Jane's Addiction Experiment At An End?

We'll have to wait and see what happens. And if they carry on, perhaps Perry was hinting at the - new blood in the group?

Stone Temple Pilots Announce Initial Tour Dates

Stone Temple Pilots has announced the upcoming release of their new album. "Stone Temple Pilots" – the Grammy Award-winning band's first all-new collection in close to a decade – will arrive in stores and at all online retailers around the globe on May 25th.

Produced by Stone Temple Pilots and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, My Chemical Romance), "STONE TEMPLE PILOTS" sees one of rock's biggest bands continuing to explore their enduring approach to music – melding big rock riffs, classic pop hooks, and the restless experimentalism of glam, punk, and psychedelia.

Stone Temple Pilots – Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, and Eric Kretz – will introduce fans to the new album at their first live date of 2010, performing as part of the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The show – slated for Thursday, March 18th at the famed Austin Music Hall, and presented by StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace – kicks off an extensive worldwide 2010 schedule for STP, with U.S. dates, radio festivals, and a European tour slated to follow (see attached itinerary). A full-scale North American summer tour will also be announced in the coming weeks - initial dates

Travis Barker Eyes June Release- Bonamassa Bonham Hughes Supergroup Lose Name- Slash's First Solo Song Now Streaming- Scalper Bust- Toto Reunion and more

Travis Barker of Blink 182, Plus 44, The Transplants and countless hip hop remixes, has announced plans to release his solo album in June. First announced last year, the solo album is also expected to include a variety of sounds.more

The Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, Derek Sherinian project is currently without a name. Forget everything you may have read about the Bonamassa supergroup being called Black Country. Another band by than name is objecting to them using it. more

Paul McCartney has announced four outdoor UK shows this summer, including the Isle of Wight festival and London's Hyde Park. The ex-Beatle also plays his first show in Cardiff for three decades, at the Millennium Stadium, as well as Hampden Park in Glasgow. more

Listen to the first single off of Slash's solo record, "By The Sword" featuring Andrew Stockdale here

John Cale has ruled out a reunion with former Velvet Underground bandmates Lou Reed and Mo Tucker - because the band wouldn't sound the same without late guitarist Sterling Morrison more

Scalper bust: Four people were indicted for illegally buying and then reselling tickets to sought-after shows like Bruce Springsteen, Hannah Montana and Bon Jovi concerts as well as top Broadway shows and baseball games, the Justice Department said on Monday. more

A limited edition, orange vinyl 7" reissue of Soundgarden's SubPop debut single 'Hunted Down' b/w 'Nothing To Say' will be available at select independent record stores on Record Store Day more

After nearly 17 years in existence, Theatre of Tragedy has decided to call it a day and close down. more

Alexisonfire have released a free iPhone App. Fans will be able to watch videos through the app, post messages in real time on the fan wall, follow the band's Twitter posts, view the latest concert dates and photo streams, and much more.

Toto are planning to reunite in some incarnation for a summer tour of Europe according to this report.

The latest episode of Talking Metal features an with former KISS andcurrent Grand Funk Rairoad lead guitarist Bruce Kulick. Topics include Bruce's new "BK3" solo album, Nick Simmons, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, John Corabi, Tobias Sammet, "Doug" Fieger (Note: this interview was recorded a few days before Fieger's passing), the "BK3" track "I'll Survive", Paul Stanley, KISS' "Carnival of Souls" and "Sonic Boom" albums, Blackjack, and Michael Bolton. The podcast can be downloaded here

Mumiy Troll, Russia's biggest rock band, have confirmed today that they will make their network television debut on March 2, 2010 on CBS' Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

A Facebook group has been created to serve as a petition to include Iron Maiden at either the opening or closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England more

Pavement have played their first show in over a decade, taking to the stage at Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand Monday night (March 1). The band – who have been rehearsing around 40 songs for their forthcoming tour – played hits from across their career at the gig more

Although they broke up in mid-2008, Ambitions recently found themselves in the studio recording for a compilation and decided to record new material for a 7" to be titled "Surface To Air." more

According to Comicbookresources.com, Incarnate creator Nick Simmons (KISS' Gene Simmons son) has responded to widespread accusations that he plagiarized Bleach and other popular manga, saying that "certain similarities" were "simply meant as an homage to artists I respect." more

Cattle Decapitation has enlisted the services of bass player Derek Engemann. more -

Nickelback Extend Dark Horse Tour

Nickelback has extended its Dark Horse World Tour into June. The two-month tour begins in Atlantic City on April 3 and ends in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 3. Joining Nickelback for the extended dates will be Breaking Benjamin, Shinedown and Sick Puppies.

The band also played the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games Sunday night in Vancouver. The band literally lit up the stadium with their electric performance of "Burn It To the Ground," which was viewed by 60,000 in the stadium itself and a global audience that reached into the multi-millions.

Of their performance, the band said, "Having the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver has been a great honour for our city and our country. To be included in the Closing Ceremony, with so many talented artists and athletes, is something we will never forget." - more on this story

Hall And Oates Tribute The Late T-Bone Wolk

Official Statement From Daryl Hall And John Oates About The Passing Of Tom "T-Bone" Wolk is below. The veteran musician died of a heart attack on Saturday. He was 58 years-old. Here are the statements from his bandmates and friends:

Daryl Hall: To say that I am shocked is the ultimate understatement. T-Bone was my musical brother and losing him is like losing my right hand. It's not if I will go on, but how. T-Bone was one of the most sensitive and good human beings that I have ever known. And, I can truly say that I loved him.

John Oates: His character was pure and his unique and quirky personality touched everyone he encountered. His musical sensibility was peerless, any instrument that he touched resonated with a sensitivity and skill level that I have never experienced while playing with any other musician. He possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of styles and musical history which he referenced to support all the artists that he played with over the years. He became our band's musical director over time leading by example and by the deference and respect that everyone who played alongside him so rightfully accorded him. He made everyone he played with better. So many times when I'm working on a musical passage or part, I think to myself: "How would T-Bone play this" and aspire to his level every time I perform. To this day I always keep one of his "I Love Vermont" guitar picks with me where ever I go and know in my heart that starting today the Heavenly Band just got one of the greatest multi-instrumentalist of all time and that band will from this day forward sound better than they ever have before. -

Slash Slams Current UK Music

(Nightwatcher) Slash reckons UK music is "tame, predictable and faceless". The legendary former Guns 'N' Roses guitarist admitted he is "down on music in general right now" and said that the UK is lacking any bona fide rock legends in the making.

When asked if he feels the UK should have more rock stars on Wednesday (02.24.10), he said: "It's lacking there. I mean you've got the Gallagher brothers(Oasis) but they've been around forever. It's gotten sort of tame predicable and faceless."

He did, however, add he didn't want to single the UK out, and that music across the world is undergoing a hard time, though he remains positive it will soon pass. - more on this story

Echo & The Bunnymen Announce North American Tour

Echo & The Bunnymen are launching their first North American tour in support of their acclaimed new album, The Fountain.

The shows are hot on the heels of the band's recent tour celebrating their landmark album Ocean Rain that included orchestral performances at New York's Radio City Music Hall and the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Their appearance at the Coachella Festival will kick off the tour.

The Fountain started to come together in 2007 when frontman Ian McCulloch and guitarist Will Sergeant started working on new songs. For the next year, the group brought the album together in Liverpool's Parr Street Recording Studios. McCulloch calls The Fountain "the best thing we've done since Ocean Rain." - more on this story

The Runaways Soundtrack Details

Atlantic Records has announced the forthcoming release of "The Runaways Music From The Motion Picture," the classic companion to the upcoming Apparition/River Road Entertainment film.

The collection arrives digitally March 16th and hits stores March 23rd. The much-anticipated film—starring Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart and Michael Shannon—opens in theatres across North America on March 19th.

"The Runaways—Music From The Motion Picture" features original songs from The Runaways as well as four re-recorded versions of the legendary all-girl group's classics by the film's stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, the first time either actress has contributed to a film's soundtrack. The collection also includes songs from David Bowie, MC5, The Stooges and Joan Jett. - more on this story

New Jeff Healey Studio Album and Live DVD Set For Release

Stony Plain Records announces an April 6 release date in the U.S. and Canada for Jeff Healey's final jazz studio album, Last Call, which showcases the beloved legendary musician performing the music that was his true passion in life: the classic jazz, swing and pop sounds of the 1920s-1940s.

Released with the participation and support of Jeff Healey's widow, Cristie, Last Call is a 14-track collection on which Healey plays multi-tracked guitar parts, trumpet and sings. On several of the songs, he's accompanied by Ross Wooldridge on piano and clarinet and Drew Jurecka on violin.

Hi Res Cover ArtConcurrent with this CD in Canada, Stony Plain will also release, Beautiful Noise, a concert DVD featuring Jeff Healey and The Jazz Wizards, his regular jazz performance band, originally recorded for the Toronto-based TV show, "A Beautiful Noise," in January, 2006. In the U.S., the Beautiful Noise DVDwill be released on March 23 and distributed by MVD Entertainment Group. - more on this story

Singled Out: Social Code

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Social Code frontman Travis Nesbitt tells us about " Satisfied" from their brand new album, "Rock 'n' Roll," which hits stores on March 23rd (but you can get this song now!). We now turn it over to Travis for the story:

I guess the basic inspiration came from years and years of playing in a band. You meet all kinds of great and interesting people from all walks of life. You meet the guy in the bar that loves the band and wants to sing you his song he wrote in his room the other night. He sings a few verses and chorus' only to stop and ask you what you think about it. "Do you think I have what it takes?" he asks. You meet the nervous girl that asks to take a picture with her and everyone. After we all get arm-in-arm with our best "cheeeese" smiles on our faces, the equally nervous friend sheepishly says, "oops, the batteries are dead." A bit anti-climatic, but good times nonetheless. You meet the people who want to come on the bus just to be on the bus and drink everything in sight, or the ones that want nothing more to come back stage only to see 5 guys sitting on their laptops. Hey, you can't party every night! You meet lots of people that want to be close to you to share their love of Rock 'N' Roll the best way they know how. That's the greatest thing about music, everyone sees it from a different perspective. Everyone has different eyes and different motives. Like meeting the girl that breaks all the traditional rules of engagement, the one that ignores the "I'll shoot you eyes from across the room--you come and offer to buy me a drink" standard pick-up approach. She's the one that wants to get with the band so much it doesn't matter whether you're the guitar player, drummer or driver of the bus. She's that one gorgeous girl in the room that's a bit slutty and trashy, but somehow gets away without looking like a trashy slut, if that's even possible. That's simply what "Satisfied" is about. A simple rock song about a girl that knows just how to get what she wants. We really focused this record to be simple and honest. Not writing about things we think people wanna hear, but rather about things that we wanted to write. Reality. Who we are. Although "Satisfied" is who we are, for some of us in the band more than others, it is a part of Rock 'N' Roll. It has always been a part of Rock 'N' Roll and will always be a part of Rock 'N' Roll. I could go on and on trying to fill this page with inner meanings and metaphors, but that's not what this song is about. The song is written from the perspective of a rock band about Rock 'N' Roll and that's what we love. Long live it!

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

We Are The Fallen To Make Live Debut This Month

We Are The Fallen will release their debut album Tear The World Down on May 11th, 2010. The iconic band has already uncorked their scorching first single, 'Bury Me Alive,' making it available exclusively for the digital domain in the beginning of February.

The formidable five-some is comprised of the original members of multi-platinum trailblazing band Evanescence, guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt along with drummer Rocky Gray, joined by breakout American Idol finalist Carly Smithson on vocals. Acclaimed bassist Marty O'Brien (Disturbed and Static-X, among others) rounds out We Are The Fallen's unique sound.

The group will be making their live performance debut at Kings College in London on March 23 and has also lined up one of the spring's most anticipated rock tours, gearing up for their debut U.S. road trek in support of Finnish rock band H.I.M., which rolls out later this month. The 28 city tour launches in Philadelphia, PA, on March 26th, crashing multiple major cities such as Boston, MA, on March 28th, Cleveland, OH, on April 1st, Chicago, IL on April 9th, Los Angeles, CA on April 23rd, and winding down in New York City on May 7th. - more on this story

Twin Atlantic, Envy On The Coast and Fall Of Troy for the The Marked Men Tour

Twin Atlantic have been selected as one of 3 bands to participating in one of the best tours of the Spring!

Newcomers to the US rock scene, Twin Atlantic will be joining Envy On The Coast and Fall Of Troy (in what's going to be the last FOT tour before they go their separate ways) on a North American spanning 35 dates in 2 month's time.

The Marked Men Tour will also stop off in Austin for this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) festival. - dates

More Anxiety For Smile Empty Soul

Smile Empty Soul will release a new version of their previously unreleased "Anxiety" album on March 9th, 2010 through FOF Label Group/EMI.

The album will be re-titled 'More Anxiety' and will contain the album's 17 tracks, along with a bonus DVD of live , in studio, and on the road footage.

The bonus DVD also contains the music video for "Don't Ever Leave" and the making of it. "Anxiety" was originally recorded in 2005 as the follow-up to the group's gold certified 2003 self-titled debut, but was never released after the group parted ways with Lava Records. - more on this story

Something To Burn Hitting the Road With Fair to Midland and Karnivool

Something To Burn are gearing up to hit the road this spring with Fair to Midland and Karnivool. The tour starts March 23rd in San Antonio, TX and wraps up April 14th in Denver, CO.

Lead singer Greg Wayne, had the following to say about the upcoming tour: "Imagine a caged tiger...pacing back & forth...aching to get back out into the wild...dying to do what it was put on this earth to do. Well, Something To Burn is that tiger and we are finally being set free this spring. I'd do everything I could to catch one of these shows if I were you...just sayin"

September 2009 saw the release of Something To Burn's critically acclaimed debut album "Transitions" on Soft Drive Records, the record label founded by Stone Temple Pilots front man Scott Weiland. After playing a handful of shows last year with Stone Temple Pilots and some successful headlining shows of their own - more on this story

Prog Legends Amon Duul 2 Return with New Album

Experimental music pioneers Amon Duul 2, whose music defined the German progressive rock scene of the 1970's, are back with a new album Bee As Such. Currently only available by download through the band's website, the CD marks the first new album by the legendary group in several years. Amon Duul 2 reveal on their website: "Recorded April 2009 at Dreamscape Studio, Amon Duul 2 celebrated a highly sensitive performance, of finding back to the roots - not in the past, but essentially - seeking the new sounds and contents at the same time. No 'kraut', no '70s', but the music of the new millenium. This sound painting is one more of our unique works, containing the spirit of our time."

"Amon Duul never used to present the same style on their albums," explains guitarist John Weinzierl "We like to develop our music into all kinds of directions and sometimes we don´t even know where it´s gonna lead us. We don´t follow a pattern only because it is successful. Since 2000 we´ve used lots of elements of world music, we had eastern influences, ethnological sounds, and of course we never forgot `sound painting´." When asked if there was a concept behind this new album? Weinzierl expounded, "Avoiding industry music, heading for new frontiers."

Formed in Munich in 1968, Amon Duul 2 rapidly excelled to the forefront of German avant garde music along side notable peers Can, Faust and Tangerine Dream. Amon Duul 2 quickly distinguished themselves from these other ensembles with their use of pop elements interspersed with eclectic songwriting and arrangements along with deft musicianship and the sweet voice of female vocalist Renate Knaup-Krotenschwanz. The band's influences ranged from jazz and classical to Zappa and Syd's Pink Floyd, although the music has remained so original these past 30 years it's difficult to tell who the band's influences are! "That's because Germany culture-wise has no rhythm and blues influence," explains Renate. "We have classical music and traditional music, so we just experimented with what we had. To copy rhythm and blues or rock and roll would be silly because they are not our roots." By 1979 and many critically acclaimed, pioneering LPs later, Amon Duul 2 went their separate ways, only to reunite in the 1990s, and most recently in the mid-2000s. The current line-up includes original members: Chris Karrer (guitar, violin, vocals), John Weinzierl (guitars, synth, vocals), Renate Knaup-Krotenschwanz (vocals), Danny Fichelscher (drums), Lother Meid (bass, vocals) and neo-Duul Jan Kahlert (percussion, vocals). - more on this story

Darkthrone Launch New Promo Site for Forthcoming Album

Norway's legendary black metal duo, Darkthrone, has launched a mini-site at for their forthcoming album, Circle the Wagons, containing exclusive audio samples, album info, and more. The mini-site can be viewed more.

The highly anticipated, Circle the Wagons, is due out on vinyl on March 8th, through the Peaceville Records webstore, and regular and special edition CD on April 6th (US).

Fans can preorder both the vinyl and CD editions of Circle the Wagons through the new mini-site, and those who sign up for the Darkthrone mailing list will receive a free download of a track off the new album. - more on this story

Gorevette Announces Dates with The Donnas and Japanese Tour

Gorevette have just confirmed dates with The Donnas on the east coast in March, and they hop on a jet and take over Japan in April & May.

Some things are just meant to be. When the legendary Nikki Corvette arrived with equally revered rock critic Robert Matheu at a Gore Gore Girls show in Los Angeles, he instinctively knew that she and bandleader Amy Gore would be natural compatriots.

Both women have toured the world, rejecting trends and gimmickry to play the authentic, powerful rock n' roll they've made their religion. They became friends that night, not industry associates but real pals. When Corvette relocated to her native Detroit for family reasons, she and Gore began to spend time together, spending hours talking about music while hanging out by the record player. - more on this story

Watch In This Moment Record Their New Album

In This Moment are currently holed up in The Wolves Den studio in Las Vegas once again with acclaimed producer Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch) recording their much anticipated new album, A Star Crossed Wasteland, which is set for a summer release.

The group are documenting the entire studio process and you can check out the first episode in this webisode series now at the link below. Stay tuned for Part 2 in the coming weeks.

In This Moment are extremely excited to be performing on this summer's much anticipated Mayhem Tour playing on the Mayhem Festival Stage alongside Atreyu, Norma Jean and 3 Inches of Blood. This tour will mark the start of the group's official, massive worldwide touring schedule for their new full-length album, which is set for a summer release. The group were also hailed by Alternative Press as "One of The Most Anticipated Releases of 2010." - Webisode can be watched here

Aeon Finish New Album

Swedish satanic death metallers Aeon have completed the work on their new album Path Of Fire!

Path Of Fire was recorded at the Empire Studio in Östersund, Sweden in September 2009 and mixed at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida by Erik Rutan in October 2009. Some minor changes were made in January 2010. The mastering was done by Alan Douches for West West Side Music in New York. All artwork and layout made by Daniel Dlimi.

Comments the band: "We are happy to announce the album is finished by now. Path of Fire is probably the most intense Aeon album up to date. And with a production that sounds more organic and "classic deathmetal" rather than the nowadays typical "supermodern, compressed right-the-f***-out of dynamics, loudness war" production, you are all in for a real treat. Folks, this IS death metal! Needless to say, we are really happy with how the album turned out and we can't wait for you to get a chance to listen to it." - more on this story

Such Gold Ink Deal For Summer Release

6131 Records is extremely pleased to announce that we will be releasing the sophomore effort from Rochester, NY's Such Gold, a 7"/CD/digital EP coming Summer 2010.

Having garnered a rabid following in just over a year, based largely on the strength of their self-released demo and debut EP "Stand Tall" [released September 2009 on Mightier Than Sword Records], Such Gold blends melodic punk and hardcore with energetic live shows.

The band will be entering the studio in March with Greg Altman (Four Year Strong, A Loss For Words), with more details on their new EP coming soon. - more on this story