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On this day in 1961, Bill Harry's pioneering English music paper, Mersey Beat, announced that the Beat Brothers had signed a recording contract. The Beat Brothers? You might know them better as The Beatles. Two years later, on this very day, they would go to No. 1 on the U.K. album chart for the first time. Find out what else happened on this day in music history here -

Aerosmith Tour Won't Be Sidelined By Accident

Last year, Aerosmith's North American tour was sidelined when frontman Steven Tyler fell off the stage but Joe Perry's recent motorcycle accident won't stop the band from kicking off their tour later this week.

Michael Wright of Gibson.com reports: Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton addressed the press during batting practice of a Boston Red Sox game Friday, telling local media that guitarist Joe Perry's injuries, sustained in a motorcycle accident on Thursday afternoon, would not affect the band's upcoming tour. Hamilton was on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the game.

Hamilton told Boston Fox affiliate WFXT: "He's doing good. He's a bit sore today, but he's well and we're looking forward to heading out the West Coast on Wednesday to start doing some touring in the States." - more on this story

Slash Explains Fan Attack and Velvet Revolver's Future

Slash recently took a break from his busy schedule to talk with Michael Wright of Gibson.com. They cover a lot of ground in the interview but there two hot topics caught out eye. First Michael asks Slash about the recent incident in Milan (where a fan bum-rushed Slash onstage).

Slash: That wasn't that bad. That wasn't that big of a deal. It could have been a lot worse. But the way that it turned out, the guy that got up there, you know, ended up going over the front of the stage with my security guard and I sort of just got tagged along the way. It's not that big of a deal. I mean, come on. It's a rock and roll band. (laughs)

Gibson.com: What is the status of Velvet Revolver right now? Your website says, ominously, "New Velvet Revolver Coming..." Do you have any idea when…or with whom on vocals?

Slash: Well, the main thing is looking for a singer. And everybody has been quietly listening to demos and stuff from singers this whole time. They're just really, really few and far between. There are a lot of good singers, but the right kind of rock and roll singer for a band like Velvet Revolver is very few and far between. So everybody has been doing their own thing in the meantime. We will reconvene sometime next year and sit down and listen to all of the demos that we have and see if we have anything. As soon as we do find the right guy, then we'll focus on making another record. - Read the full interview here

U2 Beat AC/DC

AC/DC may have nabbed honors for the biggest selling tour but when it comes to overall profits, U2 has them beat. Russell Hall of Gibson.com has the details: U2 have scored the top spot in Forbes' annual report on top-earning musicians, RollingStone.com has reported. Fueled by their 360 Degree Tour, the veteran band netted $130 million during the past 12 months.

AC/DC, who just completed their ambitious Black Ice World Tour on June 28, came in second, with Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, and Britney Spears rounding out the top five.

Forbes bases its calculations on net income from ticket sales, record sales, and endorsement deals, with record sales generally being the least lucrative component in the mix. The U2 tour earned the band $311 million in gross proceeds, with overhead costs of $750,000 per day eating into overall profits. - more on this story

Jimmy Eat World Set New Album Release

Jimmy Eat World have set a September 28th, 2010 release date for their new album, Invented.

Recorded in Tempe, Arizona at the band's Unit 2 studio, Jimmy Eat World reunited with Mark Trombino, the producer on the band's breakthrough album, Bleed American, and their seminal earlier albums, Static Prevails and Clarity.

"We're very excited about Invented," said lead singer and guitarist Jim Adkins, "it was great reconnecting and creating an album with Mark Trombino, we can't wait for our fans to hear it." - more on this story

Pussy Cat Killers? The Killers and Tom Jones To Team Up

The Killers and veteran singer Tom Jones are planning to record together, reports NME.com. Speaking backstage at the Latitude Festival this past weekend, Jones said he's an admirer of the Las Vegas-based band, and apparently the group feels the same toward him.

"I've spoken to [The Killers' frontman] Brandon Flowers," said Jones, whose new album, Praise and Blame, will be released on July 27. "He said he admired what I'd done in my career. There's a connection there because he's from Las Vegas, and of course I've performed there so many times over the years."

Jones went on to say the collaboration will happen just as soon as he and the band find a suitable song. - more on this story

- Russell Hall of Gibson.com

Leonard Cohen Bird On A Wire Finally Coming to DVD

Leonard Cohen "Bird On A Wire" comes to DVD on August 31 making Tony Palmer's 1972 European Tour film finally available to consumers.

Originally made in 1972 and directed by celebrated British filmmaker Tony Palmer, "Bird On A Wire" follows Cohen on his 1972 European tour and contains 17 classic performances, 4 poems and tour footage. After massive re-editing, although not by Palmer, it was released in 1974, had a very limited run and then 'disappeared'. Like many films from the era it was thought that the original version had been lost, but in 2009, 294 rolls of film were discovered containing much of the original rushes and soundtrack of the 1972 film. Palmer was able to restore much of this footage and it is now available on DVD for the first time.

"When, in 2009, 294 cans of film were discovered in a warehouse in Hollywood, in rusted up cans that sometimes had to be hammered open, and these cans were shipped to me by, of all people, Frank Zappa's manager, I believed at first that nothing could be salvaged. The cans did not contain the negative (still lost); some of the prints were in black & white; and much of it had been cut to pieces and/or scratched beyond use. But when I finally opened one box and found most of the original sound dubbing tracks, I knew we had a hope of putting the jigsaw back together," said Palmer. "So now, taking full advantage of the latest digital technology, this is what we have done, piece by piece, slowly and painstakingly. It has taken months and months, and probably has cost more than the original filming, and although it's by no means perfect, it's very close now to the original." - more on this story

Becoming Jimi Hendrix

Da Capo press will release "Becoming Jimi Hendrix" on August 31st to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death this September.

Delving into Hendrix's formative years, Becoming Jimi Hendrix explores the years leading up to his rock star status. Compiling information from hundreds of interviews with those closest to him – some of whom have never previously spoken about Hendrix formally – this biography provides a different perspective on the legendary guitarist.

Included in Becoming Jimi Hendrix you will find private letters, court transcripts, FBI files, and personal photos that provide insight into the experiences that inspired and created Hendrix's life in the music world. - more on this story

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes Classic Albums Coming in August

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes Classic Albums will be simultaneously released on DVD and Blu-ray On August 3 by Eagle Rock. The documentary will also be broadcast on VH1 Classic.

Unweaving the creative process behind this all-American rock 'n' roll gem, this 56-minute documentary presents newly filmed interviews from Heartbreakers Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, and Ron Blair, as well as co-producer Jimmy Iovine and engineer Shelly Yakus. Completing this package is 42 minutes of bonus features not included in the upcoming VH1 Classic broadcast, as well as in-depth multi-track tape analysis, and new and archival performances.

It takes a concoction of memorable hooks, artistic energy, and a lasting impression to create a work worthy of the label "classic album." Damn The Torpedoes, featuring the hits "Don't Do Me Like That," "Refugee," "Here Comes My Girl," and "Even The Losers," still has that fresh, dynamic sound that skyrocketed it to #2 on the U.S. charts and into the hearts of audiences worldwide.
- more on this story

Ted Nugent and Sebastian Bach Help John Rich Rock The Country World

Country star John Rich wants to rock and he's getting a little help from Ted Nugent and Sebastian Bach. Andrew Vaughan from Gibson.com has a new profile of Rich's rockin new music: After the more thoughtful tone of 2009's Son of a Preacher Man album, the flamboyant Big & Rich star is bringing rock back into country.

He has a new single, "Country Done Come to Town" that's full-throttle, rockin' country that matches the high-energy and quality of Big & Rich singles "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" and "Comin' to Your City," with an album to follow, which he describes as "the most aggressive rock and roll music I've made."

There's ZZ Top swagger and sound to the new song and its "good time at Rich's house" video, complete with bikini clad girls, George Jones, Sebastian Bach and babes bouncing in a kiddie pool filled with creamed corn, (as well as Ted Nugent jumping on stage with his Les Paul to complement Rich's "Musik Mafia" rhinestone inlaid Flying V for good measure.) "Everyone from Ted Nugent to Two-Foot Fred to George Jones, they're all in the video – it's crazy man – all my rowdy friends," Rich said. - more on this story

Goo Goo Dolls Release Special EP

Goo Goo Dolls have released an exclusive Tour only EP, entitled Waiting For the Rest Of It, which is being sold at all tour stops and wasreleased by all digital service providers today (July 20th.)

The EP includes four songs from the band's upcoming ninth studio album, Something For The Rest Of Us, which will be released by Warner Bros. Records on August 31st. They are: "Home" (the first single already being embraced on radio), "Sweetest Lie," "Now I Hear," and "Still Your Song." The EP also includes a live version of their hit "Broadway".

Something For The Rest Of Us will also be sold as a deluxe book edition exclusively at www.googoodolls.com. Pre-sale orders begin on July 22nd. This limited-edition book version features exclusive photos of the band, a digital download of "Home" upon purchase, and a limited-edition lithograph, some of which have been personally signed by each member of the band. - more on this story

Tarja Turunen Sets New Album Release

Tarja Turunen has set an August 31, 2010 US release date her sophomore effort, What Lies Beneath, via The End Records

The first single, "Falling Awake" (featuring Jason Hook from Five Finger Death Punch) will be released August 17 as a limited edition 7" through The Omega Order and available August 24 at all digital outlets . The track is backed with "The Good Die Young" - a song from The Scorpions most recent album that features Tarja's vocals. The video for "Falling Awake" was just released and can be viewed via the link below.

Featuring US exclusive artwork and bonus track, the new album from the multi-platinum singer was recorded and produced by Tarja and mixed by Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, The Cure, Robert Plant), Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Machine Head, Bullet For My Valentine) and Slamm Andrews (Scores of Angels & Demon, Pirates of The Caribbean, Gladiator). - more on this story

The Apples in stereo Announce Fall Tour

The Apples in stereo have announced the next leg of the "Travellers in Space and Time Tour" in support of their new album of the same title.

Travellers in Space and Time (Simian/Yep Roc) has garnered some of the highest praise of the storied band's career and has also offered many opportunities to get creative with the web and video, as well as with the way they interact with their dedicated fans.

Also in honor of the release of Travellers, the band previously released a short film and video starring their Simian Records honcho Elijah Wood and the exploratory web app at www.stepthroughtheportal.com where fans can watch the videos and explore the Apples catalog and the Elephant Six Collective genealogy. - more on this story

David Byrne Going Wall Street and Bang on a Can's Asphalt Orchestra

David Byrne is supplying nine tracks (including several songs from his 2008 collaboration with Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today) to the film and the soundtrack to Oliver Stone's upcoming Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. The soundtrack is due to be released September 21 on Todomundo Records.

Byrne has also collaborated with multi-instrumentalist St. Vincent on a composition for Bang on a Can's Asphalt Orchestra, a 12-piece marching band known for playing compositions by artists ranging from Björk to Charles Mingus. Arranged by Ken Thomson, the as-yet-untitled piece will be premiered at Lincoln Center on August 7.

Notes on St. Vincent collaboration from David: About a year ago, I ran into St. Vincent at the Housing Works benefit in which Dirty Projectors and Bjork performed together. How's that for dropping a lot of names in one sentence? Anyway, Annie and I had previously met at the Dark Was the Night benefit in which we both performed, and I'd said I was a fan of her music and disturbing videos. So when Rachel at my office, who volunteers at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, passed on a suggestion that Annie and I do a similar collaboration, I immediately said yes, though I didn't think we could pull together a short set of new material as fast as Longstreth did (6 weeks, I think). They'd raised the bar pretty high, and as a result we agreed to come up with new material. - more on this story

Rosaline Announce Record Release Show

Rosaline will be performing on July 25th in Chicago at the Beat Kitchen to celebrate the release of their new album, The Vitality Theory, which hit stores today.

The band will be joined by other local acts 2 Star, Arla Mae, Eli, and A Hero Named Hope.

The Vitality Theory is produced by the band, and is mixed by Andreas Magnusson (The Black Dahlia Murder, Haste the Day, Gwen Stacy). The record is tracked by Joel Wanasek at JTW Studios. - Band's myspace

Language Room Streaming New Album in Full

Language Room is now streaming their upcoming self-titled album online in its entirety on their official website.

Produced by Matt Novesky of Blue October and mixed by Chuck Alkazian (Sponge), the album (which is available August 10th through Pazzo Music), features nine tracks of indie inspired rock which is best exemplified in the band's lead single "In Lines".

The music video for "In Lines" can be seen here and you can stream the new album in full right - here.

Attika 7 (Static-X) Announce Tour Dates

Attika 7, which features Static-X bassist Tony Campos, has announced their summer touring plans.

Their outing includes four shows on the upcoming Uproar Tour with Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, HellYeah, and others.

They'll kick things off across the pond with three UK shows including an appearance at the Bulldog Bash Motorcycle Festival. - more on this story

Singled Out: Lillian Axe's 47 Ways to Die

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Steve Blaze from Lillian Axe tells us about "47 Ways to Die" from their brand new album "Deep Red Shadows". We now turn it over to for the story:

47 Ways to Die was written as I observed how our society takes the beauty of life for granted. We do so many things that are detrimental to ourselves and others that we have become a selfish and greedy world. Man tries to inadvertently kill himself on so many levels by not seeing the forest for the trees.
When you step back and see the big picture, it really is a beautiful one.

It takes hard work and sacrifice but it's there for us in all of its majesty. I get really frustrated when I see how people all across the planet refuse to appreciate each other and the gift of life that we have been given.

Everyone wants to be the center of attention and most people will do what it takes to get there regardless of the method. In actuality, there is plenty of room for all of us to be that center. The actual writing of the song came very smoothly and quicker than most songs. The flow was very natural.

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

Metallica Says Classic Rock and Metal Still Relevant To Current Generation

As Metallica prepare to travel Down Under for a series of shows this fall, drummer Lars Ulrich spoke at some length with local paper the Herald Sun about subjects as diverse as playing to younger crowds, the Napster fallout and suffering from ongoing ribbing at the hands of former Oasis guitarist-songwriter Noel Gallagher.

Regarding the younger generations that are filling arenas to see the band these days, Ulrich said:

"A lot of kids are getting turned on to our stuff by their parents who grew up with us. Somehow the music from the '80s – Metallica and Megadeth and Slayer and '70s stuff like Thin Lizzy and Deep Purple and Black Sabbath – they seem to have a relevance to kids these days. They seem to connect with it." - more on this story

- Michael Wright of Gibson.com

Depeche Mode Offshoot Recoil Announce Tour and iPhone App

Alan Wilder, formerly of Depeche Mode and now recording as Recoil, will bring 'A Strange Hour' to select cities across the US, Canada, and South America. For fans to get the most up-to-date news and info, a new Recoil iPhone App is now available.

The Recoil app allows you to follow Alan's activities and fans' thoughts & musings while Recoil is on the road or in the studio. As a hub for Recoil's social networking, there is also access to photos, videos, audio and Alan's concepts behind each of his albums. The app is free and available now from the iTunes store.

Recoil Selected, a brand new selection of classic Recoil tracks, is out now. Alan Wilder, who chose the track listing, explains, "The collection is made up of my personal favorites, remastered and edited together into what I consider a cohesive and total listening experience." The album features a varied selection of vocalists including Diamanda Galás, Joe Richardson, Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb), Nicole Blackman, Samantha Coerbell, Toni Halliday (Curve) and Maggie Estep. Recoil Selected is available to download and as 1CD and 2CD editions. Limited edition deluxe 4-disc box set and a vinyl edition have both now sold out. - more on this story

Obscura Enter The Studio

Obscura has begun recording their new album at Woodshed Studio in southern Germany with engineer V. Santura (Triptykon, Dark Fortress).

An early 2011 release date is expected with additional album details to be announced soon.

Obscura founder Steffen Kummerer commented on the new album: "We are glad to work with our long-time friend V.Santura once again to record our new album. The new material feels broader in some way as everybody in this band brought many unique ideas to the songwriting and we were able to integrate different elements into our sound. More open chords, more acoustic guitars, more seven string shred-tunes. Remember: more is always more. We are excited to create another album of progressive death metal and to start touring through the whole world in early 2011." - more on this story

Landing On The Moon in Omaha

Landing On The Moon will bring their orchestral take on American rock to the Maha Festival in Omaha, NE this Saturday where they are booked to play alongside other burgeoning American rock luminaries such as Superchunk, Old 97s, Spoon, Ben Kweller (OK, he from Australia) and more.

The band will be support their new album We Make History Now, to be released on August 10th via Young Love Records / Red Eye Distribution.

With odds stacked against its existence as a band since day one, Omaha, Nebraska's Landing On The Moon has risen above the circumstances. This quintet could easily be perceived as unlikely suspects to thrive in the current era of rock 'n roll, but the band carries itself with the confidence of an underdog. - more on this story

Carole King and James Taylor Troubadour Reunion Comes To An End

Carole King and James Taylor landmark "Troubadour Reunion" tour, comes to a close tonight at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Since the tour kicked off on May 7th in Portland, OR, the "Troubadour Reunion" has been one of the musical events of the summer selling out venues and earning rave reviews from fans and critics alike. In addition, the chart topping CD/DVD Live at the Troubadour from Hear Music/Concord Music Group debuted at #4 on Billboard's Top 200 and remained in the Top 10 for 5 consecutive weeks.

Carole King and James Taylor have reflected on this very special collaboration. Carole told the New York Times, "It's like we went away and had a lifetime of performing and experience, and now we're getting together... But I don't think we would have wanted to wait a whole lot longer than doing it now. This was the time to do it." James added, "Carole said something interesting early on. She said, 'Not only do you want to leave the people wanting more, you want to leave yourself wanting more.' That's really wise. It's smart to know when to quit." - more on this story

Michael Franti & Spearhead's The Sound of Sunshine Tour

Michael Franti & Spearhead has announced their "The Sound of Sunshine Tour" across North America in support of Franti's upcoming album, The Sound Of Sunshine, to be released September 21st through Capitol Records/Boo Boo Wax.

The album's title track and first single, "The Sound of Sunshine", just hit #1 on the AAA chart. The tour will kick off September 19th in Laytonville, CA and will make stops in many cities throughout the U.S. and Canada including NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto. To check out a video of Michael announcing the tour, head to www.michaelfranti.com.

"I'm so excited to be hitting the road again this fall and sharing our new music live with our fans. To play music that makes people feel energized and passionate about life in these stressful times, is a privilege that I'm grateful to have. We've been doing a lot of acoustic street performances these days outside the venues we've been playing in and I look forward to seeing longtime fans again and meeting new ones in every city we play in," says Michael. - more on this story

McCartney, Clapton, Avril, James Taylor, Maroon 5, Norah Jones, John Lennon Included in Aid Still Required CD

The tsunami? Wasn't that fixed years ago? Not so, says Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) non-profit Aid Still Required (ASR), citing tens of thousands who are still looking to restore their lives in Southeast Asia following the disaster.

ASR has enlisted the help of many of the world's favorite musicians to champion this forgotten issue, including Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, James Taylor, Sarah McLachlan, Maroon 5, John Lennon (estate), Avril Lavigne, Shawn Colvin, Phantom Planet, Ani DiFranco, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Ray Charles (estate), Hunter Payne and The Blind Boys of Alabama.

"We've all seen it," says Bonnie Raitt. "Money pours in when a disaster first occurs. But then the world's attention turns to other matters and the real work of rebuilding goes underfunded. I'm involved with this project because it will help thousands restore their lives in a sustainable manner." - more on this story

New Violet Soho Tour and Video

Violet Soho has announced new tour dates and released the video for their song "Muscle Junkie." Here is the announcement:

Universal Records is excited to announce the new video from Aussie band Violet Soho. "Muscle Junkie (F**k you, F**k you I hate your face)" is now available. The track is the band's second single off their debut, self-titled album which was released in March of this year. Their first single, "Jesus Stole My Girlfriend," broke into the Billboard top 30 radio charts this past Spring. You can watch the video for "Muscle Junkie" here:

The band have just confirmed an August/September tour that kicks off on August 8 and then hit the road for week in the Midwest. Following a set at St Louis' The Pointfest on August 14 they join up with Mondo Generator and Tweak Bird and make their way to the East Coast where they play Santo's Party House in NYC on August 19. The tour concludes on August 21 in Philadelphia. - more on this story

Arthur Nasson Trilogy Coming

Arthur Nasson's low-fi, single album trilogy Echo Garden, will be released October 5, 2010 on Philistine Records.

Nasson affirms the journey Echo Garden leads the listener through:
"It feels like everything is different by the end of the album, as if we go through a series of listening experiences and wind up transformed."

The title track, "Echo Garden," is about innocence lost and imagined, and serves as an anchor to an album where elements are deconstructed and rearranged. - more on this story

Decapitated Vinyl

Two classic albums from Decapitated have made their debut on vinyl. Winds Of Creation and Organic Hallucinosis are out now in Europe on vinyl LP for the first time ever.

Decapitated's debut album, Winds Of Creation was released in 2000 and was immediately hailed as an album responsible for re-igniting a stagnating death metal scene.

Organic Hallucinosis was released in 2006 and was Decapitated's first release with new vocalist Covan. A hugely forward-thinking and ambitious album, Organic Hallucinosis defined Decapitated's sound and spawned a host of imitators. - more on this story

The Spill Canvas Formalities

Reprise Records will release The Spill Canvas' new album, Formalities, next Tuesday (July 27th.) The band is currently out on the road with the Goo Goo Dolls and Switchfoot.

Formalities, produced by Mike Green, follows up Abnormalities & Realities, which were released as a three-part body of work earlier this year.

A special physical edition of Formalities comes with a limited t-shirt and is available exclusively at The Spill Canvas' website - more on this story

Molly Hatchet Calls for Justice

Molly Hatchet's latest studio effort Justice hit stores on June 1st, 2010 and the band is currently on tour supporting the effort. As they add new dates to the outing, guitarist and songwriter Bobby Ingram checks in with this update about the meaning of the trek to the band:

".....As we are on tour now and playing the new album "Justice" in circulation in many countries we are seeing so many people, cultures and countries filled with Southern Rockers that all relate to the theme of the new album. We have all experienced from both sides Justice sought and Justice Served...when playing the new album live we see people react to all of the songs played from "Southern Pride" to "Fly on Wings of Angels" (Somer's Song) with a complete understanding of "Justice". We all must help each other during these times of hardship around the world and one person help another and another...in the end we all help each other and true "Justice" is served. God Bless and see you all on tour!!!" - more on this story

Lynch Mob Smoke and Mirrors Tour

Submitted) Lynch Mob kicks off their summer tour today in support of their current release "Smoke and Mirrors" on Frontiers Records.

The band line-up for this tour consists of George Lynch (shred master), Oni Logan (vox), Michael Devin (bassologist) and Brian Tichy (time-keeper).

After seventeen long years singer Oni Logan and guitar wizard George Lynch found their way back together and again show their amazing abilities in some killer new Hard Rock songs." I would say this new record "Smoke and Mirrors", is the record we should have put out as a follow up to "Wicked Sensation"...better late than never I guess...", says Lynch presenting the new record. - more on this story