Classic Rock kicks us off with this report: Three former members of Guns N' Roses got together for a live performance of Paradise City in Los Angeles on November 22. Slash, Duff McKagan and Steven Alder combined forces, with Linkin Park's Chester Bennington on vocals. They have more including a link to "dodgy" video hereChris Cornell has announced an intimate show at Hotel Café in Los Angeles on December 3rd more
Apparatjik, the side-project of Coldplay's Guy Berryman are releasing their debut single 'Electric Eye'. Released on November 30 via the bands website Apparatjik.com, the group also includes A-Ha's Magne Furuholmen and Mew's Jonas Bjerre. more
Haydain Neale, a singer/songwriter with the Canadian group jacksoul, and former president of the Songwriters Association of Canada, died today at the age of 39. Neale lost a seven-month battle with lung cancer, his family announced. more
Dave Matthews played Ozzy Osbourne in a "Saturday Night Live" skit this past weekend featuring Andy Samberg as Jack Johnson, hosting "The Mellow Show". Johnson's guests/co-hosts for the evening show included Dave Matthews (played by Bill Hader) and Jason Mraz (played by host Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Matthews himself then comes out, playing Ozzy, and sings his rendition of the Sabbath classic "Iron Man" as "I Am Tired, Man". Watch the skit more
Green River Project singer Andy Law has been receiving hospital treatment for vocal nodules and has been ordered by doctors to rest. Andy, who recently took to the stage at Bloodstock Open Air festival and is halfway through recording debut album 'From Hell To Here' with The Green River Project, had to pull out of a show at London's Relentless Garage but hopes to have recovered soon more
U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival on the 40th anniversary of the world's biggest green field arts and music event. more
Paramore have released a new music video for the track "Brick By Boring Brick". The clip was directed by Meiert Avis and Chris LeDoux and is now playing on the band's website
KISS is heading to Europe in May and will hit several countries on the continent during a two month run. You can read (and watch) the hype-filled announcement here
Steven Tyler, who may or may not be the lead singer of Aerosmith, was in New York over the weekend to perform as part of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson's,'' a benefit thrown by Michael J. Fox at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. more
Queen's Roger Taylor returns to his solo career with 'The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken)' Check out the video here
The Summer Set have been named as the opening act on the AP Tour 2010, with additional bands being announced on November 30th, December 7th, 14th, and 21st. For additional clues for other bands that will be on the tour, make sure to follow the AP Tour on Twitter (www.twitter.com/theaptour).
On Thanksgiving Day, November 26th, RX Bandits perform 2 songs from their recent album Mandala ("My Lonesome Only Friend" and "It's Only Another Parsec...") on Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit" program. The episode, which also features skate legend Tony Hawk, re-airs on Friday, November 27th.
Rise Against will be playing their first show in Singapore on the way home from their Australian run. Muse & Saosin will be joining them for the Big Night Out on FEB 3rd. more
Roger Daltrey's gig in Baltimore, which he had to cancel due to ill health, unfortunately cannot be rescheduled. "Roger only has a short window at the end of the tour before he has to be back in the UK for work committiments and the venue is not available," says the singer's management.
Ben Jorgensen of Armor For Sleep's new band God Loves a Challenge will be playing inaugural gig at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ on Dec 28th.
Goatwhore has been added on as a supporting act for the upcoming North American tour with DevilDriver and Suffocation. more
Fan-filmed video footage has been posted online of Ozzy Osbourne performing with Slash at the Los Angeles Youth Network (LAYN) benefit concert on 11/22 in Hollywood, CA. here
A documentary about the fans of Depeche Mode is set for a special London screening and you can see an excerpt from the film here
Schoolyard Heroes are calling it a day after 10 years together. Find out why here
Pretty Maids are about to enter the studio in January to begin recording their new studio album for a late spring/early summer release on Frontiers Records more -
