Tag Archives: Rock News

Labels Up Volume on Vinyl Releases to Meet Demand

July 13th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Music, Record Labels, Rock News

It may have seemed like a fad at first, but the resurgence of vinyl is now turning into a nice niche business for the major labels. With EMI’s announcement that it would reissue eight classic albums in the format, all four majors are now onboard the vinyl bandwagon.
EMI will release two Coldplay albums, four [...]

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MTV, EA Reunite on Rock Band 2

July 9th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Gaming, MTV, Rock News

Publishers getting the band back together exclusively for the Xbox 360 in September; arrives on other platforms later in the year.
There’s nothing quite so rock and roll as a reunion tour, a fact underlined by today’s announcement of Rock Band 2, which will see MTV Games and Harmonix once again team up with Electronic Arts [...]

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Steven Tyler: Dude Looks Like a Liar

June 30th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Music, Rock News

People were scratching their heads last month when Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler said he checked into rehab to recover from foot surgery.
Now, the 60-year-old rocker reveals that he was actually fighting a dependency on pain pills and sleep medication prescribed post-surgery.
“To have your feet done, to have your leg done, you have to be [...]

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Production Issues to Delay Coldplay Tour

June 11th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Music, Rock News, Tours

Coldplay has been forced to postpone the start of its North American tour by two weeks because of unspecified “production delays which mean that the show simply won’t be ready” for its planned June 29 kickoff in Philadelphia.
The itinerary will now begin with a July 14-15 stand in Los Angeles; it was to close [...]

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Bo Diddley Gets a Rocking Sendoff At Fla. Funeral

June 8th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Music, Rock News

Bo Diddley’s funeral Saturday rocked and rolled with as much energy as his music.
For four hours, friends and relatives sang, danced and celebrated the life of the man who helped give birth to rock and roll with a signature beat that influenced Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and many others.
As family members [...]

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Metallica Making the Virtual Band

June 5th, 2008 | Posted in Gaming, Music, Rock News

And justice and video games for all…

Metallica has quietly teamed up with Activision to develop its own signature Guitar Hero, giving fans the opportunity to thrash along to many of the headbangers’ greatest hits.
The news first surfaced when an analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities found a listing for Metallica’s version of the interactive title [...]

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We Remember Bo Diddley

June 4th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Music

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bo Diddley, whose hits include such timeless classics as “Who Do You Love,” and “Before You Accuse Me,” died Monday of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida. He was 79.
 
       In May 2007, Diddley suffered a stroke during a concert in Iowa and was hospitalized in Omaha, Nebraska. In [...]

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Rock Pioneer Bo Diddley Dies At Age 79

June 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Music, Rock News

 
Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock ‘n’ roll whose distinctive “shave and a haircut, two bits” rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.
Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. He had suffered a [...]

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Aerosmith’s Tyler in Rehab For ’safe Environment’

May 31st, 2008 | Posted in Music, Rock News

Steven Tyler checked into a rehab facility in search of a “safe environment” to recover from several foot surgeries and physical therapy, the Aerosmith frontman said in a statement Thursday.
Tyler said the surgeries were to correct long-time foot injuries resulting from his physical performances as the singer for the blues-rock band.
“The doctors told me [...]

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Rock Acts Ringing Up Sales Via Video Games

May 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

Games like “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero III” have proved their ability to breathe new life into classic rock sales. But can they do the same for new music?
Last month, Motley Crue decided to find out. The band placed its new single, the title track from “Saints of Los Angeles,” for sale as a [...]

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