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Rolling Stone Arrested- Nickelback Named Worst Band In The World- All-American Rejects Soap Opera Guests- Motley Chickenfoot KISS Camp- Kinks Movie and more


12/04/2009
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While most everybody spent Thursday talking about the Grammys, other things actually happened in the rock world. So we're leading off with the real stuff before we get to the self-congratulatory Grammy stuff (We are kind enough to indulge them for one day a year. When the time comes, we'll also be sure to cover the gloating after the predetermined winners get their validation from people who don't actually listen to their music.) We kick off with this report from Billboard:

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood was arrested by British police late on Wednesday on suspicion of assault and released on bail after questioning on Thursday. Surrey police said the 62-year-old rock star was arrested on suspected assault "in connection with a domestic incident." He was released "until a date in January pending further inquiries." more details and comments from Wood's camp

What do Savage Garden, Razorlight and Maroon 5 have in common? Not much, none of them are the worst band in the world. Instead, that distinction belongs to Nickelback, according to 20% of the readers of the U.K.'s Word Magazine. more.

Say what you want about Nickelback but you can't call them cheap when it comes to putting up big bucks for causes they believe in. How does a half a million dollars grab you? Case in point: Nickelback Donates $500K In Support Of The Obakki Foundation. Details about that here

The All-American Rejects have landed themselves on daytime soap One Life To Live. Their appearance will air Friday (Dec. 4) and Monday (Dec. 7) on ABC. Perhaps they are targeting an older audience? more details here

There is now official confirmation of the sad news we brought you yesterday: An agent says Eric Woolfson, co-founder of the 1970s British progressive rock group Alan Parsons Project, known for the hits "Eye in the Sky" and "Don't Answer Me," has died of cancer. He was 64. more

The songwriter behind the Elvis Presley hit "It's Now or Never" has died. A publicist for Aaron Schroeder says the 84-year-old died Tuesday. Dale Olson said Schroeder had been suffering from a form of Alzheimer's disease. more

Celebrating its 12th anniversary, Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp has announced the rock stars confirmed for its February 2010 session in Hollywood, CA. Those names include: Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Vince Neil, Ace Frehley and more

A feature film about The Kinks is set to be made. Tentatively titled 'You've Really Got Me', the film is set to explore the rocky relationship between bandmates and brothers, Ray and Dave Davies. more

The Lemonheads' Evan Dando has announced plans to tour North America. Beginning the tour in New Jersey on January 31, Dando will zig-zag across America and into Canada more

The Key Club along the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles has reportedly closed its doors on Nov. 29. But the venue's president Keith Pressman says that the venue could reopen in a couple of months. more

A longtime bluegrass bass player and singer with Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys has died. Jack Cooke was 72. more

Gwar will be gracing your television screens yet again this coming Monday December 7th at 9:00 PM EST (6:00 PM PST). The fine folks over at Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit" had no idea what they were in for when they invited the Scumdogs of the Universe to perform on their show. If you want to see this amazing performance for yourself, make sure you check your local listings for Fuel TV and see what channel "The Daily Habit" airs on in your market

Guitarist Ryan Hansen and bassist Jon Frost - both of who used to play in San Francisco's Light This City - are on the hunt for a vocalist to sing in their new, as yet un-named band. more

Fresh on the heels of Ace Frehley's Anomaly which is approaching 60K in U.S., look for a new DVD release from Ace in January. more

Lita Ford is confirmed to perform at Alice Cooper's ninth annual Christmas Pudding concert on December 18 at Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. See who else is on the bill here -



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