Rock Reads: Jack Bruce: Composing Himself Fans looking for an expose about Cream need to look elsewhere. Those who want to read about the career of one of rock's gutsiest and most-respected players of all time will love Composing Himself.
Singled Out: Stuedabakerbrown's Semi Automatic Today Stuedabakerbrown frontman Pete Marotta tells us about "Semi Automatic" from their album "Strangers We'll Become".
John Mellencamp - No Better Than This While Mellencamp stretches back to the depression era folk aesthetic of the 1930's he also is able to emulate the 1950's Sun Studios joie de vivre and encapsulate it all with a current day outlook. But instead of living in the past, he merely evokes the aural aesthetic and throws himself into the songs.
Singled Out: Maddam Ink's Carry Me Home Today Adam Burke from Maddam Ink tells us about "Carry Me Home" from their brand new album "Inklination".
Heart - Red Velvet Car (5 stars) Now fans that quit buying Heart albums can come back into the fold with glee. Heart have made a fresh-sounding album that sounds for the most part like it could have come out between Dreamboat Annie and Little Queen without completely bastardizing their own material.
Singled Out: The Other's Back To The Cemetery It's hard to single out one track from the album really because every title has a little history to it. But I think "Back To The Cemetery" is the one that is most interesting and diverse
Norma Jean - Meridional Norma Jean continues to grow, mature, and stretch and challenge themselves to be better without totally reinventing themselves. If you haven't picked up "Meridional" yet, get it. If you don't you could be missing out on one of the best metal albums of 2010.
Singled Out: Against All Will (Soulfly, Puddle of Mudd and Dead Kennedy's) Against All Will is a relatively new band featuring former members of Soulfly, Puddle of Mudd and the Dead Kennedy's. Today guitarist Jimmy Allen tells us about their new single "The Drug I Need," from their album "A Rhyme & Reason".
American Carnage Tour: Slayer- Megadeth-Testament Thrash metal has always been widely misconstrued by the masses. However, in a perverse position of paradox, 100-years from now, it is doubtful that other non-metal genres of music will be able to fill stadiums across the world.
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