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Raconteurs Drummer Recalls Watching Nirvana’s Nevermind Tour

Nirvana’s now-famous debut, the grungy and groundbreaking Nevermind, celebrates its 20th anniversary on Saturday (Sept. 24), and Raconteurs drummer Patrick Keeler remembers checking out Nirvana on the band’s fabled Nevermind tour.
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No Doubt Say New Record Will Drop Next Year

Despite teasing us with promises a new album was on the way this year, No Doubt have dropped a real bummer, revealing their new release will not be finished until 2012.
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Nirvana Memories from Oh, Sleeper and MuteMath

Celebrate 20 years of Nirvana with Oh, Sleeper and MuteMath The 20th anniversary of Nirvana‘s famed, Nevermind, album is drawing close at Sept. 24, and in honor, Audio Ink Radio is asking various musicians about the album’s impact on their lives.
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The Raconteurs Have ‘No Plans’ For a New Album

Raconteurs drummer Patrick Keeler says that while the band are getting back together for a gig in Michigan this weekend, they don’t expect to book any more shows at the moment.
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Pearl Jam Drummer Used to Play Shows in His Pajamas

Pearl Jam Twenty premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last weekend, and Eddie Vedder and company were as surprised as anyone with the shots.
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Foo Fighters, Rise Against Prep for Launch of Fall Tour

Ready to rock, grunge-style? Foo Fighters kick off a North American arena tour on Sept. 14 in St. Paul, Minn., and the trek closes out Nov. 16 in Boston.
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Family Force 5: New Album is for ‘Blaring at Maximum Volume’

Dance-rocker Family Force 5 prep for new album, III Family Force 5 have a strong following who flock to any and every live show imaginable. The dance-rock guys entertained thousands on the Vans Warped Tour this summer, and now they’re ready to release their latest album, simply titled III, on Oct. 18 via Tooth & Nail Records and III Entertainment.
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Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Carlos Santana to Play Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit

The 25th anniversary of Neil Young’s first Bridge School Benefit Concert takes place Oct. 22-23 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., and the lineup features Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, Mumford and Sons, Carlos Santana and more.
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Daughtry, Blaqk Audio, Coheed and Cambria Featured on ‘Batman’ Video Game

‘Batman: Arkham City – the Album,’ out Oct. 4, will feature 12 new and original songs by Daughtry, Coheed and Cambria, Panic! At The Disco, Blaqk Audio (feature Davey Havok and Jade Pudget of A.F.I.), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Serj Tankian, the Boxer Rebellion, the Duke Spirit and more.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Buttons via Anthony Kiedis’ Mom

Following the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ two-year break, Anthony Kiedis and the gang are back with a new album and posed to stir up all alternative rock conventions, spitting out a new, experimental-sounding band thanks to the trippy vibes of newbie Josh Klinghoffer’s guitar labors, Flea’s groovy bass-funk grooves, Kiedis’ rap-rock stylings and Chad Smith’s bashing rhythms. Even Kiedis’ mom is getting into the Peppers spirit.
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