Steven Wilde

It was a very good cd - great melody. I am not the musician, so I cannot comment on how it was put together, but as a fan of musicians, I really enjoyed his work.

NSPike

LucySorets

I think Clockys will catch on.

Artanis I

Velvet Revolver's Slash Named Best Guitarist By 'Esquire'

Velvet Revolver lead guitarist Slash has won Esquire magazine's 2005 Esky Music Award for Best Guitarist, according to Blabbermouth.net.

Dream Theater Eyeing June for New Album

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rock act Dream Theater will release its next album, "Octavarium," June 7 via Atlantic Records.

"We wrote it and recorded it at the Hit Factory, which is now closed -- we were the last session in that studio," guitarist John Petrucci tells Billboard.com.

Asked how "Octavarium" differs from its predecessor, "Train of Thought," Petrucci says, "The album before this we wrote in the rehearsal period, constructed all the songs and then went into the studio and recorded them.

"The style from song to song was pretty consistent; that album was pretty dark and heavy and very riffy, sort of metal progressive metal-sounding. This one we wrote in the studio, and I think that stylistically from song to song it's more diverse."

Dream Theater plans to resume touring in June by playing the summer metal festival circuit in Europe. However, Petrucci will be on the road prior to that, as he is returning to the G3 tour in May to play dates in Japan with guitarists Joe Satriani (news) and Steve Vai (news).

Petrucci's 2001 tenure with G3 helped generate material for his first solo album, "Suspended Animation," which he released March 1 via his own Sound Mind label.

"I wrote material to be able to do that tour, and then of course, people were asking, 'Where can I hear this stuff?' I didn't have it out, so, 'All right, I'll make a solo album,"' he recalls.

The instrumental, eight-song set features four tunes Petrucci wrote for G3: "Jaws of Life," "Glasgow Kiss," "Damage Control" and "Lost Without You."

Petrucci says he's very excited about the project, which he recorded in a trio setting. He thinks people will likely hear elements of Dream Theater, but "there are more styles on it -- blues, rock, progressive stuff -- and there's a lot more improvising and soloing."

Among other recent side projects from Dream Theater's members are vocalist James LaBrie's solo album, "Elements of Pursuasion," due April 5 on Inside Out Music America.

BigBunny & Tune

Thanks for relating the story of meeting Joe - I am very happy for you. Your painting (both the complete and the draft) looked great.

When I met Joe at a local music store, very similar situation to yours - he, his people and the music store were all very nice / helpful / kind.

Signs You Have March Madness

5> You call it a "backcourt violation," but your wife calls it perverted.

4> You just voted to give the federal courts jurisdiction to reinsert Wake Forest into the tournament.

3> Huge tattoos of John Philip Sousa on both ass cheeks.

2> Before climbing to the top of the clock tower, you festively paint the bullets in the team colors.

and the Number 1 Sign You Have March Madness...

Court Rejects Schiavo Parents' Request

ATLANTA (AP) - For the second time in less than a day, a federal appeals court Wednesday rejected a bid by Terri Schiavo's parents to have her feeding tube re-inserted. Florida lawmakers, meanwhile, debated another last-ditch effort to prolong her life.

In a 10-2 decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (news - web sites) refused Bob and Mary Schindler's request for an "expedited rehearing" by the full court. A three-judge panel from the same court ruled against the family earlier Wednesday.

The full court did not immediately give an explanation for its decision. The parents have vowed to take their fight to the U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites), which has refused to get involved previously.

cuthbert1776

That is hardcore !!

Keniko

He and his buddies meet up, eat, eat, eat and watch basketball games.

I think there is a little gambling going on as well.

Steven Wilde

Going well overall. Weather wise - colder again - some flakes floated by outside - ahhhhhhhhh. I want spring !!!!!!!

Listening to RATT right now - earlier, Bryan Adams, before that Satch - the Extremist disc.

Keniko

I guess it all works out - working, gambling, watching tv - not much missing . . . or is there?

Steven Wilde

Weather can be fun / interesting / scary - all at the same time - depending on your perspective.

Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails will release its upcoming album, With Teeth, in the DualDisc format, according to a posting on the band's official website, nin.com. The DVD portion of the DualDisc will include two separate mixes of the album - one in DVD-Audio surround sound and one in Dolby 5.1 surround sound - the video for the record's first single, "The Hand That Feeds," in-studio performance footage of three other new songs from the CD, a photo gallery and lyrics. The DualDisc version of With Teeth will arrive in stores on 05.03, the same date as the standard CD.

A limited edition vinyl version of the album will be released one week earlier, on 04.26.

Listening parties for With Teeth will take place in clubs in thirteen different cities, beginning on 03.26 and ending on 04.02. Fans who pre-order With Teeth at the parties will receive an exclusive 7" vinyl edition of "The Hand That Feeds," which will include a non-album B-side called "Home."

Lemmy's Solo Album

Motorhead is currently on a North American tour that will continue until May. They're on the road with thrash metal band Corrosion of Conformity. Motorhead frontman Lemmy says that he's pleased to have C.O.C. on tour with them because, "they give our audience what our audience likes to hear."

Lemmy is currently working on a solo album, and he says he's got seven tracks completed and he has five more to go. When asked when the album might come out, he told us, "By the end of this year, maybe, but maybe not."

Flashlight

Nine Inch Nails are not quite choir, but more like the Mamas and the Papas.

:)

JOE PERRY SOLO ALBUM PRE-ORDER NOW!

Joe Perry's solo CD, which will be released on May 3, 2005, features Dual Disc technology. This is a new format that is CD on one side and DVD on the other.

How HOT is that? On the CD side you get the entire album. On the DVD side you'll get the full album in 5.1 Surround Sound and PCM Stereo, PLUS:

* An exclusive behind-the-scene look at the making of the new album in Joe Perry's home studio, along with candid on-the-road footage of Joe and his family. And,

* 2 tracks using UmixIt (tm) technology - put the disc in your computer for a unique interactive music experience!

http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/catalog/MerchandiseDetails.jsp?selectionId=93964&sms=extlist-aeroforceone

rockarolla_70

ha ha ha ha ha ha

Singer Whitney Houston Enters Rehab Again

FHM Names Angelina Jolie Sexiest Woman

NEW YORK (AP) - It's all in the lips. Angelina Jolie has been named the sexiest woman in the world by FHM magazine. It is Jolie's first time at the top of the annual readers' poll by the American edition of the men's magazine.

rockarolla_70

Joe Perry's project sounds neat - but won't get it until I hear a few tracks or parts of the tracks. If they sound good/interesting - I am there.

Clarky

Enough silence yet?

My neck hurts

Supreme Court Rejects Terri Schiavo Case

You Want Fingers with That?

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A diner at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in San Jose, California, found a human finger in a bowl of chili prepared by the chain, local officials said on Wednesday.

"This individual apparently did take a spoonful, did have a finger in their mouth and then, you know, spit it out and recognized it," said Ben Gale, director of the department of environmental health for Santa Clara County. "Then they had some kind of emotional reaction and vomited."

Local officials launched an investigation after the incident on Tuesday night and the medical examiner determined on Wednesday that the object was a human finger.

Officials are trying to determine if the finger came in the raw materials Wendy's used to prepare the chili, Gale said.