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Wolfmother Frontman Arrested

(Rock News Desk) Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale spent a night in jail at the weekend after drunkenly forcing his way onto a pub stage then brawling with bouncers.

Stockdale, 35, was drinking with friends at the Archive Bar near his home in Brisbane, Australia on Sunday, while a local band were performing a set. He interrupted them and demanded to be allowed to play a song, then sang a cover of the Beatles' Let It Be with the addition of strong language.

He had to be forcibly removed from the stage, and was told he wouldn't be served any more drinks. When security staff asked him to leave he sat on the floor and refused to move, at which point the police were called. more on this story

Too Drunk To F*** Controversy Gets Bigger

We were sent word by CWPR that the Dead Kennedys emphatically deny that they ever gave Heineken permission to use their song 'Too Drunk To F**k' in a controversial ad campaign.

The band's attorneys have contacted Heineken to address the un-authorized use. Dead Kennedys have never authorized any company to use this song or any of the band's songs to promote a consumer product (let alone the consumption of alcohol) in this or any advertisement.

Heineken was recently forced to remove the advert which features a cover of the Dead Kennedys' 'Too Drunk To F**k' because of complaints it would encourage binge drinking. Heineken had used the song in a commercial tie-in to promote its beer in banner advertisements broadcast via the music website Spotify. more on this story

Alice Cooper Heist

(hennemusic) Someone's playing a prank on rock's ultimate prankster. A billboard promoting Alice Cooper's September 26 gig at Sydney's Enmore Theatre has gone missing.

Music Feeds reports a representative from Century Venues alerted concert promoter Chugg Entertainment of the missing artwork, saying that "the 3 x 4 metre billboard had been untied from the framework and stolen, with no traces of how. Scaling the awning and ascending somehow to the billboard framework, several metres above the awning, the stealth mission was no mean feat. It is also clear that this was no blow away Alice; as the billboard on the other side of the framework remained completely intact."

Chugg are offering a reward to anyone who can offer any information of the billboard's whereabouts: 2 tickets to the Enmore Theatre show in September. more on this story

Jane's Addiction 3D

(Gibson) Jane's Addiction will film a New York gig next week for a 3D documentary film.

According to NME.com, the band will stream their show at NYC's Terminal 5 on Monday, July 25 via YouTube. Jane's Addiction are then asking fans to film the show on the new LG Thrill 4G Device for a 60-minute documentary to premiere the LG Thrill's 3D YouTube channel on August 4.

The alt-rockers will release a new album, The Great Escape Artist, on September 26 with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek playing bass with longtime members Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins. more on this story

Final Queen Reissues On Freddie Mercury's Birthday

Island Records will celebrate what would have been Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday by unleashing the final wave of Queen Remasters and the third Deep Cuts release.

The final five Queen albums reissues are set to hit stores in the UK on September 5th. No word yet about a release on this side of the pond by Hollywood Records. But here is the announcement with the details for the Island versions:

Between 1984 and 1995 Queen released their last five studio albums and consolidated their reputation as the biggest, brashest and boldest band in the world. They achieved legendary status as they delivered THE defining performance of the century at Live Aid as well as headlining massive stadium concerts all over the world. Queen also released some of their best loved and most anthemic work in this period, before and after the passing of Freddie Mercury in 1991. more on this story

Mike Portnoy's Adrenaline Mob To Tour With Godsmack

Former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy had some big news for fans last night. His new group is hitting the road next month with Godsmack. Here is what Mike had to say along with the dates:

Adrenaline Mob - featuring vocalist Russell Allen (Symphony X), drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater / Avenged Sevenfold), guitarists Mike Orlando (Sonic Stomp) & Rich Ward (Fozzy, Stuck Mojo) and bassist Paul DiLeo, have been confirmed as one of the support acts for Godsmack on their post-Mayhem headlining run throughout North America in August

Mike Portnoy: "I'd like to personally thank Sully and everyone in the Godsmack camp for offering The Mob these dates without our album even being out yet! It shows a tremendous amount of BALLS as well as faith in the music and live energy of Adrenaline Mob to do that and they will forever be held as seriously cool MF's in my book for that! Good karma pays itself back elevenfold!" more on this story

Mastodon To Inspire Delinquency and Public Nudity?

(Gibson) Mastodon think their new album, The Hunter, is going to inspire some delinquency in the band's listeners. "Kids are going to get in trouble to this album," guitarist-vocalist Brent Hinds told Rolling Stone. "They're going to break speakers, pop springs on their beds and get drunk and nude in public."

Those are high expectations for The Hunter, which is due later this year and was produced by Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Gwen Stefani). The band said they plan to include about 14 songs on the finished release, which finds the Atlanta group in a lighter mood than 2009's Crack the Skye (which revolved around the brain hemorrhage of one member and the suicide of another's sister).

This album includes the song "Stargasm," which has some interesting subject matter. "It's about [expletive] in space," said drummer Brann Dailor, who initially came up with a space concept for the whole album. "Brent was like, '[Expletive] all that! Let's just have fun." more on this story

Blur's Damon Albarn Recording New Album in Africa

(Gibson) Damon Albarn, of Gorillaz and Blur fame, will record a new album in Africa.

According to NME.com, Albarn will write and record in the Democratic Republic of Congo with a group of producers and artists intending to record an album in a week.

Also on the trip are: Kwes, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, producer Dan the Automator, hip-hop producer Jneiro Jarel, XL Recordings boss Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine and Jo Gunton. more on this story

Ace Frehley To Rock And Shock with Freddy Krueger

Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley set for a meet and greet appearance at the Rock And Shock event this October.

The event takes place at the DCU Center and The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts this October 14-16.

Apart from Ace, the event will be heavy on special guests from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise including an appearance from Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger). more on this story

Duff Mckagan, Matt Sorum, Paul Stanley, Phil Collen Go To Camp for Vh1

Vh1 announced that "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp" Season Two will feature camp councilors Duff Mckagan, Matt Sorum and Mark Hudson plus special guests Paul Stanley of KISS, Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Marky Ramone of The Ramones.

The second season of the show is set to premiere Saturday, August 20 at 10 PM ET/PT. Here is the synopsis:

VH1 Classic and executive producer Mark Burnett are bringing back a new group of 'average Joes' for their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put their music skills to the ultimate test and find out if they have what it takes to be a true rock star on "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp." more on this story

That Metal Show To Feature Metallica, Slipknot and Black Sabbath Stars, Sammy Hagar and more

Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp isn't the only rockin' premiere for Vh1 on August 20th. That same night the eighth season of That Metal Show is set to premiere. They sent over the synopsis along with the big name guest list for this season that kicks off on Saturday, August 20 At 11 Pm Et/Pt:

VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" is back in Los Angeles and ready to rock with an all-star line up of iconic metal guests to make for an incomparable eighth season. Members of the biggest metal bands in history, including the pioneer of heavy metal Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Sammy Hagar and many more will grace the "That Metal Show" stage giving fans an unfiltered hour of pure metal dish and bitch that any metal maniac will truly appreciate.

Season eight of "That Metal Show" will deliver the ever popular "Stump The Trunk" and "TMS TOP 5" segments to your TV every Saturday night at 11 pm, only on VH1 Classic. guest list

Rush and Pink Floyd Voted Top Prog Groups

(RockAAA) Rolling Stone Magazine has revealed the results of a reader poll to find the top 10 Prog Rock bands of all time with Rush beating Pink Floyd for top honors.

As a genre Prog Rock is enjoying a renaissance. The music of choice of a generation of old fogies would appear to have been adopted by a new generation of young fogies as the top 10 list clearly shows

Perhaps there are a few surprises in the top 10, and as lists always do, this one will set off arguments between bearded men in chunky-knit sweaters as they ponder the hidden meaning of the conceptual astrological time lines involved in casting the final runes, as they sip pints of Old Badger under the thatch of ye olde pubs of England's green and pleasant land. See the full Top 10 here

Slash Cartoon Video for Disney

(hennemusic) Slash and Disney connect on the soundtrack for the new film, "Phineas and Ferb: Across The 2nd Dimension," as the animated series hits the big screen for another adventure.

Slash plays on "Kick It Up A Notch," the song that plays over the film's closing credits.

Disney is promoting the single with a premiere today (22) and the soundtrack's release on August 2, in advance of the movie's premiere August 5 on their channel. In addition, Disney has offered up a couple of teaser videos; the first is a behind the scenes look at the making of the song's video, while the second is a short teaser/preview clip of the video itself. Check it out here

Bachman & Turner Head This Weekend's Free Gibson Summer Jam

(Gibson) The Gibson Summer Jam returns this weekend, on Saturday, July 23 – and it's free and open to the public. This year's Jam features headliners Bachman & Turner, esteemed instrumentalist Johnny A. with Dixie Peach, and rising stars Gary Clark Jr., The Kicks, 3 Pill Morning, A Friend Called Fire and The Dudes.

Gibson's Summer Jam is one of the music industry's premier events. Artists who have performed at Summer Jam include Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kenny Olson (Kid Rock), Lee Roy Parnell, Gretchen Wilson, Tesla, Les Paul, Pat Martino, Doyle Bramhall II, Dickey Betts & Great Southern, Johnny A., Jack Pearson, Whiskey Falls, Carl Weathersby, Larry McCray and Peter Frampton, just to name a few.

It all takes place at the Gibson Custom Shop (at 1612 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37210)on Saturday, July 23. Free parking will be provided at the Gibson USA Factory (at 641 Massman Drive, Nashville, TN 37210). Free shuttles to the Gibson Custom Shop will be provided. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the Summer Jam ends at 10 p.m. more on this story

Pathology To Awaken To The Suffering In September

Pathology have announced that they completing the mixes for their new album which is set to hit stores on Sept. 13th, 2011.

The effort, produced by Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague, Impending Doom) at Lambesis Studios, is entitled Awaken To The Suffering.

"The recording came out great. This is by far the best thing we have ever done. Everything is extremely heavy and very tight," explains drummer Dave Astor. more on this story

Never Shout Never Livestream Today

Never Shout Never will be performing live at Warner Bros. Records Summer Sessions today, July 22 at 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT.

Never Shout Never will be celebrating the upcoming release of their third studio album, 'Time Travel.'

This event will be streamed live on Livestream, for fans across the globe to enjoy. Viewers are invited to tune in here

Fantomas Announce The Director's Cut DVD

(Speakeasy) Fantomas, the supergroup featuring Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom), Buzz Osborne (Melvins), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, MadLove) and Dale Crover (Melvins, Shrinebuilder), will release The Director's Cut Live: A New Year's Revolution on DVD and as a standalone audio download on Sept. 6 via Ipecac Recordings.

Filmed at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall on Dec. 31, 2008, the DVD features audio commentary by comedian Neil Hamburger.

Fantômas released the studio version of The Director's Cut in July of 2001. The album tackles a collection of beloved and eerie film compositions including Nino Rota's "The Godfather," Bernard Herrmann's "Cape Fear" and Jerry Goldsmith's "The Omen (Ave Satani)." Upon its release, Pitchfork said the release was "as cinematic as its source material" and NME called it "gleeful butchering." more on this story

Foo Fighters, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Linkin Park Up For VMAs

(Gibson) MTV has announced the nominees for this year's Video Music Awards. Katy Perry leads the artists in contention with nine nods. Other nominees include Foo Fighters, Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Black Keys, Kanye West, Beastie Boys, Adele and Linkin Park.

The Best Rock Video category includes The Black Keys, "Howlin' for You"; Foster the People, "Pumped Up Kicks"; Cage the Elephant, "Shake Me Down"; Foo Fighters, "Walk"; and Mumford and Sons, "The Cave."

Meanwhile, Adele, Katy Perry, Beastie Boys, Bruno Mars and Tyler, the Creator are up for Video of the Year. The awards show will air on MTV at 9 p.m. ET on August 28. more on this story

Rob Zombie Changes His Tune About The Rock Hall

(Gibson) Rob Zombie has admitted that despite some reservations about how halls of fame operate, he was honored to induct his hero Alice Cooper into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year and enjoyed the whole experience.

Zombie told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "I used to feel sort of anti-Rock and Roll of Hall Fame, because, you know, as Steve Earle was saying, why do they let this person in and not that person? But when I was actually there, I got a different perspective on it, because, unlike certain other award-type shows, it was a really cool vibe there, and it was very much musicians paying tribute to other musicians. It didn't have a cheesy corporate vibe to it.

"The whole evening was fantastic. It was a big honor to induct Alice. I've known Alice for 17 years or something, we're good friends, so I was honored to be asked." more on this story

Journey To Manila in City of Hope Video

(Scoop) Journey's new video for the song "City Of Hope" has premiered online. The song was inspired by, and written in, lead singer Arnel Pineda's home town of Manila, Philippines.

The video is a documentary-style combination of performance, behind-the-scenes glimpses of Journey at rehearsals in San Francisco earlier this year, plus footage of the band in Manila.

"City Of Hope" is the first single from the band's latest album, Eclipse, which was released May 24 and is available in the U.S. at Walmart and all the usual digital retailers. Check out the video here

Uriah Heep Announce Triple Disc Live Collection

Frontiers Records have announced the release of a 2 CD+DVD package from Uriah Heep called "Live in Armenia."

The package is set to be released on September 23rd in Europe and September 27th in North America.

In October 2009, Uriah Heep released their 40th Anniversary 'Celebration' album, containing new studio recordings of 12 of their most successful, classic tracks, plus two brand new songs. This recording heralded an exciting new phase for the band, taking their classic sound right into the future. more on this story

Saves The Day and Yellowcard Tour

(skh) Saves The Day have announced that first full tour in the UK in seven years will feature Yellowcard for four headline shows beginning November 28th in Glasgow.

"After seven years away from Europe and the UK, coming back to tour with our friends in Yellowcard this autumn will be a gift," commented lead singer Chris Conley. "It will be a party and a pleasure to play each night."

"It is really a dream come true for us to be sharing the stage with Saves The Day, a band that has been such an influence on our music through the years," remarked Yellowcard Vocalist/guitarist Ryan Key. "The fact that it is for our first full headlining tour of Europe and the UK in five years makes it even more special." more on this story

Cinderella Still Having A Ball Despite Hair Metal Stigma

(RockAAA) Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar admits the 'hair metal' tag which his band has been tagged with is irritating especially considering they based their sound on the rock scene of the 1970s.

The Philadelphia rockers are famous for their bluesy hooks and singalong choruses and this year marks a whopping 25-years since their debut record 'Night Songs' was released and the band are still on the road with the original line-up – a rarity in rock n roll. In an interview with the Bellingham Herald LaBar explained: "The funny thing is that at the time, what we did was actually called rock 'n' roll. All of these terms you hear about came later. 'Hair metal' and 'glam' – we didn't get called any of that at the time. We were a rock band.

"I guess we could have been labeled heavy metal. But then Metallica and Anthrax came out, and it was like, 'Now, that's heavy metal.' We were a hard-rock band. So, no, I don't care for the 'hair metal' label. I don't care for any of the labels that came out later. But I accept them." more on this story

Abigail Williams To Preview New Songs On Tour

Abigail Williams are nearing competition of the writing phase of material for their new album, expected for release in early 2012.

The band is looking forward to testing out some of the new songs later next month when they return to stateside venues for a string of dates that is set to begin August 25 in Las Vegas and conclude when the band performs alongside Morbid Angel in Los Angeles on September 23.

Sorceron says, "the new material is a continuation of our last album but with more atmosphere and far more extreme tempos. We are adding back some of the symphonic elements that were on In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns album but without sacrificing any of the edge that was on In the Absence of Light. So far we are really happy with everything." more on this story

Diamond Plate Preview New Song Online

Diamond Plate are giving fans another taste of their forthcoming debut with the premiere of the record's title track "Generation Why?".

"Generation Why?" was recorded with producer Neil Kernon (Judas Priest, Nevermore, Deicide, 3 Inches Of Blood) and is due to be released on August 9th in North America and August 29th in Europe.

Diamond Plate are holding a record release show and music video shoot on August 19 at Reggie's Rockclub in their hometown of Chicago. Fans are encouraged to come down and be part of the music video for the track "At the Mountains of Madness." Shooting begins at 2:30pm.

Listen to the new song here

Concrete Blonde To Stream Live From Rancho De La Luna

(A Little Bird Told Me) Concrete Blonde will take the stage on July 31, 2011 in the California high desert town of Joshua Tree for a one-of-a-kind live event that will be streamed online.

Live at Rancho De La Luna, the band's first ever live-streaming "experiment", will offer both international fans and fans across the country the chance to see Concrete Blonde play just for them. "Rancho de la Luna is the local recording studio" says Johnette, longtime Joshua Tree resident. "As long as I've lived here, the desert still takes my breath away. There's still a lot of music - untapped, just floating around out here in the desert."

The site's currency is called 'notes' (10 notes = $1) and after a fan purchase notes with a credit card or through PayPal, they are then be able to buy tickets on the website for the show. The event page is located here

Unseen 'Lewd' Elvis Footage

(Gibson) An Elvis fan who purchased film footage of the King in 1961 is about to receive in excess of $15,000 when the film sells at auction.

According to the Daily Mail, the Elvis footage was shot by the Chicago police department, who were investigating complaints about Elvis' lewd movements on stage.

Elvis collector and expert Bills Ellis, 67, from Rhyl, North Wales, paid about $4 for the film in 1961. He said of the footage of Elvis in his famed gold lame suit: "The film shows Elvis from the waist up and it looks like he's singing 'Baby, Let's Play House.' It is silent and was obviously taken by an amateur some distance from the stage." more on this story

Ron Wood Rocking The Faces Reunion But Not Drinking

(Gibson) Former Simply Red frontman and current Faces singer Mick Hucknall has praised Ronnie Wood's playing but feels bad that the Rolling Stone is unable to join the band for post-gig drinks.

He told the Daily Mirror: "Ronnie's amazing. I've never seen him play this well. I think the Faces saved him and there's nothing wrong with that. I still have a drink, I love a drink because I've never had that problem, that disease. I know my limit.

"But it's hard for Ronnie when we come off stage and have a drink and start buzzing. Poor Ron wants to get out of it before we start talking rubbish. I think he is still sensitive to it [alcohol] being around but at the same time, I really feel he's not struggling any more." more on this story

Rare Beatles Photos Fetch $360K

(Gibson) Previously unseen photographs of The Beatles' first American shows have sold at auction for more than $360,000.

The photos were taken at their first U.S. concert at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 1964, just a couple of days after their historic debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

According to the Daily Express, the photographs were taken by Mike Mitchell, then 18, who stored the negatives for years in a box in his basement. more on this story

The Day Prince Flew To The Top With Batman

(Gibson) On this day in 1989, The soundtrack album Batman, by Prince, started a six-week run at no 1 on the U.S. album chart. Gibson takes a look back: It was one of the strangest pairings in pop music history. On one side there was Prince, an '80s megastar of the highest elite, who seemed to create music faster than he could release it. On the other was Tim Burton, the new "it" film director (thanks to Beetlejuice), who had been given the keys to Gotham City to introduce movie audiences to a darker version of Batman.

During the editing process for Batman, Burton had used Prince's "1999" and "Baby I'm a Star" as the temporary soundtrack for a couple of scenes. Seeing as Warner Bros. was releasing Batman and that Prince was signed to Warner Bros. Records, Burton approached him about creating original material for the film. Prince agreed to watch a rough cut of the film, and found himself inspired by elements of Burton's Batman. He felt his music could be a natural fit for the movie.

Prince cancelled his vacation to Paris and put other projects (including his own Graffiti Bridge movie) on hold to write and record his Batman songs in early 1989. A month after seeing the rough version of the film, Prince presented Burton with eight finished songs – all synchronized to film footage. Some he had just written and recorded, while others had been finished previously. For instance, "Vicki Waiting" was originally called "Anna Waiting" and dated from late '88, as did the rock song "Electric Chair." Burton approved of five of the songs, rejected three and asked if Prince could come up with two more. Interesting enough, those two songs (the funky pop-rockers "Trust" and "Partyman"), would end up being the only two featured in the finished film. more on this story

Singled Out: Candlelight Red's Closer

Today we celebrate Candlelight Red hitting the road with Saving Abel for a summer tour by revisiting our feature with guitarist Jeremy Edge who tells us about their hit single "Closer". Here is the story:

When we wrote the song "Closer" it started out as a simple music idea that we recorded and gave to our singer Ryan. Ryan came back a few weeks later with a finished version that gave us chills! Once we started circulated the single we had gotten an interesting letter. The letter from a fan was an interesting story of how the song reminded her of a relative who committed suicide.

The lyrics "It's nothing , get it out of your mind. I tell myself, time after time" and the lyrics "Come closer and watch me bleed. Come closer and see what you've done to me" reminded her of the circumstances surrounding the incident. Apparently a husband had suspected his spouse of cheating but chalked it up to paranoia. Later he found his suspicions were true and committed suicide. As dark as that story was, it inspired us when we went to make a music video. We altered the story and depicted a gilted girlfriend come in and catch Ryan's character with his new girlfriend and shoots and kills them both. Lying brain dead, his character is seen in front of a mirror, his reflection sings the lyrics in retrospect.

The dark tone in the video sparked local controversy, which later escalated because we borrowed a local ambulance and police car off duty, for a total of 10 mins. Some claimed the video was "wasted taxpayer dollars", while other locals of the small town we shot it in, rallied behind the band. Strangers would come up to the band and say things like "Hey, we liked your video, I don't care what any of the old timers think!" So it was interesting to see a song that didn't necessarily have a dramatic story behind it, suddenly develop one after its release!

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