Guns N' Roses Tour Announcement Coming?

The accompanying image, which can be seen at the full story link, features a close-up of Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose's mouth [and red stars that tie in with Chinese Democracy], which suggests that some Canadian dates may be in the works for the GN'R band.
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Opeth Members In Bus Crash

antiMusic reports: Opeth's tour bus was involved in an accident this week that resulted in one motorist being critically injured. Two members of the band were on the bus at the time, but luckily escaped injury.

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt updated fans on what happened: Myself, Axe, Fredrik and our soundman, Pontus Norgren decided to fly home to our families for a few days as the option would have been three days off in Brussels. Now I hear that our bus apparently crashed into this other car making a unexpected U-turn in the middle of the highway. Mendez and Per were on the bus together with the rest of our crew but nobody got hurt. They are however shocked and very shaken of course. The driver in the other car was critically injured. I've not heard back from anyone yet regarding his progress but apparently it's not looking very good. Hoping for the best however.

I don't know where or when this happened but I know the bus was heading from Dublin to Brussels. I'll let you know more as soon as I get some information, but as for now everyone in the band are safe and same with our crew. As far as I know the only injured person was the driver of the other car, which obviously is horrible enough! - more on this story

Garth Brooks Coming Out of Retirement

antiMusic reports: Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement and he announced a deal with Wynn at The Encore Theater in Las Vegas that will find the chart topping star performing concerts at the venue beginning on December 11, 2009.

Here is the official announcement: The Chairman of the Board and CEO of Wynn Resorts describes the first time he saw Brooks perform for friends: "Everything about Garth's performances--his artistry, the range of his voice and connection with his audience--is something that I haven't seen since the Rat Pack. In show business, for a single performer to lift an entire audience emotionally to the point where they pray it doesn't end, is an extraordinary and unique thing that only a few gifted people can do. But that is what I experienced when I saw Garth on stage, alone with his guitar, doing a history of his personal journey in music. I watched a man create instant love in real time, right before my eyes. Now we have the privilege at Wynn and Encore in Las Vegas to share this extraordinary, intimate experience with everyone," says Wynn.

"Steve Wynn has done what I thought was impossible. He has given me a chance to sing again for the people, while at the same time never missing a day with my children," says Brooks. "I am naturally nervous, but it feels good to be out from under the low ceiling of 'retirement' I put on myself." - more on this story

Sharon Osbourne, Brett Michaels for Celeb Apprentice- AC/DC Vs Madonna and U2 For Top Tour- Bloc Party Calls In Sick- Temp O Negative- Dokken / Lynch Mob and more

antiMusic reports: It looks like some of the cast members of the next season of Celebrity Apprentice will be celebrities that people will actually recognize. examiner.com reports that the new season of "The Celebrity Apprentice" started filming this week in New York and some of the new cast members spotted filming are Sharon Osbourne, Bret Michaels of Poison, Cyndi Lauper, Baseball great Darryl Strawberry and more. Of course, that leaves the door open to a bunch of z listers to fill out the cast.
Madonna, U2 and AC/DC are among the finalists for the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards, which will be handed out at a special reception in New York on Nov. 5. The awards are based on global box office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from Oct. 1, 2008, through Sept. 30, 2009. more

Bloc Party were forced to pull tonight's show because Russell Lissack needs to undergo a medical procedure. A spokesperson for the band told NME that the guitarist's condition "while not being serious, cannot be delayed until the end of the tour". more

Dokken and Lynch Mob (featuring former Dokken guitarist George Lynch) will share the stage for the first time ever on November 29, 2009 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California more

Hawthorne Heights tell fans: "We will release our new album, titled Skeletons, in early 2010. Secondly, as you should know already, we're kicking off Never Sleep Again '09 with Just Surrender, Monty Are I, Punchline, Anarbor, and Nightbeast on November 2nd."

Fear Factory are eying a February 2010 release date for their new album, which Burton Bell tells Search & Destroy will be called "Mechanized". Listen to the interview here

Clutch and Doomriders will end 2009 by playing a few East Coast shows together dates

Type O Negative had this update: Josh Silver has been in school working towards certification as a paramedic. He is in the heart of the program and will be unable to tour with the band on the upcoming dates. Rest assured, Josh remains a member of Type O Negative and will continue working with the band going forward. With that said, we would like to announce that stepping in on keyboards for the dates will be Scott Warren from Heaven & Hell / Dio. dates

Pink Floyd, Blur, The Clash and Led Zeppelin are among the acts set to feature on a new range of Royal Mail stamps. A set of 10 stamps featuring classic British album sleeves will enter circulation on January 7 more

Pantheist has issued the following update about parting ways with their guitarist: 'Following 3 great years of collaboration, fantastic times at gigs, in tour vans and the studio, we have sadly decided to part ways with guitarist Pete Benjamin (Akercocke, Corpsing, For the Blind).more

The Arteries have announced a US release of their Household Name Records album, Blood, Sweat and Beers. Black Numbers will be issuing the album on November 10, 2009 on pink vinyl. more

Not music related but what the hell, it's Friday and a slow news day. Police in central Pennsylvania say they've nabbed a real pothead. They said an officer spotted 29-year-old Cesar Lopez inside a convenience store with a bag of marijuana stuck to his forehead. more -

Tool Frontman Announces New Puscifer EP and Tour Dates

PR reports: Maynard James Keenan's Puscifer is set to release their first new music in two years with a six-song EP titled "C is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here) E.P." on Nov. 10.

The track listing is:1. Polar Bear 2. The Mission (Renholder Mix) featuring Milla Jovovich 3. Momma Sed "Alive @ Club Nokia" 4. Vagina Mine "Alive @ Club Nokia" 5. Potions (Deliverance Mix) 6. The Humbling River

Puscifer kick off their first tour with a swing through the Western U.S. on Oct. 29 in Las Vegas (a Midwest/East Coast run is in the works for 2010). - tour dates

Morphine Release 2-CD Set

Rhino reports: Singer Mark Sandman coined the phrase "low rock" to describe the sonorous, languid groove he created with the acclaimed Boston band Morphine. Sadly, the band's time together was cut short in 1999 when Sandman suffered a heart attack in Italy while onstage with Morphine and died on the way to the hospital.

A decade later, Rhino pays tribute to Sandman's ferocious creativity and Morphine's instantly recognizable sound with a two-disc collection of unreleased studio tracks, alternate takes, and live performances. AT YOUR SERVICE is out now from Rhino/Ryko at all retail outlets, including rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $24.98 (CD) and $16.99 (digital).

The 35-song compilation takes its name from the line Sandman used to kick off most shows, "We are Morphine at your service." The music spans the group's entire career and features founding member Dana Colley (saxophone), original drummer Jerome Deupree and his successor, Billy Conway. - more on this story

The Whigs Hitting The Road

PR reports: Athens, GA garage rockers The Whigs are very excited to hit the road this month and premiere songs from their upcoming album, In The Dark (ATO Records).

The headlining tour covers 29 cities in seven weeks and The Features, The Dead Trees and Mean Creek will support the run at different stages.

Set for an early 2010 release, In The Dark follows up the highly successful album Mission Control, a record that captured the raw and gritty spirit of rock n roll and had countless critics scrambling to praise the band's no-holds-barred, bare-boned aesthetic. - free download link and tour dates

Mew Set North American Tour With Local Band Support

PR reports: Mew will bring their intoxicating live shows back to the U.S. beginning November 30 in Philadelphia and running through to December 14 with a final stop in Los Angeles headlining the Henry Fonda Theater.

The band has also been tapped by The Pixies to join the legendary band at their December 1st show in Washington, D.C. at Constitution Hall.

The Pixies aren't the first influential band to hand select and generously give Mew their stage. Throughout Mew's touring career, the band has been given numerous and critical opportunities to open for some of the biggest names in music. And now it's their chance to pay it forward. - more on this story

Status Quo's Pictures Live DVD

Kayos reports: On October 27, Eagle Rock Entertainment will add another gem to its stunning Montreux collection when Status Quo's Pictures: Live At Montreux 2009 is released on DVD.

Status Quo's album Pictures (released in November 2008) celebrated 40 years of the band filling the UK charts with hit after hit. The album was an instant success, charting at #8 and selling over a quarter of a million copies in the UK alone. In July 2009, the Pictures live tour landed at Montreux in Switzerland as part of the world famous festival.

When Status Quo hit the stage, the usually reserved Swiss crowd knew they were in for a treat. Led as always by the twin telecasters of Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt, they deliver a blistering set of hits and classic tracks from across their career including no less than 18 UK Top 20 hits. This Pictures tour set list has been hailed by many as the band's best ever. Commemorating the 40-year celebration of the band, huge screens behind the stage illustrated high points from Quo's career. Exclusive interviews filmed backstage at Montreux with the always entertaining Rossi and Parfitt are included as bonus features. - more on this story

stellastarr* Announce Club Tour

PR reports: stellastarr* is headed back on the road this fall, crisscrossing the country and playing small club shows from Boston to LA, as well as New York's Bowery Ballroom, the site of many past renowned stellastarr* gigs.

Stay tuned for news coming soon on a new single to be released in conjunction with these shows.

Tickets for these tour dates will all be on sale by Saturday, October 17th. - more on this story

Rev Theory Breaking Benjamin On The Road

PR reports: Rev Theory announce their upcoming tour with Breaking Benjamin. Breaking Benjamin have been a radio mainstay for a number of years, and Rev Theory are following directly in their footsteps.

The pairing of these two modern rock juggernauts, promises to be a win-win for both of the bands fans. Not only are the fans excited, but Rev Theory is stoked as well, says lead singer Rich Luzzi, "We couldn't be more excited to tour with these guys! They have loyal fans and we are stoked to be able to open for them."

Now with a loyal army at their backs, Rich Luzzi, Julien Jorgensen, Dave Agoglia, Matt McCloskey, and Rikki Lixx have hit stride, moving a milestone 100,000 albums. In a time when fans cling tight to hard-earned dollars, Rev Theory sold most of its records to concert ticket holders. - more on this story

Singled Out: Saosin

antiMusic reports: Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Beau Burchell from Saosin tells us about "Deep Down" from their brand new album "In Search Of Solid Ground". We now turn it over to Beau for the story:

This song came about towards the end of the record. We had already recorded a batch of songs with producer Butch Walker, and Chris and I had self produced another 5 or songs ourselves. We still felt like the record needed some more songs to round out the records sound. So we sat down again to write a few more songs. We came up with the main intro riff, and a basic chorus melody that we basically built the song around.

The song has a lot of different issues that it touches, although most people will probably not dive that far into the lyrics. Environmental issues like global warming affect us whether we know it or not. The beginning lyrics hint at our actions of yesterday affecting our futures. And the bridge could be interpreted as people only looking out for themselves, because they feel like everything else is unsalvageable.

I think about the chorus as me trying to reach out to those people, with no success, and not being able to relate to their ways. All in all I'd like to think of the song that would inspire hope and change, even though at first glance it seems very dark.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album - right here!

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