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Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard Compares New Yankee Stadium to a ‘Gaudy Shopping Mall’
Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard has spoken out against the new Yankee Stadium in New York, comparing the update of the House That Ruth Built to “a gaudy, Long Island shopping mall” in the latest Rolling Stone. The magazine asked a collection of rock stars to name their favorite Major League Baseball ballparks as part of its ongoing High and Tight series, which features rockers offering their opi
World of Red Bull Commercial – What’s the Song?
A new Red Bull commercial featuring the energy drink’s well known “Red Bull Gives You Wings” tagline is almost spilling over with uplifting and inspiring scenes of Generation X-styled achievement — and it gets an added jolt of electricity from the song ‘My Tears Are Becoming a Sea,’ a track off French indietronica act M83‘s latest album, ‘Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.’
Gotye Sets Record by Simultaneously Topping Four Major Charts
Gotye‘s extraordinary 2012 just keeps getting more extraordinary. ‘Somebody That I Used to Know,’ the hot Aussie export’s crossover smash featuring New Zealander Kimbra, continues its assault of the Billboard charts, racking up its fourth week atop the Hot 100 and its tenth at No. 1 on the Alternative tally.
Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire to Rock ‘SNL’ With Mick Jagger
Twenty years after first hitting the ‘Saturday Night Live’ stage with Nirvana, Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters will join Arcade Fire as the backing bands for Mick Jagger when the Rolling Stones singer performs on this season’s final ‘SNL’ episode. NBC will air the show, which Jagger is also hosting, on May 19.
No Doubt Announce Release Date for First Album in 10 Years
No Doubt have announced a Sept. 25 release date for their long-awaited sixth album and first since ‘Rock Steady’ dropped in 2001. The band revealed their plans for the as-yet-untitled disc with a post on their official website and a video clip on YouTube, which you can watch below. “We are incredibly excited to share the new music with you,” reads the post. “Ear candy coming your way!”
Coldplay Pay Tribute to Adam Yauch With Beastie Boys Cover
Coldplay singer Chris Martin sure knows how to win over a crowd. Friday night (May 4) during his band’s performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif., Martin took a few minutes out of the band’s normal set to turn in an unexpected cover — the Beastie Boy‘s ‘(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!),’ in honor of Adam Yauch, who passed away earlier in the day after a long battle with