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Recap of top stories for the week of Jan 28th, 2008

Top 3 stories for this week

Zeppelin Will Tour

antiMusic reports: Some news did come out of that Jimmy Page press conference. It looks like Led Zeppelin will be touring. Xfm has the story: Jimmy Page has said that Led Zeppelin put enough work in for a tour. Trouble is, you'll have to wait until at least September if it does happen again.

Speaking to reporters in Tokyo earlier today, the guitarist said that Robert Plant's forthcoming tour with bluegrass star Alison Krauss to promote their 'Raising Sand' album would take precedence over any Led Zeppelin activity.

"I can assure you the amount of work that we put into the O2 (concert), for ourselves rehearsing and the staging of it, was probably what you put into a world tour," Page told Reuters.- more on this story

Hannah Montana Terrorism Plot?

Although there was no incident on the plane, the FBI have accused the boy of hatching plans to hijack the jet and direct it into a stadium in Lafayette, Los Angeles, where the pop star was performing, according to TMZ.com. 

A spokesman for the FBI tells the website, "He had some general plans where he was going and indicated where he wanted to die." [We're not sure how legit this whole thing is as the kid had the concert date wrong and you would think the mainstream media would be all over this.]- more on this story

Rage Fans Turn Violent

Melbourne's Big Day Out event was marred by the crowd unrest, which saw one man knocked unconscious and another fall from a marquee at Flemington racecourse as the 45,000-strong audience pushed forward to see the Guerrilla Radio rockers in the finale. 

Rage Against The Machine were later rushed off the stage by show organisers, who threatened to cut short the band's set altogether unless fans stopped the violence.- more on this story

Monday

New Kids Return as Old Men: Just The Reunion We Don't Need

(The oldest member, Jon Knight, is now 40! And working as a real estate developer! Wonder if the market's recent trials have contributed to his newfound willingness to return to performing.) 

The reunion coincides with the 20th anniversary of Hangin' Tough, which went eight-times platinum and sold 20 million copies worldwide. [that is just scary]- more on this story

Stills Recovering from Cancer Surgery

The legendary musician was in Park City yesterday along with band members Neil Young, Graham Nash and David Crosby for the world premiere of CSNY: Deja Vu. 

"Most people have to have a little radiation afterwards, but I didn't," Stills tells Sun Media- more on this story

Morrissey Loses His Voice During Show

The former Smiths singer cancelled last night and tonight's gigs after having to leave the stage midway through his fourth number on Friday night. 

The dates will now be rescheduled, with a statement expected in the coming week detailing when they will take place.- more on this story

Stage Dive Ends in Face Plant and Hospitalization

The crowd at Leeds Irish Centre failed to catch Phil Sumner, who jumped off a 12-foot PA system landing head first. 

A spokeswoman for the band said: "The impact knocked him out straight away. He was unconscious for three minutes and there was a lot of blood."- more on this story

Van Halen 2nd Leg Kicks Off

The VH camp also us some info on a new magazine spread. Here it is: Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen recently sat down to talk to Guitar World in the magazine's first ever father and son cover story. Among the topics discussed are the ins and outs of playing Van Halen music live, how Wolfgang came into the band, what it's like for a 16-year old to play on some of the biggest stages in the world and much more.

Due to hit newsstands on February 12, the 12-page spread is jam-packed with color photos and features a detailed discussion with father and son on what it's like to be band mates, their experience of being on tour together in addition to detailing the instruments and touring equipment they use. Also included, in honor of its 30-year anniversary, is a retrospective overview of the making of the band's groundbreaking 1978 debut, "Van Halen." - now about those dates

more stories including: Hannah Montana Terrorism Plot?- Plant Hints At Zeppelin Reunion- New Kids Return as Old Men- Garth Retiring- Scarlett Johansson Covers Tom Waits- Beyonce-Through The Eyes Of The Dead- Journey- Hanoi Rocks- more

Tuesday

Testament Hitting the Road

PR reports: Thrash legends Testament have announced upcoming tour dates for 2008. The band will be touring to support their April 29 release of "The Formation of Damnation."

The album marks Testament's Nuclear Blast debut, and it is the first new studio album from the band since 1999's landmark "The Gathering."

"The Formation of Damnation" features the classic lineup of Chuck Billy on vocals, Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick on guitar, and Greg Christian on bass - more on this story

Ozzfest 08 Rumors

The metal report can confirm that SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED, and 5 FINGER DEATH PUNCH will in fact be apart of the [Corp name removed] MAYHEM tour line up. Other rumored artists are AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ATREYU, DRAGONFORCE, MACHINE HEAD, MUDVAYNE, SEVENDUST, and WALLS OF JERICHO. 

Since the announcement of the [Corp name removed] MAYHEM tour and it's rumored line up, fans have been curious to see what kind of line up OZZFEST will offer. OZZY OSBOURNE stated he will headline each show with his solo band, featuring legendary guitarist ZAKK WYLDE. JUDAS PRIEST has been rumored to co-headline in 2008, however new rumors are now suggesting the band may tour with HEAVEN & HELL instead of OZZFEST. [If the Heaven & Hell/Priest Tour comes off you know where you'll find us.] - More on this story including speculation about what Metallica might do.

Disturbed May Pull A Radiohead

The group is reportedly working on a number of promotional ideas to support the record. Singer David Draiman, a strong proponent of making music a purely digital product, told The Pulse of Radio that the band will nevertheless add a lot of extra features to the CD.

"I definitely am all for any record companies being as aggressive as they can about moving towards just completely digital-based media," he said. "But we will continue to try and do things, and we're still going to do things this record cycle as well, to try and make it where there's a reason to buy it that's beyond what we're doing just musically." - more on this story

Diana Ross Booed

Patrons in the stadium-sized arena were unable to see her, so they wanted to put her performance up on the big screen. A concert organizer said, "It was at the eleventh hour that her manager said she wouldn't allow us to IMAG (In Vivo Imaging) her performance and, if any cameras were present, she would not go onstage." Attendees paid from $80 to $307 to attend the concert, where Ross, who was reportedly paid $300,000 for the gig, performed an hour-long set with fellow headliners Mary Mary, Billy Ocean and KoKo Taylor. 

Hisses turned to full-out boos when Ross started her set with Supremes hits -- and the crowd beyond the first section couldn't see her -- and the booing continued throughout her set. 
- more including a video

R.E.M. Tour

Modest Mouse and The National will open all dates on the trek, which begins in Vancouver, BC on May 23, with dates announced up to June 21 in Atlanta.

R.E.M. will also play the Langerado Festival in Florida on March 8 and the SXSW festival in Austin, TX on March 12. - dates

more stories including: Zeppelin Will Tour- Eminem & Dr Dre Get Trick Tricked- R.E.M. Tour- Israel Lifts Beatle Ban- Neil Young- Labels Deny Free Downloads- Hopesfall Vs Trustkill- Judas Priest- Foo Zeppelin for Grammys- Clapton and Police Fest- more

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