In the news today: Fall Out Boy, Billy Joel, Veruca Salt, AI, Lil Yachty

Country/rock mashup series ATLive brings Roi J. Tamkin to Atlanta’s Mercedez Benz Stadium for a night of standing ovations starring The Piano Man, Billy Joel.

No Good Deed (Pretty Good For A Girl Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.

Texas Piano Man (New West Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.

The Monument Singles Collection (Legacy Recordings). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Shame, Shame (Anti-). Review by Sean Slone.

After 30 years in the music industry, producer, songwriter and musician Larry Dvoskin has released a set of his own music. Gail Worley finds out why it took so long.

Let’s Build A Roof (K-Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Don’t mind the cheap seats, people. When legendary performers like Elton John and Billy Joel take the stage together, memorable moments happen all around you. Christopher Long caught the opening date of the 2009 Face 2 Face Tour to soak up the sweet music.

Driving guitars need a driving beat, and for almost 50 years, two Taylors have pounded the skins for the world’s greatest instrumental band, The Ventures. Steve Stav talks to Leon Taylor about the band’s Hall of Fame induction, touring in Japan, their upcoming 50th anniversary, and his father’s musical legacy.

It matters not that Billy Joel released his first album in 1971, when the Piano Man tours, he sells venues out. Jen Cray was among the 16,000 inside Orlando’s Amway Arena who spent an evening with the Pop legend.

The St. Louis-based rock band One Lone Car , is hitting it big, after having MTV license their recent release, Variety Hour. Despite an issue with the speakerphone, Brittany Sturges spoke with two members of the band about MTV, the St. Louis rock scene and a variety of other things.

Straight out of the Philly music scene, Fooling April is probably one of the best kept secrets–and not for long. Brian Kenneth talks about the band’s summer plans, American Idol Underground and the worst karoke songs ever.

The Piano Man returned to Philly for the third of five sold-out shows. Brittany Sturges explains why the man still fills the place.

Right Now (Noah Bamboa Records). Review by Kyrby Raine.

It’s Gail Worley’s annual List of the Top 19 Quotes from Interviews she conducted with various Rock Types in 2005!

Cinematic (). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Know Nothing Stays the Same (The Militia Group). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

The New Song (Townhall / Redeye). Review by Stein Haukland.

The Nutshell EP (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.