by Kat
Venerable Canadian rock band Rush has announced dates for their latest North America tour in advance of their upcoming Clockwork Angels album slated for release June 12, 2012. The tour – which visits 33 cities – begins September 7th in Manchester, New Hampshire and concludes December 2nd in Houston, Texas. Read More
By Kat
It’s a sad day for music as Levon Helm – singer and drummer for The Band – passed away today at age 71 after a long battle with throat cancer.
From Rolling Stone (read the full feature):
“He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and bandmates,” Helm’s longtime guitarist Larry Campbell tells Rolling Stone. “All his friends were there, and it seemed like Levon was waiting for them. Ten minutes after they left we sat there and he just faded away. He did it with dignity. It was even two days ago they thought it would happen within hours, but he held on. It seems like he was Levon up to the end, doing it the way he wanted to do it. He loved us, we loved him.”
by Kat
Whether you’re a fan of Ryan Kesler or not, followers of hockey are likely familiar with his reputation for adding extra style points when he takes a tumble. It’s earned him disdain across the league, but some clever soul at HF Boards had some fun with it and turned it into the latest .gif fodder.
You can find the compilation at Vancouver hockey blog “Pass it Bulis”. Warning: clicking may cause spontaneous fits of laughter.
By Kat
It’s been all the talk surrounding the Coachella Music Festival down in Indio, California, but in case you missed it rap legend Tupac Shakur returned to the stage last weekend. Apparently being dead still isn’t enough to keep him down.
The reanimation reportedly cost well over $100,000 to produce and even has its own Twitter account. There’s even the possibility that Tupac 2.0 will accompany Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on tour.
Changes to the venerable Coachella festival this year included expanding the event to two weekends rather than one. Music fans who missed out last weekend – or wanting to come back for more – get another chance this weekend to see their favorite acts live on stage.
ShowTimeTickets.com can get you passes to Coachella 2012 and the biggest music festivals in the world; call us or check out our site to get your tickets now!
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by Kat
It may have looked like it this opening round of the playoffs, but a sequel hasn’t been released yet.
The playoffs are ripe for upsets and unexpected turns in momentum, but few possibly could have predicted what transpired over the weekend as NHL games devolved into scenes taken straight out of Slapshot. A few weeks ago, Adrian of ShowTimeTickets.com reminisced about the bench-clearing brawls and rough stuff of the old days and lamented about a general lack of excitement in today’s NHL. What happened in the past few days was a probably – in this fan’s eyes – a statement of “be careful what you wish for”. Read More
By Kat
Fans of Linkin Park and Incubus have something to cheer about this summer as the two bands will co-headline the 2012 Honda Civic Tour that kicks off this August. For Linkin Park, who just released their new single “Burn it Down” (video below), the tour will coincide with their new album “Living Things” set for release June 26.