Tyler Weinrich, former lead vocalist of bands Ten Falls Forth and Talk Of The Town! has finally found his niche. His fortcoming debut EP Rediscover will allow you to discover what Tyler Weinrich is all about…from the inside and out. Check out Tyler’s Myspace page and give the music a listen!

John Mayer has always been a little bit of an enigma for me… he writes pretty damn good pop songs, rips in his blues trio, and is surprisingly insightful on his blog site. Now, Mayer takes time out of his schedule to show us how his creative process works. Enjoi.

I’ve never even heard of the Rothbury Festival, but I’ll be damned, my favorite boys Ant and Sluggo from Atmosphere are playing it! As well as: (in alpha-fricken-betical order which was a biatch, fyi, you’rewelcomeverymuch)…

311 + A3 + ATMOSPHERE + BASSNECTAR + THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS + BETH ORTON + BETTYE LAVETTE + THE BLACK KEYS + BOOMBOX + BRETT DENNEN + BROTHER ALI + BUSDRIVER + CITIZEN COPE + COLBIE CAILLAT + CRYSTAL METHOD DJ SET + DAVE MATTHEWS BAND + DEAD CONFEDERATE + DEREK TRUCKS AND SUSAN TEDESCHI SOUL STEW REVIVAL + DIPLO + THE DISCO BISCUITS + DJ REKHA + DJ ROOTZ + THE DRESDEN DOLLS + DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS + THE DYNAMITES FEATURING CHARLES WALKER + EMMITT-NERSHI BAND + EOTO + ETOWN RADIO SHOW + FLOSSTRADAMUS + FOUR FINGER FIVE + GREENSKY BLUEGRASS + THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS + GOGOL BORDELLO + GOV’T MULE + INGRID MICHAELSON + JJ GREY & MOFRO + JAKOB DYLAN AND THE GOLD MOUNTAIN REBELS + JOHN MAYER + THE JUAN MACLEAN + KELLER WILLIAMS WITH MOSELEY + DROLL & SIPE + KYLE HOLLINGSWORTH BAND + LOTUS + MEDESKI MARTIN AND WOOD + MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD + MICKEY HART BAND FEATURING STEVE KIMOCK AND GEORGE PORTER JR. + MIKE GORDON + MODEST MOUSE + MOTION POTION + OF MONTREAL + PANJEA WITH MICHAEL KANG + PERPETUAL GROOVE + PHIL LESH AND FRIENDS + PNUMA TRIO + PRIMUS + RAILROAD EARTH + RODRIGO Y GABRIELA + SAGE FRANCIS + SAM BEAM OF IRON AND WINE + THE SECRET MACHINES + SLIGHTLY STOOPID + SOJORN + SNOOP DOGG (!!!!!) + STATE RADIO + STEEL PULSE + STS9 + TAJ MAHAL + TEA LEAF GREEN + THIEVERY CORPORATION + TRAMPLED BY TURTLES + THE WAILERS FEATURING ELAN + WIDESPREAD PANIC + YARD DOGS ROAD SHOW + YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND FEATURING JON FISHMAN + ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA

The music festival revolution goes down July 3rd through the 6th in Rothbury, Michigan. Getchur tickets here.

Synthesis photographer Hali McGrath made the long haul out to East Rutherford, NJ, for the last show of the 24-hour Live Earth concert series. Held on 7.7.07 in cities across the globe, Live Earth sought to raise awareness about the dangers of climate change. It also managed to bring together a lot of great acts. Here are just a sampling of Hali’s photos. Shots of Akon, Alicia Keys, Zach Braff, Smashing Pumpkins, John Mayer, The Police, Al Gore and Cameron Diaz after the jump. Look for more photos soon in an upcoming issue of Synthesis Digital. (more…)