Lost Doors Song

The 2-disc set features alternate takes including "Love Her Madly," "Riders on the Storm" and the title track. Preview the lost track here.

Bruce Springsteen Plans New Album and Tour

(hennemusic) Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be back in 2012. The Boss' official website confirms that a new album and tour are on the schedule for next year.

Springsteen's site says the European dates run from the middle of May until end of July and are being announced this week; info on the US dates and the World tour dates will be coming up shortly.

As for a new album, the site also announces that "we want you to know that the music is almost done (but still untitled), we have almost settled on the release date (but not quite yet), and that we are all incredibly excited about everything that we're planning for 2012. That's all the info we have for right now, but we'll get back to you - real soon." more on this story

Pearl Jam Offer Free Download

(Banana 101.5) Pearl Jam is offering up their entire 27 song performance in Toronto that took place on the ten year anniversary of 9/11. The set featuring Pearl Jam classics as well as a 12-minute version of 'Rockin' in the Free World' featuring Neil Young is available via Google Music.

Pearl Jam is giving back to all those who missed out on their Toronto gig on 9/11/11 by allowing them to download the entire show for free.

The setlist featured a wide range of hits like 'Betterman' and 'Alive' to first ever performances like their soulful rendition of (pre-Pearl Jam band) Mother Love Bone's 'Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns.' more on this story

The Eagles Have 40th Anniversary Flight Plans

(Gibson) The Eagles will celebrate their upcoming 40th anniversary with a retrospective tour, according to Joe Walsh.

Speaking to Rolling Stone, the veteran guitarist said fans can expect something different from past Eagles tours. "Everybody's seen our show, so we have to put together something new," Walsh revealed. "We've been archiving so much stuff from the band's early days, concert footage and interviews and stuff. Those will be the visuals to go along with the songs. We'll also revisit some old songs and some new stuff."

Walsh went on to say the tour will be staged in the second half of 2012, and will last four or five months. In the meantime, he has a solo album slated for release next spring, and hopes to tour with his old band, the James Gang. more on this story

Steven Tyler For Oprah Winfrey's New Series Premiere

(hennemusic) Steven Tyler is helping Oprah Winfrey launch her new series, Oprah's Next Chapter.

The pair sit down for an interview at Tyler's New Hampshire home, recorded this past September, for the series' 2-hour premiere on Sunday, January 1 from 9-11 p.m. on OWN TV.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, in the debut episode, Winfrey and Tyler cover everything from the Aerosmith singer's years of drug addiction, his complicated relationships with his wives, and American Idol. more on this story

Michael Anthony Happier Without Van Halen Drama

(hennemusic) Bassist Michael Anthony has lived through so many years of Van Halen battles that he's glad to be drama-free in his existence as a member of Chickenfoot.

"The best part about Chickenfoot is that nobody needs the money," Anthony tells Premiere Guitar . "We've got nothing we need to prove to anybody. We wanted this to be a fun band and when we get in the studio it's just so loose, relaxed, and open. It's like the early days of Van Halen. Everybody's just throwing in their input and having a great time making music. We don't want any pressure and we said if any came up, we should just stop doing this."

"At this point in my life and career, I'm so happy with what I'm doing and I want to have fun making music. I don't want any drama," Mike continues. "That whole drama thing in Van Halen, the way it ended up, I was like, 'I'd rather make no money having fun playing music than make a sh*tload of money tearing my hair out.' Maybe when I was 20 it would have been different, but not at this point. I want to keep my sanity." more on this story

Collective Soul Planning New Album

(Audio Ink Radio) Collective Soul bass player Will Turpin says the guys are in discussions to put together a new album as early as in the next six months.

"I can't really say for sure, but there are definitely discussions going on about scheduling that, and songs have been played and started, so we've already started some creativity," Turpin exclusively told Audio Ink Radio.

"Nothing is really scheduled yet. I would think that the next six months, we'll get something going on." Find out what he is doing in the meantime.

Original BulletBoys Lineup Reuniting

(superLOUD) Singer Marq Torien has continued to keep the BulletBoys name active in recent years.

However, the original lineup of Marq, Mick Sweda on guitar, Lonnie Vencent on bass and Jimmy D'Anda on drums will be playing a special show on December 30th at the Key Club in Hollywood, according to Blabbermouth.

An interview with Torien on RadioScreamer Magazine about the reunion is on youtube. For now, this sounds like a one-time only show. more on this story

Slayer Working On New Album

Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo had good news for fans that the group is working on their next album.

Lombardo posted on his personal Facebook page that "Slayer is writing a new record. Jeff is still recovering and doing better."

Loudwire reports that Lombardo' experimental project Philm will release music via Mike Patton's Ipecac Records. more on this story

Meet KISS At Archie Meets KISS Comic Book Signing

(hennemusic) Archie Meets KISS is a 4-part series featuring the kids from Riverdale and the kids from KISS, as they team up to prevent mindless zombies from overtaking their town.

Featuring words by Alex Segura, and art by Dan Parent, the debut edition is Archie #627.

To help launch the series on release day – November 30 - Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons will hold a signing session at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles to mark the occasion. more on this story

Anthrax Plan New Tour

Anthrax plan to follow up their tour with Testament and Death Angel with another trek early next year.

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian posted the following news on Twitter " We start in the U.S. again third week of January. Dates coming soon! Stay tuned my friends."

As for their tour with Testament and Death Angel, Ian twits: To everyone that came out & shared the insanity on this tour,on behalf of @Anthrax,I thank you and wish you a happy holiday & new year. Scott's Twitter page

Bon Jovi Cover Guitarist Loses It

Ultimate Classic Rock reports that a guitar player in a Bon Jovi cover band decides he simply can't bare the thought of running through a mediocre cover of 'You Give Love a Bad Name' for what could be for the hundredth time — so rather than fake it, he takes the most rock 'n' roll way out.

AYouTube clip— first discovered by the badass site Badass Digest — captures it all.

As the singer launches into that familiar "Shot through the heart / and you're to blame" intro, the guitarist decides he's had enough, smashes his instrument with his best 'London Calling' over-the-shoulders swing, tosses the it to the side of the stage and ambles off. Check it out

Wayne Static Hitting The Road

Static-X frontman Wayne Static has announced a handful of live shows in the Western United states next month.

That dates begin December 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada and includes a performance at Denver's KBPI-FM's Mistletoe Jam on December 16.

Static is hitting the road for these dates are in support of his recently released debut solo album, Pighammer. These dates will be followed in early 2012 with a North American tour to be announced shortly. more on this story

Chris Cornell Record Store Day Event

Chris Cornell will celebrate Record Store Day's Back To Black Friday with an appearance at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey on Saturday, November 26th at 3:30pm EST.

Says Cornell, "My fans were pretty vocal, Tweeting and posting online, asking me to record the shows and put them out. So this album as a whole came from that, and I think we created something that really captured my tour and what I was putting out there each night,"

Vintage Vinyl store owner, Rob Roth says, "I'm so thrilled that Chris has chosen Vintage Vinyl for this extraordinary event. Having him come in and hang with our customers is a huge honor." More info

Gwar To Carry On With Tour After Guitarist's Death

(Freeman) Gwar plan to carry on with their Europe tour in Jan. 2012, despite the recent death of guitarist Cory Smoot, during the bands "Return of the World Maggot Tour".

Said Gwar spokesman Dave Brockie a.k.a. Oderus Urungus-- "When Cory died, we all wanted to go home and take care of the family and our own grief. But the best way to do that is by playing all the shows we have planned. The response from the U.S. metal community and especially the whole international GWAR family has been overwhelmingly supportive...these GWAR fans need the chance to pay their respects to Cory, and cancelling any shows would deprive them of that."

"Let's make these shows a celebration of Cory Smoot, one of the most amazing players in metal...I am calling on the European GWAR family to get out there and drag everybody in sight to these gigs! We shall honor Flattus Maximus in the only way we know how...by rocking the f*** out!!!" more on this story

Autopsy Complete All Tomorrow's Funerals and Set Release

(Fresno) Autopsy have completed recording and remastering work on the upcoming, All Tomorrow's Funerals release, which is due out February 28th on Peaceville Records and they are already planning the follow up release.

This release will contain all of Autopsy's EP's re-mastered by the band themselves, as well as new cuts, totaling 22 tracks all together. Everything from 'Retribution For The Dead' to the now sold-out, 'The Tomb Within,' will be presented on CD and DLP with all original artworks, liner notes from the band and new cover art from renowned artist, Matt Cavotta.

Said the band, "Well, we've finished recording a few new tracks for the upcoming collection album All Tomorrow's Funerals, and they came out brutal and heavy as hell. Along with the newly written songs, we did a revamped version of "Mauled To Death," which is the very last of the old songs that needed a proper album quality recording. This album will also contain all four EP's, all of which are out of print, as well as a compilation track from 1991, so the grand total is 22 tracks. It's something we've wanted to do for quite awhile, getting all the loose chunks together in one place rather than having them split up and added on as bonus tracks here and there. Everything has been painstakingly re-mastered with the band's guidance and sounds better and more crushing than ever. And don't worry, we didn't get carried away and ruin anything! Combine all that with killer new cover art from Matt Cavotta and we've got one hell of release in the works. Look for it in February 2012. more on this story

Ramones Star Jams With Shonen Knife

(hennemusic) Japanese rockers Shonen Knife are currently on a 30th Anniversary tour and playing shows in support of their latest release, "Osaka Ramones: Tribute To The Ramones"

The album contains 13 Ramones covers and clocks in at just over 33 minutes…which sounds about right in Ramonesville. The band's self-reference as the "Osaka Ramones" has some history: Shonen Knife did a live show in Tokyo in 1998, doing all-Ramones cover tunes and billing themselves as "The Osaka Ramones" - a title which Joey Ramone used himself when introducing them onstage at the Troubadour in L.A. in August of '98.

Shonen's US tour pulled into Brooklyn on Friday for a show at the Bell House, where the band wailed through their regular set…before being joined by special guest C.J. Ramone. Check out video here.

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Writer Dies

(Gibson) Lee Pockriss, co-writer of the novelty hit, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," has died at his home in Connecticut, following a long illness. He was 87.

Pockriss penned a number of pop hits with co-writer Paul Vance, including the Grammy-nominated "Catch a Falling Star," recorded by Perry Como in 1957; and "Tracy," recorded by The Cuff Links in 1969. He also worked extensively in musical theater, writing the music for the 1963 Broadway show, Tovarich, which earned Vivien Leigh a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical; and co-creating the 1969 musical, Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel. Pockriss also wrote several songs for Sesame Street, including "My Polliwog Ways" (sung by Kermit the Frog) and "My Rock" (sung by Bert).

In a 2006 interview, Vance called "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" a "money machine," saying the song earned him – and, presumably, Pockriss – several million dollars. Teen idol Brian Hyland recorded the original hit version, which soared to the top spot on the Billboard charts in August 1960. more on this story

MC5 and Iggy and The Stooges Guitarists Next In Guitar Gods Series

Two pre-punk pioneers are set to be celebrated with new limited edition collectible figures in the Guitar Gods series.

Brother Wayne Kramer, founder of Detroit's radical rock group MC5, and James Williamson, best known for co-writing and playing on "Raw Power" in the protopunk rock band Iggy & The Stooges and his contributions "Kill City" with Iggy Pop, as well as producing "New Values" for Iggy Pop.

Both guitarists were named in Rolling Stone Magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Both figures deliver a signature riff at the push of a button and are displayed in a multi-panel box, stand at 7 inches tall, are made of a lightweight polyresin more on this story

Obscura Hitting The Road

(Freeman) Obscura will hit the road next spring for a headlining European tour that will feature support from Spawn Of Possession, Gorod, and Exivious.

The tour will kick-off on March 9th in Stuttgart, Germany then march through Scandinavia, Eastern and Southern Europe, and the UK before returning to Germany on April 7th.

Obscura's Steffen Kummerer commented on the upcoming run: "We are stoked to announce our upcoming European headlining tour to support our newest album 'Omnivium'! With our label-mates Spawn of Possession, tech-death lunatics Gorod and the fusion influenced Exivious this tour is a must for everyone who is into progressive music. This is the ultimate shredfest of the year!" more on this story

1349 Box Set For Black Friday

1349 will celebrate Record Store Day with a major chain North American release of their "Demonoir" limited-edition box set exclusively at FYE, as part of the chain's "Black Friday" promotion on Friday, Nov. 25.

In addition to the "regular" album (13 tracks and 49 minutes, fittingly), the "Demonoir" box set contains seven bonus tracks (including an unreleased track), a 12-page booklet, poster, guitar pick, patch and autographed photo card.

The box set is hand-numbered and limited to 1000 copies worldwide. The set was released in Europe on October 7th. more on this story

Clutch Set For A Special Acoustic In Store and Expand Holiday Tour

Clutch have confirmed an in store performance and signing for November 27th at Bengans in Goteberg, Sweden where they will perform a special acoustic set.

For fans on this side of the pond, in addition to their already scheduled holiday shows, Clutch have added two shows in Austin, Texas on December 17th and December 18th.

The show on the 17th will be at the brand new Emo's East and the show the following night will be a very intimate show with Clutch playing at the Emo's Inside Room. more on this story

L'Arc en Ciel Plan World Tour

(Musebox) L'Arc en Ciel, one of the biggest rock groups to come out of Japan, plan to follow up their one-night-only music event in nine major U.S. cities on Tuesday, November 29th, with a world tour.

" L'Arc~en~Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012" will celebrate their 20th anniversary and will play New York City's Madison Square Garden on March 23rd, 2012.

L'Arc-en-Ciel released its newest single, "X X X," on October 12th and it shot to #1 on the Japanese Oricon music charts, which is the country's equivalent to Billboard and tracks music sales. more on this story

Singled Out: Lonehill Estate's Gangstar

Today South African rockers on the rise Lonehill Estate tell us about their new single and video for "Gangstar". Here is the story:

Lonehill Estate has never really been one for the sex, drugs and rock n roll. We enjoy tea and pancakes and our hospitality rider includes flavoured milk and sour gums. It was with some surprise then in 2008 then when a campus DJ referred to us as "gangster." At the time, we drove beat up cars passed down from our grandmothers, never used to cuss and the closest we got to bling was a couple of dental fillings.

Gangster rappers are renowned for bragging about all the things we knew we didn't possess and so we decided to brag about exactly that... our un-gangsterness.

The opening line was inspired by my wife who comes from a rough part of Johannesburg, when we started dating she would literally "have a beer and I would have a milkshake" she can also fight better than me.

Rock music and gangster rap was birthed by people going against societal norms and what was expected of them. In today's world where just about everyone is trying to escape the boredom of desk job life by being inebriated, high or a World of Warcraft character and where rockstars are expected to constantly be snorting cocaine off of strippers, we prefer the enjoyment of life, tea and pancakes which in the end goes against what is normal and expected today.

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