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David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' Gets 40th Anniversary Reissue | ARTICLE

David Bowie's landmark 1972 album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, will be reissued in a special 40th anniversary edition on June 5th. The record, which was Bowie's fifth and...
March 22, 2012 3:41 PM ET
My Bloody Valentine to Reissue Catalog | ARTICLE

Iconic shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine will finally reissue its influential back catalog on May 7th. In addition to expanded packages of 1988's Isn't Anything and 1991's Loveless, the quartet's four cherished EPs will be collected...
March 22, 2012 3:25 PM ET
Linkin Park to Return to ‘Big Choruses’ on New Album | ARTICLE

Linkin Park have acknowledged that their 2010 concept album A Thousand Suns alienated some members of their hard-rocking core audience. With their fifth studio offering expected this summer, the band plans to make amends. "With this album,...
March 22, 2012 11:01 AM ET
J. Mascis Instrumental Disc Due in May | ARTICLE

Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis has teamed up with a pair of old friends for the May 8th release of an all-instrumental disc. Recorded under the name Heavy Blanket, the new project features childhood chums...
March 22, 2012 10:11 AM ET
Black Keys Apologize for Nickelback Remarks | ARTICLE

The Black Keys' Patrick Carney is sorry that he picked on Nickelback in Rolling Stone's January cover story on the band. But the drummer isn't exactly recanting his assessment of the band's polished post-grunge style. "I didn't...
March 22, 2012 9:03 AM ET
Rupert Grint and Chloe Grace Moretz Sign On for Dennis Wilson Biopic | ARTICLE

Harry Potter alum Rupert Grint and Hugo star Chloë Grace Moretz have landed roles opposite Aaron Eckhart in the Dennis Wilson biopic The Drummer, Variety reports.Grint will portray Stan Shapiro, a young William...
March 21, 2012 6:10 PM ET
Waylon Lives on Through Shooter Jennings | ARTICLE

With his second album, Electric Rodeo, dropping April 4th, country rocker Shooter Jennings has already hatched plans for a surprisingly personal new project -- built around experimental tracks he recorded with his father, the legendary Waylon. "In 1996,...
March 17, 2006 3:27 PM ET
Jack Johnson's New Dreams | ARTICLE

Although each of his first two albums sold more than a million copies, Jack Johnson isn't above tinkering in his garage. It's there, in fact, that the Hawaiian native and avid surfer recorded his third studio...
March 3, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Rouse Readies "Nashville" | ARTICLE

Josh Rouse will release his fifth album, Nashville, next March. Named for Nebraska-born Rouse's adopted hometown (where the set was crafted), the upcoming disc was recorded by Brad Jones, who also produced the singer-songwriter's acclaimed 2003 disc,...
December 15, 2004 12:00 AM ET
Weezer: Out of the Garage | ARTICLE

With Geffen's backing, Weezer started practicing beyond the confines of their garage in July and August 1993 on new equipment in the professional facility known as Cole Rehearsals in Hollywood. Running through long-time staples like "My Name...
December 13, 2004 12:00 AM ET
Strummer, Rancid Booted | ARTICLE

Previously unreleased tracks by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Rancid and Dropkick Murphys will hit shelves on November 9th when Hellcat Records -- the label co-owned by Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong -- releases the twenty-six-track compilation, Give...
September 21, 2004 12:00 AM ET
Weezer Scrap Rubin Tracks | ARTICLE

Weezer have scrapped the sessions they recorded in December with producer Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash) for their fifth album and have started again fresh. With help from engineer Chad Bamford, the band...
August 25, 2004 12:00 AM ET
Westerberg Can't Sell Out | ARTICLE

Paul Westerberg wanted to sell out in the worst way. But when he took "Jingle (Buy It)," the lead track on Folker (due September 7th), around to America's biggest retailers, they passed. "It was written to...
August 11, 2004 12:00 AM ET
Cuomo Packing for Harvard | ARTICLE

Weezer are expected to finish recording their fifth album next month with producer Rick Rubin for a late 2004/early 2005 release, but their singer has loftier goals on his mind. Rivers Cuomo plans to return to Harvard...
July 28, 2004 12:00 AM ET
Ted Leo "Shakes" Again | ARTICLE

Indie rocker Ted Leo will release a new studio album, Shake the Sheets, on October 19th. Recorded with his backing band the Pharmacists, the follow-up to 2003's Hearts of Oak was produced by Chris Shaw, who has...
July 26, 2004 12:00 AM ET
Weezer Mates Bury the Hatchet | ARTICLE

Rivers Cuomo's estrangement from former Weezer bassist Matt Sharp officially ended on February 12th, when the pair shared the stage for the first time since 1997. Attendees of Sharp's California State Fullerton solo gig were stunned as...
February 23, 2004 12:00 AM ET
Oliveri Wants Back in QOTSA | ARTICLE

Nick Oliveri says he still wants to be a member of Queens of the Stone Age, despite a statement issued by frontman Josh Homme last week that said the two had "recently parted ways." "I didn't quit...
February 18, 2004 12:00 AM ET
Weezer, Rubin Get to Work | ARTICLE

After a false start last year, Weezer are back on track to record their fifth album and have tapped producer Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys) to oversee matters. "Right now we're just playing acoustically," guitarist Brian Bell...
July 22, 2003 12:00 AM ET
Weezer's Bell Bears "Twins" | ARTICLE

During Weezer's time off last winter, guitarist Brian Bell was hard at work with his other band, the Space Twins, putting the finishing touches on their full-length debut. The result is The End of Imagining, a twelve-song experimental pop album...
July 18, 2003 12:00 AM ET
Blink-182 Album Taking Off | ARTICLE

Following two months of demo-ing new songs, Blink-182 have begun recording the anticipated follow up to 2001's Take Your Pants Off and Jacket. Working in a large, rented house-turned-studio in San Diego with producer Jerry Finn, the platinum-selling pop/punk trio has...
April 9, 2003 12:00 AM ET