Riot Fest 2013 Lineup Announced
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Found in: Music, NewsTen '00s Acts That Should Make Music Again
In mid-January, word came from pretty much out of nowhere that Canadian rock duo Death From Above 1979 was reuniting... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayKristen Bell, Ryan Gosling, Pete Wentz, Many More Help Invisible Children Pass U.S. Legislation
The cause of documentary filmmakers Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole was first portrayed in 2004 with the release of their 52-minute film, Invisible Children: Rough Cut. Six years later, the trio (who have since established the non-profit Invisible Children Inc.) is now basking in the disbelief of having a bill directly related to that cause signed into law by President Obama.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Giving BackFall Out Boy Announces Greatest Hits, Pete Wentz Declares "Death of the Emo Haircut"
Reason No. 6 why Fall Out Boy does not suck as much as you may think: "They're an increasingly rare breed—that is, a massively popular rock band." And to further classify the band as such a specimen, Fall Out Boy has announced that it will release a greatest-hits album, Believers Never Die.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRolling Stones, Killers, Amy Winehouse, Fall Out Boy, Many More Contribute to Climate Change Benefit CD
When a good and worthy cause is presented to the music industry, some musicians sure don't screw around in creating the ultimate fundraiser. Case in point: The UK climate change charity Artists Project Earth (APE), which raises awareness for climate-crisis projects and natural disaster relief, recently sought a little help from their friends. Those friends just happen to include names like The Rolling Stones, The Killers and Amy Winehouse.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBlink-182 Recruits Weezer and Fall Out Boy for Reunion Tour
Band reunions are, as usual, popping up everywhere. From The Police to My Bloody Valentine to Led Zepellin. Well, you can now add Blink-182 to the mix. The California trio recruited the dudes from Weezer and Fall Out Boy to come along on their Summer reunion tour, according to Rolling Stone.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSix Reasons Why Fall Out Boy Does Not Suck as Much as You Think
In fact, they don't suck at all. One of the most unfairly maligned bands in all the land, Fall Out Boy is despised for such sins as getting really popular and having a glammy showboat playing bass. At least one reviewer pouted that the band's addictive new album Folie a Deux, is too ambitious. Oh, please. Does anyone say that about Radiohead or Animal Collective, or any of the sanctified indie saints? Ambition is good. Ambition means you're trying. Ambition means you have ideas and want them to get a public airing (which is pretty much the essence of the creative... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCatching Up With... Copeland
When Copeland was gearing up for the release of its fourth album (which dropped this week), You Are My Sunshine, the band decided to tackle the publicity angle Dark Knight-style. Frontman Aaron Marsh spearheaded the effort to pirate fan traffic in... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesDebbie Harry, Lil Wayne, more guest on new Fall Out Boy
They say it's not what you know, but who you know. It seems Fall Out Boy has taken this rule to heart on its upcoming record, Folie à Deux. In an e-mail exchange with MTV News, fab FOB frontman Pete Wentz confirmed that the band has scored guest spots from Lil Wayne and Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry for its upcoming record, set for release in November. Wentz also confirmed that workhorse producer Pharrell contributes a track to the album. We'd like to say this is Debbie Harry's strangest collaboration, but if you'll recall, she did that track with Mobb Deep and Coolio in... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSugar, We're Going Down Running: Paste:Local Takes On the Nike+ Human Race
[Above: The author celebrates an unlikely accomplishment to the sweet sounds of Fall Out Boy.]On Sunday, 25 cities around the world participated in Nike+ Human Race. Billed as the “World’s Biggest One-Day Running Event,” the 10K jaunt culminated in music concerts held in each city: Chicago got locally-grown Fall Out Boy, while hometown boy Kanye West teamed up with Common in Los Angeles. Joining close to 14,000 other Chicago runners, the largest turnout of any U.S. city participating in the global run, was one of the most exhilarating and intimidating things I’ve done in a long while. For a 30-something... read more
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