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Good Charlotte to co-headline tour with Justin Timberlake

Okay, so I don’t really care about either of these artists but after the Rooney/Fergie tour announcement last week, I didn’t think I’d see a stranger double bill this summer. And then came the Good Charlotte/Justin Timberlake announcement. It just shows how much music barriers have broken down over the years. Yeah, Good Charlotte aren’t *real* punk rockers, but this is the equivalent of a Green Day/Michael Jackson tour 10 years ago in my opinion. Weird, weird, weird.

Huh? Did I hear you say you’re dying to hear Poison’s cover of JT’s “Sexyback”? Alright, here you go:

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wXIt-1xVs[/youtube]

If you really care, tour dates after the jump.

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The Twang

Got my hands on The Twang’s new album Love it When I Feel Like This and I’m kind of digging it. I’m usually a sucker for Brit-rock so it’s not a big surprise that this has caught my attention. NME loves ’em, calling them Britain’s best new band of 2007 but they’ve got as many critics as lovers. I guess it all depends on what you think of Oasis, The Happy Mondays, and The Stone Roses, the three bands that most often get name dropped in Twang reviews.

Check out a couple of videos and let me know what you think.

“Either Way” 

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=SOPiOe9dezQ[/youtube]

“Wide Awake”

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=QjnsWeQnz0A[/youtube]

The return of The Rentals

Has it really been seven years since the last release from The Rentals? Seems so though head Rental Matt Sharp has released some solo material in the interim. While Sharp hinted last year that his band was working on new material, there was very little evidence to support the claim.

Now comes word from The Rentals camp that a brand new 4-song EP featuring the tracks “Last Romantic Day”, “Little Bit of You in Everything”, “Life Without a Brain” and a reworked version of “Sweetness and Tenderness” (from 1995’s Return of the Rentals) will be available on August 14. Not quite as good as a full length, but it will be nice to hear something new from the former Weezer guitarist.

Itching to get back on the road, The Rentals have lined up 2 months worth of tour dates starting in August. Copeland and Goldenboy will join The Rentals on all dates.

Just for fun, check out this interview I did with Sharp back in ’97 shortly after Seven More Minutes was released.

Here’s an old school video (circa 1995) for “Waiting” featuring one time Rental (and current SNL cast member) Maya Rudolph.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ot19-TBVpXA[/youtube]

Velvet Revolver / Alice in Chains to tour this summer

MTV reports that two of the biggest names in hard rock – Velvet Revolver and Alice in Chains – will team up for a summer tour with Sparta handling the opening duties. Now, I’m all for bands with dead singer reuniting and bringing a new singer (see: Blind Melon) but I’m not all that excited to see this new version of Alice in Chains. And Velvet Revolver’s first album did nothing for me, so I suspect this is one I’ll be skipping. Tour dates will be announced shortly. In the meantime, check out the brand new Velvet Revolver video for “She Builds Quick Machines” from their forthcoming Liberated album (in stores July 3).

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwJhQnt34m0[/youtube]