Will Adam Join Queen?

Adam Lambert won't rule out a stint as the new frontman of Queen, but don't let that fool you into thinking the "American Idol" runner-up will make his living on the classic rock station. The legendary band has expressed interest in employing his formidable vocal skills, and Lambert is a big fan of the group once fronted by the late Freddie Mercury.

But the 27-year-old California native has said that he'd feel torn about joining the band.

Thunder Only Happens When It's Raining

The music of mega group Fleetwood Mac has always sounded like a quiet storm to me… and not simply because of the song "Storm," the "Dreams" lyric: "Thunder only happens when it's raining" and the rain scene in the "Gypsy" video.
 
Between Mick Fleetwood's steady drumming, Christine McVie's precise keyboarding and Stevie Nick's haunting vocals, I just hear rain.

Hell Bent on Fashion: Rob Halford Talks New Clothing Line

When Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford emerged onstage head-to-toe in glass, leather and steel in the late 70's, he not only made a fashion statement but also created what would become a style template for future metal heads – and fans – to follow.  In other words, if Deep Purple and Black Sabbath gave metal its sound, then Judas Priest gave it its look.   

As a legendary tastemaker, it's hardly shocking that Halford, the multi-Gold and Platinum vocalist, songwriter and producer is launching the new, aptly-titled clothing company Metal God Apparel. The collection features fitted t-shirts with intricate patterns of skulls, crossbones and guitars and titles like "Studs & Spikes," "Resurrection" and "Eternal Chaos."   This is the rock 'n' roll-inspired collection that Ed Hardy wishes that he had put out. 

Tori Amos Talks "Sin" and Gay Clubs

The notion of sin should be familiar to Tori Amos, who titled her new CD "Abnormally Attracted to Sin" - Amos grew up a minister's daughter. But her father didn't exactly take the brimstone and treacle approach one might have expected. Instead, he took her to play piano at gay clubs when she was just 13.

The 45-year-old singer reflects back on how her dad's outlook on her entertainment career, her new CD, and her musical theater inspiration. Plus, watch new videos!

Catching Up with Kim Deal

If musicians were only as dynamic in Q&A's as they are on record, then music interviews would remain as unforgettable as classic albums.  But those are few and far between.

During one recent interview with a world-renowned pop star, I asked a simple question:  "What part of the creative process do you enjoy most when making a new album?"  Granted, the question was a bit cliche, but hardcore music fans tend to be interested in those things. After three minutes of silence, I thought we'd been disconnected.   

Piano man

OUT New York-based singer/songwriter and instrumentalist Chris Garneau is "a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars."

Jane's Box Set Rocks

Jane’s Addiction was a band both of and ahead of their time. They combined hard-rock punk energy, Pink Floydian proggy atmospherics, West Coast hippie-tribalism and heavy metal histrionics that brought alternative rock to the masses.

The original line-up of Jane’s Addiction produced two stellar albums, "Nothing’s Shocking" and "Ritual de Habitual," before bassist Eric Avery split and guitarist Dave Navarro become a metrosexual oddity. 

Deerhunter's Bradford Cox sets the record gay

It's really no surprise that leader of Atlanta-based ambient punk band Deerhunter, Bradford Cox isn't a fan of blogs or much of the media in general, when they're always dwelling on the fact that a) he has Marfan syndrome (a connective tissue disorder, most identifiable in those who are tall with exceptionally long limbs that can lead to heart trouble) and b) that he's a 27-year-old gay virgin that sometimes cross-dresses on stage.

Kylie USA Tour Announced

So finally, Kylie's stateside homos (and other miscellaneous fans) will get a chance to experience her live in concert when a 6-city tour kicks off September 30th.

We can start falling all over ourselves when tickets go on sale the weekend of May 15th. However for those of us with good credit, early access will be available to AMEX cardholders on May 7th, through Ticketmaster. Also, members of Kylie's mailing list via her official website www.Kylie.com will receive an exclusive email that contains information of special ticket pre-sale offers.

Good luck getting a seat! Some of the venues are smaller than a shiny silver micro-mini skirt ...

Rocket In The Pocket

Music critics - including myself - have said that the iPod made music a private affair: It's just you and those beedie little white earphones. However, a new DJ tool actually takes the iPod experience and makes it public again.