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Hear Steven Tyler's New Song
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It's the debut solo release for Tyler, who has been working as a judge on American Idol, which also is hosted by Seacrest. In another tie-in, the music video for "(It) Feels So Good" will be broadcast for the first time on the Thursday, May 12 edition of Idol. The clip is directed by the Norwegian-born Ray Kay, who has previously helmed videos for Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber.
"I've always been a fan of Aerosmith," Kay told VG Nett, "[so] I [was] really looking forward to working with [Steven]." Of course, Tyler's solo single doesn't mark the end of Aerosmith. The band have already begun work on their new studio album (their first of original material since 2001's Just Push Play) and plan on recording it this summer.
Check out the song here
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Accept Guitarist Punctures Lung On Stage
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Accept bassist Pete Baltes says guitarist Frank didn't know he'd punctured his lung and broken four ribs until after the show finished.
Frank is recovering in hospital and the band are playing without him until he's fit again. Baltes explains: "He tripped and landed hard on his back. Even though he managed to finish the show his pain became unbearable as we arrived in Houston for our next appearance. He was taken to the emergency room."
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Megadeth's Mustaine and Anthrax Spitz Supergrouping
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The Red Lamb album will be mixed by Johnny K, who is also producing the next Megadeth album after producer Andy Sneap had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with his own band, Hell.
Mustaine had already been involved in Deuxmonkey has far back as last year. In November 2010, he told this writer (in an unpublished segment of an interview for Mixdown magazine): "I've been working with Danny Spitz on his project and I was trying to sing a melody to him over the phone and I grabbed a guitar to play it, because with the increments of the frets it's a lot easier than when you're singing, when you're helping someone zero in on a melody over the phone."
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AC/DC Won't Compromise
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"For us, it's the best way. We are a band who started off with albums and that's how we've always been."
Experts say the rockers, whose 1980 album "Back In Black" is the second-highest selling in history, are missing out on millions in lost revenue by refusing to allow their work to be sold in the digital marketplace. Young said he refuses to sanction allowing individual tracks to be downloaded because their songs should be heard as part of a full album.
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Ozzfest Called Off?- Limp Bizkit Shotgun- New Travis Barker Video- Evanescence Of A Down in Rio- Abomination Reunion- Samiam Return- Danny Lilker's New Band- more
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Limp Bizkit plan to release a new single, "Shotgun," from their long-awaited new album Gold Cobra. more
Former Anthrax man Danny Lilker has unveiled his new black metal outfit Nokturnal Hellstorm. The bassist says: "I wanted to play pure black metal again. While a lot of people were drawn to the more sensational aspects of the scene and lost interest when all that died down, I was still drawn to the music." more
Travis Barker has posted his video for "Misfits" from his debut solo album, Give the Drummer Some. The track features Steve Aoki of Dim Mak and countless other bands and collaborations on vocals. more
Decapitated have selected Carnival Is Forever as the name for their fifth studio album and Nuclear Blast Records debut. more
Evanescence and System Of A Down have been confirmed for this year's Rock In Rio festival, which will take place September 23 - October 2 more
Behemoth mainman Nergal has paid tribute to his bandmates for their support during his battle against leukaemia. more
Hopeless Records will be reuniting with Samiam to release their upcoming full length. The as-yet untilted album will be the third from the band through Hopeless and their first since 2006. more
Google Inc could launch a new online music service as early as Tuesday, which will be similar to a service recently started by Amazon.com Inc, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. more
Abomination, the 1990s band formed by Master mainman Paul Speckmann, will reform for a 17-date European tour in November 2011 more
Cro-Mags frontman John Joseph is offering guided walking tours of New York City's lower east side district in a bid to preserve its social history. more
This Or The Apocalypse, Affiance, Deception Of A Ghost, and Last Chance To Reason will tour together briefly in late-June and early-July. more
Vreid will embark upon a North American headlining trek this August. more
Death Breath - the Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former Entombed drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (most recently the frontman of The Hellacopters and Imperial State Electric) - has canceled its appearance at the Maryland Deathfest Ix, set to take place May 26-29 in Baltimore. more
Motionless In White has parted ways with guitarist TJ Bell. more
Black Mark has set a July 18 U.K. release date for a limited-edition Bathory vinyl box set . The collection, which is being released in honor of the band's late mastermind Quorthon more
On this day in 1969, Led Zeppelin made their first appearance on the U.K. album chart when the band's debut album charted at #6, going on to spend 71 weeks on the U.K. chart. It entered the U.S. chart the following week at #10. Now considered one of the most important debuts in rock, creating an entirely new interpretation of the rock and roll genre because of the groundbreaking music and recording techniques, the album was recorded in just 36 hours.
On this day in 1999, American singer, songwriter poet, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books Shel Silverstein died of a heart attack aged 57. Wrote, "A Boy Named Sue" for Johnny Cash (which Silverstein won a Grammy for in 1970) and many songs for Dr. Hook including "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." Find out what else happened on this date in music history here
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Killswitch Engage Stars Reengage
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The pair recently released Hymn of a Broken Man, their first album as Times of Grace, and Dutkiewicz says: "It was just so natural to work with Jesse again.
"Confidence was the biggest thing � He was this fragile man of a singer when he was in Killswitch. Now he's more secure with his abilities and skills. It's refreshing to see him come into his own."
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Heaven & Hell Blu-Ray
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It had been 15 years since the legendary lineup of vocalist extraordinaire Ronnie James Dio, guitar hero Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Vinny Appice played on a stage together as Heaven & Hell.
Their celebratory return took place March 30, 2007 on one of the greatest stages in the world: New York's City's Radio City Music Hall.
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Zakk Wylde Wants Live DVD With Slash and Jerry Cantrell
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The guitarist is revelling in the acclaim generated by The Song Remains Not the Same, a semi-official BLS release containing acoustic-based versions of his own tracks and some of his favourite cover versions.
And if he can find the time, he'd love to make a DVD based on the album. "I'm so happy with it I can't stop looking at myself in the mirror� It's cool. If you want something mellow, a break from the slammin' stuff, this is a great record to vibe out to. Sit back and drift away," Wylde tells Music Radar. "I've got some touring to do and we'll be out for a while, and after that we'll get back to doing another Black Label record. But I might do an 'un-blackened' DVD next � something with strings and a bunch of friends like Father Cantrell, Slash, all my buddies.
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Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Hopes Smashed
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And he says tensions have escalated between the parties in recent years as they have waged a series of legal rows although he does say he bears no grudges with ex-drummer Jimmy Chamberlin.
"No (reunion). That's just one of those things that are never going to happen. If you don't see somebody for a while, there's the old thing, 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder.' Well, we haven't had absence," Corgan tells Rolling Stone. "The things that have happened between us in the interim haven't been good. There have been lawsuits and lots of stupid stuff. It's only made it worse. If it was bad before, it's really bad now. Jimmy and I aren't enemies � he's just off doing what he wants to do, as he should. There's not super bad blood between me and Jimmy that we'd never get on stage again.
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Singled Out: Other Lives' Tamer Animals
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This song was written in five minutes on a piano in my front room. Originally, I didn't care for the song and thought it was a throw away, but my band mates convinced me otherwise.
The name of the song and the chorus came from my good friend Adam Wright's book of poems called Tamer Animals, and I fell in love with the title.
Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and stream the full album
right here!
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Metallica To Rock the Hill
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"We're making it a two city Canadian tour as we head to Halifax, Canada for the Rock the Hill festival on July 14, 2011 at Halifax Garrison Grounds. The relatively new festival will also include Matt Mays, Protest The Hero, Seether and Coheed And Cambria.
That's going to do it for us in July, but certainly not for 2011 . . . as we like to say, keep watching here!"
They have ticket info here
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Rush Go Track By Track For Moving Pictures
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"We knew they were good songs," Lifeson told MusicRadar.com, who asked the Gibson signature guitarist to reflect on the record track-by-track (highlights below). "Did we think that they'd ever be considered 'standards'? Not at all. All we tried to do was please ourselves."
"Tom Sawyer": "We don't like to think about the album sequence until we're done recording everything, but I think 'Tom' was always going to be the opener. Just the way it starts � it had to open the record."
"Red Barchetta": "I remember that we really loved this song, and so the writing of it was very quick. It was born from a jam, which is how a lot of the stuff on Moving Pictures came about. We'd go into the studio in the morning, jam on an idea, and then huddle around a little cassette player to see if we had something."
The rest of the songs
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Beatles' Penny Lane Trumpet Player Dies
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The story goes that Paul McCartney was seeking to add some extra instrumentation to "Penny Lane" and he saw Mason play Bach's "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2 in F Major on television. The next day, producer George Martin brought in Mason to record with the band. "I did not even know who The Beatles were when I was asked to do a recording session with them," Mason told England's Bath Chronicle in 2003. "For me it was just another job."
Mason brought nine trumpets to the session and eventually picked the B-flat piccolo trumpet to deliver the distinct solo. McCartney sang the solo aloud, Martin wrote out the notes and Mason performed his task, according to The Beatles Recording Sessions. He was paid about $45 for his contribution.
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Carlos Santana To Tour With George Lopez
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The special tour �featuring a set from Santana and standup from Lopez�marks the first time the two have been billed together.
The Divine Rascals itinerary includes performances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO (Sept. 3-4); Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA (Sept. 24); Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord in Concord, CA (Sept. 25); and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 1).
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Alkaline Trio Unplugged Damnesia
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The new record features a selection of beloved fan favorites selected from the group's extensive catalogue and presented in an intimate-semi unplugged format.
Also included will be a cover of the song "I Held Her In My Arms" by influential indie rock trio The Violent Femmes as well as two brand new Alkaline Trio songs entitled "Olde English 800" and "I Remember A Rooftop."
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Duff McKagan's Loaded Sick Again
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The specially-packaged double-disc comes complete with two additional bonus tracks on the CD�"Roll Away" and an acoustic version of "Wasted Heart"�plus a 94-minute bonus DVD featuring the band in full force from The Garage in 2008 Glasgow, Scotland.
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Rolling Stones Star May Launch Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Line
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Away from the Stones, Wood is already acknowledged as a skilled painter, even buying his own art gallery to further his interest.
Now Ronnie is planning to get even more creative by exploring the fashion business.
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ISIS Announce New Live Album Series
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Bob Dylan Justice
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U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik recalled hearing Dylan sing about injustice over the radio airwaves when he was growing up in New York City. "Suddenly there was someone speaking a certain kind of truth to you," he said. "You'd say, 'Wow! That's something I'm not used to hearing on the radio, something that moved me.'"
University of Texas law professor Alex Long agreed that the influence of Dylan is prevalent on Baby Boomer-era judges. "Everyone wants to believe that the music they listen to says something about who they are," he opined. "Being a judge is a pretty cloistered existence, having to crank out these opinions in isolation. Dylan was popular at the time they were coming of age and trying to figure out who they were. The chance to throw in a line from your favorite artist is tempting, a chance to let your freak flag fly."
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Henry Rollins Slams Music Biz Practices
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He states he and his ex colleagues haven't been paid royalties in decades for profits made from their back catalogue. And although he insists illegal downloading is wrong, he maintains there are advantages to people hearing music they wouldn't otherwise listen to.
Rollins says in his LA Weekly column: "Musicians have been kept from their earnings by everyone from venue owners to managers, agents, other band members and record labels, to the point where it's an almost built-in expectation."
He has a lot more to say
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AC/DC: Angus and Malcolm Working On New Song
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"Me and Mal�colm have begun trying a few things," guitarist Angus Young told The Daily Star. "Then we'll be back on stage again."
Of course, AC/DC have a big anniversary coming up � 2013 will mark the group's 40th year. Could a celebration tour be in store? "I'll be celebrating by just being here," frontman Brian Johnson said. "We could be dead, so to still be standing on a stage after 40 years is good enough for me."
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Peter Case Releases Rarities
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The Case Files collects demos, out-takes, one live shot & other rarities from the 1985-2010 span of Peter Case's solo career following his work with his pioneering bands The Plimsouls, The Nerves & The Breakaways.
Compiled by Peter himself, this long-overdue collection combines rockin' full band electric tracks with a selection of dynamic acoustic performances, and also features collaborations with many of Peter's talented friends, such as Stan Ridgway, Eddie Mu�oz, T-Bone Burnett, Ron Franklin and Tony Marsico, among others.
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Walker Brothers' John Walker Dies
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The Walker Brothers featured Scott Walker, Gary Walker and John Walker, although they weren't actually brothers. They weren't even Walkers. Their real names: Scott Engel, Gary Leeds and John Maus. The group scored a string of #1 hits in the 1960s including "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" and "Make it Easy on Yourself," while a 1970s reunion returned them to the charts with "No Regrets." The latter title also was used in a joint biography published by John and Gary in 2009. The book, The Walker Brothers: No Regrets - Our Story, dished up the details of the Walkers' private lives, including encounters with stars such as Walt Disney, Humphrey Bogart, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix.
After The Walker Brothers, John Walker went on to customize guitars; established a recording studio, a record label and production company; and toured and released music as a solo artist.
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War Revisited
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WAR is the centerpiece of a long-term exclusive license agreement which brings the entire Avenue Records catalog to UMe. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band on its own -- several WAR albums will be made available for digital download for the first time and fans will be able to obtain a free classic track via Facebook. WAR is also currently in the studio preparing a new album.
Making their digital premieres on May 3rd will be 1997's Coleccion Latina, which brings together WAR's favorite tracks for Latin fans, and two original 1979 albums, The Music Band and The Music Band 2.
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Keb Mo Sets New Album Release
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The Reflection was written and recorded over a period of three years, that included his relocation from Los Angeles to Nashville. Self-produced, the 12-song set features duets with India.Arie and Vince Gill, as well as performances by Dave Koz, Marcus Miller, Mindi Abair and world-renowned studio musician David T. Walker.
The Reflection finds Keb stretching out into various styles, rooted in soul, jazz and r&b. His trademark honest, unadorned vocal, his deceptively simple, sublime guitar work and his catchy melodies are here, of course, but with this recording Keb is more expressive than ever. He has significantly raised the bar for himself.
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The Acacia Strain Announce Limited Edition Double Live Album
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"The Most Known Unknown," is a double disc set, limited to 5000 copies, and coming out just in time for the band's first run on the long-running Van's Warped Tour.
The music on the album comes from two shows, one in Worcester, MA and one in Holyoke, MA, which were both documented on 2009's "The Most Known Unknown," DVD.
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Gary Nicholson Joined By Asleep At The Wheel's Ray Benson and Joe Ely On New Album
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Gary Nicholson is a musical renaissance man � a number one hit songwriter, a two time Grammy winning record producer, a guitarist, singer, and recording artist. A consistent presence on the upper reaches of the country chart hit parade for the last three decades, his associations and collaborations read like an honor roll of notable talent in country and beyond: George Strait, Ringo Starr, Garth Brooks, Jeff Bridges, Robert Plant, B.B. King, Fleetwood Mac, Gregg Allman, The Judds, Buddy Guy, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Del McCoury, The Neville Brothers, Vince Gill, Delbert McClinton, Etta James, John Prine, Keb' Mo', Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson among them. His songs have been heard in the movies Crazy Heart, Major League, City of Hope, Message in a Bottle and Where the Heart Is. "I'm always curious about working with different people and styles," he says.
He is also a true blue son of the Lone Star State whose love and pride for the place he calls home brims from every track of his Bismeaux Records album, Texas Songbook, due out June 21, 2011. Recorded in Austin with some of the finest players in the state, it features such guest stars as Joe Ely, McClinton, Marcia Ball, Randy Rogers, Ray Benson and Jason Roberts of Asleep at the Wheel on songs inspired by or about Texas by Nicholson himself and penned with Texans like the late Stephen Bruton, McClinton, Guy Clark, Lee Roy Parnell and others. It's sure to satisfy anyone with a taste for swinging, two-stepping, and dancehall and honky-tonk style Lone Star country music.
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Bon Iver Summer Tour
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After a record sellout at Brooklyn's Prospect Park Bandshell, the band confirms a second NYC show at the United Palace on August 9.
For the shows Justin Vernon will perform with an 8-piece band that includes many musicians who contributed to the forthcoming album 'Bon Iver,' out June 21 on Jagjaguwar.
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The Books of Knots Complete Trilogy
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Cornell Dupree RIP
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Dupree passed away on the night of May 8. He had been diagnosed with emphysema and had planned to undergo a lung transplant. A benefit concert for the guitarist had been planned in March in New York City at B.B. King's Blues Club, with guests Cocker, Cornell Dupree's Soul Survivors and the B3's.
Dupree began his career as a member of King Curtis' band � the two had grown up together in Texas. He then became part of the Atlantic Records studio band. That's his guitar playing on Aretha's "Respect." He would go on to work with many legendary artists, including Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave and countless others. In the mid-'60s, he worked alongside Jimi Hendrix (before he hit it big) and played in an opening band for The Beatles.
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The BoDeans Set New Album Release
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The core group consisting of Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas has focused their songwriting on the issues and changes that come with getting a little bit older in the game.
The 13 songs that appear on Indigo Dreams are taken from a very real and personal perspective�one that has succeeded in connecting with their fans for many years. The band will be touring throughout the year.
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