Further Seems Forever announced this week they will reunite with their original lead singer, Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional, for a show at this year's Bamboozle Festival more. We also received word that they will have a warm up gig on April 29th in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club.

Lambgoat has learned that Norma Jean guitarist Scottie Henry, one of the group's two original members, has left the band. Henry has subsequently been replaced by Jeff Hickey, formerly of The Handshake Murders. more

Guitarist Marcus Bertilsson has left M.A.N - the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's Transport League (featuring former Mnemic frontman Tony Jelencovich) - for personal reasons and is currently seeking a replacement. more

Cold Blue Rebels, a 'super-group' consisting of former Jetboy frontman Mickey Finn, Joe Normal and Danny Dangerous of Zeros and former Glamour Punks drummer Spazz Draztik, has posted a video for the song "Hell Block 13" from their debut CD 'Blood, Guts N' Rock & Roll'. more

The song 'Take' from the new album 'The Cold' by Flotsam And Jetsam is available as a free download at Nuclear Blast's German website (you'll have to give them your email addy to get it here)

Protest the Hero have apparently named their new album Scurrilous and provided a March 22, 2011 release date more

Dashboard Confessional has posted a brand new song called "A Guardian of Sorts (To Catch You)" for free download here Frontman Chris Carrabba is currently on a solo tour celebrating the ten-year anniversary of "The Swiss Army Romance," the first album released under the name Dashboard Confessional.

Krokus vocalist Marc Storace will perform some "classic Krokus" with a "classical symphony orchestra" in four Swiss cities. Other vocalists featured on the "Rock Meets Classic" bill include Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Lou Gramm (Ex-Foreigner), Les Holroyd (Barclay James Harvest) and Dan McCafferty (Nazareth). more

Warbringer has announced the departure of drummer Nic Ritter, who joined the band in mid-2008. more

A New York City landlord has a message for the collector who recently sold the suit John Lennon wore on the cover of the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album: You never give me your money. more

Vadar had this update: "The band is about to prepare for recording of their newest studio album Welcome To The Morbid Reich. Recording will take place in Hertz Studio again (Bialystok - Polska) from March 15th to April 10th, 2011. Mix and mastering in May, 2011. As Peter has announced, he plans to record 10-11 tracks plus 2 bonuses for special editions of the album. As usual, you will have a chance to track the process of recording the album in a special studio report on the band's website"

On this day in 1964, The Rolling Stones released their first EP, which included, "You Better Move On," "Poison Ivy," "Bye Bye Johnny" and "Money." It peaked at #15 on the U.K. chart.

Circle II Circle, Arsis and The Absence confirmed for 70000tons Of Metal, The World's Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival. Saxon will play two unique shows. One night they will perform the Wheels Of Steel LP in its entirety and on a different night, for the second show, they will play Strong Arm Of The Law from start to finish. more

Donald Trump appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday to make the announcement of the full cast.

Music fans know his shots, have seen his name credited on album covers. Zlozower connected with Van Halen in 1978, started shooting some shows, and before you knew it, he contributed some shots for the Van Halen II album. It was just the beginning of the pair's friendship and working relationship.

"I'm so busy doing so many million things, so many irons in the fire that people don't know what to think," Tyler said. "I don't need to be validated by someone's opinions or show. This will last for three years if I stay with it, or four months if I just do this year. But I'm in Aerosmith forever."

EW: Did you see that MusicRadar.com poll in which Axl was voted the greatest lead singer of all time? Slash: I did. I thought that was actually pretty f�ing cool.

VH1's Super Bowl Fan Jam concert series will air live Thursday, February 3 at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, TX at 9 pm ET/PT.

The Detroit Free Press reports the event was "part stadium spectacle, part nostalgic retrospective, the marathon show explored the breadth of Rock's two-decade catalog, neatly tucking his vintage risqu� rap alongside the meatier rock fare of his new "Born Free."

The annual three-day music festival is scheduled for April 29, 30 and May 1 at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The tour is in support of their fifth studio album and first for Capitol Records, "Cardiology".

Rushisaband.com reports Lifeson has a role in the new indie film, "Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy."

The ex-Guns n'Roses and Velvet Revolver bassist replaced original Jane's member Eric Avery last year, but left again soon afterwards.

"I'm still on good terms with the rest of them and I'm confident we would probably reform at some point," said. The other members of Supergrass were Rob Coombes, Danny Goffey and Gaz Coombes, who has been launching a solo career.

"Discoverer" was offered by the band as a free download last month; "It Happened Today" � featuring Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, has already surfaced, and now a third song � the first radio single from the album � is now online, too.

Crain was with The Charlie Daniels Band for 15 years, beginning in 1975, and he appeared on more than 20 albums. He took home a Grammy for co-writing "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" in 1980, and he is credited with writing or co-writing more than 60 songs during his career.

Along with Jeff Beck, Debbie Harry, Richard Ashcroft and Bryan Adams, the artists came together to play the benefit concert, at the Hammersmith Apollo, to raise public awareness and funds for a revolutionary cancer treatment.

The delay marks the fourth instance in which the opening for the music has been postponed. "We are looking for the extraordinary here, we are nearly there," said Bono and The Edge in a joint statement, explaining the decision to make additional tweaks to the production. The U2 frontman and guitarist, who have written the score for the show, are reportedly writing additional music as well.

Recorded at HiFi Studios in Austin, Texas, the album features the indelible Kirkwood brothers, Cris and Curt.

Hosted by Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore from "The Sopranos," New Jersey.com (NJ.com) reports that the benefit was pretty much a full evening of Springsteen, as he played with four different artists and did two solo acoustic songs.

"We can't wait for everyone check out the fun new toys we are building," the band's longtime archivist, David Lemieux, told the Wall Street Journal. Rhino Entertainment, the overseer of the Dead's intellectual property, has entered into an agreement to ensure that everything in the game will be authentic. Plus, the band's surviving members have given their approval.

The "Dream Police" concerts - at Milwaukee's Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino - kick off January 20th and includes 12 dates through February 26th.

A song was aired, "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits, and included the word "faggot" a total of three times. I am aware of other versions of the song, in which the word was replaced with another, and yet OZ FM chose to play and not censor this particular version that I am complaining about. I find this extremely offensive as a member of the LGBT community and feel that there is absolutely no valid reason for such discriminatory marks to be played on-air.

Following the performance, Marcy Playground frontman John Wozniak and Zaccagnino will answer questions from the audience and virtual participants watching the live stream at www.indabamusic.tv.

Produced by T Bone Burnett, the album finds Allman putting his own stamp on songs by some of the blues giants whose work has long informed his own, from Muddy Waters and BB King to Buddy Guy and Magic Sam.

"Legacy" marks the second album of vocalist G�ran Nystr�m in the band, and his voice delivers another commanding performance over the material penned by band mastermind and keyboardist Daniele Liverani. Guitarist Tommy Ermollitakes a heavier role this time round whilst the rhythm section of bassist Alberto Rigoni and drummer Dario Ciccioni hold down the complex patterns with precision.

The scholarship will pay fees for the Audio Engineering Techniques and Technology course at the new Camden campus in London.

The bad news is that Timo Kotipelto caught some sort of bacterial infection. We suspect it was something from the backstage food in December, but we don't know. Two of the other people on the tour had the same thing: A very bad dysentery-like stomach infection with vomiting and diarrhea, dehydration, also eventually had to go to hospital, etc.