FYI: Nine Inch Nails Revisited
Since Trent and company kick off their North American tour next week, July 25 to be exact, let’s bring back the FYI on NIN.
For now enjoy the video for “We’re In This Together”.
Billy Corgan Makes Frances Bean Cobain Cry
I usually I don’t post about these silly gossip stories, but this is just funny; since it makes my man Billy Corgan look like a jerk.
Here’s what’s going on between the friends and collaborators, which is according to Courtney Love. Alright, maybe this needs some verification, but let’s roll with it.
Beck Announces More Tour Dates
Beck has just added some new tour dates for his late summer run, which is in support of his new and fantastic album Modern Guilt.
Here are Beck’s current tour dates:
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who & Sub Pop 20th Bash
The west coast got lots of action this past weekend by some of my favorite 90’s acts, so let’s have a quick wrap up of the festivities.
Green River Getting Ready For Reunion Performance
Green River, which was the Seattle band that featured future Pearl Jam members Stone Gossard and Jess Ament and Mudhoney members Mark Arm, Steve Turner and Alex Vincent, are prepping for their first show in around 21 years.
The Melvins - Nude With Boots
Scott, from The Rock Dose and Metal Martyr, was awesome enough to send me this about the new Melvins album, which comes out today.
Blur to Reunite?
Could Blur possibly be joining the seemingly endless slew of disbanded 90’s acts who want to give it another go?
According to the their bassist Alex James, it seems very likely that the Brit alt-rockers will reunite.
Beck Unveils More From ‘Modern Guilt’
Can’t wait to hear more tracks from Beck’s upcoming album Modern Guilt before July 8?
Well have no fear, because two more songs are now streaming for your listening pleasure. The tracks “Gamma Ray” and “Orphans” can be heard on Beck’s MySpace page or iLike.
Beck’s Modern Guilt Teaser and Pre-Order Info
Amazon released a 2:02 long teaser video for Beck’s upcoming album Modern Guilt, which comes out on July 8.
The video is black and white and plays off of the trippy, psychedelic days of artists like Andy Warhol. The montage features the self-titled track, “Walls” and “Youthless”. Check it out below, it’s pretty cool.
The Verve Announces Release Date For Reunion Album
The Verve has announced the title and release date for their first album since 1997’s Urban Hymns.
The album will be entitled Four and will hit shelves in the U.S. on August 19, and a day before internationally. The first single, “Love is Noise”, premiered yesterday (June 23) on BBC Radio One. You can currently hear the track on the band’s MySpace page, where you can also check out the band’s tour dates.
Pearl Jam: Camden, NJ June 19 & 20
After over two long years Pearl Jam returned to the Philly area with back to back shows at the now Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ on June 19 & 20. Needless to say, I was extremely excited to get my Pearl Jam fix and I wasn’t disappointed with the two electric shows that the boys treated us to.
FYI: Toadies Revisited
FYI will have to be a repeat this week cause Pearl Jam took too much out of me last night, plus I need a second wind for another night with the guys.
Top 15 Summer Songs
Summer will officially arrive this Saturday, but with this beautiful weather, summer has been here for a while. With that, let’s do a chill summer playlist from alternative rock bands. Just to prove that the 90’s were more than drugs, depression and rainy days.
Hope you enjoy.
New Music Tuesday: The Offspring, Sister Hazel
It’s another Tuesday, which means new music for us to buy and enjoy. Here’s some worth mentioning releases for this week, besides that new Coldplay album, ugh.
