Read more rock music stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21633/rock-music.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:26:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73936/pirate-radio-rocks-on-good-tunes-cast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics agree that the soundtrack of Pirate Radio can't be beat, and the top-notch cast is a joy. So when it comes to the shaky plot and pacing, some can turn a blind eye: "There’s no denying the comic energy of the cast," Peter Travers writes in Rolling Stone . "Couple...http://www.newser.com/story/73936/pirate-radio-rocks-on-good-tunes-cast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 8:56:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73631/steven-tyler-quits-aerosmith-band.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAerosmith singer Steven Tyler has left the band, according to rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford and lead guitarist Joe Perry, who have suggested that they're looking for a new singer. The news comes after a disastrous summer tour in which Tyler broke his shoulder in a stage fall and canceled many...http://www.newser.com/story/73631/steven-tyler-quits-aerosmith-band.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 11:36:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72230/its-time-to-stop-hating-creed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCreed is back—the once ubiquitous (and “ubiquitously loathed”) rock group is releasing a new album later this month and going on tour. But “if your impulse on hearing that it has reunited is to groan, stifle it long enough to locate a copy of Creed's 2004 Greatest Hits collection,...http://www.newser.com/story/72230/its-time-to-stop-hating-creed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 11:29:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69091/guitar-hero-5-uses-cobains-image-illegally-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, says she plans to sue Activision for allegedly including the Nirvana frontman’s image in its Guitar Hero 5 without permission, MTV reports. “For the record this Guitar Hero shit is breach of contract on a Bullys part and there will be a proper addressing of...http://www.newser.com/story/69091/guitar-hero-5-uses-cobains-image-illegally-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 16:58:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68923/stones-legend-bashes-guitar-hero.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe growth of video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band means fewer real guitar heros in the future, complains former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. Playing the games "encourages kids not to learn, that's the trouble. It makes less and less people dedicated to really get down and learn...http://www.newser.com/story/68923/stones-legend-bashes-guitar-hero.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 4:54:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68867/beatles-remasters-pack-a-wallop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Beatles just got better: every one of their original albums and a batch of collected singles has been remastered, boosting the quality to the level “the Beatles themselves would have heard and intended,” writes Matt Hurwitz in the Washington Post . The stereo CDs remind us that the Beatles were...http://www.newser.com/story/68867/beatles-remasters-pack-a-wallop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 13:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66837/woodstock-was-a-nightmare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMark Hosenball of Newsweek was at Woodstock, and not only did he not have a good time, but he can’t quite figure out how we’ve “transformed a chaotic mudfest into an epic pageant of peace and love.” Hosenball reminisces about the “massive, teeming, squalid mess” and its “traffic jams, torrential...http://www.newser.com/story/66837/woodstock-was-a-nightmare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 14:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66513/happy-100th-to-the-man-who-changed-rock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday is the 100th anniversary of the birth of a man who forever changed rock and roll—even though he couldn’t play the instrument inextricably associated with his name. Leo Fender designed guitars and amplifiers that have endured for decades, including the legendary Fender Stratocaster, played by Jimi Hendrix, Eric...http://www.newser.com/story/66513/happy-100th-to-the-man-who-changed-rock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 11:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63970/the-best-rock-frontmen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrontmen are at the heart of rock ‘n’ roll—no matter how amazing the musicians in the band are, they still needs someone with the right mix of talent and charisma to reach the crowd. The Independent compiles the best: Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols. Like so many other rockers, he’s...http://www.newser.com/story/63970/the-best-rock-frontmen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 18:48:55 CDT