(antiMusic) Power at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia went out midway through Nine Inch Nails' set on Tuesday night (February 24), forcing the show to be stopped for 40 minutes and nearly causing it to be canceled. Trent Reznor and crew were videotaped backstage discussing their escape plan were things to have gotten out of hand, but that wasn't necessarymoreBillboard's European Top 100 Albums chart gives Bruce Springsteen a fourth week at No. 1 with "Working On A Dream" (Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment), while Morrissey's "Years of Refusal" (Decca/Universal) makes a pan-European No. 2 debut. more
Guns N Roses have officially been confirmed for this years edition of Spain's Kobetasonik Festival which takes place in the city of Bilbao between June 19th and 20th. Also on the bill will be Motley Crue, Anthrax, Marilyn Manson, Trivium, Dragonforce, Hatebreed, Cradle Of Filth, Papa Roach, Devildriver, Gojira, God Forbid and more more
Pop singer Jewel says she injured her knees while rehearsing for "Dancing With the Stars" but plans to return to the dance floor as soon as she heals.more
Twista has brought his Get Money Gang Entertainment label to EMI Global Music Services. The first project under the new partnership is the rapper's sixth studio album, "Category F5." Preceding the album's June 16, 2009 release is the buzz track "Wetter," available for digital download on Feb. 24.
Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff said his company received a warning from AEG Live, the owner of 130 venues including the Staples Center in Los Angeles, that it may cancel its contract with Ticketmaster if it merges with Live Nation Entertainment Inc.more
Bill Wyman, the former arts editor of NPR and Salon.com, has blasted a Rolling Stone writer for basically rewriting a Chicago Sun Times article. more
The six-unit Virgin Megastore chain will close two more stores, the Union Square location in New York City at the end of May and the Market St. store in San Francisco at the end of April, sources say. more
Rich Tschirhart (The Suicide Machines, Hifi Handgrenades) and Nick Gigler (Mest, The Get Go) have united along with pals Chuck Vroom, Steve Kenzo, and Ben Wixson (Frank White) to form The A-Gangmore
Dragonforce will be back on US shores this spring to support last year's Ultra Beatdown. The band will embark on a month-long, headlining tour more
Christian rockers Stryper have confirmed a late July release date via Big 3 Records for their new album, Murder By Pride. more
The North Carolina Symphony has released its first commercial recording, but it's a jazz saxophonist, three-time Grammy winner Branford Marsalis, who gets top billing on the classical release.more
KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was a guest on the "Happy Hour" show on Thursday (February 26) on the Fox Business network. During the segment Stanley confirmed to that he, Gene Simmons and the rest of KISS will enter the studio next week to grind out a new record for release this fall. watch the video
According to Stltoday.com, Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen) will be in the house at his Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill restaurant at Harrah's St. Louis on Friday, February 27th. He will address his fans, pour drinks, and hold a press conference beginning at noon Friday. more
Five more bands have been added to this year's edition of the Download Festival in Britain. Progressive metal act Dream Theater will be on the bill as will Canadian rockers Anvil and Buckcherry, Billy Talent and The Blackout. more
Altitude TV has posted video footage of Mark Slaughter, frontman of veteran rockers Slaughter, struggling to hit the high notes during a solo performance of the band's 1990 hit "Fly To The Angels" at the Gift of Music concert in Nashville on February 2. Watch it more and check out the original video for comparison.
Abigail Williams will apparently no longer be a part of Napalm Death's big tour of North America. Replacing them on the bill will be Coliseum. more
Cradle Of Filth, Moonspell and Turisas will team up for the Filthfest Tour 2009 in April/May.dates
Blur fans can expect to see the band play at this summer's Glastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis has said. "You can look forward to that yeah, but it's not officially announced yet," he said when asked if Blur were lined-up. more
Sweden's West Coast Riot has announced the lineup for this year. The long-running event will feature a number of favorites including Social Distortion, Alkaline Trio, Bouncing Souls, The Living End, Parkway Drive, Sick Of It All. - more
