Tool, Five Finger Death Punch, Foo Fighters – Rock and Metal Gift Guide

Happy Cyber Monday, rockers! It’s days like these that are ideal to glance over your favorite band’s merch site and score some deals. Read on for a few Cyper Monday deals and picks, and even if you’re reading this outside of Cyber Monday, chances are these bands will have some kind of deal going strong. Tool Tote Bag Band merchandise can be pricey, but Tool…

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What do Jack White and ‘Ren and Stimpy’ Have in Common?

Jack White has worn many hats, and his latest is writing a new children’s book called “We’re Going to Be Friends,” based on the White Stripes song of the same name. Elinor Blake, who has worked on “The Ren and Stimpy Show” and “Pee Wee’s Playhouse,” illustrated the book. Call it, perhaps, ‘Ren and Stimpy’-meets-the White Stripes. “Jack (gave me) very, very little direction,” Blake said in an interview…

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Five Finger Death Punch Brings ‘Heavy Metal Grandma’ Onstage

Rock and roll is for music-lovers of all ages, from little tykes to grandmas. Case in point: The guys of Five Finger Death Punch were joined onstage by a 70-year-old woman during their Saturday night (Nov. 18) concert in Oslo, Norway. As you can see in the fan-shot video footage below, Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan Moody noticed the woman at the side of the stage and…

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Linkin Park Kicked Out of AMAs After Winning Trophy

When the surviving members of Linkin Park – Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon – got to the American Music Awards on Sunday (Nov. 19) and found out they didn’t have the right tickets, they figured that since they were nominees, it wouldn’t be a big deal. Well, it was definitely a big deal. Shinoda told the whole story via Instagram, explaining that the guys were stopped on the…

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