Def Leppard Release 'Stand By Me'

Def Leppard just released their cover of the Ben E. King classic "Stand By Me." I swear Joe Elliott sounds great here!

The proceeds of "Stand By Me" go to FireAid, which is wonderful. Once again, my beloved Def Leppard proving to be good humans.

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Crashdiet Celebrates 20 Years Of 'Rest In Sleaze'

My beloved Swedish glammers Crashdiet will celebrate 20 years of their debut Rest In Sleaze in September. For those lucky enough to see this show, let me say I am so jealous. Rest In Sleaze remains one of my favorite glam albums of all time. It is definitely the best release of the glam-rebirth era.

If you don't have this debut on regular rotation - you should. I need it on vinyl.

'Rock and Roll Party Cowboy' - The Darkness

I'm a big fan of The Darkness. They've got a new visualizer for their song "Rock and Roll Party Cowboy."

You just have to laugh at this track: it's just a litany of every rock cliche. I especially enjoy the callouts for Jack Daniels and "bandana" - which I will assume is a nod toward Bret Michaels.

I think the intro is a little too long, but I like the guitar work and of course the song is fun and that is the point!

'Classic Rock' Magazine Stirring The Pot

Ok this Facebook post about Motley Crue made me chuckle. The comments are what you would expect!

M3 Rock Festival Announces Lineup

M3 Rock Festival is set for May 2-4 at Merriweather Post Pavilion near Baltimore, Maryland. The lineup is finally out and headliners include Sebastian Bach, David Lee Roth and Pearcy & DeMartini performing RATT classics.

The most interesting part here is the performance of Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini. That should definitely be good. Looks like the two have buried the hatchet over any past bad blood. Tickets are on sale January 31.

Dorothy & Slash - 'Tombstone Town'

Does anyone remember when weekends were actually relaxing? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

I've spent my entire weekend working around the house. Seems like whenever there is a DIY project the debris and mess just ends up everywhere. In my current case, issues required a massive bathroom remodel. Eric and I remodeled the owner's bath like four years ago and now we had to turn around and do it again. Nightmare.

Plus I spent the last week hosting a friend's cat in my basement, thus keeping my own Roosevelt away from the area.

Anyway, I heard the new Dorothy track yesterday while running errands and I dug it. The song is called "Tombstone Town" and features some badass guitar work by Slash. The song will be on Dorothy's upcoming album The Way, due in March. I'd like to see Dorothy live.

Apparently An Eddie Trunk Documentary Is Coming

I happened to see a social post from radio host Eddie Trunk mentioning an upcoming documentary on his career. Looks like Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns n’ Roses will be featured and an apparently a slew of other musicians we love. No word on when the documentary is due. This was the first I’ve seen mentioned of such a project. Will probably be interesting.