Metallica, Jeff Beck, Run DMC Rock Hall Inductees

The list of inductees, announced today, also includes guitar god Jeff Beck, 1950s doo-woppers Little Anthony and the Imperials and soul man Bobby Womack. Wanda Jackson, the so-called "First Lady of Rock and' Roll," will be admitted in the early influence category, while Spooner Oldham and Elvis cohorts Bill Black, DJ Fontana are the newcomers in the sidemen section. - Lars Inc. are gushing over this

Ramones, Jane's Addiction, Talking Heads Manager Dies

antiMusic reports: Gary Kurfirst, the onetime manager for The Ramones, Talking Heads, Eurythmics, Jane's Addiction, B-52s and Live and label executive passed away while on vacation in Nassau, Bahamas Monday (1/13).

Here is part of the statement from garykurfirst.com: Over the course of four decades, Kurfirst has been involved with groups generating record sales in excess of 100 million units worldwide. He first opened the doors to the infamous Village Theater, later known as the Fillmore East, in 1967, where he promoted the East Coast debuts of Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, the Who, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page's Yardbirds.

In 1968, at 20 and a year before Woodstock, he created the model for the contemporary music festival by producing and promoting the legendary New York Rock Festival at the Singer Bowl in Flushing Meadow Park, featuring shows by Hendrix, the Doors, Joplin, the Who and the Stooges, among others. He also managed Mountain from 1967-'75. - more on this story

Ryan Adams Stepping Away From Music

Billboard reports: Ryan Adams will take a hiatus from his band the Cardinals and music in general starting this spring, according to a lengthy blog post on the band's Web site.

Adams says upcoming U.S. shows with the Cardinals, concluding March 20 in Atlanta, will be his last with the group. "I am grateful for the time we have had and maybe someday we will have more stories to tell together," he says. "I am however ready for quieter times as I think it is very evident I am struggling with some balance and hearing issues."

"Know that I am not abandoning anyone, not the Cardinals and not the fans," he continues. "This is just something I need to do now, and that I loved playing music in the Cardinals. - more on this story

Foo Zeppelin TV- Sinking Idol- Teen Twang Pop Still Tops- Radiohead Expands- John Mayer Variety TV- Disturbed Weapon Tour- Paris Hilton Virus- and more

antiMusic reports: The first month of 2009 is half way over... with that here are today's quick music news stories: The Foo Fighters' Live At Wembley Stadium DVD, which included the band's team up with half of Led Zeppelin, will air on VH1 this Saturdaymore

American Idol launched its latest run with 10 percent fewer viewers than watched last year's season opener, ratings showed on Wednesday, despite hoopla surrounding a new judge for the karaoke contest. more

In another week bereft of any major new releases, tween twang popster Taylor Swift led the U.S. pop albums chart for a sixth non-consecutive week on Wednesday.more

Capitol is continuing its repackaging of Radiohead's back catalog with expanded CD/DVD editions of the band's first three albums. "Pablo Honey," "The Bends" and "OK Computer" will be available March 24 as two-CD sets or two-CD/one-DVD versions. more

CBS is close to a deal with pop star John Mayer for a music and variety TV show. CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler told a meeting of the Television Critics Association that the project is under development and an agreement is near. more. Wouldn't it be cool if they put up against the Osbournes new show? We can see if metal can top pop on TV as well.

Lacuna Coil and Chimaira have been confirmed for Disturbed's Music As A Weapon IV tour, which is expected to kick off sometime in March. more

Paris Hilton reportedly had her website hacked by identity thieves last week. According to various sources, ParisHilton.com was infected with the Trojan-Spy.Zbot.YETH Trojan. Users who visited the site were prompted to update their systems, after which it downloads the trojan onto their computer so thieves can attempt to steal private details more

Virtual Crap, Thanks Bill Gates!: Remember a couple days ago we made a little fun of Microsoft helping destroy music by creating new "crapware" that supposedly lets you sing and it creates the backing the music. We feared this may create a whole new generation of hacks making disposable pop but we may have "Jumped" gun a bit, because the "music" created by this "scumware" isn't even fit for a Gene Simmon's solo album. It really is that bad. Want proof? Listen to Diamond David Lee Roth backed by Microsh*t virtual band here.

Anti- Records has released a free download of "People Got A Lotta
Nerve," the first single from Neko Case's new album 'Middle Cyclone'
(March 3) more

On Thursday, January 15th Guitar Center's Drum-Off '08 champion Jerome Flood II will make his television debut with a performance on Last Call with Carson Daly. [Isn't the II just a little pretentious junior?]

Brooklyn's Black Gold had a big 2008 with the release of two EP's and a highly-touted US tour with Jaguar Love and Polysics, and they're ramping up for an even bigger 2009 with their debut album, Rush, hitting stores February 3rd. To celebrate the new year, the band is giving out an exclusive, never-released remix of "Detroit" from famed producer Arthur Baker (New Order). To grab the remix, just sign up for the band's official mailing list here

Eye Alaska heads into the studio tomorrow to begin recording their debut full-length album with world renowned producer Matt Wallace. Matt Wallace has produced hit songs for Maroon5, Sheryl Crow, and REM.

Forget the Crock Hall, Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain was inducted into Guitar Center's "Drum-Legends" Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar Center's Drum-Off grand finals in Los Angeles. more

Citing space limitations, TV Guide has decided to stop listing MTV programs. We hear that the networks four remaining viewers were disappointed when they learned this, but forgot all about it 15 seconds later. more

Morrissey is to perform a live session for BBC Radio 2, it has been announced. The session can be heard on Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's Radio 2 show between 2100 and 2200 GMT on Wednesday February 11th. more

After dabbling in several other projects including an instrumental album and a solo side project, the long-awaited follow-up to Peter Bjorn and John's debut Writer's Block is here. Living Thing is still awaiting domestic release details but they've announced a March 30th release in the UK, so you can expect a US date sometime around then. more

Living Things, have been tapped as the opening act for the upcoming Eagles of Death Metal tour. more

Three Days Grace are currently working with producer Howard Benson on a new album, which they hope to release this year - more

Springsteen Leak

PR reports: Columbia Records will release Bruce Springsteen's Working on a Dream on January 27, 2009. Produced by Brendan O'Brien and featuring the E Street Band, Working on a Dream is Springsteen's 24th studio album.

NPR Music – www.NPR.org/music – will exclusively stream Bruce Springsteen's forthcoming album, Working on a Dream, beginning Monday, January 19 at 11:59PM (ET), one week ahead of the album's release. The entire record will be available for on-demand streaming at NPR Music until its release on January 27.

Additionally, Bruce Springsteen will make his videogame debut with two songs available exclusively on Guitar Hero World Tour. Between January 27th and February 4th, gamers will have the opportunity to download "Born to Run" and "My Lucky Day" for free. The songs will be available on Xbox, Playstation, and the Wii. - http://www.brucespringsteen.net/

Korn Guitarist Looking for Playmates

AZR reports: AZR Exclusive BREAKING NEWS: Brian "Head" Welch has seemingly reconsidered holding closed-only band auditions; opting instead to allow anyone with talent the chance to audition for a spot in his band.

Last month "Head" announced that he will be touring in the upcoming year to support his solo release titled Save me from Myself. The bad news for some band-member-hopefuls is that the auditions were closed to the public.

This news changes everything! There is a first round screening process that is set to close on February 2nd - Have what it takes?

The Screaming Jets First U.S. Show In A Decade

PR reports: The Screaming Jets, Australia's legendary, multi-platinum rock band play their first live show in the US in over a decade on Tues. Feb. 3 at Key Club. This private, red carpet event will be an epic evening not to be missed. The night will also include many surprise guests as well as performances by State to State, Ricky Warwick, The Bangkok Five and the all-star band Happenin' Harry & The Haptones featuring members of Guns n Roses, Train, Queens of The Stone Age and The Offspring. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Red carpet is from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m. The Screaming Jets start at 9:30 p.m. This is a FREE, invite-only show. To get on limited guest list, rsvp to info@stockxchangemusic.com.

With a career spanning 20 years, ten albums, and international tours with bands such as KISS, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, INXS, Soundgarden and Velvet Revolver, you can be sure The Screaming Jets will bring an amazing live show to the Sunset Strip. Categorized with a handful of internationally known bands that call Australia home like AC/DC and INXS, The Screaming Jets have had great success in the US market in the past and are excited about their long-awaited return.

"We can't wait to get out there and hopefully inspire people to come and see us, get people talking and hopefully get an album deal, and go the whole hog," says singer Dave Gleeson. "With the support of our new indie label, StockXChange Music, US producer/engineer Stevie Salas (Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, & American Idol's David Cook, Chris Daughtry, Jordin Sparks) and percussionist Matt Sorum (The Cult, Guns n Roses, Velvet Revolver) who we worked with on our latest album, we are hoping the band gets the recognition we think we deserve. If all goes well with our US return, we hope to tour there this summer." - more on this story

Illness Sidelines Steve Jobs

Billboard reports: Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence from the company. Jobs revealed the leave in a letter to employees today, saying "during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought."

Jobs wrote that he expects the leave to last until at least the end of June, during which time COO Tim Cook will take the reigns.

Trading was halted in extended trading after the announcement, which came after the market closed. - more on this story

HD Oasis Documentary Webcast

PR reports: MySpace Music is proud to announce the premiere of the new documentary from Oasis titled "Dig Out Your Soul in the Streets." This insightful short film marks the first HD debut in the history of MySpace Music. The documentary was shot by The Malloys, who have directed numerous music videos for The White Stripes and are currently filming the new Zach Braff feature film 8 Track.

In the weeks leading up to the release of "Dig Out Your Soul," the latest album from Oasis, the band traveled to New York City where they taught street musicians to play a number of their new songs, thus subtly leaking the album before its release. The Malloys followed Oasis and the street musicians throughout the process and created the 18-minute black and white documentary that is playing exclusively on MySpace Music.

The selected street musicians, came from all parts of New York City, and have a variety of different ethnic, musical and creative backgrounds. They performed Oasis's new songs at locations throughout the city, including MTA approved subway station platforms in Grand Central, Times Square, Penn Station and Astor Place. - watch

Randy Jackson Soils Frank Zappa's Memory

antiMusic reports: It's this kind of lame crap that is destroying music. We actually received a press release about the t-shirt Randy Jackson wore on American Idle. It gets worse as they place Jackson in the same category as Frank Zappa, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Robert Plant, Joe Strummer and Jeff Buckley. Sad but true. Here is the hype so you know which shirt to avoid buying or outright boycott:

Randy Jackson already brings rock history to American Idol - as a professional musician, he's played with Keith Richards, Jerry Garcia and Journey - but last night he literally wore it on his sleeve with Worn Free's "Radio Clyde" T-shirt. The shirt was originally worn by Frank Zappa onstage in the late 70s after being given to him by a Scottish radio station of the same name.

With last night's show, Jackson joined the growing number of musicians, actors, [poptards] and entertainers who take pride in being a part of pop culture history with the comfortable, shirts offered by Worn Free. - more on this story

Graham Coxon Discusses Working With Scumbag Magnet Pete Doherty

MusicRadar reports: Blur's Graham Coxon, who plays guitar on Pete Doherty's forthcoming solo album, has spoken out about the frustrations of working with the former Libertine.

According to his post on the Blur Forum, Coxon saw promise in the demos he received but has been frustrated by Pete's propensity to waste his talent. Coxon posted: "I actually like pete as a person a lot. He is very funny, warm and charming."

However, he also pointed out a few of Pete's rather well-known character flaws that put a strain their relationship. "He is also very impressionable, quite vulnerable, rather too trusting... and - basically and unfortunately for him, he is a scumbag magnet." [anyone know if it was really Graham who wrote such things?] - more on this story

Drunk and Disorderly in Canada

PR reports: Cauldron singer Jason Decay explains how they kicked off 2009 in true metal style: "Me and Chris just got hit up with public drunkenness charges for drinking open liquor on King Street West... Kinda sucks, and there's no criminal record, but we both got $125 dollar fines. This is no coincidence! Oh, and we also wrote our new hit single tonite, "Don't Say That You Love Me", to be featured on our new next album. Sh*t, what a good nite that got sh*tty!"

Drummer Chris Rites states: "We were trying to be nice and co-operate 'cause usually they just make you dump it out, but when they started writing up the tickets I got pissed. I managed to contain myself though, 'cause I didn't want to end up in the drunk tank again."

And the end result? Jason Decay closes: "Well, I was gonna call in sick today, but now I definitely have to go to work to pay off the ticket. My big concern was making sure that this wouldn't affect our criminal records when leaving the country. I tried to get rid of my bottle by throwing it on the ground, but it ended up smashing and being even more noticeable. Chris was keeping his tall in his pocket the whole time thinking that maybe he wouldn't have to dump it out, but they turned their sh*t road on that too."

[We corrected the over capitalizations in this release but left the other punctuation errors alone. Feeling lazy today.] Check out video footage of Cauldron showing their love for alcohol with their live cover of "Making Noise And Drinking Beer" - here

Jennifer Hudson Inked for Super Bowl

Jam! reports: Jennifer Hudson is using sports' grandest stage, the Super Bowl, to make her return to the spotlight following the slayings of her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Wednesday that Hudson will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1. E! News first reported Tuesday that Hudson would perform.

Hudson hasn't made a public appearance since her 57-year-old mother, Darnell Hudson Donerson, 29-year-old brother Jason Hudson and seven-year-old nephew Julian King were slain in Chicago in October.
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