Sometime back in high school we picked up some Zima at a bodega (and Jolly Ranchers, to drop in them, because that is what you did then) and drank our way to Yankee Stadium to see Pink Floyd (some of us were also eating a lot of sandwiches). Now, 18 years later, we can get the gang back together and do it all over again: Roger Waters is bringing "The Wall" to Yankee Stadium! According to the press release: more ›

Roger Waters has responded to criticism from Abe Foxman at the Anti-Defamation League, which issued a statement earlier this week claiming that a video segment in Waters's new live tour of The Wall is anti-Semitic. Amateur footage from a recent performance shows the Star of David being dropped from a B52 like bombs, along with other religious icons and corporate logos. On Facebook, Waters writes: more ›

Here's a list of symbols seen dropping like bombs from a plane in a video projection during Roger Water's The Wall concert: Crosses, Muslim crescents, Shell logos, dollar signs, Hammer & Sickles, Mercedes Benz logos, and the Star of David. And here's the number of angry press releases issued to protest the imagery: One. Care to guess who's outraged? Click through for the video and the answer, which may not shock you (especially since we put it in the headline of this post). more ›

Sure, with the All Points West Fest announced, Coachella may not have the same appeal for east coasters this year, but the lineup announcement is still an exciting annual event. Over the last few years, it has established itself as the granddaddy and standard bearer of the American festival circuit. Unfortunately, most people are finding this year's lineup is a bit of a dud. Coachella's been operating at such a high level since 2003 that it was really only a matter or time before the lineups would stop exciting everyone, and while last year had it's plusses and minuses, this year seems to have really fallen off. Many of the smaller acts played the fest recently, something they used to try and avoid, and the headliners seem to be all over the place. Sure, a Portishead reunion is a treat, but how many Roger Waters fans are into Jack Johnson? Is a Love and Rockets reunion and Death Cab for Cutie really above the fold top draws? Doesn't seem like it. While we can't speak for their bottom line, which surely is doing okay, it might serve them well to try and scale back a bit in the future if this year has a bit of a drop off. Two days in the desert is more than enough for most, and to pack those days full with bands everyone can get excited about is a much more appealing scenario. more ›

Al Gore is a VP again, of Live Earth - an organization/music event that he says "will help us reach a tipping point that's needed to move corporations and governments to take decisive action to solve the climate crisis." more ›