The Beatles: Rock Band Details

The Beatles: Rock Band allows fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums to experience The Beatles' extraordinary catalogue of music through gameplay that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band's legendary career. From the early touring days in 1963 Liverpool to the immortal, final performance on the Apple Corps rooftop, fans can follow in The Fab Four's footsteps as they traverse the globe during the height of Beatlemania. - more on this story

Music Legend Sly Stone Homeless?

MusicRadar reports: Forty years ago, Sly & The Family Stone were stars at Woodstock. But today, the band's mastermind, funk pioneer Sly Stone, is practically destitute, scraping by on Social Secuity and living in campers and cheap hotels.

At least that's the picture painted in Coming Back For More, an upcoming documentary by Dutch filmmaker Willem Alkema, who previously helmed another Stone doc called Dance To The Music.

According to Alkema, Stone's financial woes stem back to a contract the artist signed in the late '80s with his former manager Jerry Goldstein. In exchange for the rights to Stone's music, Goldstein agreed to pay the entertainer "fixed expenses" and a regular allowance. - more on this story

Weezer Show Raditude on Their New Album

antiMusic reports: Weezer dropped a blog on fans Monday with the "how/when/why/where/who/which/at what time" of their new album. Here you go: ...Peeps of the world, the cosmic wind has blown hither and yon, and "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to" has landed at radio - sooner than originally announced, but c'mon - whats wrong with sooner? "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to" hit the KROQ L.A. airwaves this evening, some other Cali stations like Star 98 shortly therafter, and it goes nationwide tomorrow (Tuesday)! Call your local station, let them them know that now is the time and the time is now! Just tell them this simple phrase: "(If you're wondering if i want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to", yes, I want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to". ITS THAT SIMPLE PEOPLE! (heh heh!) Meanwhile, the official on sale date of the song is still 8/25.

...MEANWHILE, the album that the new single is drawn from, Weezer's 7th Album due out on October 27, DOES INDEED have a title, and the title is "Raditude"! "Raditude"?? WHAT is "Raditude"? WHO is "Raditude"? WHERE is "Raditude"? WHEN is "Raditude"? HOW is "Raditude"? DONDE ES "Raditude"? QUIERO "Raditude"? Là où "Raditude"? Pourquoi "Raditude"? Quand "Raditiude"? Quel "Raditude"? Waar "Raditude"? Waarom "Raditude"? Wanneer "Raditude"? Welke "Raditude"? Wo "Raditude"? Warum "Raditude"? Wenn "Raditude"? Welches "Raditude"? Dove "Raditude"? Perché "Raditude"? Quando "Raditude"? Quale "Raditude"? Raditude "Raditude"? ...."Raditude"?

"Raditude". Out 10/27 from Weezer. Produced by Jacknife Lee and Butch Walker. That's how/when/why/where/who/which/at what time, holmes! - more on this story

Teen Rock Singer Killed By Drunk Driver

startribune.com reports: Going one way in eastern Stearns County [Minnesota ] on Sunday night was a teenage Christian rock singer driving his 1990 Toyota Corolla home from work at Cub Foods. Coming the other was a 2006 Hummer H2 driven by a 29-year-old man with a preliminary blood-alcohol content of 0.346 percent, more than four times the legal limit for driving in Minnesota, according to a criminal complaint against the H2's driver.

When they collided about 10:30 p.m. on County Road 17 east of Opole, Minn., the Toyota was "split in half" and flattened, killing 19-year-old Ryan DeZurik of Holdingford, Minn., Stearns County Chief Deputy Bruce Bechtold said. more

[He was the former vocalist of Against the Tides/Oath by Blood according to his Myspace where sadly one of his friends wrote Sunday early morning just hours before the crash, "Yeah, since it's Saturday there's pretty much only drunk people everywhere."] - Blabbermouth report

Wanna Hear Linkin Park Chester Bennington's New Band Dead By Sunrise?

antiMusic reports: Chester Bennington, lead singer for Linkin Park, has a new band called Dead By Sunrise. Their debut album, Out Of Ashes, hits stores on Oct. 13th but the first single "Crawl Back In" is out now and we have it for you to check out!

He hope to have Chester check in soon with a Single Out special to tell us about the song but here is a little background on the album and band followed by the link to check out the new song! The band, which is Bennington on vocals, guitarists Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh (from Orgy/Julien-K), bassist Brandon Belsky, drummer Elias Anda (also from Julien-K), and keyboardist Anthony Valcic, recorded OUT OF ASHES in Los Angeles with producer Howard Benson (Motorhead, My Chemical Romance).

The songs on Out Of Ashes began to take shape during some downtime Linkin Park had before the band began recording their double-platinum 2007 album Minutes to Midnight. "I came up with a few songs that felt and sounded really good, but I knew they weren't right stylistically for Linkin Park," Bennington says. "They were darker and moodier than anything I'd come up with for the band. So I decided to work on them on my own rather than turn them over and have them transformed into Linkin Park tracks." - Hear their first single 'Crawl Back In' here!

Daughtry Announces Arena Tour

PR reports: Daughtry announces it will launch a 36-date U.S. arena tour this fall to support the group's new studio album, Leave This Town. The opening acts will be main support Theory Of A DeadMan and opener Cavo. The upcoming tour will launch October 19 in Topeka, KS before ending the first leg of the tour December 20 in Evansville, IN.

The tour announcement happens while Leave This Town continues its impressive streak of success. The album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, has sold more than a half million copies in five weeks.. The album's first single, "No Surprise," tops No.1 on the Hot A/C chart this week. It is the band's fourth #1 hit, a rare feat for any recording artist.

After finishing a sold out club tour this month, Chris Daughtry says the band is busy preparing for its upcoming arena tour. "We dreamed about how it would feel playing these songs to packed arenas, and we're excited to get our chance," Chris says. "We have a great show planned and can't wait to hit the road to share it with our fans." - more on this story

Eddie Van Halen Updates Fans

antiMusic reports: Eddie Van Halen updated fans on what he's been up to lately: Janie and I had a very special and amazing wedding here at the house with our friends and family. Wolfgang was my best man and Alex married us. Janie's Pomeranian walked her down the aisle. It was one of the biggest and best moments of our lives.

Our European honeymoon was just as wonderful, it was good to see Amsterdam again. I had hand surgery and arthritis treatment in Germany and recovery is going extremely well. Alex, Wolfgang and I just started rehearsing up at the studio again. It feels great to play and my hand is getting better every day. I am not entirely up to speed yet, but I am getting there.

I was asked to do a cameo for Two And A Half Men . I typically shy away from these requests as I am not an actor, but Charlie and I are friends and since it was a scene with him, I agreed. Charlie and I had a great time, even though I was very nervous. The cast and crew were a pleasure to work with and helped me feel a little more at ease. I believe this episode airs September 21st. - more on this story

Beware of Motley Crue Fest Women

Blabbermouth reports: Cincinnati, Ohio's WCPO-TV reports that Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies arrested three woman Friday night (August 14) during the Crüe Fest 2 concert at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati in three separate instances for crimes ranging from obstructing official business to assault.

The first arrest happened at 6 p.m. when a woman from Hamilton allegedly refused to leave. According to court records, it took several officers to remove the 31-year-old female from the concert. She told police she only consumed one pint of Captain Morgan. She is charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated.

Deputies arrested a second woman around 11:30 p.m. after she allegedly wouldn't leave. Police say the woman was arrested but then got out of her handcuffs and tried to run from police. Deputies say she refused to give police her name, address, or date of birth. - more on this story

Pete Doherty Confirms Libertines Reunion Plan

NME reports: Pete Doherty has confirmed his plan to reform The Libertines to play UK festivals in 2010.

The Babyshambles frontman told NME.COM that he had already convinced former bandmates John Hassall [bass] and Gary Powell [drums] to reunite for gigs, and that as soon as Carl Barat agreed, dates would be finalised.

Barat had previously told NME.COM that he and Doherty had "left it as next year" in terms of Libertines plans. - read what Pete had to say

Velvet Revolver Guitarist Gets Emmy Nom

PR reports: Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver) has received a 2009 Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Main Title Theme Music" for the title track from the FX television series Sons Of Anarchy.

Kushner collaborated with award-winning producer and songwriter Bob Thiele Jr. on the music. Commenting on the recent nomination and creating the theme music for the show, Kushner said, "Can you think of a cooler show to work on than one titled Sons of Anarchy? This show symbolizes the spirit of rebellion that rock n' roll is all about. 'Sons' is an incredibly intense drama about family and the things we do for love and money when we're not presented the same opportunity others are."

He continues: "To echo the sentiments of my ole' pal Bob, I am honored to be recognized by and to receive this nomination from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences."

To hear the music and view the show intro, please go to - davekushner.com/news.

Thirty Seconds To Mars Holding Digital Summit With Twits

PR reports: Thirty Seconds To Mars is kicking off a groundbreaking interactive online recording experience known as The Digital Summit today. With over 100 million views on YouTube, 28 million plays on MySpace, and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook, Thirty Seconds To Mars have always been quick to embrace digital culture and the band (Jared Leto (vocals, guitar, songwriter), Shannon Leto (drums) and Tomo Miličević (guitar)) have decided to use that same digital technology to offer their community across the globe a chance to get involved in the record making process through Twitter.

Jared Leto explains, "we were looking for a way to share the recording process with our friends, fans and family around the world and this was a perfect opportunity to do just that."

Starting today, participants will be able to record sounds and vocals from their personal computers and mobile devices for inclusion on the album by uploading them to twitvid.com. - more on this story

Singled Out: MadLove (Mr. Bungle / Fantomas)

antiMusic reports: Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Trevor Dunn (who you may know from his exceptional work with Mr. Bungle and Fantomas) tells us about the song "Absence & Noise" from his new rock band MadLove's debut album 'White With Foam,' which hits stores on September 1st. We now turn it over to Trevor for the story:

"Absence & Noise" is a song that barely made it passed the initial stages of writing. Before I really solidified in my mind what the music of MadLove would be, I had toyed around for a while with a few songs in a similar style. None of them were to my liking and then I picked up a baritone guitar and belched out the chord progression for A & S. I went on to write and develop about 15 songs to choose from, and before I even considered lyrics I was pretty sure that this one wasn't going to make the cut. It's working title was "foam 104" as it was first written at 104 bpm.

Hilmar Jensson talked me out of bagging it. Although I didn't think the song was that interesting to begin with, I saw the potential to make it work with the right production in the studio. The fact that it was sort of a generic style, but tuned low as well as the three-bar phrasing of the intro were enough to inspire me to write lyrics about being alone with a lot of voices in one's head.

The Cars' Candy-O has been one of my favorite records since it came out in 1979 and that's the flavor I was going for in terms of adding a pant-load of guitar overdubs. The beauty of writing something simple is that it allows for abundant orchestration. The song was little more than a skeleton the day we recorded basic tracks, but working close with Hilmar in the overdubs we were able to come up with some very tasteful guitar fills, subtle doublings and tone variations.

After almost getting axed, Absence & Noise became one of my favorite songs on the record. I love how Ches sticks to the high-hat, hitting, I believe a crash cymbal once! And I love the way that my voice blends with Sunny's, which is something we had no idea word work so well. The bridge was also very skeletal initially. Between Joel Hamilton's instinctive production ideas and Sunny's vocal mastery, we were able to craft this section into something that really serves a cinematic, reflective purpose in the song.

The intro and outro were originally twice as long but I felt this song has radio-potential, so I edited them down in mastering getting the length down to under four minutes. The rest is marketing!

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album and band - right here!

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