More Regulations Won’t Help Songwriters [Chris Castle]

A well backed bill going through congress currently would require songwriters and artists to register their works with the government in order to have said works legally protected. Chris Castle…

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How To Collect Your Share Of $43.5 Million Spotify Songwriter, Publisher Settlement

You may be eligible for a share of the $43.45 million class action lawsuit brought successfully against Spotify on behalf of all songwriters and publishers by musicians Melissa Ferrick and…

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THE PITCH: Looplabs Cloud Based Music Studio

Today, Looplabs, a cloud based music studio that has already attracted 350,000 users, makes THE PITCH. As with other startups in this ongoing series, we’ve given them 100 words to convince…

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Gibson Guitar Greats: Freddie King

Probably the most underappreciated of the “3 Kings” of the blues, Freddie “Texas Cannonball” King was a prime influence on Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and many more. Here’s a…

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Dave Grohl Doesn’t Think You’ll Figure Out the Surprise Guest on Foo Fighters’ New Album

A while back, Foo Fighters Dave Grohl dropped the news that “probably the biggest pop star in the world” contributes backing vocals on the band’s upcoming album.

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Dream Bloody Gore: Chuck Sherwood of Incantation

What happens when you ask extreme metal luminaries to crack open their dream journals and share their most memorable nightmares, dreams, hallucinations, and astral projections? Dream Bloody Gore. This month,…

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Track Premiere: Demon Eye – ‘Dying For It’

Occult group Demon Eye have a doomed outlook on their forthcoming Prophecies and Lies full length, which contains a nice mixture of traditional doom and heavy metal with heavy classic and hard rock…

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Track Premiere: Vasilek ‘Walk With Me’

Hot on the heels of the towering The Grand Annihilation, Tombs mastermind Mike Hill returns to walk us through another province of his ongoing aural apocalypse with his chilling dark…

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Asshole Selling Items from Chester Bennington’s Funeral for Tens of Thousands of Dollars

And people wonder why I have such a low opinion of humanity. The post Asshole Selling Items from Chester Bennington’s Funeral for Tens of Thousands of Dollars appeared first on…

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“Despacito” Covered in the Styles of Iron Maiden, Slayer, Tool, Motorhead and More

Another entry in the “Ten Second Songs” catalogue. The post “Despacito” Covered in the Styles of Iron Maiden, Slayer, Tool, Motorhead and More appeared first on MetalSucks.

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