Never Pleased - I think what draws me to this song is the simplicity. It is very on point. The entire song revolves around two riffs going back and forth but they flow into each other in such a way that the verse and chorus feel like one. In fact, I don't even know which is the verse and which is the chorus. I guess I just like that in a song.

This was another one we were doing acoustic demos for and once we plugged in and started recording it became a completely different song. We borrowed an organ from the church Phil works at and I had a good time with that. Very full. John did some sassy vocals on this song as will. Showing some attitude. I look forward to playing it live.

No, instead, the concert in Israel could be Paul McCartney's last because a gang of Islamic extremists are running around telling everyone that they're going to kill him if he follows through with his plan to play there.

A video game version of the AC/DC DVD 'Live At Donington' has hit the schedule for a Wal-Mart release in October. Wal-Mart now has a stand-alone video game for Rock Band 2 titled 'Live In Donington' set in their store itinerary. The product information lists it as a "1st time AC/DC must'.

The Spice Girls have beaten Led Zeppelin to an award for the best music reunion of the last 12 months. The girl group won best live return at the Vodafone Live Music Awards after getting back together for a world tour.

Shaver, 69, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, and a charge of unlawful carrying of a handgun by a licensed holder on a licensed premises, a third-degree felony, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported in its online edition Wednesday.

Don't count on a Led Zeppelin reunion because it involves too much paperwork for Robert Plant. At least that's the spin a UK report puts on these comments, "The endless paperwork was like nothing I've experienced before. I've kept every one of the e-mails that were exchanged before the concert and I'm thinking of compiling them for a book, which I feel sure would be hailed as a sort of literary version of Spinal Tap." more

Britney Spears' trial for driving without a valid California license is all set for next month � and the attorney representing her in the criminal matter isn't happy about it. J. Michael Flanagan, the pop singer's attorney, said the matter is going before a jury due to unfavorable "special treatment" by prosecutors and a judge. You gotta read his BS about this, his pissed because she will face a trial for the actual crime she is charges with. Poor baby, read more

Farm Aid founder Willie Nelson says the organization will give $30,000 to groups that help family farmers in areas of Texas and Louisiana hit hardest by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. more

Soilwork has the following good news for fans, "The past two years have been great although sometimes a bit turbulent. We made another killer album and did several amazing tours around the world; and today it is with sheer joy and excitement that we announce the return of Peter Wichers as a guitarist in Soilwork. He's been missed both as a bandmate and as a songwriter." more

Scars on Broadway, the collaboration between guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan, will make its network television debut on Tuesday, October 14 with an appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live." While two songs will be broadcast on-air, the band will perform a free, five-song mini-concert on Kimmel's Outdoor Stage located right in the heart of Hollywood, CA, Scars on Broadway's home base. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs at 12:05AM ET and PT/11:05PM CT.

"All Together Now," the documentary chronicling the Beatles-based Cirque du Soliel production "Love," has been set for near-simultaneous release on Oct. 20 and 21 in theaters and on DVD. more

Slightly Stoopid walked away from last night's San Diego Music Awards with two top awards - Song of the Year for "2AM," and Album of the Year for "Chronchitis," released in 2007.

Oceano have tapped Colin Marks to create the artwork for the band's upcoming debut album, Depths. Colin Marks is a London-based artist who's dark and gritty art style has made him the right man to provide the visuals for bands like Strapping Young Lad, Aborted and Whitechapel.

This past Saturday (September 13), Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward hosted the September 2008 edition of "Rock 50", his monthly radio show. However, this month's episode was a little different � it was Bill's tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks from seven years ago. more

The Absence, Woe of Tyrants and Psyopus will perform at the Indianapolis Metal Fest II on September 26th & 27th at the Madam C.J. Walker Theatre. Fest website.

AC/DC will use Ticketmaster's new paperless technology for select seats on its upcoming North American arena tour in an effort to combat scalpers. anyone know if Ticketbastard tacks on an additional fee for this too? We're seriously curious, so if you've purchased such tickets please use the contact link at the bottom of the page to let us know. Now you can read more about this here

A French museum has found a previously unknown piece of music handwritten by Mozart, a researcher said Thursday. The 18th century melody sketch is missing the harmony and instrumentation but was described as important find. more

Disfear, featuring former At The Gates/The Crown vocalist Tomas Lindberg and ex-ENTOMBED guitarist Ulf "Uffe" Cederlund, told fans on Thursday, "We are sorry to announce that we are forced to cancel our imminent Norwegian dates due to our drummer Marcus Andersson having sustained a shoulder injured." more

Chicago radio stations and sports bars have begun spinning "All the Way," a Chicago Cubs-themed ditty written by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder at the request of Cubs legend Ernie Banks. more

7digital, a small, UK-based music store, has made music history by becoming the first digital music service to offer DRM-free music from all four major record labels in Europe.more

Cinderella's Jeff LaBar has denied that he has replaced Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot, Ratt) as the new guitarist of Juan Croucier's Dirty Rats, the band featuring bassist/vocalist Juan Croucier (RATT) and drummer John Medina (Bret Michaels). oops. more. We could make a joke about the guitarist turning into a pumpkin but we'll restrain ourselves.

"As I'm sure many of you have already heard, our dear friend Willy Graves passed away Sunday, September 14th. During our years together, we felt more like a family or a gang than we did a band. Every high and every low we experienced together. Willy brought so much to our band artistically, aesthetically, and in terms of general morale.

Two days prior the band will be playing the massive Hollywood Bowl, and The Echo is by far the most intimate show the band is playing this year. The Secret Show is a free, exclusive performance for the MySpace community.

Original members Jonny Santos (vocals), Tommy Decker (drums), Mike Sarkisyan (guitar) and Rob Garcia (bass) have completed five new songs and plan on writing about 15 more before they enter a studio to begin recording a new album.

Create your own "Cardinology Mailbox" for updates at www.cardinology.com, and stay tuned for more album details, audio and track listing.

The guitarist told Blender that he hoped the four members of Oasis would each undertake individual projects following the release of their forthcoming album 'Dig Out Your Soul'.

The group has issued the following statement to explain matters further: "All of us in the band, and especially Tim, have been looking forward to this tour with Iced Earth for months. Over the years, Iced Earth has been a huge influence on Into Eternity, as anyone who owns Dead or Dreaming knows.

Today's misheard lyric is to the song "Enter Sandman" and the line "It's just the beasts under your bed." That lyric has been misheard as "It's Judas Priest under your bed". Plus the line "Exit Light" has been heard as "Amstel Light". Making you thirsty? How about a bonus lyric from "Sad But True" The line "Hey, hey, I'm your life / And I no longer care." has been misheard as "Hey, hey, I'm your wife / And I've no underwear."

The Radiolarian Series - named after a type of single-celled organism with dazzlingly intricate exoskeletons - is designed to subvert the age-old music industry cycle of write/record/tour. The trio, consisting of keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood, will convene for brief writing retreats, perform only that new material on tour, record the material immediately after getting off the road, and release it as an album on their own Indirecto label.

This song started while digging through my New Orleans LP collection. I listened to Smokey Johnson (legendary drummer) and found a funky drum sample from the song "I can't help it". I made a loop from the sample and began to play around with chords and melodies. I ended up finding inspiration while strumming my 6 string mountain dulcimer which lends itself well to simple chord structures.

While I kept the strumming very straight forward I let the melody bounce around playfully with the beat. I was just singing la la la's and nonsense words to find the melody. Once I liked what I had I fleshed it out with some violin plucking and reverberated falsetto melody lines. I used my garage band to find a form and play around with the arrangement ideas.

At some point when the song had found a definite shape and sound I passed it onto my friend and poet Jessica Faust to write the lyrics. My idea was to give her the music pretty much done so that it would inspire the right mood for words. Of course this verse melody was challenging because of it's distinct rhythm. Somehow Jessica penned the most perfect lyrics that makes me feel like I am transported onto that New Orleans mid-city front porch stoop when I sing about it.

The chorus speaks of choices we've made and continue to make, who we are as a people. "Birds fly away-seek shelter. Trees stand strong-don't falter". They're both right. It just depends on your personality.