Guns N' Adler Halloween- Sonic Youth Founders Split- Clarence Clemons Songs Coming- Historic Beatles Letter Up For Auction- Silverstein Short Songs- more

10/19/2011
. Rocktober has turned out to be blahtober so far, let's hope things pick up soon. In the meantime, here are some quick rock news bits that might be of interest:

(Loudwire) Asking Alexandria and ex-Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler will join forces to perform songs from Guns' classic 'Appetite for Destruction' album on Halloween at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. The set will be filmed for an upcoming DVD. more

(The 1st Five) Matador Records have confirmed that Sonic Youth founding members Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore have announced their separation after 27 years of marriage. The couple were two of the original members of Sonic Youth, who formed in 1981, and married in 1984. more

(The 1st Five) Silverstein has announced via video that they've entered the studio to record material for a new release. The band is working, yet again, with producer Jordan Valeriote to record twenty-two songs, each clocking in around 90 seconds or less. The record will be titled Short Songs, and the band hopes to have it out in January of 2012. More including the video here

(FMQB) Fans of the late E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons will get to hear the Big Man in time for Christmas. Two Christmas songs recorded by Clemons will be released at The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, N.J., on Nov. 18. more

(BBC) A handwritten letter from Sir Paul McCartney inviting an unknown drummer to audition for the Beatles is to go under the hammer in London next month. more

(Lambgoat) Graves of Valor is breaking up. Vocalist Damon Welch sent the following statement to Lambgoat: "After 6 years, Graves of Valor is at its end. This isn't a decision reached overnight. It has been coming for a while." more

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