Lights Out: This was the first track we ever wrote as attack attack. I remember myself and Ryan in my living room with an acoustic guitar and when we played the chords it was instantly like "wow" they sound awesome! the song kinda wrote itself because the chords were so perfect together the melody came straight away. The lyrics were inspired by a friend who had split up from a girl . Lyrically Its about saying stuff you don't really mean during a fight with a loved one and not knowing if you will ever get the chance to take those words back.

The concerts will be the group's first since its August 2004 performance at Newport State Airport in Coventry, Vermont. The band intends to announce additional 2009 tour dates early next year.

A ruling is expected by the board tomorrow (October 2) on an application by the National Music Publishers' Association to raise the royalty fees paid to its members on songs purchased from online music stores including iTunes.

Coldplay will release what they are calling a digital EP. The effort entitled "Lost" will hit digital media outlets on November 11th. According to Aversion it's really just a extended single for the title track. more

Bret Michaels is temporarily pulling the plug on his upcoming reality show Rock Of Love Bus to reach out to the families of two women killed in a car accident caused by a "Rock" roadie. more

Exactly a year on the heels of his last album, Seal will unveil another new project Nov. 11 via Warner Bros. "Soul," as its name indicates, features the artist covering 11 vintage soul numbers with production from David Foster more

Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will not be signing any guitars or pick guards and will be charging a fee for autographs during his appearance at the Chiller Theatre toy, model and film expo on October 25. Grab your wallet and head here for more info.

A brand-new Slayer album is expected in 2009, but some fans won't have to wait that long to get an early listen to some of the new music. Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" dates, will receive the new Slayer song via an exclusive download card that will also include special material from the entire tour's line-up - Slayer, Mastodon, Trivium and Amon Amarth. more

Beck has added a second date to his opening stand at the Club Nokia theater in downtown Los Angeles. The second date will take place November 9 the day Before the sold out November 10 show. Tickets are on sale now.

Pain, the Swedish band led by Peter T�gtgren (Hypocrisy) will embark on the European tour in January/February 2009. Support on the trek will come from Brother Firetribe, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring Nightwish guitarist Emppu Vuorinen. more

Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme wants to ship the band out to his desert studio to record album number six. more

Dead Confederate is pleased to announce that they will be playing at this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest After Party in Austin, TX. On November 8, right after the festival ends on day 1, head over to Mohawk (912 Red River) to see Dead Confederate play Transmission Entertainment's Official After Party. They will be supporting White Denim Myspace link

Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy will embark on the "Metal In America XXX-Mas" tour later this fall. Support on all dates will come from one hit glamster's Britny Fox. more

We posted the teaser for it yesterday but here is the link to the Music Radar interview with Slash.

Speaking of follows ups from yesterday. We heard a lot of great feedback about the Greg Camp Singled Out feature. So we just learned you have a chance to see him live as he will be in New York City performing twice at the CMJ Marathon. Before then he'll be on the left coast for a show as well:
10/10/08 - The Uptown Club Oakland, CA
10/22/08 - The Delancy New York, NY - Bar/None CMJ Showcase feat (Oppenheimer, Hotel Lights, Starling Electric, Hot Lava, Shannon McArdle
10/23/08 - The Cutting Room New York, NY

More proof that NBC stands for "Normally Broadcasting Crap" and Hollywood is as creatively bankrupt as the music business : "The Partridge Family" has found a new network home at NBC. The Peacock has picked up a contemporary single-camera take on the classic ABC sitcom to be written by Jeff Rake. more

Sony Corp. has completed its acquisition of Bertelsmann's 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment, giving it 100% ownership and making the company a wholly-owned subsidiary. more

The Warner Bros. set moved 132,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, making it only the second album this year to claim three straight weeks in the penthouse. Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" achieved the same in February.

Now, an Australian artist called Natascha Stellmach claims to have "acquired" the remains, and plans to smoke them in a joint to "release Cobain into the ether from the media circus."

The duo said in a statement that the FBI were currently searching for their driver, who was last seen on September 26 in Los Angeles.

Having the opportunity to see 3 such important and influential bands within the world of Metal on the same bill is cause for excitement.

The contest was put together by aniBoom (aniboom.com), the premiere virtual animation studio, TBD Records and the band. The winners were selected by the members of Radiohead themselves and the band has decided that Picon's video for "Reckoner" will serve as the official video for the song. MySpace Music will premier the additional three winners in the coming weeks.

Called Breathe Easy, the project calls on the talents of artists like the Raveonettes, the Black Angels, J Mascis, Saul Williams, Spoon's Britt Daniel, Midnight Movies, and of course the Dandy Warhols, to bring their separate musical perceptions and abilities to finished product. Genre becomes loosely articulated; what unites the pieces is the emotion, the spontaneity that comes from collaboration and inspiration. It's music that conveys both the individual contribution and the integrity of the whole.

The limited-edition deluxe reissue is due out in the US via Barsuk Records on November 25 and will mark the 10th anniversary of its original release.

The song is simple: boy meets girl, girl breaks up with boy, back together again, boy breaks up with girl, back together again, end and repeat. Now mix that up with post-graduatorial angst, deciding against law school, and still interning for the occasional free lunch while living in a closet, and you get "Just Impolite."

At the time the song was written, Plushgun did not exist. I was haphazardly attempting to compose for indie flicks, interning at a recording studio, and (when motivated enough) temping for rent. Confused 23 year old post-grads excel at data entry. The only stable part of my life was the predictable fluctuation of my love life, and essentially its breakdown is what caused "Just Impolite." I was confused, as is the song. Happy sounding music with rather defeatist lyrical embellishment serendipitously led to a song that was much deeper than its poppy melody.