New Jimi Hendrix Album To Feature 12 Previously Unreleased Studio Tracks

Valleys of Neptune provides an essential, compelling, and up-til-now largely unseen view of what Jimi Hendrix was up to musically in the critical period between the release of Electric Ladyland in October 1968 and the 1970 opening of his own Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, the state of the art facility where he would begin his final project, the ambitious double album First Rays of the New Rising Sun. - more on this story

Chickenfoot The DVD - Slash Eyes April Release and Tour- Kings of Leon Cashing In On Fame- Beatles Jr Rumor Shot Down- 3 Hour Guns N' Roses Show Online and more

Sammy Hagar tells fans "for all the fans who didn't get to see a show, there is a Chickenfoot live DVD coming in a few months. Trust me, it rocks!" more

Slash has updated fans about his solo album and tour, "In answer to all your questions, the record should come out in April. I will announce tour dates asap. I want to play all over." While we wait for that, how about checking out who the current Guns N' Roses tour is sounding live? YouTube user MichelleUS66 has complete quality footage from Guns N' Roses' three-hour performance at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan from December 16, 2009. Check out the entire show here

George Harrison's son has dismissed rumors The Beatles' musical offspring are planning to launch their own group to follow in the footsteps of their famous dads. Harrison's songwriter son Dhani, 31, is rumored to be in talks with John Lennon's sons, Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney's boy James and Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey to form a band. more. While there a Beatles Jr project is not in the works, Ringo does have a new one up his sleeve more

Kings Of Leon have launched a fashion line dubbed KOLxS2A and it's going to cost you a whopping amount if you want to look as cool as the Followills. more

Porcupine Tree will return to North America in April for the second leg of the Incident tour, concentrating on many cities that were not included on the first leg. more

Dream Theater have recorded a new instrumental called Raw Dog for the download-only EP God Of War: Blood & Metal. more

Via facebook: The Binary Code was in a really bad van accident the other day. Everyone is fine... Everyone in the band is doing great and we're all safe. we managed to get another van in line so we can truck on!

In you know former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di'Anno's history this shouldn't come as a big surprise, "Due to being fully booked for the next two years, I am unfortunately not going to be able to play the UK dates as planned during 2010. However I shall definitely get back to play some shows in the UK for the spring/summer of 2012." He will supposedly being coming to North America later this month

In what has become a rite of passage and annual destination for fans of the Allman Brothers Band, the iconic and revered group will return to New York City in March 2010 for a lengthy residency beginning March 11, with eight shows confirmed (March 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20) just as they have since 1989. more

Swans have reformed and is currently gearing up for the followup to 1996's Soundtracks for the Blind. But first, they need a little help from their friends. more

On the heels of announcing both U.S. and European tour dates, California hardcore band The Warriors have revealed that they are also writing material for a new album. more

The Gamits will celebrate the fifth anniversary of their breakup with a tour of Japan and the tour has now blossomed into plans for a new album. more

British publication, the Guardian, reports that UK hardcore/punk band Gallows has been dropped by Warner Bros. Records after releasing one album together. more

The Famine has announced the departure of vocalist Chris McCaddon, who has been replaced by Nick Nowell. more

Jon Lord (ex-Deep Purple) will reportedly release his next album, To Notice Such Things, on March 22, 2010 through Avie Records. more -

Michael Jackson Doctor Will Reportedly Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter

This story broke on Friday in the Day in Pop but we decided to run it here for those rock fans that may also be fans of Michael Jackson. We also included a small update: The LAPD investigation into the cause of Michael Jackson's death has reportedly been completed and the case will now be turned over to the district attorney with Jackson's doctor reportedly facing charges, according to reports.

FMQB reported on Friday, "Now that the LAPD has completed a thorough report, the case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney within the next few weeks." (read their report here) The Associated Press contradicted the report that the case is closed but they reported on the expected outcome: Prosecutors are prepared to seek an indictment of Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death, the Associated Press has learned.

A law enforcement source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation remains open said Friday that Murray would be prosecuted on a theory of gross negligence alleging that his treatment of Jackson was an extreme departure from the standard of care normally followed by physicians. Read the AP report here

Update: NME reports that Michael Jackson's death certificate has been published online – showing in detail how it was amended to officially list the late singer's passing as homicide. In a statement of corrections on the form "Acute Propofol intoxication", "Homicide" and "Intravenous injection by another" can be seen as having been added to the cause of death section. - Read more here

Change in Tour Plans For Metallica

Metallica had this news for fans on Monday about a change in their tour plans: We are very sorry to report that there will not be a second show in Riga, Latvia as originally scheduled for April 18, 2010. Due to a recent unprecedented economic downturn in Latvia, there simply was not enough demand for tickets for two shows and we are therefore consolidating them into one.

We are looking forward to our night back there after a fantastic vibe in the rain in the summer of 2008 and we sincerely hope this does not inconvenience too many of you.

The night of April 18 will now see us traveling to Tallinn, Estonia to Saku Suurhall for an indoor show. The last time we were in Tallinn in June of 2006, it was the largest live music event there ever . . . we are very psyched to be heading back. Tickets for this show will go on sale January 15, 2010 at 10:00 AM local time. MetClub members should check www.metclub.com for information about a special pre-sale. - ticket exchange info

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page Taking Radical New Approach

(Rock Radio) Guitar hero Jimmy Page has promised his new solo album will be "radical", and also says he has no hard feelings against Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant for not going ahead with a reunion tour in 2008.

Page has recently begun work on his first new record in 22 years. It's rumoured to have come about after the one-off Zep show at London's O2 Arena proved to be just that. When Plant refused to take part in a tour, Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham – son of John – planned a tour anyway, but it fell apart. Now Page, 66, promises a new approach to his music on his upcoming album.

He says: "I think it's very important to make musical statements with new material, and that's exactly what I plan to do over the forthcoming year. Musically it will be a different picture in quite a radical frame, I hope. I'd like to try some ambitious projects." - more on this story

Ramones Manager Murder Trial

The trial for the murder of the Ramones former co-manager will begin this week with jury selection starting as early as Monday. The defendant reportedly admitted clubbing Linda Stein to death but later recanted the confession.

The AP has a lengthy report about the case, here is part of that: The confession was dramatic and videotaped. The weeping woman described to a prosecutor how she fatally bludgeoned her boss — punk-rock pioneer and celebrity real estate broker Linda Stein — with a piece of exercise equipment.
The suspect, Stein's personal assistant, said she snapped after Stein insulted and cursed at her and blew marijuana smoke in her face. "'Leave me alone. Leave me alone!'" Natavia Lowery said she recalled thinking while clubbing Stein six times in the agent's Fifth Avenue apartment. - Read the full AP report here

33 More Bands Bamboozled

The Bamboozle Festival has just announced the addition of 33 more bands to the ever-growing roster of artists scheduled to perform at the 2010 festival set to take place at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ on Saturday, May 1st and Sunday, May 2nd.

This year's high energy lineup includes Matt & Kim, OK GO, The Maine and Say Anything who will join the previously announced Mute Math, Girl Talk and Tom Delonge from Blink 182's side project Angels & Airwaves (see full list below) playing alongside alternative rockers, Weezer and pop-punk darlings, Paramore who will be co-headlining the festival.

A festival institution since 2005, Bamboozle is a weekend long crash course in today's youth-culture scene. It is the only place to watch over one hundred of the most talked-about bands in pop, punk, rock rap and more perform live on one massive bill. Alongside all of the great music, Bamboozle 2010 will also feature exciting carnival rides, tasty food and drink, the world-famous vendor village, band merch plus lots of exciting surprises. In addition to Bamboozle East Rutherford, which takes place the weekend of May 1st-2nd, Bamboozle Anaheim kicks off on March 28th-29th with the newly reunited Something Corporate just announced as headliner. - more on this story

Aiden Recording Live CD/DVD This Week

Aiden will be filming and recording their January 13th show in Chicago and releasing the performance as a low priced ($9.99) CD/DVD on March 16th.

The band had this to say in a Myspace blog: The economy does suck let's make a DVD. Darlings, We are nearly ready to hit the road again with our good friends in Anti Flag.

I just wanted to send a quick update and let you know that we are shooting a Live DVD at the Chicago date of the tour. So bring your heart and bring your soul, we'll be documenting it all.

wiL and Aiden
- Not in Chicago? See where else they are playing here

Buzzcocks Reissues To Include Motherload of Bonus Material Including Previously Unreleased Tracks

Buzzcocks and Mute will release the original Buzzcocks' albums, Another Music in a Different Kitchen, Love Bites, and A Different Kind of Tension from 1978 and 1979 February 9, 2010. The reissues will also feature previously unreleased tracks, John Peel sessions, associated singles, demos, backing tracks, and live versions.

Buzzcocks' first album, Another Music in a Different Kitchen - a major punk landmark and a great record to boot - was released almost exactly thirty years ago. It's full of fire, wit, speed, philosophical lyrics and gender explorations, as well the sly psychedelia that always made Buzzcocks stand out from the pack. This disc contains the full Another Music in a Different Kitchen album with the relevant John Peel session and another disc of various out-takes and the full live show recorded at the Electric Circus in October 1977: the venue's last night and the moment when Buzzcocks began to go national.

Love Bites is the second disc covering the associated singles: "Love You More" and "Promises", and two Peel sessions as well as thirteen demos from summer 1978. As an added bonus, there is the full concert from the Lesser Free Trade Hall in June 1978, an exercise in instant nostalgia filmed by Granada TV under the guidance of Tony Wilson. Love Bites came at a troubled period for the group and the culture that had formed them. After the demise of the Rotten Sex Pistols in January 1978, Punk was seen as over. Buzzcocks were in danger of becoming yesterday's future. But 1978 was an extraordinary year for the group. They released two albums, five singles – with two in the UK top twenty – and toured relentlessly. - more on this story

Groove Manifest Offer Up Free EP Download

On the front line in the evolution of what the new music industry is becoming is experimental post-rock band Groove Manifest.

Groove Manifest is announcing the release of eight new tracks as an EP titled Welcome to the Kingdom. The project is available for free download (both mp3 and aiff versions) as of January 8th, 2010 at the band's website.

Formed in 2006 by a Berklee honors graduate, Groove Manifest breaks the mold of today's image oriented fad-clad mainstream, leading the way with raw insights on current culture through creative exploration of harmonies, tones and textures. The focus is on the sonic expression of universal ideas, not the faces of people. - website link

Taking Back Sunday Heads Up Heat Music Fest

Taking Back Sunday have been tapped to headline this year's Heat Music Festival. The event will take place at the University of California, Riverside on Feb. 13th.

Aside from Taking Back Sunday, other acts set to appear include SickPuppies, Shiny Toy Guns, Atrak, The Crystal Method, Far East Movement, New Boyz, and Steve Aoki.

Here is what the organizers have to say about the festival: Heat is UC Riverside's preeminent, multiplex music festival featuring an eclectic lineup of internationally acclaimed musicians. It takes place in central areas of the UCR campus within a specialized site build. - more on this story

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