• 9 Rock Albums Whose Producers Co-Wrote The Music: Fun., The Black Keys, And More

    In genres such as pop and hip-hop, it's pretty much standard for a producer to have an active role in the album's songwriting, especially if they're working with a solo artist, but this is pretty uncommon when working with rock bands, who tend to write their own material. These nine albums, however, feature extensive songwriting contributions from their producers, even though they were made by rock bands.

  • Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Oasis's Liam Gallagher Among Guest Performers at The Who Tribute Concert [WATCH]

    Last night, Nov. 11, rock legends The Who held their annual Teenage Cancer Trust benefit concert in London, featuring guest performances by Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder and former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher, among many others. According to "Rolling Stone," the evening was hosted by The Who frontman Roger Daltrey, though guitarist and lead songwriter Pete Townshend reportedly stayed home, with Daltrey saying the legendary guitarist would “rather do anything than hear his songs played back to him.”Liam Gallagher gave his first public performance since the break-up of his band Beady Eye three weeks ago, singing The Who’s 1965 hit “My Generation,” which he had frequently performed in concert with Oasis. Check out his performance here:

  • Peter Gabriel, Serj Tankian Contribute Songs to Gaza Benefit Album '2 Unite All'

    Legendary singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel and System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian have never shied away from political statements in their music, so it should come as no surprise that both artists have contributed songes to a new benefit compilation album titled "2 Unite All," which goes toward funding humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. According to radio.com, the album was produced by Project Peace on Earth and is currently available for purchase."Helping to rebuild the lives of Palestinians in Gaza is a necessary and noble worldwide humanitarian prerogative that we must not shy away from," Tankian says about the album in a statement. "It's the least we can do for a people that have suffered under an occupation, embargo, and invasion."For the album, Tankian contributed a song titled "Spinning Mysteries at the Sacred Groove," which features Police drummer Stewart Copeland.

  • 6 Bands That Have Gone Exclusive with Walmart: Garth Brooks, KISS and...Bruce Springsteen?

    There's a lot of talk about "going corporate" in the music industry. If you leave Southern Lord and go to Epic, are you really corporate? This metal fan would argue no. There can be little doubt however that offering an album exclusively through Walmart or iTunes is as corporate as it gets. Check out a few other bands that have gone Walclusive, ranked from least to most surprising.

  • Concert industry lacking 'superstars' this summer, tour promoters worried

    Concert promoters aren't too optimistic about the 2014 Summer touring season, although their pessimism might be without merit. Sources for Rolling Stone's short feature on the subject cited one fact when making their worrisome claims: It'll be the first year since 2007 that U2, Madonna and The Rolling Stones will all be off the road. Last year's biggest touring earner, Bon Jovi, will also take a vacation during the summer.

  • Kiss, Def Leppard team up for summer tour

    Rocks' biggest tour is coming this summer as Kiss and Def Leppard are joining forces. Rock's biggest tour(?) is coming this summer as KISS and Def Leppard are joining forces.
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