Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.
Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”
Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.
Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.
During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.
There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.
When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.
It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.
Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.
Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.
Marina and The Diamonds are working on some new music, but Marina is being very secretive about it. Although the release has been delayed, she let’s us in on some secrets about the new album, and how alcohol changed her life.
Yes, that’s right and it’s red hot.
Former Red Hot Chili Pepper guitarist, John Frusciante, has been voted the best guitarist of the last 30 years, reports CHARTattack. The voting was done in a BBC 6music listeners’ poll.
Frusciante left the Chili Peppers this past December.
But, since 1980, there has been no greater guitarist than Frusciante.
Frusciante beat out many great guitarists for the top spot. He beat former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, as well as Muse front man Matthew Bellamy and Tom Morello.
Overall, Frusciante picked up 13.9 per cent of the votes.
Just recently, the top guitarist of the last 30 years, contributed his talent to Man Meat, Swahili Blonde’s debut album, to be released July 6.
Frusciante is also the executive producer for Mars Volta axeman Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s The Sentimental Engine Slayer debut album, and plans to release two albums with Rodriguez-Lopez sometime this year.
Frusciante also beat out Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, and Jack White.
U2 is at the top of Billboard’s musician money charts, reports CBC. The band earned $108.9 million in 2009.
The Irish rockers were also the top touring act of the year, selling 1.3 million tickets for the 20 shows on their 360 Degree world tour. The tour – still ongoing – is the most expensive one in history.
English rocker Ozzy Osbourne will join heavy metal band Metallica on stage for their upcoming concert to honour the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s 25th anniversary in New York City, CHARTattack reports.
The show will take place on Oct. 30 at Madison Square Garden. The event will also feature performances from U2, Aretha Franklin and Eric Clapton. Another show, being held the day before, will feature Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Friends. All of the event’s performers are members of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Metallica were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in April, along with Jeff Beck and Run DMC. Osbourne was inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 2006 along with Black Sabbath.
In other news, at their two sold-out shows last month at Montreal’s Bell Centre, Metallica set a new record for the venue’s highest paid attendance ever.
Metallica have confirmed they will film four shows on their World Magnetic Tour for a new concert DVD.
“There’s been a little chatter here and there about us filming a few shows this summer for potential release on DVD and among the countless Internet rumors, these ones are actually true!” the band announced in a recent posting on their official website.
“We thought it would be cool to document a few shows that are unique and sure to be extra memorable for us, and hopefully for you too.”
After Guitar Hero: Aerosmith fell as a bust, I was extremely hesitant to pick and try a guitar hero title based on one of my favourite metal bands, but through my loyalty of both the game and the band, I figured I’d give it a shot, after all, Metallica would never sell out, right? (that was a joke). Guitar Hero: Metallica (GH:M) delivers everything it promised. Open for the band, play with the band, be the band. While presentation, music, graphics, and extras are all phenomenal (and all that are important to the Guitar Hero brand); I still felt a little off about GH: M, more the vibe I get from the band itself than anything else. GH:M promised us three things. A kick ass sound track, a real feel for what the band does almost nightly while on tour, and visuals that rival a live concert. In all three sections, GH:M meets expectations and does it with flair.
Ticketmaster is using “paperless “ tickets for the first time in Canada for Metallica’s October 12 concert at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre. This system was implemented in order to ensure that the tickets will go directly to those who purchase them. In other words, it’s bad news for scalpers.
Instead of buying a normal, printed ticket when they went on sale through Ticketmaster on Saturday, fans purchased an electronic ticket using their credit card. According to charttack.com, they’ll then have to swipe their credit card and provide another form of identification to gain entry to the venue.
Metallica and Run DMC are two super groups that will come together whit old band mates and take the stage to accept the honor of being inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
While past ceremonies have depicted tension between old band members, as per the behind the scenes grudges between members of Blondie and Van Halen, Metallica and Run DMC are two groups that plan on treating the event as a joyful milestone, rather than a mix of bad blood.
After shaking up the SXSW festival last week with a greatest-hits set, Metallica have jetted back to Europe for the remainder of their World Magnetic Tour. But fear not, U.S. and Canadian fans – the heavy-metal icons will be back on this side of the pond in the fall.
The tour’s second North American leg kicks off in Nashville on Sept. 14, winding through cities the band missed during their first round of dates on the continent in 2008 and early 2009.
The 26-city trek will hit five Canadian cities — Montreal, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Quebec City — before wrapping up in San Jose on Dec. 12.
Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and guitar legend Jimmy Page are among the celebrity presenters who will pay tribute to honourees at this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The ceremony, which will be held April 4 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, honours inductees who were chosen by the 600 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording.
Rap pioneers Run-DMC will be inducted by Eminem, who is returning from a long hiatus with the release of two albums later this year.
A free download of the Guitar Hero Metallica demo will be available today on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
The demo allows for players to play Metallica hits like “Sad But True” and “Seek And Destroy.” Songs from Alice In Chains and Queen were picked as guest acts by Metallica. Players can choose from gameplay modes like single-player, band quickplay, head-to-head, face-off, pro face-off and battle.
Pearl Jam and Metallica are getting in on the world of gaming in a big way.
First, Pearl Jam’s entire debut album, “Ten,” will be available for download through “Rock Band” on March 24.
The “Ten” track “Alive” was previously featured on the “Rock Band 2″ disc.
The album, which was first released in 1991, is also being reissued in expanded form by the label Epic/Legacy that day.
Metallica is getting its own showcase on “Guitar Hero,” with an upcoming GH game devoted to the band.
The band recently unveiled details of the project on their website: “Guitar Hero Metallica allows you to play as us in either single instrument or band career game modes in your choice of some famous settings (Tushino Airfield anyone?) or new venues with in the round staging.
“Included are 28 Metallica songs along with a few from some of our buddies like as Alice in Chains, the Foo Fighters, Slayer, Machine Head and Queen.
“There is also an all new Expert+ difficulty setting featuring two bass drum kick pedals (!!!) along with all the gameplay modes from Guitar Hero World Tour.”
The band urged fans to keep checking their website in the coming months for track listings, more features and previews of the game ahead of its scheduled release in the first half of 2009.
“Guitar Hero” previously issued an Aerosmith edition of their game, and its creators said in October they were developing a game dedicated to the Beatles.
Metallica will herald the release of their new album with a radio show — and the help of a few famous friends.
Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of The Foo Fighters will join the heavy rockers as they host a live radio broadcast tomorrow (Sept. 4) from their headquarters.
Besides chatting with their special guests, Metallica will preview tracks from “Death Magnetic,” which will be released Sept. 12 and is the band’s first album in five years.
Fans can tune into the hour-long show via Metallica’s official website starting at 6 p.m., as well as on select radio stations across the U.S.
The band has already unveiled several tracks from the album ahead of its release. “Cyanide” is now available on select iTunes music stores, while “My Apocalypse” was posted as a free-to-hear stream on the band’s website last month, a few days after first single “The Day That Never Comes” was released to radio and for digital download.
As previously reported, Metallica will play two mid-September shows in Berlin and London — ticket proceeds of which will be donated to charity — before embarking on a fall tour.
Metallica will play clubs shows in Berlin and London in anticipation of “Death Magnetic,” their first studio album in five years.
The band announced the special gigs via a posting on their website, writing: “Have we mentioned that we have an album coming out in September? Maybe just a few times . . . so to celebrate, we thought it would be cool to hang with a few of our closest friends in some of our favorite cities.”
They will play Berlin on Sept. 12 and London on Sept. 15, though the locations of the shows have yet to be disclosed.
Tickets will be available exclusively to MetClub and Mission: Metallica members.
The club shows will be book-ended by Metallica’s headlining dates at the U.K.’s Reading and Leeds Festivals in August and a North American tour in the fall.
Meanwhile, the complete track list for “Death Magnetic,” due out Sept. 23, has been confirmed.
The successor to 2003′s “St. Anger” was produced by Rick Rubin and features 10 songs, including “The Unforgiven III.” The track follows “The Unforgiven,” from 1991′s self-titled release (also known as “The Black Album”) and “The Unforgiven II” from 1997′s “Reload.”
For fans who are also gamers, all of the tracks from “Death Magnetic” will be available for download on “Guitar Hero III” the day the album hits stores.
They will also be available on “Guitar Hero World Tour” when the game is released this fall.
It’s no secret that the independent music-retailing business is on the decline. Just look at what happened to Sam The Record Man.
Well, retailers across North America aren’t going down without a fight. The stores are enlisting the help of big-name acts such as Metallica and Steve Earle in an effort they’ve hailed Record Store Day.
Next Saturday (now Record Store Day) participating record stores will be pulling out all the stops with free promotional CDS, vinyl albums, videos and even live in-store performances.
Eric Levin, an owner of the 32-store Alliance of Independent Media Stores, said the day is an effort to combat the “perception that record stores are something of a joke, like we are all dinosaurs stuck in the tar,” according to CBC.ca.
Musicians from all genres are lending their support to the cause.
“There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store” Paul McCartney said in response to the campaign.
McCartney, rocker Henry Rollins, Metallica, Panic at the Disco, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer are will reportedly be appearing at various record stores throughout the States to do everything from greet fans to work as cashiers.
The stores participating in Canada are Music Monitor Network, Blackbyrd Myoozik of Edmonton, Bluestreak Records of Peterborough, Ont., and Atomix Records of St. Catharines, Ont. No word yet on what Canadian stars will be doing till-duty.
It’s taken Metallica longer than most bands to realize that selling your music is a good thing, but they’ve finally done it. The band made their work available through Apple’s iTunes digital music store for the first time on Tuesday, reports Reuters.
However, only the American and Canadian online stores are selling the tunes due to a dispute with Metallica’s overseas label, Mercury (the band is on Atlantic here).
Though downloads of full Metallica albums have been sold through other services like MSN Music, single songs could not be bought until now.
iTunes is selling the band’s first four albums — “Kill ‘Em All,” “Ride the Lightning,” “Master of Puppets” and “…And Justice for All” — along with previously unreleased live performances from 1989.
Though most major artists now have deals with iTunes to sell their music, a few of the big names still holding out include Radiohead, the Beatles, Garth Brooks and Led Zeppelin.
Wishes really do come true.
At least that’s how it appears for heavy metal titans, Metallica, after they eagerly signed on board to open up for The Rolling Stones in San Francisco.
“Over the course of our career we’ve been fortunate enough to share the stage with a select few of the bands we grew up on, admired and respected including AC/DC, Deep Purple, Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden. The only band that we have never played with but have always wanted to is the Rolling Stones,” says drummer Lars Ulrich.
It’s no wonder why these rockers bailed out on their vacation plans.
Not only is Metallica scheduled to play amongst these admirable icons, but they’ll perform both shows in their hometown San Francisco on November 13th and November 15th at SBC Park.
The roster of opening bands is impressive as it should be, considering The Stones have earned a reputation as a bona fide rock band.
Other opening acts include Joss Stone, Pearl Jam, Maroon 5, and The Tragically Hip.
