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There is no Place for Nirvana in Dante’s Circles of Upper Hell

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned if your name is Jocelyn Susan Bundy. She is suing Nirvana LLC, Live Nation Merchandise LLC and its Merch Traffic LLC unit, along with Silva Artist Management LLC, saying NIRVANA had been using her grandfather C.W. Scott-Giles drawing since 1997 on shirts, mugs, vinyl records, and other merchandise sold at stores including Walmart, H&M and Hot Topic.

Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos

Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos is a deep dive into the culture of hard rock music. This genre, beloved by its millions of fans, is often misunderstood and maligned by the media and the music industry. In intimate interviews, the leading titans of rock discuss the genre and the special relationship they have with their audience.

AC/DC Picture Disc To Be Released As Part Of Record Store Day

AC/DC proved that old men rock better. Power Up their latest record is proving to best their best work in a very long time. There has been a recent resurgence of old rockers releasing decent music. Deep Purple and their contemporaries have also unleashed amazing work. Is there something in the water lately that is augmenting their musical output? To celebrate the Record Store Day on June 12, AC/DC announced special products from their latest album. AC/DC is releasing a limited 12" picture disc Through The Mists Of Time/Witch's Spell housed in a PVC jacket with an OBI strip at the top.

Inspirations by Saxon

“Inspirations” was recorded at Brockfield Hall near York in the UK, which was built in 1804 and holds the largest collection of paintings by Yorkshire’s impressionist artists – the Staithes Group. For Byford, recording Inspirations all together within such a rich historical environment was a major ingredient of the project. “The warmth and feel of Inspirations had so much to do with being together in this magnificent place and doing it ‘old-school’ style”, Byford explains. “This is how many bands back in the day -including some of the ones covered here - made such great albums, so it just felt really good to be able to do this somewhere like Brockfield Hall”. The results speak for themselves.

The Many Faces Of The Beach Boys

The Many Faces of series is perhaps one of my favorite various artists series based on popular groups. The series concentrates on the music of featured artists with different interpretations of their music and other artists who cover their songs. The Beach Boys are getting the royal treatment with The Many Faces of The Beach Boys.

Amy Winehouse At The BBC

Amy Winehouse At The BBC includes Amy's earliest BBC Radio sessions, music from her first-ever TV performances, as well as unheard gems, rarities, unique covers and live versions of classic songs from "Frank" and "Back To Black." The set also includes a beautifully illustrated 20-page booklet featuring rare photographs.

Rotting Ways To Misery: The History of Finnish Death Metal (U.S. Edition)

I will honest with you, I know nothing about Finnish Death Metal. It's fun to see how metal embraced the youth of that country and spawned their own metal genre. It is a guilty pleasure of die-hard fans from all over the world. Now you can read about the whole movement of this foreign branching of global metal music. Authors Markus Makkonen and Kim Strömsholm give the rest of the world a full view of the metal years in Finland.

Flowers In My Garden

Teensville proudly presents Flowers In My Garden, the seventh installment of examining the forgotten and neglected sounds of the late 60s. Compiled to give the listener an 80-minute frown-upside-down trip, the compact disc features 30 tracks recorded between 1966-1970 that sound like hits but weren't. Artists include Bonni Long, The Guild, Donna Marie, Norro Wilson and many more.

Gibson: Announces Partnership with Dave Mustaine

For 127 years, Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Gibson is proud to officially announce a new partnership with Dave Mustaine, the legendary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and GRAMMY®-winning founder and leader of Megadeth who joins Gibson as a Brand Ambassador. The new Dave Mustaine Collection will span acoustic and electric guitars across Gibson, Epiphone, and Kramer.

ZZ Top’s First Album: 50 years later

Fifty years ago, a lonely little band tumbled out of Houston, Texas. They released their first album called, ZZ Top's First Album. They are the only rock and roll band to still be together after fifty years with all the original members. Billy Gibbons was designated as “one of the best young guitarists in the U.S.” by Jimi Hendrix during his stint in the Tonight Show in 1969.