The Crawl: Metal Spiritualists (or is it Spiritual Metalists?) Stryper Are Back
+ Yellow and black-clad Stryper were metal's most popular (and only?) mainstream, hugely successful Christian act. They went away for awhile, because most metal bands do that, but have returned, as most metal bands do. The band has announced a tour that will feature shows comprised of a first set of new material (hmmm...) and a second set of classics (yeah!), with the band sporting the yellow and black attack. So, um, don't worry if you're late to the Stryper concert. [Live Daily]
+ How would you like to wake up, at six in the morning no less, on the day you're about to set out on a six-week tour, and discover that YOUR TOUR BUS HAS BEEN STOLEN. That happened to Montreal's The Dears this week. Fortunately, they had yet to move their belongings into the bus, so they lost nothing. Montreal, as you may or may not know, is the unofficial North American capital of music vehicle break-ins. Who steals a tour bus? What does one do with a stolen tour bus? [Exclaim]
+ Is Trent Reznor getting all hippie on us? In a post on the Nine Inch Nails board, Reznor outlined the photo and video policies for the upcoming Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction tour. Basically, unless you're trying to bring in pro equipment, you're good: "In an effort to allow you to document your experience at the upcoming NIN/JA performances, we will be relaxing our photo/video policy (5/7/09 - 6/12/09 only). Fans will be permitted to bring in their personal cameras, video and audio recorders. This is not not an open door policy for any and all recording devices. Please try to use common sense as we are trying to ensure this experience is great for everyone attending. Don't show up with a television crew and a recording studio." So I guess that rules U2 out. [NIN.com]
+ Think the proposed merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster could create a monopoly and is a bad idea? Ticketmaster chairman and media mogul Barry Diller doesn't think so. But then, he wouldn't. [USA Today]
+ The Kentucky Derby goes down tomorrow, reason enough for the Louisville Courier-Journal to list some horse-themed bands. Ass Ponys? Yes, they made the list. [Courier-Journal, via MBV]
+ Memphis, Tennessee, is a kick-ass town, and is one of the spiritual homes of rock n' roll, and soul, and hip-hop. Wouldn't be a bad place to host a unique, multi-platform, kinda-documentary series about musicians, right? Hustle and Flow director Craig Brewer agrees, which is why he made $5 Cover, an MTV series that premieres tonight, both on the regular network as well as online. Memphis deserves your attention. [MTV]
