Gary Graff

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Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist based in Detroit. In addition to Billboard, Billboard.com, and Billboard.biz, he also writes regularly for the New York Times Features Syndicate, Journal Register Newspapers, Revolver, Music Connection, United Stations Radio Networks and more, and for radio stations in Detroit and Milwaukee. He has written books about Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, rock 'n' roll myths and other subjects.

Chester Bennington Releases First EP With Stone Temple Pilots, Plots Future With Linkin Park

Chester Bennington Releases First EP With Stone Temple Pilots, Plots Future With Linkin Park

October 07, 2013 11:37 AM EDT 
Stone Temple Pilots plan is that "High Rise," the group's first EP with Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, will be the first of a lot of releases the group plans to make with its new frontman. "There were a lot of ideas floating around," bassist and co-founder Robert DeLeo tells Billboard about the sessions with Bennington, who signed on to replace fired frontman Scott Weiland earlier this year and will continue to do double duty between STP and Linkin Park.
Five for Fighting

Five For Fighting Not 'Chasing Fads'

October 03, 2013 8:00 AM EDT 
Sounding "modern" was John Ondrasik's goal for "Bookmarks," Five For Fighting's sixth studio album and first in four years. But he wasn't thinking Justin or Miley or even Imagine Dragons.

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