Today's Day In Pop

Demi Lovato Does Lil Wayne- Michael Jackson Death Trial Starts- Lady Gaga Working on Next Album- Adele Premiere Tomorrow- Jessica Simpson Pregnant?- Suge Knight Movie- more
VH1 have a clip of Demi Lovato covering Lil Wayne's "How to Love". You can check it out here
(BBC) Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, goes on trial in Los Angeles for involuntary manslaughter of the singer, a charge he denies. more

(FMQB) Lady Gaga always has tons of activity going on, and apparently one of those activities is that she's already working on a new album. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest just before the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas, Gaga said, "I'm actually already working on my next album." more for her here

(BBC) A "lost" Beethoven movement is to be performed for the first time in more than 200 years, after being pieced together from early drafts more

(Jam!) Jessica Simpson is pregnant, according to new U.S. reports. The 31-year-old singer and reality TV star fuelled speculation she was expecting her first child when she refused to toast fiance Eric Johnson's 32nd birthday more

(Billboard) Despite a teaser trailer that hit the web earlier this month, the Black Keys have announced that there are no plans to release "Blakroc 2," the sequel to their 2009 rap-focused side project. more

(TheWrap.com) Controversial Death Row Records co-founder Marion "Suge" Knight, Jr. will be the subject of a feature-length documentary to be produced and aired on Showtime, the network announced more

(FMQB) Lil Wayne has hopped on the remix of "Just in Love," the second single from Joe Jonas' forthcoming solo album, Fastlife. The album comes out on October 11, and the "Just In Love" remix will debut October 3 on Ryan Seacrest's radio show. more

(Billboard) The official video for "Someone Like You," the second single from Adele's wildly successful sophomore album, "21," will premiere on MTV and Vevo.com tomorrow. more

Sly Stone Homelessness Opens Door To Band Reunion?
(TMZ) Sly Stone's former bandmates tell TMZ ... they were SHOCKED to learn the 68-year-old singer is homeless and using drugs ... but they wanna help the guy ... by inviting him back into the band.

TMZ spoke with Greg Errico -- the band's original drummer -- who tells us he hasn't spoken to Sly since last year when the band reunited for Coachella's 2010 Festival -- and Sly bombed.

But Errico says the band considers Sly a true family member -- and says, "He knows if he ever wants to make music with us again, the door is always open."

Greg tells us the entire band is clean and sober -- and believes Sly could benefit from being around positive influences.

As we previously reported, Sly -- who admitted he has problems with cocaine -- has been living in a van in L.A. ... but insists he wants to go to rehab to clean himself up. more on this story

American Idol Scotty McCreery Plans Busy Album Release
Last season's American Idol champ Scotty McCreery will release his debut album, Clear As Day, on Oct. 4 during a week that will include several national television appearances and a hometown event celebrating his album release and 18th birthday.

"I am so excited," Scotty says. "This is something we've been working on for months now and the release date is almost here. We are super-stoked and ready for you guys to hear the music."

Scotty will perform on Today on Monday, Oct. 3. On Tuesday, Oct. 4, he will perform on Live With Regis and Kelly and appear on Today in the 10 a.m. hour.



Eazy-E's Son May Play His Dad in N.W.A. Movie
(TMZ) Eazy-E's son says there's a "high probability" he'll play his famous father in an upcoming Hollywood movie about the legendary rap group N.W.A. ... telling TMZ, "I'm the perfect man for the role."

TMZ spoke with Eric Wright Jr. -- aka Lil' Eazy-E -- who told us he's "very excited" that New Line Cinema is moving forward with the flick ... which is set to be produced by Eazy's former N.W.A. group member Ice Cube.

"Who better to play him in the N.W.A. days?" ... Lil' Eazy said ... adding, "Like father, like son -- no makeup needed."

The 27-year-old -- who's trained with an acting coach in the past -- tells us he's already been in contact with the movie producers ... but he has yet to formally audition for the gig.

Wright was only 11 years old when Eazy died back in 1995 -- but he tells us, "I know I'm just like my dad." more on this story

Matisyahu Announces Festival of Light Tour 2011
Matisyahu has recruited Dub Trio as his band for sixth annual Festival of Light tour which will take place this December.

The trek will include a three night stint at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (where he holds the record for the artist with the most sold-out shows at the venue) as well as performances in Philadelphia, and DC.

In keeping up with the Festival of Light tradition, fans can expect a very diverse group of support acts and special guests to be a part of these shows. Known for never performing the same show twice, Matisyahu has created a custom-built live experience for his audiences and continues to bring the Festival of Light through Hannukah and the surrounding dates. more on this story

Nancy Grace Denies Nip Slip on Dancing with the Stars
(TMZ) Nancy Grace is adamant ... her nip did NOT slip on "Dancing with the Stars" this week... and insists the object that poked out of her dress last night was merely a PASTY!

Grace tells TMZ ... "When I got dressed, I was wearing Petals (nipple covers) and an industrial strength bra ... my dancing dress also had a bra sewn into it."

Nancy adds, "I have been judged guilty without a trial ... I will go to my grave denying the nip slip."

As we previously reported, Nancy HAS been hiding various good luck charms in her bra -- and last night, Grace says she was packin' a photo of her twins ... in her twins. more on this story

Chace Crawford Marijuana Possession Case Dismissed
(TMZ) Chace Crawford just won a big victory in a small Texas town, after a judge dismissed his marijuana possession case.

Chase was arrested in June, 2010 in Plano, Texas, after cops found an unlit joint in a car in which he was a passenger.

As TMZ first reported ... Chace cut a deal with prosecutors, in which the charge would be dismissed if he stayed clean for one year and performed community service.

We've learned the judge just dismissed the case, after Chace's lawyer presented evidence his client performed 80 hours of community service in Texas, working in a hospital and a church.

Case closed. more on this story


Britney Spears' Dad's Sweet Deal For Femme Fatale Tour
(TMZ) Britney Spears' daddy will get more than a million bucks -- possibly a lot more -- for his work as the manager of Britney's Femme Fatale Tour.

TMZ has obtained legal docs in Britney's conservatorship case, which show Britney's overall manager, Larry Rudolph, wants to give up 2% of his cut to Jamie, because daddy Spears has done such a great job -- Larry's cut is 10% of the gross.

We've learned Jamie has not gotten an extra penny for his work as Tour Manager -- a position he's held since February.

According to the docs, Jamie negotiated a sweet deal for Britney with Live Nation, the tour promoter. He's also coordinated Britney's personal schedule, and supervised her arrivals and departures. He's handled finances, managed Britney's security to protect her from the paparazzi and made 200 - 400 calls and other communications a day on Brit's behalf.

Even though Larry Rudolph is voluntarily giving 2% of his cut to Jamie, it still has to be approved by the court, but that's just a formality. more on this story


David Guetta App Released
algoriddim and EMI Music have announced the release of the 'djay: David Guetta Edition' App for iPhone and iPod touch

In the app, users access Guetta's signature sounds and bonus electro tracks in order to create entirely new pulse pumping sets. In addition to the David Guetta features, the app retains all the functionalities of djay including, live recording, Automix mode, looping, pre-cueing and automatic beat & tempo detection. With djay, users can mix songs directly from the iTunes library on a hyper-realistic, dual-turntable interface. The app offers unprecedented ease-of-use and innovative multi-touch mixing features, turning even the most casual music lover into a pro-level DJ.

djay - David Guetta Edition gives users a complete and portable DJ setup in the palm of their hand with the same tracks and samples Guetta uses himself. The app features twelve exclusive signature sounds, six synth and six drum beats, built in for live mix integration. Five of Guetta's electro tracks from the deluxe editions of his new album; Lunar, Little Bad Girl Instrumental, Sunshine, Glasgow, and Paris, are also included in the app. djay – David Guetta Edition demonstration here

Morrissey Taps Kristeenyoung For U.S. Tour
Kristeenyoung will hit the road with Morrissey on his first national U.S. tour in two years.

The 11-city trek, with stops in Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles, runs from November 10- December 1.

Kristeenyoung will be touring in support of her most recent EP, V The Volcanic (which was released in April 2011). more on this story


People Under the Stairs Releasing New Album This Week
People Under the Stairs will release their eighth album, Highlighter, digitally tomorrow, September 29, 2011 with a vinyl release to follow on October 18th.

The Los Angeles hip-hop duo of Double K (Michael Turner) and Thes One (Christopher Portugal), will tour with hip hop prodigy Mac Miller, beginning with a show on October 27th in Eugene, Oregon

They will be returning to their hometown of Los Angeles on Saturday, November 19th for their headlining performance at the El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles). more on this story

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Mel Gibson Denies Payment To Oksana's Son
(TMZ) Mel Gibson is taking issue with legal documents filed by Oksana Grigorieva's lawyer -- which state that Mel paid $100,000 to Oksana's son Alexander Dalton, the son she had with actor Timothy Dalton.

Mel's rep tells us, "The deal between Mel and OG is exactly what was set forth on the record, in open court, on August 31, 2011" -- when Mel agreed to pay Oksana $250,000 as part of their custody settlement agreement.

His rep continues, "Mel is paying exactly the sums set forth to OG -- and is paying no additional sums to Alexander Dalton or anyone else."

"How OG chooses to have any sums due from Mel allocated is her business."

But as we previously reported, TMZ has obtained legal documents filed by Oksana's lawyer -- which claim, "Of the first $250,000 paid ... $100,000 belongs to Alexander Dalton who is waiving his rights to sue Mel Gibson and must be compensated for this to be lawful."

The docs continue, "If Alexander Dalton does not get his $100,000.00, he cannot waive his rights to sue. Mr. Gibson negotiated for that as a part of the settlement and is entitled to the benefit of his bargain."

Today's Day in Rock

New Aerosmith Album Sooner Than Expected?
(Gibson) Previously, Aerosmith had been saying that their new record would be released next May (presumably to tie-in with the finale of American Idol, where frontman Steven Tyler is a judge). But, according to Tyler, the album might be available a little bit earlier.
"Two months doing that and we're almost there," Tyler told Rolling Stone backstage at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas. "We're gonna spend another month in L.A."

When asked about a release date for the album (the band's first of original material since 2001), he said, "March, hopefully." more on this story



Guns N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers Lead Rock Hall Noms
(hennemusic) Guns N' Roses and the Red Hot Chili Peppers lead the list of nominees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame class of 2012.

Other rockers include Heart, War, The Small Faces/Faces, Beastie Boys, Freddie King, Donovan and The Cure.

Ballots will be sent to more than 500 voters, who will select artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th Annual Induction Ceremony. To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. The 2012 Nominees had to release their first recording no later than 1986. more on this story


Megadeth, Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil Gigantour
Megadeth have made it official and confirmed the rumors that they are going to resurrect the Gigantour in 2012.

Aside from Megadeth, the tour will feature Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil, who were all personally picked by Mustaine.

The tour will kick off in early 2012 with dates tentatively set for late January through early March. Gigantour was founded by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine in 2005 and was last in the U.S. in May 2008. more on this story

Foo Fighters and The Darkness Supergroup?
(Banana 101.5) The latest names being tossed together in the supergroup rumor mill include members of Foo Fighters and British rock group The Darkness.

Reportedly The Darkness' manager Mads Langer told 'The Star' of her former fiancee and Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins:

"Justin's more musically varied than people give him credit for. We often talk about forming a band with me singing, Justin playing guitar and Taylor [Hawkins, no relation] on drums." more on this story


Biohazard's Evan Seinfeld Forms Supergroup- Bloc Party Auditioning Singers- New Found Glory Giving Away Song- Danzig Of Conformity- Poison for Pets- more
(Lambgoat) Attika 7 is a brand new band featuring Evan Seinfeld, formerly of Biohazard, lead guitarist, songwriter and famed motorcycle builder Rusty Coones, bassist Tony Campos, founding member of Static X, who also currently performs in Soulfly, Prong, Possessed, Asesino and Ministry, and drummer Dustin Schoenhofer from Walls of Jericho and Bury Your Dead fame. Attika 7 will be releasing their debut album later this year more

(NME) Bloc Party have confirmed that they will be recording without singer Kele Okereke and will be auditioning new singers. Russell Lissack says there are 'no bad vibes' with Kele Okereke though. more

(The 1st Five) New Found Glory has released another single from their forthcoming album. "Summer Fling, Don't Mean A Thing" is now available on iTunes for free. more

(BW&BK) Danzig Legacy Halloween dates were recently added for New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom on October 29th and Los Angeles, CA at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Halloween Night October 31st. Corrosion Of Conformity have been confirmed as the special guest and will feature the classic original three-piece

(Classic Rock) Thunder have now added a second Christmas show in Nottingham, as their first date on Wednesday, December 21 has sold out. more

(Lambgoat) Amorphis will tour Europe in November with support from Leprous and Nahemah. more

(MU) Ion Vein have offered three song digital release 'IV, v1.0' ('Enough,' 'Love/Hate' and 'Anger Inside'). The songs are the first to feature new vocalist Scott Featherstone (Enertia/Ex-Attica). more

(Classic Rock) Pearl Jam are to have further screenings of their documentary Pearl Jam Twenty at UK cinemas next month. more

(Billboard) Bret Michaels is launching, "Bret Michaels Pets Rock," a line of pet products, in summer 2012. more

(MU) Royal Hunt have completed work on the new album 'Show Me How To Live.' The album is expected to be released by the end of 2011 through Frontiers Records, but no formal date has been announced. more

(PNO) Less Than Jake have announced that they will be performing on the Rocks Off Concert Cruise, taking place on November 4th and 5th in New York City. more on this story
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne DVD and Blu-ray Details
(MSO) Eagle Rock will release of God Bless Ozzy Osbourne on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15th. Here is the synopis:

Shot over the course of three years, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne is an unrivalled look into the mind of legendary rock icon Ozzy Osbourne.

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne tells the life story of Ozzy, as seen through the eyes of his youngest child, Jack Osbourne, who worked alongside directors Mike Fleiss and Mike Piscitelli. more on this story


Zakk Wylde, Staind and Seether Take On Baseball Tonight Theme
(Banana 101.5) ESPN is looking to replace their 'Baseball Tonight' theme song and have enlisted Zakk Wylde, Staind and Seether, and to record their own versions of the track, hear them all here.

How often will you get to see Zakk Wylde, Seether, Travis Barker, and Good Charlotte all competing for the same thing? The answer — once.

All those acts and a handful of others have been in a heated competition to have their new composition replace the old 'Baseball Tonight' theme. Take a listen here


Allman Brothers Band Announce Final Concerts of 2011
MSO sent over some big news for fans of The Allman Brothers Band, the group have announced their six final shows for 2011.

The dates include two nights scheduled in Upper Darby (Philadelphia), PA at the Tower Theatre November 26 + 27 and four nights in Boston at the Orpheum Theatre November 29 + 30 and December 2 + 3.

These mark the last of only 22 shows in 2011 for the band--Gregg Allman (vocals and keyboards), Butch Trucks (drums and tympani), JAIMOE (drums), Warren Haynes (vocals, lead and slide guitar), Derek Trucks (slide and lead guitar), Oteil Burbridge (bass) and Marc Quinones (congas and percussion)--as group members focused on their other projects. more on this story

Spineshank Finish Comeback Album
The reunited Spineshank have finished their new album, Anger Denial Acceptance, and are currently seeking a new record label with hopes to release the effort next year.

"The songs on this record are more personal than anything we've ever done, and I think it shows when we play them live," states drummer Tommy Decker. "This is our most varied and challenging record yet, and I can't wait to get out there and bring these new songs to life."

"We're not interested in living in the past, we want to push forward," adds guitarist Mike Sarkisyan. "We just finished the best record of our careers and we're really excited to get it out there." more on this story

The Cure To Play First Three Albums In Full On Tour
(Gibson) Cure fans are having the best day ever. First, the goth rockers were nominated to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And now, The Cure have announced they will perform their first three albums in full in the U.K. and the U.S., according to Pitchfork.

Earlier in 2011, The Cure played 1979's Three Imaginary Boys, 1980's Seventeen Seconds and 1981's Faith in their entirety at Australia's Vivid Live Festival. Robert Smith and friends have revealed that they'll do the same thing at London's Royal Albert Hall (November 15), Los Angeles' Pantages Theatre (November 21-23) and New York's Beacon Theatre(November 25-27).

As with the pervious performances, the band will include members past and present. The Cure also have declared that these seven shows will be the last time they'll be doing this. more on this story



There Is Still An As Yet Unreleased Nirvana Song
(Banana 101.5) Despite all the posthumous releases, 'Nevermind' producer Butch Vig says there is one Nirvana song that has not yet seen the light of day called 'Song in D'.

Nevermind producer Butch Vig joined Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic for a town hall meeting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 'Nevermind'. The Jon Stewart hosted event unveiled some details about a song that was not included in the just-released super deluxe edition of 'Nevermind'.

According to GrungeReport.net, Butch Vig said that there was an unreleased song from the Nevermind sessions that had the obvious working title 'Song in D'. more on this story

Forever the Sickest Kids Lose A Member
(rock nyc) Marc Stewart informed and confirmed to fans via Twitter that he has left Forever the Sickest Kids.

"To clear up the rumors I have left FTSK. All of the fans I met along the way were amazing and I hope I had the same Impact you all had on me"

140 character resignation letter right there. That Tweet was confirmed by the band via Twitter as well: "Some may already know @marcFTSK is now married we wish him the best of luck & thank him for 4yrs of hard work & memories!" more on this story

Jack's Mannequin Announce Special Events For Album Release
Jack's Mannequin have announced several unique events to coincide with the October 4th release of their new album, People and Things. Here are the details we were sent:

On Monday October 3rd at 7pm Jack's Mannequin will host a film screening at the Angelika Theatre in NYC to present short films for each of the songs on People and Things. The 11 short films were commissioned to provide an artistic visual counterpart to the album and were each directed by a different independent director. The screening event will be followed by a stripped-down performance by frontman Andrew McMahon.

On release day, October 4th, Andrew McMahon will stream a live Q&A and performance from the Livestream studios. The streaming event begins at 7pm EST on Tuesday at http://www.livestream.com/jacksmannequin.

On October 6th, for the first time ever Jack's Mannequin will team up with a symphony orchestra. more on this story


Kyuss Lives! Expand Fall Tour
Kyuss Lives! have extended their current North American tour with the addition of five new dates.

The trek is now set to also hit venues in Los Angeles, Baltimore, New Haven, CT, Long Island, NY, and Montclair, NJ.

Kyuss Lives! -- features original Kyuss members John Garcia, Nick Oliveri and Brant Bjork along with guitarist Bruno Fevery -- who are playing to North America fans for the first time in over 15 years. more on this story

Mick Jagger Lands Film Role
(Gibson) Mick Jagger is about to take his first starring film role in more than a decade. The Rolling Stones frontman is set to play a media mogul in the movie Tabloid, which he is developing with his production company, Jagged Films, according to Rolling Stone.

The film is being written by Josh Olsen (A History of Violence), based on a story by Jagger. Sir Mick will play a Rupert Murdoch-like figure who brings a young journalist into the inner circle of his empire.

Jagger's last significant role was in 2001's The Man from Elysian Fields, with Andy Garcia. He's acted in a few films during his career, including Freejack, Performance and Ned Kelly. more on this story


Dream Theater Score A Global Hit
Dream Theater's new album A Dramatic Turn Of Events had an impressive release having landing no less than 14 Top 10 debuts around the world including the U.S. where it enters this week at #8. The album also enters at #1 on the Billboard Tastemaker Albums Chart.

This marks the band's second Top 10 album chart debut in a row, as 2009's Black Clouds & Silver Linings also debuted in the Top 10 at the #6 position.

A Dramatic Turn Of Events enters at #1 in Finland, at #2 in Holland, at #3 in Italy, Germany, Japan and Sweden and at #9 in Canada as well as #1 on the Rock Album Charts in the UK. more on this story

Ramones Star To Make Special Appearance on Shonen Knife Tour
(ESM) Shonen Knife are celebrating their 30 Year Anniversary with a North American Tour and have announced a very special appearance by a member of The Ramones.

CJ Ramone is set to make special appearance at band's November 18th show in Brooklyn, NY.
The North American fall tour will be kicking off October 20 in Toronto, during which they will be playing fan favorites as well as songs from the recently released, Osaka Ramones, Tribute to the Ramones.

The NYC punk forefathers are often cited as one of Shonen Knife's biggest musical inspirations. A November 18th show at The Bellhouse in Brooklyn, NY will feature a special guest appearance from bassist CJ Ramone, who will join the ladies on stage. The band is also confirmed to perform during CMJ on October 22nd. more on this story

Peter Gabriel 3D Orchestra
Peter Gabriel mark your calendars for October 24 as that's the date when Eagle Rock will be releasing "New Blood - Live In London" on DVD, Blu-ray and (for the first time ever for an Eagle release) on 3D Blu-ray.

Filmed at Hammersmith Apollo in March of this year, "New Blood – Live In London" captures Peter Gabriel performing live with the 46 piece New Blood Orchestra.

The repertoire mixes cover versions from his "Scratch My Back" album with classic tracks from across his solo career in brand new orchestral arrangements.

Pink Floyd Pig Flies Again
(Gibson) The London skyline recently included a pink pig flying above Battersea power station.

On Monday of this week, EMI, Pink Floyd's record label, celebrated the release of the veteran band's remastered back catalog on CD by recreating their Animals album cover.

According to Music-News.comthe 30-foot-long and 15-foot-high inflatable pig was an exact replica of the one made 35 years ago for the original album cover photo. Check out video of the flying pig here




Maylene and the Sons Of Disaster Hitting The Road With Thursday
Maylene and the Sons Of Disaster released their brand new studio album this week.

The album, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: IV, was produced by Brian Virtue (Jane's Addiction, Deftones, Audioslave).

Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster have also just announced fall U.S. tour dates with Thursday more on this story

Pain Of Salvation Set Rocktober Release Date
InsideOut Music has set an October 11th North American release date for Pain Of Salvation's new album, "Road Salt Two".

The band checked in with a statement about the release date as follows: "For 'Road Salt' we have followed one northern star: be brave in every decision.

"Part two is as brave, unique and uncompromising as the first one. But don't take it from us, we are as subjective as all reviewers out there. Let the album speak for itself - become subjective you too!" more on this story

Black Tide Release Comic-Con Videos
Black Tide has posted performance footage from their recent appearance at Comic-Con 2011 to their official YouTube channel.

The clips include live renditions of "That Fire": here and "Fight 'Til The Bitter End": here, taken from the band's latest studio effort, Post Mortem.

Black Tide will be supporting the album on tour this fall as part of the Uproar Festival. more on this story


Rise To Remain Push Album Release Back Until 2012
Rise To Remain have pushed back the North American release of their debut album City of Vultures until next year.

The release date of the record has been pushed back to January 24, 2012 from the original October 11th release date.

Vocalist Austin Dickinson released the following update addressing the change: "Hey guys! Just checking in to update you all on some recent developments that will be taking place with us and all our friends in the US of A. As you know, we've signed to the awesome Century Media Records, who will be putting out our album, City Of Vultures, for all you guys to hear. We can't wait to share it with you! We're so excited to finally have it out. I do have some other news however regarding the release date. Unfortunately, the release date of the album has been moved to January. more on this story


Evile Hand Deliver New Album To Fan
Evile hand-delivered their new album, Five Serpent's Teeth, to one lucky mega-fan and gave him an additional bonus.

Evile members Matt Drake, Ol Drake, Joel Graham and Ben Carter set out on a road trip from their home in Huddersfield to Stockton-On-Tees to personally deliver the new album to Evile mega-fan Tony Dobson, following which the group went even further by inviting another fan along for a special inside look at an Evile band rehearsal.

Evile lead guitarist Ol Drake comments: "Stopped off at Tony Dobson's house in Stockton-on-Tees to hand deliver the new album, Five Serpent's Teeth. He won a pre-order competition to have the last album Infected Nations delivered to him but Mike couldn't make it at the time. We promised him we'd return for us all to deliver the next one. Sat and drank some beers and scotch eggs while he listened to it and gave his honest and positive opinion. Thanks for having us in your home Tony! more on this story

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Alberta Cross Singled Out Week: Ramblin' Home and Wait
This week Alberta Cross releases their The Rolling Thunder EP, which features 5 songs, each recorded in a different city around the world. To celebrate we asked frontman Petter to tell us about each song:

Ramblin' Home: I wrote "Ramblin Home" a few years ago in London, England. It's an older blues gem that we've been playing on the road for a while, but we never produced a recording that did it justice until now. The live version always had this gritty vibe to it, but my goal for the EP recording was to bring out it the darker soul sound beneath the surface. We recorded it at Jimmys old quarters, Electric Lady studios in New York City.

Wait: "Wait" was written at a studio in the middle of nowhere outside of Charlottesville, VA called The Haunted Hollow. I originally wrote the song in bed on a guitar but felt almost immediately that I wanted it to be more synth heavy. The lyrics are mainly about everything you could have done -- all the different paths you could have taken but didn't. This tune has always been one of my favourites.

Ozzie Guillen out as White Sox manager, will join Marlins

By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Updated 9m ago

Update 10:55 a.m. ET: Outgoing Chicago White Sox manager removed the post from his website discussing his new job as Florida Marlins manager.

In a new post he thanked the Chicago fans and said that the city will always be home after 22 years in the White Sox organization.

Guillen also called it "a sad time" but added "I know there are better days awaiting me in the future."

Update, 3 a.m. ET: Outgoing Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen says that he has agreed to become the Florida Marlins' next manager, likely by Wednesday.

''Although it's sad my time with the White Sox has ended,'' Guillen wrote on his website, "I can't tell you how thrilled I am to be a part of the Marlins organization. I have an unbelievable amount of respect for the Marlins, owner Jeffrey Loria, president Larry Beinfest and general manager Michael Hill. I can't thank them enough for this opportunity and look forward to the future. I can't wait to get started!''

The White Sox will receive compensation, White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said, likely a minor-league player, when Guillen's deal becomes official.

''I think Jerry did me a favor,'' Guillen said. ''It was my call, and I appreciate the Chicago White Sox for letting me do what I want. Maybe it's not for the best. Maybe I won't appreciate what I've got here.

''But sometimes you have to turn the page. Hopefully, the next book will be as good as this one.''

Update, 12:02 a.m ET: Ozzie Guillen managed his final game Monday for the Chicago White Sox, and is expected to become the Florida Marlins' next manager. White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf granted Guillen's request to be released from his contract after refusing to give him a contract extension. The White Sox will retain compensation rights if Guillen accepts a managerial position with the Florida Marlins or any other team.
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By Charles Cherney, AP

"Hopefully, they'll be better without me,'' said Guillen, who had a contract for about $2 million in 2012. "I wish them the best. I walk out of here with my head up.

"This is a business move. …Life is about money. People don't believe that, but people are happy after they make money. I have to make money out of somewhere. I'm not a doctor or a lawyer, where you'll have a job for the rest of your life.''

The White Sox, who had trade talks Monday with the Marlins, have yet to finalize a deal for Guillen's rights. The Marlins are seeking a manager to replace Jack McKeon, who announced his resignation Monday.

Guillen, who won the third-most games by a manager in White Sox history, said he didn't deserve an extension. The White Sox, despite their largest payroll in franchise history, are 78-82 and in third place in the AL Central.

"I'm very disappointed in this year, yes,'' Guillen said. "There's a lot of disappointment. But no regrets.

"All the stuff you guys want to blame, please don't do that."

When asked if Guillen plans to bring coaches with him to Florida, or his next managing job, he said: "Hell no! They got me fired."

Earlier: "We certainly cannot thank Ozzie enough for all he has done during his eight seasons as manager of the Chicago White Sox, highlighted by an unforgettable 2005 World Series championship," White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a release. "I personally appreciate everything he has done for this organization, our fans and the city of Chicago. We shared the greatest moments together and wish him nothing but future success in baseball and in life."

EARLIER: Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, who failed in an attempt Monday to receive a contract extension, told the club that he wants to be released from his contract and join the Florida Marlins, according a high-ranking White Sox official unauthorized to speak publicly.

The White Sox, who twice have had trade talks with the Marlins about trading Guillen to the organization, were in negotiations with Florida officials Monday night. Guillen has a contract through 2012 that pays him about $2 million.

"The problem's not resolved," said Guillen, who met for 30 minutes Monday with White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. "I told [Reinsdorf] that I don't want to come here with the same contract I have for next year. I think I've earned a little bit more than that."

Yet, without a contract extension and the Marlins having a managerial opening, Guillen expressed his desire to leave.

"He [Reinsdorf] knows I wouldn't like to come back [without an extension]," Guillen said. "I said that three weeks ago. I think I'm better than that. I think I give a lot of good things and a lot of headaches, too.

"Life is about money. People don't believe that, but people are happy after they make money. I have to make money out of somewhere. I'm not a doctor or a lawyer, where you'll have a job for the rest of your life.

"I think whatever happens, happens and move on right away in the right direction. Both sides. My direction is make money and make my family happy and hopefully win somewhere else."

The Marlins have a managerial vacancy with Jack McKeon announcing Monday that he will resign at the season's conclusion on Wednesday.

"If they want me, they should,'' Guillen said. "I'm good at what I do. They should. Everybody can want me, but it's one thing if they can get me. It's not easy like, 'OK I'm going to get you and you're going to come here.'

"If the Marlins want me, good for them.''

Today's Day In Pop!

Today's Full Report


Sly Stone Homeless- Randy Travis Passes Out On Stage- Lady Gaga and Cher duet- Charlie Sheen Settles With Two and a Half Men- Twilight: Breaking Dawn Songs- more
(Billboard) Sly Stone, ringleader of rock-funk fusion act Sly and the Family Stone is reportedly homeless, living out of a van parked in Los Angeles' rough Crenshaw neighborhood. more

(AP) Country singer Randy Travis was resting at home Monday after passing out on stage during a benefit concert in front of a roomful of doctors. more

(FMQB) The Lady Gaga and Cher duet "The Greatest Thing" is supposedly coming soon, though a release date still has not been confirmed. However, producer RedOne spoke to MTV News about how the pairing came together, after he and Gaga originally recorded the song several years ago. Read what he had to say here.

(BBC) Actor Charlie Sheen has settled a legal dispute with the makers of US sitcom Two and a Half Men over his dismissal from the TV show. Sheen's $100m (£64m) legal action was dropped following out of court arbitration more.

(Billboard) Bruno Mars, Christina Perri, the Joy Formidable and Theophilus London are the latest artists to soundtrack the saga of Bella and Edward by contributing song to the "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1" original soundtrack more

(FMQB) Jay-Z is reportedly planning a series of concerts in New York City next year, once the NBA's New Jersey Nets move into their new arena in Brooklyn in the fall of 2012 more

(Billboard) Antoine Dodson, the man who coined the phrase "Hide Ya Kids, Hide Ya Wife" via his wildly popular Auto-Tune the News clip, was arrested Saturday (Sept. 24) after violating the noise ordinance more

(FMQB) Black Eyed Peas have been added to the Michael Jackson tribute concert that is scheduled for October 8 in Cardiff, Wales more

(FMQB) After releasing the hit single "Whip My Hair," Willow Smith is now finishing up her debut album. According to producer Ronald "Jukebox" Jackson, the album will contain a blend of different sounds. more



Michael Jackson's Son May Testify At The Star's Death Trial
(TMZ) Michael Jackson's eldest son Prince -- an eyewitness to the horrific scene in the bedroom where his father lost his life -- does not want to testify in the Conrad Murray trial, but he's telling family he'll do what needs to be done to get justice for his departed dad.

Sources close to Prince tell TMZ ... the 14-year-old is "nervous" and worried that if he's called to the stand he might get flustered and "mess up."

We're told if Prince is called by prosecutors ... Katherine will ask her lawyers to request that the entire courtroom be cleared during his testimony. Judge Michael Pastor almost certainly will prohibit the media from training a camera on Prince, but it's unlikely he'll clear the courtroom.

As we previously reported, Prince is on the prosecution's witness list, since Dr. Murray summoned Prince to the bedroom for help during the emergency. When Prince arrived, he dissolved into tears. more on this story



Ellen DeGeneres Health Scare
(TMZ) Ellen DeGeneres suffered chest pains during a producers' meeting on the Warner Bros' lot yesterday ... TMZ has learned.

Someone from Ellen's staff called 911, and the Burbank Fire Department dispatched a crew to the scene at 11:53 am.

We're told Ellen is doing fine. She was seen walking on her own after the Fire Dept. left. more on this story


Ryan Adams Expands North American Tour
Ryan Adams has expanded his upcoming North American tour with a newly confirmed leg.

The new dates run from December 2 at Philadelphia's Academy of Music through December 13 at the State Theater in Minneapolis and include a December 6 stop of New York's Carnegie Hall.

Adams is hitting the road on October 10th in San Diego in support of his forthcoming album, Ashes & Fire, which will be released the next day. more on this story



Selena Gomez To Host 2011 MTV EMA
MTV have recruited Selena Gomez to host the "2011 MTV EMA" which will be broadcast live on MTV on Sunday, November 6th at 9PM CET from Belfast's Odyssey Arena.

"I'm so excited to be the host of the '2011 MTV EMA' – it's a dream come true!" said Gomez. "This is such a huge event that always recognizes the biggest stars in music from across the globe, so it's a real honor to be MC at this year's show."

For the first time ever, MTV will have its EMA host fully integrated into the show across multiple screens, as Gomez will be the lynchpin across all platforms for MTV's global celebration of the year's best in music. As host of the main show, she'll be overseeing all the onstage antics, performances, winners and unforgettable moments of the evening. On the digital front, Gomez will be juggling several duties to engage with EMA fans all over the world throughout the show – from checking in with the Twitterverse to sharing behind-the-scenes gossip to offering her unique commentary on mtvema.com. more on this story

False Alarm for Sharon Stone
(TMZ) Police raced to Sharon Stone's L.A. mansion early yesterday morning, after the actress called 911, concerned that someone may have broken into the home -- fortunately, it was a false alarm.

TMZ has learned ... Stone personally called authorities around 2:00 AM when she heard a noise in the house -- and because she has such a long, storied history with obsessed fans ... she didn't take any chances and called police.

Once cops responded to the house, we're told officers checked out the situation and determined there was no sign of a break-in. more on this story


Details About Justin Bieber's Titanic Date With Selena Gomez
(TMZ) TMZ has learned just how Justin Bieber surprised GF Selena Gomez with an intimate dinner and a movie for 2 at the otherwise empty Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

We broke the story ... Justin and Selena attended a Demi Lovato concert Friday night at the nearby Nokia Theater. After the show, just after 11 PM, Justin instructed Selena, "Follow me," and then took her through the underground tunnel that connects Nokia to Staples.

When they walked inside the empty, 20,000 seat arena, the lights had been dimmed and there was a table for 2 on the floor, with candles ... of course.

We're told Justin had the fancy Staples restaurant -- The Lexus Club -- cater the meal. They ate steak and pasta, and when they were done, suddenly the movie "Titanic" appeared on the screen.

Justin got the idea from the movie, "Mr. Deeds," where Adam Sandler surprises Winona Ryder with a date at Madison Square Garden.

Selena was "shocked" when she realized what was up.

As for Justin ... he didn't have to pay a penny, because the honchos at Staples were grateful he filled the arena 3 times in the past. more on this story



BRIT Award Winner James Morrison Sets U.S. Album Release
Universal Republic has set an October 11th U.S. release date for James Morrison's album The Awakening.

Morrison was the recipient of the prestigious BRIT Award in 2007 for "Best Male Singer-Songwriter".

His first two albums Undiscovered (2006) and Songs for You, Truths for Me (2008) bother garnered widespread critical acclaim as they topped UK charts, selling a combined 4.5 million copies. more on this story



Lauryn Hill Hit With Another Lawsuit
(TMZ) A fashion consultant who fitted Lauryn Hill with clothes for her European tour back in 2007 is suing the singer, claiming Lauryn jacked her threads.

According to a lawsuit filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Via Davia Vintage provided Hill "with an entire wardrobe of high fashion items." The company claims Hill agreed to pay a fixed weekly fee for 4 weeks.

But according to the lawsuit, Hill hung on to the clothes for three months, paying only a fraction of what she owed.. And to top it off ... the consultant claims Hill only returned about 30% of the items, keeping the expensive stuff.

This is the second time in the last two months Hill has been sued because of her 2007 European Tour. Last month, a guitar player sued her for $20,000 ... claiming she stiffed him.

Calls to Hill's agent were not returned. more on this story



Soundtrack for Janie Jones Set For Release
Nettwerk Records have set an October 11th release date for the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Janie Jones (Tribeca Film). The soundtrack features 11 songs, eight of which were performed by the film's lead actors, Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, My Sister's Keeper) and Alessandro Nivola (Laurel Canyon, Coco Before Chanel), in addition to tracks from recording artists William Fitzsimmons, Gemma Hayes and Patrick Watson.

In this music-based independent film, an on-the-road musician is forced to take responsibility for the daughter he never knew he had. Janie Jones is a heartwarming rock 'n' roll road drama from writer-director David M. Rosenthal (Falling Up), inspired by his own experiences. Rocker Ethan Brand (Nivola) and his band are on the comeback trail when a former flame (Oscar® nominee Elisabeth Shue) drops a bomb in his lap—their 13-year-old daughter, Janie Jones (Breslin). Ethan refuses to believe Janie is his kid, but when her mom suddenly leaves for rehab, the child has no place to go but on tour with the band. With no feel for fatherhood, Ethan continues his hard-living ways, leaving Janie to fend for herself in the dive bars and sleazy motels along the way. As Ethan's self-destructive spiral threatens the group's future, his band members desert him one by one, until he and Janie are left alone. Desperate to finish the tour and revive his career, Ethan stays on the road as a solo act with Janie in tow, where her surprising musical talents help guide him down the rocky road to redemption.

The original songs in Janie Jones range from Ethan's raw club performances to the sweet and soulful ballads with which Janie consoles herself. Award-winning Irish singer/songwriter Gemma Hayes created Janie's evocative music. Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide brought a distinctive sound to the score of the film as well as all of Ethan's songs.

Janie Jones is in select theatres starting October 28, 2011, as well nationally on video on demand, iTunes, Amazon Watch Instantly and Vudu.

Listen to Abigail Breslin perform album track "Hurricane" on YouTube here


Massive Miles Davis DVD Collection Coming
Eagle Rock have set an October 24, 2011 release date for "The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux DVD Collection 1973-1991," a massive 10 DVD box set with over 18 hours of performances!

This historically important 10 DVD set captures all of Miles Davis' performances at the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival between 1973 and 1991, the last being less than three months before his death. It is an unparalleled archive of live Miles Davis performances and is now being released on a visual format for the first time ever.

Although many tracks are repeated across the years the concerts are strikingly individual with extensive improvization and frequent rearrangements. more on this story


Tiesto Talks About Upcoming Historic Gig
Tiesto is set to play the largest single DJ event in U.S. history on October 8 at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles.

If the prospect of seeing the world's biggest DJ throw the largest single DJ event in US history wasn't enough, he's added performances from Diplo and Dada Life to go along with "College Invasion Tour" support DJ, Porter Robinson.

"I can't wait to play The Home Depot Center. LA has always been such a welcoming city to me and its been a while since I've played there, so to be able to finish off the college tour with such a great show is really special," Tiësto says. more on this story



Pomplamoose Mini Tour
Pomplamoose have announced a handful of headlining tour dates in major cities along the West Coast.

Pomplamoose's core duo of Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn will be joined by several of their friends and perform as a six-piece band.

This tour marks the first time Pomplamoose have ever played headlining shows in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and Santa Barbara. more on this story

Today's Day in Rock

Blink-182's New Album Streaming In Full- Arcade Fire Beat Jocks- Pink Floyd Pig Flies Again- Ringworm Cancel Tour- 12 Stones Set New Date and Offer Album Preview- more
Blink-182 are streaming their entire new album, Neighborhoods, online in a very unique way. Fans are invited to a special site where they can listen to the album stream with their neighbors after entering their address. Check it out here

(Billboard) A recent charity basketball game held in Montreal's Molson Stadium gym pitted a team dubbed "Jocks" (featuring local college players) against "Pops," featuring Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler and Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson. more

(Jam!) A large inflatable pig flew above London's Battersea Power Station on Monday in a stunt designed to mark the re-issue of British band Pink Floyd's 14 studio albums by record label EMI Music. more

(UCR) Most bands would kill to sell 10,000 copies of an album in its first week of release, but Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' still manages to move that many units each and every week — 38 years after it first was released. more

(BW&BK) Earlier this year Dokken frontman Don Dokken told Bravewords.com that an acoustic solo tour was in the works. Due to popular demand, solo acoustic Don Dokken shows have been announced more

(Lambgoat) "Due to circumstances beyond their control," Ringworm has cancelled their U.S. tour, which was to kick off next month more

Hardcore band Take It Back! will disband following a handful of winter shows. more

(BW&BK) Universal International Japan has confirmed a November 16th release date for the Deluxe Edition of Dio's Sacred Heart album which was originally released in 1985. more

(AA) Originally slated to hit shelves and digital retailers on September 6th, 12 Stones have announced that they will be delaying the release of Only Human until March 27, 2012. Only Human is the bands first release in over 4 years. Grab a preview here.

(BW&BK) Mastodon's The Hunter will be available on November 15th as limited edition vinyl: 1 LP, 140 gram, black vinyl and limited edition deluxe vinyl: 2 LP, 45rpm, 180 gram, color vinyl. more

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Guns N' Roses Concert To Be Streamed Live
(superLOUD) Rock In Rio 4 has been streaming live on Youtube and there are some big names coming up including Guns N' Roses, Lenny Kravitz, Evanescence, Coldplay and more.

The Brazilian festival will resume streaming on Thursday at 6pm EST and continue through Sunday.

Guns N' Roses set is scheduled for this coming Sunday, October 2nd. Other upcoming noteworthy acts can be found here

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INXS Find Their New Voice and It's Not Bono
(Gibson) INXS recently posted a clip of a new song with the band's new singer but neglected to say who he was – only that he was Irish, which led to speculation about Bono and Rea Garvey. The Australian band have now revealed that their new singer is Ciaran Gribbin, according to Rolling Stone.

Gribbin's resume includes writing the Madonna single "Celebration" and singing backing vocals on Snow Patrol's "Eyes Open." Ciaran has already recorded some demos with INXS and will front the band during a tour in November. He replaces J.D. Fortune (who sang with the band after winning the reality competition Rock Star: INXS). Original singer Michael Hutchence died in 1997.

"A baptism of fire is the best way to describe the live shows, I think," Gribbin told Billboard. "In a way I'm slightly nervous, and in another way I'm unbelievably excited. It's a wonderful, proud moment for me. It's a real feeling of achievement to have a band of INXS' stature believe in me as a performer and a singer. It's genuine dream-come-true, fairy-tale stuff for me. I'm still waking up in the morning here in Australia going, 'How did I get here?'" more on this story


Slipknot To Release 3-Disc Package
(Banana 101.5) Slipknot are jumping on the nostalgia gravy train this year by reissuing their classic album 'Iowa' in a 3-disc package that will include a DVD.

Amongst the seemingly endless sea of reissues and special editions these past few years, you will soon find a 10th anniversary edition of Slipknot's sophomore album — 'Iowa'.

The band has just announced the release will include the original album, previously unreleased audio from their 2002 DVD 'Disasterpieces', and an hour long Clown directed-film about the creation of 'Iowa' titled 'Goat'. more on this story



The Rolling Stones Hitting The Big Screen
The Rolling Stones will be hitting the big screen for one night only when their concert film from summer of 1978, The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas, is shown in more than 300 theaters nationwide on Tuesday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m.

Here is the official word on the film and theatrical event: Unveiled for the first time in more than 30 years, this rare, never-before-seen concert was captured live in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 18, 1978.

Digitally re-mastered to HD with Cinema Surround Sound, this legendary footage includes a mixture of classic Stones hits such as "Brown Sugar," "Honky Tonk Women," "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Tumbling Dice," paired with blues numbers and Chuck Berry covers, as well as songs from the then newly released Some Girls LP including fan favorites "Beast of Burden" and "Miss You." more on this story



Rockstar: Supernova For L.A. Guns?
(Gibson) Following the departure of singer Jizzy Pearl, guitarist Tracii Guns is auditioning new singers for his version of L.A. Guns, including former Rockstar: Supernova contestant Dilana.

Guns confirmed on Metal Sludge, "I met with Dilana last night … she was actually pretty smart and down to earth, we had a long conversation and Jeremy [Carson, bass] was there. There are two other people I'm talking too as well who live out of the country."

Pearl departed the band on friendly terms to focus on his own projects. "He feels it is time to do his own thing and I couldn't be happier for him," Guns said. "He's a great friend. If Dilana were to end up in L.A. Guns it would be because I like her based on our chemistry and her ability to sing the L.A. Guns songs appropriately. I won't make a judgment on her based on someone's opinion of her on Rockstar: Supernova. Honestly, I wouldn't mind having a woman sing for L.A. Guns." more on this story

Classic Nirvana Concert Being Webcast Today
Nirvana fans can head over to Vevo.com today for their exclusive commercial-free 24-hour on-demand airing of the band's 1991 concert, Live at Paramount.

The high definition concert can be seen on-demand in most countries around the globe at VEVO, YouYube and VEVO Mobile today, Tuesday, September 27 beginning at 12 Noon ET / 5pm GMT. A 24-hour encore will air Monday, October 31, the actual 20th anniversary of the concert.

Vevo's 24-hour offering marks the first time portions of the concert, shot October 31, 1991 at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, will be shown online. Live at Paramount is the only known Nirvana concert shot to film. more on this story

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Jane's Addiction Announce New Two Night Stand Shows
Jane's Addiction have announced the details of their upcoming New York City engagements.

They will perform Monday, October 17 and Tuesday, October 18, at Irving Plaza as part of their third and final pair of shows to mark the release of their new album.

That new album, The Great Escape Artist, is set to be released the week of these new shows (October 18). more on this story


Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Leslie West Tour Postponement Explained
Yesterday we told you that the 3 Guitar Heroes Tour featuring Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Leslie West has been postponed. We now know why.

SKH Music further explained that the tour was postponed, "due to insurmountable travel issues. When faced with securing a viable path for West¹s travel while still confined to a wheelchair, the search for a vehicle went on for months, and it has been called off. Last week, West was fitted with a prosthetic leg, but it will take months before he is able to live a normal life with the appendage, and there is no way to tour at this time without the security of the wheelchair he has been confined to post-amputation."

As our news partner, Rock News Desk reported back in July: "West contracted an infection connected with diabetes on the way to a Mountain show in Mississippi. A two-day battle to stop it spreading to the rest of his body led to half of his right leg being removed." more on this story



Sick Of It All Premiere New Song Online
Sick Of It All are celebrating their 25th anniversary with the release of Nonstop, an album of re-recorded songs from their career.

The album will be released on November 1st, and the band has teamed up with Lambgoat.com to premiere "Built To Last", the first song available off the 20 song disc.

"We had a great time re-recording some of our favorite classics. Done the old school way, 20 songs recorded and mixed in 4 days!" Says Vocalist Lou Koller. "What better way to kick it off than with the new, rawer, heavier version of 'Built To Last'? Hope you like it. Let the trash talking begin!"



Unusual Robert Plant Collaboration
(Gibson) Robert Plant has collaborated with West End tenor Alfie Boe, who is best known for his portrayal as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables.

The pair have recorded a cover of Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren," which will surface on Boe's new album Alfie, to be released on October 31. Plant had previously recorded the song on his 2002 solo album Dreamland.

Boe tells the Sunday Mercury that the two met by chance in a bar and realized they were fans of each others' work. Says Boe: "There are many people in the music business that I would love to collaborate with – but top of the list has always been Robert Plant. I'm a huge fan of classic rock. To get the chance to duet with him is a wonderful opportunity. It's fantastic! He's always been a real hero of mine." more on this story


A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance, A Loss For Words Fall Tour
A Lot Like Birds will be hitting the road this fall with Dance Gavin Dance, isetmyfriendsonfire, A Loss For Words, The Bunny The Bear for the Go Big Or Go Home tour.

The tour is set to kick off on November 1st in Chico, CA. A Lot Like Birds will be leave the tour after the November 27th date in Richmond, VA join up again with it on December 16th in Las Vegas, NV for the final three dates.

A Lot Like Birds will be touring in support of their forthcoming album, "Conversation Piece" which will be released on October 11th by Doghouse Records. They will be playing a record release party in Sacramento on October 13th. more on this story


Unearth and Chimaira Expand North American Tour
Unearth and Chimaira's upcoming U.S. tour is now a North American tour with the addition of five new Canadian dates.

The tour will now be hitting Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg and will feature support from Skeletonwitch and Molotov Solution.

The trek is set to kick off on November 13th in Toronto and will criss-cross North America to conclude on December 18th in Grand Rapids MI with Unearth playing an additional show in Buffalo the next night. more on this story

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Saxon Frontman Says They Should Be Big Four's Opening Act
Examiner.com recently caught up with Saxon frontman Biff Byford to talk about their new album and other topics, this part of the exchange caught our eye.

When the Big 4 of Thrash (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax) show at Yankee Stadium was mentioned, Byford said, "We should have been the opening act."

He was then asked "If there was a British Big 4, who else would you like to play with?" and Byford responded, "We just did these dates in Spain; everybody called it the Big 3. It was Judas Priest. Motörhead, and Saxon. And we did about fifteen, twenty thousand people a night. So that was a great tour for the fans." Check out the full interview here


Becoming The Archetype Announce European Tour
Becoming The Archetype are heading over to Europe this fall for a headlining tour this October and November.

They will be touring in support of their latest album, Celestial Completion, which was released earlier this summer on Solid State Records.

The tour - spanning 20 dates and 10 countries - will feature support from Immortal Souls and Beyond The Dust on select dates. more on this story


TAB the Band Announce CMJ Music Marathon Shows
TAB the Band have announced that they will be heading back to New York City for performances at the CMJ Music Marathon.

Their CMJ appearances include five shows including an Acoustic Set on October 21st at Angels & Kings.

TAB the Band are working with producer Mark Neill on their forthcoming album, which they hope to release in early 2012 more on this story


Cormorant Giving Away Free Music
Cormorant are preparing fans and potential fans for the release of their new album by giving away two previous releases.

Cormorant will release their new album Dwellings on December 6th, 2011, but fans can now get some of their previous music absolutely free.

The band's last two releases, 2009's Metazoa and 2007's The Last Tree EP, are now available for free download from Cormorant's Bandcamp page here


Redemption Set North American Album Release Date
InsideOut Music have set a October 11th North American release date for Redemption's new album "This Mortal Coil."

"This Mortal Coil" is the fifth studio album from the group that features guitarist/songwriter Nick van Dyk and legendary Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder. A trailer for the effort can be viewed here.

Nick van Dyk had this to say about the album, "Our fifth CD, 'This Mortal Coil', is now formally released in Europe and will be shortly in the US. We've been buried in rehearsals for our upcoming European dates and we're very excited to be playing some material from the new CD that we think is going to go over really well live. Dating back to the production of the record, we've been on a crazy schedule to make sure that our fans can actually get the CD before our shows, so we're really excited that it's finally out!" more on this story



The Trews Plan U.S. Residency Tour
(TGS) The Trews have announced plans for a U.S. Residency Tour where they will make repeated visits to select markets.

The quartet will hit Nashville, Birmingham, Atlanta & Louisville, performing three times in each city over the course of three weeks and will also make select stops in Detroit, Lansing, Cleveland, Knoxville and Buffalo.

The residency shows will be in support of Hope & Ruin, their fourth full-length studio album. more on this story

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Kidneythieves Return
Kidneythieves will return with the release of a new EP, The Invisible Plan on October 18th.

Regarding the new release, Bruce says: "We wanted The Invisible Plan to go a little more to the electronic side – a little less guitar, a little more experimenting with different types of keyboard sounds and more texture…

"The result, for me, is that this is one of the best things we've done. It's something new – it's loud but groovy, with an amazing story and amazing lyrics."

Watch Kidneythieves perform the single "Invisible Plan" here


Jerry Garcia Collaborator David Grisman Guests On The Heavy Pets New Album
The Heavy Pets have set an October 22th release date for their third studio album, Swim Out Past the Sun.

We were sent the following details about the release: Returning to their acoustic roots on Swim Out Past the Sun, THP's guitar duo set aside their electric axes for a more organic approach.

Featuring a three song sit-in by longtime Jerry Garcia collaborator David Grisman, the album presents a fresh perspective from the ever-evolving South Florida-based quintet. more on this story



Rumpelstiltskin Grinder Working On New Album
Rumpelstiltskin Grinder are currently working on their new album, Ghostmaker, which is expected to be released early in the spring of 2012 under their new worldwide deal with Candlelight Records.

The band had the following to say about their new deal and forthcoming album. Guitarist Ryan Moll says, "we are psyched to be on Candlelight." Sharing details about the ongoing recording he notes, "Right now we are in the studio working on our third and most intense release to date. This album promises to be the fastest, darkest, most relentless and insane album yet. It will contain some of the most bone-crushing, graveyard stomping, Frankenstein/Dracula/Wolfman hate-fuck riffage written thus far."

Guitarist Matt Moore adds, "Our wretched new masterpiece will be finished soon enough. Each song has its own distinct and strange aura of speed, darkness, brute strength, violence, cunning, and power. Like any respectable band, we have raised the bar and taken on musical and lyrical concepts that would drive commoners insane. Faster. Louder. Darker. Crazier."



The Hollies First Official Documentary Set For Release
Eagle Rock and Reelin' In The Years Productions have teamed up for an October 4 worldwide release of The Hollies: Look Through Any Window 1963 - 1975 on DVD.

Issued with the full cooperation of the Hollies, this is the first official documentary film of the legendary British group known for its classic songs and brilliant vocals.

The film includes 22 full-length performances sourced from television appearances filmed at the time the songs were hitting the charts for the first time. Between performances, original band members Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott share the history of one of the most beloved groups of the 1960s. more on this story


The Devastated, Molotov Solution and Fit For An Autopsy Tour Starts Tonight
The Devastated are hitting the road today with Molotov Solution and Fit For An Autopsy for "The Insurrection Tour."

The trek kicks off tonight in Ogden, UT and will conclude on October 21st in Anaheim, Ca.

The Devastated's Century Media debut album is due to be released in 2012, which has already spawned two singles. more on this story


R.E.M. Retrospective Details
Warner Bros. Records sent over the details for the R.E.M. retrospective, R.E.M., Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982 - 2011, which they will release on November 15th, 2011.

The album is a 40-song career-spanning retrospective that collects, for the first time ever, songs from R.E.M.'s entire back catalog, including the pioneering American band's years on both the IRS label (1982 to 1987) and Warner Bros. Records (1988 to 2011).

The release follows last week's announcement by the band that they had decided to "call it a day as a band."
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Roberta Flack Takes On Beatles Classic
Today Roberta Flack is releasing her interpretation of the Beatles classic, "We Can Work It Out," on iTunes.

429 Records says the track comes from her forthcoming album which is slated for early February 2012 release worldwide (Sony Music will release the album in Japan).

The album, her first in over 8 years, was produced by Sherrod Barnes, who has also produced Beyonce and Angie Stone, with contributing producers Jerry Barnes and Barry Miles.



Singled Out: 9 Left Dead's Put Your Guns Down
Today 9 Left Dead singer Travis Jones tells us about "Put Your Guns Down" from their brand new album "The Wrong Things," which is being released today. Here is the story:

The inspiration behind this single actually came from a night when Jared and I were on duty as prison guards. One day we had an inmate come in thinking he was a little more hardcore than he actually ended up being. I was having a bad night, and to add to it, this inmate kept running his mouth. One thing led to another and he ended up taking a swing at me. So I moved in on him, picked him up, and slammed him into the ground taking control of the situation.

Later on that night I was going back over what had just happened in my head and the line 'careful what you wish for' kept sticking in my head, because he wanted to fight, but I know he didn't see it playing out the way it actually did. And it made me think about those guys that think they are unstoppable until someone actually puts them in their place. That's where the idea for 'Put Your Guns Down' came from.

We look forward to the release of our album, 'The Wrong Things' this Tuesday, September 27. It is a very straight up rock and roll album with aggressive guitars riffs, hard hitting drums, and catchy lyrics and melodies that everyone can relate to and sing along with as well. Making this album with Cody Hanson of Hinder and Marshal Dutton was the experience of a life time for us and we hope our fans love it and that it helps us to build our fan base to an entire other level.

Today's Day In Pop

X Factor No Match For Idol- Michael Jackson Death Case Jury Selected- Bruno Mars Twilight- Kelly Clarkson's New Album Coming Next Month- Kiefer's Next Role- more


(BBC) The first episode of X Factor USA draws in 12.1 million viewers but is beaten in the ratings by Modern Family which drew 14.3 million viewers. In contrast, Last year's American Idol season finale was watched by 24 million viewers. And there is a bit of controversy already from the kick off. Read about it here.
(BBC) A 12-member jury has been chosen for the trial of Michael Jackson's personal doctor - more than two years after the pop star's death. more

(FMQB) Bruno Mars has nabbed the lead single for the upcoming Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 soundtrack. The track, "It Will Rain," will be released tomorrow. here

Check the behind the scenes for T-Pain's latest visual off the forthcoming "rEVOLVEr" album for the new single "5 O'clock" featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen. The video for the T-Pain produced track gets brought to life by director Erik White. Watch it here

(FMQB) Kelly Clarkson's fifth studio effort, Stronger, is due on October 24, and the singer says the album is a blend of "very soulful, rhythmic pop rock." However, there also will be songs to get people dancing. more

In related news, ASB had this: Kelly Clarkson's music video for her brand new single "Mr. Know It All" has just arrived in its entirety for fans' viewing pleasure. In the clip, the singer who won the inaugural season of "American Idol" takes no more "craps" from people who thought they knew all about her better than anyone else. more

Lady Gaga released the third fashion video for her single "Yoü and I" yesterday. The clip entitled "HAUS OF Ü ft. YÜYI" was directed by Inez+Vinoodh and can be seen here

(FMQB) Now that Tha Carter IV is finally in stores, Lil Wayne is turning his attention to I Can't Feel My Face, his collaboration album with Juelz Santana that has been in the works since 2006. more

(NME) Kiefer Sutherland has announced his first TV role since hit show 24 came to an end. The long-running counter-terrorism drama came to an end in 2010 after eight action-packed series. Sutherland, who starred as the show's near-invincible hero Jack Bauer, confirmed he's accepted a job on new series Touch. Find out the details here

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R&B Singer Vesta Williams Found Dead
(TMZ) R&B singer Vesta Williams -- best known for her 1989 hit "Congratulations" -- was found dead in an L.A. hotel room last week ... TMZ has confirmed.

Loads of Vesta's celebrity friends have posted messages on Twitter about the news -- including actress Jackeé Harry who wrote, "...just received truly devastating news: R&B great, and my friend of many yrs, Vesta Williams (@vesta4u), has passed away. #RIPVesta"

48-year-old Williams had a string of R&B hits in the 80s and 90s including "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "You Make Me Want To (Love Again)."

UPDATE: Law enforcement sources tell us ... Vesta was discovered in a hotel in El Segundo. We're told officials do not believe foul play is suspected. more on this story

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$20 Million Dollar Kim Kardashian's Sex Tape Offer Rejected
(TMZ) The mystery buyer gunning for Kim Kardashian's sex tape came up short where it matters most ... in the wallet ... because Vivid Entertainment has officially REJECTED his $20 million offer to take the tape off the market.

Vivid honcho Steve Hirsch tells us, "We were offered $20 million for the Kim tape but have decided that we are going to hang on to it ... for now."

He adds, "Although the offer that we ultimately received was substantial, when I realized that it wasn't Kim it became less appealing. Kim is a superstar and if it were to be sold, it should be to her." more on this story

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LeAnn Rimes and Burt Reynolds Reel Love Coming Soon
The CMT Original Movie, Reel Love, starring LeAnn Rimes and Burt Reynolds is set to premiere on Sunday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.

Movie Synopsis: When Holly (LeAnn Rimes) finds out her father Wade (Burt Reynolds) has suffered a heart attack, she drops everything and rushes back to her small Southern lake town to help him. Cantankerous Wade doesn't want to rest, or take his meds, or eat healthy – all he wants to do is fish. And all Holly wants to do is return home, but what she doesn't count on is developing an attraction for Jay (Shawn Roberts) -- the new guy in town.

And once she gets back into small town living and reconnects with her old friends and the joys of walking around barefoot, she also doesn't count on seeing her stuffy lawyer boyfriend in a different light…one that makes her realize that perhaps she really doesn't want all the trappings of a big city life but instead wants the simple joys of a smaller one.

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The X Factor Dong Dancer Wasn't Naked
(TMZ) The contestant who dropped trou on "The X Factor" last week tells TMZ, he wasn't naked ... he was wearing a g-string.

The singer -- Geo Godley -- tells us, his outfit was nothing worse than what you see at the beach -- insisting his performance was inspired by his Greek Island culture ... "We always dance in g-strings." Godley adds, "G-Strings are legal. The PTC have no complaint to make."

But Godley admits, he still got a little carried away -- adding, "I apologize to anyone that was exposed to my behind ... I had no intention of showing it and it was an accident when I fell. I was caught up in the moment." more on this story

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New Life For Monica
RCA have set a November 29th release date for Monica's seventh studio album, New Life.

The album's first single "Until It's Gone," was written by Jazmine Sullivan and produced by Missy Elliott and Lamb and is set to impact Urban Mainstream and Adult radio on October 3rd and 4th.

Monica kicked things off with the single and video, "Anything (To Find You)" featuring Rick Ross, which pays homage to the 90's and her musical idol and friend Mary J. Blige. more on this story

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Swedish House Mafia Announce Special Shows
EMI sent over word that Swedish House Mafia have announced two 'One Night Stand' shows on both sides of the Atlantic.

They will headline New York City's famed Madison Square Garden on Friday, Dec. 16th, 2011 and the UK's legendary 65,000 capacity Milton Keynes National Bowl on July 14th, 2012.

These two milestone shows will see Swedish House Mafia - Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso - make history by becoming the first dance act to have headlined both venues. more on this story

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Beats Antique To Deliver Elektrafone Next Month
(SC) Beats Antique are set to release their fourth full-length album Elektrafone on October 4 on the band's own Antique Records.

The new album follows their 2010 album, Blind Threshold, which debuted at #2 on iTunes electronic charts and was praised by MXDWN as "meticulously crafted with an array of sounds and a variance of melody."

Earlier this year, Beats Antique premiered their latest video for the song "Revival," off their latest album Blind Threshold, on the YouTube Music Homepage. Created by director and animator Ivan Landau, who called the experience, "a collaborative dream" and illustrator Leighton Kelly, the short film travels through surreal landscapes meeting mythical creatures that depart on a far-reaching journey to revive dance from the dead. Landau comments, "This video started as a little dream. It's been amazing watching it materialize from subconscious to screen." more on this story

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Justin Bieber Goes on Titanic Date With Selena Gomez
(TMZ) Justin Bieber corralled the entire Staples Center in L.A. for a screening of the movie, "Titanic," for just him and his girlfriend Selena Gomez.

Sources connected to the Biebs tell us .. Justin hatched the idea after seeing the movie "Mr. Deeds" -- where Adam Sandler surprises Winona Ryder with a date at Madison Square Garden.

Here's how it went down tonight ... Justin took Selena to the Demi Lovato concert at neighboring Nokia Theater. He then said, "Come with me" -- and took her underground to Staples Center to watch the biggest shipwreck of all time.

And if you don't hate him enough already -- Justin didn't have to pay a penny for Staples. We're told since he sold out the venue 3 times, and it was empty tonight ... they gave him the entire arena for free. more on this story

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Hospitalized Biggest Loser Contestant Now Stable
(TMZ) "Biggest Loser" competitor Sam Poueu -- who was listed in critical condition after falling several stories from a fire escape this month -- is making some serious progress in his recovery and has been upgraded to stable, TMZ has learned.

We're told doctors are still wary because Sam's status could change at any moment -- but overall, everyone's excited by his progress.

As we previously reported, Sam was celebrating a friend's birthday when he accidentally locked himself on the roof -- and fell several stories while trying to climb down a fire escape.

Sam suffered a pelvic injury, torn ligaments, a punctured lung, and a broken leg during the accident. more on this story

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Mariel Hemingway Trying To Restrain Sexual Actions From Ex Manager
(TMZ) Mariel Hemingway's lawyer made a beeline for court this week, asking a judge to restrain her former business manager from using vulgar and offensive language, and making inappropriate sexual comments.

Hemingway claims Mike Wittlin also sent her sexually-charged texts and was "often time overly aggressive and hostile in his manner.

Hemingway says she's deeply afraid for her safety and is afraid Wittlin will show up and hurt her.

Judge Carol Boas Goodson rejected the petition for the restraining order, on grounds the level of threats and harassment was not sufficient, and that Hemingway could handle everything by simply filing a civil lawsuit. more on this story

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Corey Feldman Child Support Trouble
(TMZ) Corey Feldman's Playboy model ex-wife claims her famous baby daddy left her high and dry with their 7-year-old son -- and now she's enlisted county officials to force him to pay child support.

Susannah Feldman's local child support agency filed legal docs on her behalf in L.A. County Superior Court -- asking a judge to order Corey to cough up $307 a month to help take care of the kid.

The figure is based on Corey's monthly income -- which, according to the docs, is only $1,387.

Susannah -- who divorced him in 2009 -- also wants Corey to provide health insurance for the child, and pay half of his medical expenses. more on this story

Today's Day in Rock

Coal Chamber Reunion Announced
DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara announced plans to reform Coal Chamber specifically for Soundwave shows in Australia.
Dez says, "Coal Chamber is playing Soundwave Down Under! These reunion shows are for the fans that want to see us again as well as all the people that never got to see Coal Chamber.

"It is and always will be a very special part of my life, so these few shows are for those people and for us. If you're not from Australia, better get a ticket now to come see this event!" more on this story

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Zakk Wylde Restrains Obsessed Fan
(TMZ) Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde obtained a long-term restraining order against an obsessed fan -- who allegedly left a creepy sacrificial offering outside Zakk's home.

Zakk was in court Friday in L.A. -- where he testified his 20-year-old neighbor John Radich knocked on his door one day, shirtless, wanting to talk.

Zakk says he sent the guy home -- but the next morning, he noticed Radich had left behind a "sacrifice" containing several bizarre objects, including a guitar covered in Sharpie marker and a boxcutter.

Zakk cited another instance -- claiming Radich also broke into his home studio recently, proclaiming, "I must assert my dominance!" more on this story

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E Street Band Ponder Their Future
(Gibson) Steve Van Zandt, guitarist with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has been talking about the recent death of bandmate Clarence Clemons and upcoming plans for the E-Street Band.

Van Zandt told Pollstar that the members would meet in a few weeks to discuss their future and that the band could never be the same with Clemons. However he did say that the band would probably continue since "that's what we do."

Sax legend Clarence Clemons died at the age of 69 after suffering a stroke at his home in Florida in June. more on this story



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Joey Belladonna Was Anthrax's Second Choice?
(hennemusic) In a recent interview, Joey Belladonna was surprisingly frank, and realistic, about his current place in Anthrax and the revolving door of vocalists.

"I wasn't their first choice to come back into this thing," said Joey. "Put it this way: If John said he wanted to do it, they probably would have taken him. If they would have done the Big 4 with him and it would be successful? Who knows? Would they finish the record? Who knows? If they didn't have a fight with a guy they first had to finish the record (Nelson) and would have put it out, they would have done that. To me, you got what you got."

Acknowledging the often complicated relationship with the rest of the band, Joey said, "We are a unique package of musicians and there's no band out there that has a lineup that, if you're trying to recreate it, you're not going to have much luck. For Anthrax, it's hard for us to pull it off. This thing is a little more intricate." more on this story

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Chickenfoot Road Test Tour
(hennemusic) Chickenfoot has announced The 2011 Road Test Tour - the first live performance dates in support of the band's forthcoming "Chickenfoot III," due September 27.

Chickenfoot will play five US concerts in support of the new project, kicking off November 1 in San Francisco, and taking them through Los Angeles, St. Louis, Chicago and New York – all during the first week of November. Venues and ticket on-sale information will be announced October 3rd.

The shows will give 'Foot fans the first live look at drummer Kenny Aronoff with the band, as he fills in for Chad Smith, currently doing his day job with The Red Hot Chili Peppers. more on this story

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Chevelle Releasing New Album Soon
(Banana 101.5) Chevelle has announced that their next record will be in stores late this year, while their new single 'Face to the Floor' will impact radio in October.

Chevelle broke the news via Facebook: "Hey everybody. 'Face to the Floor' will officially be our first single, and it will be released Oct. 10th to radio. We are also releasing the record on Dec. 6th. and we are looking forward to finally playing some new music on tour. We are working on a video concept right now and we will hopefully have it finished in a few weeks. See you all soon, back on tour starting Sunday."

The tour they are referring to is their opening slot for Bush on the fall tour which also features Filter. Get a taste from the new album and read more here

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Axl Rose Settles Battered Bentley Case
(TMZ) Axl Rose will fork over $53,000 to cover some serious Bentley damage -- but even though it seems like a lot ... the "Guns 'N Roses" singer actually got a nice discount.

Axl was sued by Bentley Financial Services last year -- which claimed Rose leased a $192K Bentley Flying Spur back in 2005, and proceeded to beat the crap out of it ... eventually returning it with damages and fees totaling $73,000.

But last week, Axl finally settled the case -- agreeing to cough up $53,000 to call it even. Which is a great deal -- because if you do your math, that's a 27% discount. more on this story

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Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Leslie West Tour Postponed
The 3 Guitar Heroes Tour featuring Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Leslie West has apparently been partially postponed.

The tour's official site had this update on Friday: "It is with regret that we have to announce that some shows on the 3 Guitar Heroes tour have been postponed."

The tour section on the site is now completely blank and simply reads "Itinerary to be updated soon". more on this story

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McCartney Flop?- Late KISS Drummer Eric Carr's Unfinished Business To Be Released- Lagwagon Revisited- The Flaming Lips Streaming 6 Hour Song- LA Guns Singer Quits- more
(Reuters) Paul McCartney's ballet debut writing an orchestral score and tale of love about an ocean dwelling princess received poor, early reviews on Friday that called his music agreeable but the story and staging bland. more

(The 1st Five) On November 22, 2011 Fat Wreck Chords will reissue Lagwagon's first five albums in remastered and expanded editions, including 2xLPs for the first time. The sets will also include almost every b-side and outtake the band was able to find in their archives more

(MU) Vocalist Brian Fair of Shadows Fall has issued the following brief update via Twitter about the band gearing up to enter the recording studio next month: 'Lots going on in Oct. @ShadowsFallBand will be in studio." more

(Classic Rock) The Flaming Lips are currently streaming a new song online – and it's six hours long. No, this isn't a wind up. It's called I Found A Star On The Ground more

(SRX) 'Unfinished Business', a 20th anniversary commemorative CD to KISS drummer Eric Carr, featuring unreleased music, live songs and more, will be released on November 8th. more

(Classic Rock) The Smashing Pumpkins have issued details on upcoming album Oceania. Although there's no release date as yet, the full track listing is here

(A.I.R.) Underoath have announced the release of a special, triple-CD set, Play Your Old Stuff, featuring all the songs from three of their most popular albums more

(BW&BK) Unearth are about to embark on a short headlining tour of Japan with openers Every Time I Die and Acacia Strain. more

(Lambgoat) Wolves in the Throne Room will tour Europe with support from Wolveserpent. more

(MU) Malevolent Creation bassist Jason Blachowicz (a/k/a Jay Black) has created a new old-school death metal project called Murder Suicide. more

(SRX) L.A. Guns' live album 'Acoustic Gypsy' is slated for release on September 27th, but already vocalist Jizzy Pearl has announced he will be leaving Tracii Guns' version of the band after two years. more

(PNO) With their 10th Anniversary tour set to kick off in October, Minus The Bear has announced plans for some reissues as they celebrate their diamond anniversary. The band's label, Suicide Squeeze Records will be repressing the currently out-of-print Highly Refined Pirates and This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic on vinyl and producing a limited number of cassettes. more

(BW&BK) Opeth's new album, Heritage, has landed at the #22 position on the Official UK Top 40 albums and #1 on the UK Top 40 Rock Albums. more

(NME) Kasabian's fourth album 'Velociraptor!' has gone straight in at No 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart. more

(Lambgoat) Following several weeks of pre-production, Job For A Cowboy has entered the studio to commence tracking their next full-length. more

(BW&BK) Thin Lizzy have announced three off-date headline shows due to take place during their North American support tour with Judas Priest through October and November. more

Ulrich Wild (Static-X, Zombie ,etc) is set to produce/mix/engineer the new NYC CD. "I think Ulrich is the Perfect Producer to Capture all the Intensity and Insanity of NYC and bring the Absolute Best Focus to the Guaranteed Sonic Madness of this New Disc" states NYC's Tommy Bolan. Watch him shred here to get an idea of what's to come.


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Chris Cornell Plans Live Album From Acoustic Tour
(Banana 101.5) Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell will hit the road to continue where he left of with last spring's solo acoustic tour.

According to Blabbermouth , Cornell said in a recent interview that he plans to release a live album in November featuring 15 tracks from his solo outings.

Cornell frontman most recently contributed the acoustic based track 'The Keeper' to the 'Machine Gun Preacher' soundtrack. Check out a live performance here

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W.A.S.P. Plan 30th Anniversary Tour
(Kayos) Twenty Nine years ago this month, on September 21st 1982, W.A.S.P. played their first show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

On September 21st 2012 W.A.S.P. will begin the "30 Years of Thunder" anniversary Tour starting in the United Kingdom and continue Worldwide!! This World Tour will be the biggest spectacle W.A.S.P. have ever created. The two hour show will consist of three parts. A one-hour set contains songs from the first four albums.

The second set will be a 25 minute shortened version of "The Crimson Idol" complete with the movie accompaniment. A third set will consist of material from the New Studio Album, older material and everything in between. more on this story

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Anthrax and Testament Expand Fall Tour
Anthrax have announced three additional dates for their upcoming North American fall tour.

Anthrax will co-headline the 27-date trek with Testament with Death Angel openings all shows including the newly announced stops in Sayreville, NJ, Huntington, NY and Cleveland, OH.

Anthrax's new album, Worship Music, debuts at no 12 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart this week, making it the band's highest chart debut in 20 years. more on this story

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R.E.M. To Look Back
(Gibson) Recently R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills announced that after 30-plus years of making music, they were going their separate ways.

That sad news was tempered by word that the band will release a career-spanning retrospective set on November 15.

As reported by Rolling Stone the set, titled Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011, will include several tracks recorded after the completion of R.E.M.'s final studio album, Collapse Into Now. Details are sketchy, but it is presumed that the release will be a multi-volume set, given the size of the band's catalog. more on this story



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The Day Iron Maiden Found Their Voice
(Gibson) On this day in 1981, Bruce Dickinson joined Iron Maiden, (Dickinson had been the vocalist with Samson). Gibson takes a look back: Steve Harris had almost sorted it out. Six years after he formed Iron Maiden, whose name was inspired by a film adaptation of The Man in the Iron Mask, Harris was still looking for that final piece to the puzzle. Having gone through three singers, twelve guitarists (of which, two remained), four drummers (of which, one remained) and a keyboard player, the bassist-songwriter-bandleader had almost dialed up the perfect combination. But he still needed a frontman.

When Iron Maiden signed to a major label in December 1979, it seemed like they were just about there. The line-up of Harris, guitarist Dave Murray, second guitarist Dennis Stratton, drummer Clive Burr and singer Paul Di'Anno was a pretty fearsome group. Stratton and Murray provided a complementing, give-and-take twin-guitar attack. Burr was a more-than-solid drummer. Harris was quickly developing into the best bassist in heavy metal. And Di'Anno…well, Di'Anno was something else.

Paul Di'Anno was not your prototypical singer. His voice was raspy and harsh, though he could fire off a top-shelf scream when necessary. But Rob Halford he was not. Di'Anno, though, brought a toughness to a band that was built for menace. In songs like "Phantom of the Opera" and "Murders in the Rue Morgue," you get the feeling you're hearing the story from the killer himself. The rest of the tale here



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Napalm Death Re-ink With Century Media for New Album Release
Napalm Death finished recording their upcoming 14th studio album earlier this year at Parlour Studio in Kettering, UK with long-time producer Russ Russell and have just announced that they have re-inked a world wide deal with Century Media Records.

Napalm Death vocalist Mark 'Barney' Greenway says of the deal, "We're very happy to be re-signing to Century Media. In fact, I think it's the first time we've actually re-signed on a longer term deal with anybody since the days when we didn't strictly know that we could be digging ourselves a big hole with labels...It's important for NAPALM to stay with an independent, and Century proved to us with their overall enthusiasm and attention that this is where we needed to be. There's a perfect balance of getting the band out there in people's faces whilst still understanding the point that not everything is acceptable or 'ethical' promotion. It's more like working with friends who actually care, and who could argue with that?"

Jens Prüter (Head of A&R, Century Media Records) comments, "NAPALM DEATH is not only one of the most important and influential extreme metal bands, they are also a band that always raises their voice against social ills-- and even against record companies (remember 'Enemy Of Music Business'). Therefore I'm even more glad about NAPALM DEATH re-signing to Century Media for more great albums of intelligent and meaningful noise. And have you ever seen a weak NAPALM DEATH show? I haven't, and I have seen them MANY times and will never get tired to see them again and again. Thanks to Mitch, Danny, Shane and Barney for their resilience and resistance-- and a special thanks to Marc from MAD for fighting on their side." more on this story

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Lowbuz's Mike Koenig Loses Cancer Battle
A reader sent us the sad news that Lowbuz guitarist Mike Koenig has died following a long bout with brain cancer.

Information about his passing was sparse at press time, but a Facebook posting credited to the New Jersey metal band had this to say about their late bandmate:

"R.I.P. Mike Koenig. For those of you that knew him, you were blessed. Those that didn't, it's a shame you never will. There wasn't a nicer, more generous person I've ever encountered. We'll miss you Mike."

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Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa Giving Away New Song
(Gibson) Marking the release of their Don't Explain album, singer-songwriter Beth Hart and the guitarist Joe Bonamassa are making their version of Delaney & Bonnie's classic "Well, Well" available as a free MP3 download single.

All you have to do is sign up to http://jbxp.net and input your email address to receive the free download.

Produced by Kevin Shirley (John Hiatt, The Black Crowes, Joe Bonamassa, Black Country Communion), Don't Explain sees Hart's raw vocals and Bonamassa's blues guitar combining on a set of classic soul tracks from the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, Tom Waits, Etta James, Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin. more on this story



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Boots Electric Announces U.S. Dates
(GEE) Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse "The Devil" Hughes is taking his solo band Boots Electric on the road for some US dates including a stop at the Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans, LA.

After creating three albums of dirty and danceable garage rock anthems, Honkey Kong is his first solo outing, out now on Dangerbird Records. Honkey Kong was produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Depeche Mode) and co-written with legendary keyboardist Money Mark, best known for his many collaborations with the Beastie Boys.

The album is not short on guest appearances; Brody Dalle of The Distillers, Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones, Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen and Juliette Lewis add fire to Boots' flair. more on this story

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Sol Invictus The Killing Tide 20th Anniversary
(PP) Sol Invictus will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their album "The Killing Tide" with a limited edition extended version on October 7th, 2011.

This new edition will be enhanced by seven bonus tracks: in addition to an old DAT recording of "The World Turns" and a version of "Somewhere In Europe" that was originally released on the Shock 7", you will also find five live recordings from Sol Invictus' concert at Frankfurt's Sound Depot back in 1991.

The second Sol Invictus re-release this October is "The Blade" which was originally released back in 1997 and has been deleted for a long time. This work is considered as one of Sol Invictus' greatest albums by many fans, and apart from the original album, this new edition comes with four bonus tracks: "Time To Meet The King", which was first released on "In Europa" but originated in times of "The Blade"; an early mix of "Nothing Here & Remember And Forget"; an originally discarded version of "Only I Know"; plus an unreleased version of "In God We Trust." more on this story

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Arsis Announce Touring Lineup
Arsis have announced who will be filling guitarist/vocalist Jim Malone's shoes on the "Frets of Fury Tour" this October. The band had this:

"Mike Parks will be performing vocals for the tour in October," commented the band. "He's the obvious choice as he has helped us out in the past when Malone lost his voice, and was actually the singer of the band that became Arsis. He is a long-time friend and an extremely strong singer, and we're happy to have him with us.

"We'd also like to introduce Brandon Ellis. This is something incredibly special. He is a young guy who plays with the kind of maturity that has become rare in the modern metal and shred scene. His presence will take the guitar chops in Arsis to a new high. Talk is cheap, so see for yourself. more on this story

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Animals As Leaders Preview New Album
Animals As Leaders are giving fans a preview of their forthcoming album, "Weightless," which is set for release on November 8th in North America.

The band's label is currently streaming the album's lead track "Isolated Incidents" online.

The band have been performing the track live in recent months during their tours with Deftones and Between The Buried and Me, as well as their summer North American headlining tour, now you can hear the studio version here.

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Atomic Tom Hit The Road With Switchfoot and Anberlin
Atomic Tom kicked off a tour with Switchfoot and Anberlin last night in their hometown of New York City.

Atomic Tom are touring in support of their new digital EP In Parallel and the 16-city trek across the U.S. will have them visiting markets such as Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.

Lead vocalist Luke White states, "We're beyond excited to be sharing the stage with Switchfoot and Anberlin, two incredible bands with equally incredible, passionate fans. We're looking forward to sharing our music with them, as well as reuniting with Atomic Tom fans across the country." more on this story

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The House Of Capricorn Streaming New Song Online
(ESP) The House Of Capricorn are giving fans a taste of their forthcoming album by streaming "Illumination In Omega" on their official Facebook page.

"Illumination In Omega" is the eighth track off their soon-to-be released sophomore full-length, In The Devil's Days, which is set to hit stores on October 13, 2011.

Commented vocalist Marko Pavlovic of the track: '''Illumination In Omega' is the near-catalyst of the trek into the abyss... an arms-open hymn, a prayer for illumination, and a plea for enlightenment at the foot of the Devil's throne." Check it out here


George Lynch Guests on Andrea Balestra's New Album
Instrumental guitarist Andrea Balestra has set an October 4th release date for his new album, Fine Arts Avenue.

The album is billed as a showcase of his ambitious mix of progressive rock and experimental/improvisational guitar tones.

The new CD includes special guest appearances by rock guitar hero George Lynch and blues all-star organist "Deacon" Jones. Andrea will celebrate the release of his new CD with a series of live shows at several venues in the Los Angeles area, to be announced shortly. more on this story

GUNS N ROSES TO JOIN 2012 TOUR CIRCUIT:

Van Halen on tour in 2012 was going to keep train-wreck watchers busy, now there's also Guns N Roses to watch too. It promises to be an interesting year ahead. GNR tour info via Rolling Stone: www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guns-n-roses-announce-more-cities-for-u-s-tour-20110921.