One can assume it’s not easy surviving as a band for over 15 years, especially in today’s ever-changing music scene. For prog-rockers dredg, this has become a reality. Recently, idobi had a chance to chat with vocalist Gavin Hayes about the band’s current tour with Circa Survive, the band’s upcoming album, the changing landscape of the music industry and much more.
The following were the top songs for the week ending Saturday, Feb. 13: 1. Owl City – Fireflies 2. Weezer – (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To 3. Boys Like Girls – Two Is Better Than One 4. Muse – Uprising 5. Phoenix – 1901 6. The Script – Breakeven 7. 30 Seconds To Mars – Kings & Queens 8. Cobra Starship – Good Girls Go Bad 9. Cage The Elephant – Back Against The Wall 10. Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody 11. Green Day – 21 Guns 12. Kings Of Leon –… Read more »
As the world reaches out to assist Haiti with relief in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake, the music world is quickly mobilizing to find ways it can help.
The countdown is on. The All-American Rejects are scheduled to release their eagerly awaited third album When the World Comes Down, on November 18th on DGC/Interscope/Doghouse. The new album follows-up the RIAA double-platinum Move Along, released July 2005. When the World Comes Down is The All-American Rejects’ first project with veteran producer Eric Valentine, known for his work with multi-platinum artists Maroon 5, Smash Mouth, Good Charlotte, Queens Of the Stone Age, and more. “Gives You Hell” has been chosen as the first single, and fans can now stream it for free on Imeem. “It’s what we were put on… Read more »
Hawthorne Heights have written two dozen songs and have a producer ready to hit the studio to start recording them, but the Dayton, Ohio band have to get out of legal limbo before they can move forward. The emo/punk quintet have done some pre-production work for their third album with producer Howard Benson (Daughtry, Hoobastank) and are hoping to start more extensive work on the tracks as soon as they can, but they’re still entangled in a legal battle with Victory Records. Hawthorne Heights filed a lawsuit against Victory in August 2007, citing fraudulent accounting practices among their accusations. At… Read more »
Stress runs rampant among college kids this time of year, but the Door to Dorm tour, the College Mega tour and Campus Invasion Music Festival are aiming to give students some springtime musical relief. Hinder will headline the Door to Dorm outing, which hits 17 colleges and three music festivals starting April 13 at the University of Pittsburgh in Johnstown, Pa. The group’s drummer, Cody Hanson, jokes that nonstop worldwide touring for its 2005 album “Extreme Behavior” has made the quintet “severe alcoholics,” but that won’t prevent the Oklahoma City act from throwing a party for its hardcore college fan… Read more »
Guns N’ Roses have been confirmed as the headline act for the My Coke Fest 2007, a music festival set to take place in South Africa. The reformed rockers will be playing Africa for the first time in their careers at two dates, starting April 27th at Johannesburg’s New Market Racecourse and Cape Town’s Kenilworth Racecourse on May 1. The band join a bill which currently features Evanescence and Hoobastank, and should have finally released the long awaited new album “Chinese Democracy” – which has been given a tentative release date of March 6th As previously reported, Guns N’ Roses’… Read more »
Maybe Velvet Revolver can use that Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy as a hood ornament on their tour bus on the upcoming Electric Wonderland Show Tour. The veteran rockers will kick off their latest round of North American stops on March 22 in Montreal, with arena dates currently slated to run through a May 25 show in Miami, according to a spokesperson for the group. More dates are expected to be added. Hoobastank will open the West Coast swing of the tour; no other openers have been announced. The group recently released the third video from its multiplatinum debut. “Dirty… Read more »
New York – OK, let’s see: The former Guns N’ Roses bandmates have exchanged one loose cannon, Axl Rose, for another who seems even more volatile, Scott Weiland. And rock critics are placing bets on whether Weiland can get through a worldwide tour without winding up in either rehab, jail or a body bag. But after three Grammy nominations and one hit album, the supergroup known as Velvet Revolver is just getting started. The band consists of heavyweights from two of the biggest – and most troubled – rock bands of the past 15 years: Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman… Read more »
BANGKOK, Thailand – Pop stars from around the world will appear live or contribute taped performances to a Feb. 3 concert sponsored by MTV to support tsunami relief work. Performers at the MTV Asia Aid benefit, to be held in Bangkok’s IMPACT Arena, will include Good Charlotte, Kelly Clarkson, Hoobastank, Simple Plan, Asha Bhosle, Jay Chou and Tata Young, MTV said Wednesday. Alicia Keys is scheduled to attend. Jennifer Lopez will contribute a prerecorded performance, while Moby, 50 Cent, Nelly, Ronan Keating, Ricky Martin and Sting will offer taped messages of support. “MTV Asia Aid will help to maintain the… Read more »
