Ben Shepherd – The Soundgarden bassist is 42. He recently revealed that before Soundgarden reunited, he was basically homeless, living on friends couches, and eating KD!
SOUNDGARDEN - MY WAVE
KID ROCK - COWBOY
Kid Rock’s week in court didn’t go as hoped for the musician. A jury sided with Harlen Akins, and ordered the musician to pay him $40,000 in damages. The Associated Press reports that the damages will be divvied up amongst Rock and three other defendants who were also charged in the case, depending on their involvement in the attack. Rock will pay 15 percent for his role in the altercation. Akins sued Rock and members of his entourage after a scuffle in 2007 at an Atlanta Waffle House restaurant.
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Disturbed feel confident about their "Asylum" album and feel it could have a long run at radio. Singer David Draiman tells us, "It’s funny. We keep having these conversations and in our opinion there are at least six very strong single candidates…easily in this body of work, if not more." But while singles are what most fans pick up on, the group aren’t ones to just have filler for the rest of their disc. The vocalist adds, "We don’t really approach songs as ‘Is this a single or not.’ We just try to approach songs from the perspective of making them as strong as each individual one can possibly be." Audiences solely listening for song releases have already heard "Another Way To Die" and "Asylum," but Draiman and drummer Mike Wengren say it’s definitely worth picking up the "Asylum" album to get the whole experience.
DISTURBED - ANOTHER WAY TO DIE
IRON MAIDEN - THE FINAL FRONTIER
Saturday afternoon Iron Maiden 666: THe Documentary that followed the band on the world tour where Lead Man, Bruce Dickenson, Flew Ed Force One, all of his crew and bandmates around the world for a tour that hit every Continent! If you havent seen it, pick it up! Its one of the best Music Documentaries I have ever seen! I was pretty pumped this morning when I found another Must See Maiden clip! Singer Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain and guitarist Adrian Smith of British heavy metal legends were interviewed for an episode of "Hard" on the Aux music channel out of Canada when the band played in Toronto, Ontario on July 3, 2010. The segment can now be viewed at 94xfm.com on todays 94xposed page!
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Congratulations to Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, who was married over the weekend to his longtime girlfriend, Jill McCormick. Us Weekly reports approximately 70 guests witnessed the ceremony in Hawaii, including Vedder's friends Jack Johnson and actor Sean Penn. Vedder and McCormick have two children together, and it is Vedder's second marriage.
