This foolish heart - This is another of the older songs. When Rilo Kiley was recording in Lincoln, Nebraska, I was staying at Mike Mogis's apartment that was just a stones throw from the studio.

It was the dead of winter, snowy and icy outside, so there was a lot of time just hanging indoors. I remember frequently just sitting and playing this nylon string guitar in Mogis's front room on my little mattress. This song just plopped out one day... one of those that didn't exist one minute, but then ten minutes later it was pretty much done. That doesn't happen too often.

Blabbermouth has an extensive report on the issue, here are some highlights: Norwegian music industry magazine Faro Journalen downloaded one of the versions Universal Music released to the press via its digital promotional database. The magazine then sent the file to Lasse Svendsen, editor of Norway's hi-fi magazine Lyd & Bilde (Sound & Vision). Svendsen was shocked by what he heard.

"Oh my God, this is unfortunately a classic example of how bad things get when studio technicians and musicians gets to play with expensive compressors and limiters," he said. "The file is a 313 kbps AAC sound file, which isn't necessarily that bad, but someone has chosen to maximize the volume with a compressor, so much so that the whole sound file just sounds like mud. The cymbals sound like broken glass, the drums like trees cracking, and the guitars � which are mixed equally loudly � sound like someone shoved a screwdriver into my ears."

Back in June the blogger posted the songs on his blog Antiquiet.com. The tracks are believed to have come from the alleged "Chinese Democracy" album that Axl Rose has been working on for well over a decade.

Steve Foley, who played drums with the Replacements at the tail end of their career, died last weekend in Minneapolis. He was 49. According to local media reports, Foley died after accidentally overdosing on prescription medication. more

The Bolin Estate have approved an American writer's request to put together the definitive biography about Tommy Bolin. It was always going to be a labour of love, but a number of key interviews have already been done and the author has access to people close to the late guitarist, including musicians and road crew. more

Former Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch will be in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 11 for an in-store appearance at Borders (1501 Vine Street, Hollywood 90028) at 4:00pm to sign copies of SAVE ME FROM MYSELF (his debut solo album and autobiography of the same name). The album will be out September 9. Want a Preview? - Also be sure to tune in release week when Brian tells us a bit about his favorite tracks from the disc.

The Casting Out, which includes Nathan Gray of Boy Sets Fire, have detailed their debut full length Go Crazy! Throw Fireworks!. The album will be self-released in October and will feature 12 songs. Click below for the track listing. more

SOiL tell fans in a new online update: We are hard at work on the new album and will be entering the studio by fall. The songs we have so far are coming together great and we are just enjoying the writing process more than ever. more

Imadethismistake recently crashed their van, in the process destroying the vehicle and a portion of their equipment and 12"s. The band is hoping to raise money to get themselves back on their feet with a commemorative van-crash shirt more

New York death metal legends Suffocation has signed a new deal with Nuclear Blast records to release their new album, which is tentatively titled, "Blood Oath." more
Apocalyptica has issued the following update: "Unfortunately our mighty friends from Slipknot had to cancel their performance at the Two Days A Week Festival. Of course we are happy to help them out and can announce that we will replace them on Friday this week in Wiesen, Austria."
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza has officially announced the addition of guitarist Josh Travis to their line-up. more

Middian (i.e. Age Eternal) has officially called it quits. As you may recall, the group was embroiled in a lawsuit with a Wisconsin band called Midian regarding the use of their name. Said legal action has apparently taken its toll. With Middian now done, Mike Scheidt has reformed his old band, YOB, which broke up several years ago. A lot more info

Cuba has ordered jailed punk rocker Gorki Aguila, an outspoken critic of Fidel Castro and the communist government, to stand trial on Friday for "social dangerousness," a charge that could carry up to four years in prison. more

A jury acquitted a former handyman of attempted murder charges Wednesday in last year's near-fatal shooting of Latin songwriter Estefano, who had positively identified the man in court as his assailant. more

TMZ sent us this VMA gossip for anyone that really cares: Although Britney shot promos for the VMAs, we're told the real gold is Michael Jackson. Sources close to the awards tell us MTV honchos have been working OT to get Jacko to reappear at the awards. We're told a deal is as good as sealed to have MJ present an award with sister Janet. read more

Speaking of Awards show that we won't be watching: Hollywood star Juliette Lewis and T4 main man Steve Jones are to present the Vodafone Live Music Awards at the Carling Academy Brixton on 18th September. The ceremony will be aired on Channel 4 on the following evening, 19th September.

Law enforcement tells us Suge allegedly attacked his girlfriend of three years early this morning. She claims he punched her in the back of the head while they were driving. She claims she tried getting out of the car, grabbed the steering wheel to cause and accident so someone would notice her peril.

A British punk band unfortunately named The FF'ers were to perform on the BBC Introducing Stage at 5 pm, but the estimated 3,000 fans who had gathered were expecting a secret Foos set.

Promoting the message "Don't let AIDS to ruin your life!", Queen will perform a free concert in Kharkov's historic Freedom Square on September 12 . The concert is expected to attract more than 100,000 to Europe's second-largest city-centre square.

"Y'know, I think everyone is trying to point the finger � record labels are to blame and everyone else is to blame, but I personally feel that it's the artists that are to blame," Wengren told The Metal Forge. "If the artists put out great music and they put out great records instead of records that had maybe one or two good singles on it and the rest of the record is totally filler, then I think that would be a huge part of it. I think people would be willing to buy a good-quality record and I think that our fans prove that.

Staind's latest moved 92,000 copies last week according to Billboard, which is down from 185,000 copies of 2005's "Chapter V" and 716,000 of 2001's "Break the Cycle." The latest incarnation of a manufactured boyband, The Jonas Brothers, held on to the No 1 spot for another week and Kid Rock jumped to No. 2 this past week, even though Rock's album came out last October.

Here is what this potential blockbuster is all about: In the no-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GENECO, a biotech company that offers organ transplants...for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by THE REPO MAN. By fusing ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW and BLADE RUNNER, this futuristic tale of horror modernizes the "rock opera" genre with original music and rich, dark production design.

Produced by David Schiffman (Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Johnny Cash), Shudder is the follow-up to 2007's critically-acclaimed release The Walking Wounded. "I honestly feel that Shudder is the best Bayside album that we have ever made," explains vocalist/guitarist Anthony Raneri. "It's probably the most youthful and energetic of all of our records."

The Reckoning" was a getting kicked around by the band for a few months and I went crazy when I first heard that riff!!! I think the line, "with everyday of pain, we're closer to The Reckoning," came really quick.