Metalsucks — I had shall we say a moment of clarity about Van Halen this week. It’s nothing bad and nobody’s fault. I love. To me, they score highest in all categories of awesomeness since The Beatles srs. And thusly, I think fans flex on lots of bullcrap. Li... more info

Perez Hilton — As we reported previously, Michael Anthony Hall was arrested for threatening to fight his neighbor yesterday. He yanked up plants from the apartment complex and said he would "beat to the pulp." Later, he went banging on his neighbor's door challeng... more info

Popdose — Big Foot by Chickenfoot Scott Malchus: Now with more COWBELL! This song is tight. I’m bummed that Smith won’t be touring with them. Jeff Giles: Our friend Matt Wardlaw wrote it up over at Ultimate Classic Rock, and I bought my copy at iTunes this... more info

Guardian Music — May 1976: Number 32 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicThirty-five years ago, a four-piece American guitar band set about changing rock music for ever. They took their name from a brotherly relationship; they had a goofy, ... more info

Guardian Music — Frontman claims 'two intelligent creatures' tapped into his unconscious using 'some kind of mysterious wireless connection'There's no better way to put this: Sammy Hagar believes his mind was taken over by aliens. Years ago, before he played with Van... more info

Cross Rhythms — Academic Michael Anthony Milton releases third album more info

Guardian Music — Twenty-six years after they last recorded together, the 80s hard rockers are back in the studio with their original singerVan Halen are working on their first album in more than a decade, and they're runnin' with David Lee Roth. Twenty-six years afte... more info

Altsounds — The VB-3 is the new flagship bass amplifier from Peavey. It gives a stage shaking 300 watts of pure bass power via its eight EL34 valves in the power section, yet despite its incredible power only weighs in at 16.8kgs!!! It is rare indeed to fin... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: © Christie Goodwin You are really pushing it when you have released just one album, then did a extended version and recycle your stuff once more with a live DVD and Blue-ray. The Chickenfoot show at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona o... more info

All About Jazz — The fifth annual Miles Davis Festival will be held starting at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14, at the Commons at Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Road in Godfrey, IL.Saxophonist Michael Anthony Fitzgerald and guitarist Brian White retu... more info