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Why would Green Day record a new version of "21 Guns" with the American Idol cast? That was my first thought when I mis-read this particular piece of news. What the release really said is that Green Day is in the studio this week recording with the "American Idiot " cast, which has been performing the stage version at Berkeley Rep
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It looks like Nick Jonas is making his move. The 17-year-old hearthrob from the Jonas Brothers will debut his side project, Nick Jonas & the Administration, on prime-time during the Grammy announcement show on CBS Dec. 2 The Administration features drummer Michael Bland, keyboardist Tommy Barbarella and guitarist David Ryan Harris. Obviously Jonas
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When Peter Gabriel strolls to the podium with Genesis to accept his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March -- it's gotta happen, right? -- the singer will have a new album to promote, called "Scratch My Back." This is an offbeat project for Gabriel, who has been a huge influence on the indie-rock scene in recent years,
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Ever since the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction, the Super Bowl halftime has turned into 12 minutes of geezer rock -- not that there's anything wrong with that -- with McCartney, the Stones, Petty, Springsteen, etc. SI.com reports that next up is the Who, which, of course, is down to two members: Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. If people thought
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You don't go to jail, you get thrown Off the Bus. And you don't buy Marvin Gardens, you buy Terrapin Station. It's a concept no one could have dreamed of in the late '60s": Grateful Dead-Opoly. It will be the board game of choice for the Deadhead in the family this holiday season. It was created for Discovery Bay Games by music
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It would be too strong to say that Harper Simon's gorgeous debut album is false advertising for his live shows, but anyone expecting him to sound like the record was probably disappointed Wednesday night at the Andy Warhol Museum. Simon's debut sounds like a long-lost solo album by his father Paul, with flowing melodies, poetic lyrics and Harper's
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The 52st Grammy nominations will be announced on CBS Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 9 p.m. with a broadcast called "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night." Former Grammy winners Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Sugarland will perform live from Club Nokia in LA. This is the second year the nominations have been announced
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As I was clicking onto Pitchfork's top 20 albums of the decade it struck me how obvious No. 1 was going to be. It was an album that came out just over nine years ago (Oct. 2, 2000): Radiohead's "Kid A." As someone who wore out his copy of "OK Computer," I remember my initial disappointment in the band's departure from
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Update: Steven Tyler jumped onstage with Joe Perry in New York last night for "Walk This Way" and said he's still in the band. The writing was on the wall this summer that Aerosmith was running out of steam. For starters, the band couldn't finish a new album because of the various Steven Tyler/Joe Perry surgeries. Then, on tour, while
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It was looking like we weren't going to see Live Nation around these parts until summer came along. But the promoter, which does no club bookings in Pittsburgh and often steers clear of the market in the off-season, is jumping back in early with Jay-Z and Young Jeezy at the Mellon Arena on March 16. Tickets are going on sale at www.LiveNation.com