Hear Steven Tyler's New Song

"I've always been a fan of Aerosmith," Kay told VG Nett, "[so] I [was] really looking forward to working with [Steven]." Of course, Tyler's solo single doesn't mark the end of Aerosmith. The band have already begun work on their new studio album (their first of original material since 2001's Just Push Play) and plan on recording it this summer. Check out the song here

Accept Guitarist Punctures Lung On Stage

(Rock News Desk) Accept were forced to play as a four-piece in Texas over the weekend after guitarist Herman Frank suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs after a stage fall in San Antonio the previous night.

Accept bassist Pete Baltes says guitarist Frank didn't know he'd punctured his lung and broken four ribs until after the show finished.

Frank is recovering in hospital and the band are playing without him until he's fit again. Baltes explains: "He tripped and landed hard on his back. Even though he managed to finish the show his pain became unbearable as we arrived in Houston for our next appearance. He was taken to the emergency room." more on this story

Megadeth's Mustaine and Anthrax Spitz Supergrouping

(Gibson) Megadeth's Dave Mustaine has formed a new band with ex-Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz. The band, reported to be called Red Lamb, has risen from the ashes of Spitz's previous project, Deuxmonkey, which was shelved after vocalist Wade Black quit in April and issued a cease and desist on all of his lyrics and vocals.

The Red Lamb album will be mixed by Johnny K, who is also producing the next Megadeth album after producer Andy Sneap had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with his own band, Hell.

Mustaine had already been involved in Deuxmonkey has far back as last year. In November 2010, he told this writer (in an unpublished segment of an interview for Mixdown magazine): "I've been working with Danny Spitz on his project and I was trying to sing a melody to him over the phone and I grabbed a guitar to play it, because with the increments of the frets it's a lot easier than when you're singing, when you're helping someone zero in on a melody over the phone." more on this story

AC/DC Won't Compromise

(hennemusic) AC/DC are one of the last bands standing… Standing firm that their songs will never be available for download, that is. "I know The Beatles have changed, but we're going to carry on like that," AC/DC guitarist Angus Young told Sky News Friday at the London premiere of the band's new DVD, "Live At River Plate."

"For us, it's the best way. We are a band who started off with albums and that's how we've always been."

Experts say the rockers, whose 1980 album "Back In Black" is the second-highest selling in history, are missing out on millions in lost revenue by refusing to allow their work to be sold in the digital marketplace. Young said he refuses to sanction allowing individual tracks to be downloaded because their songs should be heard as part of a full album. more on this story

Ozzfest Called Off?- Limp Bizkit Shotgun- New Travis Barker Video- Evanescence Of A Down in Rio- Abomination Reunion- Samiam Return- Danny Lilker's New Band- more

The Day in Rock Digest for 05/10/11: Rock News Desk has this from the Rumormill: This year's Ozzfest touring show may have been called off. The event's website has removed the holding page for its 2011 bill and a forum post asking for fans to suggest acts has been deleted.

Limp Bizkit plan to release a new single, "Shotgun," from their long-awaited new album Gold Cobra. more

Former Anthrax man Danny Lilker has unveiled his new black metal outfit Nokturnal Hellstorm. The bassist says: "I wanted to play pure black metal again. While a lot of people were drawn to the more sensational aspects of the scene and lost interest when all that died down, I was still drawn to the music." more

Travis Barker has posted his video for "Misfits" from his debut solo album, Give the Drummer Some. The track features Steve Aoki of Dim Mak and countless other bands and collaborations on vocals. more

Decapitated have selected Carnival Is Forever as the name for their fifth studio album and Nuclear Blast Records debut. more

Evanescence and System Of A Down have been confirmed for this year's Rock In Rio festival, which will take place September 23 - October 2 more

Behemoth mainman Nergal has paid tribute to his bandmates for their support during his battle against leukaemia. more

Hopeless Records will be reuniting with Samiam to release their upcoming full length. The as-yet untilted album will be the third from the band through Hopeless and their first since 2006. more

Google Inc could launch a new online music service as early as Tuesday, which will be similar to a service recently started by Amazon.com Inc, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. more

Abomination, the 1990s band formed by Master mainman Paul Speckmann, will reform for a 17-date European tour in November 2011 more

Cro-Mags frontman John Joseph is offering guided walking tours of New York City's lower east side district in a bid to preserve its social history. more

This Or The Apocalypse, Affiance, Deception Of A Ghost, and Last Chance To Reason will tour together briefly in late-June and early-July. more

Vreid will embark upon a North American headlining trek this August. more

Death Breath - the Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former Entombed drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (most recently the frontman of The Hellacopters and Imperial State Electric) - has canceled its appearance at the Maryland Deathfest Ix, set to take place May 26-29 in Baltimore. more

Motionless In White has parted ways with guitarist TJ Bell. more

Black Mark has set a July 18 U.K. release date for a limited-edition Bathory vinyl box set . The collection, which is being released in honor of the band's late mastermind Quorthon more

On this day in 1969, Led Zeppelin made their first appearance on the U.K. album chart when the band's debut album charted at #6, going on to spend 71 weeks on the U.K. chart. It entered the U.S. chart the following week at #10. Now considered one of the most important debuts in rock, creating an entirely new interpretation of the rock and roll genre because of the groundbreaking music and recording techniques, the album was recorded in just 36 hours.

On this day in 1999, American singer, songwriter poet, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books Shel Silverstein died of a heart attack aged 57. Wrote, "A Boy Named Sue" for Johnny Cash (which Silverstein won a Grammy for in 1970) and many songs for Dr. Hook including "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." Find out what else happened on this date in music history here

Killswitch Engage Stars Reengage

(Rock News Desk) Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz says his collaboration with the band's former singer Jesse Leach showed him a new side of his colleague.

The pair recently released Hymn of a Broken Man, their first album as Times of Grace, and Dutkiewicz says: "It was just so natural to work with Jesse again.

"Confidence was the biggest thing – He was this fragile man of a singer when he was in Killswitch. Now he's more secure with his abilities and skills. It's refreshing to see him come into his own." more rock news

Heaven & Hell Blu-Ray

Heaven & Hell's Radio City Music Hall Live is finally coming to Blu-Ray and will include five bonus features when it hits on May 17th via Eagle Vision.

It had been 15 years since the legendary lineup of vocalist extraordinaire Ronnie James Dio, guitar hero Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Vinny Appice played on a stage together as Heaven & Hell.

Their celebratory return took place March 30, 2007 on one of the greatest stages in the world: New York's City's Radio City Music Hall. more on this story

Zakk Wylde Wants Live DVD With Slash and Jerry Cantrell

(Rock News Desk) Zakk Wylde is hoping to play and record a live version of Black Label Society's semi-unplugged album featuring guest stars Slash and Jerry Cantrell.

The guitarist is revelling in the acclaim generated by The Song Remains Not the Same, a semi-official BLS release containing acoustic-based versions of his own tracks and some of his favourite cover versions.

And if he can find the time, he'd love to make a DVD based on the album. "I'm so happy with it I can't stop looking at myself in the mirror… It's cool. If you want something mellow, a break from the slammin' stuff, this is a great record to vibe out to. Sit back and drift away," Wylde tells Music Radar. "I've got some touring to do and we'll be out for a while, and after that we'll get back to doing another Black Label record. But I might do an 'un-blackened' DVD next – something with strings and a bunch of friends like Father Cantrell, Slash, all my buddies. more on this story

Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Hopes Smashed

(Rock AAA) Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has ruled out a reunion of the band's classic line-up revealing it would be impossible for him to share a stage with his former band mates.

And he says tensions have escalated between the parties in recent years as they have waged a series of legal rows although he does say he bears no grudges with ex-drummer Jimmy Chamberlin.

"No (reunion). That's just one of those things that are never going to happen. If you don't see somebody for a while, there's the old thing, 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder.' Well, we haven't had absence," Corgan tells Rolling Stone. "The things that have happened between us in the interim haven't been good. There have been lawsuits and lots of stupid stuff. It's only made it worse. If it was bad before, it's really bad now. Jimmy and I aren't enemies – he's just off doing what he wants to do, as he should. There's not super bad blood between me and Jimmy that we'd never get on stage again. more on this story

Singled Out: Other Lives' Tamer Animals

Today Jesse Tabish from Other Lives tells us about the title track from their brand new album "Tamer Animals," which hits stores today. Here is the story:

This song was written in five minutes on a piano in my front room. Originally, I didn't care for the song and thought it was a throw away, but my band mates convinced me otherwise.

The name of the song and the chorus came from my good friend Adam Wright's book of poems called Tamer Animals, and I fell in love with the title.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and stream the full album right here!

Metallica To Rock the Hill

Last month Metallica announced that they would be playing the 44th edition of Festival d'ete de Quebec on Saturday, July 16, 2011. Now comes news of a second Canadian festival appearance this summer. The band had this to say:

"We're making it a two city Canadian tour as we head to Halifax, Canada for the Rock the Hill festival on July 14, 2011 at Halifax Garrison Grounds. The relatively new festival will also include Matt Mays, Protest The Hero, Seether and Coheed And Cambria.

That's going to do it for us in July, but certainly not for 2011 . . . as we like to say, keep watching here!" They have ticket info here

Rush Go Track By Track For Moving Pictures

(Gibson) Perhaps the most celebrated album of Rush's long, illustrious career is 1981's Moving Pictures. Featuring two of the band's top singles, "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight," along with other favorites, such as "Red Barchetta" and the instrumental "YYZ," the album helped cement the group's status as an upper echelon arena act. The group have spotlighted the album on their Time Machine tour, playing it in its entirety to houses packed with multiple generations of Rush fans. And with a newly issued special edition Blu-ray/DVD+CD package, it seems like the perfect time to check in with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson to look back on the set.

"We knew they were good songs," Lifeson told MusicRadar.com, who asked the Gibson signature guitarist to reflect on the record track-by-track (highlights below). "Did we think that they'd ever be considered 'standards'? Not at all. All we tried to do was please ourselves."

"Tom Sawyer": "We don't like to think about the album sequence until we're done recording everything, but I think 'Tom' was always going to be the opener. Just the way it starts – it had to open the record."

"Red Barchetta": "I remember that we really loved this song, and so the writing of it was very quick. It was born from a jam, which is how a lot of the stuff on Moving Pictures came about. We'd go into the studio in the morning, jam on an idea, and then huddle around a little cassette player to see if we had something." The rest of the songs

Beatles' Penny Lane Trumpet Player Dies

(Gibson) The man who was most famous for playing the piccolo trumpet solo on The Beatles' "Penny Lane" has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. Classical musician David Mason passed away on April 29 after a brief battle with leukemia. He was 85.

The story goes that Paul McCartney was seeking to add some extra instrumentation to "Penny Lane" and he saw Mason play Bach's "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2 in F Major on television. The next day, producer George Martin brought in Mason to record with the band. "I did not even know who The Beatles were when I was asked to do a recording session with them," Mason told England's Bath Chronicle in 2003. "For me it was just another job."

Mason brought nine trumpets to the session and eventually picked the B-flat piccolo trumpet to deliver the distinct solo. McCartney sang the solo aloud, Martin wrote out the notes and Mason performed his task, according to The Beatles Recording Sessions. He was paid about $45 for his contribution. more on this story

Carlos Santana To Tour With George Lopez

Carlos Santana and George Lopez are teaming up as co-headliners for "Divine Rascals," a series of shows slated for September and October.

The special tour –featuring a set from Santana and standup from Lopez—marks the first time the two have been billed together.

The Divine Rascals itinerary includes performances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO (Sept. 3-4); Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA (Sept. 24); Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord in Concord, CA (Sept. 25); and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 1). more on this story

Alkaline Trio Unplugged Damnesia

(Epitaph) Alkaline Trio will be going on plugged on their new album entitled Damnesia which will be released on July 12th.

The new record features a selection of beloved fan favorites selected from the group's extensive catalogue and presented in an intimate-semi unplugged format.

Also included will be a cover of the song "I Held Her In My Arms" by influential indie rock trio The Violent Femmes as well as two brand new Alkaline Trio songs entitled "Olde English 800" and "I Remember A Rooftop." more on this story

Duff McKagan's Loaded Sick Again

Armoury Records is reissuing a special edition of Duff McKagan's Loaded's sophomore album Sick on May 24.

The album, originally released in 2009 to critical acclaim, strikes a precarious balance at the juncture of metal, punk and grunge.

The specially-packaged double-disc comes complete with two additional bonus tracks on the CD—"Roll Away" and an acoustic version of "Wasted Heart"—plus a 94-minute bonus DVD featuring the band in full force from The Garage in 2008 Glasgow, Scotland. more on this story

Rolling Stones Star May Launch Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Line

(hennemusic) Britain's The Sun newspaper reports Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood may soon add clothing designer to his resume, as he's in discussions with Tommy Hilfiger to create his own fashion line.

Away from the Stones, Wood is already acknowledged as a skilled painter, even buying his own art gallery to further his interest.

Now Ronnie is planning to get even more creative by exploring the fashion business. more on this story

ISIS Announce New Live Album Series

ISIS may have broken up but that doesn't mean they are done releasing new albums. Here is the official word: ISIS, who disbanded in May of last year, is set to release a series of five live albums that span the Los Angeles-by-way-of-Boston band's thirteen year career.

The digital releases begin with ISIS Live I 9.23.03, a four-song, forty-minute recording from a performance at The Fillmore in San Francisco, which will be available on May 31. Each subsequent recording will be released at two week intervals with dates and album specifics listed below.

The former members of ISIS are busy working on new music with Mike Gallagher scoring films (most recently 22nd of May) and creating music under the MGR moniker, Aaron Turner working with Faith Coloccia on Mamiffer and House of Low Culture, Jeff Caxide creating CRONE with a release forthcoming, Clifford Meyer working on two new projects: Windmills By The Ocean and Taiga as well as continuing with Red Sparowes and Aaron Harris continuing his production career as he currently wraps up work on Lesser Key's upcoming album.

more on this story

Bob Dylan Justice

(Gibson) The Bobby Fuller Four may have sung "I Fought the Law," but when the law comes down on criminals, judges prefer to quote the lyrics of another bard. According to the LA Times, legal experts have determined that no artist has been quoted more in courtrooms than Bob Dylan.

U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik recalled hearing Dylan sing about injustice over the radio airwaves when he was growing up in New York City. "Suddenly there was someone speaking a certain kind of truth to you," he said. "You'd say, 'Wow! That's something I'm not used to hearing on the radio, something that moved me.'"

University of Texas law professor Alex Long agreed that the influence of Dylan is prevalent on Baby Boomer-era judges. "Everyone wants to believe that the music they listen to says something about who they are," he opined. "Being a judge is a pretty cloistered existence, having to crank out these opinions in isolation. Dylan was popular at the time they were coming of age and trying to figure out who they were. The chance to throw in a line from your favorite artist is tempting, a chance to let your freak flag fly." more on this story

Henry Rollins Slams Music Biz Practices

(Rock News Desk) Henry Rollins says music pirates aren't the only ones to blame for the music industry's current problems – and cites his former band Black Flag as a prime example.

He states he and his ex colleagues haven't been paid royalties in decades for profits made from their back catalogue. And although he insists illegal downloading is wrong, he maintains there are advantages to people hearing music they wouldn't otherwise listen to.

Rollins says in his LA Weekly column: "Musicians have been kept from their earnings by everyone from venue owners to managers, agents, other band members and record labels, to the point where it's an almost built-in expectation." He has a lot more to say

AC/DC: Angus and Malcolm Working On New Song

(Gibson) AC/DC fans had to wait eight year's between 2000's Stiff Upper Lip and 2008's Black Ice. The hard rock legends promise that it won't take quite so long before they deliver their next studio album.

"Me and Mal¬colm have begun trying a few things," guitarist Angus Young told The Daily Star. "Then we'll be back on stage again."

Of course, AC/DC have a big anniversary coming up – 2013 will mark the group's 40th year. Could a celebration tour be in store? "I'll be celebrating by just being here," frontman Brian Johnson said. "We could be dead, so to still be standing on a stage after 40 years is good enough for me." more on this story

Peter Case Releases Rarities

Peter Case's new rarities collection The Case Files is being released today. We received the following details:

The Case Files collects demos, out-takes, one live shot & other rarities from the 1985-2010 span of Peter Case's solo career following his work with his pioneering bands The Plimsouls, The Nerves & The Breakaways.

Compiled by Peter himself, this long-overdue collection combines rockin' full band electric tracks with a selection of dynamic acoustic performances, and also features collaborations with many of Peter's talented friends, such as Stan Ridgway, Eddie Muñoz, T-Bone Burnett, Ron Franklin and Tony Marsico, among others. more on this story

Walker Brothers' John Walker Dies

(Gibson) John Walker, one of the founders of '60s hitmakers The Walker Brothers, has died at age 67 following a battle with liver cancer.

The Walker Brothers featured Scott Walker, Gary Walker and John Walker, although they weren't actually brothers. They weren't even Walkers. Their real names: Scott Engel, Gary Leeds and John Maus. The group scored a string of #1 hits in the 1960s including "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" and "Make it Easy on Yourself," while a 1970s reunion returned them to the charts with "No Regrets." The latter title also was used in a joint biography published by John and Gary in 2009. The book, The Walker Brothers: No Regrets - Our Story, dished up the details of the Walkers' private lives, including encounters with stars such as Walt Disney, Humphrey Bogart, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix.

After The Walker Brothers, John Walker went on to customize guitars; established a recording studio, a record label and production company; and toured and released music as a solo artist. more on this story

War Revisited

Universal Music Enterprises has acquired the rights to the catalog of WAR, the band that created such oft-covered and much-sampled funk-rock classics as "Why Can't We Be Friends?," "Low Rider," "Spill The Wine," "The Cisco Kid," "Slippin' Into Darkness" and "Summer."

WAR is the centerpiece of a long-term exclusive license agreement which brings the entire Avenue Records catalog to UMe. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band on its own -- several WAR albums will be made available for digital download for the first time and fans will be able to obtain a free classic track via Facebook. WAR is also currently in the studio preparing a new album.

Making their digital premieres on May 3rd will be 1997's Coleccion Latina, which brings together WAR's favorite tracks for Latin fans, and two original 1979 albums, The Music Band and The Music Band 2. more on this story

Keb Mo Sets New Album Release

(WMG) Keb Mo will release his first studio release since his 2006 when The Reflection hits stores on August 2nd.

The Reflection was written and recorded over a period of three years, that included his relocation from Los Angeles to Nashville. Self-produced, the 12-song set features duets with India.Arie and Vince Gill, as well as performances by Dave Koz, Marcus Miller, Mindi Abair and world-renowned studio musician David T. Walker.

The Reflection finds Keb stretching out into various styles, rooted in soul, jazz and r&b. His trademark honest, unadorned vocal, his deceptively simple, sublime guitar work and his catchy melodies are here, of course, but with this recording Keb is more expressive than ever. He has significantly raised the bar for himself. more on this story

The Acacia Strain Announce Limited Edition Double Live Album

(PR) The Acacia Strain will be releasing their first live album on June 21st, via Prosthetic Records.

"The Most Known Unknown," is a double disc set, limited to 5000 copies, and coming out just in time for the band's first run on the long-running Van's Warped Tour.

The music on the album comes from two shows, one in Worcester, MA and one in Holyoke, MA, which were both documented on 2009's "The Most Known Unknown," DVD. more on this story

Gary Nicholson Joined By Asleep At The Wheel's Ray Benson and Joe Ely On New Album

(Conqueroo) Gary Nicholson's new album, Texas Songbook, which as the name implies pays homage to his home state, will hit stores on June 21st.

Gary Nicholson is a musical renaissance man — a number one hit songwriter, a two time Grammy winning record producer, a guitarist, singer, and recording artist. A consistent presence on the upper reaches of the country chart hit parade for the last three decades, his associations and collaborations read like an honor roll of notable talent in country and beyond: George Strait, Ringo Starr, Garth Brooks, Jeff Bridges, Robert Plant, B.B. King, Fleetwood Mac, Gregg Allman, The Judds, Buddy Guy, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Del McCoury, The Neville Brothers, Vince Gill, Delbert McClinton, Etta James, John Prine, Keb' Mo', Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson among them. His songs have been heard in the movies Crazy Heart, Major League, City of Hope, Message in a Bottle and Where the Heart Is. "I'm always curious about working with different people and styles," he says.

He is also a true blue son of the Lone Star State whose love and pride for the place he calls home brims from every track of his Bismeaux Records album, Texas Songbook, due out June 21, 2011. Recorded in Austin with some of the finest players in the state, it features such guest stars as Joe Ely, McClinton, Marcia Ball, Randy Rogers, Ray Benson and Jason Roberts of Asleep at the Wheel on songs inspired by or about Texas by Nicholson himself and penned with Texans like the late Stephen Bruton, McClinton, Guy Clark, Lee Roy Parnell and others. It's sure to satisfy anyone with a taste for swinging, two-stepping, and dancehall and honky-tonk style Lone Star country music. more on this story

Bon Iver Summer Tour

(Shore Fire) Bon Iver have announced a US tour which will bring them to their largest venues to date, kicking off with two home-state shows at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater on July 22.

After a record sellout at Brooklyn's Prospect Park Bandshell, the band confirms a second NYC show at the United Palace on August 9.

For the shows Justin Vernon will perform with an 8-piece band that includes many musicians who contributed to the forthcoming album 'Bon Iver,' out June 21 on Jagjaguwar. more on this story

The Books of Knots Complete Trilogy

(Speak Easy) The Books of Knots, featuring members of Skeleton Key, Pere Ubu and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, return for the final chapter in their "By Sea, By Land, By Air" trilogy with Garden of Fainting Stars (June 14, Ipecac Recordings).

The ten-track album was recorded in 2010 with core band members: Joel Hamilton (producer/engineer BlakRoc, Sparklehorse), Matthias Bossi (Skeleton Key, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum), Carla Kihlstedt (Tin Hat, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) and Tony Maimone (Pere Ubu, Frank Black, Bob Mould). An impressive array of guest musicians took part including Blixa Bargeld ("Drosophila Melanogaster"), Mike Watt ("Yeager's Approach"), Mike Patton ("Planemo") and Patton's former Mr. Bungle cohort/current Secret Chiefs 3 ringleader Trey Spruance ("Obituary For The Future").

Where the previous release, Traineater, focused on the American rust belt and The Book of Knots' self-titled debut explored all things nautical, Garden of Fainting Stars tackles the final frontier: space. In the band's own words: "The imagined utopias that await doomed travelers and early astronauts at the other end of their fantastical journeys inevitably give way to the grim realization which mankind has faced again and again: At every hopeful turn, commonplace realities await us. A vast and empty universe stretching far beyond infinity, capable of containing the countless imaginary creatures, civilizations and otherwise terrestrial impossibilities that inhabit our dreams, dies in the fluorescent lighting of the laundry soap aisle at Walmart. Once again, we cast a wormless, rusty hook into the lifeless seas of the music industry, expecting to reap only sorrow." more on this story

Cornell Dupree RIP

(Gibson) Guitarist Cornell Dupree, who played on recordings by Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin and Joe Cocker has died, according to OregonMusicNews.com. He was 69.

Dupree passed away on the night of May 8. He had been diagnosed with emphysema and had planned to undergo a lung transplant. A benefit concert for the guitarist had been planned in March in New York City at B.B. King's Blues Club, with guests Cocker, Cornell Dupree's Soul Survivors and the B3's.

Dupree began his career as a member of King Curtis' band – the two had grown up together in Texas. He then became part of the Atlantic Records studio band. That's his guitar playing on Aretha's "Respect." He would go on to work with many legendary artists, including Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave and countless others. In the mid-'60s, he worked alongside Jimi Hendrix (before he hit it big) and played in an opening band for The Beatles. more on this story

The BoDeans Set New Album Release

The BoDeans have put the finishing touches on Indigo Dreams, their 13th album which is set for release on June 28th via 429 Records.

The core group consisting of Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas has focused their songwriting on the issues and changes that come with getting a little bit older in the game.

The 13 songs that appear on Indigo Dreams are taken from a very real and personal perspective—one that has succeeded in connecting with their fans for many years. The band will be touring throughout the year. more on this story

. Rock Reads: The Resurrection of Johnny Cash: Hurt, Redemption, and American Recordings

Thomson has put together a good read for all fans of Johnny Cash but those who hopped on the bandwagon late (or some would say, just in time) during the Rick Rubin American Recordings era will find The Resurrection of Johnny Cash an especially warm read. - Read the full The Resurrection of Johnny Cash: Hurt, Redemption, and American Recordings review