A new Eddie Vedder solo DVD, "Water on the Road," will hit stores May 31.
The Eddie Vedder solo DVD features performances from his Aug. 16 and 17, 2008 concerts in Washington, D.C., according to Billboard. "Water on the Road" features solo versions of Pearl Jam songs, covers and songs from Vedder's "Into the Wild" soundtrack album.
Here's the full track listing for the Eddie Vedder solo DVD:
Monday, March 21, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Eddie Vedder Uke Songs solo album coming in June
Eddie Vedder's Uke Songs solo album is due in June.
The lead single from Eddie Vedder's Uke Songs, which "could very well be an all-ukulele album," according to Antiquiet, is called "Longing to Belong." It's written from the perspective of the wife of one of the West Memphis Three members. Other tracks on Eddie Vedder's Uke Songs will include "I Know" and "Broken Hearted."
Uke Songs will be the first Eddie Vedder solo album since 2007's "Into the Wild" soundtrack, which featured his popular cover of Indio's "Hard Sun." Listen to "Longing to Belong" from Eddie Vedder's Uke Songs solo album:
Update (March 21, 2:57 p.m.): The Eddie Vedder solo album will actually be called Ukulele Songs and come out May 31 along with an Eddie Vedder solo DVD, "Water on the Road."
The lead single from Eddie Vedder's Uke Songs, which "could very well be an all-ukulele album," according to Antiquiet, is called "Longing to Belong." It's written from the perspective of the wife of one of the West Memphis Three members. Other tracks on Eddie Vedder's Uke Songs will include "I Know" and "Broken Hearted."
Uke Songs will be the first Eddie Vedder solo album since 2007's "Into the Wild" soundtrack, which featured his popular cover of Indio's "Hard Sun." Listen to "Longing to Belong" from Eddie Vedder's Uke Songs solo album:
Update (March 21, 2:57 p.m.): The Eddie Vedder solo album will actually be called Ukulele Songs and come out May 31 along with an Eddie Vedder solo DVD, "Water on the Road."
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Mike Starr, Alice in Chains bassist, dead at 44
Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr died today.
Starr, 44, was found dead in a Salt Lake City home, TMZ reports. He, along with Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney and Layne Staley, were founding members of the Seattle grunge band that became Alice In Chains. His bass lines drove such '90s rock hits as "Would" and "Man in the Box." He left Alice in Chains during the band's 1992 tour and was replaced by Ozzy Osbourne's former bassist, Mike Inez.
Starr had appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" in 2009 and its spinoff, "Sober House." Just last month, police arrested him on felony drug charges. Dr. Drew Pinsky of "Celebrity Apprentice" wrote on Twitter today, "Devastating to hear of Mike Starr succumbing to his illness. So very sad. Our prayers are with his family."
Alice in Chains has now lost two of its founding members. Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002, and Starr was the last person to see him alive.
Starr, 44, was found dead in a Salt Lake City home, TMZ reports. He, along with Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney and Layne Staley, were founding members of the Seattle grunge band that became Alice In Chains. His bass lines drove such '90s rock hits as "Would" and "Man in the Box." He left Alice in Chains during the band's 1992 tour and was replaced by Ozzy Osbourne's former bassist, Mike Inez.
Starr had appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" in 2009 and its spinoff, "Sober House." Just last month, police arrested him on felony drug charges. Dr. Drew Pinsky of "Celebrity Apprentice" wrote on Twitter today, "Devastating to hear of Mike Starr succumbing to his illness. So very sad. Our prayers are with his family."
Alice in Chains has now lost two of its founding members. Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002, and Starr was the last person to see him alive.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
New Soundgarden album recording begins next week
Soundgarden will start recording its first new album in 15 years next week.
Chris Cornell told Spin magazine that the new Soundgarden album recording will take place in the band's hometown of Seattle, and Adam Kasper will produce. It will be the first new Soundgarden album since 1996's Down on the Upside, which spawned the hits "Pretty Noose," "Burden in My Hand" and "Blow Up the Outside World." Kasper also produced that album.
It's shaping up to be a busy spring for the band. A new Soundgarden live album, Live on I-5, will hit stores March 22, and a Chris Cornell acoustic tour will wind through the country in April and early May.
Cornell also told Spin that Soundgarden will play some concerts this spring. And he said there is no timetable for completing the new Soundgarden album.
"The process of writing, recording, and being creative together is the most important thing, not meeting a deadline," he said.
Photo (cc) by Vaughan Leiberum and republished here under a Creative Commons license. Some rights reserved.
Chris Cornell told Spin magazine that the new Soundgarden album recording will take place in the band's hometown of Seattle, and Adam Kasper will produce. It will be the first new Soundgarden album since 1996's Down on the Upside, which spawned the hits "Pretty Noose," "Burden in My Hand" and "Blow Up the Outside World." Kasper also produced that album.It's shaping up to be a busy spring for the band. A new Soundgarden live album, Live on I-5, will hit stores March 22, and a Chris Cornell acoustic tour will wind through the country in April and early May.
Cornell also told Spin that Soundgarden will play some concerts this spring. And he said there is no timetable for completing the new Soundgarden album.
"The process of writing, recording, and being creative together is the most important thing, not meeting a deadline," he said.
Photo (cc) by Vaughan Leiberum and republished here under a Creative Commons license. Some rights reserved.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Oasis-Radiohead feud flares up
Liam Gallagher has thrown some fuel on the Oasis-Radiohead fire.
The former Oasis front man criticized Radiohead for writing a song, "The King of Limbs," about a 1,000-year-old tree in England. Radiohead also named its new album The King of Limbs.
"I like to think that what we do, we do fucking well," Gallagher told Thequietus.com. "Them writing a song about a fucking tree? Give me a fucking break! A thousand year old tree? Go fuck yourself!"
The Oasis-Radiohead feud dates back several years, and usually it's one of the Gallagher brothers disparaging Radiohead. In 2002, for example, Noel Gallagher called the members of Radiohead "miserable bastards" whose "attitude leaves a lot to be desired." And in 2007, Liam Gallagher criticized Radiohead's sales model for its In Rainbows album, saying Oasis would do something similar "over my dead body."
The former Oasis front man criticized Radiohead for writing a song, "The King of Limbs," about a 1,000-year-old tree in England. Radiohead also named its new album The King of Limbs.
"I like to think that what we do, we do fucking well," Gallagher told Thequietus.com. "Them writing a song about a fucking tree? Give me a fucking break! A thousand year old tree? Go fuck yourself!"
The Oasis-Radiohead feud dates back several years, and usually it's one of the Gallagher brothers disparaging Radiohead. In 2002, for example, Noel Gallagher called the members of Radiohead "miserable bastards" whose "attitude leaves a lot to be desired." And in 2007, Liam Gallagher criticized Radiohead's sales model for its In Rainbows album, saying Oasis would do something similar "over my dead body."
New Foo Fighters song Rope debuts
A new Foo Fighters song, "Rope," has hit the airwaves.
"Rope" is the first single off the new Foo Fighters album, Wasting Light, which is due out April 12. The verses of the new Foo Fighters song have a slightly darker sound than the band's previous work and bear the influence of Grohl's work with Them Crooked Vultures and Queens of the Stone Age. But the choruses of "Rope" return to the band's traditional sound.
Other songs on the new Foo Fighters album include "Dear Rosemary," "White Limo," "Arlandria," "These Days," "Back and Forth," "A Matter of Time," "Miss the Misery," "I Should Have Known," "Walk" and "Verdict."
Listen to the new Foo Fighters song, "Rope," here:
"Rope" is the first single off the new Foo Fighters album, Wasting Light, which is due out April 12. The verses of the new Foo Fighters song have a slightly darker sound than the band's previous work and bear the influence of Grohl's work with Them Crooked Vultures and Queens of the Stone Age. But the choruses of "Rope" return to the band's traditional sound.
Other songs on the new Foo Fighters album include "Dear Rosemary," "White Limo," "Arlandria," "These Days," "Back and Forth," "A Matter of Time," "Miss the Misery," "I Should Have Known," "Walk" and "Verdict."
Listen to the new Foo Fighters song, "Rope," here:
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Pearl Jam Record Store Day single due
Pearl Jam will release a 7-inch vinyl for the latest Record Store Day.
The Pearl Jam Record Store Day single will include the songs "Immortality," from Vitalogy, and "Rearviewmirror," from Vs., according to Record Store Day's site in the United Kingdom. The band also plans to release Vs. and Vitalogy on April 12 as part of its 20th anniversary celebration. (A Pearl Jam box set, featuring expanded versions of both albums, is also in the works.)
The latest Record Store Day will take place April 16. In addition to Pearl Jam, Record Store Day will also feature releases from the Deftones, Green Day, REM and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The Pearl Jam Record Store Day single will include the songs "Immortality," from Vitalogy, and "Rearviewmirror," from Vs., according to Record Store Day's site in the United Kingdom. The band also plans to release Vs. and Vitalogy on April 12 as part of its 20th anniversary celebration. (A Pearl Jam box set, featuring expanded versions of both albums, is also in the works.)
The latest Record Store Day will take place April 16. In addition to Pearl Jam, Record Store Day will also feature releases from the Deftones, Green Day, REM and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.