Aerosmith and Rage Against The Machine are to headline the Download 2010 Festival. Both will be on the main stage.
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Slash Interview
LA Weekly has an excellent interview with Slash, who talks about his upcoming solo album, find it
here
Burning Sleep on Twitter
Hello everyone, just a quick update to let you know that we’re now on Twitter. Don’t forget to say hi! @burningsleep
30STM’s Jared Leto Speaks About Engaging Fans, Music Technology and the Future.
Ultimate Guitar has an excellent in-depth interview with 30 Second’s to Mars’ very own sing/guitarist/and all round frontman Jared Leto, who talks about the band, the environment, equipment, videos, and being in China and the Arctic among other things. It’s long and detailed so probably more for fans, but still a very interesting read. The [...]
Paramore’s Josh Farro to miss the Pacific Rim Tour
Paramore’s Josh Farro will miss the Pacific Rim Tour because of busy times ahead planning his marriage. The Paramore lead guitarist and vocalist plans to take time off for the tour, which will visit Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines and Singapore. Rhythm guiatist Taylor York’s brother Justin will replace Josh for the tour. Burning [...]
Florence and The Machine join Isle of Wight line-up
Isle of Wight Festival have announced that Florence and The Machine will be joining the line-up for 2010 alongside La Roux, N-Dubz and The Hold Steady. Florence and The Machine will be on the Main Stage on Friday ahead of Jay-Z. See also: the line-up so far.
Should flags be banned from Glastonbury?
Glastonbury Festival asks ’should flags be banned?’ They’re iconic, yes, but what if you’re in there amongst the crowd and your view of the stage is totally obstructed by one of those huge flags? I doubt you’d be impressed.
Music fans cling to CDs, but discover music online
Music fans cling to CDs, but discover music online- I’m not surprised with this news, really. CDs are tangible items whereby if anything goes wrong (hard disk failure, etc), you have hard copies available to ‘resurrect’ your valuable collection. Via Ars Technica.
Hayley Williams on Twitter
Hayley Williams on Twitter- If you’re on Twitter and want to follow Hayley, she can be found under the username of @yelyahwilliams – Many thanks to @elleb87 for the tip.
‘brand new eyes’ is Paramore’s 3rd studio album
‘brand new eyes’ is Paramore’s 3rd studio album- It’ll be available everywhere on September 29th, 2009. I can’t wait!