTop20.com and tune in at 5pm EST every Sunday for a weekly countdown featuring surprise guest DJs from your favorite bands.
When the culture began to change in the late 1960s – when the old one-liner comics on the Ed Sullivan Show were looking pretty tired and irrelevant to a younger generation experimenting with drugs and protesting the War in Vietnam – George Carlin was the most important stand-up comedian in America. By the time he died Sunday night (of heart failure at age 71), the transformation he helped bring about in stand-up had become so ingrained that it’s hard to think of Carlin as one of America’s most radical and courageous popular artists. But he was. Carlin started doing stand-up… Read more »
Coming this Sunday… idobi Radio’s forgotten DJ, Lance Fiasco, returns to the airwaves after a long hiatus this Sunday. Send your requests to idobi Fiasco (AIM) and tune in at 5pm EST each week. ALTop 20 is the latest unique listening experience from idobi, featuring surprise guest DJs from your favorite bands.
Listeners tuning in to Chicago alternative rock station WKQX (Q101) on August 9 heard a catchy, guitar-driven track called “The Great Divide,” followed by an announcement that the song was produced by a “mystery artist.” It quickly became the most-requested song on the station and was put into power rotation by the programming department. After three weeks of speculation, a DJ finally revealed the secret: The band behind the alt-rock hit was none other than Hanson, a trio of brothers best known for their pop-rock song “MMMBop,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in 1997. Q101 program… Read more »
British bands swept the NME music awards on Thursday, with last year’s champions the Arctic Monkeys doing it again in 2007 with two more prizes. But the United States were also honored, with My Chemical Romance taking the Best International Band category and The Killers winning Best Video for “Bones.” “This is the verdict of the real passionate British music fans, the ones who keep the music scene alive at gigs up and down the country week-in and week-out,” said NME editor Conor McNicholas. “It’s a reflection of how strong the British music scene is that there’s so much to… Read more »
On seasons four and five of “American Idol,” when the semifinals featured 24 singers, one-third of them were teenagers – eight each season. When this season’s semifinalists were named on Wednesday, only three of the 24 were in their teens: 17-year-old Sanjaya Malakar, 17-year-old Jordin Sparks and 19-year-old Stephanie Edwards. The numbers prompt the question: Is “Idol” growing up? Since raising the age limit to 28 for season four, singers approaching 30 have dominated the show, from Taylor Hicks, Chris Daughtry and Elliott Yamin to Bo Bice, Constantine Maroulis and Nadia Turner. And in season six, eight of the remaining… Read more »
