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Wyclef Jean, Lady Gaga And Others Call For Everyone To Help Haiti
1:26 PM on Fri Jan 15 2010 by Becky Bain
After visiting Anderson Cooper 360 earlier this week to call a "state of emergency" for his home country of Haiti following the disastrous earthquake, Wyclef Jean personally flew down to the devastation to provide hands-on support.
While standing right in the middle of what Jean describes as "the apocalypse," he and his wife were interviewed by a Fox News reporter who calls the rapper/singer "Haiti's version of Bono [and] Bruce Springsteen." Interview after the jump, including other efforts made by Lady Gaga, Blink-182 and other notable names in music to help out the victims from Tuesday's tragic 7.0 earthquake.
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Well, Slap Me Silly And Call Me A Lamestain: Gen X Radio Debuts
11:00 AM on Fri Sep 4 2009 by Maura
Clear Channel has flipped one of its Louisville stations to a format called “Louie,” which the bigwigs are actually saying is the first firmament in what will be come to known as “Gen X radio.” Yes, the generation that inspired so much Boomer disdain is finally getting a format to call all its own, although the music associated with it may not be what you necessarily think of when you think of slackers and Singles. Quoth CC market president Bill Gentry: “It’s focused on a musical experience… [that] crosses cultures from grunge, hip-hop, hair bands, boy bands and more.” And another CC higher-up has this to say: “[Louie will] capture how 30-somethings listen to music, and it ignores genres and categories.” Sounds sorta Jack-y to me, but then again, perhaps that ill-conceived marketing will inspire further nostalgia for those 30somethings who remember all too well being ineptly pandered to back in the day. The playlist of Louie’s inaugural hour after the jump. More »
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10:45 AM on Wed Jun 24 2009 by Maura
This year’s Virgin Mobile Fest, headlined by blink-182 and Weezer, has been rechristened the Virgin Mobile FreeFest thanks to its total ticket price of $0–provided you don’t get your tickets delivered, at which point Ticketmaster will charge its customary delivery fee. Ticket buyers who pick up their ducats at the festival’s site (the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md.) or the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., will have all convenience fees waived. Tickets go on sale–er, will be made available to the general public on Saturday; Public Enemy, St. Vincent, Franz Ferdinand, the National, and Jet are also on the bill for the festival, which will happen on Aug. 30. [Official site / Billboard] More »
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1:00 PM on Wed May 20 2009 by Maura
Our pals at Absolute Punk have a listing of the dates for blink-182’s summer tour, with a handy code telling you which supporting acts–of the array encompassing Fall Out Boy, Weezer, the All-American Rejects, Asher Roth, Chester French, Taking Back Sunday, and Panic At The Disco–will be on which dates. [AbsolutePunk] More »
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Blink-182 Get Back Together For The Cell-Phone-Wielding Kids
9:45 AM on Fri May 15 2009 by Maura
Last night, blink-182 took to the stage for the first time in four years when they played a mini-set at a party for T-Mobile in Los Angeles; they were the surprise addition to a bill that already featured TRVS/DJ-AM (featuring blink drummer Travis Barker) and Weezer (who’s touring with the band this summer). Perhaps because of the cell-phone-centric nature of the party, there are quite a few clips from the evening. Above, “Rock Show,” accompanied by someone who is totally freaking psyched to be there; a clip of “Dammit” (complete with “AT & T can suck my dick” shout-out) after the jump. More »
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4:30 PM on Wed May 13 2009 by Maura
Fall Out Boy has been added to blink-182’s tour this summer with Weezer. No dates to announce yet, but this certainly adds a new wrinkle to Dan’s hypothesizing last month about which bodily function the tour would name itself in honor of. [himynameismark.com] More »
Contests
10:45 AM on Mon May 11 2009 by Maura
Congratulations to Andrea, who was the first person to find me in Union Square on Saturday and who, as a result, won a shiny little USB drive featuring exclusive Fall Out Boy/Blink 182 content. (She beat out a gaggle of other people, who I tried to console with candy. I hope it worked.) Unfortunately, because everything happened at the speed of Internet that afternoon, I didn’t get a photo–or even her last name–but I’m hoping that wherever she is, she’s enjoying the drive and the goodies within. [Previously / Pic via himynameismark] More »
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Win A Mark Hoppus / Fall Out Boy Octodrive In NYC Tomorrow
4:00 PM on Fri May 8 2009 by Maura
We’re giving away one of the Fall Out Boy/Blink 182 limited-edition USB drives–designed by Mojo Labs, stuffed with content like a remix of “America’s Suitehearts” and some exclusive videos, and packaged with a chain so you can wear it around your neck like Pete Wentz is in the photo at left–and because it’s supposed to be a nice weekend, I figured I’d have a little fun with the contest. Tomorrow afternoon I’ll be hanging out around Union Square in New York City, and at 2 p.m. ET (on the dot) I will send a message out to our Twitter account with my exact location and a password. The first person to find me and tell me the password gets the drive, and a picture of your smiling face on Idolator. More »
News
3:45 PM on Wed Apr 29 2009 by Maura
blink-182’s comeback single is not going to be called “Reborn,” nor will it be released in June, contrary to previous reports. Or maybe it just won’t be called “Reborn” but will be released in June? Gah, this whole spoiling other peoples’ games of telephone business can be so semantically tiring! [markhoppus@Twitter] More »
Band That Wouldn’t Die To Tour With Band That Won’t Go Away
11:30 AM on Wed Apr 8 2009 by Dan Gibson
I’m probably not in the target demographic for this particular tour, but the announcement that Weezer would be opening for Blink-182’s reunion tour this summer conjured up an “oh, that’s still happening?” response from me. (Then I pondered which bodily function the tour’s name would pun around with.)
