Alternative

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Break Rock Record with ‘The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie’

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are no doubt already rock royalty, but now, the guys are bona fide record holders, too. The band’s latest single, “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie,” off their upcoming album I’m With You, is No. 1 on the modern rock chart, giving the Peppers the most No. 1 singles in modern rock radio history.
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311’s Nick Hexum Loves the Beatles, the Clash and the Smiths

Over two decades have passed since 311 first got together and started reaming up reggae-inspired alternative rock nuggets such as “Creatures (For a While)” and “All Mixed Up.” The guys are back this year with a new album, Universal Pulse (which dropped in July), and a mega tour with fellow alternative rockers Sublime with Rome.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Maggie’ Video is Wild Rock [Watch]

Unless you’ve been snuggled under a very large boulder — and wearing earplugs — you’ve heard the new track from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the catchy-cool “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie.” Now, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and newbie Josh Klinghoffer have released the official video for the track, and you can watch it, below.
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Bush Announce U.S. Tour with Chevelle and Filter [Tour Dates]

Gavin Rossdale and the guys of Bush are embarking on a headlining U.S. tour to promote their upcoming, highly-anticipated new album, The Sea of Memories, which arrives Sept. 13. And the kicker? The guys are taking along hard rock bands Chevelle and Filter for the ride.
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Switchfoot Book Gig on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’

Alternative rockers Switchfoot are back with a new album, ‘Vice Verses,’ out Sept. 27, and the guys booked an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Sept. 19.
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The Smashing Pumpkins Unveil 12-Date North American Tour

Billy Corgan and his ’90s alternative rock mainstay the Smashing Pumpkins have announced a 12-city U.S. tour that will advance the band’s bigger tour in 2012.
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Evanescence ‘What You Want’ is Dance-y Hard Rock – Song Review [Audio]

Evanescence just released the first single off their upcoming, self-titled album, and the track “What You Want,” brings a stormy blast of hard rock and anguish pop, with Evanescence’s typical layers of symphonic chords. Move towards the bottom of the page and click on the player to hear the song.
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Anberlin and Switchfoot ‘Excited’ to Pair Up for North American Tour

Alternative pop-rock band Switchfoot are due for a cross-country tour, so why not team up with fellow Christian rockers Anberlin and make it one big party? The duo recently announced just that: a full-fledged, North American tour together, which kicks off Sept. 25 in New York City.
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Switchfoot Frontman Jon Foreman: New Album is ‘About the Duality of Existence’

Just under two years have passed since alternative pop-rock band Switchfoot released their Grammy-winning album Hello Hurricane, and the guys are right on target to drop the follow-up, Vice Verses, on Sept. 27 via Atlantic Records.
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Sick Puppies’ Emma Anzai: Hearing Songs ‘in a New Way’ [Interview]

Sick Puppies bass slinger Emma Anzai has shared the stage with mega rock names: Nickelback, Seether, Shinedown, Velvet Revolver. But looking back on Sick Puppies’ decade-plus years together, the one that really stands out is playing Big Day Out in her home country of Australia.
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