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By Bill Ferrell Posted in Top Story Paste Magazine

Reports are going around that Weezer’s forthcoming eighth album has received its name from a sponsorship by surf company Hurley. In a recent interview (which you can view yourself after the jump), guitarist Brian Bell implied that Weezer decided to name the album Hurley because the company had funded the recording of the album. This does not jive with frontman Rivers Cuomo’s earlier comments that the inspiration for the title came from a picture of Jorge Garcia, who plays the character Hurley on the hit TV series Lost. Bell has since retracted his comments on the band’s website, claiming he misspoke. Get the entire run down after the jump to decide for yourself. Read more…

By Zach Wolk Posted in Top Story Epitaph Records, Weezer

A San Jose, CA resident was killed Thursday in an apparent suicide attempt at a Swell Season concert being held at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA.  The victim, one Edward Pickels, 32, reportedly leapt from the venue’s three-story roof to the stage while the band was setting up for their next song. Read more…

By Nick Vadala Posted in Top Story Swell Season

In 2007, Arcade Fire’s sophomore LP Neon Bible debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Now, three years later, the band can finally claim the #1 spot, as their new album The Suburbs bowed atop the charts this week. Read more…

By Dan Wisniewski Posted in Top Story Arcade Fire

The fifth annual Fun Fun Fun Festival hits Austin, TX this November 5th-7th with an amazing lineup and a special third evening of FFF festivities. Kicking off the festival? None other than parody extraordinaire “Weird Al” Yankovic. Read more…

By Dan Wisniewski Posted in Top Story Fun Fun Fun Festival

Gorillaz have announced their first-ever world tour, which will see them go out in support of their latest album, Plastic Beach. The tour will see the genre-defying supergroup (including Clash members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon) perform across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and will feature the multi-media experience for which the group is known. The group has also announced the release of the “Escape to Plastic Beach” video game, available on the iPhone and iPad. Click “read more” for details and videos on both, as well as a look at the official world tour poster. Read more…

By Zach Wolk Posted in Top Story Gorillaz

Rage Against the Machine has announced a concert at the Hollywood Palladium on July 23rd, 2010 to support several organizations combating SB 1070, the anti-immigration law that is set to go into effect July 29th in Arizona. Read more…

By Alison Bakker Posted in Top Story Conor Oberst, Rage Against The Machine, The Sound Strike

The repercussions from a teenager’s death at the Electric Daisy Carnival last month have led to the cancellation of the July 17 HARD L.A. concert at downtown’s Los Angeles State Historic Park. The August 7 date is still expected to happen. Click “read more” for more info. Read more…

By Ed Pappo Posted in Top Story Electric Daisy Carnival, HARD L.A.

One Day As A Lion–the new experimental collaboration spearheaded by Rage Against the Machine’s Zach de la Rocha and The Mars Volta’s drummer Jon Theodore–have announced two California shows at “undisclosed locations.” More after the jump. Read more…

By Ed Pappo Posted in Top Story One Day As A Lion, Rage Against The Machine, The Locust, The Mars Volta

In a recent interview, indie rock lifer Ted Leo said that he was slowing down a bit – which of course fans took to mean he was planning on retiring. Leo was quick to refute the rumor though. Click “Read more…” for the full story. Read more…

By Dan Wisniewski Posted in Top Story Ted Leo