In the headlining spot vacated by Beastie Boys at this years Lollapalooza festival, organizers have replaced the legendary Brooklyn rappers with another Brooklyn act....Yeah Yeah Yeah's will go against Tool on night two of the three day Chicago music festival.
Just a week ago I reported that Chris Cornell and the rest of the members of Soundgarden may get back for a reunion. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil shed some more light, sort of, to the idea by saying "People would have to want to. I think more importantly, tending to the merchandising catalog is something that would be satisfying for the band members and for the fans. I never say never ... but I'm not losing too much sleep over it, either." To read Thayil's full interview about the band, a new B-Sides box set that is on its way and the reunion click HERE
Conor Oberst also spoke to Rolling Stone recently about how he is looking to drop his Bright Eyes alter ego. Oberst tells the magazine, "It does feel like it needs to stop at some point. I'd like to clean it up, lock the door, say goodbye." Rumor has it that he is working on his final Bright Eyes record and will continue on after as just plain old Conor Oberst.