Fire Dept Disrupt Chickenfoot Show

Chickenfoot were nine songs and 40 minutes into their set and presumably ready to continue when the group's singer, Sammy Hagar, told the audience, "The fire department's going to shut us down in 10 minutes … This is the end of the regular set." He also promised a 45-minute encore to make up for the delay. - more on this story

Blink-182 Announce Reunion Tour

antiMusic reports: They went away five years ago but a fatal plane crash brought the members of Blink-182 back together and today the band made that come back official with the announcement of their summer North American tour plans.

According to Billboard, the tour will feature support on various dates from Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth and Chester French.

Live Nation is producing the tour with tickets going on sale May 30th on their website. Before you say to yourself, "oh no, not another reunion tour that will cost a small fortune to attend," Blink-182's manager Rick Devoe told Billboard that there will be cheap options for cash strapped fans. "If you have $20, you get in. No fees or anything," he says. - dates

Justin Timberlake Hit With Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Jam! reports: Justin Timberlake is facing legal action from an ex-employee who has filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against two of the managers at his New York restaurant.

In papers filed on Thursday at Manhattan Supreme Court, Alison McDaniel, a former manager at Southern Hospitality, accuses Timberlake's business partners Eytan Sugarman and Ronnie Kaplan of "vile and discriminatory conduct".

The suit [alleges], "One or more of Southern Hospitality's owners and/or executive managers bullied, degraded, harassed and ultimately discharged McDaniel... because of her gender.Update: Timberlake's rep sent out this statement, "While Justin and Trace Ayala continue their friendship with Eytan Sugarman who owns Southern Hospitality, they are not investors, owners, or partners, nor do they have any knowledge of or involvement in the operations of the restaurant." - more on this story

Stage Collapses On Fans At Music Festival

BBC reports: A music festival in Derbyshire is continuing after three people were injured when part of a stage collapsed.

Strong winds lifted part of the roof off the stage, causing damage to the structure, at The Bearded Theory event in Hulland Ward, near Ashbourne.

Those hurt suffered neck, back and shoulder injuries and one person had a suspected broken wrist. A number of people were also treated for shock, at the festival at Bradley Nook Farm Estate. - more on this story

If It's Too Loud, It Must Be AC/DC!

Metal Underground reports: A concert by heavy rockers AC/DC in Munich on Friday drew over 100 noise complaints by irate neighbors, police reported Sunday.

Complaints came from as far as Unterhaching, a suburb almost 20 kilometers (12 miles) away from the stadium. Police said the neighbours complained about "overly-loud music" that violated local noise ordinances.

The noise did not drive off Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, who showed up at the concert with his wife, Stephanie, according to the daily Bild. The 37-year-old minister has admitted his love of heavy metal before and said that he's been a fan of the Australian rockers since he was a teenager. Bild quoted Stephanie zu Guttenberg as saying that she had never been to an AC/DC show before, but was going because her husband was so excited to see the band. - more on this story

Pearl Jam Attack Caught on Video- Eddie Van Halen Grants Young Cancer Fighter's Wish- Free Eminem CD- Springsteen Fans Screwed Again and more

antiMusic reports: Surveillance camera footage of Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament being attacked and robbed outside Southern Tracks Recording in Atlanta, where the band is recording their ninth studio album with producer Brendan O'Brien, has been posted over at Redlasso.

There is a touching story about an 11 year old boy named Bradley Zugel, who happens to be a huge Van Halen fan. Bradley was recently diagnosed with cancer. His wish, through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Nevada, is to meet guitarist Eddie Van Halen (who himself had cancer). He will be getting his wish soon. Read what Bradley's father has to say here

Eminem's very rare first album, 1996's Infinite, has been made available as a free download on 50 Cent's website, ThisIs50.com. The 11-track album features a handful of guests, most notably Denaun Porter, who went by the name Kon Artis as a member of Eminem's D12 crew.more

Bruce Springsteen fans hit another snafu with Ticketmaster after TicketsNow, the secondary ticket service owned by Ticketmaster, accidentally oversold its allotment of premium tickets for Springsteen's show in Washington, D.C. next week. oops, find out what they will get instead here

Deftones will be making their first ever appearance in South Korea this summer at the Pentaport Festival. The band will be headlining July 25, the Saturday night of the weekend long festival.more

Fear Before has cancelled their upcoming Canadian tour. Guitarist Adam Fisher explains: "We regret to inform you that due to lack of communication on the part of our Canadian booking agent we are forced to cancel our Canadian tour this coming June." more

Jimmy Kimmel Live welcomes the following musical acts: May 13 – Ciara**
May 14 – The Airborne Toxic Event May 15 – Eminem ** Exclusive late-night performance May 20 – No Doubt** May 21 – Busta Rhymes June 2 – Taking Back Sunday** June 4 – 311** June 11 – Blink 182** (** Notes Performances that will take place on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Outdoor Stage. )

This year's Download festival will feature an indoor cinema as part of its campsite entertainment program, organizers have announced. Classic 'mockumentary' This Is Spinal Tap will be playing, along with Anvil! The Story of Anvil. more

Accept Not reuniting: Frank Suepfle of International Touring and Management GmbH & Co KG, which represents U.D.O. — the German band fronted by ex-Accept singer Udo Dirkschneider — has shot down rumors that Accept will reunite for a possible new album and tour.more

Amorphis will be streaming their forthcoming album, 'Skyforger,' in its entirety on the band's Myspace page for a whole week starting Wednesday, May 20.more

On July 28th, Think Fast! Records will be releasing a yet to be titled new 7"/digital download from This Is Hell.more

Swallow The Sun has announced the departure of drummer Pasi Pasanen. The group has issued the following: "Pasi, as one of the founding members, has been an integral part of the development of the band and it's sound since the beginning back in 2000. We have had good times, recorded 4 excellent albums and done unbelievable amounts of touring together, but now it's time for us to go on our separate ways." more

Chicago metal band Wrath has announced the return of longtime vocalist Kurt Grayson. Grayson fronted the group from 1989 until about 1994.more

The Handshake Murders have dropped off their current tour with We Were Gentlemen in addition to cancelling their upcoming dates with Rosetta and Architect.more

Black Majesty will enter the studio in August 2009 to begin recording the follow up to 'Tomorrowland,' tentatively due in early 2010 via Limb Music Productsmore

Iced Earth drummer Richard Christy has issued an announcement about working on a new solo album. Read it here

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The Cult World Tour

PR reports: The Cult announced today the launch of The Cult Love Live Tour, with confirmed dates in the US, Canada and Europe.

The Cult Love Live Tour will showcase the band's alternative roots as musicians and performers, and is sure to electrify new fans and devotees. Performing in diverse venues from the grand scale excitement of London's Royal Albert Hall, to the thrill of Los Angeles' Nokia Theater, to the intimate setting of Paris', Le Bataclan, the band will fulfill the ultimate dream of Cult lovers across the globe, performing the unimaginable; a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness one of alternative rock's most important records, Love performed in its entirety, live onstage.

"The band is redefining the live album experience with the Love Live Tour; nothing is comparable to witnessing The Cult, fully engaged in the live creation of arguably their seminal album. For fans this will be the greatest tour yet, and for those just discovering The Cult, this staging will envelop them in a pure performance experience," stated Cult manager, Tom Vitorino. - more on this story

Unearth Member Leave Tour Due To Emergency

Blabbermouth reports: Due to a family emergency, Unearth bassist John "Slo" Maggard had to fly home from tour on Saturday.

Filling in for him on the band's run with Testament and Lazarus A.D. will be former Since The Flood guitarist Dave Stauble.

Maggard hopes to rejoin the band in a couple of weeks. - more on this story

Eminem, Tori Amos, Phoenix and More Leak New Albums On Myspace

Myspace reports: MySpace Music is excited to announce six exclusive album debuts within days of each other. MySpace users can find the highly anticipated albums from Eminem, Tori Amos, Lionel Richie, Busta Rhymes, Method Man & Redman, Kate Voegele and Phoenix available only on MySpace Music. Fans are able to stream the albums in their entirety days before they hit store shelves.

Eminem: The highly anticipated new album, Relapse¸ from hip hop artist Eminem makes its official debut on MySpace Music beginning today, Friday, May 15. Additionally, tune into FOX's Family Guy on Sunday, May 17 for more MySpace news pertaining to the hip hop star. Visit the official MySpace Music profile of Eminem to stream his entire album for free: http://www.myspace.com/eminem.

Tori Amos : Multiplatinum and Grammy nominated recording artist Tori Amos will premiere her brand new album titled Abnormally Attracted to Sin exclusively on MySpace Music in the U.S. beginning on Saturday, May 16. Visit the official MySpace Music profile of Tori Amos to stream her entire album for free: http://www.myspace.com/toriamos.

Lionel Richie: The new album from legendary artist Lionel Richie is currently available for free streaming exclusively on MySpace Music. Just Go marks the singer's ninth studio album. Check back to MySpace Music for more exciting news about the singer in the coming weeks. Visit the official MySpace Music profile of Lionel Richie to stream his entire album: http://www.myspace.com/lionelrichie.

Busta Rhymes: Grammy nominated rapper Busta Rhymes is set to debut his eighth studio album Back on My B.S. exclusively on MySpace Music beginning today, Friday, May 15. To celebrate the release of his new album, Busta will also perform for his MySpace fans at a special MySpace Music The Release show on Monday, May 18 in New York City. Visit the official MySpace Music profile of Busta Rhymes to stream his entire album for free: http://www.myspace.com/bustarhymes.

Method Man and Redman: Hip Hop and rap duo Method Man and Redman are set to debut Blackout 2, the highly anticipated follow up to their platinum selling 1999 release Blackout, exclusively on MySpace Music beginning on Saturday, May 16. The duo will perform in a special MySpace Music The Release concert on Thursday, May 28 in Los Angeles. Visit the official MySpace Music profile of Method Man to stream their entire album for free: http://www.myspace.com/methodman.

Kate Voegele : Singer/songwriter Kate Voegele premiered her second full length studio album A Fine Mess exclusively on MySpace Music this week. The singer is currently on tour and providing her MySpace fans with exclusive content. Visit the official MySpace Music profile of Kate Voegele, sponsored by University of Phoenix, to stream her entire album for free and to access exciting videos and blogs especially for her MySpace friends: http://www.myspace.com/katevoegele.

Phoenix: French alternative rock band Phoenix will debut their new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix exclusively on MySpace Music beginning on Monday, May 18. The band consists of Thomas Mars, Deck D'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai, and Laurent Brancowitz. Visit the official MySpace Music profile of Phoenix to stream their entire album for free: - http://www.myspace.com/wearephoenix.

Mew Announce New Album With Silly Name, Plus NIN Support Dates

Columbia Records reports: On August 25th Columbia Records will release Mew's third studio album titled: "No more stories Are told today I'm sorry They washed away No more stories The world is grey I'm tired Let's wash away"

The post-rock trio will play a handful of international dates opening for Nine Inch Nails this summer. The band was personally chosen by Trent Reznor for their multi-instrumental, visually captivating live performances

No more stories… was recorded during the summer of 2008 in Brooklyn, NY with renowned producer Rich Costey (Muse, Glasvegas, NIN). The band spent the last year between Brooklyn and Copenhagen perfecting the albums new up-beat and lighter aura, as well as, creating animation for their upcoming live performances. - more on this story

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