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Day in Rock Report for 11/02/2010


Motley Dancing With The Stars?- Robert Plant Webcast- The Autumn Offering Over?- NATO Foil Arcade Fire- Gregg Allman Goes Solo- Senses Fail Vs All Time Low- more
The Day in Rock Digest for 11/2/10: Reliable sources tell Robin Leach that Motley Crue's Vince Neil has already pretaped his spots for the announcement of Skating With the Stars, a spin off of Dancing With the Stars, which starts Nov. 22 as a 2-hour special in tandem with DWTS' finale. more

Former Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant headlined BBC Radio 2's Electric Proms festival on October 29. Check it out here

The Autumn Offering's singer Matt McChesney has now announced that the band is taking a "long break," and possibly breaking up. more

Arcade Fire were due to kick off European dates at the Atlantica Pavillion in Lisbon on November 18, but are being forced to postpone the show by Nato. more

Check out the latest trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops, which features "Gimme Shelter" from The Rolling Stones here

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson is on the short list for the Face Of Travel 2010 Award. This acknowledges the celebrity who's made the biggest contribution to the travel and tourism industry during the past year. more

The Decemberists announce new album release date and tracklisting 'The King Is Dead' is due out on January 11, 2011 more

Drive-By Truckers have just announced that their upcoming full length, Go-Go Boots will be on shelves on February 15th, 2011. more

Stephen Pearcy tells BW&BK "I'm personally taking a break from Ratt to concentrate on my label Top Fuel Records, work on a new solo album..." more

Senses Fail's Buddy Nielsen says, "A band like All Time Low should have no business being associated with a band like Senses Fail, but they are. There's no similarity whatsoever in everything that we do. The Maine might as well be Matchbox 20. All Time Low might as well be Mickey Mouse Club." more

Butch Frable has resigned as guitarist for Beyond Fallen due to health issues. more

Bobby Lee Morgan, musician and songwriter of the late 80's-early 90's rock band Badd Attitude passed away on October 29th more

Allman Brothers legend Gregg Allman has revealed the track listing for his first solo album in 14 years, 'Low Country Blues', which is scheduled for release via Rounder Records on January 18, 2011. more

Jane's Addiction will close out 2010 with a pair of shows in Aspen, CO on December 30th and 31st at Belly Up. more

Flogging Molly will be heading back into the studio at the end of the year to record their new studio album, set for release the first half of 2011. Their annual Green 17 Tour will be announced soon more

Two months after filing for divorce, Slash has withdrawn the petition. more

Joy Division releasing new vinyl box set named '+-' Ten-disc set will be released in December more

According to Australia's Soundwave Festival, Alesana have joined Epitaph Records. more

Reign Supreme will be releasing a new EP on Deathwish Inc. in 2011. more

Periphery is currently finishing up work on their upcoming EP. Additionally, the band has commenced writing for their second full-length. more

Doomenicus have announced they have split up due to a number of unspecified issues within the band. Doomenicus released their acclaimed debut album, 'Sacred,' in 2009 more

Details have been released for the recently promised split from Dan Potthast and Tomas Kalnoky of Streetlight Manifesto (under the name Toh Kay. The album is titled You By Me: Volume 1 more -

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Zakk's Wylde Kung Fu
Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society have released a brand new video for the track "Overlord," which comes from their latest album Order Of The Black.

The video, directed by Master Cylinder, finds guitar legend Zakk Wylde and his Black Label Society in a satire of 70's Kung Fu movies.

Wylde is featured as the Bruce Lee-type action hero (yellow jumpsuit and all) in hot pursuit of the Overlord...in this case an old lady who holds the key to a very special prize. - check out the director's cut here

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Garbage Reunite
(Gibson) Singer Shirley Manson has confirmed that the band Garbage have reunited to work on recordings for their fifth album and their first since 2005's Bleed Like Me. Manson has been working in the studio with fellow bandmates � guitarist Steve Marker, guitarist-bassist-keyboardist Duke Erikson, and drummer Butch Vig, who also serves as the group's producer.

Garbage announced they were going on hiatus after the release of Bleed Like Me, and Manson began work with Vig as a co-producer and co-writer for a debut solo album, though no material from those sessions has been released.

The group is currently trying to focus the new material they've recorded, and to narrow things down to an album's worth of songs. - more on this story

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Metallica To Play Surprise U.S. Show This Week
Fans hoping for Metallica to make a "live" return stateside this year are in luck. The band have announced a surprise gig this week in Los Angeles. Here is what the band had to say: Our friends over at Activision, the fine folks who bring you the "Guitar Hero" games, noticed a small hole in the Metalli-tour schedule in between Australian dates and rang us up to invite us to the launch of their next "Call of Duty" game, "Black Ops."

One thing led to another and next thing we know, we're playing at the party!!! Kinda like that top secret (yeah, right!) show we did in Austin at the South By Southwest Music Festival when our "Guitar Hero" game was released in March of 2009.

The end result is that on this Thursday, November 4, we'll be in Santa Monica, CA rockin' at the Santa Monica airport, Hangar 8. In addition to celebrating the release of "Call of Duty: Black Ops," the event will raise funds for The Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit organization that helps soldiers transition to civilian life and assists them in establishing jobs and careers. Tickets will not go on sale, but we have a limited number of passes for Fan Club members to attend. If you're a Met Club member and will be in the L.A. area in a few days, head over to www.metclub.com to find out how you can win a pair of tickets. - more on this story

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Justice for Rev Theory Coming
Rev Theory's third album, Justice, is set to hit stores on February 15, 2011.

The lead single, which is the title track "Justice," goes to rock radio today, November 2nd. The song will also be available at all digital retailers simultaneously.

Guitarist Julien Jorgensen says, "As a band we attacked this opportunity with the intent of capturing the energy of a great live show. Justice is a realized vision, and reflects who we are as a band more accurately than any of its predecessors. It really is the record we are most proud of." - more on this story

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Jason Bonham Reflects On His Led Zeppelin Experience
(hennemusic) Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience is out on the road these days, touring as a 30th anniversary tribute to Jason's dad, the late John Bonham.

Jason is thrilled with the tour's progress, as it kicked off across Canada before hitting the States. "Calgary was just � every one of them has been phenomenal for whatever reason, and always the same reason is the audience and the amount of response they give back," Bonham tells John J. Moser of the Lehigh Valley Music blog. "Cause it's not just myself, you know, this is representing my family. I'm playing my father's music and I'm a fan of Led Zeppelin. The response has been beyond what I ever imagined it would be. Unreal. Everyone seems to understand the story I'm telling. We break up the show with a video and the footage of my day as a kid and the home movie parts."

The show is a personal journey for Bonham, another way of providing some closure with the past. "Yeah. The strangest thing is the way it hit me," says Jason. "The thing you've got to remember is, when dad was alive, initially one the reasons I kind of have a thing with it is, I never really got it when he was alive. He was my dad and he played in a band and I was more into The Police. You know, I went through the whole blond hair bit. And dad took me to see The Police when I was 13. And I was like, this is a cool band, dad. See this is a cool band. [Laughs] And I felt bad for years because then a year later � I never had a chance to tell him how great I think was. After he passed away, I would go and listen to his music. And when I had a few incidents where I really had to go and really do my homework, I found new favorites � things in the songs that I never knew. There's certain parts where I thought, 'I thought I knew that.' And I didn't. I had blinders on. So it's been a great journey for me finding new favorites from albums. Certain albums I hadn't played for a long, long time. And now some of those things are � 'Presence,' which is an under-rated album , is probably one of my favorite albums." - A lot more from Jason here

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Lil Wayne 90s Rock (Nirvana. Pearl Jam, Radiohead etc) Mashup Released
Despite label protest, DJ Alexei has gone ahead with the release of his latest project, Alexei Presents ... Weezy's 90s Ball, Vol. 1, a remix and mashup album that pairs Lil Wayne with 90s rock classics from Nirvana, Radiohead, and other influential acts.

The release, timed to mark Lil Wayne's release from jail, comes after several days of uncertainly that followed when Universal Motown issued a cease and desist letter to block the release. The album is available for free download at 90sBall.com.

On the album, Alexei both reinterprets old Lil Wayne hits and combines the artist's numerous -- and, in some cases, obscure -- feature verses to create new songs. Musically, the album is divided into tracks that retain the rock sensibility of the source material ("A Milli In Bloom," "Zombie Musik") and hip-hop-influenced tracks on which Alexei combines samples of 90s rock with hip-hop drums ("Bring Back That Raspy Sh*t," "Gimme That, Rude Boy"). - more on this story

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Classic INXS Concert Comes To DVD
(Kayos) Eagle Rock will unearth another rare concert from the Rockpalast vaults, when they release INXS: Mystify, on DVD today (November 2)

Filmed on June 21, 1997 at the Loreley Festival in Germany for their famed Rockpalast television series, this 105-minute DVD is a showcase of INXS in top form. The set list is packed to the brim with favorites (including all seven of their US Top-10 singles), like "What You Need," "Need You Tonight," and "New Sensation."

This concert also captures their iconic lead singer, Michael Hutchence, just before his untimely passing five months later. This DVD is a perfect snapshot of the frontman in action, capturing the crowd as they melt under his charismatic delivery and unfettered talent. - more on this story

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Bruce Springsteen Promise Preview
(hennemusic) Bruce Springsteen is gearing things up for the November 16 release of two projects based around the recording sessions for his 1978 release, "Darkness On The Edge Of Town".

"The Promise" is a 2-cd set featuring a remastered version of "Darkness," as well as "The Promise" - two discs of 21 previously unreleased songs from the sessions.

Springsteen recorded almost 70 songs and pared things down to 10 for the original release. - Check out a preview and learn more here

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Singled Out: Aleister X
Today we have probably the most unusual Singled Out in antiMusic history. It comes courtesy of Aleister X who just released "The Git" EP via Andrew W.K.'S - Steev Mike label.

Because Aleister included a lot of visual aids with his story, you'll need to - click here to read and see it. It's worth the click over!

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Extreme Makeover: Rob Zombie Edition
(hennemusic) Rob Zombie is a monster with a heart. Zombie appeared on the Halloween episode of ABC-TV's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on the weekend, all for a worthy cause.

The reality show helped the Oregon School for the Deaf, in Salem, upgrade their annual haunted house fundraiser for the school.

"Basically, we refurbished their haunted house from some makeshift thing," to a professional, mindblowing haunted house, Zombie said. "Now they should be making a fortune." - more including video footage

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Jimi Hendrix's Biggest Fan: Pee-Wee Herman
(Gibson) Pee-wee Herman is back in a big way � his stage production of The Pee-wee Herman Show is about to open on Broadway. In support of the opening, actor Paul Reubens recently participated in The Guest DJ Project radio show on KCRW in Los Angeles.

When asked to pick the five songs that have inspired him throughout his life, Reubens went with Jimi Hendrix's "Stone Free" as his #1 and had this to say about Hendrix: "I think most people who heard Jimi Hendrix for the first time had a religious experience � as did I. I had never heard anything like this. This song, besides the beat of it, and just the drive of it, this was the piece of music that made me feel like anything was possible.

"This piece of music defines genre, invention�and you can draw just a straight line from Jimi Hendrix to almost everybody else who matters in music now, in my opinion. I mean, there is certainly no Prince without Jimi, there's certainly no�150 billion people without him." - more on this story

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TSOL Added To Frontier Records 30th Anniversary show
TSOL have been added to the lineup for the Frontier Records 30th Anniversary show at the Echoplex on Sunday, November 7.

The Adolescents, Middle Class, Rikk Agnew, Pontiac Brothers, Deadbeats, Stains and Flyboys are already scheduled to appear. - more on this story

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Alice Cooper Rocks TV Dance Show
(hennemusic) Since dancing shows are all the rage on tv these days (for some reason), I guess every country has at least one. England is no different � they have "Strictly Come Dancing" � which follows the same format as the U.S. show, "Dancing With The Stars."

On what was billed as a special Halloween edition of the program's 'results' show, Alice Cooper was there to play his classic, "Poison," while dancers paraded around in front of the band.

It sounds crazy, but there's video to prove it � and as weird as the whole thing is, there is an upside: it means neither you nor I had to sit through the whole show to see it. - Check it out here

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Kings of Leon and Plan B Get Paul McCartney Endorsement
(Gibson) Although he's 68, Paul McCartney isn't stodgy when it comes to new music. That's what he said in an interview with Britain's The Sun.

"I think there's a lot of great music around, I really do," he said. "You get someone going, 'Oh, it's not like it was in my day!' I say, 'No, it's different. It isn't like it was in your day. And actually some of it is better.'"

So who has McCartney been digging lately? "I like Kings of Leon, I think they're really cool," he said. "I like Plan B, he's good. He has really got it, you know, a good singer, man." - more on this story

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Eric Clapton Rarities Edition Hits Stores
Today Polydor/Ume released Eric Clapton's 461 Ocean Boulevard Rarities Edition" which was original released as part of the two disc Deluxe Edition. Here is the blurb:

The 1974 tour for Clapton's second solo album, 461 Ocean Boulevard, considered a crucial milestone in his much revered catalog, featured members of that album's band, an ensemble that would serve as his backing group for five years.

This Rarities Edition compiles the best of a triumphant two-night stand at London's Hammersmith Odeon in December 1974. While tapping "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Let It Grow" from the album, the concert also showcases Cream and Derek & The Dominos chestnuts, a bittersweet rendition of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" and an extended blues medley. Added exclusively for this album are a session outtake and three previously unreleased studio recordings. - more on this story

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Silverstein Pierce The Veil
Silverstein have tapped Pierce The Veil to support them on their upcoming headline tour.

Joining Silverstein and Pierce The Veil on the full U.S. tour will be Miss May I, The Chariot, and A Bullet For Pretty Boy.

Pierce The Veil has been on tour non-stop since the release of their sophomore album Selfish Machines, which was released on June 21st - more on this story

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Dave Matthews Choose Your Own Charity Benefit Shows
(Gibson) Dave Matthews recently announced plans for a pair of December shows in Seattle, at which 100% of the concert proceeds will be donated to charity � the twist being that each and every ticket-buyer gets to decide which charity to support.

Matthews is the first musician to team with JustGive.org, a website that matches donations with almost 2 million different charities.

The concerts will be held December 6 and 7 at Seattle's McCaw Hall, and will team Matthews with his friend and frequent collaborator, multi-instrumentalist Tim Reynolds (the pair have released three live albums together since 1999, and Reynolds played on Matthews' debut solo album, Some Devil). - more on this story

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The Eagles' Joe Walsh Wants To School Politicians About Addiction
(Gibson) The Eagles' Joe Walsh has always been a refreshingly candid rock star, and one of the things he's been quite candid about is his battles with rock star indulgences. After struggling with alcoholism and drug abuse through a good part of career, Walsh says he's now been clean and sober for 17 years and has a perspective on the issue of addiction that might be helpful not just to other individuals in the same struggle, but to some government officials making drug policies.

In a recent interview with the Australian newspaper The Herald Sun, Walsh said, "I'd love to speak to leaders and politicians in Melbourne and around Australia about addiction. Addiction is a disease and, with help, people can get back to being responsible members of the community. I hope to give your leaders that message."

Walsh may soon get that chance since the Eagles have just completed the North American leg of a world tour and will head to Australia in December. -

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The Duke Spirit Song Giveaway
The Duke Spirit have a new EP coming out called "Kusama" and they are giving away a free track "Everybody's Under Your Spell" via their Facebook page.

You can also see the premiere of the video for the song "Northbound" on their Facebook as well.

The Dukes are also playing a special show in NYC at Santos (96 Lafayette Street) on Nov 3rd. - go here

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Buy No Doubt's Singles Collection With a Different Title and Cover
Universal is repackaging No Doubt's Singles Collection today and calling it No Doubt Icon. Here is the blurb and tracklist:

The No Doubt ICON release features the same track listing as their Singles Collection, including "It's My Life," "Just A Girl," and "Hey Baby," with new artwork and at a lower price. The fifteen-track release will offer fans a more affordable version of the band's greatest hits collection. - more on this story

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On This Day The First Beatle Hit the Road Solo
(Gibson) It's amazing to think that in the fall of 1974, more than four years after the band had broken up, none of The Beatles had toured North America. Each one had scored huge post-Beatles albums and singles, not John, Paul, George or Ringo had embarked on a tour of the U.S. since the band's final trek in 1966. That is, until "The Quiet Beatle" became the first one to hit the road.

In 1974, George Harrison announced that he was going on a 30-date North American tour to play songs off his #1 solo albums (1970's All Things Must Pass and 1973's Living in the Material World) as well as a few Beatles classics. Harrison assembled a 10-piece band, including pop star � and Beatles collaborator � Billy Preston, horn player Tom Scott and guitarist Robben Ford. The former Beatle also brought along friend, mentor and Indian music legend Ravi Shankar, who would perform two sets with his group during each concert.

Although Harrison had staged The Concert for Bangladesh a few years before, he had never organized a full tour for himself. As such, he seemed a bit uncertain about how he'd feel about doing so, saying, "I either finish this tour ecstatically happy and want to go on tour everywhere, or I'll end up just going back to my cave for another five years." - more on this story

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Joe Cocker A Rare Mad Dog
Today A&M/UMe released Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen Rarities Edition, which was original released as part of the two disc Deluxe Edition. Here is the blurb:

In the pantheon of classic live albums and films, Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen stands alongside Woodstock and The Last Waltz in defining the rock generation. In 1970, the craziest, loudest and longest rock 'n' roll circus, starring Cocker plus Leon Russell, the tour's musical director, hit America.

Capturing Cocker and Russell in their prime, this Rarities Edition collects performances recorded but not included on the original two-disc album. Also heard is backup vocalist Claudia Lennear, who handles the Beatles' "Let It Be" while Cocker once more reprises the Fab Four's "Something" and "With A Little Help From My Friends." -

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White Lies Going Soph
White Lies' sophomore record Ritual will be released on January 18, 2011 via Geffen/Fiction.

British critics have given White Lies accolades as successors to the likes of Echo & The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, Depeche Mode, The Psychedelic Furs and Magazine. - more on this story

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New DeVotchKa Album To Feature Members of Calexico
DeVotchKa will release their new album 100 Lovers on February 15th.

For this, their fifth record, the band again headed to the vastness of the Arizona desert with producer Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Neko Case).

The record features guest percussions from Mauro Refosco of Thom York's band Atoms For Peace, and members of Calexico. - more on this story

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Volumes Concept Of Dreaming
Volumes will release a new EP The Concept Of Dreaming on November 16th on Mediaskare Records.

Three tracks from the EP along with special pre-order packages have been posted on the band's official MySpace page.

"We are stoked to announce that we have signed to Mediaskare Records, joining a great team and a roster of bands we look up too. Volumes is looking forward to spreading our sound alongside fellow artists like The Ghost Inside and Betrayal," stated Volumes guitarist Gus Farias. - more on this story

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Paloma Faith Looking for Sideman
(Gibson) Paloma Faith, the half-Spanish, half-English singer-songwriter whose 2009 debut album, Do You Want the Truth of Something Beautiful? went platinum and stayed in the U.K Top 40 album chart for 30 weeks, is looking for a guitar player.

According to her management: "Paloma Faith is urgently looking for an experienced new guitarist. Must be a confident player and showman capable in rock/jazz/soul/Latin/pop. Males and females welcome. Auditions to be held on November 11. Please submit photo, experience, DOB to [email protected]."

The colorful Paloma Faith was a burlesque performer and magician's assistant before finding musical success. She's also an accomplished actress with roles in St. Trinian's, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Dread. She is currently working on her second album. - more on this story

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Steinway & Sons Release John Lennon Imagine Piano
(PR) Steinway & Sons introduce the Imagine Series Limited Edition piano to commemorate John Lennon's 70th birthday.

The Imagine Series Limited Edition is modeled after the white Steinway grand piano that John Lennon presented to Yoko Ono on her birthday in 1971, which is still at their famous Manhattan residence � the Dakota.

The music desk of each piano incorporates one of four different John Lennon original drawings. Come Together, the title of the opening track on the Beatles' historic album, "Abbey Road," reflects John Lennon's desire to bring people together - more on this story

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. Where the Ocean Meets the Sky Interview
antiMusic caught up with Where the Ocean Meets the Sky frontman, Blake Martin, who effortlessly pulls the spirit of untamed music from some sacred place inside him, for a little Q&A in between tour dates. - Read the full Where the Ocean Meets the Sky Interview

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