Stereogum — Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has always maintained close ties with his Upper Midwest homeland, including the founding of his April Base recording studio, the recent reboot of his Eaux Claires festival in his hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Bon Ive... more info

Antimusic Rock — Ginny Luke has worked from artists ranging from Foo Fighters and Meat Loaf to Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj, and now she is gearing up to release her own album, 'Devil At My Heels'. To celebrate we asked her to tell us about the song 'Yeah Yeah Yeah'. more info

411 Mania — The music world lost one the greats today, as Deadline reports that singer and actor Meat Loaf has passed away at the age of 74.[.........] The post Iconic Singer, Actor Meat Loaf Passes Away At 74 appeared first on 411MANIA. more info

Metalsucks — The Protest the Hero frontman tackles Meat Loaf's entire six-and-a-half minute epic with aplomb. The post Protest the Hero’s Rody Walker Covers Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell” appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metalsucks — Steve Vai, Meat Loaf, Patrick Stewart and Jeff Goldblum also appear in the film. The post Slash, Ozzy, Lemmy and Others to Appear in Anti-Bullying Documentary appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Consequence of Sound — The 71-year-old singer tripped over some wires during a Q&A session at the Texas Frightmare Weekend convention. more info

NME — I'd do anything for love (But I won't sing) Meat Loaf is heading back on tour with the catch that the singer will be doing no actual singing. The tour will be called ‘Back Out Of Hell’. The 70-year old singer will hand vocal duties to Caleb ... more info

Guardian Music — The Bat Out of Hell star is reportedly going on the road – but with the American Idol winner Caleb Johnson doing the actual singing. Is this proof that any job can be outsourced?Name: Michael (formerly Marvin) Lee Aday.AKA: Meat Loaf. Continue... more info

The Daily Mail — He's scored a massive hit in the US thanks to The Late Late Show. more info

Stereogum — Congress is obviously a shitshow these days, but at least there was some levity Wednesday to temper the constant stream of legislative trauma. According to NPR's Morning Edition, the Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was debat... more info