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Classic Rock Star Charged With Sexual Assault of Minor Girl
Tim Bachman, who was a founding member of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, is on trial in British Columbia, Canada facing charges for sex assault, sexual interference of a person under 14 and sexual touching of a young person.
Bachman was charged in 2010 but a gag order was put in place to protect the identity of the victim, Stacy Bohun. Justice Neill Brown lifted the order on Wednesday after an application was made by a reporter with The Canadian Press.

Bohun told the judge that she didn't mind being publicly identified, according to the Calgary Herald. Bohun, now 24, was a foster child living in Bachman's home from 2000 to 2004 when the alleged abuse took place.

Bohun testified in B.C. Supreme Court that Bachman gave her breast enhancement pills when she was 11 years-old and that he touched her in intimate places during the next four years, but they never had sexual intercourse. She eventually ran away from Bachman's home when she was 14 years-old.

"I felt the relationship was very sick," Stacy Bohun, 24, said during her testimony. "He would get me to sit on his lap and kiss him," she added. "One time he tried to French kiss me ... It was just a lot of weird, inappropriate things."

Bachman's lawyer Jack Harris suggested during cross examination that due to drug use Bohun may have imagined or visualized a sexual relationship with Bachman, which she now believes are real memories. Read the Herald report for a lot more details.



Dinosaurs Could Be Final Alice In Chains Album
(Classic Rock) Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell insists he could "rest happily" if new album "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" turns out to be their last.

And drummer Sean Kinney won't be surprised if not everyone likes the work – saying that doesn't matter, as long as the band like it.

Speaking to Jack Osbourne for Fuse TV, Cantrell says: "We've obviously come through a lot since we started playing again. We've come a long way. We're just trying to feel out where we are and do what feels right."

Their aim, he says, is "just to see what we can get away with next." He continues: "I look at every record like it's your last. We know pretty well how final things can be. It's amazing we're making music after all the things we've been through. I can rest happily with this being the last record, if that's what it was." more on this story




Michael Anthony Reacts To David Lee Roth's Van Halen Reunion Talk
(Classic Rock) Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony says he's "flattered" that frontman David Lee Roth wants him back in the band.

An original lineup reunion remains unlikely as Eddie Van Halen continues to move forward with his son Wolfgang playing bass. But Roth recently said he'd love to see Anthony back in the fold – not lease because his voice adds a great deal to the band's sound.

Now Anthony tells Howard Stern, via Blabbermouth: "It was flattering to hear Dave talk like that. He never used to talk like that when we were all playing together!

"But hey – I really don't know what to say to that. It was flattering that he said that. And, obviously, I'm the kind of guy that… water under the bridge. I don't hold any kind of grudges for anything, and you never know what will happen at any time." more on this story



Aerosmith Frontman Wants To Tour With AC/DC
(hennemusic) More than forty years after they started, Aerosmith still have some items left on their bucket list, including tours with Van Halen and AC/DC.

The Boston rockers will join headliners Van Halen as part of The Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Australia next Saturday, April 20.

"I'm really looking forward to it," guitarist Joe Perry tells Rolling Stone. "There's been talk about us co-headlining for years. But they're one of those bands that do a cycle then split, so it's been really hard."

"I would take a pay cut to play with AC/DC," says Steven Tyler. "It's one of my last things to do, go on tour with them. I don't really care about the money, and I don't care about some great review. It's more about the fans – it's always been about them." more on this story




Iron Maiden Add More Tour Dates
(hennemusic) Iron Maiden have announced a series of Latin American dates, and a Mexico City show, as part of the band's 2013 "Maiden England" world tour.

The metal legends will return to Mexico to headline at the Foro Sol Stadium in Mexico City on September 17. Following their Mexico City concert, Maiden heads to South America for shows in Argentina, Paraguay and Chile.

Maiden will make their first-ever appearance at the legendary River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 27, followed by a show at the Jockey Club in Asuncion, Paraguay on September 29.

On October 2, Maiden will return to headline the Estadio Nacional, Santiago in Chile, where the Bluray/DVD of "En Vivo" was filmed in 2011. more on this story




Steve Howe Explains Exit From Asia
(Classic Rock) Steve Howe began thinking about leaving Asia months before he finally shocked fans with his announcement, he's revealed in a new interview.

The guitarist felt a calling to return to solo work, which he'll be doing for much of the year – so fans can look out for new music, a "unique" music retreat and at least two tours.

And he admits he was horrified when it was said that Yes had banned frontman Jon Davison from appearing with his own band Glass Hammer.

Howe – who's been replaced by Sam Coulson in Asia – tells Classic Rock's sister title Prog: "On the American tour they discovered that I wanted to stop doing the reunion.

"There was a fair amount of surprise inside the camp, but basically there wasn't any way they could change my mind because I'd made it up. I guess I got a calling to follow a different train of thought. I couldn't ignore that any longer." more on this story




Sierra Swan Recruits Billy Corgan To Produce New Album
Sierra Swan has began a Pledge Music campaign for the release of her new album and has recruited Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan to produce the album. Her camp sent over these details:

"The role of a producer is so important and as an artist you want it to happen organically so when Billy reacted so positively to the songs I had written, I realized, it's time and this is the person. Luckily, he felt the same way."

Sierra adds, "We have a wonderful connection in the confines of our friendship, through life, love, art, truth and of course, music. I trust his instincts and I know he trusts mine. There is a ton of respect forever present in our dynamic which keeps everything super real and honest."

Every fan that 'pledges' will receive a copy of the album and will receive exclusive content including updates and videos from Sierra and her band.

Sierra will also be offering premium promotions that will include self portraits, access to her and Billy in studio, a private concert with surprise guest artists, Skype chats, a private house show and more. You can check out the pledge page here.




Fall Out Boy To Throw Out First Pitch At L.A. Dodgers Game
(Radio.com) Fall Out Boy aren't strangers to the great American pastime known as baseball. They even have song called "Headslide First Into Cooperstown On A Bad Bet" that bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz told Rolling Stone was about the Pete Rose scandal.

After being musically benched for the last five years, Fall Out Boy are gunning for a home run with their upcoming album Save Rock and Roll, out April 16th on Island Def Jam. (You can stream it now, though.)

To celebrate release day, the band will be throwing the first pitch from the mound at Dodger Stadium before the Los Angeles team takes on the San Diego Padres. more on this story



Black Sabbath Share CSI Photos
(hennemusic) Black Sabbath are sharing some photos from the filming of their appearance on the upcoming season finale of the CBS series CSI: Crime Secene Investigation.

The first is an image of the band on stage, where Sabbath will premiere "End Of The Beginning", the lead single from their forthcoming album "13."

The second is a photo of Ozzy Osbourne hanging out with actor Eric Roberts and actor/musician Billy Morrison (Billy Idol, Camp Freddy, Circus Diablo) during the taping of the episode. Check out the photos here.




Paramore Grows Up
(Radio.com) Many bands start young – rock'n'roll is not a profession for the elderly. Such is true for Paramore, which was founded before frontwoman Hayley Williams was even old enough to (legally) drive a car. So when one considers that it's now nine years later, it makes sense that the most striking thing about Paramore's new album is that it perfectly captures the sound of a band growing up and, after some struggles, finding itself.

Line after line of the self-titled release, out this week on Fueled By Ramen, tackles the themes of adulthood head-on – and why wouldn't it? After the last few years the Tennessee-based rockers have been through, the maturity is hard-earned, following the messy departure of the original band members, Zac and Josh Farro in 2010. The first words spoken on the record are literally, "Been through the ringer a couple times/Came out callous and cruel." Lead single "Now" is up next, which seems to surmise Millenials in one tight chorus: "If there's a future, we want it now." What follows is an impressive collection of fighting words for the early twenty-something; one could mentally compile a "20 best lines about growing up from Paramore" list without even blinking an eye. (One more for good measure: "I don't even know myself at all/I thought I would be happy by now," from "Last Hope.")

The personal growth exhibited within the album's lyrics would mean less if the whole thing were set against the pop-punk punch of Paramore's past. The guitars on those first three Paramore records just sound youthful, but the new album veers into proper alt-rock territory. There's still no shortage of fun-sounding songs (ukelele interludes, hello), but there's some heavy weight here, too, not to mention slight electronic experimentation.

Clearly, there's a lot here to delve into, so we sat down with the band to discuss it all on tape for an episode of Radio.com Essentials. On top of that, we tapped music experts – Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt, Rolling Stone's Simon Vozick-Levinson, Radio.com's own Courtney E. Smith and music writer/Aritzia Music Director Sarah Lewitinn (aka, Ultragrrrl) – to discuss where Paramore's been and where they're going. Watch here.




Municipal Waste, Corrosion of Conformity, Pig Destroyer For GWAR-B-Q
Gwar have announced the initial lineup for this summer's GWAR-B-Q which will be taking place on August 17th, 2013 at Hadad's Water Park in Richmond, VA.

The lineup will feature Municipal Waste, Corrosion of Conformity, Pig Destroyer, Cannabis Corpse, Loincloth, and Kung-Fu Dykes. The event will feature two stages and Gwar hint that more acts are to be announced.

"Once again we blow the horn of war and set into motion the gears that grind us towards the greatest GWAR-B-Q yet," said frontthing Oderus Urungus.

"We will not only be rockin' like Dokken... but we will shoving a wealth of GWAR products down your throat...not only our new GWAR-B-Q sauce, but our very own beer, Impaled Ale! Eat and drink yourself into a diabetic stupor, then puke it all up in the slam pit!"






Singled Out: A Criminal Risk
Today A Criminal Risk lead singer Tom Kunzman tells us about the band's new single "331" which is the debut from the new lineup of Tom, Chris Douglas and Tyler Moellmann. Here is the story:

I remember being in my room after a tour we did in January of 2012. We went through a drastic change in our band and I got so fed up trying to figure out what was happening and just lost all will to care anymore. The number 331 is symbolism for March 31st of 2012 which marked the last time I ever spoke to the person I wrote it about. The song inevitably became about numerous people by this point, and the number symbolizes thousands of different things to me now. Pretty bitter song lyrically, but that's the state of mind I was in at that point in time.

It was the first song I wrote since 'The Art of Dropping Names' that just flowed out of me. It's a song about not being able to help someone who simply doesn't want it, or someone who just doesn't really know what they want in general and you eventually just have enough and give up on trying entirely. The line "It won't be much longer till we hit 331 and that's fine with me" really gave me a sense of relief and the ability to just put the bullsh*t behind me and focus on the present. We're all really excited for the release cos we know that everyone has been in a similar situation with somebody they thought they knew and can definitely relate to it. I still get the same chills screaming the choruses on stage as I did when I was in my room writing it. It's just one of those songs that puts everything in perspective for me.

At times I still think about the situations that fueled my lyrics, but quickly just get over it and continue doing what I love to do without second guessing.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself here and buy the track at iTunes right here!




Coachella Goes Old School
(Radio.com) "It's my 1995 dream." That's what Entertainment Weekly Senior Editor Leah Greenblatt told Radio.com about the headliners for this year's Coachella. Indeed, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blur and the Stone Roses all had albums and tours around that time, and all three bands are among the festival's marquee acts this year.

One of Coachella's other headliners, Phoenix, however, was a few years away from being formed at that point, and therefore bring the median age of Coachella headliners down a bit (as does Chili Pepper guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who joined RHCP a few years back and was just 16 in '95). Still, you can't deny the '90s vibe in the dessert air.

We spoke to a number of industry insiders – including Spinner.com Editor Dan Reilly, music photographer Dana Distortion, NME correspondent Hazel Sheffield, writer and Aritzia Music Director Sarah Lewitinn, KROQ personalities Stryker, Kat Corbett and Nicole Alvarez, and Radio.com's own Jillian Mapes and Erik Parker – about this year's festival.

Will Blur play "Song 2″? Why don't the kids know who Stones Roses are? What makes the Chili Peppers such a go-to festival band? Is Coachella a big career moment for Phoenix? Watch the latest edition of Radio.com Inside Out video feature to get the skinny on Coachella 2013 here.




Alice In Chains Rock Jimmy Kimmel
(hennemusic) Alice In Chains performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday night as the band promotes its forthcoming album, "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here."

Viewers at home saw the group play the project's second single, "Stone," but the Seattle rockers also delivered the lead track, "Hollow," and their classic, "Man in The Box."

Due May 28, "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones). Watch the Kimmel performance here.




Win A Trip To Las Vegas To See The Rolling Stones
(Radio.com) Rolling Stones fans had been waiting months for details about the band's touring plans in 2013, and last week, the wait ended. The band revealed that the second leg of the 50 And Counting Tour would start within the next few weeks, and there's no doubt that it's going to be one of the hottest tickets of 2013.

When announcing the outing, Mick Jagger explained what's to come: "It's a good show. Lots of the classic stuff everyone wants to hear…with a few little gems tucked in here and there.

"The stage is shaped like lips and goes off into the venue so I get to run around in the crowd. It's great fun to be able to get that close to the audience."

Want an up-close glimpse of the 50 and Counting Tour? Radio.com is giving you the chance to not only win a trip to see The Rolling Stones live in Las Vegas but to get an exclusive backstage tour. A winner and his/her guest will fly out to Vegas, stay at the MGM Grand and go home with Stones merch in their suitcase. more.




Roth Show Editor Discusses How David Lee Roth Launched the Series
(hennemusic) Last fall, Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth begin a series of online videos billed as The Roth Show. The episodes capture Roth at his rambling best, delivering monologues full of insight and humor based on his real life travels and experiences.

The Examiner caught up with Roth Show editor Shelly Toscano to discuss the creation and development of the series. "I was first hired by Dave to edit [his video entitled] "Scrapbook Chapter 1," explains Toscano.

"He likes the whole process of doing video work. He bought a Canon 5D and he loved it, but he needed an editor ... I got a call to go to Pasadena. I showed up at his house, we shook hands and got to work. We put together that first video and we had fun doing it."

"Dave and I had talked about it before the tour," she says. "We were going to work toward putting these videos together and have him talking. With the album and tour it got pushed aside, but it was something we were always going to do."

"After [the] tour, we got to The Roth Show. He sat down and started talking about tattoos and sarcasm. [Videographer] Mark [Rojas] filmed that, sent it to me and we put it together.