Hello everyone how are you doing today? Rolling Stone Magazine has made its Weekend Rock List: Best Producers. They are asking you the reader to choose your favorites, and they will count the votes this coming Monday.

RS decided to make a list since producers have been in the news the last couple of days. While waiting for everyone to decide, the infamous music magazine put some of their own top five together. They are as follows:  

• Brian Eno
• Jerry Wexler
• Rick Rubin
• Nigel Godrich
• Steve Albini  

RS is honoring those behind the scenes that make the music we love to listen to happen. Brian Eno produced albums for acts such as, Coldplay, U2, and David Bryne. Producers often do not get much of the credit, but if it wasn't for them, much of the music you and I love wouldn't exist.  You can read this article right here. Be sure to get all your votes in and we will have the results for you on Monday. Have a great week! 

Hello everyone, it has certainly been a sad couple of days indeed with the recent passing of comedian Bernie Mac, and musician Isaac Hayes. The world of rock and roll is having its fair share of grievances. Massive record producer, Jerry Finn past away August 12, 2008 at the age of 38. He was briefly put on life support after suffering a brain hemorrhage last month. 

He is best known for producing some of our favorite albums from top bands such as, Green Day, Blink182, Offspring, AFI, and his recent project, Morrissey. Due to this tragic event, Morrissey's album will be pushed back to early February 2009. You can read this article here. There's also a quote from a close friend of Finn's,"At this time the hemorrhage has done massive damage to his body which will leave him severely disabled and in need of acute care for the rest of his life. We know Jerry wouldn't want to live like this in a vegetative state."

Finn got his start in the music business by work as an engineer in the early nineties, then started flexing his production skills on punk band, Rancid's album,"...And Out Come The Wolves." His work will be severely missed in the world of music, we hope the best for his friends and family. May he Rest In Peace! 

Hey what's happening fellow Nimrods? I know this bit of news will get you excited, even if the new school year does not. MTV Networks' high definition channel,MGD is taking music television to a whole new level with their new channel. viewers will be able to experience music programming with  a super cool name, Palladia. This unique name means exactly what it is set out to do,"solidifying its position to bring music in a high-def universe!"

"It's a bigger, more distinct name for a channel that has grown in size as well as satisfaction among music HD fans, We're also reinforcing that the channel is THE home for an increasingly broad range of musical styles and artists in high-def performances that can't be seen anywhere else. We believe these changes will help our distributor partners as they continue to sell HD and strive for the best content," Vice President and General Manager of MTV and Vh1, Tom Calderone is quoted as saying. Music television like you have never seen it before, more genres will become available as well as more premier programing. Every Saturday night, a different concert will be shown at exactly 9 pm, rockers are going to be enjoying seminal rock movies, those are to be shown on Thursday nights at 9pm. 

Premiering the first week of September, yes of this year, Palladia will be broadcasting, "Outdoor Music Week," Featuring your favorite artists, such as: Madonna, Usher, Dave Matthews Band, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Green Day, Genesis, Jay-Z, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters, Kanye West, David Bowie, Snoop Dogg, Sugarland, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dierks Bentley, Hank Williams Jr., Queen, Will Smith, and The Rolling Stones. Oh my gosh, that sounds amazing! Speaking of Green Day, Bullet In A Bible will be premiering on September 3, 2008 Wednesday night at 9pm. Watch this Grammy award winning punk rock band takes over England's, Milton Kaynes blow the minds of over 65,000 fans. You can read this article here. 

 This certainly sounds incredibly exciting, do not miss out on this opportunity. High definiton televison viewing goes into permanent effect, February 17,2009. It should be awesome!  

Hello, how are you doing everyone? Here's something that is pretty cool, I think you might like it. Digtriad.com printed up some past events that happened years ago today, August 12. One of which mention Green Day's infamous WoodStock event, or as some fans like to call it, MudStock. It is quoted as, " In 1994, Woodstock '94 was held in Saugerties, New York. About 350,000 people saw the show, which included mudfights during Green Day's and Nine Inch Nails' sets and the Red Hot Chili Peppers dressed as human light bulbs."

Whether you are a fan or not,I don't think anyone is going to forget this hilarious, but equally as dangerous event. We definately wont! Other memorable events that were mentioned include:

• In 1966, John Lennon apologized at a news conference for his remark that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. That same day, The Beatles started their last North American tour, in Chicago.
• In 1967, Fleetwood Mac made its first appearance, at the London National Jazz and Blues Festival.
• In 1982, actor Henry Fonda died at the age of 77.
• In 1988, the controversial movie "The Last Temptation of Christ" opened in nine cities, despite objections by some Christians that the film was sacrilegious in its treatment of Jesus.
• In 1992, avant-garde composer John Cage died in New York at age 79.
• In 1993, the Red Hot Chili Peppers replaced guitarist Arik Marshall with Jesse Tobias, who was replaced by Dave Navarro three months later.

Wow, who knew one day could hold so many events at once? This is certainly super cool news,you can read it here.  You learn something everyday! 

We've got some rather sad news for you this morning. I am sure you all already know about the two tragic deaths of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes. It is very hard to belive that the two died not very far apart from each other.

Comedian Bernie Mac died Saturday at age 50 due to Pnuemonia complications. You may remember him from movies such as Ocean's Eleven, Friday, and Def Comedy Jam. Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. He leaves behind a two year old daughter and a 16-year old niece. This article can be read here. 

Self-taught musician Isaac Hayes, whom you may know as the voice of Chef on the hit Comedy Central show South Park, was found collapsed in a downstairs bedroom near a treadmill.  "The treadmill was running but he was unresponsive lying on the floor," Steve Shular, a spokesman for the sheriff's office said. Hayes described the "South Park" cook as "a person that speaks his mind; he's sensitive enough to care for children; he's wise enough to not be put into the 'wack' category like everybody else in town, and he l-o-o-o-o-ves the ladies." Hayes leaves behind his wife and young son. This article can be read here.

We sincerely hope the best for both of their friends, family and fans around the world, may they Rest In Peace. 

Now that the weekend comes to a close, here's some cool news that will cheer you up! AXXA News has compiled of The 10 Most Downloaded Golden Oldies from the 70's, 80's and the 90's. Green Day managed to reach number seven with their huge hit, Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life). The article says quote, "7. Green Day, "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)," 1,168,000. Though never released as a single, this was the biggest radio hit from the band’s 1997 album Nimrod. It has since become a prom night staple. Top 200 rank: #164."Holy Crap! That's a lot of downloading, congratulations to the guys for making it onto the list and their song getting so many hits as well! Nimrod is certainly an awesome album, hence why we named our site after itt!

Our beloved trio share the list with big named classic rockstars as well. You can read the article here, The whole list  includes:

1. Journey
2. Queen
3. Lynard Skynrd
4. Israel Kamakawiwo' ole
5. Guns N' Roses
6. Survivor
7. Green Day
8. Queen
9. Guns N' Roses
10. Goo Goo Dolls

Bon Jovi did not make the list, but they are still mentioned along with Nirvana and Eagles. Congratulations to Queen and Guns N' Roses for making onto the list twice. That's pretty awesome, who said downloading music did not have any advantages?