Bon Jovi Announce World Tour

Beginning with the band's North American tour launch on February 19th, 2010 in Seattle, WA, Bon Jovi will spend much of the next two years on the road, performing 135 shows in 30 countries. Following in the footsteps of their hugely successful "Lost Highway Tour, Bon Jovi will draw fans around the world into The Circle, with a residency at London's O2 Arena in June 2010 before returning to America in the fall for an additional nationwide leg, and further dates well into 2011. - more on this story

Black Sabbath Star Undergoing Stem Cell Treatment

BW&BK reports: Black Sabbath guitar legend Tony Iommi spoke with The Radcliffe & Maconie Show on BBC Radio 2 this week about his recent hand injury. "We're just taking a break now," Iommi says about the brief Heaven And Hell hiatus - the band also featuring singer Ronnie James Dio, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Vinnie Appice.

"I've had this problem with my hand and I'm having stem cell treatment on it," Iommi continues. "I have to wear a guard on my hand to prevent me from banging it. But it's coming along good.

"The cartilage went out on the joints, so the joints were rubbing on the joints. It was bone on bone and it was getting a bit painful. I've had pain for about 18 months and have been taking anti-inflammatories and pain killers. But I wanted to stop doing it because it upsets your stomach. This is the latest thing, so we'll see if it works."
- more on this story

Brand New Announce Full Lineup for Nassau Coliseum Show

PR reports: Brand New announce full lineup for massive November 28th hometown show at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. Joining Brand New on the main stage will be close friends and familiar faces Glassjaw, Thrice, Manchester Orchestra, and Kevin Devine.

There will also be an acoustic stage with special guests including Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit/Death in the Park), Vinnie Caruana (I Am the Avalanche), Robbers, and Brian Bonz.

To commemorate this very special event, a limited edition silk-screened poster will be available for purchase with a minimum donation of two canned food items to Island Harvest, Long Island's largest hunger relief organization. - more on this story

The Damned Forced To Cancel U.S. Tour

Band Statement reports: Due to circumstances beyond our control, The Damned regret to announce the cancellation of all of their October / Halloween U.S tour dates.

As of today, the band's U.S. Visas were still not approved, thus forcing the immediate cancellation of the entire tour.

We are devastated to be disappointing our fans in the U.S. who wished to see us on this tour, and sympathize with all those who have made travel arrangements and other commitments.

- Band's Site

Chris Cornell Not Playing With Slash and Friends But Ozzy, Travis Barker, Billy Idol, Dave Navarro, Chester Bennington and More Are

antiMusic reports: Slash had this update about his upcoming Slash and Friends Event: "In error, Chris Cornell was announced as a performer at the LAYN charity show in Los Angeles on November 22nd.

"Chris was asked to participate but could not confirm due to an existing schedule conflict. Regardless, Chris hopes all of his fans will go and support Slash, Ozzy and the other guests for this event that will help get homeless youth off the streets of LA."

He previously announced: SLASH & Friends will take over the Avalon in Hollywood for a one- time rock concert benefitting the Los Angeles Youth Network. Musical performances will include: Ozzy Osborne, Travis Barker, Billy Idol, Dave Navarro, Andrew Stockdale(Wolfmother), Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) and many more at a legendary evening hosted by the iconic George Lopez.
- Get More Details on Slash's blog

Monsters Of Folk Expand Tour

PR reports: With an already-acclaimed tour currently sweeping across the country, indie rockers Monsters of Folk – Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, M. Ward and My Morning Jacket's Jim James – have added three more dates to their first tour together in five years.

The illustrious quartet has hit the road in support of their first collaborative recorded effort, Monsters of Folk, which was released to rapturous response last month on Shangri-La Music.

The album, already heralded as one of the year's best debut albums, absolutely comes alive onstage, which many music fans experienced when the tour began last week in Vancouver. - more on this story

Alice Cooper Announces Star Studded Halloween Week For His Radio Show

PR reports: Alice Cooper celebrates his eternal love for the infernal holiday on his syndicated classic rock radio show Nights with Alice Cooper with a week of Halloween-themed programming, plus a special bonus sixth night with a spook-tactular Halloween night show on Saturday, October 31st. The week of programming will feature an impressive array of ghoulish Halloween guests and contests hosted by the shock rock icon. Alice hosts the internationally syndicated show for five hours each weeknight from 7pm-Midnight, and for the Halloween holiday season, the shows airing the week of October 26th will be packed with unexpected guests, contests and music, as Cooper celebrates his favorite holiday by 'Keepin' Halloween Alive"!

Additionally, Alice will do a special 6th night of programming on Saturday, October 31st, giving all his ghoul and boils an extra night of Halloween fright--plus creepy classic rock, terrifying trivia, spooky stories and songs and tales from Alice's own crypt!

Scheduled guests, contests and segments for the week of Oct. 26-31 include: "Keepin' Halloween Alive" "Cooper-oke" contest. Sing Alice's single, make a video, win $1,000, $500 or $250 at nightswithalicecooper.com * Halloween, Clockwork Orange and Entourage actor MALCOLM MC DOWELL * Rocker/director/writer ROB ZOMBIE * Exorcist queen LINDA BLAIR * Metal Monsters GWAR* Singer Joe Elliott from DEF LEPPARD * Win KILLER & SCHOOL'S OUT vinyl signed by ALICE COOPER and original drummer NEAL SMITH* SyFy Channel's Ghost Hunters/TAPS founders JASON HAWES and GRANT WILSON * "Star Wars" segment: ACE FREHLEY VS. KISS - more on this story

Attack Attack! Singer Quits

antiMusic reports: Attack Attack! frontman Nick Barham has parted ways with the group, just a couple days before their scheduled headlining tour. Lead guitarist Andrew Wetzel issued a statement on Thursday about Nick's departure and announced who will be taking his place. Here is what he had to say:

Thought we'd throw you all a quick little update about what's currently going on in the AA! lineup. The band and Nick parted ways recently in a mutually agreed non-explosive fashion, which we all believe is the best for both sides.

Caleb is going to retire his keys and start screaming in the front of the band. We DO NOT have a new person in our band. - more on this story

Tim McGraw Announces Southern Voice Tour

PR reports: On February 11th, 2010, Tim McGraw and his band, the Dancehall Doctors, will kick off an extensive North American tour in support of his new album, Southern Voice, which was released this week by Curb Records. The "Southern Voice" tour, promoted nationally by Live Nation, will commence at Qwest Center in Omaha, NE on February 11th and conclude at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Virginia Beach, VA on August 15th.

"I'm real excited to have this opportunity to hit the road next year with the 'Southern Voice' tour and look forward to playing new songs and old favorites for all my fans," says McGraw, who will perform this morning on "TODAY".

On October 27th he'll appear on "The Jay Leno Show," where McGraw will be joined by Gregg Allman for a very special rendition of "Southern Voice." McGraw will close out the week with an October 29th performance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." On November 13th, CMT will premiere "INVITATION ONLY: TIM MCGRAW," a one-hour special featuring McGraw performing before a small studio audience and taking questions from fans. - more on this story

Jack's Mannequin Stand Up To Cancer and Announce DVD and EP Releases

PR reports: Andrew McMahon, frontman for Sire Records' pop/rock recording artist Jack's Mannequin, will join Stand Up To Cancer's team of celebrity ambassadors in December 2009. The Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) initiative funds groundbreaking research aimed at getting new treatments to patients faster, and aims to rally the public around the fight against the disease. To date, the group has raised more than $100 million, SU2C's celebrity ambassadors support the initiative by participating in fundraising events and serving as spokespeople in public service announcements and media interviews to generate awareness about cancer's devastating impact and the role research plays in the effort to end it.

In addition, Sire Records will release Dear Jack on November 3rd, a DVD documentary shot by McMahon himself which chronicles his own personal fight against leukemia. Equipped with a DV camera Sire Records originally gave him to capture the making of his debut Jack's Mannequin album, Everything in Transit, McMahon kept the camera rolling after the crucial day in May 2005 when he not only finished his debut solo album, but was also diagnosed with cancer at only 22 years old. Directed by filmmakers Corey Moss and Josh Morrisroe and narrated by Tommy Lee, this documentary is a raw look at the battle that is leukemia. The film will be available in-stores, on the Jack's Mannequin website www.jacksmannequin.com and via digital download through iTunes.

A special Limited Edition Dear Jack pre-order from the website sold out in only one week. The 3,000 lucky fans who reserved their copy of the DVD also received an exclusive, newly recorded and previously unreleased track, "Swim (Music Box)" as an instant audio bonus, along with an autographed poster from McMahon. - more on this story

Longwave's Steve Schiltz Returns with Hurricane Bells

PR reports: Hurricane Bells will release their debut album Tonight Is The Ghost digitally on November 10, 2009 via Vagrant Records.

Hurricane Bells - a new project from Steve Schiltz, the singer and guitarist of Longwave for nearly ten years - has been garnering serious attention lately for a relatively new and largely unknown band after an album b-side, "Monsters," was chosen for the soundtrack of the second film in the Twilight franchise, New Moon. Suddenly Schiltz's bedroom (or basement, technically) project, which he had originally planned on self-releasing, was part of one of the most talked about current pop culture phenomena.

Hurricane Bells began when after touring the better part of the last year around Longwave's fourth album Secrets Are Sinister (a critical success and arguably the best of the band's career), Schiltz set up shop to create a new project with little else than his MacBook and an Mbox. Writing, playing, recording, and mixing every note himself, he arranged what would become Hurricane Bells' debut, Tonight Is The Ghost. Some songs were fully crafted within the past 18 months, while others are newly architected from pieces written throughout his years as a songwriter. - more on this story

Rachael Ray Launches Campaign to Induct Daryl Hall and John Oates into Rock Hall

PR reports: Rachael Ray was outraged at a recent taping of her show with guests Daryl Hall and John Oates when she learned that the biggest-selling pop duo of all time have not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The episode will air November 6.

Determined to right this egregious wrong, Rachael said "Hall and Oates has my vote!" in a call to action posted on her blog, urging fans to leave comments advocating Daryl and John's induction. In fewer than 48 hours, the makeshift petition had amassed nearly 400 testimonials, plus groundswells of support on Twitter (#hallandoatespetition) and Facebook.

Fueling the uproar is the success of 'Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall and John Oates' (RCA/Legacy), the duo's first ever box set, which debuted at #89 on the Billboard chart this week – the third highest CD box set debut of 2009 behind the two Beatles sets – and #17 on the R&B chart. You can also catch Daryl and John performing on A&E's 'Private Sessions' this Sunday morning, October 25.

- Check out Rachael's petition and fan comments here

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