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Video: We Are Augustines on Writing From the Road
April 21, 2012 10:45 AM ET
"To be honest, it's hard to write when you're on tour," admitted We Are Augustines bassist Eric Sanderson backstage at Rolling Stone's Coachella Rock Room party. "This particular tour that we've been on has been six weeks long and very constant, constant stimulation. You really have to search for times of reflection; you have to work for it to find those moments, so writing has been more in the mind than on the instrument as this point." We Are Augustines continue to tour... | More »
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Video: Amon Tobin Turns Up the Bass
April 21, 2012 10:15 AM ET
"Visually, it's based on projection mapping. It's a way of mapping onto flat surfaces and animating them and giving sort of an illusion of motion," explained Brazilian electronic composer-producer Amon Tobin of the spectacular show for his album ISAM, which he performed at Coachella. "It's a sort of mixture, the way we've got it set up between cinematic experience and a live show. It kind of really sets it apart from a lot of things going out there, I think, in terms of it... | More »
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Video: Manchester Orchestra Salute Their City
April 21, 2012 9:45 AM ET
Manchester Orchestra singer Andy Hull may have grown up in Atlanta, but his heart was always across the pond. "I started the band when I was 16 and that summer, I was listening to a lot of Morrissey and the Smiths. So Manchester was just a city that seemed to be cool," he recalled at Rolling Stone's Rock Room party at Coachella. Despite the dreary weather, the town has lived up to all his expectations. "We've been there like 10 times and it's pretty cool. The city is super supp... | More »
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Video: James Talk New Box Set, Criminal Origins
April 21, 2012 9:10 AM ET
"We're the perennials," said James lead singer Tim Booth, pausing in the shade at Rolling Stone's Coachella Rock Room. "When we started, we were 16-year-olds who'd stolen their equipment from another band who was loading out. We didn’t know how to play an instrument so we took a long time learning." Now, James has a proper box set to celebrate their 30-year career: The Gathering Sound, out July 16. It compiles the Manchester, England rock band's greatest hits, unrel... | More »
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Rolling Stone Rock Room Returns to Coachella
April 19, 2012 1:43 PM ET| Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Rock Room will return to the Riviera in Palm Springs, California to celebrate the second weekend of Coachella. Hosted at the hotel resort between Friday, April 20th and Sunday, April 22nd, it will feature live DJ sets, pool parties and interviews with artists by Rolling Stone editors. There will also be live art exhibitions, a fashion pop-up shop and a BBQ spread. Here is the schedule for the parties, though plans are subject to change: Friday, April 20th, 12:00-4:00 p.mIc... | More »
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Video: Hot Water Music Play New Tunes at SXSW
March 18, 2012 12:25 PM ET
Florida punks Hot Water music played a fierce set yesterday at Rolling Stone's Rock Room day party at the SXSW festival. In this video of the full performance, the band rip into a few old favorites along with cuts from Exister, their first album since reuniting in 2007. Related• Video: Hot Water on Adding New Songs to Their Set | More »
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Video: Hot Water Music on Playing New Songs
March 18, 2012 12:25 PM ET
Florida punks Hot Water Music say they are being careful about how many songs from their new album, Exister, make their way into their sets on their current tour. "It always makes the shows a little more fun when people know the songs," says frontman Chuck Ragan. "All we want to play is new songs, but what happens is when you play new songs that you're the most excited about, there's always a lull in the set and the energy drops." Related•Video: Hot Water's Complete SXSW ... | More »
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Video: We Were Promised Jetpacks at SXSW
March 18, 2012 11:55 AM ET
Scottish rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks played a half-hour set at Rolling Stone's Rock Room day party at the SXSW festival on Friday. The full show, which you can watch here, includes several numbers from their latest album, In the Pit of the Stomach. Related•Video: We Were Promised Jetpacks on Early-Bird SXSW Gigs | More »
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Video: Dime Store Novelist on Street Performing
March 18, 2012 11:25 AM ET
Charles Rangel of the Dime Store Novelist explained how he turned to street performance as a way to raise money for his band backstage at Rolling Stone's Rock Room day party. "I don't have a lot of money, basically," he said. "I started street performing to get gigs for the band. I could bring in a crowd of like, 20 people, play some cool shit them and leave and do it again for eight hours a day." Related• The Dime Store Novelist Rock SXSW Set | More »
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Video: Dime Store Novelist Rock SXSW Set
March 18, 2012 11:25 AM ET
Los Angeles trio Dime Store Novelist rocked their way through a 20-minute set at Rolling Stone's Rock Room day party yesterday at the SXSW festival. The blues-based band played a set drawing heavily on the tunes frontman Charles Rangel honed while working as a street performer. Related• Dime Store Novelist On Street Performing | More »
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