Keith Richards Slams Led Zeppelin And The Who

"You know what I did last night?", Dave Grohl asked the crowd during a show at Zilker Park on Friday. "I recorded a f***ing song in your beautiful city of Austin, Texas. And I'm just gonna say it now: We recorded five f***ing new songs in your beautiful city of Austin, Texas. We're gonna give it to you, but not tonight."

The Foo Fighters previously recorded material in Austin for 2014's "Sonic Highways" album, which saw the group hit studios in 8 US cities for the project.

The October 9 concert was the group's second headlining show in the Texas city in a week following an October 2 appearance on the festival's opening weekend; many of the same artists performed at both sessions.

And he is more than happy that Depeche Mode have made a positive impression on the world of rock and metal. Gahan tells Rolling Stone: "I have a great respect for heavy rock stuff. Metallica are a heavy-sounding band, but they write pop songs. They've got their dark moments, just like Depeche Mode have, but deep in there is a tune with a catchy chorus or a pop arrangement.

"Certainly bands like Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Smashing Pumpkins - though I wouldn't necessarily call those metal bands - but Metallica really do their own thing and always have."

A self-confessed Doctor Who "fanboy," Taylor says his visit to the set was something of a dream come true. He adds that his favorite Doctor was Tom Baker, while his son is a huge fan of Matt Smith's Doctor.

Taylor says: "I've been a fan since I can remember. Tom was my Doctor, and the cool thing is now I've passed that on to my son, and Matt was his Doctor. Now we have that in common, so it's a pretty good feeling.

"I got to be a total fanboy for a good amount of the day. I got to see the Tardis and all kinds of other stuff behind the scenes. And then being able to flick all the buttons, it was just so rad. To be able to see everything that goes on in that ship, the way I've always imagined it as a fan is just ridiculous."

As for his part in bringing the villain to life, Taylor adds: "I've been doing some vocal stuff for the Fisher King, basically a harsh scream that I incorporate with my band Slipknot. We've been recording different tones and different levels of it to incorporate into the Fisher King's guttural roar.

And he admits he was embarrassed when a fan found it and watched his nearly-naked video clips. Smith tells MusicRadar: "In America we do runners from gigs - we jump offstage, jump straight into the cars and go haring off, and we stop at a gas station or a layby and change in the dark on our way to the airport.

The second single from his solo debut, "I Can't Stand Still", earned the Eagles drummer a US Top 3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 along with a Gold record for sales of more than 1 million singles in the country.

On hand to promote his newly-released fifth solo album, "Cass County", Henley also played "Take A Picture Of This" from the set, which sees him joined by guests including Mick Jagger, Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert and Merle Haggard.

"Cass County" recently scored Henley his highest US charting solo album in his career when it debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 89,000 copies.

Filmmaker Katja von Garnier accompanied the group on what was originally intended to be their farewell tour, following them on the road from Bangkok to Moscow, to capture candid moments, memories and live footage.

The Scorpions eventually changed their minds about retirement, returned to the studio to record a new album, "Return To Forever", and hit the road for a 50th anniversary tour. "I think it'll be a really special film for our fans," says singer Klaus Meine.

The Scorpions just wrapped up the North American leg of their 50th Anniversary Tour and will begin a series of European shows with a special club performance in Berlin, Germany on November 3.

Hughes and three other crewmen were originally suspected of murder and spent a night in jail, before authorities released them. The following night, Purple abandoned their second of two Jakarta shows after heavy-handed police officers began assaulting members of the audience.

Hughes recalled last year: "That sh*t was flying - we were in a time bomb in the midst of war that had just started in the country. All of us were lucky to escape alive."

Now he tells Metal Shock Finland: "40 years after the death, I'm going to play that city again, to commemorate the loss of my friend, and go to a place I could never go to.

A statement from his family reads: "He was a devoted family man who loved his wife Chrissy and his children Sara and Lawrence, and the music that he continued to make.

They'll be up for sale at Summers Place Auctions, West Sussex, UK on October 13. The pair are six foot high, three foot wide and weigh in at 50 kilos. They're made of metal, plastic and paper and only 10 sets were ever created.

New single Fish On is also taken from their debut album Skills In Pills which came out in June. The single is accompanied by the previously unreleased track G-Spot Michael and the Drago Baotic Smooth Version of Praise Abort.

Hammett tells Collectors Weekly: "Believe it or not, I'm a totally introverted person. People see me onstage and see that I walk out in front 50,000 people not even batting an eyelash, but I'm just used to that.

In a video directed by bandmate Jack White, Mosshart says: "I don't remember the first time I wrote in the car, I just notice that when I'm driving - especially on the highway - I just get ideas.

"There's something about that monotony and the speed and that weird level of concentration you have when you're driving that leaves a part of your brain open to that sort of stuff. I guess you're sort of amusing yourself because it's pretty boring."

As for why she doesn't record her ideas rather than risk running foul of the law, or having a crash, she says: "Here's the thing about tape recording yourself while talking - you never want to listen to it back. So it's better to write stuff down, it's a lot easier to look at."

The bassist - who was seen speaking with emotion about Cobain in the authorized documentary Montage Of Heck - says that far from being haunted by dreams about the singer, he actually finds the images euphoric.

Asked if he still dreams about Cobain, Novoselic tells Fox Business Network's Kennedy: "I do. And it's beautiful. It's just loving. You know when you lose somebody and you see them in a dream and you just feel all this love? It's nice."

And when asked if fresh material was on the way, Westfall confirmed a sixth album is on the cards. He tells Ultimate Guitar: "We're casually working on stuff. Yes, you'll hear a new record from us - we're not going anywhere."

The Grateful Dead spoke with Mayer about playing together as early as January 2015, but first waited until they'd completed their Fare Thee Well tour, which Phish's Trey Anastasio joined them for, before they began booking actual dates.

Once the tour logistics were in the bag, Mayer began immersing himself in what he calls "Dead University." He spoke with Rolling Stone, saying, "I was in isolation, learning these songs, and the first thing you have to do is have heard it long enough to be able to anticipate it in a certain way. You have to understand that particular song's flow. And then I pick up the guitar and find out kind of where it lives on the fretboard, and then I sort of go a little deeper. Each song gets that layered thing, so that by the time I really know it, I know how the song goes, what the sort of guitar approach is, but then also what the sort of ethic of the song is."

Slash will perform in Mumbai on November 7th and Bangalore on November 14th to promote his album World on Fire which is releasing in India under Sony Music.

The former Guns N' Roses guitarist will perform with his solo band Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators which includes Todd Kems, Brent Fitz and Frank Sidoris.

" The first edition of this festival met with a very good response as for the first time we showcased a platform that uniquely combines good old rock music and adventure sports which worked well with younger audiences," said Jaideep Singh, Senior Vice President and Business Head of Live Viacom 18, in a media statement.

"The success of our last year's initiative has propelled us to bring alive yet another season of exhilarating performances guaranteed to excite and enthrall audiences. With our philosophy being to provide life changing high decibel experiences, we have now created a captivating experience that will be a sensory blast for all rock music and sport enthusiasts.

The batch release comes after the late icon's family secured a deal with Universal Music Enterprises earlier this year giving UME the rights to new products, film and theatrical productions and trademark licensing, along with the late musician's entire back catalogue.

UME will also issue a 40th anniversary edition of Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention's One Size Fits All on heavyweight 180g vinyl on November 11.

Kane's version of the title track from Pantera's 1990 breakthrough album features just her voice and piano - a vastly different proposition to the original's raw power.

It'll be issued via Thrill Jockey and will be the Chicago post-rock outfit's first studio record since 2009's Beacons Of Ancestorship and is said to feature "moody, synth-swept jams" and "hypnotic, bass-and-beat missives."

Frontman Jonathan Vigil tells Revolver of the track: "Everyone has those times when things don't go their way. Sometimes it's worse than others and it feels like it will never end.

Singer Alyssa Graham had the following to say to The Boot: "Anything beyond Bessie Smith singing about jelly roll seemed too salacious for our immature sensibilities.