Aerosmith Vs Steven Tyler?

Now Perry tells Billboard, "The thing that bothers me the most is how it affects the fans. The only reason you're there is because of the fans. You owe them a lot, and when you start taking them for granted, it's just wrong. I think that a lot of what happened with Aerosmith over the last two or three years has been a case of that. And I'm not talking about everybody in the band. I think at this point the four band members are willing to not play for a while until the fifth member gets together and decides to come and join us again."
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Rock Legend Dickie Peterson Dies

Nightwatcher reports: It is with a sad, heavy heart that we report that Rock 'n' Roll lost a true legend today, as Dickie Peterson, the singer and bassist for pioneering metal/psychedelic band Blue Cheer, died in Germany Monday morning, October 12th. He had been battling liver cancer for several months. He recently turned 61 on September 12th.

Inspired by the heavy blues improv of Cream and Hendrix, legendary proto metal gods Blue Cheer roared forth from the San Francisco Bay area onto the national scene in a big way in early 1968 with their debut album 'Vincebus Eruptum'. Completely at odds with almost all of what was coming up from the hippie flower power underground, they were the antithesis of bands such as The Grateful Dead, as subtle as a jackhammer and louder than a 747.

Named for the particularly potent "Blue Cheer" acid, incredibly they hit paydirt with both the album and the single culled from it, the classic cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" soaring towards the upper reaches of the Billboard charts. Contemporaries of Hendrix, Joplin and The Doors, their powerhouse performances elicited Jim Morrison to pronounce them, "The single most powerful band I've ever seen".
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Ozzy Wrestling- Offspring Cancel Tour- Will Haven Reunion- Arch Enemy Tour- Jello No More Band- Slipknot Halloween Show- Kings of Leon DVD and more

antiMusic reports: Ozzy Osbourne will guest on an upcoming episode of "WWE Raw", the professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that currently airs on the USA network in the United States. more

Will Haven founding member and original singer Grady Avenell has now rejoined the band. Avenell departed the group in early-2007 to focus on his family. more

Kings Of Leon are to release a DVD of their London O2 Arena gigs, which took place in June this year. The band release 'Kings Of Leon: Live At The O2 London, England' on November 9, with a Blu-Ray version coming out on November 23. tracklisting

The Offspring have cancelled their planned Australian tour " Due to the cancellation of the Megaramage event in Melbourne." more

After nearly five years apart, Portland, Oregon hardcore/crust outfit From Ashes Rise has announced plans to play a reunion show in early-2010.more

Smashing Pumpkins have posted video of Billy Corgan in the recording studio. You can check it out here. Want to know what's been going on in the studio? Kerry Brown's latest blog has been posted here

Arch Enemy will headline a North American tour in early-2010 with support from Exodus, Arsis, and Mutiny Within. dates

Jello Biafra's new band, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, have announced a run of tour dates in the United States and Spain. The band's other members include Billy Gould (Faith No More), Kimo Ball (Freak Accident), Ralph Spight (Victims Family), and Jon Weiss. more

Mike Patton recently wrote a musical piece for a futurist noise series that will be performed by musicians and composers in both San Francisco and New York City. more

Fangoria's Trinity Of Terrors event is scheduled for October 30th - 31st at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. Among the events planned for the weekend is a performance from Slipknot, on Halloween night, October 31st. Check a commercial for the event here

Brendan Mullen died in a Los Angeles hospital on October 12, 2009 from a stroke. He is best remembered for The Masque, the legendary Los Angeles punk club that he opened in 1977. more

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford sat down with Spin for a little Q&A about his new Christmas album and apparel line. Check it out here

Bleeding Through have dropped off the remainder of their tour with Satyricon because of " some personal/family business that must be attended to immediately." more

Long before Axl Rose trudged the troubled roads to Chinese Democracy, Lindsey Buckingham talked his Fleetwood Mac bandmates into following up their smash hit pop-rock masterpiece "Rumours" with the new wave experimental double album "Tusk". Rolling Stone is marking the effort's 30th anniversary with a little flashback here. Buckingham himself turned 60 earlier this month.

Billy Talent and Against Me! will be touring Canada together next spring. Billy Talent will be supporting their latest record, III, while Against Me! are currently holed up in a studio recording their next full-length dates

Milan-based publisher Tsunami Edizioni has acquired Italian rights to 'Rick Rubin: in the Studio' by biographer Jake Brown, and will publish the title- translated into Italian- during mid-2010. Italy's biggest publisher of rock/metal related titles, the publisher has previously released books on AC/DC, Motorhead's Lemmy, metal legends Slayer, Metallica's Cliff Burton, Rolling Stones late guitarist Brian Jones, and Black Sabbath among a host of others. more -

Social Distortion Gaming and Pearl Jamming

antiMusic reports: Punk legends Social Distortion are in the midst of their Fall tour but had a couple of recent announcements for fans including the inclusion of Social D music in a video game and two shows supporting Pearl Jam.

First up the game news: Tap Tap Revenge 3 is launching NOW with Social Distortion music! The all new Tap Tap Revenge 3 features enhanced game play, custom themes, and over 100 free songs! Challenge your friends, or anyone around the world through the online gaming arena with customizable avatars, integrated chat and even more new features.

And the shows with Pearl Jam: Social D will be playing with Pearl Jam at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia on Tuesday, October 27 and Wednesday, October 28. Tickets for both show are on sale now. - more info and ticket links at the Social D website

The Flaming Lips Pop-Up Store and Secret Show

Warner Bros reports: Warner Bros. Records celebrates the release of the brand new, long-awaited album, Embryonic, by one of the world's most influential bands, The Flaming Lips. The double disc –on both CD and vinyl-- in deluxe formats will be birthed on October 13, 2009. On October 15, for one day only in Los Angeles, THE Flaming Lips Pop-Up Store will open at the Nike / Ricardo Montalban Theater located at 1615 Vine St. in Hollywood 90028.

Not only will fans have the opportunity to get their hands on unique artifacts available on this day and location only but the The Flaming Lips have planned a very special, intimate Myspace Secret Show performance just for tickets winners at this small venue guaranteed to blow the minds of the lucky few well beyond the third bardo. This might be the only opportunity to see the band in full-blown, maximum hysteria in a minimal space ever again. Get your furry freak on for this one time only psychedelic Hollywood happening. You won't get the chance to see the LIPS live again until 2010!

Tickets for the event will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis at the opening on October 15. Additional tickets will be available at Amoeba records with purchase of the Lips CD on street date, October 13. KCRW 89.9 FM and the LA Weekly will also participate in ticket give-a-ways, so pay close attention. - more on this story

Lamb of S.O.D.

Adrenaline reports: M.O.D./S.O.D/Mastery frontman Billy Milano recently Joined Lamb Of God on stage at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX. After being introduced by Randy Blythe, the Lamb Of God and Billy Milano ripped through the S.O.D. classic "United Forces"

Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler had the following to say about the blistering performance: "We were honored to share the stage with a legend. Billy and S.O.D are our roots and I'll remember this moment forever."

Billy Milano also commented about the performance with the Lamb Of God Guys: "To share the stage with Lamb Of God was f**king amazing. It was a life changing experience. Watching the video on YouTube, I couldn't believe the size of the stage I was on. I don't want to say it was the highlight of my career, but it truly was a milestone. Words are escaping me while trying to describe this event, which is strange, since I never shut the f**k up." - view video of the performance here

Keb' Mo' Hitting The Road

conqueroo reports: The fall months will prove a busy time for three-time Grammy Award winning bluesy singer/songwriter Keb' Mo', who will embark on a 31-date coast-to-coast American tour while releasing his first indie album, Live & Mo', on October 20.

A custom blend of songs handpicked by Keb' Mo' for the premiere release on his own label, Yolabelle International, the CD features six live performances harvested from pinnacle moments on the road and four new studio recordings, including the anthemic "A Brand New America," an inspirational band version of "Victims of Comfort," the deep funky groove of "Government Cheese" and the back-porch blues of "Hole in the Bucket." Live & Mo' will be available through Keb' Mo's recently redesigned web site www.kebmo.com, and via The Orchard for digital distribution through 600+ digital stores worldwide.

The tour opens October 14, in Portsmouth, NH, and covers such major cities as Toronto, New York, Boston, Washington, Albany, Philadelphia, Chicago, Milwaukee, Denver, Ann Arbor, Salt Lake City, Oakland and Portland, OR. All dates find Keb' Mo' and his Band as the headliner with the exception of the November 21 Oakland date, which is a co-headline with Solomon Burke. - more on this story

Singled Out: Dead By Sunrise and Alice Cooper

antiMusic reports: Normally for singled out we ask artist to expand upon their new singles. For this special edition we have two artists give us the quick rundown on their new songs. We kick off with rock legend Alice Cooper and his new Halloween single "Keepin' Halloween Alive".

Here is what Alice had to say about it: "At home my family all gathers around an old spooky tree decorated with skulls and bones in the living room, and we exchange gifts. It's our holiday. We even all have matching black-and-orange Halloween sweaters! I wanted a theme song for people like me, and for us Halloween never ends. In the chorus I say, 'I'm keepin' Halloween alive, baby, 3–6–5'... and I mean it!" He adds, "We played it live as a band to capture the vibe. It was the easiest work I think any of us have ever done, not to mention a blast!" Check out the song and more here

We also hear from Dead By Sunrise guitarist Amir Derakh who tells us a little bit about the band's song "Crawl Back In": "The song itself is about the purity of who you are before you're born, and then when you get older, you want to get back to the same purity of youth. The video shoot was actually pretty easy. We all shot separately on the rocks. It's fairly easy for us – really cool location, and we just did our thing".

Check out the song and learn more about the band and album - here!

The Misfits Halloween Release

PR reports: Misfits "Land Of The Dead" Coming Halloween 2009! The legendary Misfits return with 2 brand-new, soon-to-be-classic songs marking the first new original material from the certified-gold selling horror rock icons in a decade! The release also marks their first new studio recordings since 2003's Billboard chart topping "Misfits Project 1950" covers album.

The Ltd. Ed. 12-inch LP maxi single showcases an incredible new cover painting rendered by Arthur Suydam (of Marvel Zombies fame) who has ferociously rendered the Misfits world famous "Fiend Skull" icon in homage to the zombie films of George A. Romero. The artwork is appropriately suited as both new songs ("Land of the Dead" and "Twilight of the Dead" written by Misfits founding member Jerry Only), were inspired by the acclaimed director's living dead series.

The first pressing on clear red vinyl is a limited edition of 1,000 pcs guaranteed to feed the collectible frenzy with Misfits fiends while supplies last! Look for the 'Fits (Jerry Only Bass/Vocals, Dez Cadena Guitars and Robo Drums) on tour throughout North America now - late December '09 where you can expect to hear both new songs performed live in concert. Starting October 30th, (Devil's Night at the Starland Ballroom in NJ), Fiends will have the chance to pick up a special clear orange vinyl tour edition of the 12-inch (also limited to 1,000 pcs worldwide), while supplies last. The clear orange vinyl pressing will be on sale exclusively at live Misfits shows and will not be available in stores. - more info here

Dylan, Norah Jones, Mellencamp, Joss Stone and More for NCIS

PR reports: CBS Records will release the second volume of a specially produced soundtrack for the hit television series NCIS on Tuesday, November 3. NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack – Vol. 2, features brand new and previously unreleased tracks from some of music's most popular artists – including Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, Joss Stone, Sick Puppies, and Saosin – that are available exclusively on this soundtrack. In its seventh season, NCIS is the #1 most-watched show on television, with more than 20 million viewers weekly.*

To coincide with the album's release date, the November 3 episode of NCIS will prominently feature Bob Dylan's "California" – a never-before-released track that originally dates from the Bringing It All Back Home sessions and has remained locked in the vaults until now. "California" has been newly mixed and mastered and is a true gem from one of music's greatest artists. The remaining tracks will be placed in NCIS episodes throughout the current season, which ends in May 2010.

The soundtrack also features a brand new song from NCIS star Michael Weatherly (Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo), "Bitter And Blue," that was recorded especially for this soundtrack. Exclusive new tracks from rising stars Sharon Little and Keaton Simons are also featured, as are Otis Redding's "I've Got Dreams To Remember" and Tom Lehrer's "The Elements" that were both heard in previous episodes of NCIS and were suggested by the show's fans in a poll conducted through the NCIS music website - more on this story

Pelican Announce In-Stores and Pelican Burger Unveiled

Band Statement reports: In anticipation of the release of their fourth full length, What We All Come To Need, Pelican will celebrate with an in store performance on October 16th at Chicago's Reckless Records followed by an album listening party at 11:30 pm at Kumas Corner (www.myspace.com/kumascorner), a renowned restaurant/bar responsible for dozens of burgers named for fellow members of the Metal pantheon. Here they'll unleash the "Pelican Burger"; a ten ounce Kobe Beef patty, with pan seared scallops and lardons, in a garlic white wine sauce on top of a parmesan crisp, and served with white wine-garlic Aioli!

PELICAN are also pleased to announce several more in-store appearances along the way when they hit the road this month. This is a great opportunity to see the band for free in a intimate setting! (See all details below) The US tour kicks off on October 18th, alongside label mates Black Cobra. - more on this story

Zappa Vocal Legend Napoleon Murphy Brock To Release Vintage Live Recordings

Glass Onyon reports: Zappa vocal legend and 2008 Grammy Award recipient Napoleon Murphy Brock plans to release a CD of vintage live recordings in December 2009 entitled 'This is What Frank Zappa Heard - Just in Case You Were Wondering - Live at the Red Noodle in Waikiki, Hawaii'. Fans worldwide have heard Napoleon's extraordinairy vocals, sax and flute on such beloved Zappa albums as 'Roxy & Elsewhere', 'One Size Fits All', 'Bongo Fury' and 'Thing Fish', not to mention his work with keyboardist, and fellow Zappa alumni George Duke, as well as the recent incarnation of the Grande Mothers Re-invented.

On August 8th, 1973, Frank Zappa was alerted by his road manager, Marty Perellis, that an incredible band with an extraordinary lead singer was performing downtown to a standing room only audien ce … and that it might be wise that he come and see this for himself. When Zappa went to the club and watched the show, he saw a young talent sin g, dance, play sax, flute and keyboards, in a manner that clearly made it appear that he was having more fun than even the other patrons in the club.After two hours of observing and listening to this young man and his very disciplined band of musicians, he introduced himself as Frank Zappa, and the young man introduced himself as Napoleon Murphy Brock. The next words out of Zappa's mouth were, "You are my new lead vocalist."

"As I understand it, he had just finished touring Australia, and they were getting ready to go to Europe a week or two after that," recalls Napoleon to Andrew Greenaway. "And he was taking a little break. He stopped off in Hawaii for a week or so. And his road manager, Marty Perellis, set Frank up in a hotel and then went out walking around in Hawaii probably to see if he could get lucky or something! If you want a good time, what better place to do it than in Hawaii? Hawaii is literally paradise. And he came to a show of mine outside a nightclub at the Coral Reef hotel and got curious as to why there was a line of people waiting to get into a place on a Wednesday night. He didn't recognize the name of the band, so he thought he'd get in line and come in and see why everybody was queuing up. The reason that people would line up in front of the 'Red Noodle' every night is because the club owners always hired us, and brought us to play and perform for the local people of Hawaii. The locals would get off of work between 10 pm and 11 pm. They had until 12 midnight to get in the club, after which time the tourists would be let in until the club capacity was met. We played 7 nights a week, from 10 pm until 4 am". - more on this story

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