Man, this flu thing really really sucks! And I wouldn’t care but I had a flu shot! ARGH…..Top story today sadly is that Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying pleaded guilty to trying to have his wife murdered. The boy could get as much as 13 years behind bars. Stupid. Really stupid. And he’s in a Christian Rock band besides. I mean, what kind of person does that???….
Pulse of Radio reports Slash has teamed up with Ernie Ball to launch a new digital series, ‘Real to Reel with Slash’, documenting the entire recording process of the forthcoming third solo album. Myles Kennedy, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz will once again be part of the process to create, write and record with Slash. The first episode from the series debuted yesterday. Fans will continue to enjoy weekly episodes at SlashOnline.com. Elvis Baskette is producing Slash’s new album, which is set to be released in the fall of 2014. Ernie Ball is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of guitar strings and instrument accessories and is the sponsor of the Battle of the Bands on the Mayhem and Uproar tours. Check out the video here…..Beware of Darkness has announced a new string of dates. Find them in Road Rage….Green Day have announced they’re releasing a bunch of demos from their Uno, Dos & Tres sessions called Demolicious. Find them on CD, cassette! and either red or clear vinyl on Record Store Day April 19th….Happy 45th today to Tim Commerford, aka Timmy C, aka Simmering T , of Rage Against The Machine. And Happy 61st to Michael Bolton of those incessant holiday Honda ads!