Christopher R. R. Weingarten

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Jonathan Demme Debuts "Neil Young Trunk Show" at SXSW | ARTICLE

Director Jonathan Demme was on hand at SXSW for the world premiere of his concert film, Neil Young Trunk Show. The film is an intimate look at Neil Young's stage show, recorded in a small theater in...
March 22, 2009 10:30 AM ET
Kanye West Shows Off Proteges at SXSW Set Featuring Common, Erykah Badu | ARTICLE

Before he popped into Perez Hilton's "One Night in Austin" extravaganza for a quickie five-song set, Kanye West made a not-so-secret SXSW appearance at the Levi's/Fader Fort on Saturday night, turning a label showcase for his G.O.O.D....
March 22, 2009 10:03 AM ET
Metallica's James Hetfield Calls "Guitar Hero" a "Gateway Drug": Inside the Band's New Game | ARTICLE

March 21, 2009 11:00 AM ET
Devo Hint at New Album's Sound, Debut Songs During SXSW Set | ARTICLE

A much-hyped show at Austin Music Hall was the second performance from recently reinvigorated new-wavers Devo since plans to release their first studio album in 19 years. A band that built their career on questioning traditions —...
March 21, 2009 10:30 AM ET
Chairlift, The Soft Pack, Wild Light Lead SXSW 2009's Indie Rock Invasion | ARTICLE

March 20, 2009 2:13 PM ET
Big Boi Talks Solo Album, Future of OutKast After Rowdy SXSW Gig | ARTICLE

After a rowdy, hit-filled SXSW performance at Austin Music Hall, Rolling Stone caught up with Big Boi to talk about the status of his long-awaited solo debut and the future of his group, OutKast. Big Boi says his...
March 20, 2009 8:02 AM ET
Punk Pioneers Circle Jerks and the Dicks Take Over SXSW | ARTICLE

March 19, 2009 4:16 PM ET
Rising Rapper Charles Hamilton Hits SXSW With Endless Energy, "Twilight" References | ARTICLE

March 19, 2009 1:30 PM ET
Composer Tyler Bates Channels Joy Division, Daniel Lanois For "Watchmen" Score | ARTICLE

Tyler Bates, the Los Angeles-based producer whose dark-ambient compositions score the long-awaited movie adaptation of the Watchmen graphic novel, hadn't read the comic before accepting the gig. He didn't want to jinx his chances of getting it...
February 25, 2009 1:21 PM ET
Is the Rock World Ready for the Return of Limp Bizkit? | ARTICLE

Back in 2001, Limp Bizkit had sold 14 million records and frequently clogged New York's Times Square with their appearances on MTV's Total Request Live. But by the time they put out 2005's The Unquestionable Truth (Part...
February 18, 2009 4:03 PM ET
Kings of Rock: What Happens When MCs Trade Beats for Guitars | ARTICLE

With the announcement that rapper Lil Wayne is following up the biggest record of 2008 with his first rock album, all eyes have been watching his tattooed hands and how they tap a fretboard. Can he play?...
February 3, 2009 10:25 AM ET
Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, MC Hammer and the Super Bowl's Other Big Musical Moments | ARTICLE

Last night's Super Bowl had so many more musical moments than just Bruce Springsteen slamming his "hungry heart" into a helpless cameraman. (Debate the E Street Band's four-song set here.) After you clean up your...
February 2, 2009 6:48 PM ET
Norman Cook Digs Deep in the Crates: Behind Fatboy Slim's Brighton Port Authority | ARTICLE

According to legend — or the story Norman Cook is spreading — the Brighton Port Authority were a loose assembly of likeminded musicians recording in the 1970s whose tapes were recently discovered and dusted off for release....
January 29, 2009 2:19 PM ET
New Year's Eve Rock Guide: From My Morning Jacket to Wu-Tang Clan | ARTICLE

Whether it's the projected 31 degree temperature or a projected image of Ryan Seacrest, we honestly understand if you're not huddled somewhere in Times Square for New Year's Eve. But a night so charged with energy (and...
December 23, 2008 3:45 PM ET
Johnny Cash Remembered at Exclusive Screening of "At Folsom Prison" | ARTICLE

Last night in a screening room lit by flickering candles at New York City's exclusive Norwood Club, less than 40 people...
November 13, 2008 11:47 AM ET
Poison, Hair and an "American Idol": "Rock of Ages" Musical Hits NYC | ARTICLE

Rock of Ages is the story of a bartender/struggling musician looking for his one chance at love and the spotlight — but gets thwarted by the seedier sides of both. Boasting 30 classic lighter-waving anthems by Poison,...
October 15, 2008 3:16 PM ET
The Roots Hook Up Party Jams, Led Zep Cover at All Points West | ARTICLE

The Roots worked extra hard on Saturday at All Points West, turning the moody, apocalyptic songs off their last two albums into monster party jams — "Long Time" was fast and loose, "Criminal" was a funk beast....
August 9, 2008 11:07 PM ET
Kings of Leon Debut "Sex on Fire" at All Points West | ARTICLE

While Kings of Leon didn't exactly have the most energy onstage on Saturday at All Points West, their positive vibes and effortless cool certainly translated to the first massive crowd of the day, who pogoed happily to...
August 9, 2008 10:47 PM ET
Animal Collective Provide Woozy Jams at All Points West | ARTICLE

A diverse All Points West lineup and a prime 5 p.m. slot for Animal Collective meant that their faithful throng of indie-geeks commingled peacefully with Widespread Panic tattoos and Jersey bros — all together to watch a...
August 9, 2008 10:29 PM ET
Perry Farrell Explains Big-Name Lollapalooza Lineup, State of Jane's Addiction | ARTICLE

"Radiohead, the specs and requirements for their show, it keeps getting taller and taller," says Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell, on the phone from Chicago. "It used to be they would hang their trusses 40 feet up, now...
July 30, 2008 4:32 PM ET