The eighth album from the LA rockers is almost here and it will be released next month under the title – Hurley.
The follow up to ‘Raditude’ is out in the UK on September the 13th and the band has decided to move to a lesser known label in Epitaph Records. This is certainly a bit of a departure from the Universal Music Group owned Geffen.
Weezer are all set to play at the Reading and Leeds festivals at the end of August, so lucky festival goers should be able to get to hear what the new songs sound like.
My all time favourite Weezer track still has to be “Say It Ain’t So” from the Blue album.
The tracklisting for Hurley is listed below:
01 Memories
02 Ruling Me
03 Trainwrecks
04 Unspoken
05 Where’s My Sex?
06 Run Away
07 Hang On
08 Smart Girls
09 Brave New World
10 Time Flies
11 All My Friend Are Insects (bonus track on the deluxe edition)
12 Viva La Vida (bonus track on the deluxe edition)
13 I Want To Be Something (bonus track on the deluxe edition)
14 Represent (bonus track on the deluxe edition)
The untimely demise of Paul Gray, a well-liked member of the Des-Moines metal band, on Monday has left fans in shock, and the remaining eight members in mourning.
Investigations are still underway into the circumstances surrounding Gray’s death, after he was found dead in his Iowa hotel room, but police have confirmed that they do not suspect foul play was involved.
The band is symbolised by their masks and well known for their extreme behaviour when on stage.
Tributes have been pouring in on fan sites and the official Slipknot site (http://www.slipknot1.com/) for “maggots” which has put up an image of Paul with his bass doing what he loved best.
This has been another big week in the history of the Rolling Stones. At the weekend, the ageing rockers went straight to number one (again) with the re-release of their 1972 album Exile on Main Street, which has proved to be a hit once more with a new generation of rock fans.
However, the band has today had to deny rumours emanating from Down Under that Charlie Watts has decided to quit the band. This is not the first time however that the drummer’s status has been questioned.
Despite these denials it has generally been a good few days for the band. The album stormed to the top of this week’s charts and beat Faithless to number one.
The Rolling Stones have proved once again that their music is timeless and are back where they belong.
The US mobile tech company Hands-On Mobile is all set to finally bring the popular Guitar Hero series to their mobile devices.
The good news for those with a BlackBerry or Android handset is that the games will be released on their platforms and the latest instalment entitled “Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile: Backstage Pass” will have you rocking out on your mobile phone.
The popularity of instrument-playing games on mobile phones has already been seen in the Tap Tap Revenge series and the Rock Band game apps available on Apple’s iPhone. There are already plenty of apps out there to keep rockers rocking!
All has been quiet with the band for a few years (since Stadium Arcadium) as they have all gone off and done their own thing. When it was revealed last October that John Frusciante was to depart the rockers for the second time, it was unclear what was going to happen.
Fans of the funk / alternative rock outfit needn’t worry though, as the RHCP are due to start work on a new album produced by Rick Rubin in July, along with new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, and hope to release it at the end of the year or early 2011.
Other good news includes a strong rumour that the band are all set for their own version of the Guitar Hero video game, complete with old tracks and songs from the new album.
For now, you will have to watch this space…
Rock has always traditionally been the rebellious younger brother when it comes to music in Britain. It may not always be celebrated by the masses, yet - until last year - it was still the genre of choice when it came to the charts.
Recent results published by the Official Charts Company (OCC) would suggest that the trend is now turning towards bland, generic pop music.
All thanks to headline-grabbing celebrities like Cheryl Cole, La Roux and Lady GaGa pop music is indeed becoming more popular.
The figures showed that 33.5 percent of singles sold in 2009 were classified as pop compared to 28 percent the previous year. Rock music sales fell from 31 percent to 24.5 percent over the same period, with Kings of Leon, Kasabian and Rage Against the Machine leading the charge.
Despite these grim statistics (which don’t really surprise me), I’ll stick to my rock music, thank you very much.
No sooner than the story breaks out about Courtney Love stealing songs from Billy Corgan, the Hole singer, best known for being married to the legend Kurt Cobain, reveals that she once had an affair with Gavin Rossdale of Bush.
Who knows why she chooses to break this news now, live on US television the other night. But I’m sure Gwen Stefani who is married to the Bush frontman would like to know a bit more from her husband about these claims.
Love has been in the public spotlight a lot this past week with her ongoing feud with Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins taking place on Twitter. This all stems from the fact she allegedly used songs without his consent.
Whatever the truth to this and her sensational claims about Rossdale, Love is certainly someone whose intentions you can never really be sure of.
It was almost a year ago when I was discussing the remote possibility of Soundgarden ever getting back together, despite looking at ways to re-release their old material. However, after successfully navigating a secret gig as ‘Nudedragons’ (an anagram of Soundgarden) last week, the band is all set to headline Lollapalooza in August.
What a remarkable turnaround for a band I thought I’d never see reunite. And here they are complete with all the band (Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron) rehearsing and playing music together again.
The band members have all been relatively successful with their own side project, so it is great news to hear that Soundgarden are reforming. It’s time to get listening to those distinctive Grunge sounds again from one of Seattle’s most talented exports.
Stairway To Heaven has been announced by digital radio station Absolute Classic Rock as the UK’s most loved rock song.
The song, which was released in 1971, gained a new following after featuring prominently in recent popular culture. None more so that in the hit 90s movie Wayne’s World where Wayne was told he could not play the song in the music shop.
The track, which is a key benchmark for any wannabe guitarist, topped the poll with The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again coming in at number two.
Here are the songs that made the top 10:
1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
2. The Who - Won’t Get Fooled Again
3. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
4. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta love
5. Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
6. The Who - Baba O’ Reilly
7. Led Zeppelin - Rock ‘n’ Roll
8. Free - All Right Now
9. The Beatles - Revolution
10. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
The band may have taken a break over the last year, with Dave Grohl providing the beats as a drummer for Them Crooked Vultures, Foo Fighter fans needn’t worry. The successful rockers are now ready to return with new material.
Grohl explained at the Independent Spirit Awards that the band’s 7th album in 16 years is already in the pipeline. This is great news for FF fans everywhere.
A number of demos are already underway and the new album is expected to be very loud!
Grohl admitted, “I think this could be our heaviest album yet.”
The album release date is yet to be announced but it is looking like it could be September at the moment. Watch this space for further details…