Led Zeppelin Are Over?

- He reportedly told 6 Music the exact opposite... but the MusicRadar quotes were from yesterday.. apparently the quotes in other reports are from a few months back but are being presented as new.

Rapper Captures Airplane Bomber

NME reports: Rapper Asher Roth reportedly helped detain a would-be bomber [a.k.a. terrorist scumbag] on a flight bound for Los Angeles' LAX airport Wednesday(January 7).

The Pennsylvania rapper was headed to Los Angeles to perform on late-night television show 'Last Call With Carson Daly' when a man threatened to explode a bomb on his plane.

The man was restrained by several passengers, including Asher, who held him back with plastic ties, reports Urb. - more on this story

Phishy Tour Rumors- GM Ditches 50 Cent- Free Nine Inch Nails HD Vids- Not So Swift Sales- Grammys In Flames- Static-X Cult- Stones Star Buys Hendrix Guitar and more

antiMusic reports: Billboard starts us off today with this report: Although an official announcement is pending, Phish's first tour in five years is beginning to take shape. This morning, LiveNation.com was listing a Jan. 30 on-sale date for a Phish show on June 18 at the Post-Gazette Pavilion outside Pittsburgh, which lines up nicely alongside rumors of an appearance at the Bonnaroo festival more

General Motors Corporation has decided to cancel plans to produce the 50 Cent-sponsored Pontiac G8 sport truck. The company unveiled the truck in March 2008 at the New York International Auto Show, and had planned to begin selling it next year. more

Nine Inch Nails has posted about 405GB of HD footage online from three stops on their Lights in the Sky tour. It was recorded with multiple consumer HDV cameras during three shows, and can be downloaded via bit torrentmore

The year is off to a bad start for the music industry with U.S. album sales off 6.2 percent from the first week of 2008, according to data issued Wednesday. Country star Taylor Swift is doing her best to keep the industry afloat. Her second album, "Fearless," notched a fifth week atop the Billboard 200 on Wednesday, moving 90,000 copies in the latest sales period.more

Static-X will be release their new full length, "Cult of Static", on St Paddys day (March 17th.) more

Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood has shelled out £13,000 for a vintage guitar once played by legendary axeman Jimi Hendrix for his young girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova. Eka is still a beginner and has been having lessons from Ron. But a source said she saw the guitar a few weeks ago and hasn't stopped talking about it since. more

In Flames won the Swedish Grammi award Wednesday (January 7th) for the Best Hard Rock category for their album A Sense Of Purpose.more

Betty Freeman, patron to such contemporary musical masters as John Cage, Philip Glass and Pierre Boulez, has died. She was 87. Freeman died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at her Beverly Hills home, daughter Shelley Butler said Wednesday. more

The long awaited 5th release by Atlanta's own Nashville Pussy is right around the corner. The latest rock n roll assault will drop in stores February 3rd '09 (Europe) and February 10th (USA)!! And no doubt the band will be barreling thru a town near you soonmore

Jesse McCartney will release a remix of his single How Do You Sleep? featuring Ludacris. "I've been a fan of Luda's throughout his career and having him on this track was an amazing honor. He's innovative across the board and always brings the freshest lyrics to any track. With Sean Garrett producing this collaboration, everything came together," stated McCartney.

Rascal Flatts' sixth album, "Unstoppable," will be released April 7 by Lyric Street. As of yet there are no details about the first single or track list.more

HalfDown Thomas will see their new album, "Beautifully Strange," released via Rock Ridge Music on February 17, 2009. The band had the honor of working on the record with 3 Doors Down's Chris Henderson as producer. Bobby Capps of .38 Special contributed vocals on several songsThe first single, "Guiltless (Mend Your Broken Heart)," will for adds at rock radio on January 27, 2009.

Amy Speace will be debuting new songs from her upcoming album "The Killer In Me" at Joe's Pub on January 15th @ 7pm at Joe's Pub, NYC. The Wildflower Record's release will be available in stores March 10, 2009.

"The Classic Struggle regrets to inform everyone that our friend, brother, and drummer, Tyler Solnosky has decided to leave the band due to personal reasons. We, as a band, support Tyler in this decision. TCS is currently seeking a drummer." more

Biclops (ex and current The Postman Syndrome, East Of The Wall, Day Without Dawn) will be entering the studio on March 15th to record their debut full-length for a to-be-determined label. Recording and mixing will be handled at The Machine Shop (Clutch) by producer Will Putney.more

Rapper T.I. went to court and promptly paid an $8,000 overdue lawyer bill for the mother of two of his sons, telling a judge the debt was an oversight.more

Exodus have confirmed a one-date in Athens, Greece at the venue Gargarin 205 with openers Entombed and Sabbat. more

Faster Pussycat, Bang Tango and the Beautiful Creatures have announced January tour dates across the pond where they apparently still have fans. Aren't Bang Tango and BC basically the same band? dates

Sammy Hagar announced today that Cabo Wabo Radio will be on hiatus starting at midnight on January 10, 2009. Sammy's 60th Birthday Bash from Cabo will be replayed all day on the 10th as a closing celebration to the stations first year of operation. more

Femi Kuti has cancelled his upcoming North American tour due to an undisclosed illness.more

The plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother before she died has been sentenced to a year in jail for drunken driving.more

UK singles sales grew by 33% in 2008 thanks to a growth in download sales, the BPI has said. Figures from the body, which represents record labels, showed more than 115 million singles were sold across digital and physical formats. more

Antagonist has officially parted ways with guitar player Matt Lopez. The group has released the following statement: "Our long time friend and guitarist and friend Matt Lopez has decided to call it a day and pursue other things." - more

Is Bret Michaels Rock Of Love Is The Stupidest Thing Ya Ever Seen In Your Life?

antiMusic reports: It's a slow news day and while it's not news, he makes a very good point. So here is Deicide's Glen Benton Myspace Glen's Bible verse of the day. Enjoy! (Unless you are a glam rocker or vh1 programmer):

"Be it to me to thrust morality into anything I write, and I'm sure once again I will get a lot of guff over this, but man it has to be said by someone and I figure who better to say it but me, that freedom of speech thing I value so dear to my heart…

"OK… Who is with me on that the whole Bret Michaels 'Rock Of Love' thing is the stupidest thing ya ever seen in your life? It makes me want to buy his records just so I can throw them at passing cars… Come on, ya got this dude who's day came and went with the Jheri curl, and the moon-walking craze. Now VH1, in their desperate hour, gives this glitter-glam goof from yesteryear a show about what? Old whores and some new ones who are just as desperate as him that no bands making records today would touch… or, should I say, any of us who have any respect for ourselves… and our families. I have had the displeasure of seeing a couple of episodes, and it is clearly a feeble attempt on everyone's behalf involved in that show to obtain the almighty 15 minutes of fame and play it out as long as they can… It's going on three seasons now, and now ya got this doofus out and about in the States on buses with his troop of bim bags. You can easily see any of these chicks at your local strip bar. If that's your gimmick.

"I do have to give it to him on the man side of things, any man would… Do you really think you're gonna find love in that pile of silicone and barf breath though?" - more on this story

Cocaine Ok For Some People According To Lily Allen

Angry Ape reports: Lily Allen has caused controversy for comments she made relating to drugs in a recent interview.

"I know lots of people that take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work every day, no problem at all," the Metro quotes the singer saying.

"But we never hear that side of the story. I have no statement to make, I just wish people wouldn't sensationalise this thing that just exists." - more on this story

T.S.O.L. Offer Free Album Download

PR reports: Orange County's original beach punks, T.S.O.L. (True Sounds Of Liberty), will release their aptly named 30th Anniversary album, "Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Free Downloads" this Thursday, January 8, 2009 as a free download

With fans that span three decades, T.S.O.L. has become a fixture on the Southern California music scene. In partnership with the band, Hurley is helping to produce the record and giving-away the album for free as a gift to the fans of punk rock and T.S.O.L.

T.S.O.L., including original guitarist Ron Emory, bassist Mike Roche, keyboardist Greg Kuehn, vocalist Jack Grisham, and Tiny Bubs, are using the project as a call-to-action in order to gain the support for several charities they are involved with including the Midnight Mission, Surfrider, Orangewood Foundation, SPCA and the Orange County Food Bank. - more on this story

Coldplay, AC/DC and Amy Winehouse Global Top Sellers

Sleazeroxx reports: Coldplay, AC/DC and Amy Winehouse together sold over sixteen million albums around the world in 2008, end of year figures show.

Overall, the top five biggest selling albums of last year were all made by British artists - and sold a combined 25.5million copies.

Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends' was the year's biggest album, selling 6.6million copies, while Winehouse's 'Back To Black', first released in 2006, sold 5.1million. AC/DC's long awaited 'Black Ice' was third, selling 5 million copies, while the fourth biggest seller, 'Rockferry' by Duffy, sold 4.5million. - more on this story

B.I.G. Soundtrack

PR reports: Bad Boy Records has announced the upcoming release of "Notorious: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture."

The musical companion to the Fox Searchlight motion picture event features Notorious B.I.G. classics like "Juicy" and "Hypnotize" alongside never-before-released demos and new tracks by some of hip-hop's biggest stars, including Jay-Z and Jadakiss. The album arrives in stores and online on January 13th, while Notorious hits theatres nationwide on January 16th.

The "Notorious" soundtrack is heralded by the Kanye West-produced single, "Brooklyn Go Hard," performed by Jay-Z and featuring Santogold. The track has just shipped to multi-format radio outlets across the country, including Urban, Rhythmic, and Mixshow. - more on this story

Britney Drops Like A Rock As Nickelback Overtake Her

Jam! reports: According to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, almost all of the artists in the Canadian top 10 saw their sales decrease significantly, with Britney Spears and AC/DC taking the biggest hit on the album charts.

Britney's "Circus," No. 1 last week, dipped from 30,000 to 8,100 this week -- a massive drop of 73 per cent. AC/DC's "Black Ice" took a similar blow, sinking from No. 3 to No. 8 with sales of 5,400, compared to 30,000 last week -- a drop of 74 per cent.

At the top, Nickelback's "Dark Horse" moved into No. 1 from No. 2, with sales falling 69 per cent from last week to just under 9,000 copies. - more on this story

Guns N' Roses Democracy Goes Gold In U.S.

BW&BK reports: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy sold 21,000 copies in the United States in its sixth week and is at #30 on The Billboard 200 chart.

The CD has now sold more than 502,000 copies since it was released on November 23rd at Best Buy stores. - more on this story

(Hed)pe Instores and Tour Plans

PR reports: (Hed)pe have announced a series of in-store appearances in Farmington, Albuquerque, NM and Salt Lake City, UT in support of their upcoming new album "New World Orphans, which hits stores Jan 13th, 2009 through Suburban Noize Records.

The band will appear at Hastings Entertainment in both to sign copies of the band's new album for fans. (Hed)pe has also announce the dates for their upcoming tour of Japan in February.

(Hed)pe's "New World Orphans" will be released in 3 different versions each featuring a different cover and 4 different bonus tracks not available anywhere else.Each of the 3 versions will also contain part of a hidden message that when deciphered will allow fans to communicate directly with the band during their upcoming tour. - more on this story

John Lennon: The Essential Interviews

PR reports: John Lennon: The Essential Interviews collects the pop music legend's most candid and inspirational interactions with the media.

Available for advanced order and immediate delivery from Rock Reader Books here: this exciting new book – which is also now available for download – will be formally released March 3, 2009 through traditional and online book retailers.

Beginning in the sensational heyday of the Beatles, The Essential Interviews traces Lennon's personal and creative evolution over the span of the next fifteen years up until his tragic murder in December 1980. - more on this story

Bonnaroo To Stream Past Performances Online

PR reports: Bonnaroo is very excited to introduce BONNAROO 365, a program by which fans can relive the festival experience year round. Select performances will be streamed at no charge on bonnaroo.com periodically throughout the year. All performance footage will be taken directly from the festival's exclusive master tapes while the audio will be remixed from the festival's pristine soundboard recordings.

The debut installment of the program will begin on January 11, 2009 with The Raconteurs, whose furious and blistering Friday afternoon set is viewed as among the best of the 2008 event. Four of the songs will be available as free audio downloads - one will be available to everyone, while the other three can be downloaded by Bonnaroo Community members only (membership sign-up is free). The songs that will be available are: "Consoler Of The Lonely," "Old Enough," "Blue Veins" and "Top Yourself." To coincide with the launch, select radio stations across the country will broadcast the entire set on Sunday, January 11th 2009. - more on this story

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