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The guitar pop of Weezer has been interpreted by a cast of underground rock bands for the collection, Rock Music-A Tribute To Weezer, due February 5 from Dead Droid Records. Songs featured include, “Say It Ain’t So,” by Further Seems Forever; “Susanne,” by Midtown; and the Weezer rarity “Jaime,” as interpreted by Dashboard Confessional. A vinyl version includes two extra tracks. The complete track listing is: “My Name Is Jonas” (Affinity), “No One Else” (Piebald), “Holiday” (Glasseater), “Surf Wax America” (Grade), “Say It Ain’t So” (Further Seems Forever), “The World Has Turned” (Christopher John a.k.a. Elliott), “Susanne,” (Midtown), “Jamie” (Dashboard… Read more »

Fans who miss the Dave Matthews Band on its spring tour can get a taste of their favorite band at a nearby grocery store. No, the jam band hasn’t lined up a string of promotional gigs in supermarket parking lots. The group is the inspiration for a new flavor of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, according to the band’s publicist. One Sweet Whirled, available in Ben and Jerry scoop shops now and rocking your grocer’s freezer in February, riffs off the band’s track “One Sweet World,” and combines coffee ice cream with caramel and marshmallow swirls. “One Sweet World” appears… Read more »

Kid Rock has revealed dates to go along with the previously announced cites for his tour, which starts February 22 at the Wendler Arena in Saginaw, Michigan. The tour runs through Rock’s May 4 appearance at Atlanta’s Music Midtown Festival. The king of rap-rock revealed about the tour. “A couple of laps around the world take some corporate sponsorships,” he said. “Sell out for one reason, because ticket prices are out of hand, and I want to bring back that $25 ticket to see a great show.” Meanwhile, Rock has released his next single, “Lonely Road Of Faith,” and the… Read more »

The Stone Pony, a mecca for fans of Jersey shore rock ‘n’ roll, appears to have survived a brush with destruction, officials said on Thursday. The dilapidated nightclub, a musical home to such legends as Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith, will be incorporated into a tentative plan to help revitalize the decayed beachfront of Asbury Park, New Jersey, they said. Original plans called for the Stone Pony – the best-known place to catch an impromptu Springsteen appearance – to be demolished or moved, but a rollicking campaign by devoted patrons ensued to preserve the squat, grimy building now sitting amid… Read more »

Marilyn Manson, Disturbed’s David Draiman, Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Static-X’s Wayne Static, and Orgy’s Jay Gordon have been drafted to sing five tracks co-written by Korn’s Jonathan Davis and multi-instrumentalist Richard Gibbs for the upcoming “Queen of the Damned” soundtrack. The Warner Bros. album is due Feb. 19; the film, starring the late Aaliyah and based on the novel by Anne Rice, arrives three days later in U.S. theaters. “Queen of the Damned” also stars Stuart Townshend as the vampire Lestat, who becomes a rock star with the band Satan’s Night Out. As previously reported, contractual restrictions prevented Davis from… Read more »

One might expect Papa Roach, who toured for two years behind their multiplatinum major-label debut, to take some recovery time and leisurely write and record their follow-up. One might be wrong. As a matter of fact, Vacaville, California’s most famous export has nearly finished recording a new album after only three weeks in the studio. It’s expected in stores by June. “We really expected it would take longer, but everything is going so well,” drummer Dave Buckner said late Wednesday night after playing a few songs at a North Hollywood studio. “A lot of bands come into the studio and… Read more »

After six years of dating, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani have decided to tie the knot. Rossdale proposed to Stefani in England on the morning of January 1 and she happily accepted, according to spokespeople for their respective bands. The couple has not set a wedding date. The two met and began dating while No Doubt were opening for Bush on a spring tour in 1996. Bush were supporting their debut, Sixteen Stone, while No Doubt were promoting their breakthrough second album, Tragic Kingdom. In 2000, Stefani performed live with Bush. Besides supporting each other’s… Read more »

The Black Crowes have flown the coop. The Atlanta-based rock band announced it has gone on “hiatus,” with lead singer Chris Robinson deciding to break out on his own and drummer Steve Gorman leaving the band. In a brief statement released Tuesday, the band said: “For the time being, Chris Robinson is pursuing a solo career. Steve Gorman has left the band for personal reasons.” The message, also posted on the band’s Web site, told fans to stay tuned for news about Rich Robinson, who is Chris Robinson’s brother. No further details were released. With their thin, leggy frames, long… Read more »

Eighteen months on the road wasn’t enough to suck the life out of Lifehouse. Although the threesome is presently enjoying a brief touring respite, singer/guitarist Jason Wade, bassist Sergio Andrade and drummer Rick Woolstenhulme will be back in the studio in March to work on the follow-up to their 2000 breakthrough debut, No Name Face. As they did for that album – which produced rock radio’s most spun single of 2001, “Hanging by a Moment” – the Los Angeles boys will again employ producer Ron Aniello (Days of the New) to work the boards. The as-yet-untitled album should hit stores… Read more »

No Doubt’s Rock Steady is the highest debut this week on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album entered in at Number Nine with sales of more than 254,000 copies in its first week, according to sources. No Doubt drummer Adrian Young admits to LAUNCH that he craves such success on the charts. Still, he says, his goals are farther reaching these days. “Numbers and selling a lot of records, that stuff is pretty important still. I would be a liar if I said it wasn’t,” he says. “We want to sell a lot of records and we want to… Read more »