FOB Call It Quits
Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Entertainment, Music, Scoopage
Thats right folks, the emo boys of Fall Out Boy have officially called it quits.
Frontman Patrick Stump told Spin magazine in an interview:
“I’m not in Fall Out Boy right now”.
“I’m really not worried about Fall Out Boy. I’m so psyched about where I’m at right now, recording this solo album.”
This was followed by the other [...]
Black Eyed Peas Upset
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Entertainment, Music, Video
And they should be.
Saturday night at France’s NRJ Awards the Black Eyed Peas opened the show with a crowd pleasing performance of their hit song “I Gotta Feeling?”. Everyone was pumped as the show began.
Unfortunately things turned sour for the BEP. When presenters Ke$ha and Kamal Ouali took the stage to present the award for [...]
Jimi Hendrix New Album
Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Entertainment
In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s death, a new 12-track album titled Valleys Of Neptune will be released on March 9th.
The album contains rarely heard and never commercially released tracks from the guitar legend’s last recording sessions of his career. This album release is part of a project to release all [...]
Thrice Xmas Album
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat
Well, not all of Thrice. Frontman and songwriter Dustin Kensrue has launched a solo project and decided to produce a Christmas album. He has also released a short video explaining why Christmas is so important to him and what his song “This is War” off the album This Good Night Is Still Everywhere [...]
Stooges Finally Added to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Entertainment, News
It was announced today that The Stooges have finally been added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band has been nominated 7 times in the past decade and have never made the cut….until now. They will be inducted alongside ABBA, Genesis, the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff at a ceremony to [...]
Free Taco Bell for 100 Rock Bands
Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Entertainment, News
Taco Bell has released its Feed The Beat list that aims to feed 100 of the hottest up-and-coming rock bands with free food!
Feed The Beat, now in its 4th year, provides free food and marketing support to some of the best touring American rock acts. Bands apply for the spots which are chosen by [...]
Indie Pop: The XX
Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Entertainment, Lifestyle
New bands arrive on the scene every day. Few stick around. All hail the band MTV is promoting as “the band you should know”: The XX.
A group born from the fusion of Rock and Dance, known as The XX has emerged on the scene as the new heavy hitters. Currently on tour with Friendly Fires [...]
Local Music, Boldtype
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Video
If you’re near the West Coast, well actually Denver, you should check out the Marquis Theatre this Saturday!
Why should you do this? In addition to it being the kick-off venue for the Reno Divorce tour it will also be the last show of the year for local Denver band, Boldtype. These guys seriously kick ass. [...]
Punk on a Mission for Global Rehab
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Chuck Rocker in Entertainment, Lifestyle, News, Politics, Video
Rise Against tries to provoke thought through punk rock!
Its been a long time since punk rock has seen a band so politically charged and so f@cking good. The boys raged against the Bush administration here in the US and have now taken their message abroad in hopes of driving change on a global level. The [...]
Metallica Cares
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, News, Video
On October 17th, in Charlottesville, VA, a fan went missing from a Metallica concert. Police have been searching for 20 year-old Morgan Harrington, a blond-haried blue-eyed Virginia Tech student, since Saturday night with no luck yet.
A campaign website has launched in an effort to find the missing girl (findmorgan.com), on which Morgan’s parents have offered [...]