Deftones' Chi Cheng Off Life Support

The update on the benefit site was posted on Tuesday and reads in part, "hi all - just wanted to update everyone and let you know that chi was released from ICU over the weekend and is no longer on any sort of life support. his symptoms continue to improve. so keep the prayers coming.. they are obviously helping a great deal!" - more on this story

Velvet Idol: Could Velvet Revolver Have Found Their Man on American Idol?

antiMusic reports: MusicRadar speculates that Velvet Revolver may find their new frontman in the form of an American Idol contestant. Slash appeared on the show to coach contestants for "rock week" and one singer apparently stood out.

Music Radar reports: all performed admirably but nobody seemed to truly hit it out of the ballpark until Adam Lambert, who had been previously coached by Slash to avoid ad-libbing in the upper register, came on and lit into an I'm-going-for-it version of the Led Zeppelin classic Whole Lotta Love.

Wonder if Slash asked Lambert to come on down for a Velvet Revolver audition? If he didn't, perhaps Jimmy Page might want to give him a ring. Stranger things have happened. - Read more and if you missed the show you can check out a video of the performance for yourself and see if Lambert has what it takes

Green Day Show To Be Webcast

PR reports: MySpace Music today announced The List concert series will feature Green Day performing live in New York City on Tuesday, May 19. The band will perform at Webster Hall for a small group of lucky fans, mere days after their new Reprise Records' album 21st Century Breakdown hits stores on Friday, May 15.

The List is a live concert event where MySpace users are provided a chance to see the biggest bands by responding to a series of blogs and bulletins posted from the program's official profile. Fans across the world will then be able to watch the performance when footage of the entire show is presented on MySpace Music shortly after the concert. The List is presented by Sunkist. Past shows have included My Chemical Romance, The Roots, LCD Soundsystem, Smashing Pumpkins, Taking Back Sunday, and Serj Tankian.

Approximately 300 MySpace users will be granted admittance to the special Green Day concert for free thanks to The List presented by Sunkist. Additionally, a portion of the tickets to this concert will be sold to the public beginning on Saturday, May 9. - The link for The List

Bob Dylan Tops The Chart and Draws True Blood for HBO

PR reports: Bob Dylan's new album, Together Through Life, has entered both the U.S. and UK album charts at #1, marking the artist's second consecutive U.S. #1 debut and his first chart-topping release in the UK since New Morning in 1970.

Together Through Life is a true international hit, as well, achieving #1 debuts in Austria and Denmark, Top 5 entries in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Holland, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden and New Zealand, and Top 10 rankings in Italy, France and Belgium.

"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'," the first track on Together Through Life, is serving as the soundtrack for a series of on-air and online promotional spots for the highly anticipated second season of True Blood, the smash hit HBO vampire series. The eagerly awaited second season of True Blood launches on HBO on Sunday, June 14. - more on this story

Jack White Records New Tracks With Dex Romweber Duo

PR reports: Last week, the Dex Romweber Duo met up with Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs,The Dead Weather - maybe you've heard of him?) to lay down some tracks. The result? A 7" scheduled to be released in late May on White's newly formed label, Third Man.

Again and again over the years, Jack White has preached the Dex gospel. "Dex Romweber was and is a huge influence on my music. I owned all of his records as a teenager," Jack said. "[He is] one of the best kept secrets of the rock 'n' roll underground." 20 years ago, Dex's band, The Flat Duo Jets, were innovators, paving the way for contemporary guitar/drum duos like The Black Keys and The White Stripes.

The session was a long time coming. In an interview with Metromix, Sara Romweber (drummer, Dex Romweber Duo,) described the scene. "At one point, Dex was in the room with his guitar and Jack was behind the control board. Jack had the biggest smile on his face and he said, "You have no idea how long I've waited to hear that guitar tone in my studio." - more on this story

Punk Legends X Working on New Songs

Billboard reports: American punk icons X haven't released an album of new material since "Hey Zeus!" in 1993. But that might change soon.

"Exene (Cervenka) and I actually wrote a couple songs," singer-bassist John Doe, who also works with the X singer (his ex-wife) in the Knitters, tells Billboard.com. "There are two or three songs we're going to do sooner or later. We might get another X record at some point."

But Doe quickly adds that in today's download-happy musical climate, "What's the point? People don't really release records in a traditional sense, so if we do it we'll probably just put it on the web site and people can download it. Maybe we'll get (the songs) into a TV show or something." - more on this story

Kylie Minogue Announces North American Tour

PR reports: North American fans of international pop superstar Kylie Minogue will finally get a chance to experience the icon live in concert when her 6-city tour kicks off in Oakland, CA on September 30th.

Over the course of her extraordinary 20-year-career, Minogue has been a global force in pop music with more than 40 million albums sold worldwide, 50 hit singles including the U.S. Billboard dance-chart toppers "Can't Get You Our of My Head," "Love At First Sight," "Slow," and the Grammy-Award winning "Come Into My World," countless awards and accolades including an OBE from the Queen and 8 sold-out world tours including last year's KylieX2008 tour which traveled to 21 countries throughout Europe, South America, Dubai, Asia, New Zealand and Australia, generating and estimated $70,000,000 in ticket sales. Kylie couldn't be more excited about her first tour through North America.

"I've wanted to tour in America and Canada for years and know that fans have been waiting a long time for this," said Minogue. "I'm thrilled that the opportunity has finally arrived." - more on this story

Magnificent U2 Premiere- Phony Braxton- Specials Call In Sick- Modest Mouse Member Joins The Shins- RIAA Lawsuits Continue- Roxette Reunite and more

antiMusic reports: U2 have premiered their "Magnificent" new video online. The new clip went online about 5 a.m. this morning (5/6/09) at Yahoo Music. You can check out the clip here

Legal Thriller: Michael Jackson's smash hit Thriller is coming back to haunt him - his video girlfriend is suing the pop superstar over unpaid royalties. Actress Ola Ray, a former Playboy Playmate, has filed suit against Jackson and his production company alleging breach of contract. more

The Red Chord is currently with ex-guitarist Jonny Fay at his Backyard Studios in Milford, NH tracking their new full-length.more

Phony Braxton: A woman who reportedly pretended to be Toni Braxton at a concert in South America has been jailed in Suriname for impersonating the Grammy Award winner.more

U.K. act the Specials will not play its opening scheduled date of a five-night run at London's Brixton Academy. Singer Terry Hall has been ordered to rest because of a throat infectionmore

Pair of Demos Found: British gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost will releasing their demos, "Paradise Lost" (1988) and "Frozen Illusion" (1989), on CD.more

Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer has replaced Jesse Sandoval in The Shins, as part of a shuffle in the lineup of the band.more

Obscura has dropped off the Relapse Contamination Tour as singer Steffen Kummerer has lost his voice. The tour will continue without the group through May 10th (shows thereafter have been cancelled).more

RIAA lawsuits against downloaders continue just as the trade group said they would. more

Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has apologized to Arcade Fire for the derogatory remarks he made about the band earlier this year. Coyne, who allegedly said the band were "pr*cks" who "treated their crew like sh*t," admitted he wishes the incident had never happened. more

A former member of Wilco, Jay Bennett, is suing the band's lead singer, Jeff Tweedy, claiming he's owed royalties for songs during his seven years and five albums with the group. Jay Bennett also claims that he deserves money from the band's 2002 documentary, "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart."more

A judge warned Corey "C-Murder" Miller Tuesday that he's "walking a tightrope" but denied a request by prosecutors to send the rapper back to jail until his August trial on a second-degree murder charge.more

The managers of 1980s pop sensation Roxette say the Swedish band will reunite for a small European tour starting in October. D & D Management says Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson will play live together for the first time since 2001 at the 'Night of the Proms' touring festival in Antwerp, Belgium.more

The hair-metal musical "Rock of Ages" which is propelled by signature '80s rock anthems popularized by Journey, Twisted Sister, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Bon Jovi and Reo Speedwagon received five Tony nominations more

Glenn Danzig is currently in the studio working on the new Danzig album, tentatively due before the end of the year. Drummer Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Seventh Void) and Tommy Victor (Prong, Ministry) will appear on most of the tracksmore

Joe Bonamassa, the American DIY guitar whiz who has been voted "Best Blues Guitarist" by Guitar Player magazine three years in a row, was still buzzing the day after playing with Eric Clapton at London's Royal Albert Hallmore

Interpol's lead singer, lyricist and guitarist Paul Banks will release a solo album under the name Julian Plenti, according to the Matador Records blog. The new project, "Skyscraper," will be released on August 4th.more

CBS Corp. said Tuesday it is combining its CBS Radio online assets and music discovery site Last.fm to create the CBS Interactive Music Group.more

Maximo Park are set to return to the US and Canada this fall, with a string of shows to promote their new album. The dates, which kick off September 6 in Seattle, WA at the Bumbershoot Festival, will support the release of 'Quicken The Heart' which comes out May 12 in the US.dates

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into whether the ties between the boards of Apple Inc and Google Inc violate antitrust laws, the New York Times reported. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and former Genentech CEO Arthur Levinson are directors of both companies. more

At a recent performance at the Palladium in Worcester, MA, Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba announced that they have left Epic after just one record. At the same time, Matt announced that the band had formed their own label and would be self-releasing their own material in the future.more

Christina Aguilera will make her screen debut in a movie called Burlesque, a contemporary musical directed by Steven Antin, according to Variety.more

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have announced plans to hit the studio to record a new full length: They said in part, "In June we will begin recording the album in Los Angeles with our good friend Ted Hutt on board as Producer."more

German industrial metallers Rammstein have announced a European tour for next Fall. more Ja! Ja! Ja!

Line-up issues continue to plague Rose Funeral as the group is now looking to replace departed singer Tim Russel. According to the band, "We are looking for a singer that is actually dedicated to the band, will not run off and smoke weed every chance he gets, can help unload and load the trailer, wont bitch about simple tasks that a singer should do".... the list goes on

A 14-minute poem written by U2 frontman Bono about Elvis Presley is to receive its premiere next Wednesday (May 13) on BBC Radio 4. Entitled 'American David', the poem is thought to have been written by Bono in 1994.more

Green Day have added an extra show to their forthcoming UK arena tour. The band will play London's Wembley Arena on November 1more

Ghost Buffalo have gone the way of the buffalo and called it a day. The band has two final shows scheduled, in Denver and in Colorado Springs. details

A Wilhelm Scream are apparently working on both a new EP and a new album.more

Chuck Ragan just finished up a new record to be released via Side One Dummy this summer. According to Ragan's MySpace blog: "I'm extremely fired up to say the least. These last sessions have been some of the most enjoyably intense sessions that I've ever had in my life." See who is involved here

Some performers from the 1969 Woodstock concert will get back to the garden for a 40th anniversary show this summer. On the bill for Aug. 15 are The Levon Helm Band, Jefferson Starship*, Big Brother and the Holding Co., Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Mountain, and Country Joe McDonald.more * weren't they known as Jefferson Airplane at the time? Well at least it's not the cheesy 80s pop version known as Starship. And Big Bro without Janis?

The Order Of Apollyon, the new black/death metal project featuring Aborted guitarist BST (a.k.a. Sébastien Tuvi) and drummer Daniel Wilding, has announced the addition of bassist Peter Benjamin from Akercocke to the group's ranks.more

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Stoned Idol: Paula Abdul Admits To Pill Addiction

Hecklerspray reports: Let's say American Idol is a family. Who would Paula Abdul be? Correct, she'd be your aggressive, incoherent, substance-addled mother.

That's right - not your drunk mother or your mentally ill mother. Your substance-addled mother. Paula Abdul has finally revealed that she's been addicted to prescription painkillers for 12 years. and she went to rehab last year to get better.

Paula Abdul is America's sweetheart, in that she's got a slightly Muslim-y surname, she looks like she's always off her shit on over-the-counter medication and when she talks she's all like "meurgh meurgh meurgh" and nobody can really understand what she's saying. But under that glazed, boggle-eyed facade, a dark secret has been gnawing away at Paula Abdul, and now she's finally ready to reveal it to the world. - more on this story

Another Band Robbed On Tour

PR reports: Gliss' tour van was broken into last night as the trio was sleeping at a hotel in Newark, N.J. following their performance in Philadelphia. Among the items stolen was a 1979 Fender Precision bass that frontman Martin Klingman received from his grandfather as a child.

The band, who is currently in the midst of their "Stimulus Package Tour," with labelmates Takeover UK, is not letting this minor setback deter them. Their show at Union Hall in Brooklyn will remain as scheduled, as is their extensive jaunt across the U.S. They'll join Von Iva later this month.

While the band is disheartened about the theft, they are hopeful they will be reunited with their gear. "It's always a cryin' shame when you walk up to your van or car and find out that some lost, sad person has broken in and taken the sweetness from your life," exclaimed Klingman. "My grandfather gave me a 1970's Fender P-Bass years ago when I was a wee lad. I don't care about the money... the sentimental value of the bass that was stolen last night will never be replaced." - more on this story

$100,000 KISS

Blabbermouth reports: According to the New York Daily News, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons paid $20,000 for a pair of gold sunglasses at an auction for Wonderwall.com's Rally For Kids With Cancer campaign.

He also donated his own lot to the sale where a bidder paid $100,000 for exclusive backstage access to a KISS show.

A guest at the auction, which raised more than $400,000, tells the New York Daily News, "[Gene] bought 18-karat gold sunglasses for $20,000, among other things. Gene also donated a trip with his band when they travel on their tour." - more metal news from Blabbermouth

Singled Out: Automatic Static

antiMusic reports: Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Automatic Static vocalist/guitarist Z Rokk tells us about "Hey Now" from their brand new album "The Murder of California". We now turn it over to Z Rokk for the story:

"Hey Now" is one of those songs that uses a lot of metaphors to describe what I was feeling when I wrote the tune. I always like to keep people guessing just a little bit when I write lyrics because I think it's a fun thing to see what people interpret your music as and when you write lyrics that are too specific it ends up kind of giving it away and there is nothing left to be desired. I always loved bands like Sound Garden, Nirvana, and Helmet who use similar techniques when writing.

The song is basically about how it's too easy to be a "hater" and someone who puts down everything else that someone is doing usually with the thought of they can't do it themselves anyway. The song starts out with "Lock stock and loaded, I'm kind of feeling California, and you're looking mighty Oklahoma, so take your boots and beat it!" This basically saying that I am feeling good and you are just looking bad and therefore feeling bad and so get away from me. You may be miserable but that doesn't mean make my life sad as a result with you. The song goes on to talk about how my eyes overwhelmed me and how some times image can make you think something about something else that was never there to begin with. Looks can be deceiving so to speak. - read the rest of this song story

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