Former Ratt bassist Juan Croucier insists Carlos Cavazo was only invited to join his old band because his ex-colleagues were trying to get at him

Drummer Lee Barratt confirms blood and pus are being spilt for new record

Making a pit stop in Los Angeles prior to their Summer Sonic shows in Japan, Deerhunter dropped by the Wiltern with walls of noise that rattled the Art Deco theater. Keeping things in the noisy spectrum, Dunes and former LCD Soundsystem touring member and modular synthesizer enthusiast David Scott Stone served as the opening acts.

Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy confirms that the hard rock band will return in 2012

July 18, 2011's Day in Rock digest