Talking Metal are offering a free download in their news section of a rare Zakk Wylde track featuring Bumblefoot. moreThe Faces are so desperate to tour they're not waiting for Rod Stewart to come back to the fold, says keyboardist Mac McLagan. And they could replace their frontman with Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall. more
Got cash to burn for a cause? Bruce Springsteen's final show of his 2009 Tour and includes a meet & greet an auction is underway. The proceeds go to a good cause – The Kristen Ann Carr Fund which provides grants for cancer research, and the Musicians on Call Organization which brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. more
The King Khan and BBQ Show have issued a statement regarding their arrest for drug possession in Kentucky and subsequent missed shows. Touring has resumed, but "nothing has been announced" about KK&BBQ making up the shows in Kansas, Denver, Phoenix, and St. Louis that were missed because of the incident. more
Rolling Stone had this: Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer confirmed the band is experiencing "personal differences," and will seek a new singer should Steven Tyler depart to pursue "brand Tyler." Kramer said he has specific criteria in mind for a new vocalist. "There's a difference between a singer and what I call a frontman or a performer," he said. "Luckily for us, Steven is both of those and probably the best out there. If he chooses to go pursue a solo career for a while, then it would have to be somebody that can in my opinion have to do both — that would have to be able to perform the songs as well as sing them." more
High On Fire have been added to the Australian tour featuring Lamb Of God, Devildriver and Shadows Fall. dates
Dates for Paramore's Japan and Australia tours in 2010 have been announced, check out those dates and their current ones in Europe here
Fans can call up Owl City's mozes line and leave Adam a message for a chance to win an autographed Gibson SG Zoot Suit guitar: Contest runs through the end of the year (12/31). details
My Chemical Romance is wrapping up their fourth studio album, due out in the spring. more
Public Image Ltd. are to reissue their seminal 1979 album 'Metal Box' to coincide with their December reunion tour. more
Cold TV is coming. the band announced that they will have daily video streams starting DEC.1st that will include behind the scenes footage, clips from live shows, interviews and daily life with members and crew from Cold. more
Misery Index "have roughly nine songs in preparation for the January recording of our fourth full length, to be recorded at Wrightway Studios in Baltimore, Maryland beginning January 2nd, 2010." more
MySpace reportedly is in the late stages of negotiating an acquisition of rival music streaming service imeem more
Divinity Destroyed had this news for fans" "If any rumors happen to emerge in the coming days, they are all true. Every single one of them. Including those that don't involve us. But know that you read it here first. Divinity Destroyed has disbanded." more
antiFest 02 headliners The Bangkok Five are hard at work on their next full length, "Under The Covers." Frost gave us a little taste and it sounds like that unlike other covers albums, this one will actually kick some ass. Who couldn't love a punk rocked version of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" produced and mixed by Far guitarist Shaun Lopez? More info to come on this one, for now you can check out songs from their current release "We Love What Kills Us" here
Bjork has penned a song for a new film based on the 1980s children's TV series 'The Moomins'. The Icelandic singer has written the song 'The Comet Song' with author and frequent collaborator Sjón for the movie. more
Bouncing Souls have announced their fourth and final 20th Anniversary 7-inch. Like the previous, quarterly releases, the 7-inch features four songs (three of the monthly tracks and one bonus). more
In this week's episode of Parlour to Parlour, Michael Fortes hangs out with the Providence, Rhode Island band The Brother Kite at their custom built studio in Mason, New Hampshire, where they preview a song from their upcoming album, Isolation. here
This should spark some debate: The Strokes' debut album Is This It has been named the best album of the decade by music magazine NME. The Libertines' 2002 debut Up the Bracket was voted second in the list of the top 50 albums more -
