KNAC.com reports: 
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has confirmed that he and Phil Anselmo are to formally begin work on a new solo project this January in England. Iommi went on to tell Billboard.com that he and Anselmo plan to tour to support the set.

KNAC.com also reports: 
The soundtrack to the next Matrix film, The Matrix: Reloaded, is to feature music from Papa Roach, Deftones, Prodigy, a new collaboration by Zack De La Rocha (ex-Rage Against TheMachine) and DJ Shadow, and others. The album is due for release shortly before the film sees a release to theaters on May 15, 2003.

Cornerstone Digital let us in on the following:

We are excited to let you know about an exclusive opportunity for fans to hear the new David Gray album, "A New Day at Midnight", before it hits the stores on Nov. 5th! 

A website has been created where you can listen to a new track from the album every day beginning Monday, Oct. 14 at 11:59pm EST

Please go to http://www.anewdayatmidnight.com to register and get more information. Then join us on Saturday, Oct. 26th, for the full album listening party - where you'll have the opportunity to stream David Gray's entire new album with your friends online. 

http://www.anewdayatmidnight.com will also offer lyrics, tour dates, exclusive downloads, photos from the recording sessions, an exclusive offer to preorder the new album, and more! 

“A New Day at Midnight” will hit stores on Nov 5th. 

Undercover Reports: 
It's official. Grease 3 is definitely the word and Olivia Newton-John will star in the movie along John Travolta IF it happens. We give you the big IF because Olivia today confirmed that the all important sign-off of the final script is yet to happen. She says Didi Conn who played Frenchy in the original movie has been working on the script for about 5 years. When the cast got together for a party to launch the movie on DVD recently, the idea of doing Part 3 was presented to them and they all thought it was a fine idea.

The movie is set in the present, 25 years on with Sandy and Danny (Olivia and John Travolta) the proud parents of an adult daughter. Olivia says rumours of Kylie Minogue playing the daughter at this point are false because the script hasn't been finished and no-one has been cast. 

However she does admit she will do and John Travolta will be in it too.

You can read the full report by clicking here. 
 

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