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Tracy Chapman Flies With Flea | ARTICLE

Tracy Chapman will release Where You Live, her seventh studio album and first album in three years, on September 13th. Co-produced by Chapman and Tchad Blake (Phish, Bonnie Raitt), the album features the Red Hot Chili Peppers'...
July 6, 2005 12:00 AM ET
LeToya Luckett's Solo Destiny | ARTICLE

As the members of Destiny's Child get ready to go their separate ways, one former member is returning to the spotlight. LeToya Luckett, who was dismissed from the group in 2000, is releasing her self-titled solo debut...
July 5, 2005 12:00 AM ET
MCR Make Arena Rock | ARTICLE

Having reached mainstream success with Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance are one of the headliners of this year's Warped Tour. However, lead singer Gerard Way is almost ready to turn the page. "We don't want...
July 5, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Fugees Surprise at BET Awards | ARTICLE

The Fugees opened the BET Awards Tuesday night, surprising a star-studded audience at Los Angeles' Kodak Theater with three songs, "Ready or Not," "Fu-Gee-La" and "Killing Me Softly With His Song." The unannounced set was the fulfillment...
June 29, 2005 12:00 AM ET
P.O.D. Are Set to Testify | ARTICLE

Having recently finished recording their new album, Testify, at the Encino, California, studio of hitmaker Glen Ballard, P.O.D. are eyeing an October release. Frontman Sonny Sandoval is eager for fans to get a taste of the new...
June 20, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Perry Farrell Lifts "Satellite" | ARTICLE

Perry Farrell will debut portions of The Satellite Party, his new musical-theater piece, at Lollapalooza on July 23rd and 24th at Chicago's Grant Park. The former Jane's Addiction frontman hopes to mount a complete production next year,...
June 13, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Red Hot Chili Peppers Get Busy | ARTICLE

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are finishing up their new record in Los Angeles. The band, at work with longtime producer Rick Rubin, are recording final vocal tracks. "There's heavier stuff than the band's ever done,...
June 10, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Incubus Meet Pretenders | ARTICLE

Incubus have recorded three songs for the soundtrack to the Jamie Foxx movie Stealth, which opens July 29th. Among the tracks is a duet with Chrissie Hynde called "Neither of Us Can See." "She's very punk rock, and...
May 16, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Rob Zombie Gets Raw | ARTICLE

"It's called Hurry Up and Finish It," jokes Rob Zombie of his in-progress third album. The follow-up to 2001's The Sinister Urge features the shock rocker backed by an all-star band: guitarist Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit), drummer...
May 12, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Bon Jovi Bring the Rock | ARTICLE

When Bon Jovi played the tenth anniversary party for Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Saturday night, they looked backed fondly, treating the star-studded audience -- featuring fellow rockers Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn of...
May 4, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Pras Finds U2 on "Win" | ARTICLE

Pras says "it's been a minute" since the release of his debut album, Ghetto Supastar, but it's actually been seven years. During that time, the sometimes-Fugees member became entangled in legal tussles with his former label and...
April 22, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Hootie and the Blowfish Get Lucky | ARTICLE

Hootie and the Blowfish will release their sixth studio album, Looking for Lucky, on August 9th. The forthcoming follow-up to 2003's self-titled release is the band's first for Vanguard Records. Produced by Don Gehman, who did...
April 7, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Nugent Wins Court Case | ARTICLE

Veteran rocker Ted Nugent was awarded $100,000 on Thursday by a Michigan jury, which ruled that organizers of the Muskegon Summer Celebration were in breach of contract when they cancelled his June 2003 concert. ...
April 4, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Destiny's Child Rock the Troops | ARTICLE

Performing for members of the military and their families on the beach at Camp Pendleton was an offer Destiny's Child couldn't refuse. "We know that [the Marines] requested the performers," Beyoncé told Rolling Stone backstage...
April 4, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Neil Diamond Teams With Rick Rubin | ARTICLE

Rick Rubin is hoping to do for Neil Diamond what he did for Johnny Cash. The producer -- who revived the Man in Black's career in the Nineties with the Grammy-winning American Recordings series -- has...
March 29, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Live Review: U2 Go Old School in Cali | ARTICLE

This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of U2's debut album, Boy. And while the band's current world tour, which kicked off last night before a sold-out crowd at the San Diego Sports Arena, is...
March 29, 2005 12:00 AM ET
NIN Bare "Teeth" Live | ARTICLE

Nine Inch Nails leader Trent Reznor told Rolling Stone during last year's Grammy weekend that he was "coming back to combat all the shitty music out there." Well, it took thirteen months, but, last night, Reznor...
March 24, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Common Buzzing on "Be" | ARTICLE

Illinois rapper Common will drop his fourth album, Be, May 24th. The record, his first since 2002's Electric Circus, will mark his debut on Kanye West's Good Music label. Kanye is one of two producers on...
February 24, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Joe Perry Goes Solo | ARTICLE

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry will release his self-titled solo album on May 3rd. The thirteen-track blues-rock effort is Perry's first under his own name since 1984's Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker, the third and final release...
February 4, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Grohl, Beck Play Tsunami Benefit | ARTICLE

"I feel a little bit guilty, because it's a little too much fun," Jack Black said backstage Monday night at the Wiltern Theatre before the benefit he organized for victims of last month's tsunami in South Asia. Despite...
January 18, 2005 12:00 AM ET