Metalsucks — All personal accounts I’ve heard suggest that Metallica’s Orion Music + More Festival in New Jersey this June was not very well-attended. This is purely anecdotal information without any hard justification whatsoever, although it’s been consis... more info

Consequence of Sound — "We're definitely looking to keep it in New Jersey or to keep it on the East Coast." more info

Metal Injection — First off, yes, I am very proud of that headline. Secondly, a new video has surfaced courtesy of New Orleans brass ensemble, The Soul Rebels, showing the band jamming with Lars Ulrich before one of Metallica's 30th anniversary shows a few months... more info

Metalsucks — If I wanted to make the below video sound enticing, I could tell you it shows Lars Ulrich hanging out with opening act The Soul Rebels during a rehearsal for Metallica’s thirtieth anniversary concert series at The Fillmore last year, or I could ... more info

Guardian Music — Six months ago Tony Sylvester was just a fan of Turbonegro. Now the Brit in a bowler hat fronts Norway's wildest bandStanding on an icy pavement outside a dive bar in central Oslo, Tony Sylvester takes a deep breath, pulls his woollen hat down over h... more info

Metalsucks — And here’s scientific evidence, courtesy of Metal Injection: FUCKING ADORABLE. -AR more info

Metalsucks — I should probably be more sensitive about this, but WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT. From Metal Underground: “Singer White Willie Sniffsum of Canada’s ultimate party band Cocaine Moustache seemed to have partied a little to hard on Friday the 13th during T... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With music festivals on an upswing, Mumford & Sons, Metallica, Jay-Z and others are getting in on the act too, featuring a mix of influences and current favorites.Wilson Marshall of the band Mumford & Sons has roofing on his mind. more info

betterPropoganda — Posted at 3:30pm, 7/18/2012 UPDATE: Just announced, the Outside Lands single day tickets go on sale this Friday, July 20th. The single day line-up has also just been revealed. Check it out below the flyer. --- Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival ... more info

Guardian Music — Laura Barton's writing on music ('The problem I have with classical music…', 14 July) is some of the most beautiful and sensitive in all journalism. At over 80, it's not surprising that I can't share her enthusiasm for rock music – largely short-... more info