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Foo Fighters Play Marathon ‘Rock the Vote’ Concert
The Foo Fighters treated about 1,000 lucky fans attending a Rock the Vote concert at the Fillmore in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday (Sept. 5) to what Billboard reports is believed to be the band’s longest concert ever — a three-and-a-half hour, 35-song, career-spanning set. ”Tonight we play as long as we want and as much as we want,” frontman Dave Grohl told the intimate crowd — and apparently, the
The Black Keys, ‘Little Submarines’ – New Video
The Black Keys originally planned to have some sort of narrative arc underpinning their video for ‘Little Black Submarines,’ the fourth single off their ‘El Camino’ album, but they ultimately decided to go with a live clip. “We all just sort of kind of mutually agreed that it should probably just be the performance and not any of the other extra stuff,” singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach told Rolling
Dave Grohl Calls Foo Fighters’ Reading Set Their ‘Last Show for a Long Time’
Dave Grohl told the massive crowd watching his Foo Fighters perform at the Reading festival on Sunday night (Aug. 26) in Reading, England that the concert would be the band’s last show for a long time — directly contradicting the Foo Fighters’ itinerary, which has four more U.S. festival appearances still scheduled for 2012.
More Black Keys Songs Headed to ‘Rock Band 3′ Video Game
A trio of recent songs by the Black Keys are the latest additions to ‘Rock Band 3,’ adding three more tracks to the catalog of the more than 2,000 available for the popular Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii video game.
First Aid Kit, ‘Wolf’ – Song Review
Swedish sisterly duo First Aid Kit are wise well beyond their years. Comprised of Johanna Soderberg, who is in her early 20s, and her little sib Klara, still in her teens, they earned rave reviews back in 2010 for their debut album, ‘The Big Black and the Blue,’ then embarked on a lengthy world tour that tightened them up as a live act. By the time their sophomore album, ‘The Lion’s Roar,’ dropped
Stabbing Cuts Tenacious D Concert Short in Las Vegas + More
– An altercation at a Tenacious D concert in Las Vegas on Saturday reportedly resulted in a stabbed fan, a large pool of blood and one person rushed to the hospital, where he was expected to make a full recovery. Another man was arrested for the incident, which caused the D gig to be cut short.
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Shooting in Aurora, Colorado: Rockers React
The deadly shooting rampage inside an Aurora, Colo., movie theater screening the new Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ at midnight early Friday morning has terrified the nation — and has brought a variety of reactions from various rockers and bands as they take to Twitter to send their condolences and make sense of the massacre.
Dave Grohl Releases New Trailer for ‘Sound City’ Documentary
Don’t worry. The documentary about the legendary Sound City Studios, in Van Nuys, Calif., that’s being produced and directed by Dave Grohl is still on the way. In fact, a third teaser trailer about the ‘Sound City’ flick has just been posted, which you can check out below. And by teaser, we kind of mean that literally, as such things as the release date of the documentary still have not been annou
Can You Guess the Artist in This Yearbook Photo?
There aren’t a ton of second generation Asian Americans in the world of rock, so perhaps this future star’s ethnicity makes it a bit easier to identify him from his yearbook photo. Think you know who this is, or would you like some clues?
Chumbawamba Calling It Quits After 30 Years
Thirty years after forming — and 15 after scoring a Top 10 hit with the ubiquitous ’90s hit ‘Tubthumping’ — British alternative outfit Chumbawamba have broken up. The so-called anarchist punk collective announced the split with a lengthy note to fans posted on their official website.
MP3.com Free Downloads: Craig Wedren, Bonaventure + More
So many free music downloads, so little time. There’s certainly a lot of great music being given away these days on MP3.com, but who has the time to track it all down? We do! Each and every week, Diffuser.fm scours the site for the latest in alternative and indie music downloads, then compiles it all in one place. The results are what you have laid out for you below — Diffuser.fm’s guide to the be
Flaming Lips Set World Record for Most Concerts in 24 Hours
The Flaming Lips have officially succeeded in their mission to break the Guinness World Record for most concerts performed in multiple cities in a 24-hour period. Wayne Coyne and his crew of merry pranksters rocked eight gigs in the allotted time, traveling from city to city via bus and besting rapper Jay-Z‘s previous mark of seven along the way.