Robert Schneider, the erstwhile main brain behind the Apples in Stereo, has finally delivered on the promise that he made to his father more than a decade ago, to release a children's album. "When I was around 20, I started recording children's music for my little brothers on a four-track cassette recorder," Schneider tells Spinner. "My dad ...

The Apples in Stereo are about 60 percent done recording the tracks for their next release, tentatively titled 'Travelers in Space and Time,' reports head Apple Robert Schneider to Spinner. The collection will debut in the spring of 2010 release on Simian/Yep Roc. "There are a lot of overdubs to be done, but most of the basic tracks are done," he ...

Nearly 10 years after leaving Guns N' Roses to become a founding member of A Perfect Circle, drummer Josh Freese is still involved in the maelstrom with Axl Rose. And, as Freese tells it, that's a good thing. During an extensive Spinner Q&A, Rose said that Freese was one of the easiest drummers to work with -- and friendliest. When Spinner ...