Them Crooked Vultures made their UK live debut in London tonight (August 26), playing as special guests of Arctic Monkeys. The supergroup, featuring Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme, kicked off proceedings at the O2 Academy Brixton, surprising many crowd members who had arrived at the venue early. more
Nine Inch Nails were joined by Peter Murphy of Bauhaus onstage Tuesday night in New York to perform three songs during the third stop on NIN's "farewell tour." Watch video more
We were informed on Wednesday that a high quality version of Pearl Jam's new video "The Fixer" has been Posted here. Apparently there was a low quality version Posted before? We have no idea, but the track comes from Pearl Jam's upcoming album 'Backspacer' which hits stores on September 20th. Also for our regular readers look for a month long look at the band's career in September.
Red Hot Chili Peppers/Chickenfoot drummer Chad Smith's appropriately named solo band, Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, will release their debut full length Meet The Meatbats on September 15th . To celebrate the release Chad has setup a cool drum solo contest, with prizing including a drum kit, personal call from Chad Smith, signed merch, etc. Grab the details here and good luck!
TV On The Radio's Kyp Malone has announced that he will embark on a North American tour supporting his solo project Rain Machine this autumn. Malone will play songs from his new self-titled album on dates across the US. more
Suicide City announced a tour a few days back but have now cancelled it for undisclosed reasons.
Transatlantic - the Progressive Rock Supergroup featuring Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy, Marillion's Pete Trewavas, The Flower Kings' Roine Stolt and Neal Morse (Ex-Spock's Beard) will release their long-awaited third album in October. more
Blabbermouth reported on Wednesday that Bassist Rex Brown will likely sit out the remainder of Down's North American tour, according to the group's webmaster. more
Avail's Joe Banks and two of the band's former members - Chuck McCauley and Erik Larson - have started a new band called Freeman. Why Freeman?
Sicko, the 90s-era pop-punk outfit, will have their back catalog reissued. more
Bane will tour a good portion of the U.S. this fall with Foundation. Blacklisted and Trash Talk will also appear on select dates. more
Danzig will perform at the Fun Fun Fun Fest on November 8 at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas. This will be one of only two shows Danzig will play for the rest of 2009. more
AM Conspiracy, the band fronted by former Drowning Pool vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones, has been rejoined by guitarist Rob DeHaven. more
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