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Born on this day: 1901, Louis Armstrong, singer, bandleader, trumpeter. 1936, Elsberry Hobbs, singer, The Drifters. 1947, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream. 1947, Paul Layton, The New Seekers. On this day in music history in 1980, John Lennon began recording what would become his final album Double Fantasy at The Hit Factory, New York. In 1984, Prince started a 24-week run at the top of the US album charts with Purple Rain. It went on to sell over 10 million copies. more -

Soundgarden Guitar Heroes With New Release

The Soundgarden reunion continues with the announcement of a new compilation that will include a previously unreleased track and the band will make history by being the first to bundle an album with a major video game. Here is the announcement:

Soundgarden will release their first collection of music since 1996 in the form of Telephantasm on September 28th in the US and September 27th internationally. This multi-label, career-spanning retrospective album includes beloved band hits, deep back catalogue cuts and a never-before-heard unreleased track entitled "Black Rain," taken from the Badmotorfinger recording sessions. Telephantasm marks the first time ever a collection of its kind has been collated in one place.

Like the iconic '60s and '70s bands which inspired them, Soundgarden redefined rock music for a whole generation and had a revolutionary impact on the course of musical history. As one of the first bands to release music on the venerated Sub Pop label, and the first band to come out of the 90's Seattle music scene to later sign to a major label, they are once again making history with Telephantasm. The band has announced that they will be partnering with innovative gaming publisher Activision Publishing, Inc. to release the album on September 28th via A&M/UMe inside 1 million copies of the new videogame Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. This release marks the first time a music album will be simultaneously released and bundled with a video game launch. - more on this story

Guns N' Roses Expand World Tour Plans

Guns N' Roses have announced new UK dates as part of their Chinese Democracy tour which will see them play in various cities across Europe this fall and one announced show in Australia in December.

The new dates are in addition to the previously announced appearance at the famed Reading and Leeds festivals and stops in Belfast and Dublin.

According to MTV UK, the new trek will happen in October and will include shows in London, Birmingham and Manchester. (The London date conflicts with a date in Spain announced on the band's Myspace.) - more on this story

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Join Stone Temple Pilots Tour

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has announced that they will join Stone Temple Pilots on their national tour, starting September 16 in San Diego, with their own headline dates interspersed.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have hopped continents since the March release of their fifth studio album, Beat The Devil's Tattoo (Abstract Dragon/Vagrant Records)

With five studio albums and countless tours, the road has served as a backdrop to Black Rebel's sonic catharsis. Most recently, they've logged 71 shows, in 95 days, across 15 countries, which naturally included a continuum of sold-out shows in numerous regions. - more on this story

Judas Priest TV Special This Weekend

There won't be much "Living After Midnight" this weekend for Judas Priest fans who want to catch the metal legends on A&E's music series Private Sessions. The episode will air at 9 a.m. eastern time (8 a.m. central) on Sunday, August 8.

Frontman Rob Halford will chat with host Lynn Hoffman about life on the road, metal therapy and the new, 30th anniversary editions of Priest's 1980 classic, British Steel. The entire band also will perform some of their most famous songs – "You've Got Another Thing Comin'," "Breaking the Law," "Living After Midnight" and "Freewheel Burning." Rumor has it that Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister will guest star on the episode, as well.

Check out the video below, for some behind the scenes footage from the taping of the episode - here

- Bryan Wawzenek of Gibson.com

Brian May Shares The Physics Behind Queen's We Will Rock You

Queen guitarist Brian May recently spoke with Terry Gross, the host of NPR's Fresh Air, about his band's legacy, the greatness of frontman Freddie Mercury and how his astrophysics degree helped in the recording of "We Will Rock You." In the interview, May said that his physics background gave him the idea for how to make the "stomp-stomp-clap" portion of "We Will Rock You" sound like a stadium full of people.

"Being a physicist, I said, 'Suppose there were 1,000 people doing this; what would be happening?' And I thought, 'Well, you would be hearing them stamping. You would also be hearing a little bit of an effect, which is due to the distance that they are from you,'" May explained. "So I put lots of individual repeats on them. Not an echo but a single repeat at various distances… So you just feel like you're in the middle of a large number of people stamping and clapping."

May said he was amazed that the song has become an anthem. "I didn't realize that it would translate to sports games. This is an amazing thing," he said. "'We Will Rock You' and "We Are the Champions" have kind of transcended the normal framework of where music is listened to and appreciated – they've become part of public life, which I feel wonderful about. It's fantastic to me, if I go to a football game or a soccer game or basketball or whatever – or any place all around the world – and there it is. And I think, 'My God. Most people don't even realize that I wrote it.' Most people don't realize that it was written. It's sort of become one of those things that people think was always there. So in a way, that's the best compliment you could have for the song." - more on this story

- Bryan Wawzenek of Gibson.com

Ozzy Wants To Form Non-Metal Band

Blabbermouth reports that Ozzy Osbourne told VH1 Radio Networks' Dave Basner that he fancies trying other genres of music aside from heavy metal.

"Being Ozzy Osbourne is great," he said. "I mean, it's been wonderful being the singer of Black Sabbath. Having all those hits through Sabbath and then on my solo career is one thing, but then if I want to do anything branching away from the heavy stuff, people will go, 'Oh, he's sold out. Oh, he's not doing it. Oh, he's singing a love song. Oh, he's singing about the…' or whatever."

Ozzy went on to reveal what kind of projects he's contemplating pursuing that would allow him to explore musical styles outside the heavy rock genre. "I would like to form a fictitious band just to make a different record, but it's the time it would take," he explained. "I mean, it takes me all my time just to do an Ozzy record. But I would dearly like to get a mini-supergroup together. Nothing like heavy rock, like a bluesy vibe." - more on this story

Jefferson Airplane Live Albums To Be Unearthed in Roctober

Four never-before-released live albums by Jefferson Airplane are set to be released October 26 on Collectors' Choice Music Live.

The four live albums include original vocalist Signe Anderson's farewell show and Grace Slick's first show, both at the Fillmore in 1966. Here is the announcement with more details:

The argument rages on, but for many music fans in the '60s, the best live band from the Bay Area was Jefferson Airplane. Formed during the summer of 1965 in San Francisco, the group triumphed in 1967 with Surrealistic Pillow, one of the key recordings of the Summer of Love, containing the hits "Somebody to Love," "White Rabbit" and "Today." The Airplane featured three master instrumentalists (Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Spencer Dryden) and three vocalists: Grace Slick (replacing original singer Signe Anderson in 1966), Marty Balin and Paul Kantner. The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees made a total of eight studio albums and released a smattering of live albums including 1969's Bless Its Pointed Little Head. - more on this story

Wilco Sideband Autumn Defense Announce New Album and Live Performance

Wilco's John Stirratt and Pat Sansone will release their fourth Autumn Defense album Once Around on November 2nd 2010 via Yep Roc Records. The band will perform during the Wilco-curated Solid Sound Festival on August 15th.

Founding Wilco member John Stirratt and multi-instrumentalist/current member Pat Sansone bring the sounds of a California summer to the fall when they release Once Around 11/2 on Yep Roc. The band's fourth full-length is filled with late 70s-tinged AM gold, all draped in melodies that seem to have always existed, resulting in songs that feel as though they've been floating on clouds, patiently waiting for their turn in the sun.

Much more than a side-project, The Autumn Defense is a fully realized, decade-long creative outlet for Stirratt and Sansone, elucidating a fresh set of songwriting goals and avenues of artistic expression. Once Around finds the band with a renewed vision and focus. Extensive touring plans are in the works which will allow the new material to flower in a way previous projects weren't able to enjoy. - more on this story

Singled Out: Gypsyhawk (Ex-Skeletonwitch)

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Eric Harris formerly of Skeletonwitch tells about his new band Gypsyhawk and the song of the same name from the their debut album "Patience And Perseverance". We now turn it over to Eric for the story:

I remember writing all of the song 'Gypsyhawk' back in the dead of winter when I lived in Athens, Ohio. It was all done on a four track and I was waiting so long to be able to play it. It wasn't until almost a year-and-a-half later that I had the opportunity to put it together with a band, but the original intention carried a 'black and roll' kind of feel, then I realized, "f*** all that noise, I love the early classic rock sound." So with some minor adjustments, we got the tune nailed down to where it's at now.

The song title came along with the band name (obviously), but me and my buddy, Greg, were high as s*** one day talking about cool band names…partly because I needed a band name and his band was in the process of changing their name. Then, all of a sudden, I pretty much chalk this one up to collective consciousness, I was like, 'Gypsyhawk,' then when the weed smoke cleared enough for me to see Greg's face, he was like, "Yeah, that's rad." Then the name just stuck. Almost everyone that heard the name after that was super stoked on it, so I felt like I made ONE right decision.

The song "Gypsyhawk" was titled that originally because I had no idea what to call the song or what I was going to write about. It slowly came to me: the lyrics are all about my experiences living in and leaving places without being tied down, kind of like a roamin' gypsy vibe…A troubadour. During my childhood in Louisiana, I was always moving -- from Abbeville to Youngsville to Lafayette to Opelousas, even to Fort Worth, Texas. And then in my 19th year, I moved to Ohio. I started out living in Columbus, then Athens, to Cleveland and finally Nelsonville before unexpectedly relocating to Los Angeles. So, I figured I should just write about what I know....moving. And since "Gypsyhawk" was the song that got all this started, I wanted the lyrics to count for more than just some made up s***."

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album, the band and grab tour dates - right here!

Murderdolls Drug You To Hell

The Murderdolls have posted a trailer for "Drug Me To Hell" on their official website.

According to Roadrunner the clip features previously unheard music from their upcoming album, Women and Children Last, available August 31st

Please note the clip contains material that some may find offensive, but if you are up for it, check it out
- here

Jack White and My Morning Jacket's Carl Broemmel Guest on New Secret Sisters 45

Third Man Records have announced August 10th release of The Secret Sisters' debut 45. The Jack White-produced record features a cover of Johnny Cash's Big River and the sisters' take on the classic folksong The Wabash Cannonball, with My Morning Jacket's Carl Broemmel on pedal steel and White on guitar. Presales are currently being accepted now through www.thirdmanrecords.com.

The musical influences on the sisters (Laura and Lydia Rogers) aren't hard to pin down. The pair attributes the development of their distinct vocal style to singing at family picnics, church functions, and to growing up with "a love of music from all sides'" of the family in Mussel Shoals, Alabama. The intimacy between the sisters translates beautifully onto their new record: the B-side boasts harmonies straight out of the 1930s, and the A-side, though decidedly heavier on the guitar, still highlights the pure, clear vocals that are sure to become the trademark of the Secret Sisters.

150 Tri Color singles will be made available of this release. 50 will be included in random mail-orders through Third Man Records' website, and 100 will be available from their Nashville storefront on Saturday August 14th from 12 noon. - Check em out here

Fred From The B-52s Announces Christmas Album

The B-52s vocalist Fred Schneider of has inked a deal with Fanatic Records for the October 26th release of Destination... Christmas!, an album of 11 original holiday songs by his band The Superions.

With lyrics and vocals by Schneider and joined by Noah Brodie (keyboards and electronic drums) and Dan Marshall (programming), the album is destined to become a holiday classic for tuneful toddlers, snarky teens, and cool Moms and Dads everywhere.

Destination... Christmas! defines the modern Christmas classic with a traditional twist. "It's hard to say who our musical influences for this project were, because we don't want to get sued," adds Fred. Frankly, the response The Superions have received from playing this record for friends has been hysterical laughter. It's a very radio-friendly, party-friendly album; even Noah's grandmother likes it! - Wanna a preview?

JP, Chrissie, & The Fairground Boys (JP Jones, Chrissie Hynde, Patrick Murdoch) Announce Tour

JP, Chrissie, & The Fairground Boys are proud to announce a full band tour across the U.S. starting September 17th in Atlanta, GA.

They will hit such legendary venues as Nashville's Exit In, Park West in Chicago and the House of Blues Sunset Strip.

JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys will perform "If You Let Me" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on August 11th, backed by none other than The Roots. - more on this story

Cradle Of Lilith Filth

Cradle Of Filth's forthcoming album now has a name: Darkly Darkly Venus Aversa.

The album, their first for Nuclear Blast Records, is set for a November 9th release in North America.

Cradle Of Filth has again created a concept album, this time based on Adam's first wife, the lascivious demoness Lilith. Throwing medieval nuns, Knights, Templars, Greek mythology, lashings of sex, occult lore, and violent bloodshed together into a creative milieu, Darkly Darkly Venus Aversa is a dark erotic nightmare set to Cradle Of Filth's unique scope of supreme vampyric metal. - more on this story

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 Coming To DVD and Blu-Ray

(Nightwatcher) Rhino Entertainment captured every epic note from that blistering summer day in Chicago and will release over four hours in High Definition on CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2010 on November 9th when special 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray packages are released.

Fans around the world will have a chance to experience many of the festival's greatest moments including performances by Clapton, ZZ Top, Steve Winwood, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Bill Murray, and many others as well as behind-the-scenes footage and candid interviews with the performers.

"The Crossroads Festival is the realization of a dream for me, to gather a group of amazingly talented musicians to perform on one stage," said Clapton. "The Crossroads performers are all musicians I admire and respect." - more on this story

Girl in a Coma Adventures in Coverland The Album

Girl in a Coma are following up the release of their three Adventures in Coverland EPs on 7-inch vinyl in April, by making the tracks available on CD October 19th, 2010.

The new Adventures in Coverland album will include the original seven critically acclaimed EP tracks plus three new tracks.

These new songs include a vibrant update of Buffalo Springfield's '60s anthem "For What It's Worth," a new original Girl in a Coma song, "Yo Oigo," plus an acoustic version of their song "BB." - more on this story

Lordi Reveal New Masks

With every new Lordi album comes brand new masks for the band and now with the upcoming release of the band's fifth studio album Babez for Breakfast, Lordi has new masks to reveal. This time their costumes as well as the music on the new album have a hint of the golden 80's.

The main architect of the costumes and the head of the band, Mr. Lordi, describes the outfits as follows: "The new masks are meaner than the earlier ones. They are also more colorful than before. They have something old, a lot of new, borrowed stuff and even blue! Amen has returned from Deadache-album look back to our first album Get Heavy. Lady Awa has undergone such a fashionable cosmetic surgery, which has made her look younger. Kita is a retrospective of himself and Ox has animalized even more. And I have brought snakes with me."

Lordi's fifth studio album Babez For Breakfast will be released on September 14, 2010 in the US, September 15 in Europe and on October 27 in Japan. The album was recorded in the beginning of 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Michael Wagener. Wagener is one the most respected producers in the world, who has produced albums for Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper and Janet Jackson and mixed Metallica's Master of Puppets to name just a few.

Photos of the new masks are now on the band's - Facebook page.

Rockin' Is Moth Eater Business

Moth Eater, the new supergroup featuring John Conley of Scar Culture, Dave Ardolina and Steve "Buckshot" Seabury of Dirty Rig, and vocalist John Alaia, have just posted a cover version of the Four Horsemen's classic track Rockin' Is Ma' Business on their Myspace page.

The band's debut mini-record titled "The Thunder God Of Monster Island" was released on July 27th and debuted at #27 on the Itunes Digital Metal Music chart. The debut from the group recaptures the spirit of down tempo, slow and sludgy, raw and dirty doom. Plain and simple Moth Eater delivers. "When I listen to our music, I get the sudden urge to smash someone's face in with a shovel," states John Alaia. "Then I become grief-stricken and sob uncontrollably for a few hours, drink a beer, then I repeat the process."

Moth Eater will perform at "The Thunder God of Monster Island" release party in New York City on August 6 at the Ace of Clubs starting at 9 p.m. - Check out the tune here

Fist Turn The Hell Back On

Fist's debut album "Turn The Hell On" is getting reissued. Here is the announcement: Fist - one of the many groups that emerged during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal era back in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

Despite the strong support they had from the critics, the band failed to gain the popularity they deserved. And today Metal Mind Productions presents the exclusive re-release of Fist's debut album from 1980 – "Turn The Hell On" – which brings back a true heavy metal legend.

"Turn The Hell On" was never given the proper acclaim at the time of its release. This exclusive re-issue, enriched by two bonus tracks, takes another glimpse at this long forgotten classic, showing its true, marvelous face – the face of heavy metal. The new digipak edition is limited to 2000 copies. Remastered using tube technology, digitally edited on a golden disc. The release date is scheduled for 6th September in Europe and 9th November in USA (via MVD). - more on this story

That Metal Show Host Goes Rap For Fat Chicks Cover

That Metal Show host Don Jamieson is the latest addition to the upcoming tribute album "Whole Lotta Love: An All-Star Salute To Fat Chicks."

In a surprising first, Jamieson provides lead vocals for a rap/rock version of the hip-hop smash "Baby Got Back." An homage to thick and curvy women with an abundance of junk in the trunk, the song was first popularized in 1992 by rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot (who has himself taken to performing a metal version of the song in recent years). All music for Don's interpretation was arranged and performed by Paul LaPlaca (Chris Caffrey, The Great Kat, Zandelle), with backing vocals provided courtesy of rock & roll comic C.C. Banana.

"It's hard to pinpoint exactly how I came to agree on doing this song," explains Don Jamieson. "A man I know only as C.C. Banana asked me if I would rap on an album about fat broads. Though I've been intimate with a few ladies in the heavyweight division before, I've never actually rapped about them. For that matter, I've never rapped about anything. Now that I think about it, I guess it was the promise of a cold beer that sealed the deal. So thank you, C.C. and Paul, I had a blast. Oh yeah, and thank you, Budweiser." - more on this story

Test Your Music Trivia Skills For A Suite Concert Prize

This one is for readers in the New York City area: we just received word about the new "MSG Summer Block Party Suitestakes" where you and 7 friends can win a luxury suite at The Garden to the concert of your choice.

To enter, simply tune-in every week to MSG Network's Music Fridays and answer our weekly trivia questions for your chance to win! The more times you enter, the more chances you have to win! Full details to enter here

Music Fridays is part of the MSG Summer Block Party 2010 TV programming schedule. Tune-in to MSG Network every Friday night all summer long for a front-row seat to great concerts from your favorite artists including Jay-Z, Kanye West, DMB, John Mayer, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin and the hottest indie acts on the New York City music scene. - Check it out here

Poobah Reissue

(Submitted News) With the original 1972 LP fetching upwards of $300 a piece at various auction sites, Poobah and Ripple Music decided it was time to "re-unleash" the album that started the madness.

The fuzzed-out, psychedelic, proto-metal masterpiece is set to hit the streets on October 12th, 2010 and will be available in CD, digital, and deluxe double gatefold 12" vinyl versions.

Fully remastered by T. Dallas Reed (Stone Axe/Mos Generator) the songs have a fresh vitality while never losing the 70's edge that made them so endearing in the first place. The original six tracks will be accompanied by a ton of previously unreleased tracks and never before seen photographs; Let Me In will undoubtedly satisfy the most rabid of Poobah fan! - more on this story

Voxhaul Broadcast Tour Kicks Off This Friday

Voxhaul Broadcast will kick off their Summer '10 national tour this Friday, Aug 6th in LA for Indie Night at the ZOO.

Robbers On High Street will share the stage with the LA quartet for a few select dates in the NorthEast.

Currently rotating nine songs on US & UK radio, VOXHAUL BROADCAST will be touring all summer to build steam for the release of their appropriately titled upcoming debut full-length, Timing Is Everything. Produced by Grammy Award winning producer Tom Biller (Silver Sun Pickups, Seawolf, Liars) with additional production from Chris Thorne (Blind Melon), Timing Is Everything showcases a growth in songwriting and pristine production while still holding true to the band's trademark blend of r&b, rock and soul. - more on this story

Red Wanting Blue To Headline Rock United

Red Wanting Blue have been selected to headline the 2nd Annual "Rock United," a concert to launch the 2010-2011 United Way of Greater Cleveland Campaign.

The Columbus-based band will perform live at Barley House, located 1265 W. Sixth Street, on Friday September 24, 2010. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and special guests include Jackie, Jupiter One, and 12-year-old guitar prodigy Alex Raz.

The event is organized and sponsored by Oswald Companies, a risk management and insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Cleveland. General Admission tickets ($15) and VIP tickets ($25) will be available for purchase beginning August 3, as 100% of ticket proceeds and a percentage of the evening's bar receipts will be donated to United Way. For more information about the event, - go here

DL Returns To The Acacia Strain For Transmission Fest Headlining Gig This Weekend

The Acacia Strain will headline the second day of the inaugural Transmission Fest at the Palladium in Worcester, MA this Saturday, August 7th.

The band will be appearing with Vanna, MyChildren MyBride and more. This performance will be especially noteworthy for the band as founding guitarist, DL, who has not been touring with the band in recent months, will be performing.

The band's new album, "Wormwood," which was released on July 20th sold over 6,000 units and was the highest selling and charting first week album in the band's decade long career. - more on this story

Sunny Songwriter Bobby Hebb Dies

Bobby Hebb has died. He's best-known for the 1966 pop hit "Sunny," one of the most popular songs of all time, covered by Frank Sinatra, James Brown and Ella Fitzgerald among the hundreds of other artists.

According to Nashville newspaper The Tennessean, he died Tuesday at 10:50 a.m. at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. He was 72.

Hebb wrote "Sunny" in response his brother's murder outside a Nashville nightclub and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy a few days previously. "Sunny" was so popular that he toured with The Beatles. He told The Tennessean in 2004, "John [Lennon] and George [Harrison] were very quiet. But Ringo and Paul were more active and easier to get to know. It was just something to be with those cats." - more on this story

- Andrew Vaughan of Gibson.com

Claude Hay To Be Deep Fried Satisfied Next Month

Australian blues/roots guitarist Claude Hay's debut album, Deep Fried Satisfied, will be released September 21st by Ingot Rock

Hailing from Australia's Blue Mountains, Claude Hay is a prime example of the Do-It-Yourself work ethic, having hand-built his own twin-neck guitar, lovingly called "Betty," and customized his tour van with a kitchen and a recording studio. In addition to building his own instruments, Hay also built his own house, too. And his musical approach is no different – he's literally a one-man band, constructing layer-upon-layer of instruments live and in the studio until he has listeners guessing where the rest of the band is hiding.

In Claude's case, it's just his amazing technical and musical abilities showcased to the max, as he fuses vocals with slide guitar, sitar, bass and electronic percussion in a loop-driven performance that invokes the best of stomping traditional blues with a booty –shaking funk edge. His fresh, unique take on blues and roots attracts a wide spectrum of listeners, but Claude still has the chops to grab blues enthusiasts. - more on this story

Josh Farrar Rules to Rock By Soundtrack Featuring Deerhoof Offer

Josh Farrar has an interesting offer for those who pick up his first book, Rules to Rock By (an indie rock coming-of-age novel).

If you purchase a copy of Rules to Rock By at your local bookstore- anywhere from Barnes & Noble to your corner bookstore, and email Josh the receipt, he will personally send you a download link for the book's soundtrack (josh@rulestorockby.com)!

On top of an original track from indie-rock legends Deerhoof, the soundtrack also features covers of Santigold, The Dandy Warhols, and Miike Snow, on top of several original tracks written by Josh Farrar and the Rules to Rock By crew! - more on this story

Proghma-C Added To Brutal Assault Festival

Proghma-C have been added to the 15th annual Brutal Assault Festival, which takes place August 12-14, 2010 in Josefov, Czech Republic.

The band will play alongside some of metal's finest acts including: Afgrund, Agnostic Front, Ahab, Aura Noir, Candlemass, Cannibal Corpse, Converge, Cro-Mags, Ensiferum, Fear Factory, Gorgoroth, Hypocrisy, Ihsahn, Lock Up, Macabre, Meshuggah, My Dying Bride, Obituary, Ragnarok, The Black Dahlia Murder, Voivod, Watain and dozens more. - more on this story

Rusty Anderson Born On Earth Again

Rusty Anderson's sophomore solo album Born On Earth arrived in stores [again?] this week on his own Oxide Records. [Amazon shows it was originally released October 6, 2009.]

Born On Earth is a loosely conceptual look at modern life and what it's like, as individuals and in communities, to be alive in this era and on our planet, while musically it's a diverse mix of guitar-heavy and dreamy modern rock/classic power-pop.

Anderson, perhaps most immediately recognized as lead guitarist for the Paul McCartney Band, fills the album with his free, expressive guitar playing yet displays a remarkable gift for restraint, while his clear tenor soars throughout. - more on this story