Most jazz albums involve at least a little bit of preparation: song selection, rehearsals, selection of sidemen and so on. Pear, on the other hand, is after something much more spontaneous and pure on its debut, Extemp'ore. The group is comprised of percussionist Rick Milne and keyboardist Nick Pierone. They enter the studio and play whatever comes to mind, sometimes inviting a few other musicians along for the ride, like bassists Jennifer Leitham and Jimmy Johnson). The songs are then constructed afterward by seamlessly stitching bits and pieces of the studio recordings together to create the tracks, similar to what Miles Davis did with Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969).

"Smashes, Thrashes & Hits is a greatest hits album by the American hard rock band Kiss. It was the third hits album overall but the second such album released by the band in the United States (Killers was not released in the United States originally). Of the 15 songs on the album, two were new compositions and three were released after the band's unmasking in 1983. The remaining ten were all released during the band's years in makeup…." (Wikipedia)

Billy has said many times the music that Jimi Hendrix played was nothing more than loud Blues. “OLD SCHOOL BLUE BLUES” is Billy Cox’s latest album. Billy wanted to return to a traditional blues feel. ROCKIN AND ROLLIN ON is the vanguard of the album. It serves to remind the listener that just like Jimi, although he has a Blues Soul, Billy's Spirit is definitely Rock and Roll. Songs with the rhythmic cadence of Salsa and R&B help to season this mostly Blues album.

In 2007 a Joe Strummer tribute and benefit concert was held in Los Angeles, honouring the former great frontman for The Clash, and later The Pogues and The Mescaleros, who had passed away five years earlier. The concert featured performances from US based artists on whom the influence of Strummer was immeasurable – Love & Rockets, Zander Schloss & The Wilderness years (featuring Flea, Martyn Lenoble, Dix Denney, Jonny Polonsky, Tim Aaron, Victor Indrizzo, Emiliano Almeida, Dermot Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney, Gus Seyffert, Charlie Wadhams, Craig Jackman, Stefan Lirakis and Pete Weiss), Hellride (featuring Mike Watt, Peter Distefano and Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins), David J (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets), La Plebe and Melodee Fernandez, with the event hosted by Chris Salewicz.

Despite what some may believe, Live to Win is not Paul Stanley's solo debut. That honor goes to 1978's Paul Stanley (which was released in conjunction with solo releases by the three other Kiss members), an album so Kiss-like that the singer's full-time band could have easily stamped their logo on it and issued it as the studio follow-up to 1977's Love Gun.

KhaoZ, the alliance of (ex) members from Sinister/Pleurisy/The Embodiment/Houwitser and Dead Head, signed a record deal with Mad Lion Records (PL)."Their debut album was produced by Redbanger Productions & Willow Media, and mixed by Willow Media & Jurriaan Verhaar. The mastering is done by Tore Stjerna at the Necromorbus studio (Tribulation, Watain, Desultory o.a.). "'Salvation Through Bloodshed' contains killer songs like Damned Messiah/Where Serpents Crawl/Inveterate Fantasy and was released on November 11 2011."

“Dungeon Prayers & Tombyard Serenades” contains 9 black magic rituals, performed under a pale white moon at the stroke of midnight. Never has there been such a listening experience in occult, horror doom and never again will you hear such horrifyingly eerie, spine-tingling tales translated through the evil spirits from beyond. Amazing female-fronted atmospheric & heavy DOOM metal with a mix of traditional, clean vocals, and tormented banshee growls that summon forth the Skullcoven, and an unearthly display of ghostly retribution!

Denise King is a very passionate singer who has a way of pulling her audiences into her performances. Listening to her warm tone, impeccable phrasing, and the absolute control she has of her voice is mesmerizing. Whether she's singing a Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan standard, or a Gladys Knight or Aretha Franklin cover, she puts her heart and soul into every note. Denise has mastered the art of making a song her own no matter what the genre.