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Black Flag, Social Distortion Death Hoax?

antiMusic reports: Just in time for Halloween is a possible death hoax. This one is centered on former Black Flag/Danzig/Social Distortion star Chuck Biscuits. There are conflicting reports that the famed drummer died of cancer, but now the source of the original story claims it was all a hoax.

But does it go deeper than that? The blogger who "broke the news" that was carried by several music media outlets (including NME, AOL's Spinner, NPR and Blabbermouth) on Thursday, claims he had been in email contact with Chuck and his wife for the past six months. Now he asks "Case closed? Not until I figure out who the hell was e-mailing me for six months pretending to be Chuck and his wife. A 'full disclosure' post regarding my side of this whole mess is coming shortly."

We won't name the blog in case this in the end turns out to be a PR stunt on that level, but it is curious that someone claiming to be Chuck Biscuits is posting notices of his own death on Facebook. But who knows is that is really him? We'll see if we can dig up any REAL info from a credible source over the weekend. - Facebook page

Slipknot Singer Auditioned To Replace Scott Weiland In Velvet Revolver

Blabbermouth reports: Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed that he was being considered for the singer slot in Velvet Revolver following the departure of Scott Weiland.

Speaking to Altitude TV (see video at the full story link), Taylor said, "I had a meeting with those guys , we did some demos together, and it just didn't work — for whatever reason."

He added, "It was just really cool. It was one of those things where it's like I could have got to jam with legends, man, in my opinion. But, you know, it was cool, and I still know those guys, I still hang out with them, and I still have nothing but respect." - more including the video

Foo Fighters Storytellers For Thanksgiving

vh1 reports: The Foo Fighters had the studio audience on their feet as they taped an upcoming episode of "VH1 Storytellers" this past Wednesday night at Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City, CA.

This exclusive performance, "VH1 Storytellers: Foo Fighters," will premiere on Friday November 27th at 11:00 PM*. *all times ET/PT

The hour-long show will feature a collection of their greatest hits as well as a performance of their new single, "Wheels." Following in "VH1 Storytellers" format, TV viewers will gain insight into the Foo Fighters personal songwriting process and get a unique opportunity to hear them share their stories and inspiration behind each song. -

Copeland Breakup

antiMusic reports: Copeland had bad news for fans in a blog posting on their Myspace page Thursday. The band have decided to call it a day. Here is what they had to say: We have come to an extremely difficult decision. It has come time for us to move on from Copeland and follow other paths in our lives. We are absolutely grateful to have been able to make music for as long as we have. In the last 9 years we've been able to see parts of the world that we never dreamt we would see. We have shared the stage and built friendships with immensely talented artists. We've been afforded the opportunity to make 4 records that we're extremely proud of. Most of all, we feel honored that people have cared so much for our band and for our art. We appreciate every listener who has allowed our music to be a part of their lives. We want to offer our deepest thanks to every individual who has supported us on this ride. It has profoundly impacted our lives.

To put your minds at ease, we assure you this is not a bitter break up. We all individually feel Copeland has run its course in our lives and it's time for us to pursue what is next. We couldn't end things without a proper goodbye, so we are planning a final farewell tour in the US this coming Spring, as well as one final jaunt around the world to some of our favorite countries. We are really excited about seeing you all one more time, and we hope it turns out to be the best Copeland tour ever.

It has been discussed and we are not ruling out the possibility of recording one more album sometime in the future. However, this spring tour will be our last. - Myspace link

Free Rob Halford MP3- Them Crooked Teaser- Switchfoot Previews- Social D Pearl Jam Vid- Motion City Surgeries- Evanescence Idol Band Recording Debut and more

antiMusic reports: A lil Judas Priest Christmas cheer for Halloween? The new single "Christmas for Everyone" from "Halford III Winter Songs" is available as a FREE download from HalfordMusic.com . Four more new singles from "Halford III Winter Songs" are available for purchase from HalfordMusic.com as well:Get Into The Spirit, We Three Kings, Oh Come O Come Emanuel, Winter Song. more

Them Crooked Vultures - the new supergroup featuring John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) and Josh Homme (Queens Of The Stone Age) - have leaked another studio track teaser for the song 'Mind Eraser, No Chaser'. Check it out here

Check out Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready performing "Ball & Chain" with Social D here Also be on the look out for video of Mike Ness and Jonny "2Bags" Wickersham joining Pearl Jam on-stage performing "Down."

For the next 12 days, Switchfoot will be previewing audio clips from thier upcoming album Hello Hurricane. You can only find these snipets @ www.switchfoot.com, so please make sure to check back each day for the next 12 days. more

Tune into Faction (Channel 28 on Sirius and Channel 52 on XM) Sat. Oct. 31st as the Misfits' Jerry Only takes over the airwaves! Listeners can expect the Misfits founding fiend on-air cutting in once or more an hour to spin creepy cuts, share brief anecdotes and hand out Halloween ear candy for Sirius-XM Satellite radio listeners ALL-DAY (morning, noon and night), this Halloween. more

The Almost are the latest band to stream their entire new album on their Myspace page. You can check out "Monster, Monster"here

YouTube's webcast of a U2 concert was watched by nearly 10 million people, the video site's largest streaming event ever. more

Tony Thaxton of Motion City Soundtrack tells fans "I've been in surgery twice since Friday, and am on a lot of medication including IV's at home. Because of all of this, I will be unable to play our Halloween show in Minneapolis this weekend. My old, trusty drum tech, Claudio Rivera, will be playing on my place." Read more for the reason for the surgeries here

Obscura bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling has rejoined resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metallers Pestilence after a 15-year break. Thesseling, known for his six-string fretless signature, played on Pestilence's fourth album, "Spheres". more

We Are The Fallen, the new band featuring original Evanescence members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" vocalist Carly Smithson is currently recording its debut album for Universal Republic in Los Angeles and expect to release it in early 2010. more

Hell Within is currently writing their still-untitled Thorp Records debut and the band will enter the studio in January 2010 under the direction of Pete Rutcho of Damaged Studios (Bury Your Dead, Unearth). A May 2010 release is planned. more

On Halloween night veteran punk act White Flag will perform a special show with guest vocalist Tony Reflex of the Adolescents .more

The National and Breeders Perform Together. Hero twins is the theme of a powerful performance of a Mayan creation myth from twin Dessners and Deals in Brooklyn. You'll have to read the Spin.com review to figure it all out.

RollingStone.com has posted a cool tribute to music great Duane Allman. You can check it out here. They don't make em like that any more. -

3 Doors Down, Muzik Mafia and Kid Rock Supergroup 7dayBinge Set Debut

PR reports: 7dayBinge plans to release its debut, self-titled album via digital download portals on December 8, 2009, with hard copy release to follow on January 26, 2010. The group includes Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down on bass, Jon Nicholson of the Muzik Mafia on guitar and vocals, Kenny Olson of Kid Rock's band on lead guitar, and Shannon Boone on drums.

"7dayBinge" will be released by Rock Ridge Music. The band plans to tour in support of the album; tour dates will be announced as they are confirmed. Says Rock Ridge Music CEO Tom Derr of signing 7dayBinge: "Heard the songs, loved the songs. Knew the band, signed band. It should always be that direct."

"I'm really excited about the Binge album coming out," says Harrell. "It's been a lot of fun working with these guys and watching it all come together. The energy is awesome and I can't wait for our fans to hear it. They won't be disappointed." - more on this story

Paramore Talks Ignorance and Evolving

antiMusic reports: Elle.com recently caught up with Paramore for a Q&A session where they discuss a variety topics from the growth of the band, what inspires them and of course their new album "Brand New Eyes". Here are a couple excerpts from the article. [questions are in bold]

What inspired "Ignorance"? Hayley: "Ignorance" was one of the first songs we completed start to finish. We had been sitting around our rehearsal space for hours, and Josh was really frustrated because I wanted something energetic to get us motivated. He was like, "Listen guys, we're never going to have another 'Misery Business'—just get over it." He turns around for a second, and he's in his own little world, and he turns back and starts playing this riff. And I was like, "Well, what's that? Because that'll do just fine."

How has your sound evolved since you started out? Hayley: What's cool is that there is this core that's stayed the same. We play venues now that are a lot bigger—our first show in New York was at the Continental, and some of the same kids who were there, which weren't many, are going to be in the front row tonight. And I think that now more than ever, you can hear each of our personalities coming through our music, and we're not really afraid of that. So if anything, it's a little more fearless, and I hope we continue to do that with every record.

- Read the full interview at Elle.com

Weezer Tap Motion City Soundtrack For Support

Columbia Records reports: Motion City Soundtrack are thrilled to announce that they'll be joining Weezer this December for some select live shows! Kicking off in Chicago December 1st at the Aragon Ballroom, this run will see MCS playing dates in the Midwest and along the East Coast with the like-minded pop rockers.

Before heading out on this short trek, Motion City Soundtrack will play to hometown fans and friends at a sold out Triple Rock Social Club show on Halloween Eve aka Mischief night.

And directly following the Weezer dates, MCS will return to Chicago for a sold out exclusive three night stand at Lincoln Hall where the band will perform their first three albums in their entirety over three separate nights – I Am The Movie on December 18th, Commit This To Memory on December 19th, and Even If It Kills Me on December 20th. - more on this story

Own A Piece of Pantera History

antiMusic reports: grinningelk.com has this little bit of news for serious Pantera fans: "Lee and I have been honored with the task of offering some of the basses from the private collection of Mr. Rex Brown, bassist for the multi- platinum selling bands Pantera and Down."

So what are they selling first?: This particular piece is a 2001 Rex- 5XL with a one- off, custom flame paint job and was played by Rex on Pantera's "Reinventing the Steel" tour in 2001. This bass is featured in the videos "I'll Cast a Shadow" and "Becoming" and can be seen in these videos on Youtube.

It's in the exact condition as when we received it from Mr. Brown with the exception of new strings, a detail job and new hardshell case from Spector. It also retains the knob position marks applied by Rex and a certificate of authenticity. This is your chance to own a personal piece from one of Heavy Metal's premier bassists- please inquire by email or phone on this incredible piece of Metal history. - photos etc here

Classic Jethro Tull Show Released As Ian Anderson Tours U.S.

EMI reports: Virgin/EMI just released a classic Jethro Tull concert for the first time, in DVD/CD and digital audio collections. Filmed and recorded live in New York City on October 14, 1978, Jethro Tull: Live At Madison Square Garden 1978 features more than 90 minutes of music and video presented in 5.1 DTS and Dolby Surround.

Jethro Tull: Live At Madison Square Garden 1978, documented during Tull's "Heavy Horses" tour, includes stellar performances of many of the band's most popular songs, including "Aqualung," "Locomotive Breath," "Songs From The Wood," "Thick As A Brick," "Heavy Horses," and many more. This concert also marked the first time a rock act was beamed live from America on British television.

Jethro Tull has released 30 studio and live albums, selling more than 60 million copies since the band first performed at London's famous Marquee club. Tull's founder, the influential singer and flautist Ian Anderson, is touring 20 U.S. cities in October and November. - tracklisting and tour dates

Singled Out: Super 400

antiMusic reports: Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Lori Friday from Super 400 tells us about "Thorn Tree" from their new album "Sweet Fist". We now turn it over to Lori for the story:

Some songs start with a title, or a verse, and then we try to follow that thread to the end. Thorn Tree started with the chorus. Kenny came up with it on his Martin acoustic guitar, strumming and singing, 'I'm farming a thorn tree in the green fields of my own mind', over and over.

I still use my Tascam cassette 4-track when I write. I don't always reuse the cassettes, so my tape collection spans most of the work we've done over the past 14 years. Songs I've started, discarded, forgotten, and tried to develop. In the pile are dozens of tapes of the three of us jamming and writing together. For Thorn Tree, we tried our usual method of heading down to the basement and jamming on a few verse ideas. Nothing fit or felt right, and we were totally stuck on lyrics. The image of a thorn tree, growing in the mind, was Kenny's expression of some trust issues the band had been going through with people we had been working with. We felt frustrated after some doors were slammed in our face, promises were smashed. Every band experiences this, it never gets easier to take.

We were on the road. We had spent a night in Brooklyn, in an apartment with no curtains in the very radiant summertime. I got up early, and sat in the kitchen with kenny's guitar and a little recorder. 'Hey brother man, where did you go? You planted seeds but nothing around here's grown. My heart is aching, my bones are shaking' was the first thing I wrote down, and it felt right as a melody and lyric. Kenny and Joe were both into it. I sang it over a droning E major to minor chord, but we still needed a riff for the part. At least things were coming together, and that made me excited to continue.

The next week, we played our twice-monthly residency at a club in Troy, NY, where we are able to stretch out and jam a little. A heavy, cyclic pattern began, I grabbed my recorder, got about 30 seconds of it, and hoped it sounded like something. Although completely distorted, the idea was there and it fit the verse Brooklyn-born verse melody somehow.

For the bridge, Joe and I got together over the idea of trying to get the truth out of someone. They're up on the roof, looking down on you without the guts to face you. We're calling them out in the song. 'Come down from the roof so I know what you're after.' That part of the song drops down to a whisper, with the chime-like vibes ringing over that beautiful melody. Kenny really sings the snot out of this song.

We've played Thorn Tree a hundred times, and that riff never gets tired, it's always fun, a come-together moment for the band. The song is a good set starter because of that unison riff, we can get our heads in the same space, prepare for what's next. It's like a huddle. We hope you like the sound!

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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