Salute to Les Paul

Guitar legend Les Paul, celebrating two Grammy nominations in his 90th year, will share the Gibson Amphitheatre stage with some of music’s finest performers. Les Paul & Friends: 90th Birthday Salute, an all-star concert to benefit A Place Called Home, shares the collaborative spirit of Paul’s 2005 album, Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played, released in August by Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing. [see full story for the impressive roster of guitarists that will perform!]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Bullet For Zombie

Still Remains Tour

Less Than Jake Idiots

Opeth Chronology

Nevermore Prog Power

"This isn't just another EVERGREY appearance," said Promoter Glenn Harveston. "We are going to recreate the magic of the band's DVD, 'A Night to Remember.'" For only the second time ever, the EVERGREY choir will be joining the band on stage at the festival. In addition to the exclusive choir appearance, the Poulenc String Quartet from Atlanta will be performing with the band on stage.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Finntroll Lose Voice

Metallica Sculpture

Rap Debate

The 21 SECONDS hitmaker - who recently served an 18-month prison sentence for carrying a loaded gun - argued that rap songs dealt with reality and reached more people than philosophy ever has. [the decline of western civilization continues... see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Misery Index Relapse

MISERY INDEX is currently recording their as-yet-untitled Relapse debut full-length in Atlanta, GA with producer/engineer Eyal Levi. Some early track titles include "Conquistadores", "Outsourcing Jehovah", "Breathing Pestilence", "Dystopian Nightmares" and "Meet Reality". A May 2006 release is expected. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Action Reaction Ink Deal

Somewhere between The Pixies, Radiohead, and Further Seems Forever lies Action Reaction's sound. A transfusion that recalls the experimentation of late-60's art rock bands, mixed with the danciness of current bands like Head Automatica.

Look for Action Reaction on The Invisible Sideshow Tour with Armor For Sleep, Boys Night Out, and Chiodos. Expect a full-length album from Action Reaction to debut this Spring on Equal Vision/Hope Division Records. In the meantime, the band will have a 4-sound tour EP at all of their upcoming shows.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

The Corrs Go Home

Almost 15 years after The Corrs became an international, multiplatinum sensation with a unique mix of pop songs and traditional Celtic instrumentation, the band of Irish siblings has recorded its first album of traditional Irish music. Produced by Mitchell Froom, Home contains a collection of 13 traditional and modern Irish songs performed by The Corrs. 

Recorded not only to please fans who have long clamored for an entire album of Irish music from the group, Home is also a tribute to the group's mother -- Jean -- who died in 1999. Home includes songs that span a millennium of Irish music from "Return to Fingal," a song music scholars say is at least 1,000 years old, to "Old Town," a song written in 1982 by late Thin Lizzy frontman and fellow Irishman Phil Lynott. [see full story for a preview]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Lacuna Coil's Truth

Blue October Hit

Legs Diamond Interview

Rock N Roll Universe : During the early days of the band, Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth came to you and begged the band to let Van Halen open for you. What can you tell us about that situation?

Jeff Poole(drums) : Actually it was to Mike Prince and myself. We were at the Rainbow Bar & Grill. They came up to us, and at the time, we were one of the first bands to actually get signed. There was a lot of good music going on in L.A. at that time. We were one of the first bands though to actually get signed and get things going. Van Halen were making a name for themselves doing some of the clubs. They were playing a lot in Pasadena, they were playing Gazarri's, which I guess is now the Key Club. At the time, we were doing some bigger shows, so they wanted to get on with us. They actually came over and basically said if there's anything you guys can do to talk to promoters into letting us open for you it'd be great. We said, sure, we'd be glad to do that. I remember asking a few different people saying "Hey, Van Halen would be a great band to play the show." But it just never worked out, they never got a chance to do that. It's kind of a shame, it would be a great story to tell now that we started playing together. We joke now that it's time to let them know that we're finally ready for them to do it. (Laughs) It was a good time to have a band in Los Angeles back then, because the Rainbow, The Sunset Strip, it wasn't as touristy as it is now. You could mingle with whoever were the biggest stars of our time. I'd go there at night and literally sit there and talk with John Bonham. Then he'd say "We'd better sit down, the show's about to begin, because Keith Moon just walked in." With his antics, he'd just take over the entire place. A lot of times, we were very good friends with everybody from Deep Purple, so we would sit at the table with Ritchie Blackmore, who actually had started Rainbow at the time. then get together with Ian Paice. It was a really good time to get going. Cozy Powell of course was there as well. It's amazing, some of the people that have asked if they could produce us over the years. Cliff Davies from the Ted Nugent band wanted to be our producer. Ian Paice wanted to get involved and do it, Cozy Powell wanted to do it. I always found that amazing that three drummers that I really look up to have all at one point asked if they could produce this band. Just a little bit of trivia that I find quite interesting.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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