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Silverchair - Young Modern

Artist: Silverchair Review: In the mid-nineties, the Australian trio Silverchair was a true boy band - very young men playing strong, original hard-rock songs on their own instruments. Drummer Ben Gillies, bassist Chris Joannou and singer-guitarist-songwriter Daniel Johns are still young (in their late twenties). They are also aggressively modern in the long reach of Young Modern, their first studio album in five years, from the balled-fist fuzz of "Mind Reader" to the sumptuous glam of "Strange Behaviour" (with strings... Rating: 4 Stars

Published: 2007-08-15 Provider: Rolling Stone

Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily

Photo: Mazur/WireImage U2 scored the cover of Rolling Stone as No Line on the Horizonarrived and the band hit New York for an all-out promotional blitz, including a week on Letterman and a secret show at Fordham University. For video from the cover shoot, career-spanning photo galleries and exclusive news about U2’s next album, check out our new issue now. We wept like crazed fans when Michael Jackson revealed he was bidding farewell to London with “This Is It,” a 10-concert run at the O2 Arena. Also, we got word that Axl Rose would come out of hiding for a Guns n’ Roses stadium tour this summer. We learned that Chris Brown and Rihanna reconciled, but Brown was still charged with two felonies and the true severity his alleged attack came out in court documents. Brown didn’t enter a plea and will next head to court on April 6th. Eminem revealed surprise plans to release both Relapse and Relapse 2, Neil Young confirmed his electric car-inspired Fork in the Road will be out April 7th, we got a sneak peek at Bob Dylan’s Modern Times follow-up and previewed Lil Wayne’s voyage into rock stardom, Rebirth. After a year of restraining orders, custody battles, conservatorships and finally redemption, all eyes were on Britney Spears in the center of the ring as the Circus Tour opened in New Orleans.

Published: 2009-03-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Sebastian Bach, Jermaine Jackson to Compete for Nashville Fame on “Gone Country 2″

Next week marks a very special occasion for us at Rock Daily: the season premiere of CMT’s Gone Country 2. On the reality series, John McCain fan John Rich of Big & Rich invites a bunch of very non-country B-list celebrities to his Nashville mansion to try and convert them into marketable country stars. Last season ended with Julio Iglesias Jr.’s stunning victory over favorites Bobby Brown and American Idol’s Diana DeGarmo. Leading the charge for this season’s cast is Sebastian Bach, who crossed genres brilliantly on MTV’s Celebrity Rap Superstar and stands as the early favorite. Also ready to rock a cowboy hat are Chris Kirkpatrick of ‘NSYNC (and VH1’s Man Band), Jermaine Jackson and this season’s prerequisite American Idol reject, Mikalah Gordon. Rounding out the cast is actors Lorenzo Lamas (who you’ll recognize from those terrible action movies HBO airs at roughly 3:15 in the morning) and recently rehabbed Sean Young of Blade Runner and Ace Ventura “Finkle is Einhorn” fame. The season two premiere will air next Friday, August 15th, at 8 pm.

Published: 2008-08-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Rock Reality Show Recaps

Silverchair start work on new album

Aussie trio Silverchair are currently working on the follow-up to 2007's Young Modern. "We're really excited with the sounds emerging from the studio and everyday is a new surprise," writes bassist Chris Joannou on the band's official blog. "The three of us are all really pumped to be back in the studio again making new music together." No release date has been set.

Published: 2010-05-13 Provider: Kerrang!

Thurston Moore, J Mascis, Be Your Own Pet Blow Minds, Amps at SXSW

Thurston Moore demonstrated all sorts of guitar heroics at Friday night’s Ecstatic Peace showcase at the Mohawk Patio. The rock legend/label mastermind spent the night prepping to play his own headlining set while shepherding the rest of the lineup’s acts through trouble — reassuring Be Your Own Pet when their sound went dead; adjusting the treble on J Mascis’ amp (”Much better!” he mouthed). Though he was often visible lurking side-stage, when Moore stepped up for his set and teased a photographer in the front row about his Courtyard Marriott pen, the truly magical Moore arrived. Opening with “a song about everybody who’s out of work” he kicked into “Off Work,” a wordless three-chord jam that summarizes the aesthetic of last year’s solo album Trees Outside the Academy — crisp acoustic-guitar led tracks that sound like Sonic Youth’s less-squawky songs on Ambien. Moore played several more Trees tunes (”Silver>Blue,” “Honest James,” “Fri/End”) that showed off his ability to write (relatively) short and sweet songs and his skill at generating epic tension with just a single repeated note. When it came time to acknowledge his band, Moore introduced his bassist — a dead ringer for Chris Cornell in Singles— simply as “Satan,” adding, “you know Steve Shelley” (violinist Samara Lubelski and guitarist Chris Brokaw rounded out the lineup). Moore returned for the encore with a sticker-coated electric guitar and the crowd went wild when he announced the band would be playing the Velvet Underground song they’d honored Lou Reed with the day prior, lesser-known gem “I’m Not a Young Man Anymore.” “I’m going to be five-oh this year,” Moore said, “and I like this song because it’s about growing old.” It was an ironic intro since watching his mop of hair flop around duri

Published: 2008-03-15 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, SXSW

Hear Rolling Stone’s Favorite New Tracks Including Hurricane Chris, Robert Plant and Say Anything

Hurricane Chris, “The Hang Clap” Silly-fun club jam around the sleek bouncy sound that Louisianians call “ratchet” — and almost as catchy as “A Bay Bay.” [Listen]-[Review] Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, “Fortune Teller” Plant and Krauss transform the 1960s R&B standard into a sweet midtempo harmonic gem. [Listen]-[Review] Dave Gahan , “Use You” This Iggy Pop-inspired track proves that the Depeche Mode frontman can craft a song outside his band. [Listen]-[Review] Say Anything, “Retarded in Love” Cathartic, hook-filled emo — and now’s your chance to hear frontman Max Bemis fall apart yet one more time. [Listen]-[Review] Neil Young, “Ordinary People” The longest song in Young’s catalog (eighteen verses, endless horns) could also be his most bizarre. But it works. [Listen]-[Review]

Published: 2007-10-30 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

On the Charts: Carrie Underwood Rules Debuts, “American Idol” Kingdom

The Big News: Carrie Underwood continued her quest to become the most successful American Idol ever, as her new album Carnival Ride cruised to the top of the Billboard charts with 527,101 copies sold in its debut week. By comparison, Kelly Clarkson, Underwood’s closest AI competitor, sold 291,000 copies when My December debuted in June. Underwood dominated her fresh competition, selling 400,000-plus more copies than the number two, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ Raising Sand. Country’s Gary Allan took the third spot, while System of a Down’s Serj Tankian’s first solo album Elect the Dead scored fourth with 65,998 copies. Debuts: Prog-revivalists Coheed & Cambria’s No World For Tomorrow entered the chart at number six with 61,849 units shifted while Neil Young’s Chrome Dreams II grabbed the eleven hole and Say Anything’s double-disc In Defense Of the Genre debuted at twenty-seven with 24,750. Further down the chart, Ryan Adams’ new EP Follow The Lights came in at forty, while Ween’s La Cucharacha came in at a fitting (for the band in question) sixty-nine. RS Breaking Artist Hurricane Chris hit the chart at twenty-four. Last Week’s Heroes: Defending champion Bruce Springsteen’s Magic tumbled on down to twelve, thanks to a thirty-four percent sales drop. Last week’s runner-up, Kid Rock’s Rock N Roll Jesus, stayed in the top ten by grasping on to seven. The remainder of the chart, sans debuts, stayed relatively the same, but we expect changes by this time next week, when Britney Spears’ Blackout and the new Backstreet Boys album should factor into the equation.

Published: 2007-11-01 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Chart Roundup

R.I.P

Former Cardinals bassist Chris Feinstein has reportedly died at the young age of 42. No details of cause of death have been released at this time, but the band's website put up this notice: "It is with great sadness to report that Cardinals bassist/vocalist/collaborator Chris Feinstein (Spacewolf) has recently passed away. He was an integral member of [...]

Published: 2009-12-17 Provider: PerezHilton Keywords: R.I.P.

Um, Jamie Lynn Spears Is Pregnant

Photo: Getty Images Lindsay Lohan has been hanging out a lot with Courtenay Semel, the daughter of Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel and a "power lesbian." Also her dad, Michael Lohan, played Joseph in a Times Square Nativity scene. Dennis Miller and Jon Voight are among the Rudy Giuliani supporters in Hollywood. The Spears line continues: Britney's 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, is pregnant. Is Damon Dash's junk mind-blowing? A woman is claiming that he made her bipolar when he exposed his genitals to her. Erik Estrada's son, Brandon, started acting crazy on a Northwest Airlines flight from L.A. to Memphis, prompting the pilot to make an emergency landing in Oklahoma City. Neil Young is a huge fan of model trains because his autistic son likes them. Did we mention that Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant? Former HBO chief Chris Albrecht is bringing a show about hookers to Showtime. Victoria and David Beckham bought a $75,000 four-person treehouse from Neiman Marcus. PETA moved into a Broadway office once occupied by Zac Posen's mom and now tells callers looking for Mrs. Posen that they should petition Zac Posen until he stops using fur. Cameron Diaz filed her nails at a table in the lobby of the Bowery Hotel. George Pataki and Rudy Giuliani had lunch yesterday at the Grand Havana Room at 666 Fifth. Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael performed at a John Edwards campaign event in Iowa. Some people are blaming Hillary Clinton's downward turn in the polls on her pollster, Mark Penn, because he went on a book tour. Jennifer Lopez got awkward at Harvey Weinstein's wedding when video warm wishes by ex boyfriends Ben Affleck and Sean Combs were played. (Lopez is also set to sue former fashion partner Andy Hilfiger because their line bombed.) American Idol 3 winner Fantasia Barrino may be pregnant again. Alexandra Styron, daughter of author William Styron, got a six-figure advance to write a memoir. Novelist Carl Hiaasen can't comprehend how a "freakin' boy band" member like Justi

Published: 2007-12-19 Provider: New York Magazine

Is This Love? [The Clip Show]

Defamer's Week In Review: Sweethearts were lost, found, exploited and uncorked. Reminisce with us after the jump, and enjoy your Valentine's Day weekend! · The ugly Chris Brown-Rihanna saga broke last weekend, blew up all week, spawned the text-message mystery of the young year and will apparently be settled by Jay-Z. Any questions? · Mickey Rourke may show up stag and guzzle awards-show Champagne from the bottle these days, but we prefer to remember the good old baby-faced brooder days. · Joaquin Phoenix's Two Lovers director regretfully confessed to greasing his star's slippery slope into the Letterman Celebrity Grinder. · What's the only thing that could enliven Slumdog Millionaire's BAFTA monopoly? A hungry Sharon Stone cougar attack on its star, natch. · This week in untoward liaisons: Madonna and Jesus. Salma Hayek and an African baby. Craigslisters and at least one Disney or Warners exec. · Sure, TV on the Radio sounded rotten on SNL. But at least Radiohead and the USC Marching Band didn't kick their asses at the Grammys. · Hey — Observe and Report looks pretty good! Inglourious Basterds looks... not terrible! And then there's Osbournes Reloaded. Watch at your own risk. · Tough talent decisions gave American Idol's judges fits, but at least everyone can agree on the exquisite taste of Paula Abdul's new skull-plate jewelry. · ABC experienced some turnover — Katherine Heigl (maybe) and Nicollette Sheridan are out, Bob Fosse and Martha Graham are in. · Oprah Winfrey added Dr. Oz and Gwyneth Paltrow to her mortal-enemies list. · Mike White traveled the world with his father on The Amazing Race and lived to tell — us!

Published: 2009-02-15 Provider: Defamer Keywords: the clip show, Top, Week in Review

Teri Hatcher Sports A Pink Bandana While In Search Of A Jukebox [Hollywood PrivacyWatch]

PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week (depending on volume), so send them in early and often—without them, the terrorists will have won! Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line so we don't lose them) and tell everyone about the time you saw Teri Hatcher and a band of 12-year olds on a scavenger hunt. In today's installment: Russell Crowe, Drew Barrymore, Kiefer Sutherland, Teri Hatcher, Matthew Perry, Chris "Mr. Big" Noth, Chrissie Hynde, Jemaine "Flight Of The Conchords" Clement, Mindy Kaling, Samantha Mathis (with Keith Carradine!), Werner Herzog, Dax Shepard (with Bradley Cooper!), Cedric Yarbrough and Professor Cornell West.APRIL 10 · Another Matthew Perry Trivia sighting at Barney's Beanery in Pasadena on Thursday. His team of 4, "Dos Dedos", only contained one dressed-up young lady this time, and most likely took first right in front of the antagonistically-named "Bing's Bingers". I say "most likely" because I left before they announced my losing score... APRIL 11 · Standing in line with all the middle aged punkers at the X reunion show at the Henry Fonda Theatre was Chrissie Hynde...She looked great and didn't look like she's had any work done...couldn't believe she had to wait in line with the rest of us! APRIL 12 · Drew Barrymore was at the Derby Dolls roller derby on Saturday night April 12th. Here is some photographic evidence. · I was having lunch at Cafe '50's in Sherman Oaks around 1pm. I couldn't help but notice that every 10 minutes or so, a group of girls ages 7-12 (?) wearing colored bandanas (different colored than the last group, not different colored from each other) with an assigned parent or guardian would come in and have their photo taken by the jukebox (I heard one mother saying it was a scavenger hunt). After 2 or so waves of bandana-wearing tots, Teri Hatcher came in leading the Pink Band

Published: 2008-04-19 Provider: Defamer Keywords: Bradley Cooper, Cedric Yarbrough, Chris Noth, Chrissie Hynde, Cornell West, Dax Shepard, Drew Barrymore, getty, Hollywood PrivacyWatch, Jemaine Clement, Kiefer Sutherland, Matthew Perry, Mindy Kaling, Russell Crowe, Samantha Mathis, Teri Hatcher, Werner Herzog