Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 22, 2010…Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker gives us the straight dope on her Tea Party support. U2 are venturing into somewhat new musical waters. The band has enlisted Danger Mouse to make a “club” record. Is this their new Pop…
The members of Los Campesinos, a spastic indie-punk band from Wales, are in the middle of their final US tour of the year. With two full-length records and a handful of EPs under their belts, this fun eight-piece band is quickly gaining fans all over the world.The band is at…
Dave Grohl, Slayer’s Kerry King and Dio’s Simon Wright are among the rock and metal icons that have been confirmed to participate in an upcoming all-star benefit jam at Los Angeles’ the Key Club, held in Arlington native and Pantera guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott’s honor. The event, called Dimebash 2010,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 21, 2010…Gwyneth Paltrow is taking the next logical step in her career: She’s performing at the CMA Awards.A rare White Stripes 7″ fetched a whopping $18,000.Is Beyonce preggers? Looks like we’ll find out soon…..
N*E*R*D’s Pharrell WilliamsIt may not seem like it, but N*E*R*D has been around for almost 10 years now, playing their genre-defying style of urban crossover rock. Featuring Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley, the band brings its experiences from the mega-successful Neptunes and puts it into a unique rock…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 20, 2010…Kanye West apparently felt so bad from the backlash he received from one-upping Taylor Swift he thought about killing himself. Bon Jovi will receive the global icon prize at the European VMA’s. Caleb Followill hates you…
Ex-Cadillac Sky member Bryan SimpsonBack in July, you may recall, we caught up with Bryan Simpson, frontman for the formerly Fort Worth-based Cadillac Sky, which now calls Nashville home and, turns out, no longer calls Simpson its frontman.This morning, Simpson posted a note to fans on the band’s Web site,…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 19, 2010…If you were planning on heading to England to catch the Glastonbury Festival in 2012, save your miles… the fest’s been canceled because of the lack of port-o-potties. Could Pink Floyd be getting back together for the kids?Looks like…
The Will CallersTwo members of the promising Fort Worth-based country act, The Will Callers, were killed on Thursday afternoon in a head-on collision on I-35W.Austin-dwelling band members Bradley Kyle Schroeder, 33, and Chase Monks, 26, were driving north on I-35W to Fort Worth for a gig when Brian Jesus Marquez,…
Last week, we briefly mentioned the a collaborative project from Bowling for Soup’s Jaret Reddick and Smile Smile’s Ryan Hamilton, a venture called People on Vacation. And, this week, the twosome appears closer to revealing the full fruits of their labor. On the duo’s just-launched web site this morning, the…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 18, 2010…T.I. is going to spend at least 11 months in prison after violating his probation. I guess talking down a jumper didn’t help him out any.Keith Richards says Mick Jagger has a little wang. He’s not sayin’, he’s just…
Asylum Street SpankersAustin’s Asylum Street Spankers have been around since 1994, playing a crafty blend of folk and roots rock. Lead by Christina Marrs, the Spankers have become legends within the Austin music scene. Sadly, the band has decided to call it a day and tonight’s stop at The Sons…
Fergus & GeronimoBack in June, we passed along word of Denton-based Fergus & Geronimo’s signing to Sub Pop imprint Hardly Art. Plenty’s changed since June, though; Fergus & Geronimo’s Jason Kelly and Andrew Savage moved to Brooklyn to finish up work on their new album late this summer. Now, they…
MarfalitesJust because the Austin City Limits Music Festival is over doesn’t mean your chance to catch some live dad rock is gone. The Chevrolet Texas Battle of the Dad Bands competition at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Chevrolet Truck Row Stage at the State Fair of Texas pits four…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 15, 2010…Joining the long tradition of rock bands using it’s blood to make everything from comic books, to well, other stuff… Wayne Coyne documented himself making a poster with his own blood. The Beibs let us know that he can…
Guillermo HerrenSchool Of Seven BellsSchool of Seven Bells is no longer a family affair.The trio comprised of former Dallasite Benjamin Curtis and twin sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza were mid-tour when the latter Deheza’s absence at Austin City Limits Music Festival raised a lot of questions as to her whereabouts…
Late last month–just a few weeks before entering and eventually winning the Overall Music Award at Grand Prairie’s Fall Indie Fest–Dallas’ Summer Ames posted the above music video for her song “Capture” to YouTube. It’s a nice watch, with the song from Ames’ debut EP, Complicated Daydream, scoring an assortment…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, October 14, 2010…So Gavin Rossdale admitted he used to bang dudes, huh? So, if you’re needing to find a way to promote your band, consider blocking a highway off and performing on top of a truck.Shyne should really just be happy…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 13, 2010…Looks like Christina Aguilera is supposedly back on the market. And apparently Ben Harper is too… Unknown Los Angeles singer Alisa Apps has challenged Lady Gaga to a $1 million dollar singing competition. Um, does an unknown singer have…
Billy BlairFor no apparent reason, not one, but two Dallas-based musicians made contributions to Robert Rodriguez’s latest film, Machete: 17-year-old Tiger Darrow, a burgeoning local pop artist and Rodriguez intern was afforded the opportunity to score three different scenes in the film, and local rocker Billy Blair, who has now…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 12, 2010…Insane Clown Posse is a Christian band? Gayngs apparently don’t like paying it’s bills…Justin Bieber is either a brilliant marketer or just really like nail polish…
Lissie, the Midwestern girl who is now one of the U.K.’s favorite adopted songwriters, understands the value of unpredictability. What many see as unpredictable, Lissie views as a natural need to adapt–at least when the situation, or her feelings, requires her to do so.When her EP, Why You Runnin’?, came…
