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Rolling Stone’s Andy Greene takes a heartfelt look back at the life and career of Ron Asheton, a musician who started out as a suburban Detroit kid with a fascination with rock & roll and Nazi Germany and wound up pioneering the enduring punk-rock guitar sound that influenced legions of bands.
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Christian Hoard breaks down Taylor Swift’s death grip on the chart’s Number One spot and Guns n’ Roses denial that the band will be touring in 2009 (our sources say otherwise!). Plus a glance back at the biggest rock news stories of 2008 and two of Rolling Stone’s favorite exclusive live sessions: Deerhunter on a Brooklyn street corner and Love as Laughter in the Smoking Section.
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Artist To Watch Low Vs. Diamond embark on a co-headlining jaunt with Strokes side project Nickel Eye, Missy Higgins makes spring plans and Michael Franti & Spearhead extend their “Hey World” tour. All the dates for all three jaunts await after the jump.
Low Vs. Diamond
January 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House
January 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber
January 20 - Toronto, ON @...

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You might not know it, but the two guys pictured above have already changed the way you consume music. Ali and Hadi Partovi are the founders of iLike.com, the top music application on Facebook. By harnessing the power of one of the largest online social networks, the pair have created an interconnected universe of 30 million fans. Why does that matter, how did they do it and who else is...

The third and likely final version of Eminem’s “Crack A Bottle” hit the Internet today, complete with new verses featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. The track is expected to be included on the Slim Shady’s upcoming comeback LP Relapse, due out in the first quarter of 2009. As opposed to those previous five song leaks that left Eminem “heated,” this time the song was actually distributed to...

We don’t usually write about Soulja Boy Tell’em around these parts, but his new animated show has given us no choice. Streaming now on Soulja Boy’s Website, Soulja Boy Tell’em: The Animated Series combines cartoon and live action as it tells the timeless tale of the rapper “in midst of enjoying his hip-hop superstardom when he’s suddenly forced to return to high school.” Trying to...

The Stooges have released a statement following the death of guitarist and founding member Ron Asheton. “We are shocked and shaken by the news of Ron’s death. He was a great friend, brother, musician, trooper. Irreplaceable. He will be missed,” reads the statement from Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton, Mike Watt and the band’s management. “For all that knew him behind the facade of Mr. Cool & Quirky, he was a...

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Aerosmith “can’t wait” to start recording their new album, the band’s 15th LP and first containing original material since 2001’s Just Push Play. “Today is the first day Tom and I are getting back together. We just rehearsed for two hours and it feels so good,” Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer and bassist Tom Hamilton write in a news update on the band’s official...

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After releasing The Illusion of Progress last summer, Staind frontman Aaron Lewis is taking a short breather to return to how he spent most of 2007 — as a solo performer, with a half-dozen gigs lined up in Nevada, California and Florida (the tour is currently underway). The acoustic shows are a mix of Staind hits, songs slated for his solo album, assorted cover tunes, and whatever fans might happen to...

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Death Row Records will hit the auction block again on January 15th as unreleased recordings from Tupac, Snoop Dogg and many artists from Suge Knight’s famed hip-hop label search for a new owner. Knight insists the label is still his, despite being forced to give up the catalog after filing for bankruptcy in 2006, which may frighten away potential bidders.
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As news of the death of the Stooges‘ Ron Asheton spread this morning, fans shared memories of the guitarist and pledged to revisit the band’s catalog. Here’s a few signature tracks to help celebrate Asheton’s legacy:
“Search and Destroy” [Listen]
“I Wanna Be Your Dog” [Listen]
“Dirt” [Listen]
“T.V. Eye” [Listen]
“1969″ [Listen]

Apple has signed a deal with three more major labels to bring more DRM-free MP3s to their iTunes digital music store. The announcement of the deal with Sony, Universal and Warner Music was the centerpiece of today’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Apple already had a DRM-free deal in place with EMI, so all four major labels now have terms with Apple for unprotected music files. With the announcement, iTunes significantly...

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Two former Yardbirds are set to share the stage: Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck have announced they’ll play two shows together at Saitama, Japan’s Super Arena, on February 21st and 22nd. The duo have performed together at album sessions, benefits and festivals in years past, but these concerts mark the first time the pair have ever shared the bill for major arena shows. How mighty are these two axmen?...

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Besides being the gateway to 2009, New Year’s Eve was also arguably the biggest concert night of 2008, with hundreds of artists performing across the globe for a champagne-soaked night of revelry. (Check out all the big names in our photo gallery.)
Here in New York City, My Morning Jacket was the top bill, rocking a packed Madison Square Garden with four hours’ worth of Evil Urges, old...

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Gregg Allman’s illness forced the Allman Brothers Band to cancel 2008’s annual run at New York’s Beacon Theatre, but the Southern jam band will be back in ‘09 — Austin Scaggs has the scoop on special guests and more in the Smoking Section. Plus, 83-year-old B.B. King continues to be a road warrior and Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn tours south of the border. Full dates for...

The Breaking Blog kicked off 2008 with a post about L.A. quartet Bodies of Water, and we’re happy to do the same in 2009! Head on over to Rock Daily’s sister blog to watch the band’s creepy but beautiful new video for “Under the Pines.” Last year we said the band’s sound recalled “The Arcade Fire as composed by Ennio Morricone. The band funnels roots rock, soaring gospel, the Mamas & the...

We’re only 22 days away from the release of Bruce Springsteen’s new album Working on a Dream, but if the anticipation was too much, the Jersey rocker has revealed the video for new tune “Life Itself.” The song is also being offered as a free download over at the Amazon MP3 Store.
Keeping with the theme previously established by Working’s “My Lucky Day” video, we once again...

Kelly Clarkson used the New Year break to reveal her glossy new look via the cover of her upcoming single “My Life Would Suck Without You.” Bouncing back from the brooding My December artwork, the “Suck” photo shows Clarkson sporting a wide-eyed, Katy Perry-esque look and a heart-shaped lollipop a la Madonna’s Hard Candy. If the tongue-in-cheek song title had you thinking “I Kissed A Girl,” you...

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The Beatles will reportedly make a bulk of their musical catalog available as a free, legal download thanks to a series of Norwegian podcasts. In 2001, the Fab Four were the subject of a documentary series entitled “V?r daglige Beatles,” or “Our Daily Beatles,” in which Norwegian journalists told the stories behind every track in the Beatles official catalog in chronological order,...

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In early December, Rolling Stone’s Brian Hiatt traveled to London to visit U2 in the studio as Bono and Co. worked on the upcoming No Line on the Horizon. For the full story see the new issue, which hits newsstands Wednesday, January 7th. Click here for a first report on 10 of the album’s songs, including the title track and the tune Will.i.am remixed, “Magnificent”:
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