Here Comes The Flood — photo: Erin Patrice O'Brien Marketing your band as "Heavy Metal Cello" is something else again, but it fits for Break of Reality, a New York string "quartet" with three cellists and a drummer that explores the hinterlands of classical music and hea... more info

Guardian Music — The Beatles' decision to embrace video games harks back to the original spirit of rock'n'rollTwo startling events have put MTV back on the musical map this week. You might have seen the first, if you haven't been living in a bunker wearing a blindfol... more info

Kerrang! — Former Kerrang! writer Howard Johnson's new T-shirt company, Saltyrockz, has launched a range of festival-themed T-shirts for the impending summer of rock. The three designs include 'Download Casualty', 'Sex, Drugs & Toilet Roll' and 'Festival Vete... more info

MTV.com News — The MCs perform 'Renegade' together at Los Angeles celebration of the new video game.By Yasmine Richard Eminem and Jay-Z perform at the "DJ Hero" launch party on Monday Photo: Kristian Dowling/ Getty Images LOS ANGELES — If you want to b... more info

411 Mania — Seeing one of your favorite artists and some supporting acts is a good time. What if, though, several of your favorite acts played together...It would be your wet dream. This week, the 411Music Critics talk about some of the bands they would love to ... more info

Perfect Porridge — New York metal band Children’s new album, Hard Times Hangin’ At The End of the World, reminds me a lot of mid-80’s Metallica (think Ride the Lightning). And since Metallica cut their hair and started using their fans, maybe the clouds have per... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Fans of 1990s funk-metal band Primus can't forget that famous live footage from Woodstock '94. In it, the band's resident bass god, Les Claypool, dexterously covered Metallica's "Master of Puppets" by playing the guitar part on his signature Carl Tho... more info

Rolling Stone — • Queen’s Brian May on Lambert Rumors • Kris Allen: Lambert Deserved Idol Crown • Adam Lambert Talks Idol Finale, Sexuality • Simon Cowell on Seymour Attack, Idol Finale • Summer Tours: Metallica, No Doubt, More • Springsteen To Close G... more info

The Vinyl Villain — One of the things that irritate me most is when someone says a certain song is crap, in my opinion no music is bad , it is all really a matter of taste.To explain my thoughts on this, I will give you a short intro to my personal music experience .I c... more info

Rolling Stone — It takes more than a soft economy to scare rock & roll off the road — which is exactly where 20 of the biz’s biggest artists will be this summer. Though some artists are scaling back their set designs and others paying closer attention to ticket ... more info