Ozzy Wrestling - According to Pwtorch.com, WWE announced on last night's (October 26th) Raw that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will guest-host next week's edition of WWE Raw. more
U2 will play a free concert in Berlin to help the city celebrate 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Music network MTV said the Irish rockers will perform in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Nov. 5 during the MTV Europe Music Awards more
Bruce Springsteen canceled a performance in Kansas City on Monday after the death of his cousin who was the assistant road manager of the E Street Band.more
AC/DC's Italian concert promoter, Barley Arts, has announced that rumors of AC/DC dates in Turin, Italy on June 8th and 9th, are false. more But in other AC/DC news, a UK record shop owner got a big surprise when a "scruffy geezer" came to the counter with a copy of AC/DC's monster hit, "Back in Black," and the geezer asked the shopkeeper if he wanted him to sign the album. "Er... who are you?" replied the shopkeeper. "I'm the singer." Turns out the geezer was AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson. Read the full tale here.
Steven Tyler, whose ear-piercing voice and huge lips have been Aerosmith's trademark for nearly four decades, will stage a multimedia solo presentation January 23 at the Capitol Center For The Arts in Concord, NH. more
Noel Gallagher has confirmed that he plans to embark on a solo career following the break-up of Oasis in August. "I'm looking forward to doing my own thing, bringing out my own music," he said. more
Deftones released ticket presale info for their upcoming benefit for Chi. Grab the details here.
In somewhat related news, our friends over at Antiquiet say "Deftones Soar, Slipknot Roars And Sublime Whores Their Legacy At Cypress Hill Smokeout" Check out their write up here
Music Biz vs fans again: And the music industry continues to shoot itself in the foot! A group of 25 publishers, producers and musicians in Europe are asking that YouTube hand over server logs showing who uploaded, as well as watched, their material. Sue your fans! Great marketing plan there. Read more here
Singer Morrissey returned to the stage at London's Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday, and made light of his collapse during a recent concert in Swindon. more
Remember Puddle Of Mudd? If you do, you might be interested to know they will release their fourth studio album, Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate, on December 8, according to FMQB
Jarvis Cocker has put out the flames sparked by his comments about a Pulp reunion being taken out of context by the UK press. Jarvis tells Teletext. "Someone asked me if I fancied playing at the 40th anniversary of Glastonbury, I said yes, they twisted that into a 'Pulp reform' story. It's not true." more
Slash joined the Black Eyed Peas on stage at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles Sunday night (October 25) to perform the Guns N' Roses classic "Sweet Child O' Mine". Watch video footage of his appearance at Blabbermouth
Nile have announced a listening party and signing session for their new album 'Those Whom the Gods Detest' to be held on Friday November 6, 2009 at 7pm at Earshot Records in Greenville South Carolina more
Slayer have confirmed an in-store performance at Hollywood & Highland Hot Topic in Los Angeles, CA on November 4th at 3:30 PM.more
The vocalists for Arkaea, the band featuring Fear Factory members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums), had this bad news for fans "Unfortunately Arkaea had to leave the Kittie tour 5 shows early. I apologize to all my friends and fans who were expecting to see us perform, we'll defiantly make it up to you very soon." more
Wanna watch a video of Van Halen lip-synching "Unchained" on a French TV show from 1981? If you do, jump over to BW&BK
Catalepsy advise fans: "We have decided to kick Bert out as he randomly left us while we were in Philly in August on our tour with Endwell. We were forced to cancel all remaining shows as our other vocalist Josh was sick at home. He had went home because 'his mother was in a coma.' We later found out this was a lie. He also had a history of stealing things from peoples houses that we stayed at, venues, as well as money from the band. We apologize to anyone who ever had anything missing."
The Killers are set to release their version of The Eagles' 'Hotel California' on November 30. more
The Strokes' Julian Casablancas has made his forthcoming debut solo album, 'Phrazes For The Young', available to listen to in full online before its official release. Check it out at NME
Feel The Shake Again: Jetboy have completed recording an EP of their first original material in 20 years, and are currently negotiating for its release later this year more
Haste The Day and Amarna Reign will hit the road this week for a brief tour. Dates are here
On Sunday night at the Riviera Theater in Chicago, Illinois, hard rockin' blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa joined Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule onstage during their second set, trading licks for a spellbinding version of "Sco-Mule" and tearing it up on a cover of the Albert King classic "Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home." wanna see it?
Cold War Kids will return on January 19th with a brand new four-track EP that will be supported by a four date U.S. tour. more
Lostprophets have announced details of a forthcoming UK tour. Heading out in early February, the 19 date tour will take in venues across the UK more
Rancid has announced plans to play a benefit on Saturday, November the 7th in Las Vegas for the Tony Hawk Foundation. The Stand Up For Skateparks event, sponsored by Hawk's new Tony Hawk: RIDE video game, takes place at the Wynn Las Vegas resort more
The Haunted have cancelled their previously announced U.K. tour (October 29 - November 4) with Casino Brawl and Romeo Must Die as a result of "some very special circumstances," according to a statement released by the band. more
The 2009 We The People Festival in Los Angeles will feature a number of acts including Bad Religion, Suicidal Tendencies, Pepper and more
Rolling Stones' Controversial Tour Documentary "Cocksucker Blues" Screens in New York. more
One and half hit wonders Bulletboys announce the return of original member and bassist Lonnie Vencent. more -
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