Have you ever spent a rainy afternoon listening to Yellow Submarine or The White Album and thought to yourself, “Man, if only these songs were in German…”? If so, you’re in luck. Klaus Beyer, a 59-year old musician from Berlin,… read the story

Green Day hasn’t ever been considered the most “original” of bands…they’ve already appeared in our Ripped-Off Riffs category, for example. The title track to the band’s 2000 album, Warning, features almost the exact same intro riff, rhythm, and chord progressions… read the story

Pro A couple of years ago, when graffiti was just graffiti, and street artists were just vandals, I really hated it all. But things change, and for whatever reasons, my view of graffiti has changed too. The other day I… read the story

Patti Smith is making news in a couple of worlds these days, first with the release of a new, remastered digital compilation cd, Outside Society and second, she’s working on bringing her best-selling novel Just Kids to the silver screen.… read the story

SuperHeavy, Mick Jagger’s all-star supergroup featuring himself, Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart, composer A.R. Rahman, singer Joss Stone and reggae artist Damian Marley, will release their self-titled debut album on A&M Records on September 20th. Billed as a “rock supergroup”, the… read the story

The Immortal World Tour, a new Cirque du Soleil show highlighting the career of Michael Jackson, is gearing up for its launch. Set to kick off in Montreal on October 2nd, the touring show will be a blending of music,… read the story

Soundgarden vocalist/guitarist Chris Cornell has released a new solo recording, The Keeper. Set to be featured in the upcoming Gerard Butler film Machine Gun Preacher, the song calls to mind Cornell’s some of Cornell’s best solo work to date. Chris Cornell… read the story

On September 24th, former Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl will join Nevermind producer Butch Vig for a Q&A session hosted by  host Jon Stewart. Sure to please fans of the seminal grunge band, the two-hour session, which… read the story

Jethro Tull’s website just announced that Tull is releasing a 40th Anniversary Aqualung Collector’s Edition, while simultaneously letting us all know that there will be a new Thick As A Brick tour. About Aqualung, Ian Anderson says:  “Well – it’s… read the story

1980s new-wave darlings Blondie is releasing their first record in 8 years, entitled Panic of Girls. The new record includes a variety of styles including reggae, country, Cuban-disco, and French cabaret torch music, as well as their signature new-wave-pop.  Panic… read the story