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Broadway To Hell?

2008-07-13T18:12:00.003+01:00

According to the weekly UK-based celebrity and pop music newsletter Popbitch, a musical featuring the hits of AC/DC "may be in the pipeline." If the report is to be believed, the Australian band's songs will be combined with the Mark Wahlberg movie "Rock Star" for a theater production.

Other groups who have had their back catalogs used in musicals include QUEEN, ABBA and MADNESS.AC/DC's new album may be titled "Black Ice", according to Australian web site Undercover News. That title is apparently one of three that the band is considering for its first album of new material in eight years, with "Runaway Train" another possible contender.

A release date has yet to be announced for the disc, but it could arrive as early as October.The new album will follow 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip". It was recorded at a Canadian studio with PEARL JAM and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN producer Brendan O'Brien.

Sony BMG recently revealed that the disc will be sold exclusively through Wal-Mart stores, which has caused controversy with critics and fans.

HURRY!

2008-07-10T15:31:00.002+01:00

They may or may not be doing a full reunion tour but Zeppelin are keeping busy coming up with ways to keep their most loyal fans happy. Here is the latest: Led Zeppelin have arranged for the manufacture of a very special Limited Edition White Vinyl version of 'The Song Remains The Same'. There are only 100 of these being made available for sale (and only 200 in existence). All 100 of these special editions are being sold through LedZeppelin.com, direct to fans.

The only way that you could stand a chance of getting hold of this rare version is to pre-order the 'The Song Remains The Same' Vinyl direct from LedZeppelin.com (see link below). The White Vinyl versions will be sent to customers who are picked at random.
In related news, "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack will be expanded and remastered with six additional historic song performances on a deluxe 4-LP reissue featuring Liner Notes by Cameron Crowe.. 4LP-180 Gram Vinyl Box is set for release July 22nd. -
Limited Edition White Vinyl Preorder link

Velvet Found A New Singer?

2008-07-06T11:04:00.002+01:00

Matt Sorum, drummer for VELVET REVOLVER, has revealed the following to Artisan News Service about the next chapter of his band - following the recent departure of vocalist Scott Weiland, who returned to his former outfit STONE TEMPLE PILOTS.

"We're coming out with something in a couple of weeks and I think it's going to surprise everybody. It's exciting. We're moving forward. We're going to keep going and play rock n roll and get a new guy singing so, we did it before we'll do it again."

Sorum went on to say, "We're really seriously thinking about doing something online. Yeah, we got offered a couple of different television ideas you know. Mark Burnett called us and asked us to do that Rockstar thing and we basically said 'No!' to that.

We didn't feel it was right for us. No disrespect to him but it just didn't feel right for what we want to do. As many years as we've tried to keep our integrity intact we felt that wasn't the right forum for us to do it so, we got some ideas and we should have that news in a couple weeks."

Free Bon Jovi Gig?!!?

2008-07-01T18:18:00.003+01:00

Iconic New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi will play a free concert in Central Park on July 12, mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today (June 30).Alongside frontman Jon Bon Jovi, as well as officials from Major League Baseball and Bank of America, Bloomberg outlined the details of the event at a City Hall press conference.

The show, billed as an "All-Star Concert in Central Park," will take place in conjunction with the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which is set for July 15 at Yankee Stadium."We've gotten the chance to bookend what is the most successful tour in the world this year with a free concert for anyone in New York," Bon Jovi said.

"I just traveled the world again, and New York is still the greatest city in the world."The concert will take place at 8 p.m. on the park's Great Lawn and will not be televised. Fans will be allowed to enter the area beginning at 2 p.m. Tickets will be available beginning July 2 at baseball parks as well as at events throughout New York.

The majority of the tickets will be available at Yankee Stadium, but will also be available at Shea Stadium and at the parks of the Brooklyn Cyclones and Staten Island Yankees. Additionally, tickets will be available through radio sweepstakes, promotional giveaways and in-store programs. Fan can also get tickets at MLB.com.

No more than 60,000 tickets will be distributed in an attempt to maintain the safety and integrity of the lawn's grass, Bloomberg said. "Our interest is in keeping the park open and making sure at the same time that we protect the investment the public has made," he said.Bon Jovi said fans should expect a full-blown rock show despite the restrictions in place to protect the grass. "This will be our major stadium production," he said.The band's "Lost Highway" tour wraps July 14-15 in New York.

Slash 1 Million Dollars Civil Suit!

2008-06-28T09:16:00.005+01:00

Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash and his wife, Perla, can move forward with a $1 million civil suit they filed against a real estate agent and his firm, alleging they were duped into buying a house that did not have the amenities they expected, a judge ruled today.

The suit, filed last November in Los Angeles County Superior Court and amended in mid-March, names Gregory Holcomb and Sotheby's International Realty as defendants.
Judge Mel Red Recana denied defense motions to dismiss the portions of the suit alleging fraud, constructive fraud, negative fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, and to strike the claim for punitive damages.

He scheduled a Feb. 17 trial date and urged both sides to consider resolving the case with the help of a mediator.
The couple allege they thought they had found their dream house in December 2005 and believed it was on a private, gated street in the Hollywood Hills. Although the street is gated, it is public and has very little parking, according to their court papers.

The rocker and his wife also say the home was much smaller than 7,800 square feet, as listed, and that there were other issues with the title to the property.
"It's hard to imagine conduct that is worse than a real estate agent intentionally misleading and/or withholding critical information from a purchaser so that a sale would close and a commission would be paid," their court papers state.

But the defense court papers maintain that Holcomb and Sotheby's had no way of knowing that the Multiple Listing Service description of the home was incorrect and that it was not actually on a private street.
For those that dont already know, Slash, whose real name is Saul Hudson, became famous as the lead guitarist for Guns N' Roses.

Gibson Les Paul Slash Signature Review

2008-06-26T17:59:00.002+01:00

This is the guitar that i want, i mean it looks beautifull, it sounds great(from what i heard), so here is a review for all the people that want to know what the fuss about Les Paul's is about...

Features: Made in the USA. 22 frets. Mahogany body and neck, with the neck being set to Slash's personal specifications. It is so thin and comfortable it blows every other Les Paul I've played away. Beautiful flamed maple top. Tonepro stop bar and bridge. 2 tone, 2 volume controls and 3-way selector switch. Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro-II humbuckers. Non-locking Kluson copy tuners.// 10

Sound: I play from classic rock to metal and it fits perfectly no matter what I am playing. It can do sweet clean tones, metal crunch, and everywhere in between depending on how you set your amplifier. It's not noisy at all.// 10

Action, Fit & Finish: It was set up perfectly, the action was great. The pickups didn't need any adjustment. The bridge was properly routed. I can't find any flaws on the whole guitar and I've looked over the entire thing in and out. The finish looks beautiful and can looks like it will last as long as I own the guitar. All of the chrome is perfect. The pickup selector isnt noisy at all. Everything was perfect right out of the box. // 10

Reliability & Durability: This guitar seems like it can take abuse well, my friend smacked the bottom against a chair and it didn't leave a mark. The hardware is totally solid and seems like it will last. I replaced the strap buttons so I don't really know. I could easily gig without a backup, but anything could happen so I would always bring a spare just in case. The finish seems just as solid as the rest of the guitar. // 10

Impression: I play anything from classic rock to metal and it can do it all with just a little adjustment of your amplifer. I have been playing for only 5 years but that doesn't mean I don't know what's good. I also have an Epiphone Les Paul with EMG pickups and a B.C. Rich warlock all played through a Marshall amp and there isnt even a contest. If it were stolen or lost I would definetly get a new one no question. I love the skull and crossbones picture on the headstock instead of the "Les Paul model". It just looks badass. I love everything about it, and I can't seem to find anything I hate. Like I said it before I compared it to some guitars in a guitar shop and it blew them all away. They was a Dean ML, a Paul Reed Smith Mira, a Gibson Flying V, a Gibson SG, and a Gibson Les Paul Studio all played through a Marshall amp and the only thing that even came close was the SG and and Mira but it still outshined all of them. I only wish the case came with a lock so my friends can't steal it but that's the only thing. If you get the chance buy one. // 10

Features:
10
Sound:
10
Action:
10
Reliability:
10
Impression:
10
Overall rating:
10

CREDITS TO: Ultimate Guitar

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman: 'I'm So Not Into The Whole BLABBERMOUTH Bullsh*t'

2008-06-23T17:38:00.004+01:00

UK's Zero Tolerance magazine recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

On the element of CHILDREN OF BODOM's non-fanbase that views him as a bleach-blond pretty boy who insists on making all the rules in his band:

Alexi: Well, the thing is, I write the music and lyrics. The other guys do participate, and we work and rehearse together as a band. Still, there has to be someone who calls the shots, otherwise nothing gets done. I can settle disagreements and be a deciding vote without being a f*cking dictator. I guess what I'm trying to say is that those people who think that way also do not live my life. They can think what they want, and I don't care."

On Internet criticism that CHILDREN OF BODOM hasn't paid the dues for the ride which the band currently enjoys:

Alexi: "I think we have. First, we've been doing this sh*t since we were 13 and 14, and didn't get anything even released until after five years of practicing. We did well enough on that first album to make a second, and well enough on the second to make a third, and so on. I'm not going to intentionally make bad music so that people can feel better about themselves. . . I'm so not into the whole Blabbermouth bullsh*t, either. I barely go to our own homepage anymore. I have more important things to do than worry about the three guys online hugging each other, trying to decide if I'm 'metal enough' or not."

Bullet For My Valentine UK Tour!

2008-06-21T12:43:00.004+01:00

Here's something that i'd love to got to!

This November Bullet will be back playing on their native shores.You can see them at:

09/11/2008 - Edinburgh - Corn Exchange

11/11/2008 - Plymouth - Pavillions

12/11/2008 - Birmingham - Academy

15/11/2008 - London - Alexandra Palace

16/11/2008 - Manchester - Apollo

The band will play a series of shows in November, following performances at the Download and Reading And Leeds Festivals this summer.

To check the availability of Bullet For My Valentine tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

G'N'R New Album - Chinese Democracy

2008-06-19T16:33:00.002+01:00

Chinese Democracy is the upcoming sixth studio album by the American rock band Guns N' Roses. When released, it will be the band's first album since 1993's "The Spaghetti Incident?", and their first album of original studio material since the simultaneous release of Use Your Illusion I and II in September 1991. In a 2007 interview, Axl Rose's close friend Sebastian Bach stated that Chinese Democracy will be the first installment in a trilogy of new albums. Bach also remarked that Rose had told him the third, as of yet untitled, album has been slated for 2012.

Recording for Chinese Democracy began in 1994. Ex-bassist Duff McKagan is quoted as saying, "[the] band was so splintered at that point that nothing got started".Slash has criticized Rose for making the band seem "like a dictatorship". In his autobiography, Slash, Slash writes that his departure from the band in 1996 was caused by "Axl wanting control to the point that the rest of us were strangled".Slash quit the band in 1996; drummer Matt Sorum and McKagan left soon afterwards. Slash was replaced by Nine Inch Nails touring guitarist Robin Finck, ex-Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson replaced McKagan, and Josh Freese joined as the drummer.

In early 1998, the band — which comprised Rose, Finck, Stinson and Freese along with long-time Guns N' Roses associate Paul Tobias, keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman — began recording at Rumbo Recorders, a state-of-the-art studio in the San Fernando Valley where Guns N' Roses had partially recorded parts for their debut album, Appetite for Destruction. During this time, Geffen paid Rose $1 million to try and finish the album; with a further $1 million if he handed it in to them by March 1, 1999.

Finck briefly left the band to rejoin Nine Inch Nails on tour in 1999. In 2000, Rose hired avant-garde metal guitarist Buckethead, and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia, who has appeared on many of Buckethead's solo albums, to replace the departed Freese. Later on in 2000, Finck rejoined the band as the third guitarist.

On February 22, 2007, the band's road manager, Del James, announced that all recording for the album had been completed and it was in the mixing process, James stated that there was no release date for the album but that things appeared to be moving on after a number of delays.

In the summer of 2007, the band begun touring again; playing in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The tour was supposed to begin with two performances in South Africa, including headlining the My Coke Fest, South Africa's biggest music festival, in late April/early May but they were cancelled after bassist Stinson injured his wrist after falling down a flight of stairs.

On March 26, 2008, various media outlets reported that Dr Pepper will offer a free can of Dr Pepper to everyone in America — excluding former Guns N' Roses guitarists Buckethead and Slash — if the band releases Chinese Democracy in 2008. Later on March 26, Rose replied to Dr Pepper on Guns N' Roses' official website and spoke of his surprise at Dr Pepper's support. Rose also said he would share his Dr Pepper with Buckethead as "some of Buckethead's performances are on [Chinese Democracy]".

Drummer Dies On Tour...

2008-06-18T17:42:00.003+01:00

First of all i would like to apologize for not posting for awhile for i have been trying to nail Sweet Child O Mine by Guns N Roses, but hopefully this wont occur again....

Drummer Traci Michaelz of the long-running Hollywood, California glam band Peppermint Creeps passed away on Friday, June 13 after the group's concert in Ft. Worth, Texas.
He was 34 years old. According to the surviving members of PEPPERMINT CREEPS, "the cause of death is still unknown" and will likely take several weeks to determine.

Commented the band: "[We] were with him for two weeks on the road. He was the happiest we have seen him in such a long time. He was doing what he loved the most.

"Let us put to rest any OD rumors. None of us saw anything but alcohol, and yes, he was drinking a lot, but not unusually for Traci. Anyone who knows him, hung out with him or drank with him knew his tolerance was high.

The Largest Guitar In Portugal!!!

2008-06-14T19:20:00.005+01:00

Well, this is a video that shows you about the portuguese guitar and portuguese music, and it also shows you my homeland.......Portugal.........This guitar was built by hand, you can even go inside it!!!! Watch it, you wont regret it!

Click Here To Watch The Video!

5 Songs You Should Learn!!!

2008-06-13T16:33:00.004+01:00

When i started playing the guitar, all i wanted to do was play a full song and every time i tried playing a song i always gave up after the intro, so i got fed up and decided that i would learn a full song, but i couldnt think of a good song not too hard nor to easy, so this is the list of songs i think you should try, i will also put links up so you can see the tab:

1: Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses, okay this song is hard to begin with but ive been trying to learn it for about 4 weeks and i can play the intro (not perfectly, but im getting there), the verse (in powerchords, which if youre a beginner i advise you to learn) the chorus (powerchords) and the 1st and 2nd solos, and im working on the last solo. When i finish the song i will post it up in my songs section.....

2: Great Balls Of Fire - The Misfits, the solo is pretty hard, but you'll get there eventually.

3: 7 Nations Army - White Stripes, pretty easy....

4: TNT - AC/DC, this song is pretty easy even for a beginner, it just repeats itself, solo is pretty hard but just keep at it......

5: Holiday - Scorpions, Well the first part and last part are pretty easy, i dont know about the rockish part in between...

So there you are, remmember click on the name of the song to see the tabs for it.......

Also, im sorry if the tabs are wrong, i tried to find the best ones so hopefully they're good.

Tabs: Credits to Ultimate Guitar

Slash Working on Solo Album, Not Waiting on Velvet Revolver

2008-06-12T16:38:00.002+01:00

While media and fans keep speculating on a new singer for Velvet Revolver, Slash isn't waiting around, but rather, keeping busy with solo project. "I'm working on it pretty aggressively right now while I have the time cause as soon as Velvet finds its singer, then it's going to be off the races with that," he tells Spinner.

"I'm using this little period to be able to do as much on my solo record as possible. I'm not sure exactly when it will come out, but hopefully it will come out before the Velvet record.""It'll be my first solo record," he" continues. All the other ones were just me putting other bands together and going out and just jamming. This will actually be a little bit more personal."

Slash was in a bit of a reflective mood when he spoke to Spinner as it was just after he was honored for his sobriety at a MusiCares event in L.A. There, Slash shared the stage with Steven Tyler, who presented him his award, fellow honoree Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick's Robin Zander and Camp Freddy. "When I was 14 years old, I was going to Cheap Trick, Aerosmith and Alice Cooper gigs," he says. "And if you told me, 'In the future, you're going to be jamming with Steven Tyler, Robin Zander and Alice Cooper,' I never would've believed it. That would've been an premise."

Slash recalls listening to Aersomith's 'Rocks,' which shaped his wild partying days. "One song in particular, which really represented who I was at 15, was the song called 'Nobody's Fault,'" he says. "Listening to it now, you can only imagine what a sort of slightly sleazy, bloodthirsty kind of kid that I was."

Like many artists who danced with 'Mr. Brownstone' and its ilk, Slash considers himself fortunate to now be sober and a family man. "The music was great and then to just really put the icing on the cake, you have booze, drugs and sex -- just this total freedom," he says. "But you're teetering on the edge if not dangling by one foot the whole time and you're lucky if you can come
out the other end."

Credits to Spinner.com

Mettalica To Magnetica?

2008-06-11T17:59:00.002+01:00

METALLICA has posted a mysterious image (see above) on its official web site under the headline "???," leading to speculation that this is the cover of the band's much-anticipated new studio album.

The CD is due out in September, with the title expected to be announced soon through the new Mission: Metallica web site. METALLICA will play Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival on Friday, June 13, and the one-day Ozzfest in Dallas on August 9, with a full North American tour in the works for the fall.

Just one day after several UK web sites posted early reviews of six new METALLICA songs that were previewed for them in London last week, the reports were all taken down, reportedly at the request of the band's management. One site, The Quietus, told Blinded By The Hype that its reporter at the listening session was not asked at the time to hold back from reporting on what he heard or sign a non-disclosure agreement.

The site itself was later contacted and asked to remove the article, which it did to "protect the professional interests of the writer concerned."A representative for METALLICA's management had no comment on the matter, according to The Pulse of Radio.

MÖTLEY CRÜE: New Song Posted Online

2008-06-10T16:54:00.002+01:00

A new MÖTLEY CRÜE track, "Mutherfucker Of The Year", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new labum, "Saints of Los Angeles", which will be released in Japan on June 18 with the bonus tracks "Kickstart My Heart" (Live & Rare) and "Saints Of Los Angeles" (Live & Rare). Short audio samples of all 13 tracks that are set to appear on the U.S. version of "Saints of Los Angeles" are available on Amazon.com.

MÖTLEY CRÜE headed back into the studio last month to record another song for "Saints of Los Angeles". As a result, the disc's U.S. release date had to be pushed back from June 17 to June 24. Bassist Nikki Sixx said in a statement that the idea for the new song, entitled "Goin'Out Swingin'", came about before the group's recent press conference, in which it announced this summer's "Crüe Fest" tour with PAPA ROACH, BUCKCHERRY, TRAPT and SIXX: A.M. Sixx explained, "Before our performance at the press conference, we were firing on all cylinders at sound check just jamming out, and that's when the new idea came.

We quickly laid it down and went to the studio to record it, and liked it so much we pushed back the release one week so that we could get it onto the album — it now has 13 tracks. It's the ultimate song to end the record with and begin the new chapter of our career."According to Amazon.com, "Saints of Los Angeles" will feature the following track listing:

01. L.A.M.F.

02. Face Down In The Dirt

03. What's It Gonna Take

04. Down At The Whisky

05. Saints Of Los Angeles

06. Mutherfucker Of The Year

07. The Animal In Me 08.

Welcome To The Machine

09. Just Another Psycho

10. Chicks = Trouble

11. This Ain't A Love Song

12. White Trash Circus

13. Goin' Out Swingin'

An e-card for "Saints of Los Angeles", can be accessed at this location. A countdown widget for the CD is available below.The album is loosely based on the band's memoir, "The Dirt", which was published in 2001. The CD will be the first to feature all four original members of the CRÜE since 1997's "Generation Swine". "Crüe Fest" will kick off on July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida, hitting 40 cities before wrapping up in late August.

On June 25, a 10-album Japan-only cardboard sleeve reissue series from MÖTLEY CRÜE will be made available featuring the following LPs:

"Too Fast For Love" (1981)

"Shout At The Devil" (1983)

"Theatre Of Pain" (1985)

"Girls Girls Girls" (1987)

"Dr. Feelgood" (1989)

"Mötley Crüe" (1994)

"Generation Swine" (1997)

"Supersonic & Demonic Relics" (1999)

"Live: Entertainment Or Death" (1999)

"New Tattoo" (2000)

Each cardboard sleeve reissue features a high-quality SHM-CD disc (playable on standard CD players).

Lucky Lucky Americans!!!!

2008-06-09T16:44:00.003+01:00

According to Reuters, Australian hard rock legends AC/DC will sell their new album only through Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported on its web site on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.

AC/DC becomes the latest veteran act to pact exclusively with the retail giant, following GARTH BROOKS, THE EAGLES and JOURNEY.The AC/DC album is expected to come out in the fall, the paper reported. The follow-up to 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip" was recorded at a Vancouver, Canada studio with producers Brendan O'Brien and Mike Fraser.

The disc will be AC/DC's first for Sony BMG's Epic Records label, which reissued the band's back catalog a few years ago. O'Brien is also known for his work with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, PEARL JAM, AUDIOSLAVE and VELVET REVOLVER, among others. "Stiff Upper Lip" has sold more than 930,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

VH1 Classic host Eddie Trunk recently revealed on his New York radio show that AC/DC was rumored to be planning a "farewell" tour for later in the year. The band itself is now international, with members scattered across the globe. Malcolm and Angus Young divide their time between Britain and Australia (with Angus also spending time in the Netherlands because he has a Dutch wife). Singer Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams are based in the U.S., while drummer Phil Rudd lives in New Zealand.

Dave Mustaine Walks Off Gig!

2008-06-08T12:18:00.003+01:00

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site:"Over the last six months, we have had almost a dozen [road crew] changes at monitors and sound due to visas, deaths, and inadequacy.

"Tonight [Friday, June 6 in São Paulo, Brazil] I had to walk off the stage for only the second time ever. The first [time it happened] in Toronto [during the first Gigantour]. "My apologies to everyone who didn't understand, but my ears are very important to go forward in my career, and I had to stop the show to fix this.

"I love you all, and I am sorry for the delays. But I only want the best for you."MEGADETH's setlist for last night's (Friday, June 6) concert in São Paulo, Brazil was as follows:

01. Sleepwalker
02. Wake Up Dead
03. Take No Prisoners
04. Skin O' My Teeth
05. Washington Is Next!
06. Kick the Chair
07. In My Darkest Hour
08. Hangar 18
09. She Wolf
10. A Tout Le Monde - Chris's solo
11. Tornado of Souls
12. Ashes In Your Mouth
13. Burnt Ice
14. Symphony of Destruction
15. Sweating Bullets
16. Peace Sells

Aerosmith Singer Out Of Rehab!

2008-06-07T13:27:00.001+01:00

Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler is fine and recovering from a foot problem that forced him into rehab, according to his actress daughter Liv. The singer checked into a facility in Pasadena, California, last month, prompting speculation he had slipped from sobriety, 20 years after he kicked hard drugs. Tyler later revealed he was in rehab on doctor's orders because of a foot injury. And Liv insists her father is on the mend. She says, "He had a foot problem, but he's fine. There's this funny thing my father says when I ask him how he is. He says, 'I'm F.I.N.E. F'd up, insecure, neurotic and emotional.' So he's F.I.N.E. fine!"

Korn's New Solo Album!

2008-06-06T17:37:00.003+01:00

Former Korn guitarist and founding member Brian "Head" Welch will release his debut solo album, entitled "Save Me From Myself", on September 9 via Driven Music Group.
The CD's first single, "Flush", will be made available exclusively via iTunes on July 8. For more than a decade, Brian "Head" Welch was lead guitarist for the controversial rock band Korn, but in early 2005 he shocked the international music community when he abruptly quit the band and announced that he had been saved by Jesus Christ.
His announcement in front of 10,000 people in Bakersfield, California set off a media frenzy, as people from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star into the light.

Bullet For My Valentine Concert!!!!

2008-06-05T18:01:00.003+01:00

Sponsored by the No Fear clothing company, the first leg of Bullet For My Valentine's North American tour will run to mid-August (dates below); the second leg will run throughout September, dates to be announced shortly. Joining Bullet For My Valentine for the tour will be Bleeding Through and on select dates, Cancer Bats and Black Tide. A "fan club presale" begins tomorrow, Wednesday, May 28 - log onto http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1225351 for more info, while tickets go on sale to the general public the following weekend.

Here are the dates:

JULY
14 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
15 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
16 Myth, Minneapolis, MN
17 The Venue, Fargo, ND
19 Shrine, Billings, MT
21 The Big Easy, Spokane, WA
22 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
23 Roseland, Portland, OR
25 Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
26 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
27 House of Blues, San Diego, CA
29 Marquee, Phoenix, AZ
31 House of Blues, Dallas, TX

AUGUST
1 Verizon Wireless, Houston, TX
2 Stubbs, Austin, TX
5 Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
6 House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ
8 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY
9 Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach, NH
11 Metropolis, Montreal, QC, Canada
12 Kool Haus, Toronto, ONT Canada
14 House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
15 Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, MI
16 The Fillmore Detroit, Detroit, MI

Linkin Pard Projekt Revolution 2008!

2008-06-04T16:36:00.003+01:00

Linkin Park has added another big name to the Projekt Revolution 2008 tour. Here is the Live Nation press release with most of the BS removed: Linkin Park has announced that Busta Rhymes will join their Projekt Revolution 2008 lineup. Rhymes and Linkin Park recently collaborated on "We Made It," the first single and video from Rhymes' upcoming album, Blessed.
The fifth installation of Linkin Park's raging road show will see them headlining an all-star bill that features former Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, The Bravery and Ashes Divide featuring Billy Howerdel, known for his work with A Perfect Circle.

The Revolution stage will be headlined by DisneyCore act Atreyu and features 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights and Armor For Sleep. Also performing will be Street Drum Corps. The tour launches July 16 at the Tweeter Center in Boston.

Heres the dates for you guy's:

7/16 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts

7/18 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion

7/19 Philadelphia, PASusquehana Bank Center

7/20 Hartford, CTNew England Dodge Music Center

7/22 New York, NYNikon at Jones Beach Theater

7/23 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center

7/25 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek

7/26 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater

7/27 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion

7/30 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

8/1 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre

8/2 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre

8/3 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre

8/7 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion

8/9 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View

8/10 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

8/12 Denver, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre

8/15 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

8/16 Chicago, IL Alpine Valley Music Theatre

8/17 Indianapolis, INVerizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis

8/19 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center

8/21 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis

8/23 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center

8/24 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

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R.I.P. Bo Diddley

2008-06-03T16:27:00.002+01:00

Rock n Roll legend Bo Diddley died of heart failure on Monday and there was no shortage of other rock legends singing his praises including Mick Jagger, Robert Plant, BB King and Slash.
"He was a wonderful, original musician who was an enormous force in music and was a big influence on The Rolling Stones," said Mick Jagger in a statement. He was very generous to us in our early years and we learned a lot from him. We will never see his like again."

According to the BBC, Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant said Diddley's "voice and relentless, glorious anthems echo down through my years This royal shape shifter continues to influence four generations of musicians on a daily basis," he added.

BB King, praised Diddly as "a music pioneer and legend with a unique style. We always had a good time when we played together. He will truly be missed, but his legacy will live on forever," King, 82, said through his publicist according to AFP
Slash told NME.COM that Diddley greatly influenced countless musicians, and the Bo Diddley beat was the inspiration for Guns N Roses' song 'Mr Brownstone'.

"He's a huge hero of mine and the fact that he knew who I was a huge compliment," Slash said. "Bo Diddley created a myth that was uniquely his own. An entire rhythm is owed to just one guy and that's pretty rare," he said. - Read Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart's tribute at NME

A new feature for Pibbz website is here!!!!

2008-06-02T07:00:00.005+01:00

A new feature for Pibbz website is here!!!!

Wanna learn a new song? Need A Tab? Cant Find It? Well just request for a tab in the comments box, and i will try to post the tab as soon as possible!!!!

AC/DC confirm new album rumours...

2008-06-01T14:43:00.002+01:00

Not that much info on their new album so im going to have to keep it short, sorry guys......

AC/DC have confirmed that they are working on a new album, which they plan to release later this year.In a posting today (April 18) on the band's website, they revealed that they have been recording new material in Vancouver with producer Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen).This will be the veteran Australian rockers' first new album since 2000's 'Stiff Upper Lip'.

Young Talent.....

2008-05-31T17:29:00.004+01:00

First of all i would like to say sorry for not posting till late today................Here are some great young players:

8 Year old playin amazing solo!!!!!!
&

12 year old jamming to You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC.....

The Most Expensive Guitar & Pick In The World!!!

2008-05-30T09:11:00.006+01:00

“Blackie”, Eric Clapton’s favorite mid-career modified Strat has been surpassed in value and is no longer the most expensive guitar ever, despite that it was bought for $950,000 USD in 2004 by a guitar archaeologist.
The latest most expensive electric guitar in the world dethroned its predecessor at an auction in Doha, Qatar on November 16th, 2005. The Strat was signed by several rock musicians to benefit a tsunami charity, ‘Reach out to Asia’. It was bought one year ago by Qatar’s royal family for a million dollars and donated back to the Asia Program, bringing in $2.7 million USD at the more recent auction, whose attendees included Former President Bill Clinton. Technically, the guitar has generated a total of $3.7 million USD, making it the most expensive guitar yet.
Signees of this expensive electric guitar included Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend, Mark Knopfler, Ray Davis, Liam Gallagher, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi, Angus & Malcolm Young, Paul McCartney, Sting, Ritchie Blackmore, Def Leppard, and Bryan Adams, the coordinator of the project.

If you’re looking for a guitar pick, there’s no shortage of different shapes, styles and materials available for you to choose from. Customized picks have been prevalent since the days when Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick would throw hundreds of them out into the audience. In fact, most famous guitarists have their own custom guitar pick. Even among the myriad of different styles, some plectrums are more unique than others. The world’s most expensive guitar picks are some of those.
Starpics, an Australian company known for plectrums made of precious metals, created a completely unique pair of guitar picks. Like their other picks, they’re guaranteed to last pretty much forever and to significantly reduce string breakage. So what makes these picks so special?
They’re made of meteors.
These two luxury picks were fashioned from pieces of Gibeon meteorite. Said to be around 4 billion years old, Gibeon meteorites were discovered in 1836 in Namibia, Africa, where their sale and export were banned by the local government. Despite that fact, over twenty-five tons of the meteorites have been recovered and it is the most commonly found meteorite on the market today. One of the most interesting things about the meteorites is the pattern of Widmanstatten lines created by their frigid passage through space. These patterns are preserved in the picks and can be seen in the picture above.

Linkin Park Collab With Busta Rhymes...

2008-05-29T09:28:00.002+01:00

Two years ago almost to the day, Swizz Beatz crowned Busta Rhymes King of New York onstage at Hot 97's Summer Jam in the single least defensible display of rap bravura I've ever witnessed. Busta was in that show's de facto headliner spot (second-to-last, since everyone leaves when the last act is on), and he built up to his big coronation by trotting out every NY rap legend he had in his rolodex for one song each: Wu-Tang, Rakim, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip.

But not even the goodwill he earned with those twenty minutes of euphoric stadium-rap nostalgia could make the coronation any less ridiculous. Busta Rhymes is not made of kingly material. At his creative and commercial peak, he was basically a really funny guy who wasn't afraid to dress in stupid costumes in his videos and who could rap really fast. He was impossible to hate, but nobody expected him to personify an entire city's hopes and dreams, either. The Big Bang, the album he was pushing at that show, was meant to change all that.

It didn't. It failed. That album, Busta's first for Dr. Dre's Aftermath label, played host to a series of garbage-ass singles (one of which, the godforsaken "Touch It" remix, stayed in heavy radio rotation way, way past its sell-by date). And right around the time it was failing utterly to turn Busta into a Serious Rap Star, Busta himself worked hard to become one of rap's most loathsome figures. He got himself arrested for some of the dumbest, least sympathetic reasons ever (beating up a teenager who'd spit on his car, beating up a driver who'd demanded the wages he was owed), he refused to talk to police after an assistant was killed on his video shoot, and he gave nonsensical vein-popping interviews to anyone who would listen.

For a minute there, it looked like Busta Rhymes might become rap's first roid-related heart-attack fatality. Now, all of a sudden, he's back, and he might even be that really funny fast-rapping guy he once was.

Listen to the track HERE.

Girl Commits Suicide For The Black Parade!

2008-05-28T10:20:00.002+01:00

My Chemical Romance have responded to claims that their music somehow inspired a 13 year-old UK girl to commit suicide. Earlier this month an inquest was held where the girl's parents and coroner Roger Sykes testified that the girl, Hannah Bond, was influenced by her love of emo music, specifically My Chemical Romance.

It was also revealed that the girl had a history of self-harm, her father said that Bond had hurt herself before and claimed that it was an emo initiation ceremony. The coroner Sykes testified, "the emo overtones concerning death and associating it with glamour I find very disturbing."

The girl reportedly told online friends of her plans to hang herself and live on in the afterlife as a member of "The Black Parade" - the title of a My Chemical Romance album.
The band has responded to this story with this statement: "We have recently learned of the suicide and tragic loss of Hannah Bond.

We'd like to send our condolences to her family during this time of mourning. Our hearts and thoughts are with them. My Chemical Romance are and always have been vocally anti-violence and anti-suicide. As a band, we have always made it one of our missions through our actions to provide comfort, support, and solace to our fans.

"The message and theme of our album 'The Black Parade' is hope and courage. Our lyrics are about finding the strength to keep living through pain and hard times. The last song on our album states: 'I am not afraid to keep on living' – a sentiment that embodies the band's position on hardships we all face as human beings.

Mark Burnett wasnt right for Velvet Revolver???

2008-05-27T10:38:00.002+01:00

Matt Sorum, drummer for Velvet Revolver, has revealed the following to Artisan News Service about the next chapter of his band, following the recent departure of vocalist Scott Weiland, who returned to his former outfit Stone Temple Pilots.

"We're coming out with something in a couple of weeks and I think it's going to surprise everybody. It's exciting. We're moving forward. We're going to keep going and play rock n roll and get a new guy singing so, we did it before we'll do it again."

Sorum went on to say, "We're really seriously thinking about doing something online. Yeah, we got offered a couple of different television ideas you know. Mark Burnett called us and asked us to do that Rockstar thing and we basically said 'No!' to that. We didn't feel it was right for us. No disrespect to him but it just didn't feel right for what we want to do.

The Pigeon Detectives New Album Out Today!

2008-05-26T14:18:00.004+01:00

Well i bought this album this morning, and found out it only came out about a week ago so i decided to let you know The Pigeon Detectives Emergency album history.....

Pigeon Detectives return with their second album, two days to the year since the release of debut long-player Wait For Me, and they’ve tackled the difficult second album syndrome by refining the 'Topman indie' formula of its predecessor.

Emergency is an album of simple, tightly executed floor-fillers that would sound samey if they weren't so darned catchy. Don’t expect any experimental meanders; if you set aside lofty assertions you'll appreciate the instant appeal of these punchy tracks which will surely find their way into indie discos everywhere.

The whole album seems like a fond soundtrack to a night of cheap lager and sticky dancefloors.
Just when you fear the material is becoming too repetitive, three of the best tracks pop up in succession. I'm A Liar, You Don’t Need It and Say It Like You Mean It are stomping blasts, echoing 60s girl groups like the Shangri-Las.

However, the disposable hooks become tiring by track 11, and the band could have slimmed the album down to create back-to-back singalong tunes. First offender worth removing is token slow song, Nothing to Do With You, a more forgettable version of the Maccabees' Toothpaste Kisses.

The Pigeons aren't going to win any awards for their lyrics, and most of the unimaginative track titles are lines from the choruses. This may seem a strange bugbear, but with songs like Love You For A Day (Hate You For A Week) you just wish they’d picked something less obvious.

As today's pop scene is saturated with indie schmindie bands it would be easy to slate this album for its lack of originality, but Emergency deserves praise for delivering a consistently

high standard of accessible guitar pop. One hit wonders this band ain’t.

Three Words: Buy This Album

The Zutons V Coldplay

2008-05-25T08:05:00.004+01:00

The Zutons think Coldplay will stop their new album reaching number one.
The band, from Liverpool, England, release their third album, 'You Can Do Anything', just days before Chris Martin's band release Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends in June.

The Zutons' frontman Dave McCabe says the release is likely to stop his band topping the charts - but insists he doesn't mind.
He said: "It means our album can't be number one or number two - there'll be something else out - but it doesn't really bother me.

It's not like we hate them or we're similar. People should know to buy us anyway!"
Coldplay have announced they will play free concerts to support their album's release, but Dave says they won't be doing anything similar.

He added: "We're not doing anything free, we're not Coldplay, we are not big enough to do a Radiohead or a Coldplay. We'd only do a free gig for a charity we supported."

Who do you think will reach number 1?? Have a vote in the Poll....

Gibson Robot Guitar!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-23T19:09:00.002+01:00

My dream guitar is a Gibson Les Paul, and as soon as i saw 'GIBSON ROBOT GUITAR' on google i couldnt help but click and read all about it, heres what i found.....

The electric guitar — the most popular musical instrument, in its simple beauty, remains technologically unchanged since the 50s of the last century. Until now.

Gibson Guitar Corp. ties up with German robotics company Tronical Gmbh to enable Gibson’s newest Les Paul model to recognize pitch and tune itself in about two seconds. Musicians will find this technology particularly useful, especially for beginners who find tuning a headache.

It’s a convenience, too, for professionals. This Robot Guitar can store personal tuning preferences and makes them available for easy implementation at the push of a button.

The Gibson Robot Guitar is equipped with the revolutionary PowerTune System developed by Tronical Gmbh of Hamburg, Germany. PowerTune is the world’s first self-tuning system for electric guitars.

Gibson has just signed a world wide agreement with Tronical for the exclusive sale and distribution of PowerTune, in both new guitars and upgrade kits.

The Gibson Robot Guitar is a real innovation which promises to banish, once and for all, the tuning problems guitarists often have. Its PowerTune System consists of three components: the Powerheads, the Tune-Control Bridge, and the Master-Control Knob.

The Powerheads is a multiple machine heads which still can be adjusted manually. The Tune-Control Bridge is where each string is picked-up individually and at the same time the frequencies are measured.

The Master-Control Knob is the headquarter of the PowerTune system and communicate via the strings with the Powerheads.

~ Equipped with Tronical’s PowerTune System

The PowerTune system works by executing instructions (set from the Master-Control Knob by the player) from its CPU. These programmed instructions are implement by the Powerheads equipped with tiny electric motors.

As the motorized tuners adjust the tuning, the pitch of the string is monitored by the Tune-Control bridge. When the player strums the strings, the Powerheads will adjust the tuning automatically and precisely in seconds.

Electrical power for the tuning mechanism is supplied via the guitar strings. All LED indicators in the Master-Control Knob will flash blue 3 times when tuning is complete.

You don’t have to make frequent trips to the shop for tuning setups anymore. Gibson Robot Guitars will be on sale in select stores globally on December 7, 2007. Since it is a limited edition, only 10 will be on sale per store in its first run. A Robot Guitar is priced at $2,499.

The History Of Guns N' Roses....

2008-05-22T18:10:00.006+01:00

Current Members
Axl Rose-vocals (1985-)
Tommy Stinson- Bass (1997-)
Brian Mantia - Drums (2001-)
Richard Fortus- Guitars (2002-)
Robin Finck- Guitars (2002-)
Dizzy Reed-Keyboards (1990)
Chris Pittman-live keyboards and Sound Effects (1998-)

Originating in Los Angeles in June 1985, Guns N' Roses' unique style incorporated punk, blues, thrash, and other genres of music into what was popular at the time: hair metal. The band was formed by singer Axl Rose, guitarist Tracii Guns, guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Robbie Gardner. The name was derived from a combination of Guns and Rose's pseudonymous last names, while earlier band names in the same vein had been Rose and Hollywood Rose. Fans often shorten the name to the 'Gunners'.

When Tracii and Robbie could not attend the Guns N' Roses' first show (in Seattle), Axl called guitarist Slash and drummer Stephen Adler who he had met recently and asked if they would play. The two agreed and the band's original line-up was finalized.

The band released a self-produced EP, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Like_a_Suicide_%28album%29, in 1986. Copies of the EP reached Geffen Records executives who soon signed the band. Appetite for Destruction, GNR's Geffen debut, was released on August 21, 1987. The album sold 20 million copies, had three top 10 singles, and hit #1 on the charts. Appetite For Destruction remains as one of the best selling debut album of all-time.

Guns N' Roses' next release was the acoustic cd G N' R Lies in 1988 which hit #2 on the music charts. The album was also a source of controversy when one song, 'One In A Million' featured Axl Rose using the words 'niggers' and 'faggots', resulting in many accusing the band (or Axl) of racism and homophobia, which Axl denied citing the fact that his (then) lead guitarist was half black and that he was a big fan of homosexual singers such as Freddie Mercury and Elton John. Contributing Welcome to the Jungle to the soundtrack of movie The Dead Pool (in the Dirty Harry series) gave the band a couple of seconds onscreen in the movie.

In 1989, Guns N' Roses were presented with the American Music Award for favorite Pop/Rock single for Sweet Child O' Mine. At the televised annual award show in 1989, Duff McKagen and Slash appeared intoxicated and used strong language while accepting the award for Best Heavy Metal Album for Appetite For Destruction, and Best Heavy Metal Song for Paradise City. Because of the incident, subsequent American Music Award shows have been broadcast using a five second delay.

Enjoyed reading this? Request more by sending me an email, or comment telling me what band you choose....

Any requests???

2008-05-21T17:51:00.005+01:00

While trying to play Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns n' Roses i got an idea and basically you can request a song and if i manage to play it i will post it up and and include it in my list of songs i can play....

And please dont go crazy on me by asking for some Eddie Van Halen solos for ive only been playing for 2 months, im only trying this out to see if it goes well and again please dont request any crazy fast speedy songs........thnkz......

Welcome To My Blog!!!

2008-05-20T18:20:00.005+01:00

Im 13 and i love playing on my electric guitar... I'm into abit of Iron Maiden, Dio, Guns n Roses, The Darkness, Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and many more.......

My dream guitar would be a Gibson Les Paul, my favourite guitarists are Jimi Hendrix & Slash, ive got a Stagg Sunburst Stratocaster, and a smallish amp, i started playing guitar 2 months ago(or so) and i plan on never stopping...

My favourite colour - Green
My favourite food - Chicken or Macdonald's :D
My favourite drink - Coke :D
My favourite movie ever - ummmmm Tenacious D? i think
My favourite song ever - Afterlife - Avenged Sevenfold
My favourite singer - i havent got one...
My favourite country - Portugal :DDD
My favourite football team -SPORTING! :DDDDDDD
My favourite friend - errr Ally
My favourite day of the week - Friday :DDD
My favourite Month of the year - June :DDDDD
My favourite TV show - Ugly Betty :DD
My favourite footwear - Trainers (Y)
My favourite Pet - Dog, Tuga!
My favourite Car - Chrysler 300C
My favourite Actor - Jack Black
My favourite Quote - JOKING!
My favourite type of music - Rock

If today was the last day of the World what you would like to do?
ummmmmm.......read a book.... JOKING!.....get it? :D

If you were Prime Minister for one day what the 3 things you would do first?
well, buy all the guitars in the world, make us rich, and get the biggest tv in the world

Your biggest dream -
To be a rockstar!

What you love the most -
i dont really know......

What do you hate de most -
fat people :DDD im not mentioning any names.........but DAD! :D

Tell a secret about yourself -
hehehe u wish ;)

One thing i will never do in my life -
never say never...

One thing I will definitely do in my life -
get a chrysler 300c!