Foo Zeppelin Supergroup Them Crooked Vultures Announce Tour

But do not worry as they will be making other stops in North America as well before hopping back overseas for a Winter UK tour. - dates and details

Dave Matthews Calls In Sick

antiMusic reports: Utah fans expecting to see the Dave Matthews Band on Tuesday night were disappointed when the group had to pull out of the show due to the health of their frontman and namesake.

Here is the statement the band issued: Regretfully, the September 1st performance at USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City, UT has been postponed due to doctor-diagnosed strain on Dave Matthews' vocal chords.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. At this time all other performances will continue as scheduled. Ticket holders should stand by for further information which will be posted as soon as it becomes available. - more on this story

Puscifer Hitting The Road

PR reports: Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) brings his latest incarnation, the shape-shifting Puscifer, to cities throughout the Western U.S. for an evening the Las Vegas Review Journal dubbed as "a performance art spectacle equal parts comedy cabaret show, guerilla theater, lysergic animation sequences, Krautrock-inspired metallic jams and leering lunacy of various stripes."

"Efforts to confine our beloved enigma to the Southwestern United States have been thwarted." said Keenan. "We are compelled beyond all reason to bring the noise and share our special sauce. Although authorities suggest you be prepared for any and all possibilities, we simply suggest you arrive happy and hungry."

While the concept for Puscifer came to Keenan in 1995, it wasn't until 2007 that the collective released their debut album, V is for V*****, which was followed by a remix album fittingly titled V is for V*****. Valentine's Day 2009 saw the live debut of the outfit, as the group of musicians and comedians hosted a trio of performances at The Pearl inside the Palms Casino Resort in sin-city itself, Las Vegas. - more on this story

Blink-182 Cancel More Shows

antiMusic reports: Blink-182's Mark Hoppus broke this news to fans on Tuesday via his himynameisMark blog: After much thought and consideration, Blink-182 has rescheduled their next two shows in order for Travis Barker to mourn the loss of his dear friend Adam Goldstein.

Blink-182 will now play St. Louis, MO on Sept 29 and Cleveland, OH on Sept 30. To accommodate the change, shows in Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA have also moved to October 6th and 7th respectively.

All previously purchased tickets will be honored and the band will resume their current tour on September 4th in Kansas City, MO. Travis, Mark and Tom would like to thank all their fans for their support during this difficult time. For additional information, visit - www.blink182.com.

Dead by Sunrise Set Online Video Debut

PR reports: Dead by Sunrise, featuring Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, will be premiering their new video for "Crawl Back In" at Myspace on September 8th.

The band's debut album, Out of Ashes, will be available everywhere on October 13th. Pre-order it from iTunes now and get "Fire" instantly, as well as a live version of "Crawl Back In" on release day. Preorder here

Full track listing for Out of Ashes: Fire * Crawl Back In * Too Late * Inside Of Me * Let Down * Give Me Your Name * My Suffering * Condemned * Into You * End Of The World * Walking In Circles * In The Darkness - Myspace link

Zakk Wylde Doing Peachy Keen

antiMusic reports: Zakk Wylde has returned to Twitter to give fans the lowdown on how he is doing (peachy keen) and to give them details about his treatment for several blood clots. Here is what he had to say:

"I spent three days in a hospital in Eugene, Oregon where they gave me a 24 hour drip of Heparin where they could monitor me. The next two days I received shots of Heparin into my stomach. Each shot lasted 24 hours.

"I was given a cat scan where they found three clots. I was then told each one of the clots passed through my heart. I just received an ultrasound. My left leg has a clot above the side and behind my knee, my calf and running into my heel. My right leg has a clot in between my calf and ankle. In a couple of days I'll have another CT scan to see how my lungs are doing. - more on this story

Metallica Beat AC/DC and Zeppelin Among Radio Listeners

Rock Radio reports: Metallica's Enter Sandman is the number one song on Rock Radio listeners' top 500, it was revealed over the bank holiday weekend. Thousands of fans voted in Rock Radio Manchester's online poll, submitting their top ten tracks of all time, which was then built into a total top 500.

But while Metallica had four entries in the top 50 – matching Led Zeppelin and Guns n'Roses - AC/DC appeared six times. The Rolling Stones and Iron Maiden had three each, with Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath and the Who on two apiece.

Classic-era bands made up the majority of the placings, with Muse the youngest band to appear in the top 100 – their Knights of Cydonia was at No.89. Pearl Jam, Green Day, Soundgarden, Pantera and Foo Fighters also made the cut. - Check out the top 10 and other results

Trivium Add Second Round of Hell Dates

PR reports: The second round of dates for Trivium's fall headline tour, dubbed "Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour," have been announced, as have the support acts. The entire tour spans 65 dates and the second leg features Chimaira, Whitechapel and Dirge Within on the bill.

This will be the band's final tour for the Shogun album cycle, as Trivium will retreat from the road and work on new material for their next album after this tour commences.

The second leg kicks of October 29 in Atlanta and runs through December 12. The second leg of dates are as follows. A few further dates will be announced at the end of the month, as well. - more on this story

Might As Well Call It Ozzfest

Submitted News reports: Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne will now be opening AND closing the second annual Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF), set for September 10th, 11th and 12th.

The three-day festival will kick off when Ozzy is honored at a tribute event Thursday, September 10th at the House of Blues and then Ozzy will perform the festival's final set Saturday, September 12th.

That's when, for the first time ever, The Sunset Strip (between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Blvd.) will be closed to host two concert stages. Korn, Pepper, The Donnas and Kottonmouth Kings are among the 40 acts performing throughout the day. - more on this story

Relient K Go Jive For New Album

PR reports: Relient K is asking fans to Forget And Not Slow Down on October 6 as they launch the first release since taking helm on the newly revived record label, Mono Vs. Stereo, in conjunction with Jive Records.

"The songs that tend to be the fan favorites in the past are the ones about making mistakes but ultimately moving past them," says guitarist Matt Hoopes. "And this record has a lot of that feeling. No matter what trials and tribulations you encounter in your life, it doesn't have to be the end of your story. You can move on and be happy and experience joy."

On this latest release, the band teamed up with longtime producer Mark Townsend, and enlisted legendary mixer Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Sheryl Crow), as they carried the 'break-up album' into the 21st century, tweaking it with clear-eyed songwriting and a four-to-the-floor optimism that is positively refreshing. - more on this story

Despised Icon Day of Mourning Tour

PR reports: Brutally intense, unrelenting and outright savage are just a few ways the metal community will describe the new offering from Montreal's hottest export Despised Icon as their new full-length effort, Day of Mourning is a true lesson in violence. This unrelenting new offering is set for a Sept. 22nd release.

All of you DI fanatics out there can rejoice as the band will be embarking on a massive North American headlining tour this fall with Through The Eyes of The Dead, ABACABB and Molotov Solution.

The "Day of Mourning Tour" kicks off on Sept. 24th and be sure to visit the band's newly revamped MySpace page in order to view their complete touring itinerary. (actually that section was just a broken image at the time of this posting but you can try your luck - here)

Blues For Tony

PR reports: It's the live classic that's waited for three years to happen. Reuniting for a fall 2006 tour to pay tribute to time spent in the mid-'70s fusion juggernaut, the New Tony Williams Lifetime, guitarist Allan Holdsworth and keyboardist Alan Pasqua recruited Yellowjackets bassist Jimmy Haslip and in-demand drummer Chad Wackerman for an exciting cross-section of material that first saw the light of day on a DVD recorded at Oakland's legendary Yoshi's. Now, Blues for Tony takes the best material from that tour and makes it available in CD form, creating an exciting "you are there" double-disc of music that comprises a full evening of music.
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Holdsworth's classic "Fred," Pasqua's equally iconic "Protocosmos" and Lifetime bassist Tony Newman's energetic "Red Alert" are all there from Believe It, New Lifetime's now iconic first release, but here stretched out with plenty of space for relentless soloing from everyone in the group. The 2006/2007 tours would have a lasting affect on Pasqua, inspiring him to return to higher octane fusion for his solo recordings. On Blues for Tony, he plays with the kind of unfettered abandon and deep sophistication that so defined his work with Williams, a direction he largely deserted for more elegant acoustic outings like 1995's Dedications, from which the darkly balladic "San Michele" is culled, but is here reinvented as a potential fusion classic, with its Mahavishnu Orchestra-like arpeggios, Pasqua's gritty electric piano and Wackerman's thundering kit.

In addition to material from Believe It, the group revisits two of Holdsworth's own well-known classics: the change-heavy "Looking Glass," from 1985's Atavachron, and funkier "Pud Wud" from 1990's Sand, the latter opening with an atmospheric unaccompanied solo from Holdsworth that asserts his continued dominance as one of jazz's most harmonically distinctive players, and Haslip's most impressive solo of the set - the perfect confluence of pure virtuosity and in-the-moment melodic composition. Holdsworth's velvety smooth tone is more vocal-like than it's ever been, but equally there's an edge that's reemerged in recent years but has remained undocumented - until now. - more on this story

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