Police, KT Tunstall, Mayer Play London's Hard Rock Calling
In what was touted -- for now -- as the Police's final U.K. performance, Sting and co., along with everyone from Eric Clapton to Starsailor, brought the goods.
By Kenny Herzog 07.02.08 6:04 PM
This past Saturday and Sunday (June 28-29), for the Hard Rock Calling festival at London's Hyde Park, Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers made their final bow in front of their home country; Eric Clapton proved fans can still put their blind faith in his guitar virtuoso status; and relative rabble rousers like KT Tunstall and Jason Mraz wound their way in between the icons for some ear-ca
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Exclusive: New Verve Cover Art Revealed
On the heels of their first single, "Love is Noise," comes the SPIN.com exclusive world premiere of their stunning new album jacket.
By Kenny Herzog 07.02.08 1:13 PM
It seems 2008 is destined to be the year the Brits take back rock radio.
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VH1 Rock Honors Adds Tenacious D to Who Tribute Show
Jack Black and Kyle Gass join already awesome lineup of Flaming Lips, Pearl Jam, and Foo Fighters for VH1's ode to the Who.
By Kenny Herzog 07.01.08 4:07 PM
VH1 was clearly insistent on recruiting some genuinely badass talent to pay tribute to the Who at VH1 Rock Honors, which is taping this Saturday, July 12 at L.A.'s Pauley Pavilion and airing on the network July 17 at 9 P.M.
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Jay-Z vs. Oasis at Glastonbury
Hova's "Wonderwall" performance at Glastonbury has the message boards bangin' like it's Kanye at Bonnaroo all over again. Let's see what folks on both sides of the fence (and pond) have to say.
By Kenny Herzog 06.30.08 6:56 PM
Exclusive Takka Takka MP3 from 'Migration'
Yay! We premiere "Everybody Say," a brand new track featuring the National's Bryan Devendorf.
By Kenny Herzog 06.30.08 2:57 PM
For their latest album, Migration (out July 29 via Ernest Jenning), NYC's Takka Takka recruited some pals for assistance in the studio, and drummer Bryan Devendorf from the National lends a percussive hand on "Everybody Say," a track from the record that's available for download below, exclu
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Paul Weller Shuns Fly-Over States
"There's no point in me traveling to Armadillo," he quips in our July issue. But the Modfather still plays on the coasts.
By Kenny Herzog 06.27.08 5:35 PM
Paul Weller makes no bones about wasting his time traversing the dusky off-roads of America. He is not, and has never been, U2, as he admits in our July issue, which is on stands now and available online via our digital edition.
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