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Michael Loccisano, Getty Images Over the weekend, an Axl-less original lineup Guns ‘N Roses attended their induction ceremony at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Earlier in the week, Rose wrote an open letter to the Rock Hall committee expressing his declination of the honor, as well as throwing in a bit of remorse for good taste. As expected...

Photo: Pieter M Van Hattem Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan will announce a new approach to music distribution at South By Southwest (SXSW) 2012 on Monday, March 12. At this point we are still wondering what Corgan means by a “full online experience”. The upcoming release of Smashing Pumpkins’s Oceania will be the center of attention. Corgan told the following...

Another super group has emerged and announced show dates this year.  The band, called Spectrum Road, consists of Cream’s Jack Bruce on vocals and bass, Living Colour’s Vernon Reid playing guitar, John Medeski of Medeski, Martin and Wood playing piano, and Cindy Blackman-Santana on drums. “To be able to play and record in this band alongside three of the most...

Working with Zakk Wylde on new album blew his mind. The former Star Trek star is revisting space with a new concept album entitled 'Seeking Major Tom'. Shatner recently sat down with Spinner to discuss making the album, as well as his lack of knowledge on Freddie Mercury and Queen, his honary Headbanger Award from the Revolver Golden Gods Award...

The photo above might give you a sense of the energy at the L.A. Coliseum on Saturday night, where Rage Against the Machine regrouped for a massive closing slot during L.A. Rising, the band's first festival. The band capped off a day of music that ranged from hard punk to art rock to classic hip hop to many combinations thereof...