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Blog Entries for Friday, May 29
Saturday May 30, 2009
The Rough Guide to Jimi Hendrix is a thorough reference book about the life and music of the greatest rock guitarist of all time. It covers all the key events throughout his metamorphosis; from a misfit youngster growing up in poverty to his rise to international stardom, and ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, May 28
Friday May 29, 2009
Incubus' "Monuments and Melodies" started out as "a contractual obligation," according to guitarist Michael Einziger, who tells Billboard.com that he and his bandmates "weren't really excited at first" about putting together a best-of collection. But they eventually changed their tune."It was almost like we were trying to come ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, May 27
Thursday May 28, 2009
According to CMT.com, former ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Starr has been selected as a cast member for the new season of the VH1 reality series ":Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew." Hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky, the season will consist of eight episodes that follow the real-life experiences ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, May 26
Wednesday May 27, 2009
The Beastie Boys have revealed that their new album will be called Hot Sauce Committee. This will be the band's first long-player since The Mix-up, an instrumental collection that was released in 2007. The news was announced via an email to fans, which read: "Our new record that ...
Blog Entries for Monday, May 25
Tuesday May 26, 2009
GODSMACK has begun work on the material for the band's follow-up to 2006's "IV." Artisan News Service caught up with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna to get his thoughts on the direction the new album is taking. "It's gonna be really heavy," he said. "I mean, it's very aggressive. ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, May 21
Friday May 22, 2009
Stone Temple Pilots have announced a number of shows in the US this summer, kicking off July 1 in Los Angeles.The band are currently on a tour of the US, having reunited last year after Scott Weiland quit as singer of Velvet Revolver. They will perform May 23 ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, May 20
Thursday May 21, 2009
Be on the lookout this summer for a new Judas Priest concert album titled A TOUCH OF EVIL- LIVE. The collection will feature eleven previously unreleased performances recorded at various shows thru 2005 and 2008. According to the Judas Priest official website, A TOUCH OF EVIL- LIVE is ...
Wednesday May 20, 2009
Today, Harmonix revealed the 41-song setlist of Rock Band Unplugged, that holds a wide array of songs from the 60's all the way up to the 2000's, sure to please fans looking for a full bodied, handheld musical experience. Rock Band Unplugged Full Track List : ...
Blog Entries for Monday, May 18
Tuesday May 19, 2009
Newly sober, Ozzy has finally reached a point of clarity as he looks back on a lifetime of unresolved issues, unparalleled success, misdiagnosed diseases, severed ties, and a recurring dependency on drugs and alcohol. Due in theaters early 2010, this is a film about reconciling the past and looking toward ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, May 17
Monday May 18, 2009
First commercials, then a TV show and now a music video--the Geico cavemen certainly get around. The insurance provider announced today that their perpetually pissed off mascots will be appearing the upcoming 3 Doors Down video for the song "Let me be myself."The video has also been sliced down ...
Blog Entries for Friday, May 15
Saturday May 16, 2009
Prog-metal veterans TOOL continue to add pieces to their emerging summer tour schedule, with the latest additions including a headlining appearance at Chicago's Lollapalooza. The band, which has been on something of a hiatus since its 2006-2007 world tour following the group's most recent studio album, "10,000 Days," currently ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, May 14
Friday May 15, 2009
According to a police report obtained by Rolling Stone thieves attacked and robbed Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament outside an Atlanta recording studio recently. The band had been working on a new album with producer Brendan O'Brien at the studio, Southern Tracks. Rolling Stone reports that on the ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, May 13
Thursday May 14, 2009
Cracker, who scored a big hit in 1993 with the alt-rock anthem "Low," are gearing up to hit the road to support their just-released album, Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey. The headlining North American trek kicks off this Friday in St. Louis and is plotted ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, May 12
Wednesday May 13, 2009
"THE SOUND OF MADNESS," the acclaimed third album from Atlantic recording group Shinedown, has been certified Gold by the RIAA, marking sales exceeding 500,000 units. The news comes as the band's single "Second Chance" has just exploded into the top 10 at CHR/Top 40 outlets nationwide and is ...
Blog Entries for Monday, May 11
Tuesday May 12, 2009
The show must go on. That's Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell's battle cry after suffering an on stage injury that required a visit to the hospital. Farrell tore his calf muscle during the first song of the band's set at the Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta but he soldiered on to ...
Blog Entries for Friday, May 8
Saturday May 9, 2009
Hard rock mavens Staind, Shinedown, Chevelle and Halestorm will be teaming up this summer for the "Stimulate This!" tour, a four-band bill designed to offer fans maximum value at a minimal price.Making its way across the U.S. beginning July 1 and extending through early September, the "Stimulate This!" tour will ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, May 7
Friday May 8, 2009
Testosterone-fueled aggro rap rockers, Linkin Park have announced via member Mike Shinoda's blog that they will be writing the score for Michael Bay's testosterone-fueled "Transformers" sequel, the sure-to-be aggro, "Transformers: Revenge Of the Fallen."Though composer Steve Jablonsky (who scored Bay's last "Transformers" film) is still noted as the composer for ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, May 6
Thursday May 7, 2009
In October of last year, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a serious car accident that has left him in a coma. Recently he has experienced a lot of progress in his recovery. Late last month he spoke his first words and according to an online message posted ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, May 5
Wednesday May 6, 2009
A man in Vancouver, Canada is suing Chad Kroegar, the lead singer for Nickelback, for allegedly knocking him out after punching him in the mouth outside a nightclub. The plaintiff, a furniture salesman named Noah Christian Morse claims that the alleged assault took place around 3 a.m. on ...
Blog Entries for Monday, May 4
Tuesday May 5, 2009
Every rock star has got to settle down one day, and it looks like Trent Reznor has found his match in Mariqueen Maandig, vocalist for the band West Indian Girl. The couple went public at the Star Trek premiere in Los Angeles last week and officially announced their engagement ...
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