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In this date in 1968, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham played together for the first time when they rehearsed at a studio in Lisle Street in London's West End. The first song they played was a version of "The Train Kept A-Rollin'." Find out what else happened on this date in music history here -

Black Sabbath Legend Robbed At Dio Tribute Concert

(Gibson) Black-Sabbath.com is reporting that Tony Iommi's Gibson guitar has been stolen. The Gibson SG has been Iommi's signature instrument since his early days with Black Sabbath. He is one of the guitar model's best-known players. The Black Sabbath and Heaven and Hell guitarist posted this statement on the website:

"Sadly, my red Custom Shop Iommi SG was stolen at the tribute show Heaven and Hell performed at High Voltage on July 24th [in tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio]. If you have any information or leads please let us know, we are offering a reward."

Heaven and Hell members Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice played a tribute show to their late frontman Ronnie James Dio last month at the High Voltage Festival in London. Jorn Lande (Masterplan) and Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple, ex-Black Sabbath) filled in on vocals. All proceeds went to benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. -

All Shall Perish in Bad Accident

All Shall Perish told fans on Tuesday that they were in a "bad van accident" on Sunday. No one was hurt except their van.

Under the topic heading of "Stranded in Chicago," the band informed their Facebook friends: "We were in a bad van accident Sunday morning. Don't worry, we're all fine as are the other people involved. However we might not be able to continue the tour due our van being wrecked."

The offered updates throughout the day, the latest was that they were back on the road with a new touring vehicle. A short time earlier they posted, "Almost have a solution in place... we are shooting to make it to the Denver show. Go check out The Red Chord, they are probably eating pancakes right now and laughing about our situation." - Get the latest here

New KISS Won't Feature Paul's Son

You gotta hand it to Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, they may have figured out a way to earn money from KISS without doing any of the work. But at least the scheme won't include Paul's son.

Rock Radio reports: Simmons and Stanley have been talking-up the concept of the glam-rock machine continuing without them in recent months. They say the brand is bigger than any member of the band, including the two remaining founding members. But if Kiss should enter a second generation, it won't include Stanley's 16-year-old son Evan – even though his dad admits the youngster is a better guitarist than him.

"I'll never be as good as Evan. He jams with us during sound checks, but will he ever play onstage with us? I hope not," Stanley tells the New York Daily News. "I want all three of my kids to live by the same philosophy that got me where I am, which is: find your own path. - more on this story

More Beatles Remasters Coming in October

(Gibson) EMI has announced that the classic Beatles collections, 1962-1966 and 1967-1970, will be remastered and released October 15th.

The two double-disc sets, better known as the "Red" (1962-1966) and "Blue" (1967-1970) albums, will include an expanded booklet with original liner notes, rare pictures of the Fab Four and written essays by Bill Flanagan, the editorial director and senior vice president at VH1.

When they were released in 1973, the "Red" and "Blue" albums were the first compilations of the band's music since their break-up three years before. The collections were assembled by manager Allen Klein and were approved by the band themselves. The collection of early material rose to #3 on both the U.S. and U.K. charts, while the latter-era collection hit #2 in England and #1 in the States. - more on this story

The Day Metallica Came To Church

The Blues Brothers were on a mission from God, so why wouldn't the Almighty use Metallica to speak to people? Or Batman and Oscar winning films for that matter? That's the main premise of "The Day Metallica Came To Church," a new book by a pastor from Canada.

The pitch for the book asks, "What do the music of Metallica and Bach, the film Crash, and stories about Batman have in common? According to author and pastor John Van Sloten, God can speak through all of them—if we're listening." He goes into a bit more detail in a new feature with the Calgary Sun. He apparently almost lost his church by using Metallica and other popular culture themes to reach his parishioners. "They thought I was going too far, throwing out the bible completely," said Van Sloten, 49, pastor of New Hope Church. "In most other denominations, I'd be defrocked."

The big problem with the book's title is the fact that Metallica never really came to church. They had church brought to them. According to The Sun's feature, "In 2004, he told his flock of how heavy metal band Metallica's music embodied God's message of conquering injustice. The band was playing a concert in Calgary at the time and, fascinated when told of the sermon but unable to attend, had a video crew record it." - Read the Sun's feature here

Chelsea Grin Singer Suffers Broken Jam

Chelsea Grin frontman Alex Koehler won't be grinning for 4-6 weeks as he recovers from a broken jaw. The band posted the following update on Twitter on Monday:

"We unfortunatly [sic] are missing the last week of Thrash and Burn because Alex broke his jaw. We'll be back on the road soon!" Lambgoat reports that he broke it in three places.

The group failed to inform fans just how Alex broke his grin. But Lambgoat reports that they will be making good use of their time off the road, "As Koehler recovers (an estimated 4-6 week time period), the band will be in Chicago writing material for their next release." - Read the Lambgoat report here

The Raconteurs Frontman Hints At Band's Future

(Gibson) Brendan Benson, solo artist and co-frontman for The Raconteurs, recently discussed the possibility of more music coming from the band – which also features Jack White, Patrick Keeler and "Little" Jack Lawrence. Benson told NME.com that all four members are excited to work together again, but that it will have to wait while Keeler and Lawrence reunite and tour with The Greenhornes.

"We're all busy," Benson said. "Patrick and LJ [Lawrence] are starting The Greenhornes again, putting that back together and I think they're touring, which is great news because that's been a long time coming. They had a record that they sat on forever during The Raconteurs, so that's finally coming out and, of course, Jack [White] has The Dead Weather and all that."

But Benson said fans probably haven't heard the last from The Raconteurs (who have released two albums so far: 2006's Broken Boy Soldiers and 2008's Consolers of the Lonely). "We haven't talked about it, but [doing more]'s not out of the question. The Raconteurs is a band that was founded on this impulsive basis," he said. "It was always spontaneous for us and we want to keep it that way. So when the time is right and everyone converges we'll do it." -

Former Venom Members Form New Band

Metal Underground had some big news for Venom fans: Former Venom members Jeff Dunn, Antony Lant and Tony Dolan have formed a new metal project called Prime Evil.

The band are currently preparing their debut album planned for release in the spring of 2011.

The album is also set to feature an appearance from former Venom guitarist Mike Hickey. - more on this story

Megadeth Yearns For Big Four Tour With Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax

(Gibson) After recently completing a tour of Europe with the "Big Four," Dave Mustaine is ready for more. The Megadeth frontman said he'd be up for another trek with Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer – who, along with Megadeth, are considered the "Big Four" of '80s thrash metal.

"If the opportunity came up again, we would all go for it," Mustaine told Rolling Stone. The singer-guitarist has a particular tie to Metallica, who kicked him out of the band before they achieved global success.

"I think it would even be cool if it was just us and Metallica," he said. "It was fun for us, great for our career, and great for all the fans because at the end of that night, when I went up and hugged James [Hetfield, Metallica guitarist/vocalist], and I heard how loud that cheer was versus any other time we were playing – that was the [moment] you dream about when you're a kid. The big show – the biggest show you'll ever do." - more on this story

Singled Out: The Dig's Two Sisters in Love

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today The Dig's frontman David Baldwin tells us about "Two Sisters in Love" from their new album "Electric Toys". We now turn it over to David for the story:

We first started writing "Two Sisters in Love" in Emile's mom's living room about a year ago. We went to her house in Westchester, NY because we needed a whole weekend to teach our drummer Jamie, who had just joined the band that day, all of our songs for a Bowery Ballroom show three days later. Occasionally we'd take a break from rehearsing our songs, and we'd all switch instruments and mess around with some new ideas. In doing this Jamie came up with the guitar riff that became the intro and recurs throughout the song. I already had the title and a rough idea of the verse melody, as well as the idea to base the lyrics on an old ballad, "The Two Sisters."

The ballad "The Two Sisters" has been around forever and the first version I heard was one I found on a CD collection of old traditional songs. The idea for the title "Two Sisters In Love" seemed like it probably came from having heard that song, so it felt natural to try and tell a similar story. In the version I heard, a girl kills her younger sister out of jealousy and ends up getting hanged as a punishment. We pretty much just took these ideas and twisted them around a little bit.

I had another song that started with the line "she opened up her eyes and said…" but I thought it might be better for this song. With the opening line, the title and the idea to base the song off that ballad in mind, we spent the time in Emile's mom's living room working out the instrumental arrangements of the song.

From there we all came up with some different melodies and parts to go along with the verses. Emile came up with the melody that separates the two verses, as well as a riff that we play at the end. Erick had some melodies and guitar parts, and we continued to work at it for a few days before we arrived at the version that ended up on Electric Toys.

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

Gringo Star Hit The Studio and The Road

Gringo Star are taking a break from the studio where they are working with Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Matt & Kim, Cut Copy) once again to begin work on their second album.

The collaboration between Allen and the band led to so much acclaim for their debut album, 'All Y'all', that it was just a matter of time until their schedules matched up to work together again.

Gringo Star will hit the road this week for a full US tour, doing a mixture of their own headlining shows as well as supporting The Toadies and Girl In A Coma. - more on this story

Freddie Mercury's Final Concert Memorialized With Queen Exhibit

(Gibson) An exhibition of memorabilia of the legendary rock band Queen is on display in the Banqueting Hall at Knebworth House in England until August 31.

The exhibition focuses on Queen's 1986 Magic tour that ended at Knebworth Park on August 9 with the band playing to a record crowd of 125,000 people. It was Freddie Mercury's last performance with Queen.

The Queen Rock Magic Exhibition is presented by the Official International Queen Fan Club. Queen fans have loaned a great deal of material for the exhibition including Freddie Mercury's iconic yellow jacket and white trousers with a red stripe. Visitors will be also able to see a large collection of stage costumes, posters, band items, concert tickets, stage passes, drum sticks and exclusive pictures. - more on this story

The String Cheese Incident Launch Live Archival Series

The String Cheese Incident are launching a brand new live archival series with the release of Rhythm of the Road: Volume 1, Incident in Atlanta – 11.17.00.

Available 11.09.10 in celebration of the historic show's ten year anniversary, this will be the first offering in SCI's new series "Rhythm of the Road" which will be highlighting many of the band's most celebrated concerts with remastered limited edition releases.

2000 was a big year for SCI as they became a true touring force, settling into larger venues for the first time, including Red Rocks in Colorado, The Warfield in San Francisco, and New Orleans' Saenger Theatre. The band finished off a long East Coast fall tour with three nights in Athens and Atlanta, GA, and it's the middle night on 11.17.00 that fans still talk about as one of the best in the band's career. - more on this story

Eagles Star Taught Tom Petty Guitar

Gibson has a great new interview with The Eagles Don Felder where we learn a lot of things, among them that Felder taught Tom Petty how to play guitar. Here is an excerpt where Felder explains:

I was working in that music store in Gainesville and like I said, the only way I had to make money was after school I would go teach guitar in this music store. One day this kind of scrawny, scraggly blond-haired kid came in and wanted guitar lessons. I started teaching him guitar and we became friends and I went over to his house a couple of times. He had actually set up a microphone in one of the rooms in his house and he was playing bass in this little band. He wanted to learn guitar so he could play guitar instead of just bass in the band. So I went over to his house and was hanging around and he would play songs.

Then I tried to help this band called the Rucker Brothers, which Tommy played bass in, and they had two guitar players named Rodney and Ricky Rucker. It was a little bit of a train wreck because the two guitar players didn't know how one should take a step back while the other takes the floor and one would play rhythm and one would play lead. They were just both kind of trashing away so I organized and arranged some of their songs a little bit so they made a little more sense that way. I went to a few of their shows and just kind of hung around. It was a very small town and between Tommy and his band, the Rucker Brothers, and later Stephen Stills and I had a band. The Stephen left and Bernie Leadon arrived four or five months after his departure. Bernie kind of stepped into Stephen's spot playing guitar and singing. The Allman Brothers were there during the school year and on weekends playing fraternity parties. During the summer the only place to work was over on Daytona Beach, so all the bands from Gainesville would go over and work off the strip on Daytona Beach or a dance club or off of the pier. So everybody knew everybody. - Read the full interview here

Roger Waters Permits Lyrics To Pink Floyd Classic To Be Changed

(Gibson) Pink Floyd bassist, singer and songwriter Roger Waters has given a Canadian band permission to re-record his former band's hit, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" with different lyrics, according to the Associated Press.

The Toronto-based group, Blurred Vision, is intending their cover to be an anthem for young Iranians. They've changed the famous "Hey, teacher…" line to "Hey, Ayatollah, leave those kids alone!" Blurred Vision is fronted by two brothers – named Sepp and Sohl – who are Iranian exiles. They keep their last names a secret because of fear of retaliation against family members who still live in their home country. It is illegal to play rock music in Iran.

In a statement, Waters said he supports any fight against oppression. He feels that Blurred Vision is a big part of "the resistance to a regime that is both repressive and brutal." He added, "I applauded and supported the resistance of schoolchildren in South Africa to that repressive and brutal regime." - more on this story

Young The Giant Set Album Release

Young The Giant have announced that their self-titled debut album will be release digitally on October 26, 2010, via Roadrunner Records. A physical release is set for early 2011.

Produced by Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, The Shins, My Morning Jacket), mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay, My Morning Jacket) and recorded at Los Angeles' Sunset Sound Studios and Kingsize Studio, the 12-song album is an collection of melodic rock.

With early support from KROQ and LIVE 105 and a newly announced run of September support dates with Marina and The Diamonds, Young The Giant is bound for an exciting future.
- Check out their recent Singled Out special

The Alarm's Mike Peters and Epiphone Scale Mountain Against Cancer

(Gibson) The Alarm's Mike Peters pulled off a remarkable weekend for his charity, Love Hope Strength, hosting a 6.00 a.m. hike up a very wet and windy Mt. Snowdon with 150 trekkers, followed by a sell-out concert at Rhuddlan Castle on the same day. Epiphone was one of the proud brand supporters of the Love Hope Strength Foundation Snowdon expedition and provided Mike Peters with an Epiphone Masterbilt Acoustic. Peters took the guitar up the mountain to play a few numbers to his fellow climbers before the big gig at the castle later in the day.

Event organizer Jules Peters explained, "From the moment last year when Mike expressed a desire to pull off a rock gig at the castle, we have worked tirelessly to make this weekend a success. Never before has a rock concert been staged at Rhuddlan Castle and, with the full support of Cadw and the North Wales community, the event has been a huge success, raising a minimum of £20,000 with donations and sponsorship money still pouring in. Heartfelt thanks to the local community who supported our dream."

Mike was joined on stage by The Levellers, who made a massive overnight journey from Inverness, Scotland, to be at Rhuddlan Castle Rocks. Simon Fowler from Ocean Colour Scene made a surprise special guest appearance, and Mike and The Alarm joined Simon on stage to perform their massive hit, "The Day We Caught the Train." The Alarm treated the audience to a medley of Top 20 Hits, including "Rain in the Summertime," "68 Guns" and "Spirit of '76." Mike was also joined on stage by very special guests, actors Phil Daniels and Keith Allen, for a stirring performance of "Love Hope Strength," the signature tune of Mike's foundation. All performing artists signed the Epiphone Masterbilt Acoustic guitar before it was auctioned off to raise additional funds for the charity. - more including photos!

New Daath In Rocktober

Daath's new self-titled album is set for an October 26th North American release via Century Media Records.

Daath are currently putting the finishing touches on the new disc, which is being co-produced by the renowned Mark Lewis (Trivium, Devildriver) and Eyal Levi (guitars).

Sean Z. (vocals) further states: "This album will definitely be the most real thing this band has put out to date. It's on a level everyone can relate to. The lyrics have taken a brand new direction and the music compliments the insanity creating a f**king masterpiece of a way different kind." - more on this story

Live's Ed Kowalczyk Taps Miggs and Thriving Ivory for Fall Tour

Miggs and Thriving Ivory will be providing support for the fall solo tour from Live's Ed Kowalczyk.

Miggs is currently touring to support the release of their new album, "Wide Awake," which became available in stores and online on May 18.

Ed Kowalczyk will be featuring songs from his new solo album, Alive, such as the hit single, "Grace," along with Live fan favorites like "Lightning Crashes" and "I Alone." - more on this story

Weezer Comment on New Album

Better late than never, Epitaph has finally gotten around to announcing that they have signed Weezer. Here is the announcement with press comments from the band, with some album details (but minus the pre-sale pitch):

Weezer have announced plans to release a new studio album entitled Hurley this September 14th on Epitaph Records. "So far we've had a really good creative collaboration with Brett Gurewitz and the other people at the label, and I'm looking forward to collaboration with other like-minded alternative music fans at the label," Rivers Cuomo recently shared with Los Angeles Times.

Produced by Cuomo and Shawn Everett (Raditude, Phantom Planet, Ozomatli), Hurley is a high-energy rock album that wastes no time with the first single "Memories," an impassioned look at nostalgia with fast tempo, buzzing guitar riffs and killer hooky chorus. Subsequent songs include soon to be fan favorites "Ruling Me," "Trainwrecks," "Hang On" and "Brave New World." Rivers picks up the acoustic guitar on the reinvented power ballad "Unspoken" and the raw Sixties influenced, Mac Davis co-written "Time Flies." The classic Weezer sound is reignited with songs like "Smart Girls," "Run Away" and the quirky "Where's My Sex?" Fueled by a newfound sense of independence, Hurley finds the band making some of the most powerful and adventuresome music of their storied career. - more on this story

Jane's Addiction High Def

Jane's Addiction first live DVD and Blu-ray title is hitting stores this month. Here is the announcement:

In 2009, Jane's Addiction spooked up a musical celebration on Halloween Night at the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans. On August 31, Eagle Rock will capture their one-of-a-kind concert experience on their first ever live DVD and Blu-ray: Live Voodoo.

Live Voodoo features the original Jane's Addiction line-up – guitarist Dave Navarro, bassist Eric Avery, drummer Stephen Perkins, and enigmatic frontman Perry Farrell - enjoying a glorious reunification. They carry the crowd through 13 cuts, predominantly culled from their first two albums. The band stirs up some voodoo of their own, buoyed by the mesmerizing magic of Farrell's unmatched stage presence, and Navarro's hyper-charged and heavy riffage. Roused to a riotous climax, the stage is invaded by a singing, dancing and costumed mass of fans in pure punk rock fashion. In addition to the New Orleans show, the DVD and Blu-ray feature bonus footage from LA gigs in 2008, a photo gallery, and a featurette from NME. - more on this story

Gama Bomb Temporary Reunion

Kevy Canavan is temporarily returning to Gama Bomb for their upcoming tour. Here is the announcement:

Gama Bomb have confirmed a headlining European tour for September, before the band heads to North America in October for a two-month trek with the likes of Overkill, Forbidden, Dri, Evile and Bonded By Blood.

Gama Bomb will kick off the "Graveyard Disturbance" tour on September 16th in Nijmegen, Netherlands, with support for the tour coming from Danish metal award winners Crocell. - more on this story

Ayat Recording New Album

Ayat are currently recording their next album, tentatively titled Carry On Carrion. As vocalist Filthy F*ck explains, "So I walked. And the 67 viral winds of the East whistled in my hollow bones, particles of disease sticking on the edges. And William died on me, too. A fever runs through my blood like rivers to the sea.

"Six years of dormant hatred lay in pieces behind me and thousands of dead motherf***ers are walking around the thousand-times-dead f**king mother-city. And the dead exceed the living and will look after them in their own special way. And there was but one phrase on my tongue like a snake rolled on a shaft - 'Carry on, carrion... Carry on...'."

The track listing to Carry On Carrion has already been decided by the band, but AYAT wish it to remain secret until release. Additionally, they promise that the new album shall be longer than 60 minutes and should be finished next month, with a late winter or early spring release through MORIBUND likely. - more on this story

Dawes Headline Tour Announced

Dawes has announced a headlining Fall North American tour with supporting acts The Moondoggies, Peter Wolf Crier, Vetiver, Magic Mountain and The Romany Rye on select dates.

The tour kicks off in San Francisco, CA, on August 12 at the California Academy of Sciences and culminates in a performance at The Casbah in San Diego, CA, on November 27.

Dawes released their debut album, North Hills, at end of 2009, an album that garnered immediate critical praise. - more on this story

Huey Lewis Guests on New Devon Allman Album

Devon Allman's Honeytribe's Space Age Blues will be released by Provogue Records on October 12, 2010

special guests include Huey Lewis, saxophone great Ron Holloway, violinist Bobby Yang, keyboardist Rick Steff and percussionist Tony Antonelli alongside Honeytribe band members George Patsos and Gabriel Strange.

Allman says, "I had a concept that you could simplify as 'Darth Vader meets B.B. King. Even before I'd written the first song, I decided I wanted to make a statement about the way we live. I love blues and I'm a sci-fi geek, so I imagined a marriage of the two: music with a backbone that's solid and soulful, lyrics that talk about where we're at and where we're heading, and a sprinkling of cosmic dust — colorful, creative sounds — on top of everything." - more on this story

Dengue Fever Spreading Down Under

Dengue Fever announced tour dates in Australia this Fall that include two major music festivals for October.

Dengue Fever will arrive in Australia to make their Perth debut at One Movement Music Festival and will end their tour at one of the major multi-arts festivals in the world, the Melbourne Festival.

In 2009, Dengue Fever peformed at at WOMADelaide, playing two shows at the festival's Adelaide home. Shortly thereafter, the band played their first and only New Zealand shows at WOMAD in Taranaki, NZ. - more on this story

Faanefjell Debut Set

(Metal Revolution) Faanefjell has announced the release date for their upcoming debut-album "Trollmarsj" as September 18, 2010.

The band will release their album through Mayhem Music - the new record label from Audun Grønnestad ( known from Imperia a.o. ) - who have set a worldwide distribution deal with Indie Distribution.

Trollmarsj is recorded, produced and mixed by Audun Grønnestad (Imperia, Angel) during the fall/winter 2009 at MayhemMusic in Kristiansand, Norway. The mastering took place in Finnvox by Mika Jussila and all artwork is delivered by Jan Yrlund from Darkgrove Designs ( – also Týr, Korpiklaani, Stratovarius, Svarysot, Imperia, Sirenia among others ) - more on this story

. Anna Rose - Nomad

Anna Rose, the daughter of famed theatre and film composer Alan Menken, has offered up an impressive debut album of highly listenable, if slightly forgettable tunes. (3 stars) - Read the full Anna Rose - Nomad review