- If you didn’t already know, Alice Cooper plays a sold-out show in Auckland tonight as part of his ‘Theatre of Death’ tour. It turns out Mr. Cooper isn’t too happy with the current state of rock music. Telling Noisecreep, he says, “are all American bands metro-sexual now? I heard the title Vampire Weekend and I thought, ‘Oh, man, that’s gonna be great. I gotta see it. And there are these guys with little Gap T-shirts on and I’m going, ‘What happened to the balls in rock ‘n’ roll? Why are American bands so wimpy?” Maybe there isn’t enough violence for him. [Stereogum]
- MTV reports that Michael Jackson will finally be buried tonight in a ceremony at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California. It’s been almost two months since the public memorial held for Jackson at the Staples Centre. All fans have been encouraged to stay away and there will be a major police presence. There is to be no media and it has also been reported that Gladys Knight will perform at the ceremony.
- Nirvana’s legendary performance at the Reading Festival in 1992 will finally see an official release on November 2, reports NME. The performance, which has been bootlegged under the title ‘Life Takes No Prisoners’ will be released on DVD and CD, aswell as a double 12-inch on vinyl. The performance originally took place on August 31, 1992. You can view the full tracklisting over here.
