Ozzy Osbourne’s annual headbangers fest will be making a return this August as a six-date tour and a 13 band line-up. Ozzfest will feature sets by Black Label Society, Drowning Pool, Motley Crue and Rob Halford. The upcoming heavy metal show will be Osbourne’s and Motley Crue’s first time sharing a stage since 1984. Ozzy is expected to play new tracks from his new soon to-be-released LP Scream. Read more…
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Bruce Springsteen and Jon Stewart have teamed up to be organizers for the Gateway’s Gala Benefit Concert, set to take place on May 22. The concert will seek to benefit the Gateway Schools by offering an evening that includes appearances by actors Matt Damon and Robert DeNiro. Read more…
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Gym Class Heroes frontman, Travis McCoy is set to release his first solo project Lazarus June 8, but wants to squash the negative press at the same time. McCoy wants to assure fans that the release of Lazarus is by no means the end Gym Class Heroes. Travis sat down with Billboard to discuss the project that took a year and a half to record stating, Read more…
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The 2010 Essence Music Festival is set to take place July 2-4 in New Orleans,LA and will feature the Grammy-Award winning Janet Jackson as the headliner. This will mark Jackson’s first time performing at the annual festival, and she will be alongside artists such as Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, Monica, Alicia Keys, Raphael Saadiq, Earth Wind & Fire, and Trey Songz. Read more…
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Minneapolis indie rockers Tapes ‘n Tapes frontman Josh Grier has just announced that the band has finished recording the follow-up to their 2006 album, The Loon. After working with producer David Fridmann, the band has decided to produce their own material for the first time in 5 years. Read more…
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Apple recently has filed a patent for “Concert Ticket,” a new iPhone application that would allow users to purchase, use, and store concert tickets,according to Crunch Gear. The new application will replace paper tickets that can be lost and is also allow users access to sporting events, amusement parks and weddings. Read more…
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Stax Records will release Otis Redding’s Live On The Sunset Strip on May 18 via Concord Music Group. The 2-CD box set is a series of 1966 recordings at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles. The album will feature some of Redding’s best work such as “Respect”, “Security”, “These Arms of Mine” and “Satisfaction,” to name a few. Read more…
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UK rock band Blur has recently recorded new material, and is planning to release a new single as part of Record Store Day. According to Billboard, Blur’s EMI label Parlophone, and its imprint Regal will be releasing 1,000 copies of the 7-inch special vinyl to 150 independent U.K. retailers, taking part in the international event. Read more…
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Rhymesayers Entertainment and Rose have officially announced the third annual Soundset Festival which is set to take place May 30 at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN. Artist such as Atmosphere will make a return to the festival scene after headlining Red Rocks and Lollapalooza. In addition, Method Man and Redman will be performing in promotion of their latest release Blackout 2. Festival goers can also expect Del The Funky Homosapien, Souls of Mischief, Casual, and Pep Love. Read more…
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The 2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival is now sold out with a record-breaking amount of tickets sold. The highly-anticipated festival sold the highest amount of tickets, in the quickest time since the festival’s inception. The festival is set to return to The Gorge in Quincy, WA during Memorial Day Weekend, May 29-31. Artists such as My Morning Jacket, Wale, Why?, Fool’s Gold, and the recently added, They Might Be Giants and Rory Scovel are set to perform. Read more…
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