The Strokes grant Nigel Godrich a tryout
The Strokes--a group that critics like even more than a good taco--are in a New York studio with producer Nigel Godrich (Beck, Radiohead). Billboard.com reports. They’ll record two songs with Godrich and see how it goes, the group’s manager told the website.
And we’d prefer a good taco.
The Strokes--a group that critics like even more than a good taco--are in a New York studio with producer Nigel Godrich (Beck, Radiohead). Billboard.com reports. They’ll record two songs with Godrich and see how it goes, the group’s manager told the website.
And we’d prefer a good taco.
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Billy Corgan unplugs his band, calls it Djali Zwan
Okay, so Billy Corgan has this new band called Zwan that sounds an awful lot like Smashing Pumpkins. And Zwan has an album out, and some people bought it. Now, if you believe what you read on RollingStone.com, Corgan has formed a band called Djali Zwan. Djali Zwan reportedly features the same lineup as Zwan, but it plays “different, acoustic material.”
Corgan plans to film Djali Zwan in the studio this fall, and to issue an album and DVD early next year.
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Darryl Worley, Toby Keith entertain Bush and military families
Country crooners Darryl Worley and Toby Keith performed for President (insert asterisk here) Bush and military families at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa on Wednesday (3/26), Launch reports. Beastie Boys, Lenny Kravitz, Billie Joe from Green Day, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, Zack de la Rocha, DJ Shadow and System of a Down evidently weren’t invited.
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Johnny cash hospitalized
Johnny Cash has been in a Nashville hospital since early last week, recovering from his latest bout with pneumonia. The country star is reportedly in stable condition. “We’re taking our time and making sure he is completely healed,” a hospital spokesperson told the Associated Press. “We’re being as careful as possible.”
Cash suffers from autonomic neopathy, a nervous system disease that makes him especially susceptible to pneumonia.
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Tom Petty postpones European tour
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were supposed to open a European tour on July 3, but have postponed the dates “after consultation with the European promoters,” according to Petty’s official website. “It was agreed that all dates would be rescheduled,” the site helpfully points out.
No reason was given for the postponements, but we’re gonna go out on a limb and say it had somethin’ to do with a little somethin’ called worldwide strife.
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