(antiMusic) Crown prosecutors have upgraded the charge against a man accused of attacking Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher at a Toronto music festival. Forty-seven-year-old Daniel Sullivan is now charged with one count of aggravated assault — he was originally charged with assault. moreTool frontman Maynard James Keenan plans on opening an organic market in Cornville, Arizona, that will include a commercial kitchen and a tasting room for the wines he produces in nearby Sedona. more
Speaking of Maynard: We were forwarded a link to a comedic press conference starring Maynard Keenan in military regalia discussing the upcoming Puscifer variety shows at The Palms (in The Pearl Casino) in Las Vegas on Feb. 13, 14 and 15. The dates each sold out within an hour of their respective on sale times but Keenan asked that the venue reconfigure the seating to allow for some additional tickets to be made available after seeing what fans were being asked to pay by ticket scalpers. On Saturday, Jan. 24 a few hundred additional seats for each show will go on sale at 12 noon pacific via Ticketmaster.com, Livenation.com and at The Pearl box office in Las Vegas. And now, the video
Keith Urban has christened his new album "Defying Gravity" and, as previously reported, will release it March 31 on Capitol Nashville.more
According to the Artisan News Service, veteran Los Angeles thrashers Slayer will announce a new co-headlining tour on Monday, January 26.more
Little Big Town are looking for opening acts for thier forthcoming headlining "A Place To Land" tour and is using events Web site Eventful to help choose the winners. Four bands will join the Zac Brown Band, Ashton Shepherd and Kate & Kacey, who have all already signed on as openers.more
Record iPod sales internationally helped Apple turn a profit in the last quarter of last year, with 22.7 million sold.more
NME says that a user posting under the name 'David Bowie' has left a message on social networking website Twitter saying that the star is recording new material in Berlin. In the late '70's Bowie record three of his most popular albums - 'Low', ''Heroes'' and 'Lodger' - in the city. more
ISIS, the Los Angeles by way of Boston band, has set a May 5 release date for their anticipated new album, "Wavering Radiant" (Ipecac Recordings). The album, produced by Joe Baressi (Tool, Queens off The Stone Age), will see a limited edition vinyl version released on Apr. 21. Tool's Adam Jones contributed guitar to two songs from the new release. More details soon.
Metallica have announced their plans to perform at the Novarock Festival on Friday, June 19, 2009 in Nickelsdorf, Austria.more
The prosecution rested its case today (January 22) in the murder retrial of famed music producer Phil Spector. Following nine weeks of testimony, the prosecution called its final witness to the stand -- Donna Clarkson -- the mother of actress Lana Clarkson who died of a gunshot wound in 2003.more
The daughter of late gospel singer-songwriter Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, who was killed in a bus crash in May, has sued the driver of the bus and the company that leased it to the entertainer.more
David "Fathead" Newman, a jazz musician who played with the Ray Charles Band and won fame as a tenor sax soloist, has died at age 75.
Hilary Duff has landed herself a guest appearance role in Ghost Whisperer, according to reports. The singer will play the part of a "beautiful woman of mystery" in the show reports Entertainment Weekly more. Maybe she'll solve the mystery of why that show is still on the air!
Speaking of Jazz greats: Chick Corea & Japanese pianist Hiromi have a new album called Duet coming out February 3rd on Concord Jazz. Duet was recorded live at Tokyo's Blue Note club and marks the first recording project of Chick Corea and Hiromi. Originally released in 2007 in Japan, the album became the top selling Jazz CD of the year there. Track list features Thelonious Monk's "Bolivar Blues" and Lennon-McCartney's "Fools On The Hill." You can check out the live video of "Summertime" here
Members of Breathe In, Divit and UN ID have unveiled a new project, Why I Hate. The band describes themselves as "a band full of guys that would be beyond ecstatic to see Jawbreaker AND American Nightmare play on the same bill"more
Former Phantom-X guitarist Dave Harvey has joined forces with original Pantera and current Judgement Day (Whitesnake tribute) singer Donny Hart in a brand new progressive/melodic metal project called Millennial Reign more
Sworn Enemy will kick off their over 40 dates long European headlining tour on February 12, 2009. As support acts Freya feat. Karl from Sworn Enemy's labelmates Earth Crisis. more
Destroy The Runner has cancelled the remainder of their European tour. The band said in part "we quickly realized that the tour had been put together in a very unorganized and unprofessional manner." more
Glasvegas singer James Allan may be collaborating with Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie on a special cover version. Gillespie is planning to record a cover of influential 70s synth-punks Suicide to celebrate the 70th birthday of the band's frontman Alan Vega, and when he heard Allan was a fan, asked if he'd like to take part. more
Propagandhi will tour the East Coast with Paint It Black in March. dates
Cleveland, Ohio metal band Salt The Wound is currently in search of a replacement for departed singer Matthew Tanner details
On January 30 and 31, Dexter's Entertainment Complex in Riverdale, NJ will present "Long Live Rock," a 2-night musical spectacular boasting an all-star team-up of tri-state talent. A great way to kick off the Superbowl weekend, "Long Live Rock" will feature performances and appearances by members of Symphony X, Halford, Winger, Guns N' Roses, Trixter and many other rock mainstays. - details etc
