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Band Accused of Beating Up Fan- Adler's Appetite Lose Members- Slayer, Rob Zombie, Exodus Summer Tour- Whitesnake Outselling Britney Spears- Nightwish US Show- more |
Singer Rick Stitch has left Adler's Appetite to concentrate on his main band Ladyjack. Guitarist Robo, who was filling in after Alex Grossi left Adler's Appetite to go back to Quiet Riot, has also left the former Guns N' Roses drummer's band. more
Rob Zombie and Slayer have announced a co-headlining North American tour this summer. They have tapped Exodus to support the trek. We'll have all of the details for you tomorrow including the dates!
Nightwish singer Anette Olzon says it's taking time to recover from the broken ribs which have forced the band to postpone their recording sessions. more
Meanwhile, Roadrunner announced that Nightwish is coming to the United States for the first time since 2009 with a one-off show on January 21st date at The Gibson Theatre which will kick off the Imaginarium World Tour. The band is bringing the full European production setup to the US for the first and only time. The tour will promote the upcoming album of the same name.
Ben Arnold of uk.music.yahoo.com reports that 80s hair metallers Whitesnake are set to scupper Britney Spears' comeback. The band's 11th album 'Forevermore' has so-far received 35% more pre-orders on Amazon.co.uk than Britney's latest, 'Femme Fatale'. more
In a complete surprise announcement, Look Mexico announced via their Facebook account that they will enter the studio tomorrow with studio legend J Robbins (Lemuria, Against Me!, Jawbreaker, and so many more) more
Onslaught have responded to Steve Grice's statement that he quit the band last week because they booked a tour with a stand-in drummer and didn't tell him. more
Bryan Adams has announced a 12-date UK tour for the end of the year. This is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album Waking Up The Neighbours. The dates are here
Black Veil Brides will headline the fifth annual The Alternative Press Tour 2011 this Spring. more
Absolute Power, the band consisting of Napalm Death, Paradise Lost, Evile and Benediction collaborators, will release their self-titled classic metal album on May 9. more
3 Doors Down's video for their latest hit single "When You're Young" premiered today online. The video was shot in Nashville and directed by Ryan Smith (Eminem, Duran Duran, Good Charlotte, Gavin Degraw, Cypress Hill, Shinedown). more
Depeche Mode are releasing a new remix compilation album in June. UNKLE, Peter, Bjorn and John, Eric Prydz, and R�yksopp are among the acts whose remixes feature on the album. more
Harvest will play a reunion show this summer, roughly twelve years after breaking up. According to Twin Cities Hardcore, the band is currently writing new material. more
Teenage Bottlerocket have posted a long form explanation of their decision to drop off of this coming May's Weasel Fest on their Facebook page. more
Safetysuit will reportedly release the first single from their as-of-yet untitled new album, a track called "Get Around This" on April 26th. During an interview with Alternative Addiction last month, bassist Jeremy Henshaw said that he expected the album to released later this spring.more
Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham tells Billboard.com that it may be time to bring his band back into the studio again. "That's the No. 1 question we're getting from people - are we gonna record some new material?" Gorham says. more
Pete Wentz hopes that the first album from his new band, Black Cards, will finally come out this summer. Wentz told MTV News at the 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards that the record is finished. more
Young Widows and My Disco will be touring the U.S. (in addition to a few shows in Canada) this spring. more
Fresh from their surprise win of the top prize at the Grammys last month, indie Montreal rockers Arcade Fire took home four prizes at Canada's Juno Awards in Toronto. more
Absolute Power, the classic metal band featuring former/current members of Napalm Death and Benediction as well as producers behind albums for such acts as Paradise Lost, Evile and Crowbar, will release its long-awaited, self-titled album on May 9. more
Cops Investigating Vince Neil For Allegedly Getting Motley With Ex-Girlfriend |
The Motley Crue frontman recently served a second jail term for drink-driving after partying in the Las Vegas Hilton in June. Just after his release TV host Alicia Jacobs announced she'd ended her relationship with him "due to decisions he continues to make."
Jacobs and two friends were attending a comedy show at the same hotel, where Neil owns a restaurant, when the singer appeared and became verbally abusive. He's said to have jabbed his finger at Jacobs and her friend before leaving ahead of security staff's arrival. Las Vegas Sun reporter John Katsilometes, one of Jacobs' party, says: "Vince ambled into the showroom and told us to f**k off. He was shouting 'F**k you,' first at me, then at Tricia McCrone, seated immediately to my left, and finally to Alicia. Just as soon as he spewed, he wheeled away and skulked out."
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My Darkest Days Flip Their Tour Bus |
After a show in Spokane, they flipped their one day old tour bus on a muddy/snowy road somewhere in Idaho.
Everyone is a little shaken up but checked out ok � we're hearing they had to miss their appearance in Boise, but are on track for the Casper appearance. See photos of the accident and comments
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Dinosaur Jr Reunion |
The Sub Pop label is releasing a double-disc expanded version of Sebadoh's 1994 album Bakesale in June, and Barlow will also reunite with former Dinosaur Jr. bandmate Mascis for a series of shows to play 1998's Dinosaur record, Bug. "We'll do that for a month, and then I'm going to continue to do Sebadoh after that. Then at the end of the year, there's talk of getting back together and starting to piece together a new Dinosaur record," Barlow told Rolling Stone.
"I'm not going to work for two months and just write songs, and see what I come up with. Hopefully, that will be fodder for a Dinosaur Jr. record, maybe a Sebadoh record, and maybe a solo record, too."
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Deep Purple Orchestra Tour |
The trek, dubbed "A Night With Deep Purple And The Songs That Built Rock," will see the band performing in each city while backed by a 30-piece symphony orchestra.
When asked during a February 22, 2011 press conference in Mexico City if there are any plans for Purple to record a new studio album soon, vocalist Ian Gillan replied, "I guess it's about time, isn't it?! So we're gonna get together and have a writing session quite soon. And if we get excited, then we'll probably have another [album finished and ready for release] shortly after that. We'll see how it goes. But there's no plans. But I think we're getting poked by various connections who would like to see another Deep Purple record. So I think it's about time."
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Iron Maiden Show Halted After Barricade Collapse |
Terra reports the incident happened during the first song of the band's set at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Opening with "Satellite 15...The Final Frontier," Maiden's lead singer, Bruce Dickinson, noticed the barrier separating the fans from the stage broke and the crowd had rushed forward towards the members of the group.
Dickinson urged the crowd to take it easy. "Hey guys, please calm down. Everyone, take a step backward. The fence broke and it's dangerous. We do not want anyone to get hurt," he announced. A 10-minute delay to fix the barricade became 20, before Dickinson then returned to the stage to update fans. "The fence is completely broken. We do not want anyone to get hurt," he said, advising fans to pick up a bracelet before leaving the venue giving them access to tomorrow night's show."
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10 Bucks Will Get You 38 Hits Songs and Help Japan Disaster Relief |
In what stands as a major global music relief effort to benefit those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, over 30 of the biggest names in contemporary music have joined together for the worldwide release of "Songs for Japan," an unprecedented compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks, available worldwide on the iTunes Store for $9.99 starting today (www.itunes.com/songsforjapan).
Proceeds from "Songs for Japan" will be directed to the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) to support its disaster relief efforts. The society will use the funds for the ongoing provision of immediate relief and for eventual recovery support to the affected population. The artists participating on "Songs for Japan," the music labels and music publishers have waived their royalties and proceeds from the worldwide sales of the album to ensure that the JRCS receives as much support as possible from this global initiative. iTunes will also donate its proceeds from the album's worldwide sales to the benefit of the JRCS, and has prominently featured the project throughout its stores worldwide.
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Sammy Hagar Tops New York Times Best Sellers List |
The former Van Halen frontman tops the Hardcover Nonfiction list on the chart dated April 3, 2011.
Hagar kicked off the book's launch with an appearance in Toronto before hitting New York for some major press visits, all while doing a 2-week tour of book signings on the east and west coasts of the States.
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Becoming the Archetype Singled Out Week: The Magnetic Sky |
The Magnetic Sky stands as one of the most melodically interesting, stylistically mature, and genuinely heavy songs that we have ever written. It was the first song that we ever jammed when we were writing our new album. I had the riffs rattling around in my skull for a long time. I even sung them into my cell phone to keep a record of them. When I finally got a chance to sit down with Daniel and his guitar we knew that we had something great. The crazy pinch harmonics that open the track, the weird alternating rhythms in the bridge -- everything just fell into place. Once we had the music down, I added my vocals to it. Some of the most fun we had in writing this album came when we were crafting the clean vocals for the "chorus". We were on tour and all we had was a rough demo of the song. We all crammed up into the front of the van. I gave Daniel and Seth the lyrics and we started listening to the first riff over and over again. Singing out loud and taking turns sharing ideas, we were able to come up with a melody that we all liked. We must have spent hours singing and driving, coming up with harmonies and trading parts. That's right, we're a bunch of nerds. But it was a stinkin' blast!
As the opening lyric of the song suggests, "Here at the end of the world...", the song is about Armageddon. Pretty cliche for a metal band, right? WRONG! It is my own, ultra positive, take on the end of life as we know it. The theme is this: just as the universe starts to disintegrate, the sky emits a unique form of magnetism that attracts human souls. Bodies are lifted into the air and saved from the ensuing destruction. The hook, if a BTA song can be said to have a hook is: "Planets fall and we are rising, soul and sky are magnetizing."
Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album
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Eddie Vedder Hitting The Road |
Joining Vedder on the tour is Glen Hansard, the Academy Award-winning songwriter/singer/guitarist from The Frames and the duo, The Swell Season.
The tour launches on June 15 in Providence, Rhode Island and concludes in Pearl Jam's home base of Seattle on July 15.
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Tony Awards Caused Bret Michaels Brain Hemorrhage? |
Michaels has filed a lawsuit against Tony Award Productions, CBS and others ... blaming producers for not instructing him on how to safely exit the stage after his performance was over ... because while he tried to exit, he was "smacked" in the face by a piece of the set.
In the suit, filed Friday in L.A. County Superior Court, Michaels claims he had to be hospitalized for a broken nose and a cut lip.
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Dave Grohl Assures Us That Rock Is Not Dead |
"I said, 'Dude, ask the 130,000 people who are coming to see us at England's Milton Keynes Bowl in July. Ask the 2,000 people who were drinking and having the night of their life at South by Southwest," Grohl recounted to Billboard.com. He and his band recently hit up SXSW to promote the new documentary about the band, Back and Forth, and their forthcoming album, Wasting Light.
"Just because rock 'n' roll isn't #1 in the commercial mainstream doesn't mean it's gone," he said. "It doesn't mean it's dead. All I know is what rock 'n' roll means to me. It's this living, breathing thing that you can see in someone's eye."
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Into Eternity Announce New Member Before Firing The Old One |
Bolognese reports: "I found out online � the last conversation I had with the band leaders was when we talked about the news songs and future plans.
"Next thing I know people are asking me what happened, and that's when I found out they'd announced a new drummer."
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U2, The Killers, Metallica's Label Kills The Single |
The label admits it "lost money" on singles released in 2010. It will now only create physical singles when, according according to a Mercury spokeswoman, "it is guaranteed to make a profit. With physical formats now accounting for just over one percent of the overall singles market we are being more cautious."
Revenues for individual releases recently have been dropping quickly. Digital revenues are up in the U.S.: from $20m in 2003 to $4.2billion in 2009. But overall, U.S. music sales remain pretty much flat.
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Arcade Fire Shocked At Grammy Win |
The Rosie O'Donnell set are still shouting, "Who the &*%$ are Arcade Fire?!" Meanwhile, critics and indie fans alike are pleased as punch that finally the Grammy voters got it right. As for the band themselves, they continue to field questions from the press about their shocking victory.
As the band rolled into Toronto this weekend to appear on the 40th anniversary Juno Awards, frontman Win Butler talked about the group's reaction when their name was called. "We were just totally shocked," he told TheStar.com. "It was definitely a shocker. It was a pretty fun experience to go through with your friends who you've been playing music with for a long time. It was just genuinely shocking. You don't get shocked that many times in life, so it was kind of fun to be shocked on national television."
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Rush Win Juno Award |
32 of the 40 Junos were handed out in advance of the live broadcast Sunday night; Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will appear as presenters on the show, happening at the Air Canada Centre.
This is Rush's first Juno since 2004 when they won Music DVD of the Year for "Rush In Rio." However, this honor marks the second consecutive win in this Juno category for filmmakers Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen of Banger Films, who received the same award last year for "Iron Maiden: Flight 666."
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Guns N' Roses Guitarist Offering Up Private Lessons Online |
"One-on-one lessons, any age is welcome, any skill level is welcome � if it's your first time picking up a guitar, that's OK," he wrote on his website. "Lessons are about what you need, what you want, it's different for everyone."
But, before the guitarist starts teaching you, he'd like a little bit of background information. "Start by writing to me... Tell me about yourself � where you're from, how long you've been playing, the kind of music you like, if you've played with a band or just in the bedroom, what your strengths are, what you want to get better at, what you want to learn specifically," he wrote.
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Karma To Burn Hit The Road |
Karma To Burn are touring ahead of the release of their forthcoming album V, set for North American release on June 7th.
Joining Karma to Burn for a number of these tour dates will be Honky, featuring Jeff Pinkus from the Butthole Surfers.
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Henry Rollins Personally Refunds Overcharged Fans |
The former Black Flag and Rollins Band frontman, who's touring his popular spoken word show, told the crowd he'd received a number of complaints about the price of entry, and after investigating the situation, had worked out a computer error was to blame.
He then went into the audience with a bundle of banknotes and handed one to each ticketholder, before going on with his show.
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Radiohead To Publish Their Own Newspaper |
But it will be physically released on CD and vinyl on March 28 and 29 globally, and Radiohead are promoting the release with their own newspaper titled The Universal Sigh.
A new Radiohead website, TheUniversalSigh.com, details some of the countries in which the free paper will be available on Monday, March 28, and a guide to where fans can pick up a copy.
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The Strokes Already Planning Next Album |
"We were just talking about when we would get back together and start writing for the next album," he told XFM, according to NME.com. "It should be soon. April, mid-April."
Apparently, singer Julian Casablancas wasn't kidding when he previously said that The Strokes would start working on their new album "as soon as possible."
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Eddie Van Halen Launches Two New Guitar Models |
Both are distinctive variations on the hugely successful original model, the U.S.-made EVH Wolfgang guitar designed by Eddie Van Halen.
The new models were unveiled at the 2011 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show in January; Eddie even stopped by his booth to check things out.
Check out video here along with more info on the guitars
Ana Egge Previewing New Album Song Live |
Recorded at the famed Levon Helm Studio in Woodstock, NY, Ana's new CD is scheduled for a summer release with details TBA.
Mixed and mastered by Ray Kennedy with Alison Moorer contributing harmony vocals, Ana's seventh solo album, Bad Blood, will follow up 2009's critically acclaimed Road To My Love, Lazy Days, Out Past the Lights, Mile Marker and her debut album River Under the Road, for which she garnered two Austin Music Awards.
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Vince Neil Camp Deny Ex Girlfriend Assault Allegation |
As TMZ first reported, Neil's ex-girlfriend filed a battery report with Las Vegas PD after she claimed Neil got physical with her and a friend. But sources close to Neil paint a slightly different picture. We're told Neil is telling friends he was at the Las Vegas Hilton, but that's where his restaurant, Tres Rios Cantina, is located.
According to our source, Neil is telling people he bumped into his ex and did exchange words with her -- but he maintains he never touched her. In fact, our source says Neil claims it was her who got physical with him in the hotel lobby ... and he's now considering pressing charges of his own.
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The Who's Roger Daltrey Pays Tribute to John Entwistle |
Daltrey added: "John always had the loudest voice, he had the voice of an angel. So this is for him and all those guys out there who are sent to terrible places like Afghanistan." Entwistle died of a heart attack in Las Vegas in 2002.
The Who frontman performed the whole of Tommy backed by a five-piece band. Townshend made a surprise appearance early on, singing lead vocals for "The Acid Queen" and later playing on "Baba O'Riley."
The Gates Of Slumber Set Album Release |
"This record is frustration and disappointment put to music, said THE GATES OF SLUMBER frontman and founding member Karl Simon. "No heroics this time, no swords; no sorcery. No fantasy. That stuff is OK; it's fun...whatever, but we don't feel it these days. This one is all about others let you down almost as much as you let yourself down. It might not make sense to you, but then you probably only have the last two records as a digital download. That, or your world is summed up by someone else's soundbite."
Previous to the release of the new record, The Gates Of Slumber will head to Europe for a two week tour with Place of Skulls.
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Anniversary of Famed Pirate Radio Station Radio Caroline |
Imagine a world with no computers, no music television, no satellite radio � no place to hear new music except terrestrial radio. Now imagine that the radio only has one tiny family of interrelated stations and, with the exception of a quick Sunday afternoon chart show and a brief Saturday morning program, nothing of interest to anyone under the age of 40 makes it on the airwaves. That was the world of U.K. radio in the early 1960s. Yes, when they could pick it up, listeners could follow Radio Luxembourg, which programmed blocks of more popular content, though steered completely by the major labels. But for kids looking to dive into the full spectrum of pop music at the dawn of rock and roll, there was nothing� until Caroline.
Radio Caroline was the brainchild of Ronan O'Rahilly, a young Irish businessman from a family of means. By early 1964, the 23-year-old O'Rahilly had become a bit of a player in the London music scene. He ran the Scene club in Soho, specializing in his beloved R&B music. He then moved into band management, even co-managing The Rolling Stones for a spell before they moved on to Andrew Loog Oldham. But he did continue on with blues singer Alexis Korner and pop hopeful Georgie Fame. When he couldn't get Fame a recording contract, O'Rahilly decided to record the young Northerner himself. When he went to the BBC to get those recordings played, he was met with a flat refusal, as the Beeb only played "established artists."
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Stone Axe Rare Auction for Japan Relief |
Proceeds from this auction will go to benefit Hands On Tokyo, a charitable relief effort to aid Japan after their recent disasters.
Only 5 of these test pressings exist, and this is the only one ever to be made available to the public.
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Coal Porters Announces American Shows |
Yet in recent years, he's made his home in London, where he leads the Coal Porters. The band has played only a limited number of American shows since their formation in the '90s.
This spring, the Coal Porters will return to the scene of the crime � Los Angeles and the West Coast � where they will play three shows in the L.A. area, one in San Francisco and a coveted spot at the Stagecoach festival on Sunday, May 1.
Dark Harvest Merge with NoEX |
Dark Harvest Records, founded in 2006 by Worst Case Scenario drummer Daniel Paris, has become a recognized force in the extreme metal world. The label was formed out of frustration Paris had in seeing so many bands out on tour being unable to attract the commercial label's eye. DHR was born to give talent the needed boost to grow their career. Dark Harvest has worked with metal juggernauts such as Herod, Ares, Final Curse, Blood Tribe, Sloburn and many more.
NoEX Records, a division of NoEX Productions LLC located in Fredericksburg Virginia, was started by music industry and dot com veteran Jay Burton as an "experiment" in how labels can function in the new music economy. The indie label was focused on providing up and coming artists with the support needed to boost their career and to get their music to a wider audience through the use of innovation and technology.
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