Weezer main man Rivers Cuomo will release another volume of demo, titled Alone II, on November 25. Cuomo release the first Alone disc last fall. more

Eric Clapton is once again slinging his trusted Stratocaster over his shoulder for a nine date tour in 2009. Beginning in Dublin on 11 May, Slowhand will visit Liverpool and Manchester before embarking on a six-day residency of the Royal Albert Hall, London. more

The missing waxwork head of Sir Paul McCartney has been found in a bin at Reading train station. more

Il Divo will be performing "Amazing Grace" live on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, October 24. Taken from their upcoming release The Promise, "Amazing Grace" shows an accessible and vulnerably sincere side to Il Divo that is rarely seen by their adoring audiences. Check out Il Divo's version of "Amazing Grace" filmed live at the Roman Amphitheater in Pula, Croatia here

On October 31st (in Germany, Austria and Switzerland), US power metallers Virgin Steele will be re-releasing their albums Life Among The Ruins, The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell Part I And The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell Part II. more

Nickel Eye, the solo project of The Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture, played their first-ever hometown show last night (October 22) as part of CMJ. more

Babelgum's talent-scouting continues. The free, independent Web TV platform today announced the launch of its brand new "Babelgum Music Video Awards", in partnership with Music Nation. Following the success of the Babelgum Online Film Festival, which showcased the work of gifted independent filmmakers, Babelgum has now created a special contest focusing solely on music videos. more info

Oh, Sleeper will soon be without drummer Ryan Conley, who has announced his departure from the band. more

Despised Icon, have returned to annihilate the masses with their first DVD offering, Montreal Assault Live, which is set for a January 27th release through Century Media Records.more

Once Nothing has dropped off their current tour with Rose Funeral and The World We Knew. - more on this story

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