Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh Diagnosed With Bladder Cancer

Tickets for the rare rock event by the founding member of Deep Purple will go in sale November 6. "I am doing four dates in June, which will be all rock," Blackmore tells Noisey.

"I have the band basically together and it will be Rainbow and Deep Purple. It's just having fun but it's only four dates in Europe. I don't want to do anymore because I take what I'm doing now much more seriously."

The band premiered the song "Dangerous" via Billboard. They had previously released the song "Let's Go". Both tracks are featured on their new self-titled album, which is scheduled to be released on November 27th.

Phil Collen gave Billboard the following background on the new track, "Dangerous is a few years old and was initially titled Dangerous Drug until Joe Elliott suggested shortening the name. I started it a few years ago; I think I had just been working with producer Mutt Lange on something. We copied it exactly. I redid the guitars, just a slightly different guitar sound. We didn't change anything musically at all." Check out the song here.

Def Leppard will be supporting the new album with a winter tour which is scheduled to kick off on January 27th at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.

And Lee had to remain on the sidelines again for the band's October 16 concert at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut as the issue showed no signs of improvement.

Lee posted the following message to fans on Friday via Twitter: "As some of you may have heard, I sustained an injury of severe inflammation to my left wrist and was unable to play the other night in Buffalo. I'm so sorry to say that the injury has not improved and it is unlikely I will be able to perform again tonight in Bridgeport.

The letter was signed by all four members of the Fab Four, as well as Marianne Faithfull and Anita Pallenberg, in 1968. It urges screenwriter Terry Southern to cast Rolling Stones frontman Jagger in the role of Alex in the film adaptation of Anthony Burgess' novel.

Both bands issued brief statements about his passing. Gorgoroth wrote on their website that read: "Rest in peace Frank Watkins (19.02.1968-18.10.2015). He will be missed."

"After their massive sold out arena tour in North America, the band will have to play in Rome on November 9 and thereafter in Milano and Paris," said the Scorpions. "Within the short timeframe between Las Vegas, Seattle and Rome, it unfortunately proved impossible to scale down the arena show and technical equipment needed to perform in a small club in such a way that the musical quality would be guaranteed which is very important to the Scorpions. For this reason the show in Berlin had to be withdrawn and the band would like to apologize for this."

Due December 4, "The Ties That Bind: The River Collection" presents the original record alongside "The River: Single Album" - originally named "The Ties That Bind" - a 10-track album that Springsteen recorded in 1979 as a follow up to 1978's "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" but never released.

"The songs lacked the kind of unity and conceptual intensity I liked my music to have," Springsteen wrote in the lyrics/photo book "Songs." "So we went back in the studio."

The 4CD/3DVD package also delivers 22 outtakes from the sessions - including 11 previously unreleased - an hour-long documentary/interview with Springsteen complete with solo acoustic guitar performances, and a legendary 1980 concert filmed at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ.

The box set also presents a hardcover 148-page coffee table book containing 200 studio and live photographs plus pages from Springsteen's notebooks, single covers, images and outtakes from the original album package, and other memorabilia documenting the album.

And he thinks a symphonic concert, like the Royal Albert Hall show staged by late Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord in London, would be the ideal time to dig up Maiden tracks that have never made it to the stage.

McBrain tells 98.7 The Gater: "What I'd like to see Maiden do before we step back from the touring schedule that we usually do, I'd like to see us do like what Jon Lord did years and years back [referring to a concert the Deep Purple legend played with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall], is do Iron Maiden songs with an orchestra.

He says: "Working with Bullet is a real pleasure. It is important for me to connect with the artist, their music and establish trust creatively. It really is a great feeling when the plans come together, the crew across the board were all amazing."

The set arrives ahead of the 50th anniversary of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker's debut standalone single Wrapping Paper, which arrived in October 1966.

Polydor Records say: "Cream blazed an indelible trail through the latter half of the 60s with their challenging and exquisite melange of blues, pop and psychedelia.

Trout said: "At first I wasn't strong enough to play a single note on the guitar, but as I regained my strength, the music came back to me. Now when I pick up the guitar, it is liberating, joyful, and limitless. I feel like I'm 17 again.

The brew is described as "a unique craft beer based on five different malts" and having "a deep copper colour, often with a deep reddish hue and a malty sweetness."

The pair joined the lineup following the 2014 departures of Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover and appear on Megadeth's 15th album entitled Dystopia, out on January 22.

Mustaine tells Music Feeds: "There's a lot of really great songs that, when they were in my head, I thought were going to turn out good. But after getting Chris Adler and Kiko to add their chemistry to the record...

"I've had great guys I've played with, but I think Kiko has the widest expanse of guitar playing knowledge. It's just given the record all of the flavor and tone that I've always wanted."

Guitarist Brent Rambler reveals they wanted to focus the video on homelessness as it's an issue that society needs to address. He says: "A lot of homeless people led normal lives just like everyone else before they landed on the streets. They deserve help and respect to get back on their feet - not judgmental looks and whispers."

He revealed to pint-sized interviewer Piper that he could eat his own bodyweight in pizza and that, as a Californian, he lives in fear of earthquakes.

Asked if he believes in ghosts, Hansen says: "I don't think I've ever seen one. Some things have happened in my life that I can't explain, but I don't know if I'd go all the way and say that I believe in ghosts."

Before failing to name all five members of the Spice Girls, Hansen adds that he doesn't sing along when he hears Foreigner songs on the radio, as he needs to rest his voice.

"It was especially exciting because we had just performed many of these songs for the first time, days before," says guitarist Steve Morse. The album was recorded in Pratteln, Switzerland, on the band's 2014 tour, and is the band's second live album, following Live in Europe, recorded on the band's debut tour in 2012.

"Flying Colors is like no other band to perform with," adds bass player Dave LaRue. "This tour was all about the joy of playing together, and sharing new songs with fans. Everyone felt something special that night, and I'm so glad we captured it."

They'll release a new song or video on the 15th of every month, for the next six months. Protest The Hero say: "For a long time we have been dreaming of a new way to bring you our music. We wanted something more direct than a standard album release and record cycle.

Mike Patton and the guys made Boyle's dream come true and made him a full-fledged roadie for four shows on the trek. At the shows, Boyle carried instruments and set up the stage for the band.

"As silly as it sounds, it was an amazing experience," Boyle told the New York Post . "(Being a roadie is) a thankless job, but an important job. It's not that different from what (the Rangers') trainers do for us!"

Boyle's first brush with Faith No More came eight years ago when the band played their hometown of San Francisco. Boyle was in town, since he was part of the San Jose Sharks at the time.

Townsend said: "To make artistic expression rooted in creativity, and to articulate it in these ways, at this sort of venue, was pretty awesome. The whole thing was quite a challenge - but ultimately it worked and we were all very satisfied with it. I think if you enjoy what I do, you'll really dig it."

The photos appear in the hardback title alongside two essays by John Carder Bush, an established photographer and writer. Publishers Sphere Books say: "It includes outtakes from classic album shoots and never-before-seen photographs from The Dreaming and Hounds Of Love sessions, rare candid studio shots and behind-the-scenes stills."

Officer Downe also stars Tyler Ross, Lauren Velez, Reno Wilson and Bruno Gunn. The screenplay was penned by Man Of Action writer Joe Casey. Crahan tells 103.9 The Bear: "I got to make my first motion picture. It was PhD in six weeks. I made a Hollywood movie that is going to look like a very, very expensive movie. And I did in 21 days, 18-hour days for six weeks - the hardest artwork I've ever done in my life. It's awesome.

The band say: "Delighted to announce that we have now started working on our second album in Sheffield with producer Ross Orton. Ross has worked with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Drenge, and God Damn to name a few, and things are already sounding massive."

The follow-up to 2011's I'm With You has been in the works for several months, and it's expected to appear in the first half of 2016. Kiedis tells Rolling Stone: "We've been writing new music for the last year and we've written some songs that I feel are as good as any songs we've ever written."

While our band generally tries to write together, every once in a while our drummer, Kurt Wubbenhorst, will show us something he's been working on, ask what we think and tell us not to work on it; he'll finish the instrumental version himself. This was the case with "Low." The determination of the melody in the chorus, the cold loneliness of the verses, the modal bridge section that comes like sunshine through clouds -- all of that came from Kurt.

The music told a story on its own. So when it was time for words, all I wanted to do was express what the notes already seemed to convey. One of the great things about music is that it can be interpersonal communication, as long as the artist is open to it. One of the most rewarding things about writing music is hearing people interpret our songs back to you. So while what inspired "Low" was a solid concept, I shy away from saying that's what the song is about because its meaning is up to the listener. But, hearing an artist explain a piece can enhance someone's enjoyment of it. So what I write next is just what was in my mind as I put "Low" on a page. What it all means is up to you.

When Superstorm Sandy hit our area in October of 2012, it knocked out power to almost the entire New York/New Jersey region and then some; many people were without electricity for weeks, but that wasn't the worst of it. Sandy flooded nearly every neighborhood in New York and New Jersey that was within a mile or so of a body of water. I'm grateful to say that the members of One Hundred Thousand and our immediate families were marginally affected by Sandy. But thousands of others weren't so fortunate. Our friends Erica and Louis were engaged when Sandy hit Brooklyn, New York. As you may have heard, Sandy brought with it a storm surge unlike any this region has seen before. Erica and Louis' home was in the water's path.

I wasn't there when Louis and Erica evacuated. I don't know how they reacted when they realized the storm was worse than anyone anticipated. With "Low," I just tried to imagine what they felt when they first looked at their house after the storm, torn apart by a flood and covered in muck and grime from who-knows-where. What do you say to your partner when you realize you have lost everything but each other? Where do you start to clean up when everything is a mess? "Low" is an exploration of those private moments. Just as much as I wrote the words for the music that was already there, I wanted it to be for Louis and Erica and the people close to them, who helped them get through probably greatest hardship of their lives.

But here's where the beauty of interpretation comes in. We released a music video for "Low" not too long ago. And without ever discussing concepts with me, our director Mike Lowther put forth a narrative that almost explicitly depicted the themes I explored as I wrote the lyrics: two people trying to find themselves and each other in the face of a tragedy that they are only beginning to understand.

As artists, we're always sweating the minutia - worrying about a note here, a word there - is this too long, is that too short, will anyone like this but us? I can't even say I felt super confident with "Low" when the rest of the band gave my lyrics the thumbs up, or even after it was recorded because I know how proximity can affect perception. But that's what's been so gratifying about the response. When the Rise EP came out, people immediately singled out "Low" as a top track. People like Mike Lowther took the song as their own and gave that passion back to us.

It makes all the hard work and anxiety completely worth it.