Did you miss any of this week’s BIG music news?
Don’t worry! We’ve rounded up the week’s top stories to help you get caught up.
In this edition of the week in music find out:
Which classic band broke up
Which legends reunited
Which indie stars got busted
and more!
- 1Now Hiring: Rock Singer
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry says singer Steven Tyler is out of the band.
Tyler, begs to differ.
The rest of the band is finally admitting that they’re concerned about Tyler, who, until now, they’d merely seemed to be annoyed by. The singer’s increasingly erratic behavior is causing the band to worry about long-in-recovery Tyler’s sobriety.
Well, duh. We’re glad somebody finally said it though.
So, what exactly are the boys saying about Tyler’s erratic behavior and his notorious battles with drugs and addiction?Keep Reading: Break-Up: Aerosmith Worried About Tyler’s Sobriety
POLL: Will fans support Aerosmith if the band hires a new singer? Tell us what you think.
- 2Reunion Tour Cancelled, No Apology
The official/blunt statement posted on the Stone Temple Pilots’ website, “STP are postponing the December and January dates until next year so the band can finish their highly anticipated record which will be coming out in the early spring of next year.”No apology to fans that are bummed about the cancelled gigs? Nice, fellas.
So, do fans want new music from STP? Or are you more excited to hear the band tear through live versions of the old hits?
Interestingly, if the band does manage to make it back to touring, the group’s website offers a feature that allows fans to create the playlist for each concert. Keep Reading: Stone Temple Pilots 2009 Tour Dates Cancelled
- 3”Beatles of New York” Reunite…at Library
Once known as Andy Warhol’s house band, the Velvet Underground is the archetypal NYC band that spawned devotees (and shameless imitators) ranging from Jonathan Richman to the Strokes.Now, the revered group has announced sudden plans for an unexpected reunion-but there’s a catch, of course. Keep Reading: Velvet Underground Reunion in New York Booked
- 4McCartney’s Big Prize, Probably not for this song…Paul McCartney seems to be re-launching the British Invasion his band first spearheaded all those decades ago. It has just been announced that McCartney has been named the latest winner of the Library of Congress’s prestigious Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Keep Reading: McCartney & Michael Jackson? Probably not a Career Highlight
- 5Drugs, Drugs and Rock’n’Roll
Frequent readers will recognize the wild garage-rock duo known as the King Khan and BBQ Show as being one of our favorite topics of discussion—and one of our favorite live acts—but this week came word that the duo’s current tour hit a snag when they were arrested for drugs in Kentucky.Hmm…we have a feeling there’ll be a song about this sooner or later…Keep Reading: King Khan & BBQ Show, Arrested
