Day in Rock Part 2

Axl Rose Is No Diva Says AC/DC Production Boss

The Nine Inch Nails frontman, and Apple Chief Creative Officer, along with his Apple colleagues Jimmy Iovine, Eddie Cue, and Robert Kondrk, spoke about their company's place in the streaming world on June 14th, but talk naturally turned to other outlets affecting musicians and bands.

Speaking with Billboard, Reznor said, "Personally, I find YouTube's business to be very disingenuous. It is built on the backs of free, stolen content and that's how they got that big."

He continued, "I think any free-tiered service is not fair. It's making their numbers and getting them a big IPO and it is built on the back of my work and that of my peers. That's how I feel about it. Strongly. We're trying to build a platform that provides an alternative-where you can get paid and an artist can control where their [content] goes."

Even though he has strong opinions when it comes to YouTube, earlier in the interview he admitted that he's long taken issue with people demanding free music. And he knows he needs to adjust his reaction. "I've dedicated my whole life to this craft, which, for a variety of reasons, is one that people feel we don't need to pay for anymore," he said. "And I went through a period of pointing fingers and being the grumpy, old, get-off-my-lawn guy. But then you realize, let's adapt and figure out how to make this better instead of just complain about it."

The San Francisco band delivered "Heartbreaker" and "Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)" from Led Zeppelin's legendary 1969 album, which they have re-recorded in its entirety for both fun and charity.

"Our favorite band is Led Zeppelin, and they made a huge impression on our lives musically," says singer Pat Monahan. "So I thought, why don't we record one of their albums, just for the fun of it for our fans. I've been singing Zeppelin songs in every band I've been in since I was a young kid, Train included."

Keyboardist Jordan Rudess recently admitted their next album would be "very different" to their latest studio work. He said: "I don't think it's a question of necessarily topping it. I think this is a particular creative adventure for us, to write a concept album very much like a musical or a rock opera.

The microchip was scanned and Hawkins was revealed as the owner. The vocalist rushed home from tour to collect the Bengal cat - and she now lives with him at his home in Switzerland.

Their eighth release marks the first time they've moved away from frontman Claudio Sanchez's Amory Wars concept. And although no decision has been reached about whether they'll return, Stever believes it could work better than ever.

He tells New Noise: "Claudio had a group of songs that he didn't know if they were going to be Coheed's or not, but we all loved them so much. It was his decision - he felt comfortable getting out of that realm.

"I think that he reached a point with his comfort with coming out from behind the storyline and being more exposed. That's nothing against the concept. We could go back to it. Who knows? I do think the concept gives people something to dive into."

He tells Rolling Stone: "The physicality of our shows is such, that there's no way you're gonna make that happen without preparation - you can't go from 0 to 100 miles per hour without preparing. Because I sing loud for two hours during a show, I have to spend a lot of time getting my voice together with the right food and right warm-ups, and then I have to run, stretch and do push-ups or wrestle Flea or something to get my blood flowing."

He continues: "There's also a certain headspace that you have to get into. We all kind of gravitate towards one room, 15 minutes before we go on and listen to music together to get on the same wavelength.

The story is set in a dystopian world overrun by vampires - in which the most evil vampire is to be resurrected. It's written by Alec Worley, illustrated by Simon 'Pye' Parr at 2000AD, and was created by Steve Beatty, Werewolf Publishing founder and former co-owner of Candlelight Records.

Tenebris Deos, the first of four planned installments, will be issued via Maniacal Publishing after founder Greg Ross asked Beatty if he could release it in North America.

Speaking about the new song, frontman Luke Frizon says "With so many different platforms shared by media and your peers telling you how to feel, how to think, how to view yourself every day - it's a given that disillusionment and dissociation will strike a lot of people, and cause suffering.