Def Daughtry Santana Preview- Metal Church Drug Bust- Guns N' Drama- System of a Down- Jani Lane Joins Great White- TNT Heart Attack- Evanescence Split Explained- more was a top story. Here it is again: The Day in Rock Digest for 8/30/10: Carlos Santana's new album "Guitar Heaven" will feature his version of Def Leppard's "Photograph", with Chris Daughtry on vocals. The album won't be out until September 21st, but Def Leppard.com has a sneak peek of the song shot during a special showcase live show in Las Vegas last week hereGuns N' Drama. Friday evening we told you about Guns N' Roses having the sound cut off during the Reading festival after the band was an hour late taking the stage. (see report here if you missed it.) But there was even more drama over the weekend with rantings and ravings and on Sunday their set was cut short again. You can read about that here
Serj Tankian says System of a Down have discussed how to deal with a potential reunion – and even though they haven't agreed whether or when to do it, they know how they'll tell the world. "If we decide to do it, the first people to find out will be our fans, on the website. We've all agreed that as a band," he tells Rock Radio more
Former Metal Church bassist Steve Unger (real name Stephen Wesley Ungerbuehler) has been charged with "leading organized crime, unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance and money laundering" Investigators say Ungerbuehler, 41, led the operation from May 2008 until his arrest Monday and used two businesses to sell marijuana. more
Due to illness and under doctor's orders, Jackson Browne will not be able to perform his show in Buffalo, NY at the Shea Performing Arts Center scheduled for tonight, August 30, 2010. Efforts are being made to reschedule, and at his time, his tour will resume on September 1, 2010. Refunds available at point of purchase. Ok conspiracy buffs. Justin Bieber also cancelled a New York state appearance "Due to illness and under doctor's orders". Coincidence? We'll wait for someone to start a blog and somehow link these two together.
Former Warrant vocalist Jani Lane will reportedly be stepping up to the mic as Great White's front man briefly. Jani has agreed to perform in place of his long-time friend Jack Russell, while Jack is recovering from major surgery after suffering a perforated bowel. more
Speaking of 80s rockers, Sleazeroxx had this sad news as well: Tony Mills, vocalist in the band TNT, suffered a heart-attack at Oslo Airport Saturday afternoon on the way to a gig. Mills is now in recovery and will be moved out of intensive care tomorrow. more
The Dave Matthews Band will be adding a show in Buenos Aires, Argentina to the October South American Tour. DMB will perform at Luna Park in Buenos Aires on October 14th.
The Libertines' set at Britain's Leeds Festival on Friday night, August 27 was stopped after just three songs amid concerns revelers would be crushed in the mayhem. The cult band recently reformed after six years apart and took to the stage on Friday for the first of their two nights at the twinned Reading and Leeds festivals in England. more
Zao has commenced work on material for its next studio album, which the band plans on releasing through its own label. The group explains, "The music industry has made enough money off of bands and wasted it. Why not put it out ourselves and sink the 'profits' back into future releases?" more
Slash was presented with a very special "first guitar" from the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, Gibson USA. The story of the American icon's recovery and resurgence from the May 2010 floods in Nashville was presented with strong testament in West Hollywood, California at the Key Club on Monday, August 20, 2010, where Slash was presented with the very first guitar to roll off the production line since the devastating floods hit Music City. more
All That Remains will headline a fall tour with support from Asking Alexandria, Unearth, and an opening act yet-to-be announced. more
Former Evanescence star Ben Moody has opened up about his reasons for leaving the band in 2003 - revealing his relationship with singer Amy Lee became "an all-out war" and he tried to force her to quit instead. more
Propagandhi have released some details on a new record they're working on. They've also confirmed that they are in fact working with a new label, Winnepeg, Manitoba based War On Music Records. more
Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul tells BW&BK that all the band's releases will receive the 20th anniversary treatment more
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros' album, Up From Below, is available right now on Amazon for only $2.99. Better grab it quick, we're not sure how long this sale is gonna last. Get it here. If you like what you hear, go see em live! Grab the dates here
As a "thank-you" to the men and women of our armed forces, Nonpoint will donate a portion of the proceeds from their new single "Frontlines" to various military charities. more
Watain, Goatwhore, and Black Anvil will hit the road together in early-November for a four-week North American tour. more
Cauldron have entered Rogue Studios in the band's hometown of Toronto to begin recording their new album. Titled Burning Fortune, the follow-up to Cauldron's critically acclaimed 2009 debut album, Chained To The Nite, is due to be released on Earache Records in early 2011. more
Saturday, Zeptember 25, 2010, marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. His groove and sound is considered to be the most influential of all rock-n-roll drummers; John "Bonzo" Bonham is the undisputed king. Bonzo will once again be honored in a special concert featuring rock's biggest names behind the kit at the Key Club in Hollywood. more
In related news: Paul Rodgers says John Bonham's death influenced his decision to quit Bad Company more
John Lennon's porcelain throne was sold for £9,500 ($15,500) at a Beatles auction in Liverpool Saturday. more
Life in a Bungalo has posted a full-length video of Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia's recent performance at Generation Records in New York City. more
Misery Index will team up with Grave, Arsis, The Last Felony, and The Rotted for a November tour of Europe. more
There is apparently a company that will press the cremated remains of your body into a vinyl record. Your body will be part of a vinyl pressing of 30 records and you can put up to 25 minutes of music on the record. more
Mastodon, Suicidal Tendencies, Gwar, Kylesa, High On Fire, Municipal Waste and Valient Thorr are among the acts confirmed for the 5th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest more
On this date in 1995, Sterling Morrison, founding member of the Velvet Underground, died of cancer at his home in New York City two days after his 53rd birthday. The guitarist left the group in August 1971 and re-joined in 1992 for a European tour. During the '80s, he became the captain of a Houston tugboat. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here -
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