When Austin based drummer, eVL_e, travelled to Europe and heard Drum and Bass for the first time, he asked who the drummer was on the track. His English buddies laughed and told him their was no drummer. eVL_e thought ‘No drummer?? But it’s called Drum and Bass!’ And thus his unique yet logical talent of adding live drums to Drum and Bass was born.

According to the Swedish newspaper Expressen, Hardcore Superstar guitarist Thomas Silver was removed from an airplane in Gothenburg after he was mistaken for a handicapped person.

The Swedish rock band boarded a flight yesterday (June 28) from Sweden to Italy, where they are scheduled to perform today at the Days of the Dead festival. Silver sat in the first row and was wearing a “big” wristband (photo) that generates heat, a precautionary measure since the guitarist has been having problems with his right wrist.

“A flight attendant told me I wasn’t allowed to sit there. To sit in the first row, you must be able to assist in the event of an emergency.

Acclaimed alt-country singer/songwriter Bobby Bare Jr. is hoping 11 is his lucky number. Bare’s forthcoming album, “The Longest Meow,” features 11 songs recorded in 11 hours by 11 people.

Among those 11 are My Morning Jacket front man Jim James, drummer Patrick Hallahan and guitarist Carl Broemel, as well as members of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail Of Dead and Lambchop.

Scott Stapp’s first album since the breakup of his mulit-platinum band Creed is called The Great Divide. In the first single of the same name, Stapp sings about what has helped him get through the rough times.