In related news: Virginia State Police announced a community search for a Morgan Dana Harrington � the missing 20-year-old junior from Virginia Tech who was last seen at Metallica's October 17, 2009 concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia � planned for this Friday. more

No Doubt sued video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc over the use of their likeness on its new "Band Hero" product, accusing the company of turning the rockers into a virtual karaoke act. [Not like Gwen didn't already spoil their image enough with her hip-pop solo stuff.] more

The Beatles' catalogue is still available for free streaming and digital download purchase on BlueBeat.com - despite the fact that EMI is now suing the US-based website. EMI, which distributes The Beatles' recordings via an agreement with Apple Corps, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the company Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles. But you gotta get a load of the site owner's response here

But in related news: It isn't quite the 'Beatles back catalogue available digitally' news that fans of the band have been waiting for, but the Fab Four are at least taking their first steps into the world of noughts and ones with the limited edition release of a 16GB USB apple. n a curious move, Apple Corps Ltd and EMI Music are manufacturing 30,000 of these, each of which comes pre-loaded with 14 stereo remastered Beatles albums and 13 mini-documentaries. more

Bruce Springsteen is dusting off his catalog once again, as he and the E Street Band have announced two more full-album performances this coming weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York. more

Henry Rollins has announced details of a spoken word tour of the UK. Called the 'Frequent Flyer' tour, the former Black Flag frontman has revealed the dates which start in Dublin on January 12. more

Kid Rock, Dolly Parton, Ernest Tubb, Charlie Daniels and the owner of Tootsies bar on Lower Broadway were named to the seventh class of inductees announced Tuesday for the Music City Walk of Fame. The honorees will be recognized officially with the unveiling of commemorative sidewalk markers on Sunday, Nov. 8, in the Hall of Fame Park in downtown Nashville. more

"Weird Al" Yankovic, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and the Pixies are on the bill together for a unique charity gig in Los Angeles next month. The two-night event will benefit Winston's Village, which supports the family of Winston Bertrand, a nine-month-old baby born with lymphatic and venous malformations. more

Technically still together, though largely inactive, Stretch Arm Strong will play two shows in mid-January. According to the band, "SAS is dusting off the cobwebs to play two benefit shows with our great friends Evergreen Terrace and Bane." dates

Primal Fear were forced to cancel Wednesday's (November 4) concert in Bergen, Norway after their bus crashed while the band was making its way to the city from Oslo. more

Talking Metal has Posted an 8-minute video version of host John Ostronomy's interview with legendary guitarist, Ace Frehley. Topics include the making of Ace's new album, Anomaly, Anton Fig, John 5, Pearl Aday, Gibson Guitars, Area 51, and UFO activity in New York's Hudson Valley. Ace also shows John how to play the main riff of "Outer Space," the first single on Anomaly. The video can be viewed here

Jon Oliva's Pain's new album will be entitled Festival and is due for a worldwide release through AFM Records on February 19th, 2010. A European tour is in planning for March / April. That's not all

Kottak will be live in the studio on XRadio's, "The Rock Show", this Friday, November 6th, at 2:30 PM PST. To listen to the show, go to www.xradio.biz and click on the "Listen" link. Fans can call in during the show and talk directly to the band! The call-in number is: (702) 685-1569.

Bob Seger is raiding his vaults for a 10-song set dubbed "Early Seger, Vol. 1" that will be released Nov. 27 exclusively via Meijers stores in the Midwest before becoming available on Seger's official web site three days later. more

Photographer Jeff Findley � the man responsible for shooting rock photos for just about every rock band imaginable (Van Halen, Dio, Lynch Mob, Black Label Society, KISS, etc..) from the 80's and onward, sadly passed away this past Monday, November 2nd, 2009. The cause of death is not yet known. more

Agraceful has dropped off the "A Winter To Remember Tour" with In This Moment, In Fear and Faith, and Motionless In White. rumored reason is here -

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