Queen To Play Four Concerts With Adam Lambert

Details for the other three dates will be announced soon. "We're really excited about it," Queen's Roger Taylor says. "Adam... of course he has this unbelievable range, like Freddie (Mercury) had range. Adam can really cover it. He's an extraordinary singer and a real talent. I feel he fits into our sort of theatricality." more on this story

Zakk Wylde, Corey Taylor, Yngwie, Satriani, Paul Gilbert For Marshall Concert

(Gibson) A star-studded show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the advent of the Marshall amplifier takes on greater resonance in the wake of Jim Marshall's passing on Thursday (April 5). Titled "50 Years of Loud … Live," the event is set to take place September 22 at London's Wembley Arena.

Appearing will be a who's who of guitar greats, including Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen and Corey Taylor, among others.

Paul Marshall, the firm's Head of Artist Liaison, spoke with Total Guitar about the event when it was announced in March. "Artists play a massive role in the company, and are very much part of the Marshall family," he said. "Over the five decades of Marshall's history, practically every guitar hero has used Marshall: Richie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Slash, the list goes on…. This event is a celebration of the Marshall family and we are honored so many artists want to get involved." more on this story

Chris Daughtry Vs Former Band

Chris Daughtry is being sued by his pre-American Idol bandmates that claim they are owed royalties for four hit Daughtry songs including the hit song "Home".

Prior to becoming a finalist on American Idol and launching his multi-platinum band Daughtry, Chris Daughtry was in a band called Absent Element with bass player Ryan Andrews, drummer Scott Crawford, and guitarist Mark Perry. The three have now filed suit in North Carolina seeking royalties for songs they say they had a hand in writing with Chris Daughtry.

Apart from "Home," Daughtry's formerband mates are seeking royalties for the songs "Breakdown," "Conviction," and "Sinking." The Charlotte Observer reports that the lawsuit states "All four members wrote music and lyrics for Absent Element's songs, collaborated on the arrangement and recording of those songs, regularly consulted with each other on matters relating to the business of the band, and made partnership decisions based on majority votes." more on this story

Mastodon Team Up With Feist For Special Release

(Gibson) In perhaps the most unlikely musical pairing since …well, ever, Mastodon and Canadian singer-songwriter Feist have partnered up to offer an exclusive split seven-inch single to celebrate Record Store Day on April 21.

This is no mere "slap a Feist song on one side and a Mastodon tune on the other" offering though: the disc features Feist covering Mastodon's "Black Tongue" while the Atlanta progressive-metallers perform Feist's "A Commotion."

The collaboration came about after the two acts performed on the same episode of the BBC television program Later… With Jools Holland. Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor recently told Sweden's Metalshrine,"It's fun for us. I mean, most times we end up doing covers of bands that are already sort of heavy or that is already in that vein, like the Melvins, Thin Lizzy, Metallica, you know what I mean? What are you gonna do to those songs to make them your own? …You don't really wanna mess with it. With Feist, it's something that we could really play with and do something different with." more on this story

Singled Out: Adler's The One That You Hate

Original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler is back with a new band called Adler and today they are releasing their first single, "The One That You Hated." To celebrate we asked frontman Jacob Bunton to tell us about it:

This was actually one of the first songs that Lonny and I co-wrote together. I had the music and verses laying around for a while, but couldn't quite nail the chorus. One day we were sitting in Lonny's office and I played him the song in it's original form. When I got to the chorus, Lonny started singing "I'm the one that you hated / the one you didn't want to believe. I thought it was great! We immediately finished the song, recorded a demo, and took it to Steven. Lonny and I have a great chemistry together, so it just flowed naturally.

The lyrics are about two people that are no good for each other, but for whatever reason won't break up. I've seen it a million times over the years. Maybe it's the sex, maybe it's the convenience, maybe they're just scared to move on and start over, but a lot of people seem to be attracted to the people that they hate. Love and hate are intimately linked within the human brain.

This was one of the last songs that we recorded for the album even though we wrote it early on. One night Slash was at the studio and we played him a couple of the songs. When this song started playing, he was grinning ear to ear, so we knew either it's a kick ass song or it's so bad we're making him laugh. A few days later John 5 from Rob Zombie's band came to the studio and listened to some songs. He had the same reaction and stopped us after the first chorus and said "That's It! That's your first single!"

The single hits iTunes today. You can grab it here. Revolver Mag has a stream here and you can learn more about the group right here!

Guns N' Roses and Marilyn Manson Headlining New Festival

Guns N' Roses and Marilyn Manson have been tapped to headline a new music festival in Spain which will feature 3 stages and 50 artists.

Costa de Fuego in Benicassim is set to take place on July 20 and 21st and will feature international as well as national acts.

Organizers have announced that the lineup will include: Nightwish, In Flames, Opeth, Paradise Lost, Warcry, Lacuna Coil, Katanoia, Amorphis, We Are The Ocean, Baron Rojo, Obus, Hamlet, Berri Txarrak, Cancer Bats, Steel Horse and Noctem. Learn more about the event here.

Queen Have The Top Selling Album of All Time In The UK

(hennemusic) Queen are the kings of the best-selling albums of all time in the UK. The BBC reports Queen's "Greatest Hits" tops a new list of the country's biggest-selling albums, with lifetime sales of 5.8 million copies.

Its nearest rival is The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper" album, with sales of 5 million, followed by Abba's "Gold" with 4.9 million.

The top 40 chart has been compiled for the BBC by the Official Charts Company, and will be revealed in full on BBC Radio 2 by DJ Tony Blackburn on Monday. more on this story

Train To Be Rachael Ray's House Band

Train are set to become the house band on daytime talk show "Rachael Ray," for next week (Monday, April 16, through Friday, April 20.)

The band is appearing to celebrate the release of their new album, California 37, which will be available in stores and online Tuesday, April 17.

The band's "Rachael Ray" performances will include "Hey Soul Sister"/"Bruises" (Monday), "Drive By"/"Feels Good At First" (Tuesday), "Marry Me"/"This'll Be My Year" (Wednesday), "50 Ways To Say Goodbye"/"Meet Virginia" (Thursday) and "Drops of Jupiter"/"Mermaid" (Friday).

Shai Hulud Working With Chad Gilbert On New Album

Shai Hulud are reteaming with Chad Gilbert on their forth album which they are getting ready to record. Their camp set out these details:

Matt Fox, Matt Fletcher and company have completed writing the new album, and have confirmed that they've enlisted the production talents of original Hulud vocalist and current New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, the vocalist on Shai Hulud's debut full length album "Hearts Once Nourished With Hope And Compassion"! Gilbert's production resume includes work with H20, A Day To Remember, Terror, Trapped Under Ice, Set Your Goals, and more.

Chad Gilbert elaborates: "Matt Fox from Shai Hulud hit me up while on tour about potentially producing their new album. I immediately thought it could be an interesting and fun team up but I really wanted to hear new demos before agreeing. He sent me a few new songs and I was pleasantly surprised! The songs were awesome and felt very classic; the melodic hardcore metal they are already admired for but taken to another level. I think with us teamed up we can make the best Shai Hulud record yet!" more on this story

Tom Waits To Rock Letterman and Fallon

(hennemusic) Tom Waits will be making not one, but two, rare tv appearances later this month.

Waits is set to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman on April 24, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on April 25.

Tom will sit down to chat with the hosts and, for the very first time, perform songs from his 2011 release, "Bad As Me." more on this story

Phil Collins Double DVD Coming Next Month

Eagle Rock Entertainment will follow up the recently released Blu-Ray of Phil Collins Live At Montreux 2004 with a 2-DVD set on May 1st.

Filmed in high definition, recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby 5.1 Surround and DTS, with a running time of approximately three and a half hours spread over the two discs, Live At Montreux 2004 includes all the greatest hits of his legendary career. The 25-song 2004 concert encapsulates the essence of this great artist, who has performed on the Montreux stage numerous times. One such time, in 1996, was with a Jazz Big-Band. Thirteen songs from that '96 performance—including one with Tony Bennett ("There'll Be Some Changes Made")—serve as a bonus feature (in standard definition).

The Main Program is a stunning reminder of a storied career: From "In The Air Tonight" "You Can't Hurry Love" and "Easy Lover" to "A Groovy Kind Of Love" "Another Day In Paradise" "One More Night" and "Against All Odds" the set-list accentuates the wildly fluctuating amount of genres and styles that Collins has smoothly assimilated within his own personal flair. more on this story

Loverboy Reunite With Bob Rock

Loverboy recently reunited with Bob Rock, who engineered their very first album back in 1980 which was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, for a new song, "Heartbreaker."

Loverboy will also hit the road with Journey and Pat Benatar featuring Neil Giraldo for an arena tour that gets underway July 21 at the San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino, CA, running all the way through December. Scheduled 2012 tour information is listed below.

Founding Loverboy member Paul Dean commented: "It's great coming full circle 30 years later. We first toured with Journey in 1982 on the success of our Get Lucky album. It was an amazing package then and it's an amazing package today." more on this story

Your Chance To Win A Vegas Trip To Play Blackjack with Nickelback

(SM) Nickelback fans are begin offered the chance to win a trip for six to board a private jet to Las Vegas where they will get VIP tickets to see Nickelback perform on tour June 16, 2012 at the MGM Garden Arena.

The lucky winner and guests will have after party access and accommodations - the winner will enjoy a suite and each of the five guests will receive a king room at the MGM Grand. Additionally, the winner will receive $5,000 cash to play "Blackjack With Nickelback."

"We can't wait to have one of our amazing fans plus five lucky friends win the opportunity to join us in one of the wildest cities in the world," said Nickelback front man Chad Kroeger. "Every show is a party with our fans but the Las Vegas shows are always some of the most memorable (at least for that night). So get your game face on 'cause we're going to play blackjack in Sin City." more on this story

This Providence Set New EP release

This Providence will release a brand new EP, called Brier, on May 1st following up this week's release of a new single entitled "Trouble".

The EP was produced by Matt Grabe (The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon, The Summer Set) and will be released via the band's new imprint Magic Mike Records.

With the self-release of the Brier EP next month, and while in the midst of a cross country tour with Go Radio, This Providence is looking ahead at a new chapter for the band, and they invite their fans to join them. As Young explained in a statement to www.Altpress.com last month, "I can not wait to release these gems. If you live in the States, chances are we'll be playing somewhere close to you. If not, change your definition of close. I'll be spending the next two months with four other overly sensitive musicians, in an unpretentious, American-made, 15-passenger van, driving thousands of miles all over this liberated piece of dirt! Why don't you come out and return the favor? Show us a little enthusiasm! We're looking to make our mark in music, things feel different. It's exciting. Don't wish us luck, be a part of this."

McCartney and Ringo Reunion At Change Begins Within To Be Televised

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited on an American stage for the first time in 17 years during a historic April 2009 Radio City Music Hall benefit concert.

The concert is set to be broadcast on New York PBS station Thirteen on Sunday, April 29, at 10:30 pm (check local listings for broadcast dates and times in your area).

McCartney performs a set of Beatles, Wings and solo classics; Starr sings his own set of Beatle and solo hits. McCartney and Starr join together on stage for "With A Little Help from My Friends," Paul's rarely performed "Cosmically Conscious," and Beatle fan favorite "I Saw Her Standing There." more on this story

Jimmy Dillon and Lorin Rowan Launch San Francisco Music Club

Veteran rockers Jimmy Dillon and Lorin Rowan have rejoined forces to form San Francisco Music Club and will release their new album, "Love and Freedom", in May.

The group's official CD release party will be held at the legendary Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California on May 5th, 2012, and will feature a myriad of guest performances by some very talented musicians.

"Love and Freedom" will be available physically on May 5th, 2012 in retail stores and online retailers everywhere. The digital version of the album will be available on iTunes and other digital retailers on May 22nd, 2012. more on this story

Crossfade Summer Tour

Crossfade will be hitting the road this summer for a North American headlining tour.

The tour is set to kick off on June 1st in Knoxville, TN and run through July 1st in Charlotte, NC.

Crossfade will be joined on the trek by Weaving the Fate, as well as Candlelight Red. more on this story

Create Avoid Releasing New Music Next Month

(ESM) Pure Noise Records have set a May 22nd release date for Create Avoid's "Pastime" 7"/EP.

The record is made up of four new songs that were engineered and produced by Sam Pura at The Panda Studios.

The Riverside, CA hardcore/metal 5-piece will play a hometown record release show on May 25 at Riverside's The Vibe. more on this story

B Sides

Watch Foo Fighters Rock Lollapalooza Brazil

(hennemusic) The Foo Fighters rocked Lollapalooza Brazil on the weekend, and video of the band's full set has surfaced.

The event, at the Jockey Club is Sao Paulo, was headlined by the Foos on Saturday and Arctic Monkeys on Sunday; other acts on the weekend bill included Jane's Addiction, Staind, Band Of Horses and Cage The Elephant.

The Foos rocked a 2.5 hour, 26-song set full of material from the band's entire career. During the encores, Dave Grohl & Co. were joined by Joan Jett for two songs, "Bad Reputation" and "I Love Rock 'N' Roll." Watch it here.

KISS' Dancing With The Stars Performance Now Online

(hennemusic) KISS performed on ABC's Dancing With the Stars Monday night. If you missed it you can watch the performance online.

It was "rock week" on the show, and KISS were on hand to open the proceedings with their classic, "Rock And Roll All Nite."

Throughout the episode, the contestants danced to tracks by artists like The Rolling Stones, Twisted Sister, Queen and The White Stripes, among others.

KISS will do it all over again on Tuesday, when they'll be on the show to play "Lick It Up." Watch Monday's performance here.

Video of Jane's Addition Lollapalooza Brazil Set Online

(hennemusic) Jane's Addiction must have felt right at home in Sao Paulo on the weekend as the band performed at Lollapalooza Brazil. Now, video of the band's full set has surfaced.

In 1991, Jane's singer Perry Farrell conceived and created the Lollapalooza brand, with the intent of using the vehicle as a farewell tour for the band. The event has since expanded internationally in recent years, beyond its North American roots, to stages in South America.

Jane's played the early evening slot on Sunday, before headliners Arctic Monkeys closed out the festival. Watch it here.

The Death of the Fifth Beatle

(Gibson) On this day in 1962, The Beatles' original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe died of a brain hemorrhage in an ambulance on the way to hospital. Sutcliffe had left the group to stay in Hamburg, Germany with his girlfriend photographer Astrid Kirchherr and to pursue his art studies. Gibson takes a look back: Stuart Sutcliffe, the so-called "Fifth Beatle" – or perhaps the "First Beetle," since it was he who named them The Beetles – died at just 21 years of age, on this very day, in 1962.

The early Beatles' unofficial style guru, Sutcliffe was revered by John Lennon from the day they met in art school in 1958. Lennon wanted Sutcliffe in The Quarrymen and when Stu encouraged him to change the band's name, he did so without hesitation. Founding editor of the seminal Merseybeat paper Bill Harry remembers this momentous moment at beatlesagain.com

"I sat 'round with Stu and John while they were trying to come up with a name for John's group, which Stu had now joined," Harry said. "Stu suggested that they coin a name similar to that of Buddy Holly's backing group the Crickets. So, insects it was. They came up with Beetles, although it wasn't until August of that year that the name finally evolved as the Beatles.

"I must admit I was surprised when, decades later, people seemed to think that the name came from the film The Wild One, which was actually banned in Britain for 14 years and the group had never even seen the film!"

In Germany with the band, it was the artistic Sutcliffe who gravitated towards the Hamburg art scene and thanks to new love, former fashion student Astrid Kirchherr, was the first Beatle to wear a collarless jacket and to comb his hair forward in the style that would take hold all over the world, the mop-top.

In July 1961, Sutcliffe, the Beatles' original bass player left the band, choosing to devote his energy to his painting, and enrolled in the Hamburg College of Art. Still close with The Beatles, he went back to Liverpool for a visit but, according to Bill Harry, didn't look well.

"Stuart looked absolutely god-awful," Harry recalled in Merseybeat. "It was almost scary seeing what had become of him. He was pale and withered and complained about headaches, severe headaches that would almost cripple him."

Back again in Germany, Sutcliffe continued to suffer from blinding and debilitating headaches, which he described in several letters home to Lennon. But neither he nor Astrid took them seriously enough to think they could prove fatal. more