Alternative

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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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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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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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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Cake’s Vince DiFiore Says Success of ‘Sick of You’ was ‘Surreal’

In 2011, the guys of Cake celebrated their 20th centenary of making alternative music with the release of their sixth studio album, ‘Showroom of Compassion.’
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Pearl Jam Pay Tribute to Late Fan and His Family

Pearl Jam crooner Eddie Vedder, guitarist Mike McCready and the rest of the band are revisiting a charitable act from years ago.
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Stone Temple Pilots Making Big Plans for 20th Anniversary of ‘Core’

According to frontman Scott Weiland, alternative rock band Stone Temple Pilots plan to commemorate 20 years of ‘Core’ with a number of goodies.
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Paramore’s Hayley Williams Was Shocked to Land the Cover of Cosmo

Paramore singer Hayley Williams was in disbelief when editors at Cosmopolitan magazine asked her to grace the cover of their May 2011 issue.
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Cage the Elephant Kick Off 2012 with First Live CD/DVD

Alternative rock band Cage the Elephant are set to release their first-ever live DVD at the start of 2012.
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Bush’s Gavin Rossdale Writes Year-End Thank You Note to Fans

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, an always-appreciative type, posted a sentimental note to fans on the band’s website, thanking them for their support in 2011.
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