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Soundgarden to Release ‘The Classic Album Selection’ Box Set in May

Soundgarden are hard at work on their much-anticipated new album, are while fans patiently wait for the new tracks, the boys are offering up something to tie them over.
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Posted 24 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Grunge, Music, Rock, Rock News | 0 Comments

Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Florence + the Machine to Play DeLuna Fest

Mega grunge rockers Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam are confirmed to headline the 2012 DeLuna Fest, and the rest of the lineup isn’t too shabby, either.
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Posted 23 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Grunge, Music, Rock, Rock News | 0 Comments

‘Nevermind’ Producer Butch Vig Dishes on Recording with Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic

Butch Vig, the producer behind Nirvana’s seminal sophomore album “Nevermind,” is hard at work recording new music with Foo Fighters frontman and Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and Nirvana bass player Krist Novoselic.
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Posted 22 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Grunge, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments

Red Hot Chili Peppers Release Record Store Day ‘Stadium Arcadium’ Box Set

It’s Record Store Day weekend! Alternative funk-rock quartet Red Hot Chili Peppers release a deluxe box set of the album “Stadium Arcadium” on Saturday (April 21), just for the occasion.
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Posted 20 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments

Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Keys Members Honor Levon Helm

Levon Helm passed away Thursday (April 19) at age 71, and his death has moved musicians from all over the musical gamut, including members of the rock community.
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Posted 20 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments

Soundgarden Post Behind-the-Scenes Footage from ‘Live to Rise’

Chris Cornell and the guys of Soundgarden are taking listeners inside the making of their new song, “Live to Rise,” via a behind-the-scenes rehearsal video posted online.
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Posted 20 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Grunge, Music, Rock, Rock News | 0 Comments

Red Hot Chili Peppers to Release Classic Covers EP

Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last weekend, and the funk-rock gents are set to commemorate that induction with a unique, digital-only EP.
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Posted 19 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Music, Rock, Rock News | 0 Comments

The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach: ‘We Didn’t Want to be Rock Stars’

Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach said that he and drummer Patrick Carney “didn’t want to be rock stars.”
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Posted 19 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Music, Rock News | 0 Comments

Weezer, Velvet Revolver and Queens of the Stone Age Members Form Cartoon Band

Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner has put together a new side project, and it’s a cartoon rock supergroup of sorts called PusherJones.
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Posted 19 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Music, Rock, Rock News | 0 Comments

Metallica, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Beck + More Set for Outside Lands

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park will host an eclectic collection of artists for the 2012 edition of the Outside Lands festival, including Metallica, Jack White, Beck and Foo Fighters.
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Posted 18 Apr 2012 | Alternative, Metal, Music, Rock, Rock News | 0 Comments