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On this day in 1966, Jimi Hendrix appeared live for the first time in the U.K. when he jammed with Cream at their gig at London Polytechnic. And in 1982, John Cougar went to #1 on both the U.S. album and singles chart with the album American Fool and the single "Jack and Diane." Find out what else happened on this date in music history here -

Robert Plant Hints At Led Zeppelin Reunion

(Gibson) It's been a long time since they rock and rolled (well, just since 2007, really), but Led Zeppelin might be reuniting. Frontman Robert Plant, currently on tour with his Band of Joy project, hinted about the possibility. "I think we're probably thinking about talking," he told The Onion's A.V. Club.

Plant, who's been performing some Zeppelin tunes – along with spirituals and cover songs –while on tour with guitarist Buddy Miller and company, said that he still feels the need to sing his former band's songs.

"I think everybody feels the same, really," he said. "It's not even a talking point. I don't know how many times Stephen Stills has been asked about whether or not he wants to go back to Buffalo Springfield. Maybe he and Neil [Young] got out in time before it actually had the same kind of effect… I've still got a twinkle in me." - more on this story

Zakk Wylde Hospitalized For Blood Clot

Zakk Wylde was once again hospitalized on Thursday after suffering a blood clot, according to a posting on his website.

The notice said that Wylde was diagnosed with a blood clotting condition in his leg, and was admitted to a hospital in Nebraska. It is a reoccurrence of an issue first diagnosed in August 2009.

According to Omaha.com Wylde was still in the hospital Thursday night, but his publicist said he was doing well. - more on this story

Bloc Party Star Bitten By A Lion

(Gibson) Russell Lissack, guitarist for indie bands Ash and Bloc Party, was hospitalized earlier this month with a nasty bite from a lion!

SpinnerMusic is reporting that Lissack was on tour with Ash in South Africa, when he and singer Tim Wheeler decided to visit a wild animal sanctuary. At the facility, Lissack was playing with a lion cub when the creature bit him, drawing blood. But that was just the beginning of the adventure.

The Chingford, England native was driven to a local hospital for a tetanus booster. Unfortunately for Lissack, after his arrival the hospital was sealed off after two patients died from an unidentified virus.

Finally, when Lissack was released, the band was involved in a car accident on the way back to their hotel. Fortunately, no one was injured. - more on this story

Fire Destroys Telsa's Studio

(Gibson) A three-alarm fire tore through the Sacramento recording studio for the band Tesla Wednesday morning.

Lost in the early morning blaze were recording equipment, guitars and memorabilia from the band's nearly three-decade career.

The studio was owned by Tesla bassist-songwriter Brian Wheat. Wheat was out of town at the time of the incident, but his wife was reportedly on the scene and directing firefighters during the cleanup, in an effort to save priceless equipment and memorabilia. It was reported on local station KCRA that much of the material onsite was destroyed. There is no word yet on the cause of the fire. -

Dave Navarro Talks Suicide

(Rock Radio) Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro has responded to the suicide of a music student by appealing to teenagers who feel repressed to seek help before taking their own lives.

Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old New Jersey musician, jumped to his death after two fellow students secretly filmed him having gay sex and then broadcast the footage online.

Now Navarro has written an open letter to gay, bisexual and transgender teens in which he admits he considered suicide at times in his own life as he struggled with the murder of his mother and drug addiction. He begs people to realize that while being a victim of bullying can be horrific, the experience will pass and lead to better times. - more on this story

Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax Says America Deserves A Big Four Tour

(Gibson) Dave Mustaine (of Megadeth), Scott Ian (of Anthrax) and Kerry King (of Slayer) recently did a joint interview with Spin to talk about the Jagermeister Music Tour, which features all three of their bands.

When asked who puts on the best live show, Mustaine was quick to answer. "The best live show that I've ever seen is Slayer," he said. "Their energy is just over the top. We try to play our best. But, as far as the energy and stuff, I've never seen anybody do what Kerry and Slayer can do."

Guitarist/vocalist King deferred the compliment and focused on what made each thrash metal band great. "We're all totally different animals," King said. "I call Megadeth nerd metal – not detrimentally, but they're guitar geeks. They blow away the guitar geeks. They're very good at what they do. And then you have guitar geeks come look at us, and they're like, 'Yeah, it's kind of heavy.' But the intricacies of the leads and stuff? C'mon, that's Megadeth's specialty. We're just angry and throwing and spitting aggression. All four bands [including Metallica] started from one place and evolved into a four-headed monster. There's four very different things happening."

All three guys seemed to agree that they'd like to do a Big Four tour (with Metallica) on their home turf. "America deserves it," Ian said. "We played seven shows in Europe and you've got four American bands. We have to play in the United States." -

Elton John and Leon Russell Hitting The Road

Elton John and Leon Russell will be hitting the road for a U.S. tour in support of 'The Union', the duo's collaborative album to be released October 19th in the U.S. on Decca (October 25th in the U.K. on Mercury Records.).

The concerts will feature Elton John and Leon Russell performing a night full of their hits, including selections from 'The Union'. The album marks the first time these iconic artists have worked together since 1970.

Produced by Oscar and multiple-Grammy winning producer T Bone Burnett, 'The Union' was recorded live in the studio with Elton and Leon on dueling pianos. The 14-track disc includes selections written by Elton and his lifelong lyricist Bernie Taupin, as well as the combined incomparable songwriting team consisting of Leon, Elton, Bernie and T Bone covering a variety of musical genres-from R&B, soul, gospel, country, pop and rock. - more on this story

Remy Zero's Members To Give Fans Dead Snares This Month

Remy Zero members led by Jeffrey Cain will be giving fans Dead Snares this month. Dead Snares of course it a group and their debut album Speak The Language is set for release on popantipop on October 26th, 2010. Here is the info we were sent:

Dead Snares is the artistic creation of Jeffrey Cain from the band Remy Zero. Produced by Darrell Thorpe (Radiohead, Beck, Snow & Voices) and Jeffrey Cain, Speak The Language also features fellow Remy Zero band mates Cedric LeMoyne playing bass alongside Remy Zero drummer Gregory Slay, who passed away earlier this year. Rounding out the Dead Snares line-up is multi-instrumentalist Leslie Van Trease and keyboardist Jebin Bruni (Aimee Mann, PIL).

Jeffrey Cain grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where he met and joined the band Remy Zero in his teens. Remy Zero was catapulted into the spotlight when Radiohead, so impressed with an early Remy Zero demo they heard, invited the band to open their stateside tour. Three critically acclaimed albums later, Remy Zero was a household name with "Save Me" used as the theme song for WB TV show Smallville. Remy Zero songs came to be featured in a laundry list of films including such taste-making standouts as the Garden State soundtrack. After a decade of success, the band parted ways in order to move on into new directions. - more on this story

Kenny Wayne Hendrix Shepherd

To celebrate the release of Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band's LIVE! In Chicago, Roadrunner Records is offering a special edition of the album that includes Kenny's cover of the Jimi Hendrix classic "Voodoo Child."

Originally recorded in 1968, "Voodoo Child" has gotten superstar treatment by legends Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton and now, Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

"[Voodoo Child] is pretty much the guitar anthem of all time. From that amazing opening riff to the way he breaks it down in the middle and gets funky, the whole thing is incredible. There are things Jimi did on the guitar that humans just can't do. You can try all day, even if you're playing the right notes, it's not the same. It definitely seems as if he was coming from a higher place when he played." – Kenny Wayne Shepherd

- Check it out here

The Who's Daltrey Fears A Lost Generation

(Rock Radio) The Who's frontman Roger Daltrey worries that new technology means younger generations aren't taking time to stop and think – meaning they'll be too easily controlled by the powers that be.

He fears the angry sentiments of classic track My Generation might not be echoed by future kids, because they're too busy interacting with the virtual world to think about the real world around them.

"I'm not a luddite, but what makes me nervous about it all is what it's doing to humans. There are huge psychological issues which will only become apparent in the next 20 years," Daltrey said in a fan Q&A. "Young people don't contemplate any more. Everything happens so fast the time for contemplation has disappeared. It could become very easy to control the whole world. And if people don't contemplate, where to epiphanies come from? It gets out of balance." - A lot more from Roger here

Singled Out: The Sleeping

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today The Sleeping's frontman Douglas Robinson tells us about "Young Vibes... Don't Run Away From Me" from their brand new album "Big Deep," which was released this week. We now turn it over to Douglas for the story:

The first single off of our new record is called "Young Vibes... Don't Run Away From Me" and it's basically the realization point that we are all inevitably getting older. I've always been inspired by the topic of growing up and I don't mean that in a completely positive way. We all know getting older is a scary thing and in the lyrics to this song I touch on that, heavily. It's a song about not wanting to let go of your childhood and all of the memories of innocence.

Musically, this was one of the first songs we had written when we began the whole writing/recording process. Paul had this really cool riff out of a jam session that had a bit of a Michael Jackson vibe to it. Very clean and fast with a dance like energy. We played off of that and finished it within a few days. Maybe even a couple of days. It was actually one of the songs I remember having trouble with, melody wise. I remember singing early ideas of the melodies that are on the track now and everyone being a little unsure. I tried a million different choruses and whatever else I could think of to make it come alive... but I had nothing. The funny thing is in the end... I went right back to the first idea I had and now the song is our first single, haha. I just felt it and tried everything I possibly could until I realized.. "Hey, I loved the original s*** I was doing... let's just stick with that and make it the best."

Now lyrically.... Right before I moved to LA (from NY) I had met up with a ton of my childhood friends and as amazing as that was, it was also a pretty scary turning point in my life. We all talked about what we do now and how great the old times were but there was something missing in everyone's' eyes and I could see right through them. It was very depressing. Even though we (most of us) do what we love every single day... there is still a longing for innocence and I can tell everyone felt like that when we all got together in one room. Some people couldn't stay too long because of their new families at home and it really made things hit a lot harder. So we drank and talked and drank some more and we all knew that after that night we, most likely, wouldn't be seeing each other for a long time.

Anyway, I moved and experienced truly getting away for a while until I came to the conclusion that I needed to move back to NY. There were a mixed number of reasons for this but one of the main ones was the fact that, I don't want to keep floating away from my friends. Yeah, I needed that time to myself but a lot can happen when you disappear for a while. Blend that with all of my confusing thoughts on getting older and a flight back to NY seemed pretty necessary to me.

I returned to NY and went through all of the thoughts on the subject that I had put to paper... and then "Young Vibes..." was formed.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself as you check out the video and learn more about the album, grab tour dates and more - right here!

Live Paul Weller CD and DVD Coming

(Gibson) Paul Weller will release a new CD/DVD deluxe package, featuring performances from Weller's five-night stay at London's Royal Albert Hall earlier this year, according to NME.

The DVD, titled Find the Torch, Burn the Plans, will feature a documentary by Julien Temple (The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle) and a guest appearance by Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones. The album will feature material from the Royal Albert Hall, as well as a show at the BBC Theatre, with appearances by Richard Hawley (Pulp) and Lauren Pritchard.

The CD and DVD will be packaged in a hardback book style, with exclusive prints and a new interview with the Jam/Style Council legend, as well. The release date is set for November 29. - more on this story

Guster Street Journal Leak

The Wall Street Journal's website is probably the very last place you would expect to find a exclusive full album stream but somehow Guster pulled it off, being the first band to do so. Here is the announcement:

A full album stream of Guster's eagerly anticipated new album 'Easy Wonderful' posted to the Wall Street Journal's website. This is the paper's first-ever full album stream. It is available for free and on-demand here In an accompanying feature, Wall Street Journal writer John Jurgensen hails the album's "jangly, ebullient rock with lots of bright open spaces" but adds, "in the midst of all that sunny pop, there are shadows lurking."

In other Guster news, the group's new single "Do You Love Me" was chosen as the iTunes Free Video Download of the Week this week. It's available - here

Chiodos Full Album Stream

Chiodos is now streaming their new album, Illuminaudio, in its entirety on MySpace here.

The album will be available in stores and online on October 5th.

Chiodos will head out on the "Congregation of the Damned" tour this fall with Atreyu, blessthefall, Architects (UK), and Endless Hallway. - more on this story

John Lennon, McCartney, Elvis, Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga Rare Items Up for Auction

The Gotta Have It! Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction have collectables on offer from the biggest stars of yesterday and today including never before released Lady Gaga demo CDs, along with a performance DVD from her days as Stefani Germanotta, all from her first manager Bob Leone, which will hit the auction block next week.

Also up for auction is a spectacular line up of rock 'n roll / pop culture items that are as legendary as the stars themselves. The items run the gamut from the Paul McCartney's original handwritten lyrics for "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," including revisions to John Lennon's fingerprinted application for US residence from Elvis Presley's brown suede jacket worn at the "Million Dollar Quartet" Sun Studio sessions to Bob Dylan's handwritten and dated lyrics to "Song to Woody," the first song he ever recorded.

The auction will go live at http://www.gottahaverockandroll.com/ starting Wednesday, October 6th through Friday, October 15th. - more on this story

Jimmy Eat Slacker

Slacker has launched Radio Jimmy Eat World, a radio station, which of course will feature songs from the JEW and songs that have inspired them with comments and introductions from Jimmy Eat World band members.

Songs from the band's entire career will be featured on the station including those from the band's brand new album Invented. - more on this story

Neil Young Making Le Noise on YouTube

Yesterday YouTube launched the Le Noise Film — a 38-minute black and white film of eight live-in-studio performances of the eight songs that appear on Neil Young's brand-new album Le Noise.

These appear in the Spotlight section of You-Tube's homepage as well as on Young's YouTube channel . In addition to the performances, there will also be a personal introduction by Young himself, along with behind-the-scenes clips from album producer, Daniel Lanois, and more.

The performances, shot by filmmaker Adam CK Vollick, feature Young on acoustic and electric guitars at Lanois' home studio in Silverlake, CA, where Young and Lanois recorded Le Noise. - http://www.youtube.com/neilyoung

Devo To Receive Moog Honor

(Gibson) Devo have been selected to receive the first-ever Moog Innovation Award. The pioneering New Wave band will be presented with the honor during the upcoming Moogfest 2010, which will be staged in Asheville, N.C. on October 29-31. In conjunction with their selection, the group will receive "a very special synthesizer, details of which will be revealed in the coming weeks," reports Moog Music.

Recipients of the previously-titled Moog Award include Keith Emerson, Jan Hammer, and Bernie Worrell. Moog Music spokesperson Emmy Parker issued the following statement:

"The first recipient of the Moog Innovation Award is Devo and we feel that they are a perfect representation of innovative sound-sculpting and genre-defying electronic music. Like Bob Moog, Devo enthusiastically charted their own course and thus dramatically affected pop culture because of it. Not to mention the fact that they used Moog instruments to create their inimitable sound." - more on this story

The Funeral Party Coming in January

RCA sent over word that Funeral Party have set January 25, 2011 as the new U.S. release date for their debut album Golden Age Of Knowhere.

Rising out of the East L.A. party scene, Funeral Party has made their presence known worldwide, earning a spot on NME's 50 Best New Bands of 2010, a spotlight feature in UK's famed Q Magazine and added to BBC Radio Zane Lowe's "Hottest Record in the World" playlist.

Soon after signing with RCA Records, Funeral Party, whose name was inspired by a Cure song of the same title, finished recording tracks for their full-length debut, Golden Age of Knowhere. - more on this story

Wilco Sideband The Autumn Defense Hitting The Road

The Autumn Defense have posted the first single from their forthcoming album online and have announced their tour plans. Don't know who The Autumn Defense is? Read on:

By day, John Stirratt and Patrick Sansone sell thousands of albums and tour the world as members of indie juggernaut Wilco, while lending their writing, playing and producing abilities to dozens of high-profile recordings. But by night these renowned pros are able to sit down, relax and create something special that comes straight from the heart of why they pursued music as a career - and that's The Autumn Defense.

The band recently made their first single from Once Around (11/2, Yep Roc) "Back of My Mind" available online here. Grab the tour dates - here

From Darkness to a Dream Bruce Springsteen Exhibit

The Morrison Hotel Gallery have announced the premiere exhibition and sale of From Darkness to a Dream, a special dual exhibition including new and never before seen photography from Frank Stefanko and Danny Clinch - fellow New Jersey natives, friends and artistic collaborators of Bruce Springsteen.

Stefanko and Clinch were behind the lens of some of the most intimate and iconic portraits of Springsteen from his seminal 1978 album, Darkness on the Edge of Town to his 16th studio album released in 2009, Working on a Dream. Now for the first time, these two artists present their photography in one exhibit, providing a stunning visual narrative of a musical legend. - more on this story

Stew & The Negro Problem Finish New Album and Are Hitting The Road

Stew & The Negro Problem have announced their first national tour in six years following Stew And Heidi Rodewald's Tony-Winning Broadway show Passing Strange.

First there was the Negro Problem, a band that rose through the ranks of L.A.'s indie scene in the late '90s and early aughts. Deemed "L.A.'s best band" by the L.A. Weekly in 1992, the unit — propelled by Stew and Heidi Rodewald — recorded three critically acclaimed albums: Post Minstrel Syndrome (1997), Joys & Concerns (1999) and 2002's Welcome Back. The New York Times cited the last as "perhaps the finest collection of songs an American songwriter has come up with this year."

When Stew and Heidi began work on Passing Strange, the theater production that went on to become both a Spike Lee-directed movie and Tony Award winner for "Best Book of a Musical," The Negro Problem was put on hold. This past year, however, the band returned to sell out six nights at St Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, performing primarily new material. The inspiration was born to record a new album (in the can) and take the band on the road once again. - more on this story

Save the 100 Club

(Gibson) Although the legendary London music venue that has seen seminal gigs from the likes of The Clash, The Sex Pistols and Oasis is facing closure, a campaign called Save the 100 Club is underway.

According to gigwise.com, campaign founder Tony Morrison said, "In over 30 years of being a musician, I have seen venues like the Marquee, CBGB's and virtually the whole of the London pub circuit disappear and this country's reputation of new and exciting music is under threat because of these factors.

"Where are new bands going to play when the last venue has shut up shop? We need to be able to say in 10 years time, the music scene in London and the U.K. is thriving, don't we?" - more on this story

Mt. Desolation Departure

Mt. Desolation have released their first music video for the song "Departure," which is the opening track from their forthcoming self-titled debut album out October 19th via Cherrytree/Interscope.

Directed by Tom Palliser, the video features the core members of Mt. Desolation – Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin from Keane – alongside friends and collaborators Ronnie Vannucci (The Killers), Winston Marshall (Mumford & Sons), Tom Hobden (Noah & The Whale), Andrew Lowe and band members Jessica Staveley-Taylor (The Staves), Fimbo, Phil Renna, and John-William Scott. Check out the video here

Mt. Desolation have just wrapped their UK tour and are preparing to take the states by storm with a tour this October. The band will open for Mumford & Sons on a string of west coast dates before heading east for their own set of headlining gigs. -

Little Steven Van Zandt Announces Wicked Cool Releases

Wicked Cool Records has unveiled a slate of releases and tour dates from its bands this fall. Lead by Chairman and Founder Little Steven Van Zandt, Wicked Cool will unleash four 7" singles from The Breakers, The Woggles, The Len Price 3, and The Launderettes. Keeping in Wicked Cool's tradition of rewarding the vinyl fans, each 7" will include an exclusive B-Side.

Van Zandt is currently producing the album from The Breakers (Copenhagen, DK), and he's co-written several songs with the band as well. The album was recorded in NYC earlier in the year, and will be out in February 2011. The new digital single, "Riot Act," is already available online (http://mysp.ac/a2aLWw), along with a short promo video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM1owp1iS2k).

In addition, The Contrast, from Peterborough, UK, will premiere new videos in the fall for "I Am Alien" and "Take Me Apart." The Woggles (Athens, GA) will hit the road for an autumn tour that includes dates with Southern Culture on the Skids. -

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Announce Shows

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds have announced shows in Denver and Las Vegas this December.

They will perform at the new 1st Bank Center in Bloomfield, CO (metro Denver area) for the first time on December 9th at 7:30 pm.

And they will return to the Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV on December 10th and 11th at 7:30 pm. -