Rock

Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello Performs Baseball Theme Song [VIDEO]

Rage Against the Machine guitarist, Nightwatchman frontman and apparent Cubs fan took to his six-string to perform a dedicated cover version of ESPN’s, “Baseball Tonight,” theme song. Morello can even make a baseball song rock hard. Watch the video, here!
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Switchfoot Announce New Album, Track Listing

Switchfoot mean business with their upcoming, eighth studio record. For one, they hit up famed producer Neal Avron (Linkin Park, Weezer) to record it in their San Diego, Calif., home studio. Two, they spent months prepping for the release, taking care to make the perfect alternative pop / rock, both epic and sincere.
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Rock Report: Google’s Awesome Virtual Guitar, Buffalo Springfield Announces 2011 Tour, Grateful Dead Rises

This week’s rock headlines include Google celebrating Les Paul with a killer virtual guitar,  news from the Grateful Dead camp and Buffalo Springfield promising Bonnaroo 2011 isn’t the band’s “Last Time Around.”
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This Week in Classic Rock: Jimi Hendrix Reissue, Aerosmith Facebook Q&A, Alice Cooper Tale

This week saw Aerosmith’s Joe Perry going to Facebook to a answer fans’ questions, a reissue from Jimi Hendrix and Alice Cooper’s strange tale about Elvis.
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U2 Charity Work: Five U2 Charities and How to Get Involved

Even as U2 is all-consumed by their current 360º Tour — the highest grossing tour of all time, according to Billboard, at over 7 million fans strong — they still make time to give to the greater good.
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Photo Gallery: Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, A Perfect Circle, Puddle of Mudd at Rock on the Range 2011

Rock on the Range 2011 broke all records for the festival, pulling in over 70,000 hard rock and metal fans over one weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Check out photos of A Perfect Circle, Art of Dying, Puddle of Mudd and more!
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This Week in Classic Rock: Alice Cooper, REO Speedwagon, Bonnaroo

This week brought news of Alice Cooper feeling better (after canceling his first gig is 30 years), special reissue plans from REO Speedwagon and classic rockers spotted at Bonnaroo.
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Guitar Girls: Joan Jett, Orianthi Among Gibson.com’s Top 10 Female Guitarists

Listen up, female strummers. Gibson.com just compiled their list of the Top 10 Female Guitar Players of All Time, and it’s causing some debate.
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Rock Report: News on Rage Against the Machine, the Smashing Pumpkins, AC/DC

Rage Against the Machine is in talks about how to celebrate their 20th anniversary, Billy Corgan is Tweeting new album details for the Pumpkins and sharks love AC/DC. Really.
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Featured Artist: Seether’s Shaun Morgan Looks Up to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deftones

“Country Song,” the new Southern-tinged track by neo-grunge band Seether, is No. 1 on the active rock chart, and this isn’t a milestone for the South African trio. Shaun Morgan and his band have racked up plenty of rock staples since their 2002 debut in “Gasoline,” “Remedy,” “Broken,” “Fake It,” “Fine Again,” “Truth” and more.
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