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Alice In Chains Album Details |
According to Blabbermouth, the track listing has been revealed as follows: 1. All Secrets Known 02. Check My Brain 03. Last Of My Kind 04. Your Decision 05. A Looking In View 06. When The Sun Rose Again 07. Acid Bubble 08. Lessons Learned 09. Take Her Out 10. Private Hell 11. Black Gives Way To Blue
Former Comes with the Fall singer William DuVall took over vocal duties for the late Layne Staley who died of a drug overdose in 2002. The band said of their new album that they hope "these songs will strike a chord and make a similar impact on all of you out there that were moved by this band in the first place."
- Read the Blabbermouth report
Kid Rock Helps Beaten Pizza Man |
Harry Colyer, 28, of Harrison, Ohio, said he found the check earlier this week when he was released from a Cincinnati hospital after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his face, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
While in town for a July 22 concert, Kid Rock decided to help Colyer after reading a story about the attack, said Nick Stern, a New York City representative of the musician.
- more on this story
Van Halen Sitcom- Dylan Christmas Album- Steven Tyler Breaks Shoulder- Duff McKagan's Loaded Sick Vinyl- Beastie Cancer Update- 80s Icon Dies and more |
Bob Dylan is busy working away on an upcoming Christmas album. According to Bullypulpit.com, at least four songs have been already recorded for the as-yet-untitled yuletide offering. more
Duff McKagan's Loaded has this tidbit for fans: "We want everyone to know that a limited vinyl version of Sick is now available in the US! The custom multi-colored record comes with LP-only cover art by Mexican Chocolate Design, and is packaged with a white label two song 7"!" It's for sale here
Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, sent an email blast this morning, Aug. 5, updating his health status following surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his parotid gland, the discovery of which caused the cancellation of the band's scheduled concert appearances behind their recently completed album, Hot Sauce Committee. You can read the email here
The trio behind Spinal Tap and the Folksmen has set a Sept. 1 release date for a DVD of their recent concert tour. "Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer" features an entire 35-track performance filmed at their May 31 show at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee. more
Gunfire 76, the new project featuring former Murderdolls frontman Wednesday 13, has finished recording its debut album at a studio in Charlotte, North Carolina for a tentative fall release more
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has broken his shoulder after falling off the stage during a concert on the veteran rock band's ill-starred summer tour, an insider said on Thursday. more. So it isn't surprising that Aerosmith postponed at least one weekend concert.more
Family and fans of legendary rock singer Phil Lynott are planning a major exhibition to mark what would have been his 60th birthday. The Green Gallery in Dublin, Ireland will pay tribute to the Thin Lizzy frontman later this month with a collection of works inspired by him. more
Leafblade, the side-project of guitarist/singer Danny Cavanagh from Anathema, will release their debut album Beyond, Beyond on September 10th through the new label Angelic Recordings. more
Born to Run Late: The date Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are expected to perform the album "Born to Run" in its entirety on stage has been changed. Springsteen has moved the date from Sept. 10 to Nov. 18 more.
80s Icon Dies: John Hughes, the director behind such '80s classics as The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, has died. Hughes suffered a heart attack and could not be revived, various media outlets report. He was 59.more
Skid Row had to postpone their South American tour due to scheduling conflicts. They tell fans, "We have now rescheduled the shows and we will be there in November." more
Order Of Ennead is currently preparing to record their next album for Earache Records.more
Apocalyptica has announced that they will be entering the studio later this year to record a new studio album. The record is expected to be released sometime in the first quarter of next year.more
Down drummer Jimmy Bower revealed that the band are coming very close to finishing and releasing their new DVD. "We're about to release a live DVD of a tour we did in Europe back when we had absolutely no promotion and no label to speak of, yet we sold out every show. Now that?s gotta tell you something." more
Red Collar has announced a special vinyl release of their debut full-length, Pilgrim. The pressing will be limited to 500 hand-numbered copies, with a reworked track listing to give the album a better Side A / Side B feel.more
Cradle Of Filth has announced that they are currently planning to enter the recording studio by November to start work on their next album. The album is expected to be released around the March/April period of 2010 more
David J of Bauhaus and Love And Rockets has announced that he will give two unique performances in Los Angeles, during which he will play original material as well as cover songs by artists including Nick Cave and Glasvegas.more
The new folk-savvy 4-piece from Winchester, Polly and the Billets Doux are set to perform a session on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends at 6:15pm on Saturday 8th August. Described as blues, folk, country and jazz with a dash of Americana and rockabilly, the band will perform the song "The City and the Sailor," from their debut album, "Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies," released Monday 10th August. Show link
V Festival have announced two up-and-coming acts who will open this year's festivals. The Last Republic and Underline The Sky have won this year's Road To V contest more
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KISS For Grandma? |
Yes it was a slow news day, so here is part of the exciting announcement which basically gives the instructions for how to play bingo (we'll leave that alone): The Classic game of Bingo meets KISS.
Players choose a Bingo Card to begin the game. There are 24 numbers per card plus a free space in the center of the card. The numbers run from 1 to 75. Once the game begins, the caller selects numbers at a random and calls them. As soon as the caller calls out a number, all the players place a Bingo Chip on that number (if the number is on their card). The winner is determined when a player completes a winning bingo pattern (a line - either vertical, horizontal or diagonal, a full card (when all the numbers are to be covered or any pattern that the caller determines to be the winning combination prior to the game beginning).
Aerosmith Singer Falls Off Stage, Taken To The Hospital |
Details were sketchy at news deadline, but staffers said the sound system failed shortly before the incident as the band was playing "Love In An Elevator."
Tyler was helped backstage after the fall, where word came that he was being taken to an area hospital after being evaluated backstage by medical personnel.
- more on this story
Ministry Remixed |
All tracks remixed by Clayton Workbeck of RevCo with the exception of "Let's Go (Dawn of Oblivion Mix)" by John Bechdel (Killing Joke, Ministry, False Icons) and "The Last Sucker (Hardware Revamp Mix)" by DJ Hardware
The Last Dubber is the fourth in a series of remix records from Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records. The previous albums being: Prong's Power of Damn MiXXXer, RevCo's Cocktail MiXXX, Ministry's Rio Grande Dubya and RevCo's Sex-O MiXXX-O (which is set for a Sept. 29 release).
- more on this story
Nick Oliveri Goes Death Acoustic |
Tenacious D To Replace Beasties At Music Festival |
The closing act on Sunday night, Tenacious D will share the day's bill with remarkable artists such as MIA, Ween, Modest Mouse and Band of Horses amongst others.
This will mark the legendary band's first appearance in the Bay Area in three years and their United States Festival debut. The D promises to "unleash an earthquake of rock on the Bay Area!"
- more on this story
Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Frank Black and David Berkeley Tribute Mark Mulcahy |
Serving as a benefit for the Mulcahy family, the album contains an amazing linup of indie rock greats contributing their own versions of Mulcahy songs. With Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe and The National handling the first three tracks on the album, the fourth is David Berkeley's haunting version of "Love's The Only Thing That Shuts Me Up." Dinosaur Jr., Elvis Perkins, Mercury Rev and Frank Black also contribute songs to the album.
"We're particularly taken with 'Love's The Only Thing That Shuts Me Up' by David Berkeley. A lovely interpretation from a rich voice," commends Katie Hasty of HITFIX upon an early listen to the album.
- more on this story
Shadows Fall On Demand |
Forty million music fans across the country will have exclusive access to the video on Music Choice On Demand - the most popular free video-on-demand network in the country.
"Still I Rise" is the first video from the band's upcoming album, Retribution, which streets September 15 on Everblack Industries. The video was shot by longtime Shadows Fall director Zack Merck at the Affliction warehouse in southern California, and was shot in the ring with actual Affliction fighters! Fans were invited to come down and rock out, and they received a special place as extras in the video.
Julian Lennon Reissued |
Three of his original Atlantic Records albums have long since fallen out of print, only to be reissued by Noble Rot, a subsidiary of Collectors' Choice Music in the Infinity Entertainment Group. The albums The Secret Value of Daydreaming, Mr. Jordan and Help Yourself will hit retail on September 8, 2009 (the day before the remastered album catalog of his dad's group appears in stores). Author Gene Sculatti wrote the liner notes.
Lennon's first single, "Valotte," and "Too Late" from his 1984 Phil Ramone-produced Valotte album notched the No. 9 and 5 positions on the Billboard pop singles chart. The platinum-certified album received a Grammy nomination, and Sam Peckinpah directed the videos. With much to prove, Lennon released his follow-up, The Secret Value of Daydreaming, also produced by Ramone, in 1986. Billy Joel sat in on piano. With both the single ("Stick Around") and the album both attaining the No. 32 spots on their respective charts, the album showed Lennon to be a songwriter of considerable versatility.
Singled Out: Bobby Long |
Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album
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