Slash, Linkin Park And Others Ask Fans To Download To Donate For Haiti

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Charlie Daniels Suffers Stroke- Jane's Addiction Writing New Music- Red Hot Radiohead REM Group- Sabbath Masters eBay- Rush Hall of Fame and more

Music legend Charlie Daniels, whose hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" won him a Grammy in 1979, is recovering at home after suffering a mild stroke, his agent said on Tuesday. more

Jane's Addiction in the studio? Maybe, maybe not. stereokill.net reports According to frontman Perry Farrell, Jane's Addiction entered the studio on Monday to begin writing their fourth studio album. News of the session appeared on Farrell's official Facebook page, when a fan enquired about the possibility of new material. Farrell replied directly with the following: "We are, William. Monday we get together to write new music and craft a future." You may note that he never mentions anything about a studio, just writing music together. Read the Stereokill.net report here

EW.com are reporting that Radiohead's Thom Yorke's representatives have said he intends to perform at Coachella with the same backing band he assembled in Los Angeles last year. The collective, who features Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, REM collaborator Joey Waronker, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco, and long-term producer Nigel Godrich, played just three shows back in October. more

MGMT will co-headline this year's Bamboozle festival with Weezer, and the event will take place at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ in May. more

Slash's new solo album, "Slash", will be released in Japan on March 24 via Universal Music. A special edition of the CD will include a bonus DVD featuring making-of-the-album footage and a free poster in the first pressing. more

The original master tapes from Black Sabbath's legendary third album, Master Of Reality, are up for auction on eBay. more

Rush lead the 2010 Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductees. The group, made up of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, will join fellow inductee Robert Charlebois at the March 28 sixth annual gala more

Former Queens of the Stone Age drummer Nick Lucero is once again teaming up with his former Lowfive bandmate Greg Coates (Bangkok Five/Bird 3/ Johnnie Jones and the Suffering Halos) in their new band, Pulling Out of Amy. They have their live debut tonight at the Aqua Lounge in Beverly Hills. More details here

Metallica's concert in Lima was one of the biggest musical events ever staged in Peruvian history. More than 50,000 fans reportedly attended the show, with fans lining up and camping out at the University of San Marcos stadium since Sunday (January 17). more

Brian Eno, an established force in the business, recently raised some interesting points to support his statement that "recorded music equals whale blubber." more

From First To Last confirm that Travis Richter is no longer part of the band. Read their blog statement here

According to Billboard, Prosthetic Records has filed suit against Razor & Tie in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York. more -

Coachella Lineup Announced

The 11th Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival will feature a mix of artists ranging from Pavement, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Tiësto, Faith No More, Deadmau5, David Guetta, MGMT and Public Image Limited. Set for Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 at the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA--the same grounds where COACHELLA debuted in 1999--the COACHELLA 2010 line-up will feature more than 130 acts.

FRIDAY APRIL 16: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, DJ Lance Rock, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proxy, Ra Ra Riot, Deer Tick, Wolfgang Gartner, Aeroplane, Iglu & Hartly, Sleigh Bells, P.O.S., Baroness, Hockey, Little Dragon, White Rabbits, Wale, Kate Miller-Heidke, As Tall as Lions, Jets Overhead, Alana Grace, Pablo Hassan.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17: Muse, Faith No More, Tiësto, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Devo, Coheed and Cambria, Kaskade, 2Many DJ's, Major Lazer, Dirty Projectors, Gossip, Z-Trip, The xx, John Waters, Les Claypool, The Raveonettes, Mew, Sia, Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, Porcupine Tree, Old Crow Medicine Show, Aterciopalados, Bassnectar, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty South, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pretty Lights, Shooter Jennings, RX Bandits, The Almighty Defenders, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Craze & Klever, Zoe, The Temper Trap, Portugal. The Man, Band of Skulls, Girls, Beach House, Steel Train, Frank Turner.

SUNDAY, APRIL 18: Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke????, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Julian Casablancas, Plastikman, Gary Numan, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, MUTEMATH, Deerhunter, Infected Mushroom, Club 75, Matt & Kim, The Big Pink, Gil Scott-Heron, King Khan and the Shrines, Florence and the Machine, Yann Tiersen, Little Boots, Miike Snow, Talvin Singh, Ceu, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Owen Pallett, The Glitch Mob, Mayer Hawthorne, Local Natives, Rusko, The Middle East, Hadouken!, The Soft Pack, Kevin Devine, Paparazzi, Delphic, One EskimO. - more on this story

James Taylor To Perform Two Haiti Benefit Concerts

James Taylor organized a benefit concert for Haiti which quickly sold out, and now the big hearted music icon has added a second show. Here is the announcement: Tickets to James Taylor's just-announced benefit concert for Haiti sold out in 90 minutes this morning, raising $150,000 for Partners in Health, which Taylor and his wife, Kim, then matched, making the total amount raised so far to benefit the people of Haiti: $300,000.

Upon hearing news of the sold out concert, Mr. Taylor volunteered to donate his services for a second show on Saturday, January 23 at 8 pm. "The need in Haiti is so great and our community in the Berkshires is so generous. Performing another concert is the least I can do and, fortunately, the Mahaiwe is free the next night," he said.

Tickets to "Help for Haiti: An Intimate Evening with James Taylor" are $100 (balcony), $200 (orchestra and mezzanine), and $1,000 (golden circle including private post-show reception with the artists) and will go on sale on Wednesday, January 20 at 9 am at Mahaiwe.org and in person at the Mahaiwe Box Office (14 Castle Street in Great Barrington, MA). No phone sales are available for this concert and there is a limit of four tickets per person. - more on this story

The Who's Greatest Hits Live

The debate over which of the three greatest rock bands--Beatles, Stones and Who--is the greatest has raged for decades. But there has never been any argument over which of the three has been the greatest band in concert. The Who has reigned o'er them all.

Now, 22 recordings of the band's biggest and best-known hits--most of them never widely available or unreleased and 20 of them newly mixed by the band and its production team--have been collected on Greatest Hits Live (Geffen/UMe), released exclusively on the iTunes Store on January 19, 2010. Just a few weeks later, on February 7, The Who will take the stage once again when the group headlines the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida.

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder has said that "The Who quite possibly remain the greatest live band ever" (Rolling Stone, 2004) and Greatest Hits Live justifies that statement with scintillating tracks ranging from 1965 to 2009, from London's Royal Albert Hall to the San Francisco Civic Auditorium. - more on this story

Daughtry Announces Arena Tour

Daughtry reveals plans for the second leg of its U.S. arena tour, which is scheduled to begin March 18 in Baltimore, Maryland and will continue into the summer.

For the upcoming shows, singer Chris Daughtry, bassist Josh Paul, drummer Joey Barnes, and guitarists Brian Craddock and Josh Steely will be joined by special guest Lifehouse and opening band Cavo.

Daughtry launched its first-ever arena tour last fall, making stops all over the American heartland before taking a break in late December. The group is currently on tour in the U.K. and Europe.
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Aiden Debut New Video

Aiden are proud to release their recently filmed music video for Let The Right One In as a follow-up to Scavengers Of The Damned which was released in the summer of 2009.

The dark and captivating new video is the perfect visual compliment to this fast paced Aiden anthem. The new Aiden video will be available for viewing at aiden.org.

Aiden continues to rock out on the "Economy Sucks, Let's Party! Tour". Check out the remaining dates below to see when they're coming to your town. - dates

Murder By Death Set New Album Release

Murder By Death will release their fifth full-length studio album, Good Morning, Magpie, on April 6, 2010 on Vagrant Records.

The quartet self-produced the album which was recorded at Bloomington-based Farm Fresh Studios and the resulting ten tracks were mixed by Trina Shoemaker.

"Good Morning, Magpie is some of the darkest and brightest material we have ever written," commented Adam Turla, MBD's singer, songwriter and guitarist. "While it's not a concept album, it embodies the struggle between light and dark that has defined our previous work." - more on this story

Your Demise Invade North America

Your Demise is a hardcore act from St. Albans, UK who have taken the UK/Europe by storm and look to duplicate their live successes here in North America during their first tour on this side of the world.

Your Demise plays a style of metallic hardcore popularized by bands such as Hatebreed and Earth Crisis and combines it with elements from all over the musical landscape, including elements of drum/bass. This eclectic combination creates a sound that is more modern, more rule-breaking and more refreshing than that of the typical hardcore band.

Supporting their breakout sophomore record, Ignorance Never Dies for the first time in North America with a long-awaited tour is the realization of the band's goal to completely revolutionize the hardcore scene around the globe. - more on this story

SF Winter Music Fest

The venerable SF IndieFest 2010 starts off on a brand new musical note with the launch of the new SF Winter Music Fest, running Jan 29 - Feb 4 and featuring all SF Bay Area "Local Bands for Local Fans!" 43 bands in 11 showcases over 7 days, at the Bottom of the Hill (1233 17th Street), Thee Parkside (1600 17th Street) and DNA Lounge (375 11th Street).

Opening night kicks off with nationally buzzy acts The Action Design, Rykarda Parasol, Dave Smallen and The Trophy Fire. The excitement continues all week with tons of SF favorites across the spectrum of rock, pop, folk and experimental, including Tempo No Tempo, Bird By Bird, Grand Lake, The Stone Foxes, Eric McFadden, Scene Of Action, Luke Franks Or The Federalists, Judgement Day, the soulful musings of kuma/koshka (featuring Blythe and Alexi of The Botticellis), and the alt-pop fun of Oakland's sweethearts The Hot Toddies, to name but a few.

Thee Parkside will host an all-ages show on Saturday, January 30th at 1:00pm; with high-energy Next-Generation bands Finish Ticket, Emily's Army, Lou Lou and the Guitar Fish, DFR, and Fever Charm, the event will rock even the grumpiest of family members.

Closing night of Winter Music Fest also serves as the rollicking Opening Night party for the 12th SF Independent Film Festival. Come dance the night away on Feb 4th at the DNA Lounge as IndieFest welcomes to the stage the amazing Kid Beyond, along with Smash Up Derby, and Gooferman.

Full schedule and advance tix are at - www.sfindie.com

Singled Out: Todd Grubbs

(antiMusic) Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Todd Grubbs tells us about "The Electric Life" from his latest album "Time Space and the Electric". We now turn it over to Todd for the story:

After I finished my first CD "Combination" I started to record my follow up with Mark Prator on Drums and Sean Malone on bass. I got as far as doing the drums, bass and scratch guitar tracks on 4 or 5 songs when I decided to focus my attention on a more potentially lucrative direction. I spent the next few years working on projects that I thought were more commercially viable but never really achieved anything financially or artistically. I then decided to go back to composing and recording the music that I loved and put out 2 new instrumental CDs.

When I started working on my 4th I remembered the old tracks and went back 10 years later and transferred the 2 inch tapes to protools and went to work. On a couple of the songs I finished them close to the original but on what became to be "The Electric Life" was completely rewritten to the old drum and bass tracks and what was once a mediocre metal track became one of my favorites. I added some effects such as an electrical storm, electricity sounds and even Thomas Edison himself. I also included a chorus of vocals that uses a made up language that was also included on a song called "Ma La Vo Day" off of my 'Beautiful Device' CD.

There is still a lot of crazy guitar throughout but the older I get the more I am interested in composition, unique melodies, and sounds. My next CD "Return of the Worm" is even stranger.

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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