]> http://www.artistdirect.com/ ARTISTdirect RSS 10 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:30:38 PST en-us http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/live-review-smashing-pumpkins-stone-sour-asking-alexandria-and-more-rock-on-the-range-columbus/10565340 "Is everybody crowd surfing like it's ninety-four?" Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins asked the Rock on the Range masses. Well, with the legendary quartet on stage, they certainly had every reason to sail across the audience. The Pumpkins closed out the second night of Rock on the Range with a Sun, 19 May 2013 10:24:45 PST 10565340 Music News "Is everybody crowd surfing like it's ninety-four?" Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins asked the Rock on the Range masses. Well, with the legendary quartet on stage, they certainly had every reason to sail across the audience. The Pumpkins closed out the second night of Rock on the Range with a http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/live-review-korn-rock-on-the-range-columbus/10565336 Sometimes, a sound can move the earth. It can bring people to their feet. It can make them scream. It can cause cathartic euphoria of the highest degree. That's the only way to describe Korn's triumphant headline set at Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio last night (May 17). As soon as the capacity Sat, 18 May 2013 08:37:53 PST 10565336 Music News Sometimes, a sound can move the earth. It can bring people to their feet. It can make them scream. It can cause cathartic euphoria of the highest degree. That's the only way to describe Korn's triumphant headline set at Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio last night (May 17). As soon as the capacity http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/feature-punk-rock-bowling-with-shawn-stern/10565334 "There's so much to do no one can see everything...Punk rock in general needs kids to be inspired, start bands and keep punk rock alive," exclaims Shawn Stern. That's what he and his brother Mark Stern (BYO Records, Youth Brigade) are doing with Punk Rock Bowling [May 24-27 Las Vegas, NV]. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:16:58 PST 10565334 Music News "There's so much to do no one can see everything...Punk rock in general needs kids to be inspired, start bands and keep punk rock alive," exclaims Shawn Stern. That's what he and his brother Mark Stern (BYO Records, Youth Brigade) are doing with Punk Rock Bowling [May 24-27 Las Vegas, NV]. http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/take-aim-amy-sciarretto-vs-anchoress/10565333 Anchoress just released their debut album, Set Sail, which ARTISTdirect.com streamed earlier this week, so you know we dig 'em. You should, too. The four-piece hardcore punk band hails from Vancouver, BC. Because this is an international column, we invited them in for a Take Aim session. We love Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:32 PST 10565333 Music News Anchoress just released their debut album, Set Sail, which ARTISTdirect.com streamed earlier this week, so you know we dig 'em. You should, too. The four-piece hardcore punk band hails from Vancouver, BC. Because this is an international column, we invited them in for a Take Aim session. We love http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/robert-pollard-to-release-honey-locust-honky-tonk/10565332 Guided by Voices' Robert Pollard will release Honey Locust Honky Tonk on July 9. But for now, listen to "I Killed a Man Who Looks Like You." Track Listing: 01. He Requested Things 02. Circus Green Machine 03. Strange And Pretty Day 04. Suit Minus The Middle 05. Drawing a Picture 06. Who Buries the Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:33 PST 10565332 Music News Guided by Voices' Robert Pollard will release Honey Locust Honky Tonk on July 9. But for now, listen to "I Killed a Man Who Looks Like You." Track Listing: 01. He Requested Things 02. Circus Green Machine 03. Strange And Pretty Day 04. Suit Minus The Middle 05. Drawing a Picture 06. Who Buries the http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/nelsonville-music-festival-adds-more-acts-to-lineup/10565331 Lee Fields & The Expressions, Joe Pug, Bindlestick Family Circus, Los Hacheros, Flying Clouds Of South Carolina, You Black Kettle, Hex Net, Rattletrap Stringband and Leah Nairn have joined the lineup for the 2013 Nelsonville Music Festival. Stuart's Opera House presents the 9th Annual Nelsonville Fri, 17 May 2013 16:16:08 PST 10565331 Music News Lee Fields & The Expressions, Joe Pug, Bindlestick Family Circus, Los Hacheros, Flying Clouds Of South Carolina, You Black Kettle, Hex Net, Rattletrap Stringband and Leah Nairn have joined the lineup for the 2013 Nelsonville Music Festival. Stuart's Opera House presents the 9th Annual Nelsonville http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/rod-stewart-jeff-beck-ditch-plans-to-work-together/10565330 Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck were planning to record blues tracks together for the first time in 40 years. But they ended up ditching that directive since they didn't like each other's work. Stewart and Beck got together in 2011 to record a blues album, which would be their first new material together Fri, 17 May 2013 16:11:01 PST 10565330 Music News Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck were planning to record blues tracks together for the first time in 40 years. But they ended up ditching that directive since they didn't like each other's work. Stewart and Beck got together in 2011 to record a blues album, which would be their first new material together http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/courtney-love-to-tour-this-june/10565329 Musical lightning rod Courtney Love will tour for nine days this June, from June 20 through June 29. The compact, concisely routed tour launches in Philly and ends in New York. Her backing band is TBD, but Starred, who hail from Brooklyn, will open some shows. Tour Dates: June 20 - Philadelphia, PA Fri, 17 May 2013 15:54:53 PST 10565329 Music News Musical lightning rod Courtney Love will tour for nine days this June, from June 20 through June 29. The compact, concisely routed tour launches in Philly and ends in New York. Her backing band is TBD, but Starred, who hail from Brooklyn, will open some shows. Tour Dates: June 20 - Philadelphia, PA http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/watch-gavin-degraw-s-got-your-6-psa/10565328 Hollywood has backed Got Your 6 as a cause célèbre. The campaign has made some remarkable strides for veterans and their families as they celebrate their one-year anniversary with the release of a new PSA from musician Gavin DeGraw. To celebrate this important milestone, the musician, a longtime Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:23 PST 10565328 Music News Hollywood has backed Got Your 6 as a cause célèbre. The campaign has made some remarkable strides for veterans and their families as they celebrate their one-year anniversary with the release of a new PSA from musician Gavin DeGraw. To celebrate this important milestone, the musician, a longtime http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/dierks-bentley-to-open-bar-in-hometown/10565326 Country singer Dierks Bentley, whose wife is expecting their third child, has another project to attend to. He is opening a bar in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona. Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row will open in July. Would you wet your whistle at a bar owned by a country singer? —Marlowe Fri, 17 May 2013 14:42:56 PST 10565326 Music News Country singer Dierks Bentley, whose wife is expecting their third child, has another project to attend to. He is opening a bar in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona. Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row will open in July. Would you wet your whistle at a bar owned by a country singer? —Marlowe http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/lana-del-rey-talks-about-her-scottish-rocker-boyfriend/10565325 Singer Lana Del Rey is dating Scottish rocker Barrie-James O'Neill, who is on tour and opening for her. They keep each other on their toes, career-wise. "He's on tour and opens for me," LDR told Fashion, a Canadian magazine. "We sing some Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood duets together. I've been Fri, 17 May 2013 14:37:18 PST 10565325 Music News Singer Lana Del Rey is dating Scottish rocker Barrie-James O'Neill, who is on tour and opening for her. They keep each other on their toes, career-wise. "He's on tour and opens for me," LDR told Fashion, a Canadian magazine. "We sing some Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood duets together. I've been http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/watch-behind-the-scenes-footage-from-mariah-carey-miguel-beautiful-video/10565324 Go behind-the-scenes of Mariah Carey's new video for her song "#Beautiful," featuring new school crooner Miguel. It's a sexy video, featuring a motorcycle and a cherry red convertible from another era. In this footage, Carey reveals that the car was her father's and more! Watch and learn: Are you Fri, 17 May 2013 14:33:37 PST 10565324 Music News Go behind-the-scenes of Mariah Carey's new video for her song "#Beautiful," featuring new school crooner Miguel. It's a sexy video, featuring a motorcycle and a cherry red convertible from another era. In this footage, Carey reveals that the car was her father's and more! Watch and learn: Are you http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/abc-renews-nashville/10565323 ABC has renewed its country music drama Nashville, starring Connie Britton as an aging country star and Hayden Panettiere as her younger rival. It will get a second season, despite having had so-so ratings in its first season. The premise is very similar to Country Strong, which starred Tim McGraw Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:41 PST 10565323 Music News ABC has renewed its country music drama Nashville, starring Connie Britton as an aging country star and Hayden Panettiere as her younger rival. It will get a second season, despite having had so-so ratings in its first season. The premise is very similar to Country Strong, which starred Tim McGraw http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/nbc-cancels-smash/10565322 NBC has cancelled Smash, it's Katharine McPhee-starring dramedy about life on Broadway. It lasted only two seasons, with strong buzz and an eventual ratings dip. The show did leave us with two soundtracks - The Music of Smash and SMASH: Bombshell, from the show-inside-the-show. We've let the info Fri, 17 May 2013 14:21:26 PST 10565322 Music News NBC has cancelled Smash, it's Katharine McPhee-starring dramedy about life on Broadway. It lasted only two seasons, with strong buzz and an eventual ratings dip. The show did leave us with two soundtracks - The Music of Smash and SMASH: Bombshell, from the show-inside-the-show. We've let the info http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/paul-mccartney-wings-rockshow-begins-limited-cinema-run/10565321 Paul McCartney & Wings' Rockshow began its limited cinema run. You can find theaters and showtimes at http://bit.ly/RockshowOnScreen. Also available now is the newly re-mastered Rock Show track from the groundbreaking 1976 live album Wings Over America, re-releasing on May 28. Listen to the track Fri, 17 May 2013 14:07:58 PST 10565321 Music News Paul McCartney & Wings' Rockshow began its limited cinema run. You can find theaters and showtimes at http://bit.ly/RockshowOnScreen. Also available now is the newly re-mastered Rock Show track from the groundbreaking 1976 live album Wings Over America, re-releasing on May 28. Listen to the track http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/converse-rubber-tracks-brings-its-live-concert-series-to-boston/10565320 Some news is worth repeating! Converse Inc. announced will bring its live concert series, Converse Rubber Tracks Live, to its hometown of Boston. The concert series will celebrate the Boston music community and will kick-off with two events on Wednesday, May 22, and Friday, May 24 at The Sinclair in Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:32 PST 10565320 Music News Some news is worth repeating! Converse Inc. announced will bring its live concert series, Converse Rubber Tracks Live, to its hometown of Boston. The concert series will celebrate the Boston music community and will kick-off with two events on Wednesday, May 22, and Friday, May 24 at The Sinclair in http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/pharrell-joins-rihanna-s-styled-to-rock-show/10565319 Pharrell Williams and Rihanna are partnering, but not for music in this case. Grammy Award winner and fashion designer Pharrell Williams will serve as one of the mentors on Styled to Rock, the new reality competition series from executive producer Robyn Rihanna Fenty aka Rihanna, which searches for Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:50 PST 10565319 Music News Pharrell Williams and Rihanna are partnering, but not for music in this case. Grammy Award winner and fashion designer Pharrell Williams will serve as one of the mentors on Styled to Rock, the new reality competition series from executive producer Robyn Rihanna Fenty aka Rihanna, which searches for http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/shakira-to-focus-on-new-album/10565318 It was announced that Christina Aguilera will return for Season 5 of The Voice after taking Season 4 off to promote her album Lotus, which tanked and which she did not tour in support of. With Xtina's return, that means that Shakira is out, with the Latina dynamo saying she is leaving after one Fri, 17 May 2013 12:43:40 PST 10565318 Music News It was announced that Christina Aguilera will return for Season 5 of The Voice after taking Season 4 off to promote her album Lotus, which tanked and which she did not tour in support of. With Xtina's return, that means that Shakira is out, with the Latina dynamo saying she is leaving after one http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/zac-brown-partners-with-landshark-lager-for-limited-edition-16-0z-cans/10565317 Bottoms up. Landshark Lager is giving longtime and new fans of Zac Brown Band a unique, all-access pass to the band this summer, all the while allowing them to cool off. ZBB will be featured on special, limited-edition 16 oz. Landshark Lager cans. Three can designs will be released throughout the Fri, 17 May 2013 12:17:50 PST 10565317 Music News Bottoms up. Landshark Lager is giving longtime and new fans of Zac Brown Band a unique, all-access pass to the band this summer, all the while allowing them to cool off. ZBB will be featured on special, limited-edition 16 oz. Landshark Lager cans. Three can designs will be released throughout the http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/chris-brown-launches-chris-brown-channel-app/10565316 Want more Breezy in your life, unrestricted access and then some? Coming right up, as R&B singer Chris Brown unveiled The Chris Brown Channel App exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch [iTunes link]. The Chris Brown Channel is a new kind of entertainment app, Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:58 PST 10565316 Music News Want more Breezy in your life, unrestricted access and then some? Coming right up, as R&B singer Chris Brown unveiled The Chris Brown Channel App exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch [iTunes link]. The Chris Brown Channel is a new kind of entertainment app,