411 Mania — In part two of our look at 1982 we look at the best albums to rock the speakers that year. We have music from Accept, Black Sabbath, Venom, KISS, Rush, Motorhead, Witchfinder General, Anvil, Judas Priest, and a little something called Number of the B... more info

XLR8R — XLR8R has been seriously atwitter with Doc Daneeka-related excitement as of late, and the first record on his new Ten Thousand Ten imprint isn't helping us calm down. The label's debut release comes from London duo Venom & Damage (pictured ... more info

MTV.com News — Nordstrom collection includes T-shirts, dresses and 'lip venom' modeled after Alice Cullen and Bella Swan.By Larry Carroll Photo: A.J. Mayers As many Twilighters will remember, last year MTV News teamed with the Nordstrom department store to... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Catch Australia's Mick Turner & Jim White (2/3 of The Dirty Three) as the Tren Brothers this Saturday afternoon (today, 5/8) at Sound Fix Records. The free Brooklyn in-store kicks off at 2pm. Catch Mick Turner & Jim White... more info

411 Mania — The year was 1981 and music was set to get a lot sleazier. We look at the beginning of Mand#246;tley Crand#252;e and check out more classic albums from Iron Maiden, Venom, Riot, Saxon, Praying Mantis, Def Leppard, Raven, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne,... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — It is gonna be a really really hot summer yall! All the favs gonna be in your iPod really soon!MAYToni Braxton - Pulse 05Trina - Amazin' 05Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony - Uni5 : The World's Enemy 05Charice - Charice 11Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives ... more info

Guardian Music — "Lo"-key minimalist Josh McIntyre draws on post-punk, shoegaze and C86 for his scratchy, sorrowful soundHometown: Toronto, Canada.The lineup: Josh McIntyre (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Gerald Grison (drums), Elliot Jones (guitar), Matthew Koudys (bas... more info

Guardian Music — New documentary Until The Light Takes Us shows that, while pop was eating itself, Norway's black metal stars were busy burning churches and killing one another"It's like New Zealand … only grimmer." Darkthrone's Fenriz is attempting to explain ... more info

Guardian Music — BBC4 documentary Heavy Metal Britannia offers an affectionate look back to a time when the leather-clad likes of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon became Top Of The Pops regulars. But what forces forged the unique alloy that is British metal?"Metal... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Classic rock ahoy!High Voltage is the must-see rock event of 2010 – a two-day festival featuring the very best in classic rock, progressive rock and metal. Custom built by rock fans, for rock fans and held at Victoria Park, Londo... more info