Man, I am bummed today! Came down with a lousy cold and don’t want to infect my guests today, Lacuna Coil and Sick Puppies. So I am still in pj’s in the living room sipping tea and trying an old wives remedy of Braggs Apple Cider vinegar and water. Ugh….Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett told the U.K. magazine Kerrang! the band “cannot think of any other reasons to procrastinate” over the making of their 10th studio album, which is slated to begin this year. He added, “We’re kind of backed up into the corner now, so yes, we have to start working on the album. And I’m excited. James (Hetfield, frontman) has, like, 800 riffs. I only have 400, but there’s not going to be any shortage of ideas. It’s going to be interesting to see how it turns out.” Hammett offered one reason why the band has delayed the start of work on the record, saying, “We’re only procrastinating because we love being at home with our families, but we really do love writing songs together and making an album.” Meanwhile, Metallica is asking fans to vote on which two songs to add to the band’s official pinball machine. The group said at its website, “We first introduced you to the machine in April of last year and the response has been phenomenal, so now it’s time to add to the 12 songs already part of the game . . . pick your two favs and they’ll be all yours along with a few upgrades already in the works.” Voting closes March 3rd and the winning tunes will be announced the next day. You can cast your vote at this link…. Pulse of Radio reports Kurt Cobain‘s hometown of Aberdeen, WA declared last Thursday (Feb 20th) “Kurt Cobain Day” and celebrated with the unveiling of a truly bizarre statue of the late Nirvana frontman. According to Rolling Stone, the “Crying Cobain” statue, which features a solitary tear running down his cheek and makes him look more like Jesus that punk rocker, was installed in the town’s museum and greeted by Nirvana fans with a mixture of confusion and shock. February 20th would have been Cobain’s 47th birthday. He shot himself to death on April 5th, 1994. The statue’s sculptor, Randi Hubbard, has reportedly been working on the piece since shortly after Cobain’s death. The statue has sat in her auto shop for two decades with art students from around the area occasionally lending a hand to get it finished. Town leaders are hoping that the statue and “Kurt Cobain Day” will boost tourism in Aberdeen, even though it is well documented Cobain disliked living there and was even arrested one time for vandalism. A nearby town, Hoquiam, WA — where Cobain also briefly lived — is having its own “Kurt Cobain Day” on April 10th, the same day that Nirvana will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. <a href=" ” target=”_blank”>Watch a rather disrespectful report on the event on local TV station…. Three Days Grace announced a new tour, which you can find in Road Rage…. Happy 41st today to Chris Fehn # 3 of Slipknot! And lastly, congratulations go out to our very own Lou Brutus who is now being repped for a few book projects his agent is keen on getting published! We’ll keep you posted! Lou Rules!
