Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Best known as a founding member and bassist of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT for sixteen years, who also played piano, keyboards and guitar, Joe Bouchard has nine gold and two platinum records to his credit. As a songwriter, he wrote many BOC songs including the... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Video footage of METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett sharing some of his early record store memories can be seen below. METALLICA has been announced as the 2016 ambassadors for Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent music retailers and... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — In his 2014 book "I'm The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax", ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian wrote this about former METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine: "The guy is arguably the godfather of thrash metal. He wrote a lot ... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — SHE DREW THE GUN WIN GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL’S EMERGING TALENT COMPETITIONThe live finals of Glastonbury Festival's 2016 Emerging Talent Competition, supported by PRS for Music and the PRS for Music Foundation, took place on Saturday night in Pilt... more info

Mercury News, California — WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Gloria Gaynor disco anthem, George Carlin's seven dirty words routine and coverage of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game are among 25 sound recordings that have been selected for preservation at the Library of Congress. more info

Mercury News, California — Musicians who've played with Billy Joel, Alice Cooper, Metallica, Pink and other top acts are featured in 'Hired Gun.' more info

Time — The legendary heavy metal band plans to release the album on April 16 for Record Store Day more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — What year is it? Dan Lopatin, the sole constant member of Oneohtrix Point Never, was born in 1982 to parents who emigrated from Russia to Wayland, Mass. The latest Oneohtrix album, "Garden of Delete," was released in 2015. Metallica's "Ride the Light... more info

Stereogum — Lars Ulrich of Metallica has never been shy about his reverence for Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead. After receiving the news of Kilmister passing away two days ago, Ulrich wrote a eulogy of more than 2,000 words for Rolling Stone adamantly affirming ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jaco Pastorius, the late jazz bassist who was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981, a player on multiple Joni Mitchell albums and more, was given the documentary treatment this year with Jaco, which Metallica bassist Robert... more info