(FMQB) Showtime has acquired the documentary Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon, and the movie will premiere on Showtime on Sunday, August 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. more

Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 posted an update on progress towards the band's first album in eight years. He said this: "1230 at night here in Los Angeles. [I'm] sitting on the floor of my hotel room, listening to the first mix of the first track to come back from the new album. Stoked beyond words to be listening to new music from our band. on the OTHER side of the creative process. Listening to the songs not to figure out what and if it needs more of. " more

This Sunday at 5.50pm UK time, Roadrunner Records will be webcasting Opeth's set from the Sonisphere Festival here

(LG) Cruel Hand, A Loss For Words, Maker, and The Greenery will take part in the "Back To School Jam" tour September and early-October. more

(FMQB) Coldplay and The Black Keys will headline Atlanta's Music Midtown festival, which had been on hiatus since 2005. The one-day version of the festival will take place on September 24 more

(LG) Bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling has apparently left German band Obscura. Thesseling issued the following statement via Blabbermouth: "Due to repetitive conflicting schedules with job related obligations I have decided to depart Obscura."

(LG) Barn Burner and Ramming Speed will team up late this month for a brief East Coast tour. more

(SRX) Whitesnake's 'Live at Donington 1990' is also now available in Europe (North American release is scheduled for August 23rd) as a limited edition 3LP vinyl edition more

(MU) Abazagorath has announced a seven date mini tour across the mid Atlantic U.S. after a five year hiatus. here

(PNO) Sharks have announced that they have parted ways with bassist Cris O'Reilly. The band tell fans, "We will be continuing this year's touring/recording schedule with a temporary replacement, including every date of this year's Warped Tour." more

(MU) The Ocean will be hitting the road with Textures for a run of U.K. shows in November. more

(PNO) No Motiv have set a release date for their new EP, Winterlong. The band first mentioned the EP in 2008 more

(LG) Pig Destroyer has confirmed the addition of Misery Index drummer Adam Jarvis to their line-up more

On this day in 1971, A minor riot occurred during a Mott the Hoople gig at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England. Some fans were injured and two boxes were damaged causing a temporary ban on rock gigs at the venue. The group paid �1,467 for damages to property.

On this day in 1978, Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon from The Clash were arrested for being drunk and disorderly after a gig at the Apollo in Glasgow; both were fined.

Three of new editions are indeed rare including one previously unreleased, unheard original song. Here is what Chris had to say about these additions along with links to check them out.

I have recently added another rare song - a nearly unheard, original, unreleased song from Van Halen called "Goodbye To Jane" in a long, complete version. Previously I released the only YouTube video of it as part of a medley. Check it out here

"Voodoo Queen" LIVE, from 1977. As far as I know it's unable to be found. I got it five years ago. Its enhanced audio made to sound twice as good as the original song file. Listen here

The webcast has been made possible through internet technology and a satellite uplink, provided by BT, direct from Sonisphere. Set to be an epic and emotional occasion, show will mark the band's first appearance in the UK in over two years and their first British performance without founding member Paul Gray, who tragically passed away last year.

Kramer tweeted a picture of him working with Jack Douglas, who will produce the band's 14th studio album. In a video update on Aerosmith's official site(Aerosmith.com), bass player Tom Hamilton talked about the collaboration with Douglas.

"Men are not reflective. What happened yesterday happened yesterday. We're in the here and the now," he said. "Women are wiser. Women have a 30,000-foot viewpoint. They see the bigger picture, which is why they want to have kids and men don't. Women want to get married and no man I ever met actually wants to.

Evans recorded countless rock anthems with the band on the groundbreaking releases High Voltage, TNT, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Let There Be Rock, and the '74 Jailbreak EP.

The anxious text message states: "PRAYER ALERT !! A rock band called INCUBUS s comin 2perform at d Araneta Coliseum on July 28. We mUST pRAY this group dUZnt even step on2 Philippine soil so that they dONT impart their spirits in2 our youth!!" according to ABS-CBN News.

The band had just finished a run through of their new single 'Just The Way (That You Do It)' when Slash entered the room and boomed�'Man I like your sound and love the band name!'

"Primarily, Def Leppard really is a band. It's five guys and we're not a revolving door of musicians, which those other bands are," He said. "Whitesnake especially � I mean, has anyone actually counted how many musicians have been through Whitesnake? (laughs) I know it's over 50... It's ridiculous, and even Dio, like after I left Dio, there were several other guitar players, a couple other drummers, quite a few bass players (and) a couple of keyboard players.

According to The Independent, Sir Elton John, Robert Plant, Paul Weller, Roger Daltrey and Mark Knopfler will take part in the series. Presenter Harris called the series "a massive reunion, featuring superstars of British and American music."

According to DailyBlam.com the band, who usually use artist Paul Romano for their album covers, changed things for this record by commissioning their set designer, A.J. Fosik.

They will all join Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews at Farm Aid 2011 which takes place on August 13th at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.

"Farm Aid is a movement inspired not only by the passion of Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, but also by the more than 400 artists who have donated their performances at our shows over the years," said Carolyn Mugar, executive director of Farm Aid.

"This year, we are thrilled to welcome back several familiar faces to the Farm Aid stage as well as some first-timers for what is sure to be a remarkable day of music, food and inspiration."

The new CD contains 10 tracks featuring new members John Ruszin III (guitar), Jeff Kalber (bass) and Acacio Carvalho (drums). All drum tracks were recorded at Clay Creek Studio in Newark, Delaware with engineer Nick Rotundo. The remainder of the record is being recorded at Ruszin's studio in Wenonoh, New Jersey.

The winning design will be personally selected by McCartney before being signed and framed in high quality lithograph and exhibited in the 'Idea Generation' gallery in London. "Have fun with this competition. I look forward to seeing the amazing artwork that you are all going to produce and I encourage you to feel free and basically have a scribbling good time." says Paul McCartney

Last year, Wood began broadcasting his own show on the Absolute Classic Rock radio station and picked up the Music Radio Personality of the Year honor at the Sony Radio Academy Awards. He now can add to that award, the Specialist Programme of the Year and Newcomer of the Year honors from London's Arqiva Commercial Radio awards.

In addition to playing NYC's Terminal 5 on July 14 and performing in the Dave Matthews Band Caravan in Chicago, the band will be hitting Austin City Limits and the House of Blues in LA as they make their way out to the West Coast playing select dates with the John Butler Trio and Devotchka.

It's a double-disc DVD package consisting of two Twisted Sister concerts, 19 years apart. Over three hours of the most Twisted rock'n'roll and heavy metal ever.

What's easy to forget is, in the middle of '67, Hendrix wasn't yet a rock star in America. Earlier in the year, he'd begun to accumulate a following (especially among rock's elite) and he'd set his guitar (and the music world) on fire during his appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival. But, the Experience hadn't scored a mainstream hit in the U.S. yet and they were looking to expand their audience.

Gallagher said in 1992 that he would be happy to release the material some day, provided it was remixed, but it took until this year for Rory's brother (and tour manager) Donal Gallagher to let the recording out into the world.

"Rory had always harbored the ambition to make an album in the States," Donal says. "Through the early part of the '70s with Polydor that dream hadn't come to fruition, so when he switched labels in '75 to Chrysalis, he had two albums that were a strong success but weren't what you'd call chart breakthroughs."

According to U.K. newspaper The Daily Express, he said: "It was a blast... The discussions of her have been covered throughout the years, it's over. But I will tell you this one if you've not heard me say it yet, getting married [was] some of the most fun I've ever had in my life... we loved it so much... It was that much fun."

Henke said that the organization has developed relationships with George Harrison's widow, Olivia, and Ringo Starr's representatives to bring more original items into the museum. He said the Rock Hall already had a good relationship with Yoko Ono, who ensured John Lennon was well-represented.

Running Out Of Daylight is set to hit the streets of North America on July 26 via Candlelight Record but you can listen to it right now here

Chiodos is touring in support of their latest CD on Equal Vision Records, "Illuminaudio", their first to feature new lead singer Brandon Bolmer. The July 9th concert is one of several warm up dates before the band jumps on the Scream It Like You Mean It tour which starts July 15th.

These releases include Axel Rudi Pell's classic albums "Mystica", and "Tales of the Crown," Magnum's "Brand New Morning" and "Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow" and Freedom Call's "Eternity" and "Crystal Empire".

Returning fresh from a successful run of tour dates overseas, vocalist Eric Martin, guitarist Paul Gilbert, bassist Billy Sheehan, and drummer Pat Torpey, will be hitting the road in the United States this summer in support of the band's new album, WHAT IF�

The tour is set to kick off on October 20th in Toronto, ONT at Horseshoe Tavern and will run through November with additional dates said to be coming.

"This might be the best work I've ever done. I think it's an excellent representation of what I do. It shows a certain maturity and musicianship and I just feel like I have a lot of tools in my musical vocabulary from which to draw that are again the product of the choices I've made. It's on my own terms. This is very much from the inside out and I hope I never stop doing that."

The album marks Buckingham's first true DIY release in which he wrote and performed every song on the record and produced and mixed them as well. Just as his guitar style on Seeds We Sow is more mature and refined, so too are his lyrics, "I think the lyrics over the years have actually gotten better because they've gotten a little, I don't want to say obscure, but more poetic in the way they're created," he says, adding, "It's a mysterious process even to me."