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obituaries

Steve Foley, R.I.P.

Steve Foley, who was the Replacements' final drummer—he played with the group on its last tour in 1990-91, replacing Chris Mars—died last weekend of an accidental prescription-medication overdose. I wasn't a big fan of Jim Walsh's 2007 oral history of the band, All Over But the Shouting, but Foley's contributions to the story were affecting and thoughtful, and clear-eyed about the band's legacy and his own role in it. Foley was 49. [Rolling Stone]

3:00 PM on Wed Aug 27 2008
By Michaelangelo Matos
135 views, 2 comments

Latest by agolden: RIP Steve. Good to know Bob's got company up there. more »

Supergrass singer Gaz Coombes pinch-hit for Dave Grohl at the taping of VH1's Rock Honors tribute to the Who on Saturday night, thanks to Grohl's voice being too tired to make its way through two songs. Coombes sang "Bargain" while backed by the Foo Fighters for the show, which will be broadcast Thursday night. Meanwhile, Pearl Jam covered "The Real Me," a song choice that makes me wonder if they're trying to dethrone Blackie Lawless as the heir to that particular track. Fight! Fiiiiight! [Hollywood Insider / Photo: AP]

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replacements

Velvet Revolver's New Singer May Come From A Land Down Under

A tipster has very important innuendo regarding the new singer of Velvet Revolver, which will not be picked by reality-TV committee: "I have some new information coming from fans/family close to the hard rock Australian band Rose Tattoo to which Slash & Duff are HUGE fans of and shared the stage with many times, that Duff has been in communications with an Australian singer currently living in the USA. This guy can apparently sing up a storm and of course is a bloody Aussie, so that in itself along with the great voice will be a good choice for the band from all marketing angles." Well, if there's one thing Velvet Revolver needs after Libertad, it's a better marketing angle. So, we have but one question for all of you: Who can it be, now? (We're pretty sure the candidate in question is not Rose Tattoo singer Angry Anderson, since he's apparently living in Sydney these days.) Poll after the jump! More »

4:30 PM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Maura Johnston
2,876 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: I am writing this in support of your article you wrote involving the unnamed australian singer, as I have the following information from a friend of mine working for Rock 101 radio station. I also saw the guy sing at more »

Oasis has allegedly replaced drummer Zak Starkey (The Who/Icicle Works/Lightning Seeds) with Chris Sharrock (Robbie Williams/Icicle Works/Lightning Seeds). Seeing as how Noel called Williams "the fat dancer from Take That," I'm guessing it's the rest of Sharrock's pedigree (which also includes a stint with The La's) that impressed him. Starkey helped record Oasis' upcoming album, but is no longer involved with the group. [Mirror]

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just saying

The Replacements May Not Reunite, And Thank God

Billboard may be phrasing it differently, but it doesn't sound like the Replacements (or rather, Tommy Stinson and Paul Westerberg) are likely to reunite any time soon. Says Stinson, "We actually talked about it again this year, and I think there was a consensus that, you know, maybe it wasn't the right time (to reunite), or maybe it is the right time...There were some things thrown out, and there were other festivals that wanted it too, if we were going to do it. At the last minute, it just didn't seem like the right thing to do, so we didn't do it. But I think Paul and I have something to offer each other still. I think that's pretty obvious when we get together." Paul sounds even less rosy about the possibility. More »

3:30 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,005 views, 10 comments

Latest by Clevertrousers: @Captain Wrong: From Your Keyboard to God's Ear, Sir. more »

project x

Project X Goes Looking For Some Replacements

As part of Idolator's continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Jackin' Pop editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, a list from the 1995 Spin Alternative Record Guide provides a proverbial springboard to explain how a new history of the Replacements will leave you unsatisfied: More »

1:30 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By mmatos
2,125 views, 6 comments

poor replacements

Indie Bands And Humanity Both Lose Thanks To Writers' Strike

So the Writers Guild Of America's strike has led to mucho hand-wringing over bands getting shafted on their all-important television appearances, like Grizzly Bear losing its slot on Late Night With Conan O'Brien because the show's gone into emergency reruns. But don't worry indie bands and indie fans, because even if the "cancellations truly hurt up-and-comers looking for wide exposure," the networks are here to fill the void with... even more music-related reality shows. More »

11:30 AM on Wed Nov 7 2007
By jharv
415 views, 5 comments

cover-song showcase showdown

The Cover-Song Showcase Showdown: Tackling The Mighty T. Rex

Welcome to the first installment of The Cover-Song Showcase Showdown, in which we pit two versions of the same beloved song against one another, and let you determine which is superior. Why? Because we're all about spreading democracy. That, and goosing our page-view count. More »

5:29 PM on Mon Oct 2 2006
By Brian Raftery
590 views, 11 comments

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