Eddie Van Halen Releases His Own Signature Sneakers

Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has partnered up with FEA Merchandising to release EVH Signature Sneakers. For years, his fans have been attending Van Halen concerts wearing a homemade version of the striped sneakers modeled on his famous Frankenstein guitar. Eddie Van Halen said he came up with the idea of releasing the sneakers because over the years, his fans have been frequently asking him where he got them. "I figured they were something that people obviously wanted, so making them available and official seemed like a natural progression,” Eddie said in an interview with Guitar World Magazine. The Sneakers will be available in three themes: Original Red Frankenstein Theme, White with Black stripes theme, and Black with Yellow Stripes.
EVH Sneakers are now available online at EVHGear.com

Alice In Chains Finishes New Album

One of the most influential rock bands of the grunge movement of the nineties, Alice In Chains is back with their first new studio album in 14 years.
The Album has finally been completed as these last few months will be dedicated to things like album artwork, lining-up interviews and press, shooting videos, and planning tours.
One person who has gotten a preview of the new Alice In Chains album is the band's good friend, Velvet Revolver/former G'N'R bassist Duff McKagan. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, duff said, "Some amazing songs were written and recorded. From the heaviest riff-dripping gut-puncher to the most sadly beautiful song I think this band has ever recorded, I honestly believe that this is the best record of the past decade.
There is no official word yet on when the new Alice In Chains album will come out, although a release in fall is expected. Over the question of how the album was composed, the band insisted they still had the same approach on their music as before the death of their two founding members, lead guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley
Hopefully this will be the album that will help Alice In Chains to the top of the hard rock stage again.

Green Day Set to Release Their New Album

Green's Day's Record Label "Reprise" will release Green Day’s long-awaited eighth studio album, entitled 21st Century Breakdown, on Friday, May 15th, 2009.It is the band's first studio album since "American Idiot", which was released back in 2004. Songs include the already featured on T.V. hit single "Know Your Enemy"and other tracks like "East Jesus Nowhere", "Before The Lobotomy", and "Restless Heart Syndrome." In a recent feature, Rolling Stone called the album "even more ambitious than American Idiot" and "a record of die-hard punk ideals…tightly scripted, continually ascending classic-rock excitement. The Album has been worked on non-stop since 2006. The first single from 21st Century Breakdown is "Know Your Enemy," which will impact radio and be available for purchase from all online retailers this April.

Metallica Sues Napster for the 67500billion..th Time!

Darn Metallica! When will they leave Napster alone? Or when will the Napster cat finally come out of the bag and admit piracy to be unjust and immoral? It seems the two music giants have been entrenched in this on-going battle ever since Napster started operating back in 2000. Tensions had calmed just a bit since 2006 after Napster appeased to Metallica by agreeing to actually sell their music online and give a major share of profits to the band.

But this week, It appears Metallica has had just about enough of Napster, again..., as they have filed a lawsuit against the company for allowing its users to download and share copyrighted songs without paying reports. The most irritated member from the band, Lars Ulrich, has been speaking out most about this for he is known by Fans as the biggest "Napster-Basher" Alive!

But as much of an asshole he might be perceived as for being a rich bastard and still wanting his one dollar a song for "Enter Sandman" , it is only justified of him to take such an emotional and persistent stand on the issue. Speaking about the lawsuit in a press release, drummer Lars Ulrich says, "With each project, we go through a grueling creative process to achieve music that we feel is representative of Metallica at that very moment in our lives."

Metallica standing up to Napster and refusing to let their music be available through its service will likely open up the doors for other artists to do the same and could very well mean the end of music piracy as we know it. In the end, this could all wrap-up either very well or entirely disappointing, depends what your stand is on the free-share of music.

In more positive News, Metallica is coming this October!!! It is going to be packed so I Recommend you try to get pre-sale tickets while they're still available. Wooooot!!! This is gonna be sick!!!

Grand Funk Railroad!

This week, I chose to talk about one of the most under-rated yet incredibly amazing bands of rock. They go by the name of Grand Funk Railroad. One of the 1970s' most successful hard rock bands in spite of critical pans and somewhat reluctant radio airplay (at first), Grand Funk Railroad built a devoted fan base with constant touring, a loud, simple take on the blues-rock power trio sound, and strong working-class appeal. Everybody, here's Grand Funk Railroad. BTW, Sorry about the poor quality of the video, its really old, but the audio still sounds good for the whole song.
Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain

Creed Might Get Together for Reunion Tour

There are numerous details hinting that the band Creed is preparing for a 2009 Reunion Tour. The once so-called "Biggest Band in the World" has not performed since 2004, after splitting because of Vocalist Scott Stapp 's continuous alcohol and drug problems. Ever Since, the former Front-Man has recovered and been on a solo career, while the band's guitarist, drummer, and bassist formed Alter Bridge with Vocalist Myles Kennedy. However Kennedy is rumored to be the top contender to replace Robert Plant for a tour with Led Zeppelin.
Whatever the details might be, all of Creed's former members have hinted in some way they want to get together to perform again.
Do you think it's likely for Creed to get together Again? I want to hear your comments...

An Honorable Yet "Awkward" Tribute to Chuck Berry

Like most of us do while using the computer,  I found myself once again watching random videos on YouTube. All of a sudden, I come upon an old clip from "Back to the Future" that I surprisingly don't remember watching. It wasn't any ordinary clip though, it actually kept me pondering for a while. The clip is about Marty going back in time to the late fifties' when the foundations of rock were just taking root and Chuck Berry was rising to fame. Most of you might not know this, but one of the recognized founders of rock actually happens to be the famous blues/rock'n'roll guitarist and singer Chuck Berry. In the video, Marty was asked to play guitar at a show as a substitute for Marven Berry, Chuck's cousin, because Marven's hand was injured. Marty finds himself jamming out to an all-time classic, Johnny B. Goode, originally written by Chuck. As he progresses during the song, he incorporates different styles of guitar jams that had not been created yet. In the last minutes of the song, he suddenly takes a drastic switch from rock'n'roll and finds himself imitating later styles, from guitar bashing and heavy chords created by "The Who" in the sixties, to some crazy fast metal guitar tapping that only Van Halen could pull off! The crowd is soon bedazzled to the point that Marven takes away Marty's guitar as if it were possessed. I found the whole thing hilarious! As funny as it was, the video still made think about how I would feel if some weirdo from the future popped up and started playing some random new crap that hadn't been created yet.

Marty McFly Doing Johnny B. Goode