Call it an experiment in the bizarre (or painful), but some homemade mash-ups mixing some of metal's hardest acts with pop's favorite Top 40 stars have been posted online. We all knew the Shakira/Naplam Death mix was inevitable,...
The RIAA has announced that AC/DC's Back in Black has officially tied Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Vol. I & II for fifth place on the RIAA's all-time best-sellers list. The album has shipped 21 million copies. AC/DC also celebrated triple-platinum...
Despite similar feelings on global issues, Radiohead and Live 8 will not come together this year. The band is is citing both personal and professional committments as reasons for their...
Destiny's Child, now finishing up a European tour, has planned a North American summer tour. Sponsered by McDonald's, "Destiny Fulfilled...And Lovin' It" will begin on July 2 with the trio performing at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans and...
Perfection Hasn't Happened YetNewest album Forever Hasn’t Happened Yet is on the opposite end of the musical spectrum from where singer/songwriter John Doe originated with his previous punk band, X. Whereas his roots were hard, fast,...
Velvet Revolver has cancelled the last 5 shows of it's current European tour citing "family obligations" and "pre-production work" on their upcoming second album as the...
This Is The BarOccasionally, some artist’s work becomes amplified over time instead of weakening. Thus is the case with the third album Mezmerize from mainstream anomalies System of a Down.System’s sound has been...
The American DreamWhen one thinks of good, hard-driving street punk, these cities come to mind, London, New York, Philadelphia, and a couple others. One doesn’t tend to think of Beijing as a punk city. Beijing’s Brain...
A DVD is in the works of Audioslave's historic outdoor performance in Havana, Cuba last month. The band jumped at the chance to spontaneously play the usually off-limits country, especially after past failed attempts to play by Rage Against the...
Kings of Leon have joined with Secret Machines for a summer North American tour. The month-long road stint will take the two bands to twenty-three cities. Afterward, Kings of Leon will be U2's opening act, and Secret Machines will perform the same...