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'Downton' Girl: Elizabeth McGovern on America's New National Pastime

  The US is no stranger to British invasions be it four Liverpudlian moptops or TV shows featuring a surly talent judge seeking a hot new pop singer But the latest UK import to overtake the pop culture zeitgeist is the saga of a World War I-era aristocratic family and their...

Drake Rep Responds to 'Marvin's Room' Lawsuit

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - 7 hours 29 min ago
A spokesperson for Drake has responded to the lawsuit filed against the rapper over royalties for the song "Marvin's Room" As Rolling Stone reported yesterday a woman who says she is Drake's ex-girlfriend is claiming that she was wrongfully excluded from sharing co-writer royalties for the song  "This claim is entirely without merit...

Skrillex Drops the Bass in Manhattan

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - 7 hours 56 min ago
There is a lot to recommend about a Skrillex show Sonny Moore's pure rock charisma an exceptionally well-designed light show the raw enthusiasm of the dance-happy fans But the main attractions are the drops in which the dubstep star hits the crowd with a heavy plunging bass line accompanied by...

Week in Review: The Stars of 'The Voice' Return to TV

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:55
The latest issue of Rolling Stone goes behind the scenes of The Voice NBC's white-hot singing competition featuring Christina Aguilera Adam Levine Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton We posted an excerpt of Brian Hiatt's cover story in which the four stars speak openly about working together despite having little...

Black Sabbath Pledge To Carry on Without Drummer Bill Ward

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:00
Black Sabbath have responded to drummer Bill Ward's open letter pledging to leave the band unless he is presented with a "signable contract" In a statement on Facebook Ozzy Osbourne Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler indicated they they will carry on with their new album and reunion tour without him...

Weekend Rock Question: Who Should Play Next Year's Super Bowl Halftime?

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:50
This weekend Madonna will join the ranks of an elite group of superstars including Michael Jackson U2 the Rolling Stones the Who Paul McCartney Bruce Springsteen Prince Diana Ross and Tom Petty who have performed at the Super Bowl halftime show While many of the biggest names in music have played...

Drake Sued by Ex-Girlfriend Over 'Marvin's Room'

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:50
Drake is being sued by a woman who says she is the voice on the other end of the phone call in his hit song "Marvin's Room" Ericka Lee who says that she is the rapper's ex-girlfriend has filed a suit claiming she was excluded from sharing co-writer royalties for...

Adam Lambert to Sing With Queen

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:20
Adam Lambert is reportedly singing with Queen replacing the American Idol winner's own late idol Freddie Mercury Lambert broke the news to the UK's Daily Star "The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some fucking great songs" he said "It's to keep the music alive...

Megaupload Busted as Piracy War Heats Up

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 13:00
Possibly the biggest anti-piracy bust of all time took place on January 20th when a global sting operation led by the FBI and the Department of Justice brought down the file-sharing giant Megaupload – and arrested its founder the 38-year-old German hacker and playboy Kim Dotcom "I defy anyone to...

Why Bon Iver Isn't Playing the Grammys

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:30
Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon says his band turned down an offer to play the upcoming Grammy Awards telecast because they were not comfortable with the required collaborative appearance "We kind of said 'fuck you' a little bit" the singer told Billboard The problem said Vernon was not the musicians with...

Download New THEESatisfaction track QueenS

Sub Pop Blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:19

awE naturalE, the debut full-length from Seattle’s THEESatisfaction comes out March 27th. You can download, listen to, own, and otherwise enjoy the track “QueenS” from that album through the clever media delivery device (“widget”) above.

THEESatisfaction will soon tour the U.S., Europe and the UK, with more stateside dates to be announced in the near-ish future. See below for a full list of confirmed shows.

Here is where you can find more information about THEESatisfaction.

THEESatisfaction Tour:
02-18 Seattle, WA – Town Hall
03-09 Brooklyn, NY – Cameo Gallery
03-27 Seattle, WA – Easy Street
03-29 Seattle, WA – Neumos
04-04 Nantes, France – Stereolux
04-05 Amiens, France – La Lune Des Pirates
04-06 Lille, France – Aeronef
04-09 Lyon, France – TBA
04-11 Angers, France – Chabada
04-12 Tours, France – Temps Machine
04-13 Poitiers, France – Confort Moderne
04-15 Madrid, Spain – Festival Electronica
04-17 Lisbon, Portugal – ZDB
04-20 Bristol, England – Start the Bus
04-21 Glasgow, Scotland – Arches
04-23 Brighton, England – Hope
04-24 London, England – White Heat

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'American Idol' Recap: Meet Me in St. Louis

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:10
For the last round of auditions before we head to Hollywood American Idol heads to St Louis which apparently has an arch I don't know maybe they could show it a few more times so we could be sure St Louis is known for things besides architectural anomalies It is...

'Jersey Shore' Recap: Cranberry Juice and False Eyelashes

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 09:30
I don’t know how Jersey Shore has been on the air this long without someone getting a UTI I really don’t Five seasons of synthetic thongs drunken screwing on bare mattresses gallons of Bod cologne sprayed directly into each and every urethra and inch-long acrylic tips scrabbling at the body’s...

Don Cornelius' Son Speaks Out on Father's Death

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 08:55
Soul Train creator Don Cornelius' son Tony Cornelius has spoken out on his father's apparent suicide earlier this week "The family is saddened as we mourn the loss of Don Cornelius" he said in a statement to CNN "At this time we respectfully ask that you allow our family and...

Bon Iver Collaborating with Alicia Keys

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 08:50
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has announced plans to collaborate with Alicia Keys on a project he hopes will include many other female singers "I have a big idea to do an American songbook of the greatest women singers There are so many Casey [Dienel] from White Hinterland Bonnie Raitt Alicia"...

Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver to Headline Sasquatch Festival

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 08:45
Jack White Beck and Bon Iver will headline the 11th annual Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George Washington this Memorial Day Weekend The festival will also include performances by the Shins Feist the Roots Tune-Yards Wild Flag Spiritualized St Vincent the Walkmen Girl Talk Tenacious D Explosions...

New Madonna Single Debuts on Clear Channel Stations

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
Madonna's new single "Give Me All Your Luvin" will debut at 9 am this morning simultaneously across Clear Channel's various media outlets including its satellite and terrestrial radio stations and its iHeartRadio mobile app The video for the song which was teased on American Idol last night will also be...

Decemberists Withdraw Support of Susan G. Komen Foundation

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 18:00
The Decemberists have withdrawn their fundraising support for the Susan G Komen for the Cure Foundation after the organization's decision to stop providing funding for Planned Parenthood The rockers have realigned themselves with Planned Parenthood's Breast Health Emergency Fund since Komen withdrew funding for breast cancer examinations on Tuesday Komen claimed...

Dave Grohl Producing Rock Star Sitcom

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:55
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has signed on to executive produce a new half-hour comedy for FX starring comedian Dana Gould The show to be written by Gould will be about a rock band on the verge of stardom which must go into therapy in order to keep themselves from...

Exclusive: Listen To Todd Rundgren's Remix of Lindstrom's 'Quiet Place to Live"

Rolling Stone: Rock n Roll blog - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:00
Click to listen to Lindstrøm's 'Quiet Place to Live (Todd Rundgren Remix)' Norwegian producer Hans-Peter Lindstrøm has created remixes of songs by countless artists including LCD Soundsystem Best Coast and Roxy Music But the tables were recently turned on him when Todd Rundgren agreed to remix Lindstrøm's original track "Quiet Place To...

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