4+ hour, 2+ min ago  (662+ words) Does anybody remember a time when AEROSMITH wasn't some hack band churning out ballad after ballad in a desperate attempt to hold on to its rock-star status? For me, that time was Sept. 12, 1989. That was the day AEROSMITH released Pump,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (236+ words) Here we are with W. M. D. , the Canadian thrashers hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia. After an almost eight-year absence, the group returns with Against All Warnings, self-released and ready to wreck shop. "Kleptomania" is 100% thrash by the numbers, and I am here…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (240+ words) Some guitars are just instruments. Others become part of the story. For ALEX LIFESON, that story includes a white ES-355 that helped shape RUSH's music for decades. Now, Epiphone is bringing that guitar to a much wider audience with the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (243+ words) ALANIS MORISSETTE is heading back to the stage with Butterfly with a Machete, bringing the next chapter of her ambitious live production to Los Angeles this November. Following a sold-out run in Las Vegas last year, the multimedia stage show…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (437+ words) Some tours happen once. This one worked so well, they're doing it again. BLUES TRAVELER and GIN BLOSSOMS are reuniting for a second consecutive summer as co-headliners, bringing SPIN DOCTORS back along for a 36-date run that kicks off July…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (290+ words) The Vans Warped Tour has always mixed music, skate culture, and controlled chaos. This year, it's adding another layer of airborne insanity. Nitro Circus is officially joining the Vans Warped Tour for an expanded partnership that brings its signature BMX…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (300+ words) KOTTONMOUTH KINGS are back in motion. The Southern California rap-rock pioneers have released California Burning, a new EP that kicks off the next phase of the band's three-decade run through the underground. Released through Kottonmouth Re Kordz and distributed by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (268+ words) We're a few days behind on sharing some Chicago-centric news about the legendary Riot Fest, but what can we say? Busy times (and we still think Riot Fest should've made that move to Bridgeview). Fresh off its 20th anniversary, the Chicago…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (301+ words) One of the defining tours of the 2000s rock scene is coming back. Taste of Chaos returns this fall with HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and IN THIS MOMENT set to co-headline a 22-city run across the U. S. The tour kicks off Sept. 22 in Charlotte,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (302+ words) WES BORLAND has spent decades building one of the most recognizable looks and sounds in modern heavy music. Now, that vision finally has a signature Jackson guitar to match. Jackson Guitars has unveiled the Pro Series Signature Wes Borland King…...