Alternative

Smashing Pumpkins Break with Longtime Producer and Comrade Kerry Brown

Smashing Pumpkins are switching things up for 2012, as longtime producer Kerry Brown has announced that he’s no longer jamming with the alternative rock band.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Book More 2012 U.S. Tour Dates

Funk-rock icons the Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced a handful of new North American tour dates, including stops in California, Arizona and Colorado.
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Sublime with Rome Drummer Bud Gaugh Leaves Band [Breaking]

Speaking with Kevin & Bean of Los Angeles alternative rock station KROQ, Sublime with Rome announced that drummer Bud Gaugh is leaving the band and tonight (Dec. 10) will be the band’s final show.
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Coldplay Announce 2012 North American Tour

Chris Martin and his Britpop band Coldplay have booked their first North American tour in roughly three years. Find the dates, here!
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Foster the People, ‘Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)’ – Video Review

Thank goodness for quirky bands like the Black Keys and Foster the People who know how to make mesmerizing music videos that don’t rely on commercial hoopla.
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Metallica, Chili Peppers Manager Urges Bands to Tour Europe Now

Cliff Burnstein, who manages Metallica and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, told the Wall Street Journal he wants the bands to play Europe before the economy worsens.
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Paramore Singer Hayley Williams Discusses Moving Back in With Her Mom

Paramore singer Hayley Williams has several No. 1 alternative rock hits and a big house to prove it, but last winter, she decided to move back home with her mom.
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Coldplay at Small Show: ‘We’re Used to Lasers and Posh Stuff’

Brit-pop gents Coldplay played a small gig at the 500-capacity Camden Dingwalls last night, and singer Chris Martin had some fun with the crowd.
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Rancid’s Tim Armstrong Says Band Will Release a New Album in 2012

Punk fans, take note: One of the keystone bands of the ’90s punk revival, Rancid, are cooking up new material.
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Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus: ‘After Midnight’ Video is ‘a Little Troubled’

When it came shooting Blink-182’s video for the band’s single, “After Midnight,” the boys of Blink hung up their party hats and went for a darker quality.
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