Music

RED, P.O.D., Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, Buckcherry on 2011 Rock Allegiance Tour

Summer just began, but it’s not too premature to start thinking about fall tours. One trek that packs a lot of bang is the 2011 Rock Allegiance Tour, featuring Papa Roach, Buckcherry, P.O.D., RED, Puddle of Mudd, Crossfade and Drive A. The tour sets of Aug. 24 in Grand Prairie, Texas, and continues through Sept. 25 in Sacramento, Calif. More dates are expected to drop, as well.
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Interview: Paper Tongues Guitarist Says Music Is a ‘Cry for Hope for the Masses’

Devin Forbes, guitarist for alternative rock band Paper Tongues, talks about the band’s chance meeting with American Idol’s Randy Jackson that changed their lives, plus Paper Tongue’s mission. “We consider ourselves a band that’s trying to make a difference in a very hopeful way,” he says.
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Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello Performs Baseball Theme Song [VIDEO]

Rage Against the Machine guitarist, Nightwatchman frontman and apparent Cubs fan took to his six-string to perform a dedicated cover version of ESPN’s, “Baseball Tonight,” theme song. Morello can even make a baseball song rock hard. Watch the video, here!
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Switchfoot Announce New Album, Track Listing

Switchfoot mean business with their upcoming, eighth studio record. For one, they hit up famed producer Neal Avron (Linkin Park, Weezer) to record it in their San Diego, Calif., home studio. Two, they spent months prepping for the release, taking care to make the perfect alternative pop / rock, both epic and sincere.
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Rock Report: Google’s Awesome Virtual Guitar, Buffalo Springfield Announces 2011 Tour, Grateful Dead Rises

This week’s rock headlines include Google celebrating Les Paul with a killer virtual guitar,  news from the Grateful Dead camp and Buffalo Springfield promising Bonnaroo 2011 isn’t the band’s “Last Time Around.”
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This Week in Classic Rock: Jimi Hendrix Reissue, Aerosmith Facebook Q&A, Alice Cooper Tale

This week saw Aerosmith’s Joe Perry going to Facebook to a answer fans’ questions, a reissue from Jimi Hendrix and Alice Cooper’s strange tale about Elvis.
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U2 Charity Work: Five U2 Charities and How to Get Involved

Even as U2 is all-consumed by their current 360º Tour — the highest grossing tour of all time, according to Billboard, at over 7 million fans strong — they still make time to give to the greater good.
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Photo Gallery: Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, A Perfect Circle, Puddle of Mudd at Rock on the Range 2011

Rock on the Range 2011 broke all records for the festival, pulling in over 70,000 hard rock and metal fans over one weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Check out photos of A Perfect Circle, Art of Dying, Puddle of Mudd and more!
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Hot and Ready: Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce Album Release

Red Hot Chili Peppers followers, breathe a sigh of relief: The alt-rockers have announced their new album will drop on Aug. 30, 2011, and they’re naming it, “I’m With You.”
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This Week in Classic Rock: Alice Cooper, REO Speedwagon, Bonnaroo

This week brought news of Alice Cooper feeling better (after canceling his first gig is 30 years), special reissue plans from REO Speedwagon and classic rockers spotted at Bonnaroo.
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