Fly: This one is really important to me. I wrote the chorus a few years ago, knew what the song was about, but had to wait until the right way to say it came along. This song is about the fundamental contract between individuals and society. We all give up some individual rights in order to get some benefits as a group. On the simplest level, I agree not to kill the other people in this group, and together we will be able to hunt better and for bigger prey, or we'll be able to band together and farm, in order to ensue that all of us have more food and security. Small individual sacrifice for big group gains.
Now, it doesn't seem like we've done a fantastic job of getting rid of world hunger or of ending fighting and war, does it? So, society hasn't fulfilled its end of the bargain. If we're going to have a society, isn't the whole purpose to make sure that everyone has at the least food and safety?

When I think of these big goals for humanity, I always think of flight. In my mind, humans have wanted to fly for as long as we could dream. And I don't mean airplanes, I mean straight up fliying. To be honest, when I was a kid I really expected there would be at the least flying cars by the time I was an adult. Didn't you? So, for what we've given, what have we got? We can't even fly!

The singer told RollingStone.com, "I know and love the Velvet Revolver guys but there is no truth to the story about me joining their band."

The deep-voiced soul singer died Sunday after he was found unconscious at his Memphis residence.

Blink-182 and Morrissey producer Jerry Finn has been taken off life support after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage last month. According to a post on the Prosoundweb forum reprinted on Morrissey-Solo.com, Finn's family made the decision on Saturday. more

DMX is in trouble yet again, after failing to show up to an Arizona court to face 11 charges from drugs possession to animal cruelty. The judge will hold the warrant until 4pm PST today (August 12) to give his attorney time to provide information to the court regarding his location and reasons for his non-appearance more

Amy Winehouse has told a UK gossip columnist that even though her stab at a theme to the new James Bond movie, Quantum Of Solace, was rejected in favor of a collaboration between Jack White and Alicia Keys, she's going to get it together enough to record the song anyway. more

Radiohead have written the score for the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's latest book, the author has revealed to the BBC. Palahniuk's 1996 novel Fight Club was made into a film starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. His latest book, Choke, is also being adapted for the big screen. more

In the "didn't I hear that before" department, Idolator also has an interesting comparison between Miley Cyrus and R.Kelly's pseudo-southern woman in "Trapped in the Closet, Chapter 8". Read their analysis and listen for yourself right here

Southern Comfort has announced that the SoCo Music Experience scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 18 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium has been cancelled due to an unexpected escalation in production costs. At this time, there are no plans to reschedule the event this year.

The Verve have denied rumors that they are on the verge of cancelling their V Festival appearances this weekend (August 16-17). more

A music producer has sued Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million, claiming the actress and her father have repeatedly violated a contract and failed to pay him his share of her earnings. more

The final recordings of "outlaw legend" Waylon Jennings will get a release on October 21st. Waylon Forever will feature eight songs all backed by his son Shooter Jennings and his band the 357's. more

Don Helms, a renowned steel guitarist who played in Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys band and on country classics by Patsy Cline and Lefty Frizzell, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 81.

Avant is joining the Capitol Records roster of urban chart-topping artists. His first Capitol Records album will be released on October 28th, 2008.

This week Rock The Bayou announced a 4th band stage. That means that we will approach 150 live bands performing over the long weekend! A full lineup of artists can be found here

London folk rock outfit Noah and the Whale have announced their first-ever stateside tour. The short jaunt will kick off in mid-September bookended by several European dates. more

A pretty girl who won national fame after singing at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was only miming. Wearing a red dress and pigtails, Lin Miaoke charmed a worldwide audience with a rendition of "Ode to the Motherland". more

Chiodos, Silverstein, and Escape The Fate will be touring together in October and November. Confirmed dates are here

Tina Turner has announced that she will release an album featuring hits spanning her career as well as rare live recordings and two new tracks. 'Tina!' is due out in the US on September 30 via Capitol/EMI. more

Brian Epstein's copy of his management contract with The Beatles, a pact that proved to be worth millions, is being offered for sale in London next month. The four-page document, signed Oct. 1, 1962, by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Richard Starkey � Ringo Starr's real name � carries an estimated price of $480,000 more

Rock & roll comic C.C. Banana, known for his outrageous interviews with rockers and other celebrities, has written a new song parody exclusively for this project. The song is a comedic take on the Gene Simmons/Vinnie Vincent classic "Unholy," rewritten as a roast of Danger Danger vocalist Ted Poley. Despite its humorous overtones, the track is an appropriately heavy recreation of the Kiss original, featuring a guitar solo by Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), guitars and bass by Paul LaPlaca (Zandelle, Z02, Chris Caffery solo band), drums by Dennis Leeflang (Sun Caged, Epica, Bumblefoot solo band) and background vocals by Kelli McCloud (Queen of the Reich) and Vic Rivera (AdrianGale, Crunch, Poley/Rivera).

The July 15th stop at the 15,601 capacity DTE Energy Music Center in Clarkston, MI was the only sellout reported. The Houston, TX show at 11,666 capacity Toyota Center came close to selling out as well with a reported 10,347 in attendance, but the bigger venues on the tour didn't produce the results the hype led us to expect. In fact, the tour played to half capacity venues for most of the tour.

DCFC will perform in their hometown of Seattle for the first time in nearly two years at the annual Bumbershoot Festival. They close out the mainstage of the festival on Monday, September 1st. Indie rock legends Superchunk have agreed to make an increasingly rare appearance and join the bill.

Coinciding with the release of The Cosmos Rocks, Queen + Paul Rodgers embark on a 33-date Europe and Northern Eurasia tour beginning mid-September. The tour reaches the UK on October 10 with 11 dates including two at London 02 and the tour's final date at Wembley Arena on November 8.

The original album is also appended with acoustic renditions of "What About Now" and "Home" plus a live version of "It's Not Over."

Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), Jade Puget (AFI) , 30 Seconds To Mars and 65 Days Of Static (who supported The Cure on most of their recent 59 date World 4Tour), have exclusively remixed the four singles from the forthcoming studio album for this special EP, entitled Hypnagogic States as follows:

Today's misheard lyric is to Bon Jovi's "Living On A Prayer" and the line "It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not." That lyric has been misheard as "It doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not."

Rundgren has been on the road in support of the release on a 20 + U.S. city tour this summer which kicked off with a week-long celebration in Hawaii, culminating with the first-ever live performance of Arena in its entirety on Todd's birthday, June 22nd. Rundgren will also hit the road in support of Arena this fall in Europe and the UK where the album will be released simultaneously to the U.S.

You'll be able to download and purchase shows, but it's also your new resource for the entire live concert experience. You'll be able to post your review of a show, make a compilation of your favorite songs and even buy gift certificates for your family and friends.

The Canadian twins will play a handful of festivals, including San Diego Street Scene and ACL, before kicking off their headlining tour.

Joining them are fellow Canucks City and Colour (fronted by Dallas Green from Alexisonfire) and San Antonio-based rockers Girl in a Coma.

Tier One will include the new CD, an 18" X 24" signed and numbered limited edition original lithograph painted by P.TM's vocalist/guitarist John Baldwin Gourley, a special double-gold-disc vinyl edition of "Censored Colors" with a die-cut gatefold, a wearable monkey mask, a project t-shirt that is exclusive to these special album bundles, and a "Censored Colors" wheat paste poster. The Tier One package will sell for $80.00, and only 100 of these top-drawer packages will be made available.

I'm gonna go ahead and say the title of the tour should have been .. "after party". See, on this run every band hosts a sponsored after party at one stop along the tour. The folks at mayhem give you a nice budget to work with and you get to theme your party. The parties seem to get more creative as the tour passes .... from The Dragonforce Hawaiian party to 5fdp's karate inspired party..."relax...no one was hurt"... except for the victims of my patented .. five finger DEATHPUNCH ... a drink only the insiders will ever taste...hahahaha ..

Disturbed right now hold the #1 spot on the people to damage ratio...."again.. no one was hurt" LOL ... but Slipknot's party is yet to come...I'm sure they will pull out all the stops. On a personal note.. the tour seems to be getting bigger at every stop. Gaining momentum at a pace I don't think anyone was prepared for. There are only a few stops left so my advice.... beg borrow or steal your way to this show....