Good Monday. Easter Candy Hangover anyone??? Good & Plenties got to me…..Wanted to share this story from Pulse of Radio. And I hope Dave Grohl is reading this because he could be the hero of the day here! Or if all of the bands mentioned here donated a few grand each! The mixing console used to record albums like Pearl Jam’s ‘Ten’ and Soundgarden’s ‘Louder Than Love’ has been reported as being in desperate need of repairs. So the owners at Seattle’s London Bridge Studio launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money to completely refurbish it and keep it accessible to local musicians, however, they wanted to reach that goal by this past Saturday and were unsuccessful. The console was first installed in 1985, the console – a 1973 Neve 8048 Mixing Board – has served as the conduit between band and tape machine for records by Alice in Chains,Temple of the Dog, Mother Love Bone, 3 Doors Down, Death Cab for Cutie, Cat Power and more. Fixing the console comes with a big price. The studio wanted to raise $75,000. “We came to the consensus that the Neve was simply too important to the Seattle music community to replace it,” London Bridge co-owner Eric Lilavois said in a statement. “Rather than raise our studio rates and make the studio inaccessible to the local and global music community, we’re inviting those interested in preserving this rich history to take part in the restoration and help ensure this board’s accessibility for another 40 years.” Another London Bridge co-owner, Jonathan Plum, said that there are only a few Neve consoles like this one left in the United States. “We’re asking our community for support,” Ott added. “The importance of the Neve and its historical significance can provide opportunities for generations of artists to come.” Donations came with rewards, including “Team Neve” T-shirts, autographed Fleet Foxes LPs, a signed 3 Doors Down drumhead, studio time in various configurations and, for $15,000, a session with a “surprise guest producer.” A press release reveals that said producer is Rick Parashar, who worked on Temple of the Dog‘s Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam‘s Ten, Alice in Chains‘ Sap, Blind Melon‘s Blind Melon, Nickelback‘s Silver Side Up and Bon Jovi‘s Have a Nice Day, among other records. They only raised $22,645, and the campaign is now closed. It has not been revealed as to what will now happen to the console. More details about the campaign can be found HERE….Pulse also reports this past weekend’s second round of shows at Coachella is where The Replacements invited Green Day’s frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong to give a hand to their set. Friday night, Armstrong played guitar for most of The Replacements’ set. He was filling in for Paul Westerberg who performed most of the set from a couch, due to an ailing back. The setlist included performances of “I’m In Trouble”, “Kiss Me on the Bus”, “Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out”, “I Don’t Know”, “IOU”, and several others. Billie Joe Armstrong has expressed on many occasions his love for The Replacements. In 2010, Armstrong interviewed Paul Westerberg for SPIN. In honor of Record Store Day this past Saturday, Green Day released Demolicious, a collection of demos that were recorded during sessions for the Green Day ¡UNO!, ¡DOS!,¡TRÉ!trilogy, plus a previously unreleased track….My friends Godsmack have completed work on their new & 6th studio album. Frontman Sully Erna posted on his Facebook page, saying, “We are officially DONE recording! And this record is BAD ASS! Haven’t been this excited in awhile! Hope you all love it! First single out soon!” Dave Fortman produced, as he did The Oracle, and Fortman is best known for work with Mudvayne, Hellyeah, Evanescence and Slipknot. As far as I am aware, most of the album was recorded in Florida. Last week, Sully announced that the band had laid down 15 songs and were in the process of choosing the best 10 for the album. Drummer Shannon Larkin recently said about the band’s forthcoming album: “So many cool new tunes that I can tell ya it’s gonna be hard to narrow these down to the best ones! I know it’s been awhile since you’ve heard from us, but we will make it worth your wait!” Be looking for Godsmack dates to start popping up in the near future…..Celebrating birthdays today: Iggy Pop is 67 and there is not an ounce of fat on the man. Robert Smith of The Cure is 56. Dallas Cowboys Tony Romo is 34 and Queen Elizabeth of England is 88. God Save The Queen!