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In the Studio (And Begging for a Paul McCartney Cameo) With Taking Back Sunday | ARTICLE

Rock Daily recently visited the Manhattan recording studio where Taking Back Sunday are finishing up their fourth LP — the Long Island group's first with new guitarist Matt Fazzi. Though they're known for their emo-leaning lyrics and...
November 7, 2008 2:20 PM ET
Breaking: Jack's Mannequin | ARTICLE

Who: Jack's Mannequin, the SoCal quartet fronted by piano player Andrew McMahon (formerly of pop-punkers Something Corporate) whose second album The Glass Passenger has already scored a top-ten debut. Sounds Like: Known for his intimate lyrics — the...
October 22, 2008 12:31 PM ET
"Twilight" Author Stephenie Meyer on Her Musical Muses, Upcoming Movie and Mermaid Dreams | ARTICLE

Over the past year, author Stephenie Meyer has been lauded as the next J.K. Rowling thanks to the blockbuster sales of 1.3 million copies of Breaking Dawn, the final installment in her four-book vampire series Twilight. Meyer's...
August 8, 2008 3:57 PM ET
Dawn of the Undead | ARTICLE

• Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer on Her Upcoming Movie and Mermaid Dreams It's a humid August afternoon outside the Nokia Theater in the middle of New York's Times Square, and a hundred girls have already been...
August 8, 2008 9:39 AM ET
All-American Rejects Get Reflective, Go Hollywood for Third Album | ARTICLE

When the All-American Rejects hit New York this week to open a pair of Bon Jovi shows at Madison Square Garden, it was the Oklahoma quartet's first gigs at the famed venue but their eighth with the...
July 18, 2008 8:49 AM ET
Album Preview: Gym Class Heroes Invite Patrick Stump, Busta Rhymes to Party Under "The Quilt" | ARTICLE

When Rolling Stone caught up with Gym Class Heroes earlier this year, the band dished about collaborations with Daryl Hall and Busta Rhymes for the upcoming The Quilt. It's an eclectic roster, but as the preview...
July 10, 2008 11:50 AM ET
Chris Brown Has Michael Jackson Stories, Three Films on Tap | ARTICLE

Earlier this year, Rolling Stone named Chris Brown the "Best New Michael Jackson", so it made sense that Brown told us a story about the King of Pop when he stopped by for lunch last week:...
June 10, 2008 3:26 PM ET
Nick Zinner Joins Jack White On Stage With The Raconteurs in NYC | ARTICLE

On Saturday night, New York's Terminal Five was filled to capacity for the second of the Raconteurs three shows at the former nightclub. After an explosive...
June 2, 2008 2:15 PM ET
Syesha Mercado: "I Wasn't Going to Tell America 'This Is What I Went Through'" | ARTICLE

"I always wanted to sing because I wanted to touch people, and I've never lost that," American Idol's third-place finisher Syesha Mercado told Rock Daily last week when she stopped by our office. "I was able to...
June 2, 2008 1:20 PM ET
Jonas Brothers, New Kids on the Block, Miley Cyrus Earn Fans' Shrieks at Zootopia | ARTICLE

A glance around New Jersey's Izod Center during Saturday night's Z100 Zootopia show revealed a divided audience: there were teenage girls clutching Jonas Brothers T-shirts, tote bags and posters, and onetime-teenage girls decked out in the same...
May 19, 2008 12:35 PM ET
Jason Castro: "It's Nice To Be Doing Something Different" | ARTICLE

Last week's American Idol castoff Jason Castro stopped by our office to chat about his time on the show, the upcoming Idol tour and his plans for an album. He also offered an explanation for his "Mr....
May 14, 2008 5:25 PM ET
Video: Jason Mraz Talks New Album, Plus Live Performances | ARTICLE

May 13, 2008 5:58 PM ET
The Academy Is... Hit the Studio for "Santi" Follow-Up LP | ARTICLE

"I would compare it to starting over," the Academy Is... singer William Beckett says of working on the band's third full-length album. "The way we felt on [2005's debut] Almost Here." Beckett, along with drummer Andy...
May 9, 2008 4:15 PM ET
Say Anything/Saves the Day Side Project to Debut Summer '08 | ARTICLE

Saves the Day frontman Chris Conley says Two Tongues, his side project with Saves the Day guitarist Dave Soloway and Say Anything's Max Bemis and Coby Linder, is going to have its premiere this summer. "We're going...
May 8, 2008 1:41 PM ET
John Mayer Pairs With Judd Apatow for Funnyordie.com Video | ARTICLE

The latest installment in John Mayer's quest to become a viral video superstar (which include running around in a Borat thong,...
May 7, 2008 3:05 PM ET
Panic at the Disco: No Promises For a Third Album in 2008 | ARTICLE

"Every time we say anything, we have to [go back] and say 'No, that's not what we meant," laughs Panic at the Disco's Ryan Ross, referring to recent reports the band had enough material for a third...
May 7, 2008 12:10 PM ET
How Busta Rhymes Helped Gym Class Heroes Sew Their "Quilt" | ARTICLE

Since we last spoke to Gym Class Heroes about the recording of their third LP, the band has embarked on a college tour to debut songs from their new album The Quilt, due this July....
May 6, 2008 5:56 PM ET
Bamboozle 2008: Five Bands That Broke Out | ARTICLE

TYGA The younger cousin of Gym Class Heroes MC Travis McCoy, Tyga's rhymes are the product of someone with a passion for hip-hop and a pop sensibility, as perfectly excecuted in his remix of the Plain...
May 5, 2008 5:51 PM ET
Behind the Scenes: Cobra Starship's "Guilty Pleasure" Video | ARTICLE

April 28, 2008 5:55 PM ET
In the Studio: Plain White T's Channel Weezer, Try to Top "Delilah" | ARTICLE

Even with the overwhelming success of the acoustic ballad "Hey There, Delilah" last year — which earned Plain White T's lead singer Tom Higgenson says he's been writing songs for the band's next record since they finished...
April 21, 2008 8:00 PM ET