Jack White 's not the only one with  Guinness World Records   on his mind -- according to  the Flaming Lips ' website , they're gunning for a record of their own. "Most live concerts in 24 hours in multiple cities" is currently held by Jay-Z , who broke the record in 2006 with seven shows in seven cities. The Lips will attempt to break the record on June 27 with eight concerts, which will stream live and coincide with the  O Music Awards . While Jay accomplished the feat via plane (it was called "the Hangar Tour"), the Lips will be traveling via bus ...

John Lydon -- aka Johnny Rotten -- talks about "This is PiL," Public Image Ltd.'s first album in 20 years, plus his Sex Pistols legacy, the Olympic Games, the rift with Jah Wobble, Green Day, punk, pop and debt. http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/immaculate-noise

[ Gelezen in NRC Handelsblad, zaterdag 19 mei 2012, geschreven door Pieter Steinz. ] Bij Waterloo begon de victorie – althans voor ABBA, het Zweedse viertal dat van het midden van de jaren zeventig tot het begin van de jaren tachtig de hitparade domineerde en daarna zou uitgroeien tot een van de invloedrijkste popgroepen aller tijden. Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus en Agnetha Fältskog wonnen op 6 april 1974 in Brighton het 19de Eurovisiesongfestival met Waterloo, een kauwgomrocknummer over een smoorverliefde vrouw. ‘Bij Waterloo gaf Napoleon zich over’, zongen de blonde Anna en de bruinharige Frida tweestemmig nadat rollende gitaren het liedje ...

Caustic Casanova - Someday You Will Be Proven Correct An entirely savory amalgamation of stoner, post-punk, post metal, psychedelia, indy, and even a touch of space rock.  In fact, there's probably more mixed into the stew but my palate is too naive to detect it all.  What I can say is that the concoction works and tastes magnificent.  With a base stock of classic power-trio rock, the mad chefs of Caustic Casanova went wild in the kitchen mixing their cuisines, alternatingly adding some big chunks of meaty stoner riffs, some delicate flavorings of prog-esque space-rock passages, the occasional fire of ...

It's been expected for a while, but it doesn't make it any less sad: Robin Gibb has died from his cancer. Although they allowed themselves to slide towards easy parody, you can't ignore that the Bee Gees were as pivotal to music in the late 70s as The Sex Pistols were. Neither created their genre; neither moved it along creatively, but just as the Pistols created a High Street version of punk that made a saleable product, the Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever soundtrack took the potentially incendiary sound of disco and made it fit into a ...

On last night's (Friday, May 18) edition of "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx", host Nikki Sixx welcomed one of his punk rock heroes, John Lydon (a.k.a.

As an addendum to the " Cover The Earth " post of bizarre international versions of your favorite oldies, here are various rock remakes recorded over the years by The Ukrainians . Peter Solowka, one of the members of the popular '80s/'90s British combo The Wedding Present, is of Ukrainian descent, and picked up on the music from his father. He hooked up with musicians from the old country to play Ukrainian folk music, but then threw in some covers relevant to his present condition as a rocker living in the UK. And it is some crazy stuff.  No wimpy hippie folk ...

Still the man! The Sun : “For nearly two decades I felt stifled by the music industry. “They had me pegged in to the point where I couldn’t work. Slowly but surely I managed to crawl my way out of that financial burden. “And here I am today, yippee. And people like me — well GOSH , SHOCK , HORROR !” In his usual unrestrained manner, John Lydon is explaining why now, 20 years after their last album, his band have a new one — This Is PiL . Public Image Ltd, the band the former Johnny Rotten created following the Sex Pistols’ break-up in 1978 ...

Indeed. Guardian UK : Donna Summer will be remembered as the queen of disco, but in fact her best records transformed not just dancefloors but the course of pop music. Released in 1977, the year of punk, her single “I Feel Love” was as radical as any record that has got to No 1. Sparks were a glam rock band until they heard “I Feel Love,” when they decided to throw their entire musical direction in the dustbin and make pulsing, synthesised disco records with its producer, Giorgio Moroder. Seeking to assert his credentials as a man of impeccable musical taste ...

The SEX PISTOLS were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians.

As originally seen on The Rad Report - California... Knows How to Party On today’s show: The Sex Pistols have been made into toys, The Big Pink releases remix album, and The Gaslight Anthem live streams from Brooklyn with a cover of The Who’s Baba O’Riley.   Hey there. I’m Eddie DaRoza, and here’s your Daily Detour.   Ohhhhhhhh aren’t these the cutest little things. A little doll [...] Written by Eddie DaRoza

Aggronautix have unveiled the Sex Pistols vinyl figure series. There are 3 vinyl figures of lead singer Johnny Rotten, bassist Sid Vicious, and guitarist Steve Jones. The figures will be available June 28 but you can pre-order them here .

It’s been more than 25 years since Jann Wenner completed the machinations which resulted in the creation of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concept that took tangible form in 1995 when the I.M. Pei designed building opened its doors in Cleveland, Ohio. At its inception, the entire concept seemed ripe with possibilities and existed as a truly inspired focal point for acknowledging the musicians that invented, innovated and propelled rock and roll. Initially, the choices for induction hardly needed qualification; the initial class that included Chuck Berry, Presley">Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Little Richard was followed up quickly by classes that brought The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding and The Who into its then-fictional hallowed halls. With artists becoming eligible 25 years from the date of their first release, the ’90s and most of the ’00s saw many classic rock stalwarts like Elton John, The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band receive their rightful ...

WINNER OF THE WEEK Mother's Day We're not comfortable generalizing about mothers' musical tastes – this writer's wife who is a mother favors George Jones Parliament and the Sex Pistols – but stereotypical mom-oriented albums got a boost on the Billboard charts this week Carrie Underwood's Blown Away sticks to...

For director Lluís Panadés Julià's first 405TV Session, he filmed the rather wonderful Amanda Mair performing the beautiful 'House' from her self-titled debut album, which finally gets a UK release on June 11th via Labrador Records. Check out the performance below, as well as some background info on the song from Mair, and the shoot itself from the director. If you like what you hear, make sure you check her out at the Hoxton Bar and Grill on June 13th. Words from Amanda Mair: House was the first song I recorded and it was also the first song I ...