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Blink-182 Offer 'Throwback, Progressive' Songs on 'Neighborhoods'

Kevin Winter, Getty Images This week, Blink-182 released their new single, 'Up All Night,' and revealed that their new album would be called 'Neighborhoods.' This means that by the time the trio of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker start their tour with My Chemical Romance, they should have plenty of new material to showcase for ...

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Duff McKagan Looks Back at Coke-Filled Past, Mom-Inspired Sobriety in Memoir

Steve Thorne, Redferns Lots of rock stars say they're lucky to be alive, and when former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan says, "On a lot of accounts I shouldn't even be here," we believe him. But McKagan is one of rock's true success stories, a guy who furthered his education to the point that he now has a finance management company, ...

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Mick Jagger and SuperHeavy Preview Album, Ponder Tour in Los Angeles

Dave M. Benett, Getty Images Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, AR Rahman and Damian Marley got together at L.A.'s Jim Henson Studios on Thursday to preview their new SuperHeavy album and talk to a few invited guests about one of the most anticipated records of the fall, which will be released on September 20. The hour-long listening ...

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Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea Admits Band Nearly Split During 'Dysfunctional' Period

Clara Balzary The Red Hot Chili Peppers return this August with 'I'm With You,' the band's first new collection since 2006's double album, 'Stadium Arcadium.' During the hiatus, the band lost guitarist John Frusciante, who's been replaced by Josh Klinghoffer. But as bassist Flea tells Spinner, Frusciante wasn't the only one who had doubts ...

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Rage Against the Machine Look Back on 20 Years of 'Terrorizing' Audiences

Steve Thorne, Redferns On July 30, Rage Against the Machine will take over the L.A Coliseum with special guests Muse, Rise Against, Lauryn Hill, Immortal Technique and El Gran Silencio. L.A. Rising, as the show is being called, is "Rage Against the Machine's festival," according to guitarist Tom Morello. The inspiration is the 20-year ...

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My Morning Jacket Play Intimate Gig at Famed L.A. Studio for KCRW

Karl Walter, Getty Images As the lucky 250 fans who either bought or won tickets to see My Morning Jacket rock for Los Angeles radio station KCRW made their way into Santa Monica's Village Studios, they were greeted by more bling than a hip-hop summit. Adorned along the walls were gold and platinum albums that ranged from Lady Gaga, Smashing ...

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U2 Explore Alternate Careers, Toast Manager's Birthday in Anaheim

Wendy Redfern, Redferns In more than 30 years of performing and two years into the highest grossing tour in music history, one would think U2 would have accomplished everything they set out to do. But at Friday night's gig in Anaheim, Calif., at Angels Stadium, Bono wanted to fix one thing that he had never achieved. Speaking of their ...

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