Jon Bon Jovi Runs Away From 'Absolutely Awful' Past

He tells Billboard: "It's absolutely awful. We had no input as to what it would be about or who would be in it. They had people give us clothes to wear - we were just dumbfounded. Fortunately, the song had some roots so we were saved."

The song cracked the top 40 in the US - something he says he had always dreamed about. He continues: "I used to dream about the day when Casey Kasem would talk about us on American Top 40 - and there it was, on Sunday morning, hearing that voice saying, 'No.39, a brand new band from New Jersey.' I was just so happy.

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Alice In Chains Release Phantom Limb Video

Fans can download the video via BitTorrent Bundle for free and can unlock access to other Alice In Chains content by subscribing with an email address.

"The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones). Released in May 2013, the Seattle band's fifth album sold 62,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Check out the video and grab the download link here.

Gene Simmons Advises Women To Expect The Worst From Men

He appears on a talkshow to discuss comments made in his new self help book Me, Inc.: Build an Army of One, Unleash Your Inner Rock God, Win in Life and Business.

The bass player tells Fox News: "Let's all agree that women should not depend on men, because statistics tell us they will run out on you for all kinds of reasons.

"The other problem is the economics of relationships. It costs so much money to be in a relationship where the men, predominantly, go out and earn a living.

"He's immature, he's in his 20s, he's a little boy. A few years ago he had lunch delivered to him by his mom. Next second he's got a family and he's got to figure out what to do." Read the rest of his comments and stream the full segment here.

KISS Release Video Preview Of Love Gun Reissue

Also featured is a glimpse into Paul Stanley's creative process with the inclusion of "Love Gun (Teaching Demo)", with Stanley talking through the various chords of the song after writing the song with the next version "Love Gun (Demo)" delivering the complete demo performance.

"Reputation", the only previously released demo, was originally included on this year's "KISS 40" compilation. Also featured is a 1977 interview with Gene Simmons, as well as three never-before-available live tracks from the KISS show at the Capitol Centre, Landover in Maryland U.S.A. from December 20, 1977 - "Love Gun", "Christine Sixteen" and "Shock Me."

The package also includes liner notes written by Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, who spent the summer on tour with KISS across North America. Watch the preview video here.

Billy Idol Rocks Jimmy Kimmel

The rocker played "Can't Break Me Down", the lead single from his new album, "Kings & Queens Of The Underground", as well as delivering a web-exclusive version of his 1983 classic, "Rebel Yell."

Idol recently published his self-written memoir, "Dancing With Myself."The autobiography delivers a brutally honest account of his journey to fame - from his early days as frontman of the pioneering UK punk band Generation X to his international solo career.

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Dave Grohl Says Rock Will Never Disappear

Grohl insists music trends move in cycles, but rock will never be anything other than a lifestyle for its many followers. He tells KROQ: "For me it's my air, it's my food, it's my lifestyle. It's just what I do. My band is my family and the music we make is our voice. It's never going to disappear.

"When I step out at a Foo Fighters gig, either in an arena, club or stadium full of people singing Everlong or My Hero or Pretender - rock and roll is alive and well in my house."

The Kiss bassist claimed last month that illegal downloading and a lack of industry support had killed rock music. The Foos were one of the first to respond, saying via Twitter: "Not so fast, Mr. God of Thunder�"

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Transatlantic Release Live Shine Video

Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas recorded several shows on their recent tour dates in support of fourth album Kaleidoscope, launched earlier this year. The video was shot in Cologne, Germany, while the audio CDs were recording in Tilburg, the Netherlands.

Neal Morse recently said: "The tour was indeed a landmark for Transatlantic. We grew as a band and as people This live DVD captures Transatlantic in an amazing way - I'm sure you're going to love it."

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Heart Release Backstage Foo Fighters Cover Video

"We wanted to give something back to them," Ann Wilson tells Rolling Stone. "Just to say thank you. It's the perfect HOOT song and worked well with the esoteric instruments we had around. It's a classic ripper with good melodies, great lyrics and perfect for hair-flipping."

Heart recorded the song backstage in their dressing room on tour in Texas last weekend. "I chose 'No Way Back' because it's one of the Foos' most kick-ass songs!", says guitarist Nancy Wilson.

The Wilson sisters recently joined the Foos during their week-long residency on Letterman to perform their 1977 classic, "Kick It Out". "They were like, 'Hey, can you come over and do this thing'?" Ann recalls. "We said, 'Of course,' because they're our buds. It was a really fun experience. The Foo Fighters are hilarious guys. The way 'Kick It Out' sounded that night was the difference between two guitars and four guitars on stage. It [had] a very kinetic, powerful kick to it and I liked it."

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The Doors' Densmore Talks Long Lost Documentary

And he's glad that the band's only UK appearance, at London's Roundhouse, is included in the package, which goes on sale via Eagle Rock on November 10.

Feast Of Friends was left incomplete after finance was withdrawn as a result of frontman Jim Morrison's arrest for allegedly exposing himself in Miami - for which he was pardoned in 2010.

Densmore tells MusicRadar: "Not too much more was planned at the time - we didn't have too far to go on it. The label didn't step in, though. We were getting a little worried because we were putting a lot of money into this thing. Of course, Ray Manzarek and Jim were like, 'So what?' That was their world pretty much. So the project kind of stopped at a point, but what's there is great - I'm sure glad that we have it." Read more here.

The World According To Pearl Jam

The group got its start after the tragic end of Mother Love Bone, who lost their talented singer Andrew Wood to a drug overdose in 1990, and went on to become one of the most celebrated rock bands of the '90s.

With their carefully plotted guitar sonics and Eddie Vedder's warm timbre, it's easy to see why the mainstream embraced Pearl Jam. As Pearl Jam make their way across the U.S., we look back at the band and observe The World According to�Pearl Jam.

Mike McCready on Eddie Vedder's early habit of climbing the stage scaffolding or the wings of the theaters, falling into the crowd, as told to Rolling Stone in 1993:

"I think the first time I got really worried, we were in Texas. Eddie climbed up on this girder, about 50 feet in the air. Nobody knew where he was. And all of a sudden you look up - some guy had a flashlight on him - and it was like � He's up there clinging to a girder. I'm thinking, 'This guy is insane, but I'm so totally pumped.'"

Stone Gossard on Pearl Jam getting "too big," as told to Rolling Stone in 1993:

"If somebody wants to say, 'You guys used to be my favorite band, but you got too big' - to me, the problem with getting too big is not, innately, you get too big and all of a sudden you stop playing good music. The problem is, when you get too big, you stop doing the things you used to do. Just being big doesn't mean you can't go in your basement and write a good song. I think people are capable of being a lot bigger on that rad big scale. A lot more people are capable of being big out there that just don't give themselves a chance."

Eddie Vedder on Kurt Cobain's death, as told to the crowd at a Pearl Jam concert in Fairfax, Va., on the night Cobain's body was discovered:

"Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you (and) it's real easy to fall..."

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George Harrison Animated For Pre-Beatles McCartney Memory

Ah, what could have been. Paul McCartney was the only member of the Beatles who, after the split-up, was able to do a solo album, completely on his own, without any supporting musicians. His solo debut, 1970's McCartney, featured Paul on all the instruments: guitars, bass, keyboards and drums. But in this interview, George Harrison recalls that Paul started out playing the trumpet, possibly because his father had played in a jazz band.

But Paul, it seems, always had his eye on stardom. And while Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie were stars in their own right, that would not be Paul's path. He was also a huge fan of Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Buddy Holly, and wouldn't be satisfied with playing his instrument or singing, he wanted to do both at the same time. And so, he picked up the guitar, and later the bass, the piano and the drums.

These days at his concerts, Paul switches between bass, electric and acoustic guitar and electric and grand piano (his drumming is usually limited to studio sessions when he plays at all). But imagine what the Beatles would have sounded like with McCartney playing trumpet instead of bass.

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Singled Out: Chris Koza's Radio Wave

"Radio Wave" is the first single from my new album In Real Time to be released October 28th. "Radio Wave" is a commentary on the multiplex of the new social experience, and the pursuit of meaning in an overwhelming sea of opportunities.

Radio Wave ended up differently than what I initially thought would happen. I brought it into the studio after having loosely charted and fleshing out the arrangement the night before. I gave the charts to the musicians, and we started jamming on the chord progression while I hummed over the top. I had some ideas for hooks and a groove, but the melody was in shambles. After we did 2-3 takes - which is all we had time for at the end of a long, last day of tracking - everyone felt fine; that the song "played itself." It was in my personal studio that over the next year I could write and re-write the lyrics, change the format of the song, and sing about 200 takes before it felt like the features had taken shape on an anonymous malleable form.

Overall, this song is a bit of an Americana-disco-outlier on the album. It's got the same textures as some of the other train-beat shuffles and ballads; upright bass, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, and piano - but the sum of the parts gives it a middle-of-the-night-wet-streets-loner-dance-party vibe.

The second best place to listen to this song is probably in a car or on headphones while going to meet friends. The first best place is cranked up loud at a house party where it will flow easily between The Bee Gee's, Gotye, Chris Issak, and Robert Palmer.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself here and learn more about the album and find Chris' upcoming tour dates with Ingrid Michaelson right here!

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