Part II.

In a couple of days Metallica will be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Fan’s in Cleveland are stoked for the ceremony and they should be. Drummer Lars Ulrich talks with billboard in this interview about Guitar Hero Metallica and the upcoming induction.

Papa Roach recently sat down with Billboard and talked about their new drummer Tony Palermo  and newest album “Metamorphosis“. If you don’t have it yet, i definitely recommend it.

“The rock shit just comes from what my life is now,” Lil Wayne, 26, says. “I’ve grown into this person.” Wayne says he got tired of living the rap life-“I just got — I’m not going to say ’so good’ at what I was doing, but it became such a regularity for me that I got tired of it. And then I said, ‘You know what? I’m not going to rap on this one.’ ”

We’ve only heard one song from Lil Waynes upcoming rock album, will the others follow this pattern?

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When talking to Billboard about a possible reunion between himself and Slash, Axl said the following:

In regards to Slash, I read a desperate fan’s message about, what if one of us were to die and looking back I had the possibility of a reunion now, blah blah blah. And my thoughts are, “Yeah, and while you’re at the show your baby accidentally kicks a candle and burns your house down, killing himself and the rest of your family.”

Give me a fucking break. What’s clear is that one of the two of us will die before a reunion and however sad, ugly or unfortunate anyone views it, it is how it is. Those decisions were made a long time ago and reiterated year after year by one man.

Read the full interview here. This is his first interview in 9 years! CLICK IT!

We all know Shanna Moakler, Travis Barker’s ex wife. What we didn’t know until recently was the horrible plane crash that occurred with Travis Barker was also suppose to have Shanna on board. She was all set to go with Travis on his trip to South Carolina when she got that little feeling as if something went wrong. Shanna said “God forbid something ever happened … our kids wouldn’t have both parents. Instead of flying a commercial flight back home, they decided to take a private jet. He e-mailed me pictures of the plane and wrote, ‘It’s really small and scary.’ I had a bad feeling, but didn’t want to sound strange, so I said, ‘Be safe.’ ” “MTV” It appears its a good thing that she trusted her gut or this situation could have been a lot worse.

Dream In Stereo, a band that hails from Southeast Michigan, really give their all when it comes to live shows and writing music. Their upbeat pop-punk style music is enough to make anyone want to dance. They are currently working on recording vocals for some songs that will be on their MySpace as soon they are complete. I talked to Dream In Stereo, read the interview below.

So, what’s the history of Dream in Stereo? How long have you guys officially been together, how’d you all meet?

The lineup that we have as of now has been together since June. Ryan and Anthony were in the “original” Dream In Stereo and then they dropped the old drummer and guitarist and picked up Blake and Eric. This has been the line up so far.

What’s your writing process? Is it always this way?

We all sit down and throw together our basic ideas and then leads are written, then we just practice and do touch ups. It’s not always this way though.

Do you use any FX at your live shows? If so what kind?

Nope.

What would your dream show be, if you could play with any band at any venue?

Blake- Warped Tour
Anthony- Blink-182 at the Hayloft
Eric- Warped Tour
Ryan- Senses Fail anywhere

If The Dream in Stereo could do one thing to change the world, what would it be?

Party.

Anyone got a favorite TV show or movie?

Superbad excluding Eric who likes American Beauty.

Would you like to tell any of your fans anything special that’s going on?

We’re announcing our new vocalist, recording our EP in October, playing shows for the rest of the year, and keep an eye out for us coming to your town on tour this spring.
And thank you for everyone that came out to our shows and talked with us.

For the latest updates, Visit The Dream In Stereo MySpace

Mark hoppus of Blink 182 and +44 recently sat down with pickRset and did an interview. He talks about being a producer, the challenges he has faced from it, and his future as a musician.

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Haven’t heard Der Bomber? Press play, sit back and enjoy the chat.

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Der Bomber, is that German?

‘der bomber’ is indeed a German name, literally meaning ‘the bomber’, it was a nickname attributed to a 70′s German footballer called gerd muller who had a phenomenal goalscoring record, the name is a nod to all of us who support lower league clubs and christen our treasured star striker with the name (eg nicky ‘der bomber’ maynard), our politics our probably summed up in that concept, pride in squalor.

Who are you rooting for in Euro 2008?

I watched euro 2008 as a complete neutral but enjoyed watching Holland the most.

Your songs have a load of energy! Have your songs always been this energetic?

‘hard and fast’ has always been the rationale, i believe we are still yet to hit our top gear. the energy and passion are derived from the fact that we mean absolutely every word we say, chord we play, we were once described as ‘viciously intelligent’, that’s the best description of der bomber i’ve heard.

My favorite is “Swimming of Sinking.” What is this song about?

the ‘swimming or sinking’ lyrics were written by another band member so i couldn’t say for sure what they’re about, i suppose it’s all down to interpretation, i interpret it to be about the chancers and fakers who latch onto indie culture now that it’s fashionable, you can walk into any high street clothes shop and come out looking like a member of the klaxons without actually understanding it or ‘meaning’ it

Say you could do one thing to change the world, what would it be?

That’s quite an expansive question, people write 4 billion word essays on that sort of shit and I’m not nearly informed or qualified enough to answer it but i will say that greed, waste and religion probably contribute to 99.9% of the worlds problems and are possibly more linked to each other than you’d think

To find out more about Der Bomber visit them here.

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Who out there happens to be from New York? We’ll if you’re one of the ones from Long Island New York then you may get the chance to see “The Overunder” live. This band came together last April and already have collected a rather impressive fan base. “With a boatload of determination, energetic live shows and songs that will most likely be stuck in your head for days, “The OverUnder” is showing no signs of going away anytime soon.” These five guys have some very great songs make sure to check out “Circles and Squares” or visit them on myspace.

As I said before “Pillar of Autumn” is a unbelievable band, this guys are kicken ass all over Detroit. They’ve taken off with some out standing songs like “Asthma” which took #1 Detroit City.com Also make sure to check out “Miles Away” and “Carpe Diem” on myspace. We had the chance to talk these guys and learn a little more about them and there history. Check it out.

“Pillar of Autumn” is an awesome name, does is stand for anything?

The name came from the name of a spaceship in the video game Halo. We decided to use the name because of the influence the game has had on the creative process of the band. When we find ourselves stuck in a song, playing each other in first person shooters is something that helps us clear our heads. Except for when Rob cheats. He always knows where to hide and find the good weapons. Alright, maybe he’s just really good… but we’ll still call it cheating.

Spencer: “Rob Wishes he was as good at me at Halo.”

Rob (replying to Spencer): “Spencer wishes he was as good as me at anything.”

Know how your working on a six song ep, when can we look forward to its release?

We are currently in pre-production and are finalizing dates to get back in the studio to record the final tracks. So we’re shooting for late summer but we haven’t settled on the year yet.

You guys come up with some amazing lyrics, what’s the writing process like?

Our writing process is quite crazy. We usually begin by jamming out melodies or rhythms that the band members have written that have caught our attention. Rob brings most of the musical elements to the table in the beginning, then we try to take the mess of parts and make it better. We repeat that until we find something that inspires us. Once we find that inspiration the song takes off. If we get lost, we look to each other to help out. Every member in the band can play all of the instruments we play enough to help with any part; it’s a team effort to the fullest. Then when Frankie says it sucks, we try it all over again.

If you were given a million bucks and had to spend it in 24hrs what would you do?

Frankie; “Well, we’d probably start with our laundry.”

Rob: “Buy new jeans so I don’t have to do laundry. Ever again.”

Spencer: “Forget our laundry. Let’s throw a party for everyone who wants to come hang out.”

Ed: “Cars and guitars.”

Chris: “I’m with Ed on this one.”

“POA” has done some kick ass shows in the past, what ones can we look forward to in the future?

We can guarantee that you will see plenty in the future. Our booking agent, Derrick, will be setting up our shows from arenas to your basement. We’ll play them all. In fact, if you don’t see us in your hometown and you want to see us play at your favorite venue, contact us and tell us about it. Don’t let us get away with it. That’s just lazy. We like to say “Every show we play will be better than the one before it, so if you come to all of the shows, every time you see us it’s the best show you’ve ever seen from us.” So to answer your question: You can look forward to every one of them.

Other than music, what’s another thing you like to do in your spare time?

Rob: “In my spare time I play my acoustic (poorly), play open mic nights and listen to new bands. I guess if there is anything else I do, I drink and swear. A lot.”

Ed: “What spare time? I guess it would have to be listening to sports radio on my way home from work. Most FM radio sucks and I don’t have one of those fancy shmancy satellite radio do-dads.”

Spencer: “I eat sleep and breathe music. I’m a musical fusionist and I work at Pearl Sound Studios in Canton, Michigan. It’s a whole lot of fun and I love all the facets of working, writing, producing and engineering. It’s great stuff. My favorite thing to do is write harmonies and crazy chord progressions. Other than that I party, make beats, play my acoustic and hang out.”

Chris: “I really just love working on my cars.”

Frankie: “I try to put every spare second I have into graphic design. I love many forms of art, but digital artwork has always been something I enjoy most.”

If you could rock out in any city in the world that you haven’t been too, where would it be?

Chris says “I’ve never actually been to California, and L.A. holds a lot of desire for me.”

Spencer: “Tokyo, Japan. I hear they go crazy over there. That or somewhere in the UK.”

Ed: “Somewhere in Brazil, cause backstage would kick ass!”

Rob: “LONDON!”

Frankie: “One of those ancient cities in China. A city that you would have to fly everybody to in a helicopter because there are no roads. Those do exist right?”

“Miles Away” is a great song, what’s the meaning behind it?

Miles away is a song for a girl who shows no interest in a man’s desires and hobbies. It is to the point where he writes her a song to see if she even pays attention enough to realize the song is about her.

You have a huge fan base, any special things they should know about?

Earl Grey tea is named after the Earl of Grey, who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain about 100 years ago. At least that’s what the Snapple bottle said. And also, Rob is single.