Alternative And Contemporary Rock

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rockers Kings of Leon canceled their entire U.S. tour on Monday, citing health concerns for frontman Caleb Followill after he abruptly walked off the stage at a show in Dallas saying he couldn't sing.Followill, the lead singer of ...

The outspoken British rock group Radiohead, which has been critical of China's human rights record, appears to be testing the country's censored Internet by opening a Chinese microblog account.Tens of thousands of people have begun following a verified account in the name ...

Violence erupted in the crowd watching U2's debut performance at Britain's Glastonbury festival Friday, as security guards foiled a protest against the Irish rockers' tax status.As the band came on stage to play to around 50,000 revellers, campaign group Art Uncut inflated ...

Veteran rockers U2 will face a protest during their long-awaited Glastonbury gig on Friday from campaigners angry at alleged tax dodging by the group.Direct action group Art Uncut is planning to unfurl a giant inflatable before the cameras as anti-poverty lobbyist Bono ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Glastonbury festival opened its gates on Wednesday to 150,000 fans ignoring forecasts for rain and muddy fields to hear U2 and Beyonce alongside a bewildering choice of smaller acts from Spliff Richard to punk poet Attila the Stockbroker.Now ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Advancing middle age has only sharpened the edgy instincts of Jane's Addiction, one of the first alternative rock groups to achieve mainstream recognition in the 1980s.The group's three core members, racing to finish their first album in eight ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan, a former heroin addict who cheated death during the 1990s, was honored for his sobriety on Friday by a charity that helps musicians who have fallen on hard times.The seventh annual MusiCares MAP ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Smashing Pumpkins will reissue their classic recordings during a three-year program that kicks off in the fall with expanded versions of three albums including their 1993 breakthrough "Siamese Dream," frontman Billy Corgan and EMI Music said Tuesday.Also ...

PARIS (Reuters) - As teenagers French rockers The Tatianas were so inspired by British act The Libertines, they formed a band and went looking for gigs.So it was only natural that six years later the gallic trio would open for their hero, ...

The Glastonbury Festival on Thursday revealed the full line-up for the world's largest greenfield music and performing arts jamboree, which U2, Coldplay and Beyonce will headline.Glastonbury attracts 170,000 party-goers to a dairy farm in Somerset, southwest England.The main Pyramid Stage will be ...

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Topic: Alternative And Contemporary Rock

Kings of Leon cancel U.S. tour, Followill exhausted

Radiohead tests China's tightly controlled web

'Tax dodge' protest at U2 Glastonbury show turns violent

U2 face protest at Glastonbury gig

U2, Coldplay, Beyonce lead line-up at Glastonbury

Jane's Addiction looking to future with new album

Depeche Mode singer honored at L.A. sobriety event

Smashing Pumpkins to reissue albums with extras

French rockers join British hero Carl Barat for gig

Glastonbury Festival reveals line-up

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