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Velvet Revolver's Dave Kushner Forms New 'Cartoon' Band PusherJones | ARTICLE

Click to listen to PusherJones' 'Count Me Out' With Velvet Revolver seemingly still on hiatus, guitarist Dave Kushner has assembled a new project that resembles...
April 17, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Chuck D on Public Enemy's Two New Albums: 'They Will Talk to Each Other' | ARTICLE

This is shaping up to be an extremely fruitful year for Public Enemy: the veteran hip-hop group will release two albums, Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp in June and The Evil...
April 6, 2012 2:30 PM ET
Joe Jackson Pays Tribute To Duke Ellington | ARTICLE

He may be best known for such pop hits as "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" and "Steppin' Out," but Joe Jackson holds a deep admiration for legendary big band leader/songwriter/pianist Duke Ellington. And on his...
March 31, 2012 2:30 PM ET
Soul Asylum Rediscover Their Punk Roots | ARTICLE

Although they have a brand new studio album, Delayed Reaction (429 Records), ready to go on July 17th, Soul Asylum have also recorded an album of punk covers they expect to release at some point in the...
March 30, 2012 1:42 PM ET
Michael Franti and Spearhead Recording 'More Aggressive' New Album | ARTICLE

Michael Franti and Spearhead are currently working on their eighth studio album, and the frontman says it will be a bit of a sonic departure from previous Spearhead efforts. "This album is a lot harder and...
March 29, 2012 9:30 AM ET
Ministry 'Relapse' Once Again | ARTICLE

Veteran industrial metallists Ministry return with their 12th studio album, Relapse, due March 26th and available on label 13th Planet Records' website. It's their first new studio release since 2007's The Last Sucker, which had...
March 25, 2012 4:10 PM ET
King's X Set Up Donation for Ailing Drummer | ARTICLE

On February 26th, a little more than a month before the veteran metal group King's X was to launch their latest tour, drummer Jerry Gaskill suffered a heart attack and had to undergo emergency surgery. Gaskill has...
March 12, 2012 9:48 AM ET
Former Kyuss Members Battle Over Band Name | ARTICLE

Desert rockers Kyuss fall into the Velvet Underground category of band trajectories: they didn’t sell a whole lot of records during their first go-round (1988 through 1995), but have influenced many subsequent bands over the years, particularly...
March 10, 2012 10:45 AM ET
Kurt Cobain-Decorated Melvins Van For Sale | ARTICLE

Before forming Nirvana, Kurt Cobain was a major fan of the Melvins, a then up-and-coming local band from Montesano, Washington, who equally enjoyed punk rock and heavy metal – and helped create "grunge" in the process. And...
March 6, 2012 1:35 PM ET
Guitarist Ronnie Montrose Dead at 64 | ARTICLE

Ronnie Montrose, who is best known for his fiery guitar work as a member of the band Montrose, died Saturday. It is believed that the cause of death was prostate cancer, which he had been battling for...
March 4, 2012 11:47 AM ET
Melvins Roar Back With Two New Releases | ARTICLE

The Melvins have always been a busy bunch, issuing new recordings at a rapid pace. The new year will be no different, as a pair of new Melvins releases will hit the streets by summer. March 13th...
February 27, 2012 1:41 PM ET
Mike Watt on the fIREHOSE Reunion | ARTICLE

Even though such tunes as "Epoxy, for Example" and "Herded into Pools" did not exactly do battle with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Head Like A Hole" for radio airplay during the early Nineties...
January 30, 2012 4:30 PM ET
Stone Temple Pilots Guitarist Dean DeLeo Talks 'Core' Reissue, Theater Tour | ARTICLE

Stone Temple Pilots' seminal debut, Core, sold eight million copies and spawned the radio hits "Sex Type Thing," "Plush" and "Creep." Now, with the 20th anniversary of its release approaching, the band is preparing for...
December 2, 2011 1:30 PM ET
Built to Spill Gear Up for Next Record | ARTICLE

Alt-rockers Built to Spill have expanded their fan base with each successive album. Their most recent, 2009's There Is No Enemy, was the band's highest-charting release yet, peaking at Number 50 on the Billboard 200. With any...
November 2, 2011 11:15 AM ET
Tony Iommi's Journey Through Heaven and Hell | ARTICLE

Riff for riff, few rock guitarists measure up to Anthony Frank Iommi, whose guitar work with Black Sabbath in the early 1970s personified heavy metal. On November 1st, Tony Iommi's autobiography, Iron Man: My Journey through...
October 24, 2011 11:10 AM ET
Judas Priest Announce New Compilation Album | ARTICLE

Some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal world picked their favorite Judas Priest songs for the band's forthcoming compilation album, The Chosen Few (out October 11th via Legacy/Sony) – and the result is one of...
September 12, 2011 10:35 AM ET
Everlast's New Album Highlights Economic Hardship | ARTICLE

Everlast first came on the scene as a member of the Nineties hip-hop group House of Pain. But it's as a solo artist that he's really made his mark, starting with his 1998 album Whitey Ford Sings the...
August 26, 2011 11:45 AM ET
Roger McGuinn Busy with New CD, DVD, Benefit | ARTICLE

Roger McGuinn, co-founder of the Byrds, has a lot of ducks in a row: a new album, a forthcoming DVD and a benefit show. The album, CCD (as in "Sea CD"), is a collection of 23 songs of the...
August 19, 2011 11:00 AM ET
David Lynch's First Solo Album is on 'Crazy Clown Time' | ARTICLE

As the writer and/or director of Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, and Wild at Heart, David Lynch has certainly left his mark on the world of film. On November 8th, Lynch will make his debut as...
August 17, 2011 3:30 PM ET
Dead Kennedys' East Bay Ray Returns With the Killer Smiles | ARTICLE

Although the Dead Kennedys have been back on the concert circuit for several years (with other singers taking the spot of Jello Biafra), the group hasn't issued a full-length album of new material since 1986's Bedtime...
July 29, 2011 2:30 PM ET