Who better than to close out the final day of Reading Festival 2010—pop’s oldest music fest—than mega bands Paramore, Weezer and Blink-182? Fresh from the Honda Civic tour, Paramore’s frontwoman Hayley Williams donned a cute and punky fuzzy leopard print jacket while belting out hits like “That’s What You Get” and “Let The Flames Begin”. While Weezer slipped in a cover of Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag” into their set. Flip through to check out all the action that went on yesterday across the pond. More »
Clear Channel has flipped one of its Louisville stations to a format called “Louie,” which the bigwigs are actually saying is the first firmament in what will be come to known as “Gen X radio.” Yes, the generation that inspired so much Boomer disdain is finally getting a format to call all its own, although the music associated with it may not be what you necessarily think of when you think of slackers and Singles. Quoth CC market president Bill Gentry: “It’s focused on a musical experience… [that] crosses cultures from grunge, hip-hop, hair bands, boy bands and more.” And another CC higher-up has this to say: “[Louie will] capture how 30-somethings listen to music, and it ignores genres and categories.” Sounds sorta Jack-y to me, but then again, perhaps that ill-conceived marketing will inspire further nostalgia for those 30somethings who remember all too well being ineptly pandered to back in the day. The playlist of Louie’s inaugural hour after the jump. More »
This year’s Virgin Mobile Fest, headlined by blink-182 and Weezer, has been rechristened the Virgin Mobile FreeFest thanks to its total ticket price of $0–provided you don’t get your tickets delivered, at which point Ticketmaster will charge its customary delivery fee. Ticket buyers who pick up their ducats at the festival’s site (the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md.) or the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., will have all convenience fees waived. Tickets go on sale–er, will be made available to the general public on Saturday; Public Enemy, St. Vincent, Franz Ferdinand, the National, and Jet are also on the bill for the festival, which will happen on Aug. 30. [Official site / Billboard] More »
Our pals at Absolute Punk have a listing of the dates for blink-182’s summer tour, with a handy code telling you which supporting acts–of the array encompassing Fall Out Boy, Weezer, the All-American Rejects, Asher Roth, Chester French, Taking Back Sunday, and Panic At The Disco–will be on which dates. [AbsolutePunk] More »
Last night, blink-182 took to the stage for the first time in four years when they played a mini-set at a party for T-Mobile in Los Angeles; they were the surprise addition to a bill that already featured TRVS/DJ-AM (featuring blink drummer Travis Barker) and Weezer (who’s touring with the band this summer). Perhaps because of the cell-phone-centric nature of the party, there are quite a few clips from the evening. Above, “Rock Show,” accompanied by someone who is totally freaking psyched to be there; a clip of “Dammit” (complete with “AT & T can suck my dick” shout-out) after the jump. More »
Fall Out Boy has been added to blink-182’s tour this summer with Weezer. No dates to announce yet, but this certainly adds a new wrinkle to Dan’s hypothesizing last month about which bodily function the tour would name itself in honor of. [himynameismark.com] More »
Congratulations to Andrea, who was the first person to find me in Union Square on Saturday and who, as a result, won a shiny little USB drive featuring exclusive Fall Out Boy/Blink 182 content. (She beat out a gaggle of other people, who I tried to console with candy. I hope it worked.) Unfortunately, because everything happened at the speed of Internet that afternoon, I didn’t get a photo–or even her last name–but I’m hoping that wherever she is, she’s enjoying the drive and the goodies within. [Previously / Pic via himynameismark] More »
We’re giving away one of the Fall Out Boy/Blink 182 limited-edition USB drives–designed by Mojo Labs, stuffed with content like a remix of “America’s Suitehearts” and some exclusive videos, and packaged with a chain so you can wear it around your neck like Pete Wentz is in the photo at left–and because it’s supposed to be a nice weekend, I figured I’d have a little fun with the contest. Tomorrow afternoon I’ll be hanging out around Union Square in New York City, and at 2 p.m. ET (on the dot) I will send a message out to our Twitter account with my exact location and a password. The first person to find me and tell me the password gets the drive, and a picture of your smiling face on Idolator. More »
