Topix — Duff McKagan's Team Loaded is the league's hottest team with three wins in a row. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Brent Hinds at Madison Square Garden (more by Matthew Eisman) From MSG to Union Pool. Brent Hinds of Mastodon (who just played MSG with Alice in Chains and Deftones) currently has at least two side projects, both of... more info

Topix — Last season's regular-season champion is once again alone in first place after five weeks of the Alice in Chains & Friends Fantasy Football Charity League. more info

Topix — The giant might have been awakened in the Alice in Chains & Friends Fantasy Football Charity League. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Robert said... Alice in Chains -1992-1993 - "Live & Unchained". Paul McCartney and Wings - 1974 - "The Nashville Sessions". Kiss - 1975-06-13 - Tulsa, OK. "I Wanna Rock And Roll All Nite" Thanks fuzzy! http://rockpopbootlegs.blogspot.com VINYL OBSCU... more info

Metal Injection — Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds like to keep himself busy. He and his bandmates are currently wrapping up the BLACKDIAMONDSKYE tour with Alice In Chains and Deftones. Seemingly, the band has a break for Winter after that, but is Brent going to just si... more info

Topix — One question loomed large before Friday's Alice in Chains concert at Madison Square Garden: How would new singer William Duvall measure up to Layne Staley, the band's original front man, who died in 2002? On "Black Gives Way to Blue," the album Alice... more info

CNN Showbiz — One question loomed large before Friday's Alice in Chains concert at Madison Square Garden: How would new singer William Duvall measure up to Layne Staley, the band's original front man, who died in 2002? more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Matthew Eisman, words by BBG Alice in Chains "While Mastodon's intricate jams and the Deftones' cathartic releases were spot on, special credit goes to AIC for topping this bill with a fierce confidence that cemented the power of... more info

Metalsucks — After tonight’s Mastodwho/Defwhats/AIC show at MSG, I’m feeling inspired to dust off an oldie-but-goodie… Back when I was a 16 year-old pothead growing up in New York Fucking City, I used to put on this song, lean out my bedroom window, puff th... more info