Portugal. The Man Week: Final Day

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McCartney Ignoring Terrorist Threat

Hecklerspray reports: Paul McCartney's concert in Israel next week could be his last, and not because he'll soil himself getting to the high note in Hey Jude and retire out of shame.

No, instead, the concert in Israel could be Paul McCartney's last because a gang of Islamic extremists are running around telling everyone that they're going to kill him if he follows through with his plan to play there.

Paul McCartney has refused to cancel his concert in Israel, despite threats from Islamic militants, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. The response follows comments made by Omar Bakri Muhammad, a militant Lebanese Islamic activist, in an interview. Mr. Bakri said, "If he values his life, Mr. McCartney must not come to Israel… He will not be safe there. The sacrifice operatives will be waiting for him. - more on this story

AC/DC Rock Band Coming?

antiMusic reports: How's this for the churning of the rumor mill? SleazeRoxx has this report about a possible AC/DC Rock Band game coming your way soon: Is there a stand-alone version of AC/DC Rock Band on the way? It certainly looks that way.

A video game version of the AC/DC DVD 'Live At Donington' has hit the schedule for a Wal-Mart release in October. Wal-Mart now has a stand-alone video game for Rock Band 2 titled 'Live In Donington' set in their store itinerary. The product information lists it as a "1st time AC/DC must'.

The game would tie in with the current Rock Band 2 game, going out to stores currently. It features a clip from the Donington DVD. The 'expansion pack' is expected now to be a complete gamers version of the DVD. - more on this story

Spice Girls Reunion Better Than Led Zeppelin's

antiMusic reports: You know how we always make fun of pointless awards? There is a reason for this beyond the fact that they are pointless, they are also usually pretty damn clueless. The Vodafone Live Music Awards are a perfect case in point. The BBC tells us why:

The Spice Girls have beaten Led Zeppelin to an award for the best music reunion of the last 12 months. The girl group won best live return at the Vodafone Live Music Awards after getting back together for a world tour.

It was judged to have been better than the one-off comeback by rock legends Led Zeppelin, with The Verve and James also nominated. - more on this story

Star Charged For Bar Shooting

AP reports: A McLennan County grand jury has indicted country singer Billy Joe Shaver on felony charges for his alleged role in an April 2007 shooting at a Lorena bar.

Shaver, 69, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, and a charge of unlawful carrying of a handgun by a licensed holder on a licensed premises, a third-degree felony, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported in its online edition Wednesday.

An official at the McLennan County Jail in Waco told The Associated Press that Shaver had not turned himself in Wednesday night. - Read the details of the case here

Metallica Wanna Play With U2, Plant Rules Out Zep Reunion, Britney To Face The Music, Flooded Farm Aid, Soilwork Reunion, Beatles DVD Love and more

antiMusic reports: Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has told the UK's Daily Star newspaper that his one remaining ambition is for the band to perform on the same bill as U2. more

Don't count on a Led Zeppelin reunion because it involves too much paperwork for Robert Plant. At least that's the spin a UK report puts on these comments, "The endless paperwork was like nothing I've experienced before. I've kept every one of the e-mails that were exchanged before the concert and I'm thinking of compiling them for a book, which I feel sure would be hailed as a sort of literary version of Spinal Tap." more

Britney Spears' trial for driving without a valid California license is all set for next month — and the attorney representing her in the criminal matter isn't happy about it. J. Michael Flanagan, the pop singer's attorney, said the matter is going before a jury due to unfavorable "special treatment" by prosecutors and a judge. You gotta read his BS about this, his pissed because she will face a trial for the actual crime she is charges with. Poor baby, read more

Farm Aid founder Willie Nelson says the organization will give $30,000 to groups that help family farmers in areas of Texas and Louisiana hit hardest by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. more

Soilwork has the following good news for fans, "The past two years have been great although sometimes a bit turbulent. We made another killer album and did several amazing tours around the world; and today it is with sheer joy and excitement that we announce the return of Peter Wichers as a guitarist in Soilwork. He's been missed both as a bandmate and as a songwriter." more

Scars on Broadway, the collaboration between guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan, will make its network television debut on Tuesday, October 14 with an appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live." While two songs will be broadcast on-air, the band will perform a free, five-song mini-concert on Kimmel's Outdoor Stage located right in the heart of Hollywood, CA, Scars on Broadway's home base. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs at 12:05AM ET and PT/11:05PM CT.

"All Together Now," the documentary chronicling the Beatles-based Cirque du Soliel production "Love," has been set for near-simultaneous release on Oct. 20 and 21 in theaters and on DVD. more

Slightly Stoopid walked away from last night's San Diego Music Awards with two top awards - Song of the Year for "2AM," and Album of the Year for "Chronchitis," released in 2007.

Oceano have tapped Colin Marks to create the artwork for the band's upcoming debut album, Depths. Colin Marks is a London-based artist who's dark and gritty art style has made him the right man to provide the visuals for bands like Strapping Young Lad, Aborted and Whitechapel.

This past Saturday (September 13), Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward hosted the September 2008 edition of "Rock 50", his monthly radio show. However, this month's episode was a little different — it was Bill's tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks from seven years ago. more

The Absence, Woe of Tyrants and Psyopus will perform at the Indianapolis Metal Fest II on September 26th & 27th at the Madam C.J. Walker Theatre. Fest website.

AC/DC will use Ticketmaster's new paperless technology for select seats on its upcoming North American arena tour in an effort to combat scalpers. anyone know if Ticketbastard tacks on an additional fee for this too? We're seriously curious, so if you've purchased such tickets please use the contact link at the bottom of the page to let us know. Now you can read more about this here

A French museum has found a previously unknown piece of music handwritten by Mozart, a researcher said Thursday. The 18th century melody sketch is missing the harmony and instrumentation but was described as important find. more

Disfear, featuring former At The Gates/The Crown vocalist Tomas Lindberg and ex-ENTOMBED guitarist Ulf "Uffe" Cederlund, told fans on Thursday, "We are sorry to announce that we are forced to cancel our imminent Norwegian dates due to our drummer Marcus Andersson having sustained a shoulder injured." more

Chicago radio stations and sports bars have begun spinning "All the Way," a Chicago Cubs-themed ditty written by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder at the request of Cubs legend Ernie Banks. more

7digital, a small, UK-based music store, has made music history by becoming the first digital music service to offer DRM-free music from all four major record labels in Europe.more

Cinderella's Jeff LaBar has denied that he has replaced Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot, Ratt) as the new guitarist of Juan Croucier's Dirty Rats, the band featuring bassist/vocalist Juan Croucier (RATT) and drummer John Medina (Bret Michaels). oops. more. We could make a joke about the guitarist turning into a pumpkin but we'll restrain ourselves.

Yngwie Malmsteen will be inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on Monday, October 13 at noon in front of the Guitar Center at 7425 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. - All the details

Nine Inch Nails Nix Dates

Band Statement reports: Due to unforeseen technical issues, Nine Inch Nails' October 15 show at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela has been moved up a week to October 8. Tickets for the October 15 show will of course be honored at the new date.

The same issues have unfortunately forced the cancellation of the following shows: Oct. 07 - Sao Paulo, BR - Via Funchal * Oct. 09 - Porto Alegre, BR - Pepsi on Stage * Oct. 12 - Bogota, COL - BIMA Mall - more on this story

Band Say Goodbye To Fallen Member

Lambgoat reports: Former The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower bassist Willy Graves passed away on Sunday. The remaining members of the now-defunct group have issued the following statement:

"As I'm sure many of you have already heard, our dear friend Willy Graves passed away Sunday, September 14th. During our years together, we felt more like a family or a gang than we did a band. Every high and every low we experienced together. Willy brought so much to our band artistically, aesthetically, and in terms of general morale.

"When the going got tough (and believe me, things would get fucking rough), we could always count on Willy to be the eternal optimist. Whether we were getting beat up in Salt Lake City, having our tires slashed in Baltimore, or getting pint glasses heaved at us in Wellington, NZ, we could always count on Willy to crack a joke or act silly to distract us from the lows. Same goes for all the highs we experienced together." - more on this story

We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year

PR reports: On October 14, Armoury Records will release one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year.

It's an all-star assemblage as members of such great hard rock bands as Foo Fighters, Queensryche, Dio, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Dokken, KISS, L.A. Guns, Marilyn Manson, Motorhead, Black Sabbath, King's X, Judas Priest, Anthrax, Ratt, Styx, Toto and more all jam out together on some of the most beloved holiday songs of all time (including "Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer"). - more on this story

Spiritualized Announce MySpace Secret Show

Myspace reports: Spiritualized will be playing a club show at The Echo in Los Angeles on September 19 as part of MySpace's Secret Show series.

Two days prior the band will be playing the massive Hollywood Bowl, and The Echo is by far the most intimate show the band is playing this year. The Secret Show is a free, exclusive performance for the MySpace community.

Spiritualized released their long awaited sixth album, Songs in A & E this past Spring. Serious illness struck Spiritualized frontman and songwriter Jason Pierce - aka J. Spaceman in 2005, and his time spent in intensive care interrupted the completion of the recording, but inevitably perhaps, the setback turned into an inspiration as critics and fans alike have recognized the album not only to be one of the band's best work, but its most personal too. Pitchfork said of the new album that it was "Spiritualized's best work in ten years." Pierce recently wrote and recorded the soundtrack to the new film, Mr. Lonely, directed by Harmony Korine (Julian Donkey-Boy and Gummo). - more on the band

Kings of Leon TV

PR reports: Kings of Leon are about to step into an excitingly manic week in America to support the release of their new record, the highly anticipated Only By The Night. The band are confirmed to be the music guest on Saturday Night Live this Saturday night, September 20th. Actor James Franco is set to host what should be a rather raucous and hilarious 90 minutes of television.

Once the party dies down, Kings of Leon will move into release day, Tuesday, September 23rd, with a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman as well as an exclusive sold-out club date at New York's Webster Hall later that evening. - more on this story

Spineshank Reunite

Blabbermouth reports: After five years of silence, the Grammy nominated California based band Spineshank has reunited.

Original members Jonny Santos (vocals), Tommy Decker (drums), Mike Sarkisyan (guitar) and Rob Garcia (bass) have completed five new songs and plan on writing about 15 more before they enter a studio to begin recording a new album.

"All the bad blood and differences that led to the breakup have all been put behind us," says Decker. "It feels right again. We're not being pressured to write a single or look a certain way, were doing it because we want to." - more on this story

David Gilmour Film Set For Theatrical Release, Dedicates Release To Late Bandmate

PR reports: David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd, played a live concert to 50,000 people against the historical backdrop of the Gdansk, Poland shipyards , and now audiences can thrill to it in digital cinema equipped theatres around the country for one night only on Monday September 22nd.

This one time only special theatrical event, brought to audiences by The Bigger Picture, an AccessIT company and AEG/Network Live includes 5 songs not available on the concert DVD: 'Speak To Me', 'Breathe (In the Air)', 'Time', 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' and 'Wish You Were Here' plus a reprise of 'Breathe (in The Air').

The theatrical release of David Gilmour Live In Gdańsk will be dedicated to the memory of the late Richard Wright, who appears in the film. Richard Wright, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, passed away on Monday, September 15th after a short illness. - more on this story

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals Kicking Off Tour Ahead of New CD Release

PR reports: The rumors are true! Ryan Adams & The Cardinals will release a new album, titled Cardinology, October 28 via Lost Highway Records.

Create your own "Cardinology Mailbox" for updates at www.cardinology.com, and stay tuned for more album details, audio and track listing.

Their US tour kicks off next week in NY. All the announced dates are listed - here

Oasis Star's Solo Plans

NME reports: Oasis' Noel Gallagher has confirmed that he plans to release a solo album.

The guitarist told Blender that he hoped the four members of Oasis would each undertake individual projects following the release of their forthcoming album 'Dig Out Your Soul'.

"I'd like for us to do separate projects after this record," he said. - more on this story

Into Eternity Leaving Guitarist At Home

PR reports: Into Eternity return to the road this weekend, when they kick off a string of dates alongside Iced Earth. However, the band's lead guitarist, Tim Roth, is unable to participate in the tour.

The group has issued the following statement to explain matters further: "All of us in the band, and especially Tim, have been looking forward to this tour with Iced Earth for months. Over the years, Iced Earth has been a huge influence on Into Eternity, as anyone who owns Dead or Dreaming knows.

"Unfortunately, the events of the past two years have recently taken their toll on Tim. Emotionally, he's a rock, but there are some important legal, financial and family-related matters at home that he needs to take care of right now. However, he's given us his blessing to do the tour without him so we can honor our commitments to our fans (who won't get a refund if the support act cancels), and continue to promote an album that we all very much believe in. - more on this story

Mellencamp Day in Columbus As He Raises Money for Flood Relief

PR reports: Columbus Mayor Fred Armstrong has designated September 23 as John Mellencamp Day and will make a presentation to the honoree outside The Crump Theater at 7:30 PM that evening.

A Mellencamp ticket auction generates $43,000 for local flood relief per Doug Otto, President of Bartholomew County United Way and Executive Director of Bartholomew County Long Term Flood Recovery Team, 150 tickets for this event were donated to benefit flood relief in the wake of the devastation that damaged or destroyed 10% of the homes in that county on June 7. - more on this story

Misheard Lyrics of the Day: Metallica's Underwear Priest Wife

antiMusic reports: Who hasn't misheard a song lyric. We thought it might be fun to feature some favorites here for you to enjoy. In honor of Metallica's new album release we'll be focusing on them this week.

Today's misheard lyric is to the song "Enter Sandman" and the line "It's just the beasts under your bed." That lyric has been misheard as "It's Judas Priest under your bed". Plus the line "Exit Light" has been heard as "Amstel Light". Making you thirsty? How about a bonus lyric from "Sad But True" The line "Hey, hey, I'm your life / And I no longer care." has been misheard as "Hey, hey, I'm your wife / And I've no underwear."

If you have a misheard lyric we'd love to hear from you. See the contact link at the bottom of the page for how to get a hold of us to tell us about your favorites. If you want to check out more misheard Metallica song lyrics like this one check out - Am I Right.com!

Secondhand Serenade Announce Tour

PR reports: Secondhand Serenade will barely catch a breath after wrapping their current headlining tour, as a co-headlining tour with Cute Is What We Aim For has just been announced.

Glassnote/ILG will be releasing a CD/DVD Deluxe Edition of Secondhand Serenade's A Twist In My Story with new packaging, new songs, acoustic versions, music videos and bonus material in February 2009. More details to be announced in the near future. - dates

Another Megadeth Anthology Hitting Stores This Month

PR reports: Following the successful 2007 release of the coveted 4-CD+DVD Warchest box set, Megadeth is back with a vengeance with Anthology: Set The World Afire. The career-spanning 2-CD and digital collection, to be released September 30 by Capitol/EMI, features Megadeth's top hits and fan favorites, a previously unreleased demo and two rare concert recordings.

Anthology: Set The World Afire is loaded with 35 electrifying tracks, among them Megadeth's top hits, including "Trust," "A Tout Le Monde," "Insomnia" and "Train of Consequences." Also included are rare 1992 concert recordings of "Peace Sells" and "Symphony of Destruction," previously available only in limited release, the latter having never been released in the U.S. "High Speed Dirt" is a demo version, previously unreleased. - more on this story

Snow Patrol Treating Fans To A Hundred Million Suns For Halloween

UMe reports: Snow Patrol will release A Hundred Million Suns (Polydor/Fiction/Geffen Records) on October 28th 2008.

The album is preceded by the fantastic single "Take Back The City", which comes with a video shot in East London courtesy of acclaimed video director Alex Courtes (White Stripes "Seven Nation Army").

Gary Lightbody (vocals/guitars) says, ""I'm so proud of this record. Everybody played out of their skin. Garret (Jacknife Lee) continued his progression from maverick genius to one of the best producers in the world. Musically, lyrically and sonically the best record we've made" - more on this story

New Mushroomhead DVD Coming In Rocktober

PR reports: Mushroomhead announces the DVD release of Volume 2, on October 28, 2008 on Filthy Hands/Megaforce Records. It's the highly anticipated follow-up to their 2005 DVD release Volume 1.

The new DVD features 2 ½ hours of pure mayhem featuring exclusive never before seen content, live footage from the past three years on their "Savior Sorrow" tour, music videos including Headbanger's Ball 2007 Video Of The Year "1200," "Simple Survival," and the band's brand new video "Save Us." Other extras include video commentary, behind the scenes footage and band antics. - more on this story

Medeski Martin & Wood Launch The Radiolarian Series

PR reports: Medeski Martin & Wood have never been your typical band. Creativity has led their career and their music always stays unique. Now, the restlessly inventive improvising trio Medeski Martin & Wood are set to embark on an ingenious new experiment dubbed The Radiolarian Series.

The Radiolarian Series - named after a type of single-celled organism with dazzlingly intricate exoskeletons - is designed to subvert the age-old music industry cycle of write/record/tour. The trio, consisting of keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood, will convene for brief writing retreats, perform only that new material on tour, record the material immediately after getting off the road, and release it as an album on their own Indirecto label.

The process will be repeated three times, resulting in three albums - the first of which, Radiolarians I, will be in stores on September 30th. - more on this story

Singled Out: Theresa Andersson's Birds Fly Away

antiMusic reports: Welcome to Singled Out where artists give us the inside story to their latest single. Today we hear from Theresa Andersson and she tells us about her song "Birds Fly Away," off her latest album "Hummingbird Go!" Here is Theresa:

This song started while digging through my New Orleans LP collection. I listened to Smokey Johnson (legendary drummer) and found a funky drum sample from the song "I can't help it". I made a loop from the sample and began to play around with chords and melodies. I ended up finding inspiration while strumming my 6 string mountain dulcimer which lends itself well to simple chord structures.

While I kept the strumming very straight forward I let the melody bounce around playfully with the beat. I was just singing la la la's and nonsense words to find the melody. Once I liked what I had I fleshed it out with some violin plucking and reverberated falsetto melody lines. I used my garage band to find a form and play around with the arrangement ideas.

At some point when the song had found a definite shape and sound I passed it onto my friend and poet Jessica Faust to write the lyrics. My idea was to give her the music pretty much done so that it would inspire the right mood for words. Of course this verse melody was challenging because of it's distinct rhythm. Somehow Jessica penned the most perfect lyrics that makes me feel like I am transported onto that New Orleans mid-city front porch stoop when I sing about it.

The chorus speaks of choices we've made and continue to make, who we are as a people. "Birds fly away-seek shelter. Trees stand strong-don't falter". They're both right. It just depends on your personality.

Check out Theresa's Myspace to preview songs, learn more about her and her new album. It's all right - here!

. Butch Walker: The Phoenix

From the plaintive strains of his guitar on one night, to the in-your-face slap of molten voltage two nights later, Butch Walker professed a stark declaration of desires that go beyond words. He seems to enter a dreamy private realm, except he's inviting his listeners along for the ride - Read the full Butch Walker: The Phoenix review

. Bum Kon Interview

Erika sits down with Bob McDonald, the frontman for underground punk legends Bum Kon to discuss a wide range of topics from their just release "lost" album "Drunken Sex Sucks", dilapidated buildings and his latest band Hank IV and more. Here is their conversation. - Read the full Bum Kon Interview

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