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Pearl Jam, ‘Chinese’ – Listen to the Band’s Unreleased 1991 Demo

Pearl Jam Twenty director Cameron Crowe? stopped by Pearl Jam’s Sirius/XM radio station this week, and he brought an unreleased Pearl Jam song named, “Chinese.”
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 | Alternative, Grunge, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments

Radiohead, the Black Keys + More Top Rolling Stone Readers’ Poll

Rolling Stone recently conducted its annual Readers’ Poll for the Best Albums of 2011 to nail down the year’s top releases, and it’s no surprise who is No. 1.
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 | Alternative, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments

Scott Weiland and Velvet Revolver to Reunite for Benefit Concert

It’s confirmed that Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland will once again perform with his Guns N’ Roses comrades in Velvet Revolver for an upcoming gig.
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 | Music, Rock, Rock News | 0 Comments

Linkin Park Working with Rick Rubin – 2012 New Album Outlook

Linkin Park’s ‘A Thousand Suns’ dropped in 2010, and while the alt-rockers spent much of 2011 touring, it’s not too early to start thinking about new music!
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Posted 30 Dec 2011 | Alternative, Music, Rock News | 1 Comment

Red Hot Chili Peppers Book High-End New Year’s Eve Gig

Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to take their intoxicating combination of funk and punk rock to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s home on New Year’s Eve.
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 | Alternative, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments

Nikki Sixx Gives Lady Gaga and Black Veil Brides Kudos

Motley Crue bass player Nikki Sixx is digging pop act Lady Gaga and alternative metal outfit Black Veil Brides.
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 | Metal, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments

Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell: It Wasn’t Necessary to Announce a Breakup

Now that the grunge rock guys of Soundgarden are back together, singer Chris Cornell says, the drama of their “breakup” announcement was unwarranted.
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 | Alternative, Grunge, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments

Video of Nirvana Performing at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor in 1990

Two thousand eleven brought the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s sophomore LP Nevermind, and with it came collector’s sets featuring music off the band’s breakout.
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Posted 29 Dec 2011 | Grunge, Music, Rock News, Videos | 0 Comments

Deftones – 2012 New Album Outlook

Alternative metal band Deftones are back in their recording digs, working on new music for their seventh studio album, the follow-up to 2010’s ‘Diamond Eyes.’
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Posted 28 Dec 2011 | Metal, Music, Rock News | 1 Comment

Foster the People Planning ‘Weird Studio Tricks’ for New Album

Foster the People are making plans for the follow-up to 2011’s, ‘Torches,’ which snatched the guys an alternative rock and crossover hit in, “Pumped Up Kicks.”
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Posted 28 Dec 2011 | Alternative, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments