Rock News

Festival News: Stone Sour, Skillet, Seether Booked For Welcome To Rockville

Stone Sour, Skillet, Seether, Cold and more rock bands have been confirmed for the first-ever Welcome To Rockville Festival, which takes place at the Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday, May 8.
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Trent Reznor Wins An Oscar

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Rezbor and co-composer Atticus Ross scored the Academy Award for Best Original Score for, “The Social Network,” at the 2011 Oscars.
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[MUSIC VIDEO]: Against Me! ‘Spanish Moss’

Punk rock band Against Me! just released a video for the track, “Spanish Moss,” from their 2010 album, White Crosses, which will be their fifth and last album with Sire Records. Even though the guys are parting ways with their label, they plan to release their next album, Total Clarity, on May 24.
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[WATCH] Stone Sour Rock ‘Hesitate’ On Jimmy Kimmel Live

Corey Taylor and the guys of Slipknot have been on the road since, “Audio Secrecy,” dropped in September of last year, but they took some time to stop by, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” to play, “Hesitate.”
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Rock News: Smashing Pumpkins Bass Player On Cover Of, ‘Siamese Dream’

Billy Corgan is the king of getting awesome female bass player to back the Smashing Pumpkins, and word is that his latest pick, former Veruca Salt and Spinnerette bassist Nicole Fiorentino, is actually one of the two girls on the cover of, “Siamese Dream,” the band’s 1993 release. Corgan Tweeted the news this week.
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New Rock: RED’s ‘Feed the Machine’

Hard rock band RED’s third full-length, “Until We Have Faces,” debuted No. 1 on the iTunes rock chart this month and entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2. Hear the band’s new single, “Feed the Machine,” here.
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Early Ears: Radiohead Releases New Album Early [VIDEO]

Rock news: Alternative rock band Radiohead – arguably the first commercial band to fully utilize digital downloads with 2007’s, “In Rainbows,” pay-what-you-want release – has dropped its eighth album, “The King of Limbs,” a day early.
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Bonnaroo 2011 Line-up: Mumford & Sons, Eminem, The Black Keys

Rock News: Bonnaroo line-up includes Eminem, Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons Every year, Bonnaroo brings tens of thousands of alternative music fans to a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn. This summer, the fest is booked June 9-12, and headliners include Buffalo Springfield, Arcade Fire, Eminem, The Strokes, Mumford & Sons and The Black Keys.
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Tour: Queens of the Stone Age

Psychedelicic rock band Queens of the Stone Age reissues its 1998 self-titled debut on March 1 via frontman Josh Homme’s own Rekords Rekords. In addition, Rekords Rekords will release a limited-edition seven-inch single, “How To Handle A Rope (A Lesson In The Lariat),” and the B-side “Avon,” on Feb. 28.
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Foo Fetish [VIDEO] … Foo Fighters Official ‘White Limo’ Video

The Foo Fighters are actually doing something traditional. By that, we mean they’re releasing a full-fledged, official music video for the track, “White Limo,” from their upcoming, yet untitled album, out April 12. The three-and-a-half minute video also features Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister.
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