Aerosmith TV- AC/DC Dominate Awards Noms- KISS No 1?- Cranberries Plan New Music- Ticketmaster / Live Nation Merger Hits Big Hurdle and more was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (antiMusic) Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry will make a special walk-on appearance during The Ellen Degeneres Show this Thursday, October 8th. moreAC/DC have been nominated for ARIA Awards (Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards) for Highest Selling Australian Album, Best Rock Album, Best Group and Album Of The Year. more
According to Hits Daily Double KISS' new album, "Sonic Boom", is on track to sell between 150,000 and 175,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, giving them a beeline on their first chart-topping release ever. more
Some new material is part of the plan for the Cranberries, but the reunited Irish band will work its way slowly to that point according to singer Dolores O'Riordan. "It would be nice to come up with a new record. I don't see why not," O'Riordan tells Billboard.com. more
The UK Competition Commission has ruled against the merger of Ticketmaster and concert promoter Live Nation. In a provisional ruling, it said it was concerned about the joining of the world's largest ticketing firm and the world's biggest concert promoter. more
Small Brown Bike are apparently taking their reunion a little further and are now working on new material.more
Shelby Singleton, the famed record producer and owner of Sun Records died of cancer on Wednesday according to The Music's Over.
Gaslight Anthem have announced plans for a food drive at their October 15th show in New York City at Terminal 5. more
Legion, the frontman for Swedish blackened death metal group Devian and former frontman of Marduk, was recently involved in a motorcycle accident. more
Ravage has issued the following tour update regarding their recent cancellations: "We'd like to apologize now to our friends in Idaho as we have been forced to cancel both Idaho shows. We are still stuck in Eugene OR. If you can believe it - we couldn't - the repair shop told us that the part was LOST...LOST! In the mail by the company shipping it!" more
Foo Fighters and Shakira have been announced as performers for the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards more. Apparently the European awards are to be hosted by someone people have actually heard of before.
Dying Fetus will embark on a North American co-headlining tour with The Faceless in November. Dubbed "The Planetary Depravity Tour", the trek will also include Beneath The Massacre, Vital Remains, Annotations Of An Autopsy and more on select dates . -
