Alternative Rock Links

Rock salt represents hefty investment -- if you can even find it (Herald & Review)

DECATUR - When gas prices finally fell below the $2 per gallon mark, it was a cause for cheer. But some people are finding that some of the money they saved on gas is going toward paying for the rock salt needed to get the ice off their driveways.

Alternative Grantsville group to take on all comers in Battle of the Bands (Tooele Transcript-Bulletin)

Loud music and bright lights are awaiting local garage band Alternate Projection. The Grantsville-based rock band will be competing in the Utah Talent Showdown Battle of the Bands at The Outer Rim, an all-ages music venue in Salt Lake City, beginning this Wednesday.

Climbing prices for rock salt leave sour taste (The Toledo Blade)

In a stormy economy, one group of company managers is watching profits melt away. The skyrocketing costs of rock salt is sending an icy chill though the folks responsible for keeping parking lots and sidewalks clean and safe at shopping centers, apartments, pizzerias, and other businesses. "It's astronomical," said Pam Dickens, of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Toledo. ...

Fantasma voyage: For Texas band, Grammy nod pales next to trip to Iraq (Boston Herald)

It would be hard to top the year Grupo Fantasma had in 2008. Start with a recent Grammy nomination for best Latin rock/alternative album. Add on appearances at festivals...