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On this day in 1969, Elvis Presley began a 10-day recording session that would produce his final U.S. #1 record, "Suspicious Minds." The tracks were laid down at American Sound Studios in Memphis and marked the first time Presley had recorded in his hometown since his Sun Records days in 1956. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here

Dire Straights Gay Ban

(Rock AAA) Classic Dire Straits track Money for Nothing has been banned from public broadcast in Canada – after receiving just one complaint 25 years after its release.

The global hit single came out on the band's iconic fifth album, Brothers in Arms, in May 1985 and won a Grammy for best rock performance the following year.

But the original version included the word "faggot" referring to homosexuals, and although a cleaned-up edition was made available, Oz-FM in Newfoundland played the first edition in February last year. more on this story

Slipknot Porn Connection

(Gibson) Slipknot singer Corey Taylor has revealed that the songs on Slipknot's first album were mostly written in the bathroom of a pornography store. The frontman told The Guardian that he used his time at the shop to inspire the band's early stuff.

"The lyrics for the first Slipknot album were written in the bathroom, while I was working 9 a.m. 'til 8 p.m. at a porn shop," he said. "I would always have my notebook and pen, and for some reason, every time I'd go to the bathroom I'd start writing something great."

Porn wasn't the only inspiration. Taylor also gave credit to Nirvana, Tom Petty and Pink Floyd, as well as writers Hunter S. Thompson and Allen Ginsberg. more on this story

Def Leppard Plan New Songs, Box Set and Tour and Viviam Campbell Remembers Ronnie James Dio

(Gibson) Vivian Campbell spoke to Rush on Rock about his lifelong love of Thin Lizzy, as well as what's in store for Def Leppard. He also touched on the passing of the man who gave him his first big break, Ronnie James Dio.

On joining Thin Lizzy for their European tour, which will also see the band supporting Paul Rodgers: "I remember thinking what an exciting opportunity this was for me. As a guitarist, their music has always been such a huge part of my life. I'm entirely self-taught and taught myself a lot of Lizzy songs. It's very exciting to be in this position."

On what's in store for Def Leppard in 2011: "We have a live record coming out in 2011, and we're looking at attaching two, three or four new songs to that album when it comes out. There are also plans for a career-encompassing box set. Leppard will be back this summer, and we'll be touring North America and Canada."

On the passing of Ronnie James Dio: "You know, I was numb to the whole thing. I hadn't talked to Ronnie in 25 years, so it wasn't as if we were close. My mother died nine or 10 days before him… And my father died nine months before that. It was a really tough year on a personal level, and I had enough to think about. The news about Ronnie James Dio just bounced off me." Vivian went on to say, "It was a difficult relationship on a personal level anyway. I was really proud of the music we made together, but it was tough being in a band together. But he died way too young." more on this story

Freddie Mercury Movie Underway

(Rock AAA) Queen guitarist Brian May has confirmed that the long-awaited biopic of singer Freddie Mercury will be shot this year, starring Sacha Baron Cohen. And it's just one part of an action-filled year for the band.

May says: "Work is fully underway. Peter Morgan has delivered a first draft of the movie, which everyone is very excited about, and Sacha is chomping at the bit to get into the role in a way which would delight Freddie.

"The whole team is preparing a shoot for later this year and a release in the autumn of 2012. Roger Taylor and I keep an ever-open door for ideas for Queen, a band which somehow refuses to lie down." more on this story

Singled Out: Scarlet Haze's Reach Down Feat. Bumblefoot from Guns N' Roses

Today Kat Perkins of Scarlet Haze tells us about their brand new single "Reach Down" which features Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal from Guns N Roses on guitar. The track comes from their forthcoming album "One Bad Bitch". Here is the story:

Sex. That word alone catches people's attention. For some, it makes their skin crawl. For others, it makes them blush, or in the best case, gets them instantly intrigued. What a perfect topic to write and sing about, right? In all the above scenarios, the topic of sex sparks an emotion. In "Reach Down" I am talking about safe sex, fantasy, and my imagination. Males and females alike will connect with this song even if they are too embarrassed to otherwise open up about this topic with their friends!

The tempo and rhythm of the lyrics to this song are fantastically exhausting and it gets your heart pumping by the end! My guest guitarist, Ron Thal of Guns N' Roses, shapes this song with a sort of call and response with my voice and of course, his solo takes the listener to a whole different kind of exciting climax. Ron has a very special touch that musically completes this song in so many ways.

All in all, I love the way this song is intended to take you on a sexual journey, and hopefully makes you feel that 'flying solo' some days or nights is not a crime. It can also be extremely safe, fun, exciting, and empowering! If I've learned anything about being an artist, it's that the subject matter of a song can take it to a whole new level. Add some rockin' melodies and a ripping guitar solo, and you have yourself a damn cool tune to put out there.

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

Bret Michaels To Rock The Steelers

(hennemusic) Bret Michaels will play a playoff party this Friday night for his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers, in advance of the team's Divisional Playoff against the Baltimore Ravens this Saturday.

"I go black-and-gold, all the way," Michaels, a Butler, PA native, told MTV News last year. "I grew up a member of (Jack) Lambert's Lunatics in the '70s, and remember all the insanity of the old Three Rivers Stadium. It's truly in my blood."

Fox News reports Michaels will perform at the Steelers' playoff party on Friday, January 14 at Stage AE, the new Amphitheater next to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. more on this story

Green Day Movie?

(Gibson) Green Day might be bringing their American Idiot musical to the silver screen, after already hitting Broadway with the production, based on their 2004 album. According to The New York Times, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong would play a significant role in the film.

"We're definitely in talks," said Michael Mayer, who directed the stage version of Idiot. "There are people who have the ability to make it happen, who have expressed genuine interest in it, and we want to do it, so I think it could happen." Tom Hanks' Playtone production company is among those who are interested in putting together the film version.

Mayer also said that bringing in Armstrong to play the role of St. Jimmy (which he's done twice so far on Broadway) is "a no-brainer." more on this story

Black Country Communion Album and Tour Plans

(hennemusic) Possibly the most exciting new act last year was a collection of seasoned rock and blues veterans with unbelievable chops to match their impeccable résumés. They were, of course, Black Country Communion – featuring Deep Purple singer-bassist Glenn Hughes, Led Zeppelin drummer Jason Bonham, Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherinian and guitar monster (and Gibson signature artist) Joe Bonamassa.

The group released their debut album, Black Country, in September and played their first shows in Wolverhampton and London on December 29 and 30.

Now, Blabbermouth is reporting that BCC is plotting a follow-up album, set for release in June. The group are also planning a full tour to support the disc, something they were unable to do for the first album, on account of the band members' varied commitments. more on this story

The Cars Post More New Music Online

(hennemusic) The Cars are at it again. A clip of a third new song from the band's 2010 reunion sessions has surfaced.

"Free" is the third video clip from the reunited band; in October, The Cars posted a 73-second snippet of a new song, "Blue Tip," on their facebook page, and did the same thing in December with a clip of "Sad Song."

The Cars' classic sound is intact, no question – now we just need some details regarding the band's plans for the year ahead. Check it out

Sammy Hagar United States Of Cabo Documentary Coming

(hennemusic) The "Redheads" know who they are. In 2012, the whole world will get in the loop with the "United States Of Cabo," a film documenting the fans of Sammy Hagar.

Produced and Directed by Vancouver filmmaker Murray Wasylnuk, "United States Of Cabo" will spotlight fan stories from the many "Redheads" that celebrate all things Sammy Hagar and Cabo Wabo.

The film will include interviews with Sammy's band, The Wabos, and live footage from the group, as well as Chickenfoot. more on this story

Muse Fear Blindness

(Gibson) Muse have expressed concerns about the high-powered light shows at their concerts. The Daily Express reports the band are worried that the powerful lasers they use on stage could one day blind them.

"We got some big white balloons, threw them into the audience and decided to focus the lasers on them. It was like a slow burn that gradually disintegrated them into nothing. We all thought, 'What the hell will our corneas be like in 20 years?'" drummer Dominic Howard said.

"We could end up like that amazing vocal group the Blind Boys of Alabama – getting around doing it really well but not seeing anything."

Nine Inch Nails, A Day To Remember, Hawthorne Heights, The Used Added to Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock has released ten new downloadable tracks for the Guitar Hero music library.

The January Mega Pack delivers Guitar Hero aficionados a full month of downloadable music in one shot and boasts an collection of hits from bands such Nine Inch Nails, A Day To Remember, Hawthorne Heights, The Used and more. The track pack is the perfect encore to a holiday purchase of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

After their on disc appearance with "Wish" in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, are adding their unique sound to the Guitar Hero music library this month with the inclusion of three songs in the January Mega Pack. The pack contains "Head Like A Hole," the band's first major single off their debut album, Pretty Hate Machine, "The Hand That Feeds," the lead single off their 2005 album With Teeth and "Closer," the second single from their 1994 album, The Downward Spiral. more on this story

Cheap Trick Dream Police Orchestra Tease

(hennemusic) More than thirty years after the release of the internationally acclaimed album "Dream Police," Cheap Trick is staging a multi-date show featuring songs from the platinum record.

The Rhythmic Noise Philharmonic Orchestra & Mind Choir will perform alongside these, and other hits, from Cheap Trick's extensive catalog.

The series of shows - at Milwaukee's Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino - kicks off January 20 and includes 12 dates through February 26th. The band has released a TV promo for the shows

Coldplay Hoping For Masterpiece

(Gibson) Coldplay frontman Chris Martin recently spoke to NME about his band's forthcoming album. The singer said the group are doing their best to deliver a "masterpiece."

"We still don't think we've delivered our masterpiece, so we're still trying to do it," he said. "As long as we feel like that and we're hungry… that's all that matters."

Martin said that new songs "Princess of China" and "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" might give Coldplay an opportunity to surpass their previous albums. He also spoke about working with producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs here

The New York Dolls Set Album Release Date

(Gibson) The New York Dolls will release their new studio album, Dancing Backwards in High Heels, on March 14.

The album was recorded in September 2010 at Blast Recording Studios in Newcastle, England, with producer Jason Hill (Louis XIV and The Killers). The album features original members David Johansen on vocals and Sylvain Sylvain on guitar, alongside Brian Delaney (drums), Jason Hill (bass) and original Blondie guitarist Frank Infante.

Dancing Backward in High Heels will include a bonus DVD with previously unseen footage and live tracks from the Newcastle gigs last September. more on this story

New Twin Atlantic Song on Friday Plus Angels and Airwaves Tour Dates

Twin Atlantic are set to release their single, 'Edit Me' this week, which is taken from their debut album 'Free', out in Spring '11.

'Edit Me' will be available for download on February 14th & will include an exclusive B-Side of 'Running From Money'.

The band embark on a tour next week starting on the 19th and will be supporting Angels and Airwaves on the European leg of their tour. more on this story

Danko Jones To Appear in Helix Reality Show

(hennemusic) Helix frontman Brian Vollmer has issued the following update on things for his band in 2011:

"First and foremost is the reality show "Vagabond Bones" which we hope to have filmed by the end of January or shortly after. My friend Danko Jones (who's latest CD has been burning up the charts this year) is at Call the Office here in London on February 4th, and he's agreed to be interviewed for a small piece.

"A lot of my friends have helped out by agreeing to be filmed: Rudy Blair of 680 News, Gerry McGee of Brighton Rock, The Trailer Park Boys, Kittie, and when we go out west in February I'll be sure to get some sound bytes from The Headpins and Harlequin as well. Mix in the antics and observations of all the band members and the frivolity that always follows the band around and voila! Instant reality show, Canadian style. more on this story

Black Sabbath Limited Edition

Black Sabbath "Live At Hammersmith Odeon" 3-LP 180 Gram Vinyl with a triple gatefold packaging has been released.

This release is limited to 3,000 numbered copies and is a Metal Club exclusive, so make sure to snatch yours up at a participating retailer now before it sells out!

Black Sabbath: Live At Hammersmith Odeon features Ronnie James Dio, Tommy Iommi, Terry "Geezer" Butler and Vinny Appice LIVE at Hammersmith Odeon in January 1982 during Black Sabbath's tour for The Mob Rules. more on this story

Gwar To Continue To Rape The Masses Across America

Hide your pets and garden gnomes, Gwar are returning to the U.S. for one final spurt of touring before doing whatever the hell they are up to after that.

The Lords and Masters of this world apparently tired of abusing penguins and are ready to return to the surface world and begin the homestretch towards the conclusion of their seemingly endless 25th Anniversary "Slay-a-Bration", which has now grown to encompass their 26th year of rebirth on Earth from the icy prison that for centuries had been their fate.

When will GWAR stop celebrating their 25th anniversary? Only one warty front-thing can say for certain. Oderus was reached for comment at his command bunker located deep beneath the GWAR Fortress, where he took a break from his undead re-creation of the Battle of Stalingrad to chime in about the campaign of continuing idiocy and destruction GWAR plans on schleping to you, the faithful human scum. more on this story

The Day Johnny Cash Went To Prison

On this day in 1968, Johnny Cash played a show, which was recorded for his forthcoming live album, at Folsom Prison, near Sacramento, California in front of 2,000 inmates. Gibson takes a look back: Johnny Cash had his share of troubles and vices in his lifetime, but he never did prison time. Despite this, nobody in music history is more associated with the clink than the Man in Black. It's interesting that Cash is much more tied to the struggles and frustrations of prison life than the legions of pop, rock and country music stars who have actually had to serve a sentence.

The legendary country singer first learned of prison life – particularly, life in Folsom State Prison – through the movies. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force Security Service in 1953, when his unit watched the film Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison. It was that movie that inspired Cash to write one of his early songs, "Folsom Prison Blues," in which he imagined what a prisoner felt like. After signing with Sun Records, "Folsom Prison Blues" became Cash's second single – a #1 country hit and a Top 40 pop hit in 1955.

Although Cash had never been in prison, he apparently captured the feeling of being incarcerated perfectly. The song became very popular with those doing time, who wrote letters to the country star thanking him for writing the tune and sometimes asking him to come perform at their prisons. By 1957, he obliged some inmates, by performing at Huntsville State Prison. The event went over so well that Cash continued this practice, playing concerts at prisons around the U.S. He had the idea for recording a live album at one such show, although the proposal was rejected by the country executives at Columbia Records. more on this story

Late Night White Lies and New Album

(Press Here) White Lies sophomore album Ritual is set to hit next Tuesday, January 18 via Geffen/Fiction to an whirlwind of intimate shows stateside, a taping for Fuel TV's The Daily Habit and a January 25th performance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

While the band made a major splash with their dark and enigmatic 2009 debut, To Lose My Life, it is new album Ritual which has taken White Lies into the stratosphere. First video "Bigger Than Us" directed by jonas & francois (Depeche Mode, Madonna, Kanye West) became a viral sensation with over a million and a half hits in its first 3 weeks. The song - a smash hit in the UK and Europe - will be hitting radio hard in the coming weeks and is available digitally now. White Lies will support the album release with three special shows on our shores; the exclusive set of gigs kicks off at Seattle's Neumos on Jan 22, the Troubadour in LA on Jan 24 and wraps Jan 27 at New York's Highline Ballroom. more on this story

Santana Calls In Sick

Last night's performance of Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through The Hits at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was cancelled due to illness.

Carlos Santana and members of the Santana band are unable to perform due to influenza. The show will not be rescheduled.

"It is unfortunate that we needed to cancel tonight's show which is our first cancellation in 40 years. Carlos and members of his band and crew are down with the flu," said Michael Vrionis, Manager of Universal Tone Management. "Carlos thanks his fans for their understanding and well wishes and hopes to see them at this weekend's performances." more on this story

Bang Tango Reissues Announced

Metal Mind has announced reissues of Bang Tango's "Psycho Cafe", "Dancin' on Coals" and "Ain't No Jive... Live."

The albums will be available in a new digipak edition each limited to 2000 copies. Re-release of "Dancin' On Coals" includes 2 bonus tracks. Metal Mind Productions set the release date for 31st January 2011.

Here is what they had to say: It's hard not to think about lost opportunities when referring to Bang Tango. Perhaps one of the most original and eclectic members of the glam/funk scene, this group had it all: great songs, clever image and significant sound. Unfortunately, they never managed to achieve the success they deserved. However, the fans have not forgotten about them and after many tribulations, Bang Tango have returned in not one but two incarnations: one with the original singer and another featuring the original musicians. Now, thanks to the exclusive re-issues of "Psycho Cafe", "Dancin' on Coals" and "Ain't No Jive... Live", music lovers all around the world may once again return to the early 1990's. more on this story

Moving Mountains Tour and Album News

(ILG) Moving Mountains will be hitting the road with Biffy Clyro and have announced a number of additional headline dates where they will be joined by Into It Over It (No Sleep Records). Touring is scheduled to start February 10 in Washington DC.

Purchase, NY natives Moving Mountains are putting the finishing touches on their Triple Crown debut full length. Much like the previous release Pneuma (Deep Elm) and the self-released Foreword, the band has recorded and self-produced all the tracks in their home studio.

For the new album they have brought in to Matt Goldman (Underoath, Copeland, Aneathello) to mix the album which will be released in the Spring. more on this story

Great Scott! Liam Gallagher Talks Up Glasgow's Virtues

(Gibson) Liam Gallagher, rock star and fashion entrepreneur was in Glasgow, Scotland, this week for the opening of a new Pretty Green clothing store. The Herald Scotland newspaper discovered that Gallagher feels a kinship with Glasgow.

"I'm into Scotland in general; the people don't take themselves too seriously. We were always going to open a shop in Glasgow, it makes sense," he said. "The connection goes back a long way with McGee and King Tut's for the Barrowlands gigs and all that, but it's the people.

"It's the same as Manchester: it's a great football city, the people are into proper clothes and music, which is what it's all about. All of those things connect with me. It's the same with the gigs; the fans bring something to the table. After Oasis split, things could have got bitter. I'm not about sitting around doing that and Pretty Green kept me in touch with people." more on this story