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Posted on Jul 12th 2012 5:40PM by Carlos Ramirez
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As reported by Noisecreep, after two seasons on the hit television show, Steven Tyler is quitting his judge gig on "American Idol."

"After some long......hard......thoughts...I've decided it's time for me to let go of my mistress American Idol before she boils my rabbit," said Tyler in a statement via his publicist.

"I strayed from my first love, Aerosmith, and I'm back--but instead of begging on my hands and knees, I got two fists in the air and I'm kicking the door open with my band.

"The next few years are going to be dedicated to kicking some serious ass--the ultimate in auditory takeover... On Nov 6, we are unleashing our new album, Music from Another Dimension on the Earth, Moon, Mars, and way beyond the stars...'Idol' was over the top fun, and I loved every minute of it. Now it's time to bring rock back."

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'American Idol,' Colton Dixon: 'Emotional' Finalist Performs a Hair Metal Anthem (VIDEO)

Posted on Mar 15th 2012 1:45PM by Carlos Ramirez
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As reported by Noisecreep, on last night's (3/14) episode of 'American Idol,' finalist Colton Dixon performed a cover version of White Lion's 'Broken Heart.' Originally released in 1985, and then re-recorded in 1991 for their 'Mane Attraction' album, the 20-year-old contestant chose the song as part of this week's "songs from the year you were born" theme.

'American Idol' alumni Chris Daughtry had advised Dixon to go with something the audience would know, but the young singer still chose the White Lion single, a song that never lit the charts on fire, but is still considered an anthem in hair metal circles.

"I'm an emotional guy when it comes to music and I really like expressing my feelings in song -- it's one reason why I chose 'Broken Heart,'" Dixon told The Hollywood Reporter following Wednesday's show. "I had so much fun with it and loved the way it turned out."

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Switchfoot 'Restless' Video Premiere and Exclusive Photo Gallery

Posted on Oct 31st 2011 1:00PM by Carlos Ramirez
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Late last month, Switchfoot unveiled 'Vice Verses,' the San Diego group's eighth studio album. This time out the band enlisted the help of producers Neal Avron (Sara Bareilles, Fall Out Boy) and Mike Elizondo (Maroon 5) and the results are stunning. Stuffed to the rafters with one melodic triumph after the other, the record could quite possibly be Switchfoot's finest work yet.

Switchfoot recently filmed a video for 'Restless,' one of the standout tracks from 'Vice Verses,' and we're thrilled to bring you its premiere. AOL Music also caught up with vocalist Jon Foreman and asked him for some background on the song and video. As a bonus, we had a photographer at Switchfoot's Oct. 11th show at The Wiltern in Los Angeles and we've included an exclusive photo gallery of the band on and backstage.

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OneRepublic Have Nothing But Praise for Radiohead, Can Count Jeff Buckley's Mom Among Their Fans

Posted on Jul 27th 2011 12:10PM by Carlos Ramirez
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OneRepublic's origins go back to 1996 when vocalist Ryan Tedder and guitarist Zach Filkins were both high school seniors at Colorado Springs Christian High School. But it wasn't until five years later when the pair reunited in Los Angeles that they started what would eventually become OneRepublic. After a shelved debut album and getting dropped by their first label, the band caught the attention of super-producer Timbaland who signed them to his Mosely Music Group. 'Apologize,' OneRepublic's first single, became one of 2007's biggest hits with 5,000,000 digital copies sold in the US alone.

After a blockbuster year of touring their successful 'Dreaming Out Loud' [2007] album, OneRepublic went back into the studio. 2009's 'Waking Up' delivered more of the irresistible pop-rock hooks and heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics that their growing fanbase had come to expect from the group. Still out touring the record, OneRepublic stopped by AOL's Beverly Hills studio to film a Sessions performance. After they finished their set, Tedder and Filkins sat down and talked about everything from the pros and cons of touring, why their glad they're not Radiohead and why they were afraid to cover an Adele song.

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SafetySuit Talk Starting Over, Premiere 'Get Around This' Video

Posted on Jul 6th 2011 12:00PM by Carlos Ramirez
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After working on a half an album's worth of material in Nashville last year, SafetySuit realized that neither the songs nor the performances were up to their standards. "We'd been going nonstop for three years, and were burned out," says vocalist-guitarist Doug Brown. "We just had to get away from it for a little bit, live life and gain some perspective. So we actually threw away the hard drives containing the tracks we'd done and started all over again."

Brown eventually headed to New York to toss around ideas with the production team known as Espionage, who might be best known for co-writing and producing Train's ubiquitous hit, 'Hey Soul Sister.' The first song they worked on was the irresistible 'Get Around This.'

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