Motley Crue is wrapping up their second Crue Fest early September and says that the band may take a year off from Crue Festing to record an album. According to bassist Nikki Sixx, the band is ready “to start working on writing a new record and looking forward to the next Crue Fest, which’ll probably be in 2011.” What’s new, however, is that there’s a chance Motley Crue won’t be present for the next round of Crue Fest. As Sixx put it, “There have been offers and from suggestions of other bands that were interesting in going out and doing Crue Fest if we didn’t do it.” We shall have to wait and see.  (Via Billboard).

Notes From Middle America is contributor Danny R. Phillips’ monthly column. You can read past installments here.
 
I have to ask.  What happened to rock? Has it become passé or uncool for a band to struggle, tour, play shows night after night to build a fan base without the help of excessive internet buzz or douche bags in the “hip” magazines who supposedly have their fingers on the pulse of the American youth culture? If a band has to work hard to get what they have, is that far less important than the mandatory polo shirts they wear on stage?
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