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"New York Dolls: Photographs" Explores Glam Band's Legacy | ARTICLE
Legendary rock photographer Bob Gruen, who has published books on John Lennon and the Clash, has just released a new hardcover, New York Dolls: Photographs, with commentary by rock journalist Legs McNeil and an afterword by major...
September 18, 2008 3:55 PM ET -
Five Essential Rock Movies From the Toronto Film Fest: Guitar Gods, Zaire '74 Doc and More | ARTICLE
The 10-day Toronto International Film Festival ended this past weekend after the screening of 312 movies from 64 countries. Here's a quick guide to the fest's must-see music films: • It Might Get Loud is a documentary from...
September 15, 2008 4:54 PM ET -
Kardinal Offishall Explains How He and Akon Made "Dangerous" a Hit | ARTICLE
After years of getting respect from top hip-hop artists around the world (but not much in the way of chart action) Toronto MC Kardinal Offishall has a smash on his hands. "Dangerous" from his new album Not...
September 15, 2008 2:18 PM ET -
Queen Latifah Returns to Hip-Hop With Dr. Dre on LP She Nearly Named "The L Word" | ARTICLE
Queen Latifah considered naming her new hip-hop album The L Word "just to mess with people's heads." The New Jersey rapper/actress has endured much speculation about her sexuality because she doesn't discuss her personal life and played...
September 12, 2008 12:00 PM ET -
Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin: "If You're Going to Do a Reunion, You Need Four Members" | ARTICLE
Jimmy Page dodged two questions about a potential Zeppelin reunion Saturday at a Toronto International Film Festival press conference for the documentary It Might Get Loud, alongside fellow guitarists the Edge and Jack White. But upon the...
September 8, 2008 10:35 AM ET -
Hawthorne Heights Prep for Bamboozle Without Casey Calvert, Talk New LP | ARTICLE
Hawthorne Heights' performance at next weekend's Bamboozle Left festival will be their first show since the untimely passing of guitarist/screamer Casey Calvert last November, and the band still isn't sure how it will go down....
March 27, 2008 3:16 PM ET -
Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter: The Six-Pack Q&A | ARTICLE
We'll resist the temptation to use the "Backstreet's Back" headline that's popping up all over in response to the news that the Backstreet Boys' album Unbreakable debuted at number seven on the charts...
November 7, 2007 12:48 PM ET -
Anton Corbijn Talks Ian Curtis Biopic "Control," Using Killers Track in Film | ARTICLE
Rock Daily has brought you exclusive photos from the set of the Ian Curtis biopic Control and a report on the fim's screening at the Toronto Film Festival -- now we're back with...
October 1, 2007 3:55 PM ET -
From Joy Division to Bob Dylan to Metal in Iraq: Music Movies Rock Toronto Film Festival | ARTICLE
The ten-day Toronto International Film Festival wraps up this weekend after the screening of 349 films. Luckily, Rock Daily was there checking out the five best music films. Here's a full report on the fest's two Joy...
September 14, 2007 5:37 PM ET -
U2's Next Album Is "Making Itself," Says Daniel Lanois | ARTICLE
In June, Rock Daily reported that acclaimed artists/producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois were starting work with U2 on the band's next album, the follow-up to 2004's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Here's a...
August 28, 2007 4:39 PM ET -
Beck Suprises Toronto With Secret Show | ARTICLE
Halloween came early for Canadians last night when Beck and his band of merry, wig-wearing mates descended on Toronto's Drake Hotel to play a secret midnight show following their Ricoh Coliseum gig. The vibe was frat-party meets...
October 17, 2006 2:11 PM ET -
At the Toronto Film Festival: 'The U.S. Vs. John Lennon' | ARTICLE
In the documentary The U.S. vs. John Lennon (which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last night) music and politics once again intersect. The film, directed by John Sheinfeld and David Leaf,...
September 12, 2006 2:04 PM ET -
At the Toronto Film Festival: Dixie Chicks Don't Shut Up, Do Sing | ARTICLE
There's some irony in watching the screening of the documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up And Sing at the Toronto International Film Festival on the fifth anniversary of 9/11. The tragedy and its aftermath are partly what inspired...
September 11, 2006 5:37 PM ET -
At the Toronto Film Festival: Kurt Cobain Narrates His Own Bio Film From the Grave | ARTICLE
The highly anticipated documentary Kurt Cobain: About A Son had its world premiere last night at Toronto's Cumberland Theatre, leading a slew of music-centric films slated to debut at the Toronto Film Festival later this week. Director...
September 11, 2006 3:04 PM ET -
Sum 41 Guitarist Quits, Seeks Metal | ARTICLE
Guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh may have surprised his fans last week when he announced through a press release that he had left Sum 41, but in an interview with Rolling Stone, he says the departure came as...
May 16, 2006 3:23 PM ET -
Juvenile Readies Tour, Re-Release | ARTICLE
New Orleans rapper Juvenile, whose latest album, Reality Check debuted at Number One last month and has since hit gold, will embark on a series of live dates May 8th in Anaheim, California, through June 3rd, as...
April 17, 2006 4:16 PM ET -
Hawthorne Heights No Longer Lonely | ARTICLE
With their 2004 sleeper debut The Silence in Black and White still in the Billboard 200, Hawthorne Heights now have a bona fide sophomore hit on their hands: If Only You Were Lonely debuted this week...
March 9, 2006 4:18 PM ET -
Dolly, Cash Biopic Nab Oscar Nods | ARTICLE
Dolly Parton received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for her tune "Travelin' Thru," featured in Transamerica, a film about a transsexual played by Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman. Other nominees in...
January 18, 2006 12:00 AM ET -
Avril, Sum 41 Sing Lennon | ARTICLE
Avril Lavigne, Black Eyed Peas, Sum 41, the Deftones and Duran Duran are among the artists recording John Lennon songs to raise funds for human rights organization Amnesty International. The recordings, which will be released as downloads...
November 29, 2005 12:00 AM ET -
Best Salutes the Beatles | ARTICLE
Pete Best says he still doesn't know why he was fired by the Beatles. As his new cleverly titled DVD Best of the Beatles chronicles, the reasons run the gamut from producer George Martin's negative assessment of...
November 10, 2005 12:00 AM ET
