Bassist Bob Daisley, who played with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore and Uriah Heep, among others, has posted rare video footage of Rainbow, shot just before the release of the Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll album in 1978. Daisley posted the video to honor the memory of Ronnie James Dio, shown in the videos,  arguably,  at his peak.

A couple of tunes here, for your dining and dancing pleasure:

Gibson dot com has unveiled their Top 50 Frontmen/Frontwomen in Rock History…as chosen by Gibson dot com’s editoral and writing staff, and several participating musicians (Josh Todd – Buckcherry;  Chad Kroeger – Nickleback;  Ric Olsen – Berlin).  They’ve also revealed a Top 25 list voted on by readers.  Both lists are shown below.  What poll do you think is more accurate?  What changes would you make?

You heard me right…the Prince of F*@#ing Darkness taking a singing lesson!! Can Ozzy hit the notes???? Listen for yourself…

As I’m sure you’re already aware…Ozzy will be headlining the Voodoo Music Experience on Saturday, Ozztober 3oth at City Park. Here’s a little something to get you jacked up for the show…the new video from Ozzy’s Scream album, “Life Won’t Wait”. You’re welcome…

On July 10th, former Pink Floyd bandmates Roger Waters and David Gilmour reunited for the first time since the live 8 Pink Floyd reunion in 2005. The two appeared together at the Hoping Foundation Evening, held for charity at Kiddington Hall in Oxfordshire, England.

Now video has surfaced of the entire performance. Filmed by Gilmour’s wife, Polly Samson, it shows the pair performing the 4 songs they played, ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two)’.

Check out all 27 minutes of the performance here:

The 2010 football season is FINALLY here, and who better to write a Black and Gold anthem than a former member of the team???  Former Saint Kyle Turley and his band have released a new song called “My Soul Bleeds Black and Gold” -  and as Turley fans would expect, it f*#@ing rocks!  I had a chance to talk to Kyle about his career after football, and check out his new Who Dat Nation National Anthem.  Hear our conversation, and the new song here:

Kyle Turley

Kyle Turley Band – My Soul Bleeds Black and Gold

The song is available on the album “Anger Management”…get a copy today!  You can see The Kyle Turley Band this Saturday (8/14) at Mellow Fest in Covington, and in October at The Gretna Heritage Festival.

It’s not Led Zeppelin, but hey, we’ll take what we can get, right?  Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has a new album with his pre-Zep band Band of Joy, set for a September 13th release.

Check out the Electronic Press Kit for the album, and hear the first single “Angel Dance” below:

This past Tuesday (July 13), Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant kicked off his summer U.S. tour with The Band Of Joy at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee.

The setlist encompassed not only versions of songs from the Zeppelin catalog (“Thank You”, “Gallows Pole”, “Misty Mountain Hop”, “Houses Of The Holy” and “Rock & Roll”) to solo cuts, including several previews from the upcoming album ‘Band Of Joy’, due out September 14th via Rounder Records.

The tour runs through July 31st..if you’re in the mood for a road trip, you can see Robert Plant and the Band of Joy at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion in Houston on July 24th.

Check out a montage of Robert’s Memphis set here…

More never before released or circulated demos from KISS have popped up…this one a ballad entitled “Mistake”. Where is The Metal Den digging this stuff up? Are they personal friends with Gene’s Mom? Maybe The Metal Den IS Gene’s Mom!! The song is a straight up country and western ballad, featuring acoustic guitars, bottleneck slides and an overall sound more along the lines of WICKED LESTER than even an acoustic gem like “Hard Luck Woman”. It is believed this rare track was recorded at the same sessions as “Rock And Roll All Nite” in 1975. As it stands it is the earliest demo for an unreleased KISS song known to exist!

The holy grail for KISS fans. The Metal Den has discovered “Smoke”, a NEVER BEFORE RELEASED OR CIRCULATED demo by the legendary rock act circa the 1970′s, believed to be cut in and around the same time as Rock and Roll Over – which itself was released in November 11, 1976, and recorded in September ’76. The listener is in for a real treat. The song is the Stones “Jumpin Jack Flash” meets “Mr.Speed”. It’s unmistakably KISS, but upon first listen, you can easily understand why they could never release this track without being sued by the Stones, for it has completely lifted the riff and vocal line of ‘JJF’. What makes it even more unique, however, is that Stanley and Simmons also sing it in total Stones fashion. It truly is a special moment in rock history and has to be heard to be believed.