Spiral Stairs, 'The Real Feel' (Matador)
Ex-Pavement goofball prescribes playfulness.
By William Goodman 10.16.09 1:04 PM
For the first solo album under his nom de tune, Scott Kannberg eschews the catchy cacophony of his earlier bands -- Pavement and Preston School of Industry -- for breezily quirky '70s country-pop and late-'60s psychedelia that's two parts Lindsey Buckingham and one part Roky Erickson.
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New Puscifer Album Due in November
And guess what? Maynard James Keenan hasn't lost his disgusting potty humor!
By William Goodman 10.15.09 2:59 PM
Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan may spend more time managing his business ventures and Arizona vineyard than singing about prison rape onstage, but that doesn't mean he's lost his sense of potty humor.
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Band of Skulls Cover Neil Young!
The Brit power trio go acoustic on Young's 1970 gem "Don’t Let It Bring You Down."
By William Goodman 10.14.09 6:53 PM
Neil Young is one of rock's most influential songwriters. This fact isn't lost on Band of Skulls, an up-and-coming Brit power trio known for their hard-hitting electric sound, who stripped down backstage at Lollapalooza this August for an acoustic cover of Young's "Don’t Let It Bring You Down." Watch video below.
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WATCH: Flaming Lips Perform On 'Tonight Show'
Like a pants-wetting peyote trip… in song!
By William Goodman 10.14.09 4:27 PM
If the human bubbles, Christmas vacations on Mars, and vagina video treatments weren't odd enough, this new clip of the Flaming Lips performing "Watching the Planets" on The Tonight Show Tuesd
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WATCH: Pearl Jam Joined by Chris Cornell, Jerry Cantrell!
Wait, what year is it? The Soundgarden man sings "Hunger Strike" with EdVed, and the Alice in Chains guitarist shreds on "Alive"!
By William Goodman 10.07.09 4:29 PM
It was a grunge rock class reunion Tuesday night in Los Angeles!
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WATCH: Kelly Clarkson Covers White Stripes, Kings of Leon
The "Idol" alum also reinterprets tunes by the Black Keys and Alanis Morissette live in New York City. Check out video here!
By William Goodman 10.07.09 2:25 PM
If "Since U Been Gone" didn't win you over, maybe this will: Tuesday night in New York City, on the third stop of her 35-date "All I Ever Wanted Tour" U.S. tour, teen-pop sensation Kelly Clarkson covered the White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Alanis Morissette, and the Black Keys! Watch video below.
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