(antiMusic) A New York nightclub worker has confessed to beating a woman to death during a Sunday night birthday celebration for rapper Lil' Kim. Rahman Syed, 24, was arrested at his home today (Aug. 7) after the body of Ingrid Rivera, also 24, was found stuffed in a rooftop utility room yesterday afternoon. moreMary J. Blige has been sued in New York for $2 million by a company that says she stole some of the music she used on her latest hit album, including one used on an iPod commercial. more
Keyboardist/bassist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett have exited Australian rock act Wolfmother after "longstanding frictions," but frontman Andrew Stockdale says he will continue the group with new members. more
A concert by American rock giants REM at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium has been switched to a smaller 7,500-capacity indoor venue across the city. more
P.O.D. talked to Samantha Maloney on maniaTV's All Access on Tuesday. Watch them talk about their "warriors" and how far they've come since their hit single, "Alive". check it out here
Erik Darling, the reedy-voiced guitarist and banjo player who deftly stepped in when Pete Seeger left the pioneering folk music group The Weavers, has died after battling lymphoma. He was 74. more
Velvet Revolver's Duff McKagan and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready will rock out with their side projects in the coming days as part of the seventh annual Seattle Tattoo Expo, which kicks off tomorrow (Aug. 8) at the Seattle Center. more
Los Angeles hard rock act DC4 will be included on The Breaking Bone Hour with Kevin Kash this Sunday night August 10th at 9:00PM on XM Radio channel 41 The Boneyard. Tracks from the upcoming official release EXPLODE will be featured. As previously reported, DC4 featuring Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint, Odin), Rowan Robertson (Dio), Shawn Duncan (Odin), and Matt Duncan, signed with Chavis Records for the official release of EXPLODE. Current plans in the works include a European and U.S. tour plus a new video.
Iggy Pop exits Massey Hall, Toronto and meets with fans and autograph collectors. Iggy is asked about the recent theft of the Stooges' gear in Montreal - "It's us that play the music. Not the sticks of wood." more
Elvis Presley's favorite performance costume, the peacock jumpsuit, sold for US$300,000 Thursday, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction.more
Dates have been announced for this fall's Suicide Silence and Dillinger Escape Plan tour, also featuring Emmure, Beneath The Massacre, and Architects. Grab them here
From Autumn To Ashes guitarist Brian Deneeve now has a new, currently untitled project with Matt Breen (ex-Emanuel), Matt Trinkwald and Joe Magurn. The group will enter the studio on August 25th with Dean Maher (Rise Against) to begin recording
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Meshuggah's upcoming gig at the Tel Aviv festival in Israel on the 14th of August has been cancelled due to 'security issues.' more
Preview Slipknot at the Mall! How perfect is that? Hot Topic is giving you the chance to hear the new Slipknot CD, "All Hope Is Gone," in it's entirety before the album comes out on August 26. At 7:00PM on August 25, every Hot Topic store across the country will be playing the new album from start to finish. oohhh there is some kind of free gift involved too!
See what you are missing if you don't check out the Projekt Revolution Tour. The tour's publicist sent over this shot of Chris Cornell and Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington on July 30th during tour's stop in Charlotte. (Photo by Jason Lamiere.)
