Totally. Want.

File this under the “totally want” category. Slayer made an ugly Christmas sweater! I totally logged on to the vendor selling this shirt only to be foiled: apparently only people in the U.K. can buy this awesome shirt. Don’t think for a minute I wouldn’t wear this sweater to work… because I totally would.

 Now I am on the hunt to find this thing in America.

Rock on the Range Becomes Three Day Festival

ROCK ON THE RANGE, America’s premier destination rock festival, is about to get bigger. The annual event is expanding to three days and will hit hard with performances from some of rock’s biggest names on each night of the festival:  Friday, May 17, Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, 2013.

Now in its seventh year, ROTR will again take place at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH and be marked by a spectacular lineup of rock heavyweights.  With the addition of some notable headliners on Friday, festival organizers are also working on a series of additional enhancements for ROTR 2013.  Improvements, added amenities and updates will be announced in early 2013 with the festival’s line-up.

“We are constantly working to improve upon the success of Rock On The Range,” says Gary Spivack, co-executive producer of the multi-stage music and lifestyle event for Right Arm Entertainment. “For one, we'll have more ticket buying options than ever before and incentives for the ‘Rangers’ to buy early. Also, no longer will the Friday night be solely a 'pre-party;' it will be incorporated into the full weekend truly making ROTR the biggest destination festival for rock ‘n roll in the United States.”

Pre-sale layaway tickets, including Weekend Field GA and Weekend Stadium GA tickets, go on sale Cyber Monday: November 26 at 10:00 AM ET through www.rockontherange.com. A four ticket minimum purchase is required. Layaway tickets will be available for purchase through February 28, 2013 and regular tickets will go on sale in January 2013.

Once again Rock on the Range will offer premiere VIP Packages, Hotel and Ticket Bundles and Camping packages. All packages will also go on sale Thursday, November 29 at 10:00 AM ET. Details and prices for VIP, Hotel, and Camping Packages are online at www.rockontherange.com. 

"Rock On The Range has become a high-profile national event and a staple of Crew Stadium over the past six years," said Columbus Crew President and General Manager Mark McCullers. "With more than 70,000 fans from 49 states attending Rock on the Range in 2012, we fully expect the seventh installment to be the best music festival to date in our venue."

The band lineup for Rock On The Range 2013 will be announced early next year Visit www.RockOnTheRange.com, and www.facebook.com/rockontherange for the most up-to-date information.

Presented by Right Arm Entertainment, AEG LIVE and Crew Stadium, Rock On The Range is a multi-stage music and lifestyle event featuring a potent lineup of bands on three stages and is proud to be sponsored by Monster Energy and Jägermeister.  The nationally renowned festival, centrally located in the heart of the country, has annually drawn weekend crowds in excess of 70,000 since its inception in 2007.

Yes! Yes! Yes! Jake E. Lee!

What the world needs now is an end to war and more Jake E. Lee. I don't know how we easily fix the war problems, but it seems like our overdue need for more awesome Jake E. Lee guitar work is being answered. The other day in Las Vegas, Lee jumped onstage with a band known as Something Unto Nothing (featuring Brian Tichy). The band performed Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" and Lee just couldn't resist.

I'm telling you, when the new Jake E. Lee album/project is finally finished, we're all going to be blown away. I can sense it in my gut!

In Case You've Never Seen This...

A few years ago, Bret Michaels was on the show Don't Forget the Lyrics. I watched it when it aired and I remember be genuinely impressed at Bret's ability to remember the words to so many songs from other artists.

This is something fun to watch if you are bored.

Yes, It's 2012 and This Happened

Friends, meet New York rockers Nasty Habit. The band formed in 2008 and released their debut back in February. This band is not a parody. They are really Glam. You're welcome.

Meet Black Oxygen

As a band, Black Oxygen has potential. Yes they are slick, but they don’t necessarily sound like every other radio band on the block. There’s some grit here.

I stumbled across Black Oxygen whilst trolling YouTube. I liked their name so I gave them a click. The lead singer’s look struck me as Glam – he does look like he’s straight out of 1989, so they’ve earned a spot on this site, at least for today.

The band is from Kansas City. Very All-American, yes? The debut album is called The American Dream. They self-released the title, so good for them.

Check it out:

Yes, This Is Epic

Behold, a full-length performance of Led Zeppelin doing "Black Dog" taken from the movie Celebration Day. If you're not familiar, Celebration Day chronicles Led Zeppelin's big reunion show at England's O2 arena back in 2007.