Daily entertainment news covering The Mars Volta en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/01/celebrity_birthdays_september_99 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 135775@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

TV talk show host Dr. Phil (1950)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/08/anthony_kiedis_hailed_by_musicares_ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:15:46 EST Entertainment News 117506@http://www.starpulse.com/news Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis is to be honored for his charity work by the MusiCares foundation.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/07/the_27s_the_greatest_myth_of_rock_aamp_r Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:30:15 EST Entertainment News 114460@http://www.starpulse.com/news "The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll," which comes out today, reveals that more rock stars have died at 27 than at any other age.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/09/list_of_the_51st_grammy_awards_winners_ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:07:07 EST Entertainment News 110156@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant and his new performance partner Alison Krauss were the toast of the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after claiming a fistful of honors.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/13/the_learning_curve_a_fresh_crop_of_new_b Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:20:28 EST Entertainment News 107794@http://www.starpulse.com/news (The Learning Curve) Red and the Confession bring the heavy, Driver Side Impact and Fair to Midland bring post-hardcore goodness that we all know and love

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/01/celebrity_birthdays_september_67 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 94353@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Fall Out Boy guitarist Joseph Trohman (1984), The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez (1975), new INXS singer J.D. Fortune (1973), Cuban singer Gloria Estefan (1957), TV talk show host Dr. Phil (1950),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/13/uk_electro_rock_band_pendulum_to_release_12 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EST Entertainment News 83951@http://www.starpulse.com/news A seamless fusion of pounding dance beats and aggressive rock, In Silico features the recent UK smash singles "Propane Nightmares" and "Granite." After a legendary set at last year's Glastonbury Festival, Pendulum will bring their dynamic live show to this year's installment of Coachella on April 25th.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/07/alicia_keys_rises_back_to_the_top Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:25:53 EST Entertainment News 77240@http://www.starpulse.com/news Alicia Keys has stormed back to the top of the U.S. albums chart claiming the number one spot for a fourth non-consecutive week. The singer's As I Am sold just 61,000 copies in America in the past week,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/18/mars_volta_s_new_album_spooked_by_evil_v Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:27:15 EST Entertainment News 71597@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cult rockers The Mars Volta were haunted by dark forces during the recording of new album "The Bedlam In Goliath" - the band blames a Ouija board for causing power outages and floods.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/11/edison_glass_draws_on_indie_rock_smart_p Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:30:02 EST Entertainment News 63428@http://www.starpulse.com/news Edison Glass, the hypothetical collaboration of Thomas Alva Edison and composer Philip Glass, formed in 1999 when Joshua Silverberg (singer/guitar), brothers Joe (drums) and Mountain (singer/bass) Morin, and James Usher (guitar) came together for a singular cause - making rock music for the kids.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/19/zack_de_la_rocha_finally_completes_solo_ Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:19:07 EST Entertainment News 60568@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha has completed the solo album he started in 2000, when he first quit the group. The as-yet-untitled project, which features former Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore, was largely recorded at Jack Johnson's new eco-friendly studio in Los Angeles.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/01/celebrity_birthdays_september_31 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54457@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Fall Out Boy guitarist Joseph Trohman (1984), The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez (1975), new INXS singer J.D. Fortune (1973), Cuban singer Gloria Estefan (1957), TV talk show host Dr. Phil (1950), Bee Gee Barry Gibb (1946), comedienne Lily Tomlin (1939), singer Conway Twitty (1933; d. 1993), "Throw Momma From The Train" actress Anne Ramsey (1929; d. 1988), boxer Rocky Marciano (1923; d. 1969), "The Munsters" actress Yvonne De Carlo (1922), and 'western' actor Richard Farnsworth (1920; d. 2000),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/03/fair_to_midland_s_debut_disc_fables_from_12 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:30:56 EST Entertainment News 36569@http://www.starpulse.com/news Founded in the quiet farm town of Sulphur Springs, Texas—"Where people still say 'please' and 'thank you,'" as its chamber of commerce notes—Fair to Midland have become one of the most idiosyncratic musical forces in the Lone Star State.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/2006_year_in_music_pt_3 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24642@http://www.starpulse.com/news ...During July, co-founder and original Pink Floyd guitarist/singer Syd Barrett, who had spent the better part of the last 35 years as a hermit, died at age 60 from diabetic complications... Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo pretty much confirms rumors that the band is done, "unless," he says, "it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/06/swedish_rock_quintet_europe_reunites_wil_7 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:01:01 EST Entertainment News 18038@http://www.starpulse.com/news Few songs in the history of hard rock can whip up a concert frenzy like "The Final Countdown." And Europe, the composers of that anthemic classic, are back for more with a brand new album, Secret Society, out November 7, via Sanctuary Records.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/01/celebrity_birthdays_september_1 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:00:41 EST Entertainment News 14836@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Fall Out Boy guitarist Joseph Trohman (1984), The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez (1975), new INXS singer J.D. Fortune (1973), Cuban singer Gloria Estefan (1957), TV talk show host Dr. Phil (1950), Bee Gee Barry Gibb (1946), comedienne Lily Tomlin (1939), singer Conway Twitty (1933; d. 1993), "Throw Momma From The Train" actress Anne Ramsey (1929; d. 1988), boxer Rocky Marciano (1923; d. 1969), "The Munsters" actress Yvonne De Carlo (1922), and 'western' actor Richard Farnsworth (1920; d. 2000),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/08/pure_reason_revolution_are_heavily_influ Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:30:57 EST Entertainment News 12328@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pure Reason Revolution are british psychedelic rockers that take everything they love about Pink Floyd and wrap it up with layered vocals reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac, with male and female counter playing and call and response in lush beautiful melodies.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/08/new_cds_this_week_nov_8 Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:42:01 EST Entertainment News 481@http://www.starpulse.com/news A number of notable new releases this week including new albums from Kenny Chesney, Neil Diamond, Cyndi Lauper, Floetry, Kate Bush and Young Buck; greatest hits collections from the Beastie Boys, Lenny Kravitz, Eurythmics and Limp Bizkit; live albums from Jeremy Camp, The Mars Volta, Tanya Tucker and Sepultura; and a whole bunch of other stuff. There's lots out this week, so check out this list of noteworthy releases for Tuesday, November 8th (many with reviews)...

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