Out of all the possible ways for a band to reunite after being apart for several years, one could say that hiring a new lead singer isn’t exactly the right way to captivate the audiences, at least not when the old lead singer is a dearly departed legend. But that’s just what Alice In Chains did. Sort of. Full Article »

Spinnerette centerpiece Brody Dalle has come a long way since her days as the Distillers’ gravel-voiced singer/guitarist, a frontwoman with the balls – and chops – to stare down any man on the strip who thought leather pants and rock music was just for the boys. She gave us a call earlier this week to stoke the fire and fan the Spinnerette flames… come get warm. Full Article »

It’s been a week since Michael Jackson died, and in that short period of time we’ve seen a tidal shift from moonwalking in the streets and celebrating the man’s staggeringly brilliant body of work, to an unprecedented media race to expose every dark secret Jackson ever had. Let’s take one final look back before pulling the leeches & getting on with our lives. Full Article »

Continuing their tradition of an album every year since 2006, Portugal. The Man’s fourth, The Satanic Satanist is set to arrive on July 21st. We thought Censored Colors was recorded quickly (especially given it’s quality), but their newest collection of eleven tracks was laid down in just a week and a half in a studio in North Boston’s Little Italy district.

And it might just be even better. Full Article »

The rumors are true – Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones are currently holed up in a Los Angeles recording studio, working on an album that’s been the biggest secret in rock for what seems like years now. Full Article »

If you’ve been searching for a reliable source of constant unstoppable rock, look no further than Clutch. They’re a working man’s band in the prime of their careers and artistic high-stride, and their ninth studio album, Strange Cousins From The West, is a slick beast of blues-rock fury. Full Article »

The Black Crowes have some interesting new plans for the release of their new album, Before the Frost…, on September 1. To sweeten the deal for fans, they’re giving buyers a second full album- on the house. We’ve got the first song, right here, for you (and no, that’s not Eddie Vedder in the pic above). Full Article »