Metal has gotten a bad rap as Music that dulls the brain, or that can only be enjoyed by those of sub-par intelligence, for a long time. A recent study from the United Kingdom confirms what Metal listeners have always known: people who listen to Metal music tend to be smarter than average.
The study was [...]

OzzFest is still cranking along as one of the only ways to hear hardcore rock music live these days. With the current popularity of music styles like Emo and Rap, hard, edgy rock hasn’t had the big following it did in days past. OzzFest is one way to get your fix of heavy hitters like [...]

The week has been full of country music news, with tour dates, albums and news
items from a wide variety of Country Music stars.  See what’s been going on around Nashville:
Brad Paisley added more tour dates to his highly successful tour, and also added more opening acts.  His tour is now up to 75 tour dates, [...]

Sanjaya Sucks, Thanks a LOT Howard!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last few weeks, you know the American Idol money train has been going full blast.  We endured the auditions (everyone’s guilty pleasure, face it - we love to see people fall flat on their faces in front of millions of viewers), the [...]

eMusic, music download site specializing in independent musicians and little known or forgotten artists in unusual genres from alternative country to punk and rock, has been DRM free since its beginnings. But it isn’t a heavy hitter in the music download industry, and Apple is.  From the moment Steve Jobs came out against DRM recently, [...]