Rocky Dickerson of Chico, California launched a new website ledzeppelinstar.com to help Led Zeppelin to get the recognition they deserve. The statement on the site says "We are starting a campaign to get Led Zeppelin a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Letters have been sent to the group and their management requesting written approval to begin the drive.

"Contact has been made with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and they have supplied all the information needed. Please sign the online petition and keep your fingers crossed!"

Wright appeared on the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

Blabbermouth reported on Saturday: Metallica's "Death Magnetic" is on track to sell around 500,000 copies in its first, shortened week on the streets, according to sources cited by Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS. more

Meanwhile, they are making noise outside of record stores. BW&BK reports that Metallica's ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, came out Friday and is already a record setter in one aspect. Last week's FMQB radio broadcast, The World Premiere of Death Magnetic, was heard on 175+ stations across the United States and Canada, setting a new bar for clearance levels of an FMQB Productions event.more

Metallica's European record label Universal Music cancelled the band's interview with the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan last week after one of the paper's writers admitted in his review of Metallica's new album that he illegally downloaded an alternate version of the CD via the Internet.

Also on the Euro front: Metallica's new album, "Death Magnetic" has entered the UK chart at position No. 1 � ahead of Scottish band GLASVEGAS' self-titled debut, which came in at No. 2. The original release date for "Death Magnetic" was last Friday (September 12). However, the METALLICA album was released early, with shops selling copies on Wednesday (September 10). more

Empty Box? Fans who purchase the UK pressed box set edition of METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" album may discover that there is no sound. That is because they forgot to put in the CD. They also forgot something else more

"Bohemians should try everything," the book quotes Lennon as saying in the unsuccessful bid.

McCartney and Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, are reportedly outraged by the claim, and Ono has withdrawn her endorsement of the book, Philip Norman's John Lennon: In the Life.

Total Request DeadStart the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon shut down after 10 years on the air. The "music video" show will conclude in a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November, Dave Sirulnick, executive producer of "TRL," said Monday. more

Do they need the cash? According to AeroforceOne Joey Kramer and Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith are selling their cars through the Corvette Mike service online. We're not quite sure what the deal is here as the posting has very little info and there was no indication if these sales are for charity or just the members unloading their cars. Pretty nice low-mileage cars at that. Check it out here

Nelly will guest-star on two episodes of CBS's "CSI:NY," with the first appearance coming on Oct. 8. While details of his role are being kept under wraps, the episode takes place when an air marshal is found dead shortly after takeoff on a New York to D.C. flight. more hints are here

Best Buy Co. Inc said on Monday it plans to buy digital music service Napster Inc for $121 million in cash. more - random question: do you know anyone that uses the Napster service?

Disturbed will release a new live album, Live & Indestructible, on September 30 exclusively via iTunes.more

Los Angeles radio station KCRW has announced the cancellation of its annual A Sounds Eclectic Evening benefit concert, due to scheduling conflicts. The Duke Spirit and KD Lang were among the performers announced for the seventh annual event, which was to be held at Los Angeles' Gibson Amphitheatre on October 12. more

Are you ready to KISS your wallet goodbye to buy songs you already own yet again? If so, has KISS got a deal for you! Universal is issue yet another KISS box set. This one focused on the music of the individual members. (The real original members, not the guys wearing their makeup.) Sure you already own a dozen copies off all of these songs but you need to use that KISS visa to help the economy. Grab the details here.

The Killers have confirmed details of their highly-anticipated third album, called 'Day And Age,' they have set a UK release date of Nov 24th according to NME. More details here
Metallica singer/guitarist James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett took part in a 23-minute press conference prior to the band's September 12, 2008 concert at O2 World in Berlin, Germany. Watch the question-and-answer session here

Dog Fashion Disco reunited for a one-off show on September 12, 2008 at the Ottobar in Baltimore. The performance celebrated the release of the group's "DFDVD II" and the rarities CD "Beating A Dead Horse To Death.... Again". Blabbermouth has footage from the show here

The 88 are confirmed for a live performance on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic w/ Nic Harcourt this Halloween, Oct. 31. They'll be promoting their new CD Not Only... But Also which is set for release on October 28th.

Arch Enemy have been confirmed for next year's Dubai Desert Rock 2009, which will take place March 6th-7th at Dubai Festival City, United Arab Emirates. more

Idlewild are set to play all their albums live, in order. The band will perform five shows at Glasgow's King Tuts Wah Wah Hut this December, playing a different record each night. more

In celebration of Marc Broussard's brand new album, Marc will be performing (acoustic) at 12:15pm sharp @ J & R Music and Computer World on September 16th, followed by a cd signing. Please come out and join us before Marc headlines the Hiro Ballroom later on in the night! Marc's Acoustic In-Store Performance Tuesday, September 16th J&R Music
23 Park Row - New York, NY 10038 - (212) 238-9000 - 12:15pm sharp

Darkest Hour have confirmed that they have parted ways with guitarist Kris Norris. Replacing Norris in Darkest Hour is Houston's Mike "Lonestar" Carrigan. more

Jeff LaBar (Cinderella) will now take over lead guitar duties in Juan Croucier's Dirty Rats. The band also includes John Medina on drums (formerly of Bret Michaels' solo band). Juan Croucier, "I am extremely pleased to introduce Jeff LaBar as the new lead guitar player for the band! I have always greatly admired Jeff's guitar playing, as well as his exceptional stage presence." more

The Police are set to release a new live album and DVD. 'The Police: Certifiable' is out November 24 (UK), and was recorded at the Riverplate Stadium in Buenos Aires during the band's reunion tour last summer. more

Killwhitneydead is currently in the process of putting together a DVD release. The group has issued the following: "We are calling on you, our fans, to help contribute your video(s) of any performance over the last three years of us touring this country and meeting all of you. We are especially looking for shows outside North Carolina." more

Six music fans have been charged in connection with a police enquiry into music sharing site OiNK. OiNK closed down last year after reports that users were using it to illegally share pre-release music. more

Queen sang to tens of thousands of Ukrainians in a charity concert meant to raise money and AIDS awareness in this ex-Soviet republic. Cheering fans packed the central square Friday in Ukraine's second-largest city, to listen to the legendary British rock band, whose lead vocalist Freddie Mercury died of an AIDS-related illness in 1991.more

3 Doors Down have been forced to postpone seven shows on their current North American trek, as singer Brad Arnold battles laryngitis. more

Speaking of down: Rapper Snoop Dogg has been granted a visa to enter Australia for a concert tour, the immigration department announced Friday (Sept. 12) after finishing a full character assessment of the entertainer.more

A Miami judge Friday (September 12) dismissed charges against Kelis stemming from a bizarre incident in the Floridian city last year. The singer was accused of disrupting a police operation at a South Beach nightclub by rushing toward undercover authorities and screaming racial profanities. more

A planned covers album by the Who, to be produced by T-Bone Burnett, is on hold but still on the British duo's radar, according to frontman Roger Daltrey.more

Chubby Checker's "Twist" tops all-time singles chart put out by Billboard for their 50th-anniversary Hot 100. "The Twist" is the only song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to enjoy two separate chart runs to No. 1: September 19, 1960 (one week), and, after an October 1961 appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," January 13, 1962 (two weeks). It also set a record for the most weeks (39) on the Hot 100 by a No. 1 song. Read more and see some surprising entries in the top 10 here

Kylie Minogue to sing at Dubai private party for a reported $4 million details

Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery entered a studio on Thursday (September 11) to begin recording his first solo album. Work on the project is expected to be finished by the end of October, although a release date has yet to be determined. more

After his short stint with Revolting, Kam Lee (Denial Fiend / ex-Massacre) has decided to spawn another creature spewing forth a remarkably similar path called Bone Gnawer. The new band will be working with Pulverised Records for their debut effort. more

Kreator has announced that their forthcoming new album will be entitled, "Hordes Of Chaos" and will be released on January 16th via SPV Records.more

Loudness have released a new four-disc DVD set entitled "The Legend Of Loudness - Live Complete Best" in Japan through Tokuma Communications. It features footage spanning the band's entire career more

Black Label Society will embark on a 10-city European tour in November/December, culminating in a headlining appearance at this year's Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. dates

The Weepies will play themselves on the Wednesday, October 22 (10:00 pm et/pt) episode of the ABC television series Dirty Sexy Money, performing the song "Somebody Loved" from their very first album as a pair, Happiness. Wow, we thought that show was cancelled half-way through the pilot. Learn something new everyday.

London, England based experimental metal band Capricorns have uploaded the new song "November Suicides" to its MySpace page. The track will appear on the band's impending new album, River, Bear Your Bones, which will see a September 30, 2008 North American release. Check out "November Suicides" here

Irish hard rock legends Thin Lizzy have "decided not to do the upcoming shows in Germany," according to a band update. more

Tommi "Rotten" Virranta of Deatchain and Survivors Zero fame has been chosen as the new lead singer of Finnish modern thrashers Discard. more

"We're glad to hear that Shadows is fine, and can't wait to get out on the road with the band in November," said Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd. "We have a great show planned, and we are pumped to get on the road behind the new album and play it for the fans."

Spanning over 40 years of rock history and featuring 86 tracks, comprised entirely of master recordings, the game will deliver Guitar Hero fans the largest selection of on-disc music in the music-rhythm videogame genre to date.

The guys are documenting their adventures on their official online Darker My Love TourZine .

Featured artists who will be performing music written by and associated with Jimi Hendrix include blues giant Buddy Guy, contemporary guitar greats Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Eric Johnson, Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and Aerosmith's Brad Whitford.

Playing on the title of the show, the Crump was one of the very first theaters John ever played at the very start of his career. It's been 32 years and 40 million albums since Mellencamp, inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, last performed at The Crump. He'll be back for one special performance on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Today's misheard lyric is to the song "Escape" and the line "To Escape From The True False World." That lyric has been misheard as "To Escape From The Two Foot Squirrels."

Blackmore's Night is currently enjoying success in the U.S. upon the recent release of its Secret Voyage CD (SPV) which stayed atop the Billboard New Age Chart for eight straight weeks.

"We've been developing our material live, as we tour, so recording our second album on stage was a natural way for us to capture our creative energy," says guitarist Drew Heller. "Live performance allows unexpected moments to occur -- audience and band energies interact in ways that can't be foreseen or simulated in a studio."

The reissue of "Tower Of Spite" is scheduled for 13th October 2008 in Europe and 25th November 2008 in USA (via MVD). Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc, limited to 2000 copies.

All of the Premier Collection titles are showcased in "deluxe packaging" with a unique consistent look, including o-cards, extensive liner notes and either a large number of tracks or lengthy play time.

Originally intended as the rock-edged follow-up to 2005's gentle Treeful of Starling, Los Manlicious is a gritty underbelly with an itch to be scratched. Its dark places are shining examples of his artistry, and its soft spots are all the hard facts you need to cut a rug with.

All Mine - Recording "All Mine" was awesome because we have never done anything acapella before. It forced us to not just sing whatever came to mind but really search for solid melodies and harmonies that could stand on their own without other instruments. Phil and Kirk added some great harmonies as well. Phil has some mean highs there.

When we first started working on the song "All Mine" was with an acoustic but John had the idea to do it acapella and everyone agreed. We put some snaps on the chorus to up the mood a bit. I have always personally enjoyed vocal music and I enjoy this song.