David Gilmour Does Surprise Performance Of Pink Floyd Classic

Gilmour first sat in with the band for a version of their tune, "Rinse Me Down", before firing up the Floyd classic. "This man gave me my first guitar," said guitarist Jamie MacColl as he introduced the evening's pecial guest, "and was one of the first people to play this venue and by my count has played here more than 27 times."

The Bombay Bicycle Club's show was the final concert at the famed London venue, which is set for demolition and redevelopment. "Last night at Earls Court we brought down the curtain on 12 months of touring," posted the band after the show.

"We have had the most amazing time this year and last night was no exception to this -- you guys make every show we play unforgettable. On top of that, being able to play Wish You Were Here with David Gilmour is also an experience that will last with us forever and we are eternally grateful to him for joining us to bring down the curtains on a venue that he has played so many times in his career."

Read more and watch video of the performances here.

Motley Crue Reveal The Origins Of Their Logo

An Ultimate Classic Rock video on the band quotes Vince Neil as saying: "When we came up with the name, we didn't even know what umlauts were. We were drinking Lowenbrau and when we decided to call ourselves Motley Crue, we put some umlauts in there because we thought it made us look European.

"We had no idea that it was a pronunciation thing. When we finally went to Germany, the crowds were chanting 'Mutley Cruh, Mutley Cruh. We couldn't figure out why the f*** they were doing that."

Read more and watch the video here.

Kid Sucked Into Dam In Imagine Dragons' 'I Bet My Life' Video

If that's a recurring fear, you might want to avoid Imagine Dragons' new video for "I Bet My Life," which features that and much more. According to the band's headcanon, doing so will send one through the water filtering pipes and into some kind of underwater house. You'll wake up on a boat, setting your sail for adventures unknown. Your boat will also be sent over a waterfall and, after floating in the air, you'll land in a big city.

The clip stars Dane DeHaan and was directed by Canadian filmmaker Jodeb, who directed Zedd's "Clarity." "As the first video on our new album, it was especially important that we capture the emotion of the song," frontman Dan Reynolds said of the clip.

'Although it was written about my sometimes strained relationship with my parents, our director Jodeb had a powerful vision for how the feeling of the story could be portrayed. We were also lucky to have such amazing talent to work with in our lead actor Dane DeHaan."

Watch the video here.

Def Leppard Frontman's Down N Outz Release Sea Diver Video

The song originally appeared on Mott The Hoople's fifth studio album, 1972's "All The Young Dudes." This fall, Down N Outz announced the addition of bassist Share Ross to the band; she was previously a member of Vixen and the short-lived supergroup Contraband.

Down N Outz - who play only Mott-releated tunes (including songs by Mott, Ian Hunter and British Lions) - were formed specifically to open a series of 2009 reunion shows for Mott The Hoople at London's Hammersmith Odeon.

"The Further Adventures Of�" is the band's third project, following 2010's debut album, "My Re-Generation", and the "Live At Hammersmith Apollo" DVD recorded during the 2009 shows.

Watch the video here.

Kurt Cobain With Shotgun Hologram In South Park Christmas Episode

Series creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker had the image of the Nirvana mainman sing festive tune Up On The Roof Top before the hologram loads a shotgun and pulls the trigger revealing a flag reading 'Merry Christmas.'

Images of Elvis, Tupac and Michael Jackson were also included in the episode. In the past, Parker and Stone have worked with bands including Radiohead and Rush, while Primus recorded the original theme songs for the long-running series.

A trailer for the Christmas episode can be seen here.

Steven Tyler Rocks Aerosmith Classics At Nobel Concert

Tyler performed "Dream On" and "Livin' On The Edge" before he and Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt played that band's international hit, "More Than Words."

"What an incredible honor to have this moment.... performing More than Words at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert with Steven Tyler," said Bettencourt after the event.

Watch the video here.

Devin Townsend Releases March Of The Poozers Lyric Video

The mainman says: "To be honest, my main motivation to make this album was so I could make those crazy puppet shows. It's the typical random music that I've been interested in for the past few years. This song was directly influenced by the band Samael, whom I have great affection for as people."

He adds: "I feel like I'm at the end of a creative cycle. Z2 beat me up in a way I wasn't expecting, but when all was said and done, I'm very proud of it. Thanks to all of you who continue to support.

"My mind is full of music again, as it always is, but I'm trying to absorb some of the lessons that came with the over scheduling and chaos of this last period, and I look forward to getting my process back on track."

Watch the video here.

Whitesnake's David Coverdale Hails 'Truly Inspiring' New Guitarist

He tells the Eddie Trunk podcast: "Joel came with six shiny stars of approval in every aspect of his life, but Jesus Christ, what a player! He's incendiary, an amazing musician, truly inspiring and a beautiful guy too.

"We didn't audition him, we just threw him in, jammed together and told him, 'You want it? You're in.' It was that simple. We just had to keep it quiet out of respect for his colleagues in his former band Night Ranger. I respected that until the point where it was just starting to get out. I said, 'You know, you want some front page on this Joel. We've got to pull the trigger." Read more here.

Queen and Adam Lambert Release Berlin Press Conference Video

Queen + Adam Lambert will wrap up 2014 with an intimate UK show on New Year's Eve that will be broadcast by BBC One. The concert at Central Hall Westminster - close to the iconic landmark of Big Ben - will see just 2000 fans on hand to watch the legendary band ring in 2015.

"Queen + Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live" will take place in the build up to the clock striking midnight to see in 2015 and continue after the spectacular, world famous fireworks display along the river Thames, which will also be shown live on BBC One.

Watch the press conference and read more here.

Singled Out: The Novogratz' Family

I've known the Novogratz's since we grew up together in northern Virginia and I know how important family is to them. For one thing they have a lot of it - including two sets of twins among their 7 kids! They reached out to me about helping them with a song in the vein of Jason Mraz - whom I had just worked with on his most recent single.

We went back and forth with a couple of ideas but this one seemed to resonate the most with everyone. It's fun and breezy and hints a bit at their new California lifestyle - they had moved to Los Angeles from NYC a few months earlier.

The song had its inception just strumming a guitar in my Virginia studio. Then my collaborator Colin Killalea really nailed the basic arrangement working more at Lauren Hill's old guitarist's studio in a basement in Brooklyn. Finally, led by family multi-instrumentalist, Breaker, the four youngest boys headed into LA's legendary Village Recorder studios where the whole track came to realization.

It's always fun to work there but I think particularly fun for Breaker to be working where many of his favorite albums were made by artists like Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

We laid down the track over two days featuring Breaker on lead vocals, Holly on additional vocals and keyboards, Five on drums, and youngest brother Major making a beatboxing cameo.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself as you watch the video here and learn more about the band here and also Chris Keup and his White Star Sound studio right here!

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