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On this day in 1986, Irish singer, songwriter and bassist Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy died of heart failure and pneumonia after being in a coma for eight days following a drug overdose. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here

Alice Cooper, Metallica, Fleetwood Mac, Nickelback Supergroup

(hennemusic) Alice Cooper rang in the new year by joining fellow Hall Of Famers James Hetfield (Metallica) and Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwod Mac), along with Pat Simmons (The Doobie Brothers) and Mike Kroeger (Nickelback), on stage in Maui to form a new rock n' roll supergroup for one night only.

The group got together to play on New Year's Eve for the MALA Benefit, which helped the Maui Food Bank.

The benefit was the second of two nights fronted by the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band; they played Dec. 30 at a Maui Celebrity Series concert at Maui Theatre in Lahaina, before suiting up for the New Year's benefit Mala Wailea to benefit the MACC and the Maui Food Bank. more on this story

Mike Portnoy Forms Band With Neal Morse

(Gibson) With all the will-they-won't-they news about an impending announcement from Dream Theater regarding the identity of their new drummer, one could be forgiven for losing track of outgoing drummer and founding member, Mike Portnoy.

But Portnoy has surfaced at the dawn of the New Year with a major announcement of his own, as he will be joining Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse in a brand new project.

The as-yet-unnamed project will also include multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse (Spock's Beard), vocalist Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev, Endochine), and bassist Dave LaRue, who plays with Steve Morse in the on-again-off-again Dixie Dregs. more on this story

Steven Tyler, Mick Fleetwood, Johnny Lang and John McVie Collaboration

(hennemusic) Aerosmith's Steven Tyler recently jammed with Camp Freddy in Los Angeles. During the jam Mick Fleetwood popped behind the drum kit as Tyler took center stage for the Fleetwood Mac track, "Rattlesnake Shake."

Then, Tyler and band jammed the Aerosmith classic, "Sweet Emotion," before closing out the show with Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love."

But that isn't the only collaboration the two have embarked on. In a new interview, Fleetwood spills the beans on the two rock legends working together. "Steven and Johnny Lang and John McVie and I are doing a track on a new tribute album for ZZ Top," Mick tells the Maui News. "We all got together and we had a ball." Would you believe Tyler has mad drum skills?

Behind the Video: The Johnstones' Let's Get F**ked Up (Drunkest Video Of All Time)

Today The Johnstones tell us the story behind their new video for "Let's Get F**ked Up," and as the title implies the clip is billed as the drunkest music video of all time. Here you go!

The Johnstones were given some money to make a video, but we wanted to do something really crazy, so We just rented out an office and bought enough beer and liquor to get everyone involved ridiculously smashed. From the Director to the Camera crew to the band everyone was as drunk as they could be. The Day took forever because as you could imagine we couldn't get anything done. And during the process some very absurd things happened, one of the extra's "Gary Kraft" actually fell over and broke two ribs, We had three pukers, and another Extra got so drunk that he passed out for 5 hours on the conference table. All the while we were filming.

The Johnstones have always been known for their crazy music videos and we really wanted to push the envelope and do something that has never been done before, resulting probably the dumbest, sloppiest, and definitely the drunkest music video ever made. We didn't want to be the band making a video about getting f**ked up without actually doing it so we went to the extreme, sense, to make a video that would never be played on MuchMusic Ever. As you can imagine, our label, management, and agency didn't care much for the video.

The Song "Let's Get F**ked Up" is going to be on our new album set to release in March 2011. The Johnstones are leaving for a Canadian tour titled "The Yellow Snow Tour" January 6th hitting 10 cities in Ontario and Quebec.

Now that you know the story behind this video, grab a drink and watch it for yourself right here (before it gets banned)!

Vince Neil DUI Trial Delayed

(hennemusic) Vince Neil will have some more time to prepare for his upcoming DUI trial in Las Vegas Justice Court.

The Las Vegas Sun reports that the Mötley Crüe singer was to have had his bench trial on a criminal drunken driving charge this Thursday, January 6.

But a spokeswoman for the the Clark County District Attorney's office confirmed Monday the trial has been reset for 9 a.m. Jan. 26 before newly elected Justice of the Peace William Kephart. more on this story

Rolling Stones To Tribute Ian Stewart

(Gibson) While conflicting messages continue to leak out about whether or not The Rolling Stones will record and tour in 2011 (official word, at the moment, is "no"), the band will apparently play together on an upcoming album by British pianist Ben Waters honoring the late, great Ian Stewart.

Waters will release the all-star Boogie for Stu in March, with proceeds going to the British Heart Foundation. Stewart, who was an original member of the band before being relegated to stage manager and studio pianist by manager Andrew Loog Oldham, died of a heart attack in 1985 (see related story).

The Stones fan site, It's Only Rock 'n Roll, has reported that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and even Bill Wyman will appear on the album, performing together on a cover of Bob Dylan's "Watching the River Flow." more on this story

Dave Navarro Reality TV Pilot Posted Online

Culture Brats have posted an unaired pilot that's been sitting on the shelves for five years for MTV's Grounded.

It's a show where celebrities would spend a few days back at home with their parents as "normal" people while the camera follows them around. The filmed pilot stars Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro.

It shows him going to Costco and McDonald's and babysitting his five- and eight-year-old brothers. Watch it here

Muse Aim For The Stars... Literally

(Gibson) It's safe to say that Muse have set their goals higher than any other band — literally. Teignmouth Community College's finest have reportedly had "discussions and coherent conversations" about the band performing in outer space. The U.K. trio are hoping to hitch a ride with Virgin mogul Richard Branson's Galactic Flights.

Frontman Matthew Bellamy told The Sun, "We've had some discussions about playing in space. Sometimes very coherent conversations and sometimes very late at night, but it's for real. I'm thinking of approaching Richard Branson to see if we could do it on his spacecraft he's got happening."

Bellamy says the band would undoubtedly have to scale back their arena-worthy stage show: "We do have a lot of equipment, so I guess we'd have to use pods to carry our stuff and we'd scale back the shows a lot. I don't think the spacecraft is like a Tardis [the space-time-bending Doctor Who vehicle], where we could get everything in we usually have. I do think it will be possible in the future and I'm sure it will happen in my lifetime. We'd love to be part of that." more on this story

Guns N Roses and Nine Inch Nails Members Guest on New Scarlet Haze Album

(PR) Scarlet Haze will be hitting the road in cities all over the US this Spring and Summer in support of their forthcoming album One Bad Bitch.

The bands' new album One Bad Bitch features performances by members of Guns N Roses and Nine Inch Nails. The first single "Reach Down" will be impacting radio on January 11th. The band is comprised of lead vocalist Kat Perkins and touring musicians Eric Warner (guitar), Steve McClurg (bass) and Peter Day Elledge (drums).

The band tours extensively and has shared the stage with many national touring artists including Bon Jovi, Candlebox, Saving Abel, Vince Neil, Blackstone Cherry, Rev Theory and Bret Michaels of Poison. Kat's sultry onstage persona is equally as dangerous as her music. Her attention to stage detail, musicianship, vocal ability and undeniable sexuality, both in attire and music, leave her fans both teased and pleased simultaneously. "Rock, like Scarlet Haze, is a full package," says Kat, "it's not just for the ears but the eyes as well – people just want to get off at a live show – and we aim to please!" more on this story

Dispatch Return With New Tour

Dispatch have announced their first summer tour in nearly a decade. Dispatch has taken the extraordinary step of setting ticket prices at $40 across the board.

Highlights on the tour include the first ever concert at the 25,000 capacity, brand new Red Bull Arena soccer stadium in Harrison, NJ, less than 10 miles from Manhattan, the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater outside of Denver, the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA and a hometown stand at TD Garden in Boston.

"Over these past few years we've really missed playing together, we've missed the road and we've missed our fans, and now we're back like Halley's Comet!," said Dispatch. "It's going to be a great summer." more on this story

Help The Foo Fighters Suck

(hennemusic) The Foo Fighters are back with a new album this year, they just finished things up on Monday. Now that the record is done, Dave Grohl wants to get the fans involved with their innovative "This Video Sucks" contest.

"I had this idea that, instead of going and spending a ton of money on one video, made by a director who's done it a trillion times," says Grohl.

"Why not split up the cash and give it to the fans and let the fans make 11 different videos for the band. So that, instead of just making one video as the album comes out, we have 11 different videos for the 11 songs on the record." more on this story

Liam Gallagher Looks To The Past For Pretty Green

(Gibson) Liam Gallagher's new band Beady Eye may be ready to tour in the new year, but the former Oasis singer has not forgotten his fashion muse.

Q magazine's greatest frontman of all time has his own fashion line, Pretty Green, and credits several rock and roll influences in his designs.

According to Music-News.com, his fashion favorites range from Paul Weller to The Beatles: "My fashion icons are, well, George Harrison always looked cool, all The Beatles always looked cool, Keith Richards, Steve McQueen looked good, The Jam, Paul Weller are all influences. The Stone Roses had a look – they were my first thing." more on this story

John Lennon's Abbey Road Suit Loses 80K at Auction

(hennemusic) Beatles memorabilia will likely always be hot sellers, and a New Year's Day auction has confirmed the latest market value on a few John Lennon-owned items.

The white, two-piece suit Lennon wore on the cover of the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album sold during Saturday's auction by Braswell Galleries of Norwalk, Conn.

Interesting to note that the Abbey Road suit has gone down in value; it last sold for $120,000 back in 2005. The unknown seller reportedly decided to put the item up for auction after experiencing some economic hardship, so while picking up some cash flow, he/she has unfortunately lost almost 80K with the resell. Ouch! That wasn't the only Lennon collectable auctioned off

Now, Now Tour

Now, Now have announced their 2011 tour which will include Hellogoodbye, Gold Motel, Jukebox The Ghost, and You Me And Everyone We Know at varying stages of the tour.

Kicking off January 21st in San Luis Obispo, CA, the 34 date (and counting) tour will take them across the country and back with dates on both coasts and everywhere in between.

Now, Now are out in support of their recently released EP Neighbors. The follow up to their full-length debut Cars. more on this story

Megasus Menace Of The Universe

Megasus will release "Menace Of The Universe," a new two-song mini EP, this month via Brutal Panda Records.

The songs, recorded this fall, mark the first new material for the band since their 2009 break-through, self-titled debut on 20 Buck Spin.

The record will feature a six panel die-cut jacket and limited edition silkscreened art prints designed and hand numbered by the band's own Ryan Lesser.

A record release show is being planned for early winter in Providence, with details to be released shortly. Additionally, the band is currently hard at work writing its sophomore album. Pre Order and more info

Justin Townes Earle On Letterman Tomorrow Night

Justin Townes Earle will make his network television debut tomorrow night on "The Late Show with David Letterman."

The appearance comes after a remarkably successful year for Earle and his acclaimed 2010 release Harlem River Blues (Bloodshot Records).

Earle will continue to tour in 2011 with a series of special European shows in January followed by U.S. dates in February. more on this story

Ekotren Hitting The Road

Ekotren have announced a Winter tour in support of their new album The Dead Of Night with Ill Nino, Anew Revolution, and Fashion Bomb.

The tour starts January 18th and will be trekking around the US through February.

The Dead Of Night was produced by Paul Trust (Diecast, Say Anything) this past summer. more on this story

Stratovarius' Jorg Michael Updates Fans On Cancer Fight

Stratovarius drummer Jorg Michael, who was diagnosed this past fall with a form of thyroid cancer has issued the following statement: I was overwhelmed by all the wishes, tons of emails and text messages I received from all over the world wishing me a speedy recovery. Thank you so much for supporting me. It made me feel very strong fighting these bastards inside of me.

I have some good news to tell you and believe me - I really enjoy to tell the world: The surgery was done over six weeks ago and the first therapy is done as well. All looks good so far and as [keyboardist] Jens [Johansson] told me before: 'Do not worry, Jörg. What should survive in your body after all that you did to him!' Finally, he was right. There are only small bits and bobs left - I will fight those with another therapy [session] in about four months time.I think I've been very lucky that it was discovered by one of my friends in a very early state. Very good that my friend decided to become a doctor; he was very lousy when he tried playing the guitar.

I'm currently practicing the drums to be ready and kicking again when the tour continues in the new year. I will be back. Thanks again for everything! See you in Paris and everywhere else...... Best, Jörg Michael" more on this story

Buttafuko Release Digital Album

(Submitted) Buttafuko are releasing download cards of their newest release "The Black Album" through CD Baby to make it as easy as possible for fans to get a hold of their music.

In a recent review of the cd on The BellerBytes Bryan Beller (Steve Vai, Dethklok) said "The 20 tunes on this disc sound like what Stormtroopers Of Death might have been if they took themselves even less seriously. It's power trio metal, but somehow it comes off as slightly punk as well."

The full album is available now at their Cd Baby page as well as iTunes, MediaNet, Napster, Amazon MP3, Spotify, Lala, Zune, Last.fm, Tradebit, Shockhound, GreatIndieMusic, ThumbPlay, MySpace Music, Emusic, Rhapsody, LimeWire more on this story

Ringo Starr's Childhood Home May Be Saved

(Gibson) The last we heard, Ringo Starr's childhood home was going to be torn down. Now, it may be saved from demolition, if British Housing Minister Grant Shapps has his way.

The Liverpool Council recently gave permission for the house at 9 Madryn Street to be demolished along with 444 others as part of an upgrade of buildings in the Dingle area. Minister Shapps has formally requested a postponement of the demolition while alternative plans are considered, although ultimately his department has the power to veto the Council's decision.

Ringo was born at the house but only lived there for a short time, before his family moved to nearby 10 Admiral Grove, a two-up, two-down house also in Dingle. more on this story

The Gray Lions Release Mark Hudson Produced Debut

The Gray Lions release their debut CD 'Run Wild' produced by the legendary Mark Hudson

Mark Hudson, well-known record producer, musician and songwriter, received notoriety as a performer, songwriter and TV personality in the 1970s. Starting out as a member of the Hudson Brothers trio, Mark achieved independent success as a record producer and songwriter working with an array of artists such as Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Harry Nilsson, Hanson and the Baha Men to name a few.

Marc Rubinstein and his Pig Light Show thrilled and amazed concert goers of the Fillmore East in NY and the Capitol Theatre in NJ in the late '60s and early '70s. Behind legendary bands like the Grateful Dead, Jethro Tull, Santana, Yes, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, the Allman Brothers and many, many others. Pig Light Show's visuals were like nothing ever seen before and since more on this story

The Sway Machinery Set New Release Date

(Sacks & Co.) The Sway Machinery will release The House of Friendly Ghosts, Volume 1 March 8 on JDub Records.

The Sway Machinery is a Brooklyn-based collective that performs a cosmopolitan amalgam inspired by ancient Jewish Cantorial music, blues, afro-beat and rock.

The House of Friendly Ghosts, Volume 1 features Timbuktu vocal superstar Khaira Arby. more on this story