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I’m not a big fan of big awards; but I was pleased to see that the Foo Fighters are getting respect for their latest release, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (which is just an awesome album, and I do believe that it’s their best).
The Foos have been nominated for some pretty big awards, such as Record of the Year (for “The Pretender”) and Album of the Year.
Dave Grohl and company are also nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song, again for “The Pretender”.

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I’m a sucker for Christmas and Pearl Jam, so it’s only fitting that I would love this cover.
“Someday At Christmas” has been previously performed by The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder. Pearl Jam’s version appeared on their 2004 Christmas Single; which members of the 10 Club receive annually.
“Someday At Christmas” was already a classic, but having Pearl Jam put their spin on it is just awesome.
Honestly, I can’t stop listening to it.
Give it a listen from here.
Also, thanks to this site for providing the pic.

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Apparently, Green Day will be recording the follow-up to 2004’s American Idiot in January.
Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told Rolling Stone in October that the band has already written around 45 songs for the new album; and I can’t wait to hear them, it’s already been over three years since American Idiot !
As of now, there is no release date, but stay tuned when more info is announced.

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The video for Radiohead’s “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” is now up on YouTube, which was taken from the band’s November 9 webcast.
“Jigsaw Falling Into Place” is the first single from the much talked about album In Rainbows, which will get a physical release on January 1.

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South Jersey is buzzing with the huge announcement of the Vineland Music Festival.
Word on the street was that Philly was going to get it’s own festival; but the city didn’t pass it, so Vineland received the honor instead.
The three day event will take place on August 8-10, 2008 and will be brought to us by Festival Republic (who puts on the legendary Leeds and Reading Festivals) and C3 (who do Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Festival). Needless to say, we’re in good company.
I can’t wait to see the line up, but I’m betting that it will be a good one. …read more

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For some reason “Walk on the Ocean” has been stuck in my head; and let’s also mention that Toad The Wet Sprocket will be playing at this year’s Rock Boat.

The band formed in Santa Barbara in 1986.
They got their name from Eric Idle’e monologue on “Rock Notes” from Monty Python’s album Contractual Obligations.
In 1988 Toad self-financed their first album, Bread and Circus, for $650.
While recording their second album, Pale, the band signed to Columbia Records.
The band passed on an opportunity to re-record Pale and they also had Columbia reissue Bread and Circus.
Toad released their third album, fear, on August 27, …read more

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Yesterday it was announced that Radiohead would be playing the Hurricane and Southside Festivals in Germany; today they added a slew of European dates.
Although exact dates and venues have not been listed yet, the cities have been. As of now, the band will kick off their European tour in Dublin in early June and will wrap up in Berlin sometime in July.
For more info check out the band’s official site.
Here’s the list of cities that have been announced, courtesy of NME.
Dublin (two dates in June, unannounced)
Paris (two dates in June, unannounced)
Barcelona (one date in June, date unannounced)
Nimes (two dates in June, unannounced)
Milan …read more

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What a cool little ditty from Weezer’s 1994 self-titled debut, even though it’s kind of depressing.
Apparently, this song was written by Rivers Cuomo and drummer Pat Wilson in late 1991/early 1992, before Weezer even existed. It also hasn’t been performed live by the band since 1997, which is a shame, because it’s a great tune.
Check out this live performance from 1995.

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Radiohead have been tapped for next year’s Southside and Hurricane Festivals.
The festivals will take place on June 20-22 in Germany; which should have a decent line up. Last the festivals had Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, Bright Eyes, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age and many, many more.
For more info check out the official sites for the Southside Festival and the Hurricane Festival.

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If you haven’t heard, the Foo Fighters are going to embark on an North American early next year.
What could make their live shows better? How about bringing back guitarist Pat Smear and the addition of Rami Jaffee on keyboards and Jesse Greene on strings. This is going to add so much depth to their live shows; it’s certainly one that you don’t wanna miss.
As of now, here is the current itinerary; but more dates are likely.
Dallas, TX American Airlines Center (January 23)
Memphis, TN FedExForum (25)
Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium (26)
Worcester, MA DCU Center (February 18)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden …read more

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