- by Scott at Metal Martyr

As reported by Ulitmate-Guitar.com
“Heavy metal heroes Testament ink a deal with Heavy Metal Record Company Giants Nuclear Blast to distribute brand new Testament music featuring the killer lineup of original members Eric Peterson, Chuck Billy, Alex Skolnick, Greg Christian and the addition of monster drummer Nick Barker (Dimmu Borgir,...
- by Jason Wallace at The Hotel Yorba

Word from the official White wire:
The Stripes will return to the United Kingdom this fall for a headline tour across the country. Here’s a listing of the gigs:
24 Oct. - Glasgow SECC
25 Oct. - Manchester MEN Arena
26 Oct. - Newcastle Metro Arena
28 Oct. - Birmingham NEC
29 Oct. - Cardiff Int....
- by Scott at Metal Martyr

The following report is from Blabbermouth.com .
“BBC has revealed that 413 people complained when METALLICA’s set was cut short during the Live Earth concert broadcast on Saturday (July 7).METALLICA played “Sad but True” and “Nothing Else Matters” before Jonathan Ross interrupted them to introduce a recording of “Weather With You”...
- by Jennifer at Hippie Sounds

It’s been days and I’ve yet to mention one of the all time great bands in this era of music. Shame on me.
To work this amazing band in on launch day, let’s introduce The Lyric Game. I’ve done this for a good long while at another blog of mine and...
- by Scott at Metal Martyr

For those of you who have the Sundance channel July 12. Check your local listings for time.. The “Live from Abby Road” Series finally will be featuring Iron Maiden. You can see a classic performance of “Hollowed Be Thy Name” and one from the latest record “Brighter Than A...
- by Ditty at 52 Bands

Name of Artist: Cake
Sound: A little bit of everything, really. Some spoken word along with some great beats and melodies, a little bit of ska, some rock-and-roll, indie rock, funk, alternative, basically something for everyone. I believe that anyone can like at least one Cake song because they’re so diverse.
Location:...
- by lkatulka at Oz Music Scene

To celebrate the launch of our new music channel, b5media is giving away some fantastic music goodies! You could score one of three iPod Shuffles, one of three MP3 players (complete with MusicIP software) courtesy of MusicIP, or one of three US$25 iTunes certificates. So how do you nab one...
- by Jennifer at Hippie Sounds

Now, if the earth aligned perfectly just for me, I’d be bringing you a clip of Court & Spark (one of my favorites). Alas, the world doesn’t always work the way we like.. This tune is another amazing one from arguably, one of Mitchell’s greatest works, Blue. It’s a clip...
- by acostill at The Production Side

Counting Crows, Live and Collective Soul are teaming up for a summer tour that will take place in minor league baseball stadiums across the U.S. from July 22 to September 2.
Needless to say, this is a monumental tour for 90’s fans, with 3 of the bigger acts from last decade...
- by Ambient Decay at Industrial Addiction

Well all, in order to celebrate the launch of the B5Media’s music channel they are having a contest that have some faboulous prizes. Personally I’m lacking an iPod and what better way to win one rather then buying it. (Simply because I can’t afford one yet.) So take a gander...
- by Jennifer at Hippie Sounds

Take note of this happening contest sponsored by our kind friends b5media and Music IP
And the prizes are way better than any old balloon; that is, unless you super love balloons…
Read on and win.
To celebrate the launch of our Music Channel, b5media is giving away some cool prizes.
What’s up for...
- by shankar at New Age Vibe

What’s up for grabs?
* 3 iPod Shuffle
* 3 MP3 players with preloaded MusicIP software
* 3 iTunes Certificates (worth US$25 each)
How To Win:
Step One:
1) Check one or more of our new Music blogs and choose one topic that appeals to you. Create a 3-song playlist relating to that topic....
- by dshively at News In Punk

Good morning! Today marks the first day of b5 media’s music channel launch, and I am very excited.
To celebrate the launch, read below the fold for an awesome contest opportunity. You can win an iPod shuffle, an MP3 player or an iTunes gift certificate.
Good luck!
b5 Music Channel Contest!
By Shai Coggins
To celebrate the launch...
- by Dave Parrack at Brit Music Scene

How many is that now? We’ve already had The Police, The Spice Girls, The Verve and now Shed Seven.They are slightly different in that they haven’t got ‘The’ in front of their name but apart from that, they are yet another British band deciding it’s time to have another crack...
- by Jason Wallace at The Hotel Yorba

To celebrate the launch of our Music Channel, b5media is giving away some cool prizes. What’s up for grabs?
* 3 iPod Shuffle
* 3 MP3 players with preloaded MusicIP software
* 3 iTunes Certificates (worth US $25 each)
Details after the jump.
How To Win:
Step One:
1) Check one or more of our new Music...
- by arjun at The Good Musician

To celebrate the launch of this blog and b5media’s Music Channel, we’re giving away some cool prizes.
What’s up for grabs?
* 3 iPod Shuffles
* 3 MP3 players with preloaded MusicIP software
* 3 iTunes Certificates (worth US$25 each)
Read on to see how you can win.
Step One:
1) Check one or more of our...
- by Dave Parrack at Brit Music Scene

Yes folks, this means we are now up and running! Brit Music Scene has officially gone live today and that means it won’t just be my friends and family reading from now on. There are already quite a few posts up for you to read so make sure you scroll...
- by Kevin at Jam Band News

I just wanted to share this because this blog is part of B5media’s new music channel. They have a pretty cool contest running, here is the contest information taken right from B5media’s main page and reposted with permission:
To celebrate the launch of our Music Channel, b5media is giving away some...
- by Scott at Metal Martyr

The soulfyweb.com has updated its Q&A with Max Cavelera of Soulfly (formerly of Sepultura) on his new project with this his brother Igor Cavelera. The interview is kinda long but here is the whole thing. Visit the www.Soulflyweb.com for more news and updates.
Soulfly Web: Hey Max, how are you doing...
- by Lara at Crooner Culture

I’m so thoroughly excited to actually be a part of b5media now - to have this blog, and be writing about the genre of music I adore so much! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks with everyone getting set up and on board - but it’s been so much...
- by Suzzann at The Nashville Music Scene

The Fray are headlining tonight at the Sommet Center (formerly the Gaylord Entertainment Center). Sharing the bill are Eisley (who’ll be back on August 10th at the Belcourt) and Katie Herzig. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. Also tonight, the regular Monday night BMI 8 off 8th show at the Mercy...
- by shankar at New Age Vibe

This time I’m interested in writing about a series of music album The Elements: Wind, Fire, Space, Earth, Water.
India, China, Japan and most other Eastern countries have their own myth about these elements. In Indian mythology, these elements have a very special place: each represented by a god. If you...
- by Kevin at Jam Band News

The Camp Creek Festival takes place at the Indian Lookout Country Club, in Mariaville, NY, their official website can be found here. Every year I have friends that attend Camp Creek and they swear it is one of the best festivals going, a lot of the time it looks like...
- by Lara at Crooner Culture

According to some, crooners are only male. Others believe in female crooners. Here’s how Wikipedia defines crooner:
Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads thus a “balladeer”. The singer is normally...
- by bhoughton at Our Digital Music

Today our parent b5media is officially launching its OurDigitalMusic.com as part of its new Music Channel of 30 diverse music blogs.
“Since b5media first launched in September of 2005, we’ve felt the music scene was being vastly underserved by professional blogs,” said Jeremy Wright, b5media’s CEO. The music channel portfolio, headed...
- by lkatulka at Oz Music Scene

G’day and welcome friends and music fans to Oz Music Scene, part of b5media’s spiffy new music channel. While this blog has been hiding away in cyberspace for a while, it’s now time for it to quit lurking and step into the spotlight.
If you’d like to read more about what...
- by Jennifer at Hippie Sounds

Thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be, something good has begun
Oh I’ve been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one
And I believe it could be, some day it’s going to come
Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train
Oh peace train...
- by Dave Parrack at Brit Music Scene

I’m a huge Guitar Hero fan, even though I joined the party late, receiving Guitar Hero II just last Christmas. Since then I’ve all but beaten the game with 5 stars on all Hard songs and only 5 left to do on Extreme, man they are tough! And then I...
- by Ambient Decay at Industrial Addiction

Sep 09 Seattle, WA El Corazon (w/ God Module)
Sep 11 San Francisco, CA Mezzanine
Sep 13 Los Angeles, CA...
- by shankar at New Age Vibe

Mido, I like to talk in length about Zen Breakfast by Karunesh. But discussing every aspect of this album in a single post would drive you and me crazy alike. So I write a few for now and save the remaining for some other day.
Discography of Karunesh features some 18...