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Good Charlotte Going On Hiatus

(Gibson) Good Charlotte are releasing a mix tape, Before the Fame: The Madden Brothers, on October 1. "It's all new artists – Machine Gun Kelly, Rockie Fresh," guitarist Benji Madden tells Rolling Stone magazine. But after that, it's goodbye for a while.

"We're stepping away from the grind of making records and touring for a minute, just to have fun and be creative like we were when we were 15," Benji says.

Good Charlotte released their last album, Cardiology, in late 2010, their fifth album since their debut in 2000. The band has released albums Greatest Remixes (2008) and Greatest Hits (2010) to sum up their career so far. more on this story

Jack White Produces Insane Clown Mozart

(Gibson) Eventually, this was bound to happen. Jack White has produced an Insane Clown Posse single, in which the horror rappers spit rhymes over a Mozart composition. Yes, that's right: White helmed a record on which Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J rap to Mozart's "Leck Mich Im Arsch," dating from 1782, according to Rolling Stone.

The 7-inch single includes "Mountain Girl" on the b-side and will be available starting September 13 from Third Man Records. You can listen to a full version of the song at Third Man Records' website.

Although many might be confused by the teaming up of White and ICP, the artists have a couple of things in common. They all hail from Detroit and tend to rely heavily on the colors white and black in their looks. As far as where Mozart fits in – your guess is as good as ours. more on this story

Dire Straits F*ggot Lyric OK For Radio

(Rock News Desk) Canadian broadcast bossed have finally cleared Dire Straits' 1985 track Money For Nothing for broadcast after an 18-month investigation into the lyrics.

A verse in the 26-year-old track containing the word "f*ggot" three times drew one single complaint from a listener in February 2009; but that was enough to have it repressed under Canadian rules in January last year.

But now the CBSC have completed their review and say the lyrics are thoughtful enough to be played uncensored; and while the "other f-word" is generally unacceptable, it's not intended to be abusive in the context of Money For Nothing. more on this story

Wave Goodbye To Manic Street Preachers

(Gibson) Nicky Wire, bass player with Manic Street Preachers, has called their latest album a "wave goodbye."

Britain's Daily Express reports the bassist hinted at goodbyes when taking about their most recent studio album, Postcards from a Young Man to NME: "It's genuinely, for the three of us, one of our favorite records. There's just something, there's a sense of us giving it all we've got, and I think we've got to wave our goodbye a bit."

The band will play a special show in London this Christmas, performing all 38 of their singles. Wire said of the upcoming concert: "It's going to be an immense project, production-wise – screens, videos, you name it, you know, it'll be a completely unique thing. And we'll never do it again... it's really, kind of, finishing up." more on this story

Slipknot Tour May Lead To New Album

(Rock News Desk) Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has come closer than every to committing to a new album with the band following the death last year of bassist Paul Gray.

The tragedy forced the Iowa nine-piece onto a year-long hiatus – but there had been rumblings about discontent in the camp before Gray was found in a Des Moines hotel room after an accidental overdose.

Taylor had since said he wasn't convinced a new album was possible without the bassist's input, and took part in the band's three-week European festival tour comeback as a way of testing the feeling amongst his bandmates and fans. But now Slipknot have committed to a US tour next year – and although that's not enough to send the singer into a writing frenzy, he's now said new material is likely to be made after more live shows. more on this story

AC/DC's Angus Young Has High Praise for Eddie Van Halen

(Rock News Desk) AC/DC hero Angus Young doesn't rate himself as a guitarist, but he believes Eddie Van Halen is comparable to Jimi Hendrix.

The school-uniform-clad veteran reveals his analysis in an article he's contributed to a coffee table book devoted to the Van Halen mainman. In the publication he says: "AC/DC played on a bill with Van Halen back in 1978 or 1979. I didn't know much about Van Halen then except that I remember seeing film clips of them, especially the one of Eddie playing the solo piece Eruption – and I was very impressed. "I didn't meet Eddie until years later when there was a Monsters of Rock open-air festival in England. I was shocked to hear he liked my playing, because I've never rated myself as a guitarist."

Young describes Van Halen as an "innovator" and compares his influence to that of Hendrix, who followed English masters including Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. more on this story

Five Finger Death Punch Reassure Fans They Are Staying Metal

(Rock News Desk) Five Finger Death Punch have moved to quell a fan rebellion over the a dubstep remix of their latest single Under and Over It.

Last night they revealed the alternative take explaining how they'd "enlisted electro-wizard Kraddy to remix Under and Over It, and the result is a dubstep-infused version in sync with the original." But fans of the band, who are known for their passionate support, soon began reacting negatively on Facebook.

After hundred of comments were posted over three hours the band replied: "LOL! Before all the confusion starts with the Under and Over remix – we are not turning into a dubstep or step dance act any time soon." more on this story

Rush Go With Nickelback's Label

Rush have left Mercury Records and inked a world-wide (except Canada) deal with Roadrunner Records (home of Slipknot and Nickelback). hennemusic has a little more info on what we can expect from the new partnership:

Billboard.biz reports the group's departure from Mercury Records means the next full-length studio album, a long-gestating work titled "Clockwork Angels," will be released in 2012 on Roadrunner. The delay - a lead single, "Caravan," was released in June 2010 - was due to the success of their Time Machine Tour, which just wrapped.

A first Roadrunner release will actually be a live album culled from the blockbuster tour. According to the label, details will be revealed in the coming weeks. Anthem/Universal Music will continue to release their music in Canada only. more on this story

Alice Cooper Officially Welcomes Michael Jackson's Guitarist

(hennemusic) Alice Cooper confirmed today that eminent guitar prodigy Orianthi will join his band, replacing departing guitarist Damon Johnson, for the next leg of his 2011 "No More Mr. Nice Guy" world tour starting September 22,2011 in Auckland, New Zealand.

At the young age of 26, Orianthi has already experienced what most aspiring musicians only dream of. She's opened for her hero, Steve Vai; backed Carrie Underwood; traded solos with Carlos Santana; shared the stage with the King of Pop (Michael Jackson) and accompanied Alice during his live performance of "School's Out" on the 2010 season finale of American Idol.

"It's very difficult to find someone to match the talents of Damon Johnson," commented Cooper, "but not only did we find someone who is more than up to the challenge…she also looks WAY better." more on this story

More Dr Ozzy Osbourne Details

(hennemusic) Ozzy Osbourne's team have passed along an update on the rock legend's forthcoming book, "Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy."

Due out October 11, "Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice From Rock's Ultimate Survivor," is based on Ozzy's ongoing, Rolling Stone (U.S.) and Sunday Times (U.K.) columns. The book will include some of the best material from the columns, as well as survival stories not found in Ozzy's memoir ("I Am Ozzy"), his answers to celebrities' medical questions, charts and sidebars, and much more.

The publishers describe the book as 100% Ozzy - part memoir and part advice column, delivered with Ozzy's famous wit and humor. Comprised of reader-submitted medical and lifestyle questions, Ozzy digs deep into his murky past, searching for pearls of "wisdom." more on this story

Pete Townshend Details The Who's New Quadrophenia Boxset

The Who's Pete Townshend has released details about their new Quadrophenia: The Director's Cut Boxset which is set to be released on November 15th 2011. Here is the official word:

A stunning 'Director's Cut' of the landmark 1973 album produced, authorized and overseen by Pete Townshend. Considered by Pete Townshend himself to be the Who album that he is most proud of, 'Quadrophenia' is the last album in the Who back catalogue to be given the deluxe treatment and is perhaps the most deserving. After the 1971 album 'Who's Next', Pete Townshend returned to the 'rock-opera' concept, so dramatically realized through 'Tommy', with another ambitious double-album masterpiece. Based around the story of Jimmy – Quadrophenia tells the tale of a young mod and his struggle to come of age in the mid-1960s. The story also takes its influence from the band's early fans from the original mod era, and its themes of teenage angst and disaffection still resonate strongly today.

The full details and track-listing for the forthcoming 'Director's Cut' reissue of 'Quadrophenia' are released for the first time below and Pete Townshend has opened his personal archive for the very first time for the release, stating that: "The time has come for me and my team to honour 'Quadrophenia' with a carefully presented package that features examples of the impact surround sound (quadrophonic) would have on the music, to remaster the vinyl mixes, and to collect and restore my demos. I am also going to try to shed some light on the way 'Quadrophenia' came about, and how it was inspired by events in my life in 1970 and 1971 when I scribbled or typed the very first notes and lyrics for some of the songs that made it onto the final record.' more on this story

Andrew McMahon Releases Trailer For New Jack's Mannequin Album

Jack's Mannequin's Andrew McMahon has released a personal trailer for their upcoming album release.

Jack's Mannequin's new album, People and Things, is set to be released on October 4th via Sire.

Watch the trailer for the new album, and listen to McMahon's narrative detailing his thoughts on the new album and his journey to get where he is now. "I love this album" McMahon closes with, "for what it says and what it took to get there. It may not be life or death... but its life." Watch it here

Paul Rodgers & Friends Coming to CD and DVD

(Kayos) Eagle Rock will release Paul Rodgers & Friends Live At Montreux 1994 on CD and DVD on September 13th.

Touring in support of his Grammy nominated Muddy Water Blues album (available on Eagle Records), Rodgers assembled a top notch unit of blues and rock veterans to give the Montreux faithful the night of their lives. What a lineup! , Queen's Brian May, Black Country Communion's Jason Bonham , Toto's Steve Lukather and Journey's Neal Schon, joined guitarist Ian Hatton, bassist John Smithson and such blues performers and players as Eddie Kirkland, Sherman Robertson, Luther Allison, Robert Lucas and Kenny Neal. As Willie Dixon says, it's a wang-dang doodle!

Material consisted of many of the songs Rodgers penned and built his sterling reputation on (including "All Right Now," "Can't Get Enough" and "Feel Like Making Love") but the bulk of the evening was nothin' but the blues: faithful joyously jam-happy renditions of songs written by Robert Johnson in 1936 ("Crossroads"), Sonny Boy Williamson in 1937 ("Good Morning Little School Girl"), Booker T & The MGs in 1967 ("The Hunter") and three that Willie Dixon wrote for Muddy Waters in 1954 ("I'm Ready" and "Hoochie Coochie Man") and 1961 ("Let Me Love You Baby"). more on this story

Paul Westerberg Using Glen Campbell As A Test of Interest

(Rock News Desk) Former Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg isn't sure anyone would buy a new solo album if he made one – and that's one of the reasons he contributed two tracks to country rock icon Glen Campbell's final record.

Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson, currently with Guns N' Roses, recently released his second solo album One Man Mutiny. But his lifelong friend is less sure there's a market for new product. Westerberg tells the Village Voice: "I'm always writing and I have plenty of songs, but I think the Glen Campbell record is a bit of a test to see if people still buy records – or go for my stuff."

His song Ghost on the Canvas gave its title to Campbell's final album and his track Any Trouble also appears. But Westerberg recorded the former himself in 2009 and the latter ten years earlier, and he's not sure how many people know that. "I just don't know if anyone has noticed," he says. "When somebody tells you they like a song well enough to record it, it makes you think, 'Well, I'm not finished'." more on this story

Kasabian Set American Release Date

Kasabian have announced the North American release dates for their new album, Velociraptor!

An exclusive digital release of Velociraptor! will be released on September 20th with the full physical album to follow on September 27th.

Kasabian will kick off their European tour this fall which will culminate with two nights at the O2 Arena in London on December 13th and 14th. more on this story

Mom Helps Welcome Back Red Hot Chilli Peppers

(Rock News Desk) Red Hot Chilli Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis' mother Peggy sent a bag of handmade button badges to be handed out to fans of her son's band on the occasion of their comeback show.

The Chillis performed their new album I'm With You in full during a live set broadcast to movie theatres in the US on Tuesday, which is currently being repeated across the world on various dates.

And Ticketholders at the Lansing Mall Cinema in Michigan were given a souvenir button by ushers and told: "These were made by Anthony Kiedis' mum, who still lives in Grand Rapids, and she sent these to the theatre this morning to hand out." more on this story

Facebook Music Play Coming This Month?

(Alan Cross) Troy Carter, the manager of Lady Gaga, believes that the next game-changer will come when Facebook integrates a killer music app. That day might be September 22.

Facebook has something called the f8 Conference, the event that showcases all their new stuff. We've been hearing about some kind of skunkworks project involving music, but while there have been plenty of rumours, it's been all smoke and no fire so far.

But things are begin to resolve into something coherent. Thanks to people who like to divine things by looking at developer code, it's now expected that Facebook will announce a music and media platform in three weeks. more on this story

Like Moths To Flames Replace Member and Cancel Tour

A lineup changed has forced Like Moths To Flames to drop off this fall's Ignitour which they were to begin on September 2nd.

The band has released the following statement: "Due to the departure of our bass player, Aaron Douglas, combined with a delay in the studio completion due to Hurricane Irene, we regret to inform everyone that we will have to drop off the upcoming Ingnitour with Ice Nine Kills and An Early Ending.

"We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but without a solid lineup, we don't want to disservice our fans in any capacity. We are going to finish up at the studio, head home and prepare for our two upcoming fall tours: Close Your Eyes/The Color Morale tour and then Thrash and Burn. We're super stoked on how our record is turning out and can't wait for you guys to hear it. We're working on a plan to release a few tracks prior to our November 8th release date" more on this story

Terror Announce DVD Bonus

(CM) Terror will release the "Defining The Faith" DVD as part of the special deluxe reissue of their latest CD, "Keepers Of The Faith" on November 1st.

Produced, edited, and authored by Carlo Oppermann and Ambitious.Films, "Defining The Faith" features a full live set that is composed of three different Terror shows in three distinct settings: a small club, a big hall, and a massive European festival.

These live performances were filmed at the following concerts: Mach1 festival in Montabaur (June 24th), Cafe Central in Weinheim (June 28th), and Essigfabrik in Köln (June 29th. more on this story

This Is Hell To Deliver Black Mass in October

(ESM) Rise Records have set an October 11th release date for This Is Hell's fourth studio album, Black Mass.

The announcement confirms the identity of the mysterious website, AllRiseForTheBlackMass.com. The teaser site has seen a complete update, including a YouTube stream of the brand new track, "Black Mass."

"The new album takes the crossover and metal influences from last album to much greater extremes and the end product was Black Mass, by far the heaviest and thrashiest songs we've written and recorded," said guitarist, Rick Jimenez. more on this story

The Birth of U2

(Gibson) On this day in 1979, U2 released their very first record, an EP titled U2-3. Gibson takes a look back: Before The Joshua Tree, War or even Boy, there was Three – U2's debut release that consisted of (as the title suggests) three songs. Although only sold in Ireland, the EP marked an important milestone. On September 1, 1979, as a precursor to stadium-rocking concerts, multi-platinum albums and world-saving crusades, U2 would release their first songs to the public.

The story, however, begins about three years earlier, on September 25, 1976, when 14-year-old Larry Mullen Jr. posted a note on a school bulletin board saying that he was looking for people who were interested in starting a band. According to the drummer, it was to be called The Larry Mullen Band for about 10 minutes, until a boy named Paul Hewson showed up. With Bono in the band, there was little chance of little Larry being the leader.

Although guitarist Dave Evans (soon to become The Edge) and bassist Adam Clayton were in the group from the get-go, the band also included Dave's older brother, Dik Evans, and Mullen's friends, Ivan McCormick and Peter Martin. After a few weeks, McCormick and Martin had dropped out, and U2 were a quintet. Of course, they weren't called U2 at the time. Initially, they took the name Feedback and then changed to The Hype in 1977. more on this story

Watch Lenny Kravitz Take A Stand On Letterman

(hennemusic) Lenny Kravitz released his 9th studio album, "Black And White America," on Tuesday.

Lenny stopped by David Letterman's show on the day of its release to perform "Stand" from the new album.

"I am really excited for everyone to hear the music on Black and White America. Musically and lyrically, I feel it is the most diverse album of my career," said Kravitz. Check out the Letterman performance here

Joe Bonamassa Working With Kevin Shirley On Lucky 13

(Gibson) A few years back, few had heard of nu-blues Les Paul maestro Joe Bonamassa. Yet, he is already planning album #13.

In 2011, Bonamassa has already released a solo studio album, Dust Bowl, a new Black Country Communion album and a collaboration with Beth Hart. He's also been touring pretty solidly.

Bonamassa has now posted on his website that he is currently writing a new album, and he will be heading into the studio with producer Kevin Shirley (Journey, Rush, Iron Maiden and others) to start tracking yet another record. more on this story

Evile Announce Hometown Album Release Show

Evile will be returning to their hometown for a special release party for their brand new album, Five Serpent's Teeth.

The special release show is due to take place at the Holmfirth Picturedrome on October 2nd. Supporting Evile will be fellow British metallers TORANAGA and Grieve.

"It's been a long time since we played so close to home. One venue we've always wanted to play near to home is the Picturedrome in Holmfirth." says lead guitarist Ol Drake. "We can't wait to play the new material so close to home after such a long time... See you all there!" more on this story

Dead In The Dirt To Deliver Limited Edition Fear

Dead In The Dirt's Fear 7" EP will see a one-time pressing of 1500 copies via Southern Lord on September 27, 2011, and once it's sold out, it's dead...

In support of the release Dead In The Dirt are set to hit the road for most of September, kicking off with a record release show on September 10th with Earth and Mount Eerie.

Earsplit desribes them as: a savage wrecking crew who merges blinding hardcore fury with blackened metallic might, Dead In The Dirt simultaneously and effectively spew forth filthy, musical mayhem, while concurrently displaying clear and concise production values in their destructive hymns. The band's unhinged style draws from the discordant heaviness His Hero is Gone, the urgency of Cursed, the speed of DropDead and the blackened darkness of Deathspell Omega. more on this story

Hear New Noel Gallagher

(Gibson) A new song from Noel Gallagher has emerged online. Radio station KROQ recently played "If I Had a Gun" and it is now on YouTube. The song dates from Gallagher's days as leader of Oasis and soundcheck versions of the song have been floating around the web for a couple of years.

This full-band version, from the forthcoming Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album, is tougher than those demos, definitely.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album (both title and the band name) will be released in October. "If I Had a Gun" is planned to be the second single, after "The Death of You and Me." more on this story

Seether Wear Their Evolution On Their Musical Sleeves

(RockAAA) Seether bassist Dale Stewart says that each of the band's albums is a snapshot of where they are musically and emotionally in time and they change and grow with each record.

The band's fifth studio album hit stores earlier this year with the album cover for 'Holding Onto Strings' catching the eye due to Mark Kostabi's design. And Stewart says he was desperate to get Kostabi on board after being wowed by the artists work on Guns N' Roses' double 'Use Your Illusion' albums in the early 1990s.

"Yes, I think it is (album is different to previous efforts). I think each album we do is different and a little bit unique. You are always changing as people, as a band and as musicians," Stewart told Muen Magazine. "I think the songs you write at a specific point in time reflect that. Each album we do is almost like a snapshot of the band at that point in time. I think it is a little bit different, but I also think it follows the Seether evolution if you will." more on this story

New Skinny Puppy Coming Next Month

SPV have set a October 25th North American release date for Skinny Puppy's 14th studio album entitled hanDover.

"I didn't want to write the record the same way as the previous ones," says Key about his m.o. on the first new Puppy music since 2008's Mythmaker.

"I wanted there to be fresh angles, both in the songwriting and the programming platforms. I was changing the whole element of myself just to see what would happen. In the end, I made something different, but it was still coming from me. I'm not interested in looking at my accomplishments and myself. Like any electronic music fan, I look at the big question: Where is it all going?" more on this story

Singled Out: John Pippus' Walk Away

Today blues rocker John Pippus tells us about the song "Walk Away" from his brand new album "Wrapped Up In The Blues," which was released this week. Here is the story:

When I perform "Walk Away" live, I set it up by telling the audience that it's "an ode to mass transit". That's not really true. It was actually written one morning when I was still ticked off at what happened the day before, when I drove out to the suburbs (from downtown Vancouver, where I live) to rehearse with a songwriter friend. This particular hour-long drive was like descending into my own private hell. Endless road construction, endless traffic jams, uptight drivers stewing in their cars. Once I eventually got to where I was going, all I could see was row after row of cookie-cutter houses.

To top it off, on the drive back to the city, I got a speeding ticket that cost me $167. I was "speeding", (actually driving quite reasonably, given the conditions) on the only short stretch of highway where there was (miraculously) only light traffic.

So when I sat down to write this song the following morning, I was fueled by frustration and anger. The drive was the catalyst but I expanded the rage outward to include a jaundiced look at our so-called normal life. The lunacy of long commutes, every one locked up in their own little carbon monoxide maker. Soul destroying suburbs, interchangeable with every other suburb across North America. Lives that have no passion. That's what the song is really about.

The main riff came to me quickly, it fit the mood of the song, and I didn't over think it. There's a middle section, a breakdown, that ventures into Captain Beefheart territory. My bass player challenged me to do something different with the song, so I was thinking of him when I wrote this discordant part. The 'traffic jam' section I call it. When it came time to record the vocal, I sang along with this part just for fun, never intending for it to be on the final mix. But when producer Adam Bailie and I heard it back we thought it was hilarious. And besides, it reinforces the group insanity of driving back and forth from home to work and back again, in endless lines of traffic, day after day, without questioning what we're doing to our souls and our planet.

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

. The Ballad of Mott the Hoople

This documentary provides the most in-depth look at Mott the Hoople that theres ever likely to be and no doubt the most authoritative too since most of the commentary comes from the bands two main men- singer Ian Hunter and guitarist Mick Ralphs. (4 stars) - Read the full The Ballad of Mott the Hoople review

. 20 Years of Pearl Jam: Ten

For Pearl Jams 20th anniversary we are taking a look back at the bands career all month long plus we will have coverage of their anniversary celebration! Today we revisit Tony Ks look at the bands debut Ten. (4.5 stars) - Read the full 20 Years of Pearl Jam: Ten review

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