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On this day in 1977, 29-year-old former T. Rex singer Marc Bolan was killed instantly when the car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes, London. Miss Jones broke her jaw in the accident. The couple were on the way to Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. A local man who witnessed the crash said, "When I arrived, a girl was lying on the bonnet and a man with long dark curly hair was stretched out in the road - there was a hell of a mess." Find out what else happened on this date in music history here -

Sharon Osbourne Vs Vince Neil

Sharon Osbourne has a few choice words for Vince Neil after learning that he trashed her in his new biography by calling her "the most evil and sh*ttiest woman I've ever met in my life".

"I was saddened to hear about the quote from Vince Neil's book. Vince, of course I tried to keep my husband away from you at all costs. I truly felt you were a danger to Ozzy, yourself and everyone around you," Sharon says in a statement according to Rock Radio. "I didn't want him to end up like Razzle, who died in a car accident because you were driving drunk; or like those two innocent people whose lives were ruined as a result of your actions.

"Today I see you as a pathetic 50-year-old party boy who continues to put innocent people's lives at risk by getting behind the wheel and driving drunk, and being arrested for assaulting women. Enough said."

Rock Radio points out that the tour in question ended 9 months before Neil killed Razzle in the drunk driving accident. Read more - here

Blink-182 TV Show Premieres Tonight

Big news for Blink-182 fans: FUSE launches A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus tonight September 16th at 7pm ET and we have a little sneak peak for you to check out.

Hosted by musician (blink 182 and +44) and producer Mark Hoppus, along with his co-host, comedian Amy Schumer, this one-hour, innovative weekly show will cover everything in the world of music with a humorous twist. Get a taste here

Every week, Hoppus will offer a place for music fans to discover and indulge their passions through interviews with artists and celebrities and musical performances by mainstream and emerging bands. - more on this story

Weezer Blinkerton Tour

Weezer have very special tour plans this fall according to a quote posted at Consequence of Sound. Here is the quote:

"This winter (November/December), Weezer will launch a multi-city U.S. tour, dubbed by fans as the 'Blinkerton Tour.'

"The band will play two shows in each market-on the first night Weezer will play the Blue Album in its entirety, and the second night they will play Pinkerton in its entirety."

- Consequence of Sound report

ZZ Top Recording New Album with Rick Rubin

(Gibson) Billy Gibbons has revealed that ZZ Top are working on their first studio album since 2003 and that it's being produced by producer extraordinaire Rick Rubin. Gibbons told Spinner.com that his Texas trio will return to the studio following a small stint touring with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (who have also worked with Rubin).

"He's very instrumental in striking a resonant chord," Gibbons said. "He's able to find ways to pull things out that you might not know were there in the first place."

Although ZZ Top remain a popular band and a concert draw, they haven't had a Top 10 album since 1990's Recycler. Does Gibbons think that Rubin's golden touch might return the band to the charts? - find out here

Rob Halford Gets Animated

Rob Halford has premiered a new animated video online for the song "Made Of Metal."

The track comes from the new album from the Judas Priest frontman's solo band Halford.

That album, "Halford IV - Made Of Metal" is set for release on September 28, 2010 but you check out the video - here.

Collective Soul Singer Announces Free Acoustic Show

Collective Soul frontman Ed Roland will be playing a free acoustic show at Atlanta's Loews Hotel (in Bar Eleven) on September 23.

According to the event page on Facebook, local Atlanta artist Ben Deignan will warm up the crowd beginning at 8 p.m.

Ed Roland (and special guests) will take the stage at 9 p.m. for an intimate, hour-long show. - more details here

Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate To Share The Stage

Some big news for Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate fans: The first annual benefit for Andrew McMahon's Dear Jack Foundation will be held on November 18, 2010 at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.

The evening will also mark the first time Andrew will perform with both Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate in the same night. Special guests Marc Roberge from OAR and singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson will also perform.

A raffle will be held at the show where fans can win special prizes including autographed gear, vacation packages, and more. An online auction featuring signed memorabilia by the band and friends will also be held to benefit the Dear Jack Foundation, Pediatric Cancer Research Fund and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Details of the online auction will be announced at a later date. - more on this story

Bad Company Add Tour Dates

The original lineup of Bad Company have added new concert dates to both their North American and Japan concert tours. T

he band will extend their 2010 North American tour with a new date confirmed for October 1st in Sacramento, California. Following the band's final U.S. dates in 2010, Bad Company will embark on their first tour of Japan in more than three decades, recently adding a third show in Tokyo due to am overwhelming demand for tickets.

In addition, Rhino/Warner Bros/Universal will release a greatest hits set "The Very Best of Free and Bad Company featuring Paul Rodgers" on September 22 in Japan, to coincide with the tour. - more on this story

Dream Theater's James Labrie Offering Free Song From New Solo Album

Dream Theater's James Labrie is giving away a free MP3 of a track from his new album Static Impulse.

The track is called "Mislead" and you'll have to do a little work to grab it. According to the announcement: All you have to do is spread the word via Facebook or Twitter and the song is yours! Details here The album comes out on September 27th in the UK/EU and September 28th in North America.

Labrie states: "The track 'Mislead' was a sleeping giant for Matt Guillory (keyboards) and I. Most of the parts came quickly, but seemed to be missing the key elements or ingredients that would keep you in its grip the entire ride. We kept playing with the interaction of the instruments and vocal melodies. Matt kept working his magic with the interplay of the keys, bass, guitar and drums. It wasn't until I was almost ready to lay my vocals that Matt and I felt it had all that it needed, but we wouldn't see the proof in the pudding until after both mine and Peter's vocals were laid. - more on this story

Fountains Of Wayne Announce Fall Tour

Fountains Of Wayne have announced a select run of dates in late September and early October on the east and west coasts.

The shows will include songs from their nearly-completed new album, the long-awaited follow up to 2007's Traffic And Weather, due for release early next year.

Marshall Crenshaw and Jill Sobule will open on select dates. - more on this story

Stone Sour Go Top 10

Roadrunner sent over news that Stone Sour's new album Audio Secrecy entered Billboard's Top 200 this week at No. 6, making it the second consecutive top ten debut for the 3-time Grammy nominated quintet.

The band also claimed the top spot on the iTunes Rock Album Chart, shooting straight to No. 1 with a special edition of the record, which included three bonus tracks. Internationally, the album garnered the highest debuts of the band's career including top 5 charts in Germany, Japan and Austria, as well as top 10 in the UK and Australia.

The album looks to maintain momentum with follow-up single "Hesitate," which already reached No. 11 on the iTunes Rock Singles Chart without the benefit of a radio campaign. The group will shoot a video for the song on September 20th in Los Angeles with director Paul Brown (Jack White/Alicia Keys, Avenged Sevenfold, John Mayer) and directing collective BETA MOVEMENT/Skulley FX. - more on this story

Sex Pistols Pretty Vacant For TV Ad

(Gibson) Although pop songs are common in TV advertising, the music of the Sex Pistols has yet to be featured in a commercial … until now. Spinner.com reports that the music of the U.K.'s most infamous punk band will accompany a British ad for this season's European Champions League (courtesy of bookmakers William Hill).

So which song was licensed for the spot? The Top 10 1977 British single "Pretty Vacant," from the Pistols' landmark album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.

While this will be the first Sex Pistols song to be used in this fashion, it's not the first time the voice of frontman John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) will be heard on a commercial. In 2008, Lydon contributed to a campaign for Country Life butter. Although he took heat for being a "sell-out" at the time, he has since claimed that they money from that campaign helped finance the recent tour for his other band, Public Image Ltd. - more on this story

Brandon Flowers Online Only Jimmy Kimmel Live Interview and Performance

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers sat down with fan Jimmy Kimmel Tuesday night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for a web exclusive interview.

In the interview Flowers discussed the creation and motivation behind his new solo album "Flamingo" and what this side project means for his band, The Killers.

After this discussion, Flowers went on to play 9 songs on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Outdoor Stage. - check it out here

Plain White T's Announce Wonders of the Younger

Hollywood Records have set an October 19th release date for Plain White T's new album Wonders of the Younger.

Plain White T's frontman Tom Higgenson describes the Ian Kirkpatrick-produced Wonders of the Younger as a collection of songs designed to evoke the feeling of awe and the yearning for adventure remembered from youth.

"It's still very much a Plain White T's album," says Higginson. "The songs are sincere and melodic, no matter what the subject matter. We want to create an experience that takes our fans to an unexpected place while still giving them songs to sing along to." - more on this story

Testament Begin Work On New Album

Testament are back from the American Carnage tour with Slayer and Megadeth and are ready to begin writing and recording their follow up to The Formation of Damnation.

"The American Carnage tour was great for us, but now is the time for us to hold off on performing and go full steam ahead on getting the record finished," says vocalist Chuck Billy. "We currently have studio time booked at the end of this year, and we're shooting for a mid-2011 release. The new album will most likely be a culmination of The Gathering and The Formation of Damnation, but we're definitely not going to forget who we are or our roots. I think we've found a comfortable spot in our writing style."

"I think the tour went really well for us. It's the first time we had a stage set to our live performance, which was a lot of fun, and it brought the band to a whole new level in regards to performing. Playing with Megadeth and Slayer again was a lot of fun," adds guitarist Eric Peterson. "We're going to be home during the fall and winter working on new material. As we speak, I'm working on new music, and we're shooting to record by the end of the year. That's our plan, but we're not going to just put out a record to put out a record. We have standards, and we're picky as to what exactly we want to put out." -

My Morning Jacket Plan New Album and Full Album Shows

(Gibson) Next month My Morning Jacket have a five-night New York City residency planned, during which they will perform each of their studio albums in their entirety – one a night. Guitarist Carl Broemel told Spin.com that it won't be an easy undertaking. "I'm really looking forward to it, even though it is kind of a daunting project," he said. "We have a huge list of songs we need to work on. The actual albums themselves will be the easy part. Super old EP stuff or covers we haven't played in years – that's where the real work is involved. We're going to get together for a few days and make our master plan for those nights."

The Kentucky-based band begin their stint at Terminal 5 on October 18, when they will perform The Tennessee Fire. Then there's At Dawn on October 19, It Still Moves on October 21, Z on October 22 and Evil Urges on October 23. Broemel said the first show will be the trickiest. "The first night will be the hardest, as far as getting songs together that we've never played before, but I think we've pretty much played everything once," he said.

The guitarist also said that MMJ will convene for a month before the end of 2010 to finish work on their sixth studio album, likely due in 2011. - more on this story

Big Four of Thrash DVD and Blu-Ray Details

BW&BK reports that the complete packaging design of The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria DVD and Blu-ray featuring Metallica , Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax has been revealed, as well details for the "super deluxe" box set edition.

Universal Music will release The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria DVD and Blu-ray containing footage of the June 22nd, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring rock festival featuring the Big Four of 1980s thrash metal - Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax.

The DVD hits the streets on October 15th in Northern Europe, October 18th in most of the rest of the world, October 19th in North America and the full shows from all four bands will be included in the two-disc set along with behind-the-scenes and interview footage. - Check out BW&BK for more details

Danko Jones Announces Dates With Ozzy, Korn, Guns N' Roses and Headlining Run

Danko Jones will be hitting the road again this fall for headlining dates and dates supporting Ozzy, Korn, Guns N' Roses.

Their tour plans include a special stop to kick-off the NHL's 2010-2011 season performing at the NHL Premiere game in Stockholm.

Following, the band will headline a run of 30+ dates through November making stops throughout the Benelux, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain and the UK, scheduled to return to the U.S. later this winter for a series of shows to be announced later this year. - more on this story

Queensryche's Empire Pushed Back

(Gibson) Queensryche have moved back the 20th anniversary edition of their landmark album, Empire, to November 9. The deluxe package was originally scheduled for release on September 14.

The two-CD and digital packages both include the remastered album, featuring six hit singles, including "Jet City Woman," "Another Rainy Night," "Anybody Listening?," "Best I Can," the title track and the #1 hit "Silent Lucidity." The package also includes 13 bonus tracks, featuring 10 previously unreleased live performances recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon in 1990. In addition to the live tracks, the bonus material also includes "Last Time in Paris" from the Ford Fairlane soundtrack, "Dirty Lil' Secret" and a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair."

The 2CD package is presented in a lift-top box with five postcards, a fold-out poster and a booklet featuring rare photos from the band's personal archive. - more on this story

Ignominious Incarceration Offer Post Van Crash Update

Ignominious Incarceration have checked in with fans to update them on where the band is at after they were forced to cancel much of their European tour after the band's tour van crashed.

The band was driving through France on their way back to the UK, when the van carrying members of both Ignominious Incarceration and labelmates And Hell Followed With was involved in a crash on the motorway. Thankfully no one was seriously injured, though members were left with broken bones, cuts and bruises.

Almost a month on from the crash, Ignominious Incarceration bassist Chris Ball discusses the band's recovery and progress on the new album: "After nearly a month after our crash, we're all doing well - we're using this time to finish writing, spend time with our family and friends and get a butt-load of gaming in, haha! My knee still can't bend that much but it shouldn't take long for it to get back to normal and Sam's foot is returning to its normal self! - more on this story

Percy Jones, Neil Citron and The Electric Prunes' Walter Garces Announce Bang Tower Album Release

Bang Tower's debut album 'Casting Shadows' will be released by Declassified Records on September 28, 2010. Here is some background info:

Bang Tower is a progressive musical alliance featuring legendary bassist Percy Jones, who is best known for his work with Brand X, a band that also featured Genesis legend Phil Collins.

Along with Jones, the power-prog trio also includes Grammy winning guitarist/engineer/producer Neil Citron. Walter Garces, who also performs with '60s psychedelic marvels The Electric Prunes, rounds off the trio with his skillful drumming. - more on this story

Lupe Fiasco Takes on Joy Division

(Gibson) Rapper Lupe Fiasco has a new band, and he says they are a tribute to rock legends Joy Division. Taking a page out of pal Kanye West's playbook, Fiasco has chosen to sing (not rap) with the post-punk group, named Japanese Cartoon. However, the Chicago MC takes it one step further, using a fake British accent on the band's debut album.

"The true inspiration for Japanese Cartoon is the band Joy Division," Fiasco told Complex.com. "You ever watch footage of Joy Division singing? Ian Curtis is like a straight nerd. And he [doesn't look] like the rock and roll type. But when he got on stage, he became a completely different animal, like he was having a seizure on stage."

Japanese Cartoon's album, In the Jaws of the Lords of Death, is available as a free download on AllSabotage.com. There's no word yet if the band's next album will be a tribute to New Order. -

Young The Giant Announce Dates with Futurheads and CMJ Debut

Young The Giant have announced additional Fall U.S. tour dates supporting The Futureheads.

This run of dates kicks off on September 29 at Seattle's Crocodile Café and will include shows in Portland, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Denver and Dallas before wrapping on October 12 at Austin's Emo's.

The band will also be making their CMJ Music Marathon debut at this year's fest in NYC, playing multiple day and night parties during October 19-23, 2010. - more on this story

Algaion Announce First Album In Over A Decade

Pulverised Records will release extreme metalers Algaion's first new album in 13 years sometime this fall.

According to the announcement, their first long player since 1997's General Enmity, Exthros -- Greek for "enemy" -- offers an unrivaled blend of scathing blackened death metal with the alluring gloom that made Algaion so intriguing in the first place.

The group features guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Mathias Kamijo (ex-Pain, Morifade), vocalist Mårten Björkman (Arditi, ex-Octinomos) and drummer Robert Eng (Corporation 187, ex-Satanic Slaughter). - more on this story

Joey Vera and Mike Stone Joining Lemmy, Marky Ramone, Michael Graves, Billy Sheehan and more for Ramones Jam

More rockers have been added to the all-star Ramones jam: Bassist Joey Vera (Armored Saint/Fates Warning) and Mike Stone (former Queensryche/Peter Criss) will join (Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, David Lee Roth), Michael Graves (The Misfits), Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint), Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult), Andy Hilfiger (bassologist/Fashion Guru) and Marky Ramone himself for a full concert of The Ramones.

You will hear the music that defined many generations and inspired many bands. Marky's set list is comprised of 31 historical Ramones songs such as Sedated, K.K.K., Psychotherapy, Blitzkreig Bop, Pinhead and more!

The legendary Rock Hall of Fame drummer for The Ramones is performing a special all-star fund-raising concert on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8pm in the MI Concert Hall. Doors open at 7:30pm.

The concert is in benefit for the newly-created Marky Ramone Drum Scholarship for Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA. "I am much honored to be chosen as an artist for the scholarship program. Music for kids is very important to have," explains Marky. 100% of the event proceeds will fund the newly-created Marky Ramone Drum Scholarship at MI. - more on this story

Leaves' Eyes Announce More Dates

Leaves' Eyes sent over the following update about their upcoming tour plans including the new dates:

"After the cancellation of the Kamelot tour, Leaves' Eyes will play the next headlining shows in the USA and Canada.

"Direct support will come from our Canadian friends Blackguard. Be sure to come and check out the show - we hope to see you all there!" - dates

Vains of Jenna's Everybody Loves You When You're Dead Video

(PR) With a new lead singer and a fresh 'take on the world' spirit in tow, Los Angeles rockers (via Sweden), Vains of Jenna, are proud to announce the release of their latest video "Everybody Loves You When You're Dead 2010 Mix".

The song, which was originally released on 2009's "The Art of Telling Lies" features new frontman Jesse Forte is currently available on the band's YouTube site. The video, co-directed by Eric Sernot along with band bassist and co-founder JP White, was shot in Sweden between tour dates during VoJ's European Tour, which led them from Italy, Czech Republic, France, Denmark, Germany, The UK and back to their former homeland of Sweden.

Additionally, as of September 1st, 2010 a new 5 song EP (on RLS/Raw Noize Records) has been released on iTunes with the official hard copy release available September 14, 2010. VoJ will return stateside for a Fall US Tour beginning October 2nd, 2010 at the infamous "Whiskey-A-Go-Go" in Hollywood, CA and will be playing shows in Argentina and Brazil in late October 2010 for the first time ever. In 2011 the band will release special edition covers release (through Deadline-Cleopatra Records) followed by another full-length release of brand new original music and a coast-to-coast tour.

- Watch it here

Rob Zombie Announced For The Royal Flush Festival

This year's Royal Flush Festival will feature Rob Zombie signing copies of his new album and Royal Flush Magazine as well as Downtown Calling- a documentary narrated by Deborah Harry opening the film festival, and Kaiju Big Battel, the world's only live, monster fighting spectacle in its one and only New York City performance of 2010.

Here are the full details: The Royal Flush Festival returns with another highly anticipated and eclectic lineup of independent films, live rock performances, and underground art events taking place October 11-18 at Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and other venues throughout the city.

Named after Royal Flush Magazine, the killer, nationally-distributed rag that celebrates underground music, art, video games, pop-culture and indie movies with original & customized artwork, the Royal Flush Festival has more value than any other film festival in New York while doing so at a fraction of the cost. During the festival, Royal Flush Magazine will reveal Book 7 featuring on its two covers rock superstar and horror movie director Rob Zombie as well as the cast of FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, respectively. Zombie will sign copies of Royal Flush Magazine Book 7, and the bonus edition of Hellbilly Deluxe 2 at Forbidden Planet in Manhattan on October 11. - more on this story