Where are they now: Edge City Outlaws

Every once in a while we will play "(Weed) Women and Wine" by a band called the Edge City Outlaws. They signed with Universal, released that one single, got a bunch of press for it, then vanished off the face of the Earth. Seriously, they haven't updated their Myspace page in TWO YEARS.

A difficult task it would seem, then, to figure out exactly what the hell happened. One clue left: the only person with a full name on the page was the lead singer, Luke Metcalf; it also mentions the guitarist, Griffin. Google Luke Metcalf and the first entry is for a band called SOUND AND FURY, with that same Griffin on guitars, and a filled-out lineup. Turns out Edge City Outlaws and Sound and Fury are one and the same; they toured England last year with Airbourne and I can happily report that they checked their Myspace page today.

Assjack-hank williams III's hardcore band-releases its first album august 4

To the guy in the red wings shirt at the man room giveaway-kick ass dude, can't wait for game 7

Upcoming albums: MEGADETH!

Dave Mustaine and Megadeth have wrapped up their next album; untitled #12 will be out in September...

Movies full of guys and girls--separately

I somehow missed this, but production has started on a movie about the legendary all-girl rock group the Runaways--the band that launched the careers of Lita Ford and Joan Jett. Kristen Stewart from the Twilight movies is playing Joan Jett, Dakota Fanning is lead singer Cherie Currie, and a girl named Alessandra Torresani has been plucked out of relative obscurity to play Lita Ford (who also has a producing credit on this one). Expected out next year, I think this might kick quite a bit of ass.

Then there's this fun little film I had forgotten about--The Expendables. Also out next year--release date 23 April--written, directed, and starring Sylvester Stallone. Also starring:

• Jason Statham
• Jet Li
• Mickey Rourke
• Dolph Lundgren
• Danny Trejo
• Steve Austin (yes, THAT Steve Austin)
• Randy Couture
• cameo role for Arnold Schwarzenegger

This may very well be the greatest guy movie ever made. (no qualifiers are needed for a project of this magnitude)

Update: Kiss's fan-routed tour

They're gonna have Buckcherry opening for it. Voting ceases at the end of this month, and at this rate it looks like it'll be a barnstormer through the Canadian junior hockey leagues, with a few dates in America for good measure. I don't know what the cutoff point is (also, in the fine print it does mention that the cities have to have suitable venues, so I don't know if there's any kind of capacity issues that poor Oshawa might be up against).

Don't fret though Tri-State--there's still plenty of time to vote Huntington up there. Even if we don't make it up there, Louisville and Lexington are in the top 40--who's up for a Rupp roadie to see Kiss?

Hendix murdered?

Startling allegation from former Jimi Hendrix roadie Tappy Wright, who writes in a new book that Hendrix was murdered by his manager over a life insurance policy. Karma's a bitch though--Michael Jeffery would die himself a few years later in a plane crash. Seriously, if this is true I want to vomit.

To cheer you guys up, amazed I've never been here before, but Wolfgang's Vault is the free-to-access archives of legendary San Francisco promoter Bill Graham, with gobs of old concerts as well as newer shows by up-and-coming bands.