Did you somehow miss the final Shiner show in Kansas City, MO a few weeks back? Well, dry those crying eyes, because the best fansite out there has the whole thing (and a ton more goodies) ready for your consumption. So head over to Third Gear Scratch and hook yourself up.
"Opposing war is patriotic." Huh, you say? Well, if you concur or disagree with that statement, then you should check out all that Audioslave guitarist and noteable political mind Tom Morello has to say in this article at RollingStone.com. And he's a Harvard grad, so he has... a big vocabulary.
The new CD for Owl and the Pussycat will be out on February 18th, but if you can't sit still until then, grab their new MP3 "Blinds" off of the KRS website, or go check out the band's upcoming tour dates.
You remember the Bangs, right? Well, Kill Rock Stars has two new videos up for your consumption by ze Bangs ("New Scars" and "Sweet Revenge"), as well as tour dates and a free MP3 ("I Want More"). Aren't they so nice? Go give 'em a big hug!
Kristin Hersh will release her new solo album, The Grotto, on March 4th, the same day her band Throwing Muses releases a self-titled album, its first in seven years... Ooh, I see a TLC-ish challenge going on! What what!
The Buzzcocks, Sleater-Kinney, Sparta and Idlewild will be opening acts for select dates on Pearl Jam's upcoming U.S. tour, which launches on April 1st in Denver... But I'm sure you already knew about the tour, I'm just to lazy to search for you.
Now it's time for you to pander to the idiot box: Rufus Wainwright will make an appearance on Comedy Central's Absolutely Fabulous on February 8th, while a Garbage (remember them?) performance in the Cayman Islands will be included in an episode of Blind Date tonight.
CBS will air a Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert from New York on February 28th, so you don't have to pay the cost to see the boss.
More than 100 bass guitars that belonged to the Who bassist John Entwistle will be auctioned in London on May 13th. Among them is "Frankenstein," his favorite bass, which was put together from the pieces of five smashed instruments. Place your bids now.
Numerous radio stations and websites are reporting that the members of A Perfect Circle are auditioning new bass players as former bassist Paz Lenchantin has left the band. Apparently she will be devoting all her time to her new band with that Corgan kid, Zwan.
Reggie and the Full Effect have a new album scheduled to be released February 18th. If you can't wait until then they have set up a online player so you can preview it. Just click here.
Further Seems Forever whose album, How To Start A Fire comes out february 11th have launched a three-part tour which starts this friday. The first part of the tour will include Elliot and The Early November opening, the second features The Beautiful Mistake, Elliot and Open Hand and the last part of the tour Two Thirty Eight will replace Open Hand. Click more for tour dates.
Linkin Park have announced that they will take Jurassic 5 and Mudvayne along for their upcoming Projekt Revolution U.S. tour this April. The tour will feature other opening acts, which have yet to be announced, and the band hopes to make it an annual event.
The March issue of Spin Magazine will feature Dashboard Confessional on the front cover. The issue will also feature a Vagrant sampler with a new unreleased Dashboard Confessional song "The Ghost of a Good Thing" as well as a new Moneen song from their debut Vagrant release "Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now?".
Epitaph Records has announced that Minneapolis natives Motion City Soundtrack have officially signed on with the label. Check out the band's official site right here and then catch them on the road...
Pacifier, who was recently named Artist of the Year, Best Rock Act, and Hardest Working Band by Rolling Stone Australia, recently completed the video for their debut single, “Bullitproof”. The video was directed in New York by IF/THEN (311), and you can check it out here in Real Audio, and here in Windows Media. “Bullitproof” is the first single from the band’s self-titled debut album due to be released next month, featuring contributions from STP's Scott Weiland among others.
Rufus Wainwright will be making a cameo on AbFab on Comedy Central on February 8th at 8PM and Rufus will also be on the Trio cable channel on Valentine’s Day. Then, on Feb. 29th, Rufus will be performing at the 13th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall.
Set for release on SpinART records on April 22, 2003 is the debut release from MC Honky entitled I Am The Messiah. For more on this Silverlake DJ friend of The Eels check out this site.
Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World and longtime promoter, Charlie Levy, have started their own Phoenix, AZ based independent record label Western Tread. The first release from the new label will be a vinyl verson of their latest self titled ablum. Click here to purchase some merchandise.
More on that White Stripes album Elephant, you say? Well, "Cold Cold Night" is sung by Meg, not Jack. And one of those songs is a Burt Bacharach cover. Only the shadow knew that one.
