Entries tagged with: controversy
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Titus Andronicus didn't enjoy the Vice party
photos by Tim Griffin HR of Bad Brains / security on stage during Bad Brains "...At this point, Bad Brains were playing, and it was clear more trouble was in store, when some guy in some sort of medeival doungeon...
Posted on November 2, 2009 9:56 AM
Skeletonwitch show w/ Toxic Holocaust got some Christians upset -- 2009 tour dates, NYC shows & a Mt. Eerie contest
by BBG Skeletonwitch at Scion Rock Fest (more by Steven Brown) Skeletonwitch must pretty much live in their van. Luckily that means that NYC has another SW date to look forward to, 11/14 at Union Pool with the incredamazing Black...
Posted on October 28, 2009 7:53 PM
Why was the Lady Gaga & Kanye West tour canceled?
"Fame Kills canned by Live Nation because tickets were not selling" -thehausofgaga "@gagadaily creative differences!!!" - Laurieann Gibson "Lady Gaga/Kanye West tour canceled due to "creative differences" (via Laurie Ann Gibson)" - thehouseofgaga "Lady Gaga still appearing on SNL tomorrow...
Posted on October 2, 2009 2:06 PM
Anthony Gonzalez (M83) slapped security (video), apologized (letter) +++ he played the WFC in NYC & Pitchfork (pics)
photos by Joseph Xu "Damn homeboy in M83 has the weakest slap I have ever seen...inviting the crowd on stage is almost as stupid as stage diving to watered down synth-pop" - Jay Reatard Anthony Gonzalez of M83 played a...
Posted on July 24, 2009 3:04 PM
Dios Malos back to Dios - Ronnie James Dio be damned
" [Dios member] Morales says that, even after the [2004] letter, he was still opposed to changing the band name [from Dios to something else], but went with Dios (Malos) after a long, arduous process in which Dio's lawyers shot...
Posted on July 10, 2009 12:13 PM
Northside Festival issue statement re: Strength in Numbers
It's come to our attention that at last night's Strength in Numbers showcase at Shea Stadium, the show's organizers refused to let in badge-holders. First and foremost, we sincerely apologize to anyone who was turned away-you spent good money on...
Posted on June 12, 2009 3:01 PM
no badges @ Shea Stadium last night because Strength in Numbers revolted against Northside Fest ++ Marnie Stern cancelled
The Great Pumpkin solves the mystery of why Northside Badge holders were not being let into Shea Stadium last night...Last night was the first night of the North Side Festival. It started off really well with a great set...
Posted on June 12, 2009 2:28 PM
VEGA responds to Crystal Castles (after being accused of theft & kicked off later-cancelled Dallas show)
our deepest apologies to anyone who was expecting (respectively) to enjoy themselves at a dance show last night and instead felt the cold sting of a series of bullshit moves. The situation was unfortunately out of our hands but we...
Posted on April 16, 2009 9:41 AM
Crystal Castles (who cancelled last night) vs. Dallas, Texas
Crystal Castles @ MHOW in Brooklyn (more by Ryan Muir) Crystal Castles were supposed to play a show at the Granada Theater in Dallas last night (4/14). According to the band's manager:"After witnessing the CC soundcheck, the owner of the...
Posted on April 15, 2009 3:12 PM
Nachtmystium deny racism charge. Regardless, Toyota kicked them off this weekend's Scion Rock Fest
2/27/09 - Chicago, IL: Nachtmystium has sad news today with a once-again recurring issue surfacing from the wake of our past. We've been forced, at the request of the promoters and the folks at Scion / Toyota, to pull out...
Posted on February 27, 2009 11:01 PM
Bruce Springsteen Ticketmaster controversy! letters from the Boss, a congressman & CEO + Live Nation, TicketsNow
alternate headline: Bruce Springsteen fans more mad at Ticketmaster than Phish fans were at Live Nation... You may have noticed that sometimes when you try to buy a ticket at Ticketmaster, you are instead redirected to TicketsNow which is a...
Posted on February 5, 2009 11:13 AM
Joe Satriani on Coldplay: 'felt like a dagger.through my heart'
"I felt like a dagger went right through my heart. It hurt so much," Satriani says. "The second I heard it, I knew it was [my own] If I Could Fly." As it turned out, Satriani wasn't the only one...
Posted on December 8, 2008 10:08 AM
"the crystal castles fiasco: CASE OVER!"
DOWNLOAD: White Lies - Death (Crystal Castles remix) (MP3) Trevor Brown writes.......
Posted on September 23, 2008 11:22 AM
M.I.A. responds to pro-terrorism accusations
MIA @ MoMA (more by Ryan Muir) without belittling the heinous acts propagated by the LTTE, DeLon's diss track and video feel much less like a thoughtful critique of a debatable move on M.I.A.'s part, and much more like an...
Posted on August 7, 2008 1:33 PM
Neon Neon's Gruff Rhys backs Rotten incident claims
Neon Neon have backed up Kele from Bloc Party's statement on John Lydon's alleged racist attack, after witnessing the event. Speaking exclusively to MTV News Gruff Rhys from the group said: "It was horrific. Kele is a very brave man...
Posted on July 23, 2008 5:20 PM
John Lydon denies 'racist' Bloc Party attack
Sex Pistols @ Summercase, Barcelona - July 19, 2008 (lalitaporfavor) John Lydon has responded to allegations of his involvement in a racist assault by saying his accuser is a liar and in need of the publicity. In a carefully worded...
Posted on July 22, 2008 12:32 AM
Juno too busy causing pregnancies to sell concert tickets
Moldy Peaches @ Central Park Summerstage, 2002 (m. norr) Tickets are STILL on sale for tonight's Kimya Dawson show at Music Hall of Williamsburg (July 2, 2008). It's a benefit with a bunch of bands on the bill that only...
Posted on July 2, 2008 12:36 AM
Amy Winehouse @ Glastonbury 2008 - she sings, fans go crazy (and get 'punched') (VIDEO)
Thousands of fans converge on the Pyramid stage to witness the fabulous Amy Winehouse perform live and to find out if, as the gossip magazines say, she is indeed truly out of control. [BBC]I can't believe they really had her...
Posted on June 30, 2008 7:43 AM
Kanye West offended over "Bonnaroo thing", says sorry (pics)
"Kanye Sux" - Bonnaroo 2008 (cred) The Grammy winner walked onto the festival stage nearly two hours past his scheduled 2:45 a.m. performance time Sunday morning and was greated by bleary-eyed fans' chorus of boos and chants of "Kanye sucks."...
Posted on June 25, 2008 1:47 PM
"Stephen Morrissey sues as racism row ends NME love-hate affair" ---- "Bigmouth Strikes Again"
I'm running a little behind again today... Bigmouth has struck again and, heaven knows, he’s miserable now. Morrissey is suing the NME and its editor for defamation after the music magazine quoted him on its cover this week as saying:...
Posted on November 29, 2007 5:57 PM
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