Posts Tagged ‘Rob Cavallo’
October 8th, 2009
Original Article from Rolling Stone
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- Last month, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry admitted he hadn’t spoken to frontman Steven Tyler since their tour was canceled over the latter’s onstage injury. It appears the two have broken the ice: the band will rock a private convention for tech company Oracle next week, Reuters reports.
- Good news for Pavement fans who like to travel to the U.K.: the band will curate the British All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in May 2010.
- Rob Cavallo has a new gig: Chief Creative Officer of Warner Bros. records. The producer, who helmed Green Day’s American Idiot and is working on Adam Lambert’s debut, will serve as an A&R rep and executive producer for the label, Billboard.biz reports.
- ’90s Washington, DC post-hardcore greats Jawbox will reunite for a one-off on Jimmy Fallon’s show December 8th. The Washington CIty Paper sniffed out the story and Billboard confirmed the news.
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October 23rd, 2008
Photo: Brian David
While American Idol winner David Cook admits he enjoyed playing with people’s expectations and consciously threw curveballs on the show, his upcoming album is all business. “I just want the songs to kick you in the teeth or make you want to cry — or do something drastic, like jump off a building,” says Cook. “I want somebody to be exhausted when they’re done listening.” Click below for more on Cook’s upcoming album, including what he learned from producer Rob Cavallo and why he had such a small window to finish the record.
• In the Studio: David Cook Crafts the Heaviest American Idol Album Yet
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