Vision Of Disorder (a.k.a. V.O.D.) are planning to enter the studio in May to begin recording their first album in a decade. Song titles set to appear on the CD include "Hard Times", "Annihilator" and "Be Up On It". more

Aerosmith will release "Tough Love: Best Of The Ballads " on May 10 via Geffen Records. more

Adam Ant has announced details of his first UK tour for 25 years. The 'Stand And Deliver' singer will play 11 shows in May and June. more

Former members of Blaze Bayley's band gave Blabbermouth their side of the split story. It reads in part, "The claims that health and financial reasons have forced Blaze to take the decision of continuing without the rest of the band are only partially true, to say the very least. Proof of this is that he will continue touring on his own with session musicians fulfilling prior commitments that were contracted as a band and also contracted by the band and also will probably be fulfilled using music written by the band." more

Mike Burkett (aka Fat Mike) mentioned last night in an interview with Punk Radio Cast that he, as a lifelong fan of musicals, plans on writing one himself. more

Jeff Beck says the band to be assembled round his new project with Rod Stewart won't be the Jeff Beck Group. more

Panic! at the Disco is interested in taking their sound to Broadway. "That would be amazing," drummer Spencer Smith said in a recent interview. "To put together a show that was a mix of our music as well as maybe tell a story ... that would be like a dream," he continued. more

Finally after nine years on the air, Steven Van Zandt's Little Steven's Underground Garage radio show has landed Bruce Springsteen as a guest. The Boss will appear on a series of episodes airing on April 1, 8 and 15. more

The official Rush website recently launched a newly refreshed website to celebrate the kickoff of the 2011 Time Machine Tour. Guitarist Alex Lifeson recently commented on the setlist, saying there would be no changes made as compared to the 2010 tour more

Chickenfoot's Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani will perform the national anthem at the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants game on Saturday, April 9 in San Francisco. more

In an exclusive article Exclaim! reports via an interview with sole Little Girls member Josh McIntyre that the post-punk project will have a new EP out soon, "most likely in June." more

Nonpoint's May 6 hometown concert at Revolution in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida will be professionally filmed and recorded for a future DVD release . Singer Elias Soriano says, "The DVD shoot is going to consist of six cameras, with behind-the-scenes footage more

On this day in 1949, RCA Victor introduced the 45rpm single record that had been in development since 1940. The 7" disc was designed to compete with the Long Playing record introduced by Columbia a year earlier. Both formats offered better fidelity and longer playing time than the 78rpm record that was currently in use. Advertisements for new record players boasted that with 45rpm records, the listener could hear up to ten records with speedy, silent, hardly noticeable changes.

On this day in 1986, O'Kelly Isley, of The Isley Brothers, died aged 48 of a heart attack. The trio were best known for their 1962 hit version of "Twist And Shout" (as covered by The Beatles), zwhich had originally been recorded the previous year by The Top Notes.

The show will take place Saturday, April 16 at Harper's in Reseda. Organized by Terry Ilous and will include members of some of the '80s most popular rock and metal bands.

Taylor York, the band's remaining guitarist, tweeted recently: ""Good afternoon (or whatever time of day it is wherever you may be). Day number 2 of recording. Super stoked. Sounding good! Yeahyeahyeahyeah."

"The business model of Staind hasn't changed at all, and we're not going anywhere," Lewis told Gannett Media. "These solo shows are something I've just been doing year after year." As for Staind's next album, Lewis says the band is about "two-thirds of the way through it already."

"Aaron Patrick has played around fifty to sixty shows with us. He's doing a great job, the fans have really taken to him and understand what's happening with Jon, and that Jon needs to get himself better, and you don't want your friends passing away on the road. So let's get him well, shall we?"

"Starship And Apocalypse" - It was one of the first songs to get recorded when I went in and started tracking drums back in June 2009. PK then laid down the baddest bassline, think U2 with a Sid Vicious sensibility. Steve cut the sickest guitars. Then Scott came in and laced the track with a little bit of sugar and spice. When you hear it you know its a banger and that's why it's the first single off the new record. It's got something for everybody. It brings the rock in the choruses and the sex in the verses, what more could you ask for.

"Dark Days" - What do you get when you mix a dirty skank groove, a smashing chorus, and some bridge vocals more flaming than Freddie Mercury? Dark Days. It's one of my favorites because its relentless front to back. From the instrumentation to the lyrics, it's a song that's REAL and doesn't pull any punches. Huge guitars, the dirtiest of dirt-nasty bass lines, signature beats, and hooks so legit that Satan himself couldn't even deliver if you sold him your soul.

"Chicken (Ready To Go)" - This one is another that was around from the first batch of songs. PK sent out his original demo to us all and we had no choice but to get down to the sickest Korean metal riffage EVER. Big and anthemic from top to bottom. Undeniable grooves mixed with two of the baddest vocalists EVER. I remember being so stoked when Scott told me that he got Del The Funkee Homo Sapien to thrown down on the verses. He said he came over late one night with some chicken and waffles, heard the track and said, 'I wanna rap on that s***!' END.OF.STORY.

"Absent" traces the story and effects of Fathers who weren't there to raise their children, for one reason or another, creating what Hunt calls "the father wound."

Ozzy guest stars as the Earth Troll on an all new episode of "Fish Hooks." In the episode, "Legend of the Earth Troll," the legendary rocker plays an Earth Troll tasked with helping Milo to understand the importance of recycling. This magical troll is actually Milo's buddy Oscar in disguise

Both D.A. Pennebaker's Dont Look Back, a pioneering masterwork of cinema verite, and Murray Lerner's revelatory musical time-capsule The Other Side Of The Mirror - Bob Dylan Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965, provide indispensable glimpses into Dylan and his pivotal role as an American artist in the 1960s, each film capturing an earlier era with heart-breaking immediacy.

Originally introduced in 2002 by Condomania, KISS Kondoms were the first to display a color photographic image of a celebrity on both the condom wrapper and box. The innovation continues now on a whole new level, featuring an image of Gene Simmons' iconic fully extended tongue running down the length of the latex condom. "Our decision to feature Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and the KISS brand on these revolutionary condoms was a no-brainer considering Gene and Paul's worldwide legacy as entertainment icons and pioneers," said Chris Panucci, CEO of Graphic Armor.

Holt's last show with Slayer will be April 4 in Padova, Italy; O'Brien will join the band for the April 6 show in Croatia, and will finish the European dates with Slayer that wrap up on April 14 in Holland.

The Pinkburst Project is a collection of one-of-a-kind custom guitars � including Gibsons � and amplifiers, which will be offered for sale at auction during the Skinner Fine Musical Instruments Auction on Sunday, May 1 in Boston, MA.

Auction previews will take place at Skinner Auctioneers at their Boston location (63 Park Plaza). The preview dates and times will take place as follows (all times EST):

April 29 � 12 noon - 7 p.m.
April 30 � 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
May 1 � 9-10:30 a.m.

Bloom is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is co-founder of The Elected with Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley and a member of Julian Casablancas' band.

The band will play a dozen shows in April, and at all but one of them, fans have the opportunity to attend their afternoon soundcheck , in return for a �10 donation to Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy and Childline.

The tour is only postponed, however, and not cancelled. FBC will be back to Europe to support their critically acclaimed self titled album on Ironclad Recordings this fall.

Skillet recently released a remix EP, Awake & Remixed, which features alternative versions of songs featured on the band's RIAA gold-certified album, Awake. The album, Cooper says, is about trying to keep the faith in a challenging world.

The originally-announced April shows in Texas have now been filled out with summer dates across the Western and Midwestern States.

Last year alone, the type 1 diabetic, 48, had an emergency appendectomy, survived a major subarachnoid brain hemorrhage, then suffered a stroke caused by an undetected hole in his heart. (He's now suing the 2009 Tony Awards producers for an onstage accident he claims led to the hemorrhage.)

Kihnplete is a fascinating retrospective of Greg Kihn's vast body of work from the post Beserkley Records era, 1985 to the present. Existing diehard and new fans will want this compilation as an essential addition for any classic rock music collection.

Due to be released on physical formats on May 3rd in North America and May 23rd in Europe, Dirge is already causing such a buzz on the internet that fans the world over are trying to get hold of the album well in advance of its official release.

"It's really minimal and soothing and it's sort of like the stuff I like listening to when I'm not screaming my head off," Moreno said.

Crazy as it may seem in hindsight, Hendrix was due to open for Cat Stevens, Engelbert Humperdinck and The Walker Brothers. Then again, everything had happened so fast that while London's hipsters and musician set knew all about Hendrix's prowess, the public barely had been introduced to this new American guitar genius.

Formed in early 2009, MonstrO is bassist Kyle Sanders (Bloodsimple), drummer Bevan Davies (Bloodsimple, Danzig), guitarist Juan Montoya (Torche) and vocalist/guitarist Charlie Suarez.

To celebrate the announcement of the tour EELS are offering a free download of three tracks -- one from each of the EELS album trilogy: Hombre Lobo, End Times, and Tomorrow Morning. Grab them here

The track � co-written and featuring guest vocals by Rivers Cuomo � made its premiere and can be heard in its entirety at Entertainment Weekly's EW.com (here).

Entitled "Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D," the band has 12 songs written, although the total number of tracks has not been confirmed yet.

According to the Daily Express, comedian Brand was promoting his new movie Arthur when he told The Sun about Gallagher's demands. "Noel's in L.A. at the moment, and outside his hotel window he said all he can see is a great big billboard for Arthur," Brand said.

"He said they showed him the room and the bloke asked, 'Is there anything you'd like to change, sir?' He said, 'Yeah. That [expletive] poster. I want another room,' so they moved him."