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 »

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 »

What makes a Wu-Tang Clan album? If you guessed one member overseeing a Brooklyn soul crew (The Revelations) recreating samples live in the studio, to which other members would drop in and rhyme, you’d be right. But by any other definition, Chamber Music is not a proper Wu-Tang album.

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You may have heard that Courtney Love is trying to drum up interest in her new album, which likely arose by means of the same kind of starfucking, pill-popping sensationalistic madness the rest of her work came from. Generally, the wives of rock gods have a tendency to get a bad rap from the gate – and history shows that there’s good reason for it. But every so often, one of them is able to walk the line, steer clear of her man’s legacy and carve out her own niche. Courtney Love, meet Brody Dalle – everything you wish you could be. Full Article »