Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Television It sure is great to be Green Day at the moment. After the Broadway adaptation of 'American Idiot' opened recently, the band has now been confirmed -- via Roots drummer ?uestlove 's Twitter -- to kick off the ' Late Night With Jimmy Fallon ' ode to the Rolling Stones ' 'Exile on Main Street' on May 10. They join country star Keith Urban , Sheryl Crow and jam kings [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music In her 30-plus year career, Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders has collaborated with countless musicians, from Sheryl Crow and Morrissey to Brazil's Moreno Veloso and Emmylou Harris . But throughout her career, Hynde has never released an album under another moniker -- until now, as she's teaming with Welsh producer/singer-songwriter JP Jones for JP, Chrissie and Fairground Boys. Hynde, Jones and Patrick Murdoch made their radio debut Tuesday night [...]
Filed under: Potent Quotables "My little boy is worried about flushing the toilet -- we're already starting, at two-and-a-half." -- Sheryl Crow The singer revealed in a recent interview that her eco-friendly tot is already concerned about going green with his potty training. Next Quote
Two years ago today I paid tribute to my youngest after a whirlwind week of cake and circuses. Now here it is her birthday again, and watching her hold her own with her little friends in the midst of a Princess and the Frog-themed swim party on Sunday afternoon, it's clear that the pre-kindergarten independence I anticipated at three has come to full-blown fruition at five. The wee one's grown a lot since we last featured her here , on the cusp of her first big girl bed. Her [...]
Filed under: The Hit List Even the wildest rock 'n' rollers -- with the possible exception of Courtney Love -- settle down at some point. This new maturity is often signaled by the birth of a child, which inevitably leads to a song about the birth of a child, which leads to music videos with kids, which leads to an appearance on ' Yo Gabba Gabba .' For those of you compiling a baby shower playlist, here are some of our [...]
Sheryl Crow recently had an interview with People magazine where she talked about dating. The singer said "I am extremely immature. It's always worked in my favor to date someone younger." Cougar alert! Who knew, right? Sheryl has always been the picture of class to me and she's also a mom so no one can really tell that she's immature. Maybe that's just her own way of being coy about being a cougar. But I have to say that she's also one very hot cougar. I'm sure a lot of guys wouldn't mind dating her. I wonder if she's currently [...]
The man in black returns with another posthumous collab. with producer Rick Rubin
Many listeners may be put off by the mere existence of American VI: Ain't No Grave , recorded by Johnny Cash in 2003, as he lived the final months of his life. When June Carter Cash died in May 2003, Johnny mourned his wife of 35 years by stepping up his recording schedule. By the time he died a scant four months later, Cash had put enough music in the can to yield the posthumous American V: A Hundred Highways in 2006, and this album, his final one in the American Recordings series with Rick Rubin. [...]
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Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive Fans can now add that "ace tennis player" to the list of Jake Gyllenhaal 's many talents. The actor is part of a superstar cast for Vampire Weekend 's new video for 'Giving Up the Gun,' which also brings together another fine tennis player, Joe Jonas , as well as Wu-Tang Clan 's RZA and Lil Jon . The clip is a stylish but decidedly weird dreamlike sequence where Vampire Weekend [...]
Nadia Ali is one of the greatest natural voices on the dance floor scene. Formerly of Iio ("Rapture", "Is It Love?), the singer has since embarked on her own successful career as a solo artist. After a series of songs recorded with artists including Rosko and Armin van Buuren , the singer finally unveiled her long-awaited debut album Embers in September of 2009. A stunning collection of heavenly trance music and ambient sound, the album showcases both Ali's unique vocal delivery and her knack for scribing deeply personal, [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Eric Clapton has revealed both the plans and the players for his third Crossroads Guitar Festival . The single-day event will return to Toyota Park in Chicago on June 26. Not surprisingly, it boasts a lineup loaded with real-life guitar heroes including BB King , Buddy Guy , Jeff Beck , Steve Winwood , Robert Randolph and Sheryl Crow . Um...do we really need to say that Clapton will headline? Duh. "I [...]
photo by AndreaTX Eric Clapton has announced his 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival , a day-Long Festival at Chicago's Toyota Park on June 26, with sets by the likes of the Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top, Steve Winwood, BB King, Jeff Beck, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, John Mayer , and of course, Eric Clapton . All profits from the festival will benefit The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility founded by Clapton for chemically dependent persons. Tickets go on sale February 20. [...]
The guitar legend known as Eric Clapton has decided to grab some of the best guitar players around and put them in one place for everybody to hear. That event is known as the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival. Clapton has enlisted the skills of artists like B.B. King, ZZ Top, The Allman Brothers Band, Buddy Guy, Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow and John Mayer (who's in a bit of hot water these days) to play the festival that will take place on June 26 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL. [...]
Eric Clapton likes watching people play guitar, and that's why he's brought back his Crossroads Guitar Festival for a third and final run. In an interview with Rolling Stone , the guitar virtuoso announced he'll hold the festival, which showcases his hand-picked guitarists for a day, June 26, 2010 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. The festival was last held in 2007, also at Toyota Park, and originally for three days in 2004 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Both editions sold out, and sold multi-platinum DVD's. Clapton [...]
Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler have added more fuel to the fire of the rumors of a reported relationship between the pair. Aniston has flown to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico Butler, along with close friends Courteney Cox and Sheryl Crow , to celebrate her birthday. Sources are saying that Aniston has been contemplating a relationship with Butler now "for ages." "She's gone out her way to spend as much time with him as possible. It even helped dictate her work schedule. Him turning up in [...]
Many Chicago based artists were nominated for Grammys at the 52nd Annual Awards show held last night. But only two, hip-hop diva Kanye West and jazz singer Kurt Elling , managed to walk away winners. West won twice, both for his collaboration on the Jay-Z hit "Run This Town" also featuring Rihanna from The Blueprint III which West also produced. The song won in the Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration categories. Elling [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News In 20 previous editions, the pre- Grammy concert benefiting MusiCares has had some spectacular honorees and events, including Elton John , James Taylor , Sting , Bono and 2009 recipient Neil Diamond . But with all of those star-studded affairs it would be hard to find one that engendered more love and respect than Friday night's dinner honoring Neil Young . From the moment the night was announced it promised to be special. [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News On Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Knitting Factory, the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls will hold its fourth annual Rock 'n' Roll Auction, a fundraiser for the non-profit organization that uses music to mentor girls and women. The event will feature performances by Saffire and Kaki King , well-known guests from the music industry and signed memorabilia by some of the most famous female artists in the world. The big prizes for the evening include a microphone [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Television Early numbers predict the star-studded ' Hope for Haiti Now ' album to bow at the top of the Billboard Hot 200 album chart next week. The live performance compilation, taken from last week's 'Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief' telethon, is expected to sell more than 150,000 downloads, making it the first digital-only album to top the U.S. albums chart since its inception nearly 54 years ago.
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