Who Zeppelin Supergroup?: Roger Daltrey Wants Band With Jimmy Page

"I don't sing the blues with The Who, but that's what I used to be before Townshend started writing. I used to be a great blues singer." - more on this story

Zakk Wylde Evanescence- Boss Jovi Kinks Killers- Ramones Murder Conviction- CSI: Rob Zombie Preview- More Aerosmith Dates- New Prince Song and more

Black Label Society, the band led by former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, has announced that they have recruited Evanescence drummer Will Hunt. Hunt will tour with the band as well as record the next studio album with them, although he will remain a member of Evanescence, who began recording their new studio album yesterday. more

Kinks star Ray Davies is working on an all-star tribute album to his famed bands. He says in a new interview that he has already recording "Better Things" with Bruce Springsteen and worked with Bon Jovi on "Celluloid Heroes". Collaborations with The Killers, Lucinda Williams and Metallica may also end up on the album. more

Jurors spent less than a day reaching a second-degree murder verdict in the Manhattan trial against Natavia Lowery, the personal assistant to Linda Stein, who managed the Ramones before becoming a real estate agent with celebrity clients including Madonna and Sting. more

Aqualung will release 'Magnetic North' on April 20th. A humorous update from Matt along with tour dates can be seen here

AC/DC have officially knocked U2 off their perch as the biggest outdoor band in Australia, setting a new crowd record at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. more

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine tells fans, "The Rust In Peace Record Is Not Going To Be Part Of Our Repertoire Going Forward... This Is It" more

Pearl Jam announced today that they will headlining the Heineken Jammin'
Festival in Venice, Italy on July 6th, 2010.

BW&BK has the official promo for the CBS show CSI: Miami, directed by Rob Zombie. The show and promos feature 'Virgin Witch' from Zombie's new album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2. The episode will air on Monday, March 1st. more

A screenshot has been posted online which shows Nickelback's Chad Kroeger reportedly threatening to have the "Can this pickle get more fans than Nickleback?" Facebook page shutdown, which in fact did receive more Facebook fans than the band. In the age of Photoshop we can't be sure that this is legit but it is interesting. Pickleback Vs Nickelback rages on.

Aerosmith, Green Day, Pearl Jam and Skunk Anansie are the first confirmed bands for this year's Heineken Jammin Festival, set to take place July 3-6 at San Giuliano Park in Mestre, Venice, Italy. more

Live Nation Spain has announced that Aerosmith will perform at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on June 27th. more

Abbey Road Studios have been made a Grade II listed building by the UK government. more

Jason Barriskill who was an original member of Waylander and went on to form Epoch, was found dead at his house in Tandragee, Co. Armagh on February 22nd. The 34-year-old had a heart attack on Friday (February 19th). more

Mickey Rourke is preparing to swap acting for music - he's set to perform with rock band The Rotten Hill Gang onstage at a London night club. more

Death Before Dishonor and Death Threat will team up with The Mongoloids and xTheWarx for an April run dubbed the "Mission Quest For Metal Fest Tour." more

Prince is debuting a brand new, previously unreleased song exclusively on Triple A KCMP (89.3 The Current)/Minneapolis this Friday, to help bring attention to the Non-Comm station's fund drive more

Wednesday 13 is putting the final touches on a new LP (vinyl) only release entitled "From Here To The Hearse". This very limited (1000 copies in the U.S.) gatefold, colored, vinyl release will showcase songs from the various stages of his self-release career. more

Oxegen and T in the Park announced their festival line-ups today and Muse are to be one of the headline acts more

The L.A. Guns Official Fan Club is submitting Tracii Guns' candidature to be honored with a star on the Hollyood Walk of Fame. more

Jetboy is set to make their return with the release off 'Off Your Rocker' on March 2nd through iTunes. teaser here

antiMusic is co-sponsoring a red carpet event hosted by Axe Grinder Calendar girls Jennifer Karl & Destiney Moore of VH1's Rock Of Love, tonight (February 24th, 2010) at the Aqua Lounge in Beverly Hills. Grab all the details here -

Third Eye Blind Sued By Another Guitarist

History repeats itself as another guitarist is reportedly suing Third Eye Blind. A decade ago Kevin Cadogan sued the group after they parted company and now it looks like his replacement, Tony Fredianelli, is following suit.

KillYourStereo.com reports that Fredianelli is suing Third Eye Blind "for apparently being denied songwriting credits and benefits that he allegedly was entitled to." They posted a rather lengthy statement that reportedly came from Fredianelli which said in part: "Currently I have been given no information on what Stephan and Brad's position are in respect to my status with the band. I have requested, as is my right, to a complete audit of all accounting related to our band, taken at my own expense to either prove or disprove the accounting accuracy. This is a commonplace thing in the corporate world. When you believe you have a dispute, verify through an audit. It's appearing more and more likely I will need to hire a lawyer to subpoena financial records and force this turnover instead of having it happen as it should by personal request. I have too much credible evidence that I must force it to happen. I have placed my trust in people who have let me down tremendously."

"In part, I can tell you that I am not credited in 4 songs as a songwriter on Ursa Major. I also have been unable to collect any publishing money for the Red Star EP, publishing money for Ursa Major, nor I have to date received any money in record advances or record royalties OR my share of other endorsements of products currently being marketed, or about to be marketed. If those were all of my grievances that would be bad enough, but sadly there are more, and much more." - Read the full statement here

Band Hits Black Ice and Rolls Tour Van 5 Times

(Band Statement) Tuesday morning at about 8:00 am Reece got in a horrible Van accident on their way to Amarillo Texas, where they were scheduled to play with the Sherwood. They hit a patch of black ice, and the van rolled about 5 times.

Justin & Kyle were ejected flying from the back of the van through the front wind-shied, they were airlifted to the closest hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Justin and Jimmy both suffered concussions while Kyle broke his back and sprained his leg. Luckily - everyone is alive...

Sadly - This makes it very difficult for the us to continue on the sherwood tour. We are doing everything in our power to make sure we stay on this tour. It will take some time to get the insurance claim back to get the band a new vehicle and trailer. So we are asking for any help we can get - any donation will go towards keeping us on this tour is massively appreciated. Below in this post there is a donation link

If you plan on coming out to the sherwood tour - come early so you can see and help support us through this! - photos and paypal donation link here

Deftones Announce CD Release, Free Song, Vinyl Single and Festival Appearances

We told you about the free Deftones song yesterday, now here is the official word about the new album: One of the most respected and enduring forces in modern rock music, Deftones are proud to announce the release of their long -awaited new album entitled 'Diamond Eyes,' scheduled for release May 18, 2010.

The Grammy Award-winning, Platinum-certified band's 6th full-length, was produced and mixed by Nick Raskulinecz (Alice in Chains, Coheed & Cambria, Foo Fighters), and recorded and engineered by Paul "Fig" Figueroa (Alice in Chains, Bad Religion). As expected, DIAMOND EYES is a powerful combination of muscular impact and expansive and atmospheric clarity that propels Deftones through their ever-evolving new sonic terrain.

Beginning today, one brand new song from the album, "Rocket Skates," will become available online only for FREE via www.deftones.com. To accompany the track, a new lyric video will be available and viewable the same day at: youtube.com/deftones.

Then on April 17, "Rocket Skates" will be available for sale as an exclusive, limited edition 7" vinyl single pressing complete with picture sleeve in support of National Record Store Day. These will go fast so don't hesitate. - more on this story

Sting Orchestra Tour

Live Nation announced today that Sting, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, will embark on a world tour this summer. The tour will find Sting performing his most celebrated songs re-imagined for symphonic arrangement. The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will be conducted by Maestro Steven Mercurio (Pavarotti, Bocelli).

Drawing from a diverse and illustrious career that has produced numerous multi-platinum albums, a staggering list of number one songs, countless accolades and worldwide record sales of nearly 100 million, Sting's greatest hits will be reinterpreted with brand new orchestrations created especially for this tour. Selections will include fan-favorites such as "Roxanne," "Next To You," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "Every Breath You Take," to notable songs from Sting's enduring solo career – "Englishman in New York," "Fragile," "Russians," "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You," "Fields of Gold," and "Desert Rose."

Presented in a variety of settings, the tour begins June 2 in Vancouver and then travels to numerous cities across North America. Dates announced today include: June 9 at Red Rocks in Denver; June 15 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles; July 17 and 18 at Chicago's renowned Ravinia Festival. Sting will also perform in New York, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington and return to Canada, with stops in Toronto and Montreal. Additional North American cities, venues and on-sale dates will be announced in the next few weeks, with other territories throughout the UK and Europe to follow soon. - more on this story

Talking Maiden Megadeth

Talking Metal celebrates their 300th podcast with AN ALL-NEW interview with Paul Di'Anno. This very special episode also features an interview with David Ellefson of Megadeth (originally broadcast live on Talking Metal Live 2/9/10).

Ellefson interview topics include his return to Megadeth, the twenty-year cycle of metal, his 14-year-old son, Exodus, the "Rust In Peace" album and 20th anniversary tour, the song "Head Crusher," Hail, and Frank Bello. In this interview Ellefson states that he is has no problem with playing songs live off the last couple Megadeth albums, even though he was not involved in the recording of them.

Paul Di'Anno interview topics include Joey Ramone, New York City, Ace Frehley, the China Club, the business side of Iron Maiden, Battlezone, new music, the song "Remember Tomorrow", Paul's grandfather, and "The Living Dead" album. In this interview Paul comments on former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr's battle with Multiple Sclerosis calling his current state "not good" and says, "it is very difficult for me to see him because I always want to cry."

To listen to an MP3 of the podcast go to - TalkingMetal.com

The Whigs Offer Up Two Free Songs from Their Forthcoming Album

The Whigs are getting ready to release their new album, IN THE DARK, March 16th on ATO Records. To give fans a sneak peek at IN THE DARK, The Whigs are offering 2 new tracks for free download.

IN THE DARK is the follow up to the band's critically acclaimed album MISSION CONTROL. An exuberant, no-holds-barred live act, The Whigs followed the release of MISSION CONTROL with nearly non-stop touring, spending much of 2008 and 2009 on the road as headliners and as special guests of Kings of Leon, The Kooks and Drive-By Truckers, to name a few.

The Whigs will make their return to The Late Show with David Letterman on April 1st, will make their Late Show with Jimmy Fallon debut April 27th and will hit the road with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club beginning February 26th. - Grab the free tunes here!

Cursive Discovering America

Cursive is set to release a new single, "Discovering America," on March 9th, 2010, via Saddle Creek. "Discovering America," the latest song from the band, focuses on the mistreatment of the American Indian community.

Given its content, Cursive has decided to release the song as a standalone single for charity, with all profits to be donated to the American Indian College Fund. The single will be available at major digital music retailers.

With its credo "Educating the Mind and Spirit," the Denver-based American Indian College Fund is the nation's largest provider of private scholarships for American Indian students, providing more than 6,000 scholarships annually for students seeking to better their lives and communities through education at the nation's more than 30 accredited tribal colleges and universities. - more on this story

Latest Carole King and James Taylor Troubadour Reunion Tour Dates

We told you about the historic Carole King and James Taylor Troubadour Reunion tour last month, but since then quite a few dates have been added. Here is the announcement with the additional dates: This once-in-a-lifetime event marks a rare concert experience bringing two of the most beloved singer-songwriters on tour together - intimate and in the round - for the first time in four decades. North American dates begin on May 7 in Portland, OR, and extend through July 5th in Lenox, Ma.

The tour will travel to major venues and cities nationwide including Madison Square Garden in New York and a three-night stand at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

The idea for the tour was conceived after a series of six performances Taylor and King gave at the Troubadour in Los Angeles in 2007 to celebrate the famed venue's 50th Anniversary. The shows sold out immediately and garnered rave reviews from fans and critics alike. - more on this story

Ryko Analog Vaults Opened for Meat Puppets and Arling & Cameron Vinyl Releases

On February 23rd 2010, Ryko proudly kicked off the relaunch of the Ryko Analogue Series with two special vinyl releases, the 1984 re-mastered Meat Puppets' classic, Meat Puppets II, and the double-vinyl collection of Arling & Cameron's Music For Imaginary Films.

The Ryko Analogue Series brings cult favorites and essential classics back to life. Ryko Analogue culls pivotal releases from its extensive musical catalog and presents them on special edition vinyl. Each re-issue is carefully crafted to deliver the finest quality sound and visual presentation. Common features include deluxe packaging and re-mastered audio. Ryko Analogue provides the ultimate listening experience for both the avid collector and new enthusiast of vinyl.

Meat Puppets Meat Puppets II: Originally released in 1984 on SST Records, Meat Puppets II is completely re-mastered on this special vinyl edition. This crucial release from the Meat Puppets stunningly captures how Curt Kirkwood, brother Cris Kirkwood, and Derrick Bostrom experimented with acid rock and country western sounds. - more on this story

Singled Out: Post Death Soundtrack

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today the members of Post Death Soundtrack tell us about their brand new song "Our Time Is Now" from their forthcoming album (but you can download this song for free right now!). We now turn it over to the band for the story:

Kenneth Buck: For me OTIN represents a new beginning for the band. There was a rough batch shortly after Music as Weaponry was released. We had just begun work on our new album when circumstance intervened and we left unsure as to whether it would ever see completion. One day, after a few months of down time, Steve and I met up in a coffee shop to discuss the state of both our our friendship and the project. I was nervous to see whether or not the meeting would be fruitful. Fortunately, we managed to work out a lot of the kinks, and became reinvigorated about the project. We were ready to begin work again with a new approach, and OTIN was the first new track to surface. As Jon said, this is the first track to feature all four members of PDS, and I think it captures the new spirit of the band very well. Since it's creation the band has been stronger than ever, and we are excited for the future.

Jon Ireson: Ken and Steve had layed down the basic structure for the tune back in Calgary so when it came to me in Vancouver, I could already see pretty clearly where the tune was heading. I immediately dug the juxtaposition of the calm resolve with the intrusive maniacal rants. So we set out to exaggerate the extremes, layering in multiple vocal lines and effects during the rants while shooting in some bell-like bass texture for the serene sections. The whole thing was tied together with Colin tracking the grand piano which made this song the first official record that all four members had been a part of.

This song is layin down track so the locomotive can come barrelling through. Ya gotta put yourself in the driver's seat and say: "This is my f***ing ride and I'm going to plow through whatever is in my way". Shed all the confines that have been imposed on you and live for yourself. "Tear up the script and let the bastards sort it out"

Steve Moore: "Our Time Is Now" was the first song written by the current version of Post Death Soundtrack as a 4-piece collective. I think it's suitable for a strong beginning because of some of the "carpe diem" themes covered in the song. It will be included on the upcoming Post Death Soundtrack full length coming in 2010. "Our Time Is Now" is about the balance between detachment and participation in the world, both with the physical and metaphysical; letting all your petty questions leave you - at that point all that's left to do is invoke and demand, to reclaim your own power. I personally have strived to rid myself of all the questions that have plagued me in my life, and take control. When you're invoking power, you have no questions. The rant at the end of the track was a free form stream of consciousness, a forceful play with our own ideas of reality. Play is important! I think the song ended up having a motivational feel and the message is intact.

OTIN was recorded in 3 Studios; two home studios manned by Kenneth Buck and Jon Ireson, and the Vancouver studio Nimbus (Rage Against the Machine, Gallows, Mudvayne), where Colin Everall added some piano and production. It's great to be part of a band where everyone contributes, and everyone respects the ideas of others involved.

Colin Everall - "Our Time is Now" was definitely a reinvigoration of the band, as geographic and interpersonal distancing had questioned the future of the project. The lyric and tone of the track re-energized our morale and creativity, and was an appropriate milestone for the next chapter of Post Death Soundtrack.

We steered clear of live drums for the track, as we all felt sequenced drums much better fit the tone of the track. Jon, Steve & Kenny had laid the lionshare of instrumentation & vocals; all that left was my contribution. Sneaking into a local studio, we quickly guerrilla recorded the piano lines in a dark live room, using an off-limits grand piano."

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, you can download it for free along with other cool tracks - right here!

Metric Announce Mini Tour

In continued support of their album Fantasies, Metric announces a short run of headlining dates this March on the west coast (see below for details).

This summer, Metric will tour as part of the traveling Lilith Festival, which will make stops nationwide.

Other participating acts include Mary J. Blige, Norah Jones, Tegan & Sara, Sheryl Crow, and many more. Lots to look forward to! - dates

Hatesphere Lose Their Singer

Hatesphere have announced that Jonathan "Joller" Albrechtsen is leaving the band. Jonathan will be temporarily replaced by Morten "Kruger" Madsen of the Danish Metal band Mevadio.

Despite Jonathan´s exit, Hatesphere have no intention of quitting and they will hit the American shores as planned 24th February to tour one month with their friends in The Black Dahlia Murder, Obscura and Augury. Tour plans for the UK and rest of Europe is already in the making ...

In addition to the press release Mixen and Hatesphere would like to add a few words: "Today is one of those strange days where two equally strong feelings are tossing my insides around in a ponderous fist fight. One is gloomy and leaving me with a sensation that we're stuck knee-deep in a twitch. The other one is relieved, proud and stronger than ever. Today we part ways with Joller. Having a hard time combining full-time work, 2 bands and a general lack of excitement on his part, Joller came to the conclusion that his time in HateSphere was up. We debated for a couple of days there, but saw it fitting that we let him go because you can't be in this band if your heart is not in place. So, as sad as it may be, we're happy to send him on his way so we can all on move on towards bigger and better things, fully focused. Now, we've endured hardship before so I am not worried one bit. Also, the energy in the band is at an all-time high, especially since Mike joined us last year, and at this point, we're already in contact with several possible singers (with some really interesting people in the mix might I add!). Try-out's will commence immediately upon arrival from our forthcoming US tour, and shortly after that we will hit the studio to record something new and fresh." - Myspace link

Bad Lieutenant Ask Fans To Create New Video

Bad Lieutenant is putting the creative onus squarely into the hands of their fans. The band is partnering with DailyMotion.com, the second largest web video site in the world and one of the most popular for music videos, for a contest that invites fans and aspiring filmmakers to create what will be the official music video for the band's new single, "Twist of Fate," from their debut album, Never Cry Another Tear.

The competition starts today, February 23 and will run until April 2, about a week after the single's March 23 U.S. release date. The winning submission will be personally chosen by the members of Bad Lieutenant. The winner's video will be featured on the Bad Lieutenant channel, as well as on the band's MySpace page, official website, and other social networks, as the official video for "Twist of Fate." The winner will also receive a Kodak Zi8 H-D video flip-cam, the Bad Lieutenant Deluxe Vinyl and Artwork Package, and additional band merchandise.

Once a video is completed, fans are asked to upload it as a fan video to the Contest Page at http://www.dailymotion.com/group/TwistofFate/ All videos will be reviewed prior to appearing live on the page where fans can view all of the videos in competition. - more on this story

Fifth Angel Taps Jeffrey McCormack as New Drummer

Fifth Angel is pleased to announce that Jeffrey McCormack will be handling drum duties for the band. A sought-after studio/touring musician from the Seattle area, McCormack joins Ed Archer (guitars), John Macko (bass), Kendall Bechtel (guitars) and Tim Branom (lead vocals) to complete Fifth Angel's lineup.

"Jeff's studio and touring experience is a positive addition to Fifth Angel," said Archer. "It's a tall order learning the drum parts our former bandmate Ken Mary put down, and Jeff has approached the challenge head-on. We're all on the same page and can't wait to see what the future holds for Fifth Angel."

Jeff was one of many musicians that called the famous Music Bank studio in Seattle home in the late 1980s. McCormack cut his teeth with many of Seattle's elite musicians, including the late Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains, John DeVol (Culprit) and even Fifth Angel's current vocalist Tim Branom, just to name a few. - more on this story

Saosin Kick Off New Tour with Maylene & The Sons of Disaster

Saosin return to the road in the U.S. this month after spending time touring South East Asia in support of their sophomore release In Search Of Solid Ground (Capitol Records) which was released on Sep. 8th, 2009.

The Orange County based quintet will headline the bill with support from Maylene and The Sons of Disaster, which started in Bakersfield, CA on February 18th and will finish up in Pomona, CA on March 21st (full schedule below).

In Search of Solid Ground is the end product of months of writing, tracking and mix sessions which Saosin fans were able to witness online in real time, with songs written and tracks demoed in the Costa Mesa, CA studio of global youth brand Hurley, where they self-produced several final album tracks. In early 2009, Saosin worked with producer Butch Walker (Sevendust, Fall Out Boy, P!nk) which resulted in 5 songs on In Search Of Solid Ground. They also worked with John Feldman (The Used, Good Charlotte, Story Of The Year) who produced 2 tracks and with Lucas Banker/Logan Mader (Five Finger Death Punch, Soulfly, Machine Head) on 1 album track. Band guitarist Beau Burchell mixed all songs on In Search of Solid Ground. - more on this story

1349 Announce Album Details

Norwegian black metal titans 1349 have announced the title and release date of their new album. The album, entitled "Demonoir," will be released by Indie Recordings throughout Europe on April 26, and by Prosthetic Records in North America on April 27.

For the band's fifth full-length release, 1349 decided to suck out the fiercest and most potent energies from every single member and surroundings, channeling it into songs that are pulsating with uncanny atmospheres, rawness and nerve shattering intensity. The whole process of getting the material on record was like one long, exhausting black magic summoning that could not be allowed to go wrong.

"Demonoir" is without a shadow of a doubt 1349's darkest, most sinister and brutal work to date, and in this case it comes to mean that the band has gone from the utterly extreme to the genre-expanding and mind-boggling. Black Metal cannot, and will never be the same.

"Demonoir" will be available in North America as a digipack CD and a limited edition 12" picture disc LP. - Myspace link

Thirty Seconds to Mars Into The Wild World Tour

Thirty Seconds to Mars has announced U.S. dates of their Into The Wild world tour starting April 9th at the Pearl Theater in Las Vegas, NV through May 13th at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA (full schedule below).

The Into The Wild tour is the band's first tour in 3 years and is in support of their new album 'This Is War.' The tour kicked off last week in Nottingham, England where they played to sold out crowd of 10,000 screaming fans.

Thirty Seconds to Mars will continue to play arenas throughout Europe including stops at London's Wembley Arena and the Paris' Bercy stadium. Mute Math and Neon Trees will open the U.S. leg of Into The Wild. Pre-sale ticket and special fan packages through American Express, I Love All Access and musictoday begin 10am February 24th through 10pm February 26th in most markets, New York and Chicago pre-sale starts Saturday February 27th. Traditional on sale through Ticketmaster begin February 26th in select markets (complete on sale schedule - here)

The Rocket Summer Release New Album, Announce March Dates

With this week's release of The Rocket Summer's second major label album on Island Records, Of Men And Angels, already got off to a brilliant start with an exclusive premiere on MySpace that can still be heard at www.myspace.com/therocketsummer.

Of Men And Angels is on the way, as The Rocket Summer frontman, songwriter and multi-instrumental Texan Bryce Avary looks ahead to the band's return to the road, starting March 13th on a series of shows with Colorado-based One Republic. (Please see tour dates below.) TRS is already confirmed for the 16th annual Vans Warped Tour 2010 this summer, opening in California the last weekend of June, running through August 15th.

On March 20th, the closing Saturday of this year's 10-day SXSW (South By Southwest) Music + Film + Interactive Conference in Austin – the Rocket Summer will play an acoustic set as part of the AP (Alternative Press) all-day "100 Bands (You Need To Know)" concert. TRS will join 18 other bands ("in no particular order," AP advises) who will play on three stages at Emo's beginning at noon. - more on this story

Bigbang Tribute L.A.'s Silver Lake On New Album

Dubbed "Norway's Greatest Live Band," Bigbang have returned stateside with Edendale, their tribute to the Silver Lake area of the city of Los Angeles.

Front man and founder Øystein Greni explains: "The area of Los Angeles today known as Echo Park/Silver Lake used to be called Edendale around the time when the silent movie industry took off. Charlie Chaplin's studio -now a storage place - is on my block, and Walt Disney's first film studio was across the street from the local Trader Joes. InEurope we tend to romanticize things and people from the past; here it's all about moving on to the next project. Ironically, as much as I wanted to get away from the stale museum-like atmosphere of Europe, I get here and start focusing on LA's fascinating past!" Their sound reflects that appreciation of the past, as the band is often garnering comparisons to the Allman Brothers, Tom Petty, Lynyrd Skynyrd and REM.

Øystein Greni (vocals); Olaf Olsen (drums); and Nikoli Eilertsen (bass) forged the band's distinctive sound based on Greni's love of punk & alternative rock. The guys will head on tour to celebrate their return to the states, after their North American debut, 2008's From Acid to Zen. - more on this story

Gogol Bordello Documentary Coming to DVD

"Gogol Bordello Non-Stop" Available Nationwide On DVD March 16th. This definitive feature documentary on Gypsy punk rock band and international sensation uncovers the insane party culture of the band and its leader and indie-movie-star Eugene Hütz

A vibrant chronicle of one of today's most notorious and revered live bands, Gogol Bordello Non-Stop follows Eugene Hütz's gypsy-punk brigade around the world as they spread their liberating libertine musical gospel.

Filmmaker Margarita Jimeno tracks their raucous gigs from 2001 to 2006, from NYC to Italy, as the band rises from dingy basements to festival main-stages. The cast is a rotating circus of polyglot personalities from Israel, Russia and America, who dish on their music, their heritage, and their favored vices. - more on this story