tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14953974327357515442024-03-13T22:43:31.164-07:00Modern Rock livingmodernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comBlogger550125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-10134880788358656302009-12-28T21:42:00.000-08:002009-12-28T21:45:38.973-08:00AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer Found DeadAccording to The Orange County Register, AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer James Owen Sullivan (a.k.a. The Rev) was found dead at his home on Monday (December 28). He was 28 years old.James Owen Sullivan, a drummer and backup vocalist for the Southern California band Avenged Sevenfold, was found dead at his home on Monday, authorities have confirmed.Sullivan, who went by the stage name The Rev, appears modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-88493708855680681402009-12-14T07:28:00.000-08:002009-12-14T07:36:01.307-08:00John Frusciante has left Red Hot Chili Peppers.Band working with guitarist Josh KlinghofferIt would appear that John Frusciante is no longer working with the Red Hot Chili Peppers - so says a source close to the band in an exclusive interview with MusicRadar."Josh Klinghoffer has been playing with the group for a couple of months now," says the source. "Optimistically, the Peppers are trying to lock down a replacement for John, who has modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-72090871946430319952009-12-14T07:25:00.000-08:002009-12-14T07:36:01.310-08:00Get Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Tom Morello together to pick the best albums and songs of the decade and you're bound to have a wild cage match of oGet Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Tom Morello together to pick the best albums and songs of the decade and you're bound to have a wild cage match of opinions, right? Not as much as you might think.U2 showed up, in various forms, on everybody's lists. Oasis (one of Ulrich's all-time favorite bands), Muse and System Of A Down also made strong showings.For those who might think that these modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-67109464292039840992009-11-08T18:19:00.000-08:002009-11-08T18:27:27.943-08:00Classic Rock Awards 2009"It's quite an experience to be in a room packed with almost every one of your heroes" said Joe Bonamassa in accepting the Breakthrough gong at last night's Classic Rock Awards. It's a sentiment we have to admit to sharing.On arrival at last night's awards – hosted at London's regal Park Lane Hotel – MusicRadar was greeted with an awesome barrage of celebrity the likes of which we'd never modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-52403601712392696882009-11-08T18:12:00.000-08:002009-11-08T18:25:13.831-08:00Yamaha unveils DTX-Multi 12 percussion padPRESS RELEASE: Drummers, Producers, DJs, and beginners and experts alike will all welcome the superb newDTX- Multi 12from Yamaha. The most powerful all-in-one percussion device ever created, it brings the professional power, sound and creativity of the acclaimed high end DTX range to musicians at a highly affordable price.The understanding of musicians needs are immediately apparent when you modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-21650931634706157512009-11-08T17:45:00.000-08:002009-11-08T18:25:22.591-08:00WATCH: Foo Fighters' New VideoThe alt-rock giants release the Tom Petty-esque "Wheels," off their upcoming greatest hits package.By Peter Gaston (spin.com)Foo Fighters - New Music - More Music Videos Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters have been drifting further and further into the mainstream over their 15-year existence, but their latest single and video, "Wheels," culled from their upcoming Greatest Hits package, is their most modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-5003520673238845492009-11-02T02:44:00.000-08:002009-11-08T18:25:28.445-08:00Roland V-Compact Series TD-4S in my living room :DThe Roland TD4S is an electronic drum set that is a pleasure to play. With Roland's patented mesh V-Pad snare, the TD4S drum set is ideal for practice, thanks to its Mix in function, Coach Mode, and Quick Rec. Roland TD-4S electronic drums are also a great choice for the project studio, with improved sound quality and expressiveness, and MIDI output for sequencing or triggering other sounds.TD-4Smodernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-19670543432120221122009-11-01T22:40:00.000-08:002009-11-01T22:42:50.565-08:00DOWNLOAD Unreleased Live Nirvana Song!Unreleased Live Nirvana Song!Get a rendition of "Scoff," recorded live in 1990 and featured on Sub Pop's 20th anniversary reissue of Bleach. For Nirvana fans seeking a distraction from the war over Kurt Cobain's Guitar Hero avatar, Seattle label Sub Pop has just the thing: An unreleased live version of "Scoff," recorded Feb. 2, 1990, during a gig at Portland, OR's Pine Street Theatre. Download modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-21045129933665533862009-11-01T22:31:00.000-08:002009-11-01T22:33:40.373-08:00Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Admits He Tried to Sing for Velvet RevolverPhoto: Webber/WireImage. Slipknot singer Corey Taylor has finally confirmed rumors that he tried out for Velvet Revolver’s vacant lead singer slot, telling Altitude TV, “I had a meeting with those guys, we did some demos together, and it just didn’t work — for whatever reason.” Since Scott Weiland’s departure from Velvet Revolver in April 2008, everyone from Lenny Kravitz to Sebastian Bach to modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-12823626005069092882009-11-01T22:20:00.000-08:002009-11-01T22:24:31.046-08:00Mike Byrne: New Pumpkins DrummerBilly Corgan has announced that nineteen year-old Portland, Oregon, drummer Mike Byrne has joined the Smashing Pumpkins and will make his debut with the band on their next album and tour. “I’m super excited to be playing with the band,” says Byrne. “Dream come true, man.”Byrne, who’s played in indie Portland bands Moses, Smell The Roses, and the Mercury Treeheard, heard about the Pumpkins’ open modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-49583675369138434532009-10-09T03:09:00.000-07:002009-10-09T03:24:36.111-07:00MUDVAYNE Release New Album In December, First track avalable on streaming"Beautiful And Strange", a brand new song from MUDVAYNE, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song will appear on the group's new self-titled album, which is due on December 22 via Epic. The artwork for the CD will be printed entirely in blacklight-reactive ink (see video below), making it only visible under a black light (a source of light whose wavelengths are primarily inmodernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-70019523134189103542009-10-09T02:30:00.000-07:002009-10-09T02:45:22.064-07:00Radiohead are recording new albumJoe Bosso, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 12:11 am BSTRemember when Thom Yorke said Radiohead were done making albums? Turns out that isn't the case at all. In fact, the band's co-guitarist Ed O'Brien says the group is booked to start recording a full-length disc this winter."We were misquoted," O'Brien says in an interview with NME, referring to a piece that ran earlier this year in which Thom Yorke said, "modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-64748152774811645492009-10-09T02:23:00.000-07:002009-10-09T02:47:08.928-07:00Eigenharp the instrument of the futureEigenlabs' Eigenharp is an instrument like no other. It has remarkably sensitive keys that you can press; strip controllers that you can rub; and a breath pipe that you can blow into. To call it unique almost feels like an understatement.Yesterday, MusicRadar was invited along to The Hospital in London for one of several Eigenharp launch events. As you'll see in the video above, we got the chancemodernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-62184008255337830032009-10-08T02:39:00.000-07:002009-10-09T03:23:29.352-07:00Marshall launches MA Series amplifiersPRESS RELEASE: For the best part of 50 years the sight and sound of a Marshall valve amplifier has been the envy and dream of many a guitarist. Legendary artists such as Slash, Jeff Beck and the late great Jimi Hendrix, plus rising stars like Ray Torro (My Chemical Romance) and Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom) continue to inspire with their raw talent and mighty valve-powered Marshall backlines. modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-23707508027223642402009-09-24T02:52:00.000-07:002009-09-24T03:17:19.248-07:00New Michael Jackson Soundtrack Single “This Is It” Out October 12thDetails about the soundtrack for the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It have been revealed, and the biggest news is that the two-disc collection will feature two versions of a brand new Jackson song titled “This Is It.” The song, which will feature in the film’s closing credits, includes background vocals by Jackson’s brothers. The previously unreleased track will be released as a single on modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-46494928576480632742009-09-24T02:44:00.000-07:002009-09-24T02:47:04.926-07:00Joe Satriani: how Jimi Hendrix changed my lifeJoe Satriani, Thu 17 Sep 2009, 9:25 pm BST"The day Jimi Hendrix died, I can still remember it like it was yesterday. It was a beautiful day in suburban Long Island. I was 14 years old, I was on the Carle Place High School football team, and I was standing outside the gym, all suited up and ready to go onto the field for practice. Everything was right in the world."Suddenly one of my teammates modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-8914969836548431292009-09-23T03:18:00.000-07:002009-09-24T03:34:22.962-07:00THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK NEWSSummit Entertainment, Chop Shop Records and Atlantic Records have announced the release of "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK," the musical companion to the highly anticipated second installment in Summit's film franchise. Due in stores and online October 20th, the entire soundtrack features songs that will appear in the movie, highlighted by Death Cab for Cutie's modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-71873429840915649622009-08-18T02:56:00.000-07:002009-08-18T03:02:34.390-07:00Slash pays tribute to Les PaulGuns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has paid tribute to the electric guitar pioneer Les Paul, who died today (13 August) aged 94.Slash is one of the players most-identified with the iconic Gibson Les Paul, and over the last 25 years there are few players who have done more to continue to popularise the design.Slash has his own signature range of Gibson and Epiphone Les Pauls.Slash modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-60493128547000418872009-08-18T02:44:00.000-07:002009-08-18T03:02:43.802-07:00Les Paul passed away at 94Les Paul, one of the most revered guitarists in history and the father of the electric guitar, passed away last night, August 12th at the age of 94. Paul’s manager confirmed to Rolling Stone that cause of death was respiratory failure, and a statement from Gibson indicates Paul was suffering from severe pneumonia and died at a hospital in White Plains, New York.An inductee of the Rock & Roll Hallmodernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-70819551867448362212009-08-05T04:07:00.001-07:002009-08-05T04:12:26.359-07:0011 legends of the Flying V and ExplorerGibson's original Flying V and Explorers - and the many copies they've spawned - are some of the flashiest guitars you can strap on.Here's MusicRadar's countdown of 11 of the guitarists who have made the dramatic shapes their own.1. James HetfieldOn the Kill ’Em All album, Hetfield was using a V copy with Gibson truss rod cover, then the rhythm king’s white ‘More Beer’ and ‘So What’ (named after modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-24965159494247788822009-07-30T23:47:00.000-07:002009-08-05T03:33:05.989-07:00METALLICA 'rare' performace at the Rock and Roll Hall of FameMETALLICA played "Master Of Puppets" and "Enter Sandman" at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 4, 2009, with the band's former bassist Jason Newsted and his replacement, Robert Trujillo, both taking part in the performance (the group played as a five-piece). They also led a "surprise jam" at the end of the night consisting of "Train Kept A Rollin'", with RED HOT CHILI modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-51743979110289816592009-07-24T23:33:00.000-07:002009-08-05T03:33:17.878-07:00The world's largest pedalboardWell, he did it! Last week we told you about Jaux King and his plan to nab Guinness World Records glory by building and operating the world's largest pedal board. And Wednesday night, during a pre-Summer NAMM bash in downtown Nashville, King and his partner, Aljon Go, pulled it off.The pedalboard consisted of 142 different pedals, 13 loaded pedal boards and truckload of guitar cable. The device modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-59714448697158822009-07-24T23:20:00.000-07:002009-07-24T23:28:00.837-07:00Blink-182 Play First Night Of Reunion TourIf any Blink-182 fans attending the opening show of the band’s tour had been wondering whether the band had matured during their five-year breakup, they quickly had their answer. After the group’s second song, “Feeling This,” guitarist Tom DeLonge announced, apropos of nothing, “Motherfuck fuck shit.”“Good point,” agreed bassist Mark Hoppus.Playing the Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-60696870625744915202009-07-14T22:55:00.000-07:002009-07-14T23:02:50.904-07:00Most popular Guitar EndorsementsIn the light of Joe Satriani possibly jumping ship from Peavey to Marshall for his amplification needs as reported over on MusicRadar last week, i thought, just for fun, that i’d make a list of his endorsements over the years just to see how many entries i’d come up with.Four days later, i'm still compiling a list, not just of Joe’s deals but as many people we could think of as we found our modernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495397432735751544.post-10694051725653056332009-07-06T23:19:00.000-07:002009-07-14T19:07:25.564-07:00Top Modern Rock song (july 2009)This is update modern rock chart per july 2009 by top40-chart which combine World Heavy Metal, Hard Rock & Alternative Singles (USA, Germany, UK, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Australia).The top of the chart is,,, Linkin Park with song called new divide (ost Transformer 2) i post about this album track list and download on my previously post, 21 guns by green day also on those album track list.Here ismodernrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999070394883157261noreply@blogger.com0