Reuters - Jul 28, 2009
An afternoon nap amidst a bout of nighttime insomnia was the impetus for Break Up, a new song cycle of duets by Pete Yorn and actress Scarlett Johansson that's due out September 15. Yorn told Billboard...
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Coldplay has chosen singer-songwriter Pete Yorn to open for the band on more than a dozen dates of its spring tour. Yorn returns to active duty on June 23 with the release of Back and Fourth, his first...
More »AP - Aug 29, 2006
Pete Yorn is at his best when he s at his most ambitious. Following a somewhat disappointing sophomore effort 2003 s Day I Forgot Yorn reaches for the sky on his third disc, Nightcrawler...
More »Reuters - Jun 12, 2006
Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn will complete a self-described musical trilogy with his third full-length album later this summer. Due August 15 via Columbia Records, Nightcrawler is the follow-up to his...
More »AP - Sep 16, 2004
Standing onstage at Madison Square Garden last summer, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder pulled out a cell phone to call Johnny Ramone at home. Before dialing, Vedder explained his motivation for the long...
More »AP - Sep 16, 2004
Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band The Ramones that influenced a generation of rockers, has died. He was 55. Ramone, who had been fighting a five-year battle with prostate...
More »AP - Aug 19, 2004
Hey! Ho! Let s Go! ... to the Ramones anniversary party. On Sept. 12, the punk band will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a concert at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, Calif. The previously announced...
More »Reuters - Aug 17, 2004
Members of Pearl Jam, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rancid will perform during the Ramones 30th anniversary party in Hollywood on Sept. 12. Pearl Jam s Eddie Vedder , Red Hot Chili Peppers members Flea...
More »Reuters - Jun 16, 2004
Adam Duritz of Counting Crows is known for his moody and melodic songwriting, so he was a little surprised when asked to write an uplifting song for Shrek 2. Thankfully, he was falling in love at the...
More »E! Online - May 19, 2004
It s official: Usher is now the year s biggest party stopper. The R&B star, whose Confessions has dominated the 2004 charts, locking down the number one spot now seven of eight weeks in release,...
More »Reuters - May 2, 2004
Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz is known for writing intensely personal and introspective songs. That type of songwriting, he says, comes easily to him. But writing an original song for animated...
More »AP - Apr 29, 2004
Minnie Driver has recorded a country music album and is in negotiations with the Cambridge, Mass.-based independent label Rounder Records to release it, a Rounder spokesman said Thursday. Few details...
More »Reuters - Dec 10, 2003
Singer/songwriter Pete Yorn will on Jan. 6 unveil a double-disc concert set, Live From New Jersey, which sports covers of the Elvis Presley -popularized Suspicious Minds and Bruce Springsteen s Atlantic...
More »USRN - Jun 23, 2003
(6/23/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Jason Mraz and Pete Yorn have been confirmed as the two opening acts for Bon Jovi when the band returns home to New Jersey for two performances at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford...
More »USRN - May 13, 2003
(5/13/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Foo Fighters will tour the U.S. this summer in support of their latest album, One By One. The Foos will headline shows starting on May 25 and will then be joined by special guest...
More »Yahoo! Music - Feb 12, 2003
(2/12/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- We re A Happy Family: A Tribute To The Ramones hit stores on Tuesday (February 11), and it features a veritable who s who of Modern Rock. The tribute was put together by Johnny...
More »USRN - Oct 31, 2002
(10/31/02, 5 p.m. ET) -- Pete Yorn is currently recording of a cover of Elvis Presley s classic Suspicious Minds, and is trying to resurrect a piece of the original, famed recording in the process. Yorn...
More »USRN - Oct 31, 2002
(10/31/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Pete Yorn, best known for the singing and songwriting that has yielded a gold-certified album in Musicforthemorningafter, showed off his drum skills in two different Los Angeles...
More »USRN - Sep 24, 2002
(9/24/02, 1 p.m. ET) -- Pete Yorn has finished recording tracks for the follow-up to his 2001 release, Musicforthemorningafter, and began mixing in New York this past week with veteran mixer Andy Wallace...
More »USRN - Sep 12, 2002
(9/12/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck joined Pete Yorn in Yorn s Los Angeles studio Wednesday (September 11) to add parts to the singer-songwriter s next album. Yorn tells LAUNCH, I had...
More »USRN - Aug 31, 2002
(8/31/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Pete Yorn and the Wallflowers Rami Jaffee will celebrate the debut of their new label, Trampoline Records, with performances at a party at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood Saturday...
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