Lost Beatles Solo Discovered (Hear It Online)

The solo track was discovered while the three were listening to the Abbey Road classic when a chance move of a fader on the mixing board uncovered the lost guitar solo. Check out the video here.

Velvet Revolver Reunion Speculation Shot Down

(Gibson) Although Velvet Revolver fans still are buzzing from the band's reunion with vocalist Scott Weiland for a performance on January 12, the band's drummer Matt Sorum says there has been no talk yet of the singer returning to the band full-time.

In an interview with Frankie DiVita of 96.7 KCAL Rocks at the 2012 NAMM Show, Sorum said of the performance, "It was cool, man. We hadn't played together in a long time. We soundchecked a few songs. We only played, like, three songs. But it was cool to be on stage and play music again. It was like riding a bike."

Sorum said Slash was booked for the next year to support his upcoming solo album, and that a reunion with Weiland hasn't yet been discussed. The concert was organized to raise funds to support the family of late award-winning composer John O'Brien. "Everyone had a good time and we raised some money for a really sad situation," Sorum said. "John O'Brien passed away and left a pregnant wife and another child. And a lot of people turned out for the show… Amazing turnout." more on this story

Sammy Hagar Not Impressed With New Van Halen

(hennemusic) While chatting with Radio Metal, Sammy Hagar says he isn't impressed with what he heard so far of Van Halen's new studio album with original frontman David Lee Roth and offered some other harsh views of his former group.

While chatting with Radio Metal, Hagar was asked how he is feeling now that VH are releasing a new album. "Oh, I'm okay with those guys doing whatever they want to do," says Sammy. "What I've heard so far, I wasn't impressed with at all, personally. I think in Chickenfoot, we've raised the bar a little bit on what a four-piece rock band can do, and I think they chose to take the easy route and take some of their old stuff and and re-record it instead of writing new songs. Who is Van Halen today? I don't know, I don't think the fans are going to be happy with it. I couldn't care less if it's the biggest album of the year, that wouldn't be important to me, what is important to me is that, as artists, why would you do that? They haven't released an album since my last album in something like 1991 or '92, (Ed. note: "VHIII" was issued in 1998) and then they just go back. To me it makes a strange statement, it kind of says 'We don't have anything, we're not a band anymore, we're not creative.' Isn't it a strange statement to you?"

Radio Metal: Do you think this was intentional? I mean, as a band it's normal to have some habits, some patterns, some ways of composing that come back, so do you think it really was intentional? Hagar: I don't know. To be honest with you, the last time I was around those guys was in 2004 on the reunion. It was a disaster, it was horrible, Eddie was in a really bad shape, I wrote about it a lot in my book. And I don't know what they're thinking to be honest with you. Because if they were thinking at all, they would certainly have Mikey in there playing bass. So I don't know what they're thinking. I believe it was probably intentional because I don't think they had any choice. If they had had a choice they would've done all new stuff. From today. They would've written together like a band.

Radio Metal: So you think they don't have any inspiration today? Hagar: I don't think so. I think there's zero inspiration and zero creativity. If there was any, they would write new songs. What does the band do? When Chickenfoot got together for our first album, we were four new guys and we got together and wrote ten, twelve songs and made an album. When we decided to do our second album, we didn't go back and take the two songs that were left over from the first album, we wrote all brand new songs. Because we're new people, we're inspired. Here's what we have to say, here's what we want to play now, here's who we've become since then. And you present yourself to the fans as who you are and what you've become. And if you don't have any idea of who you are or what you are and what you've become [laughs], then I guess you have to go back and show them what you used to be. I don't know, does that make sense? more on this story

Nikki Sixx Reignites Motley Crue and Godsmack Feud

(Rock News Desk) Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has reignited his war of words with Godsmack frontman Sully Erna.

In his latest retaliation after Erna wrote the song Crying Like A Bitch about Sixx, the glam icon says he'd like the singer to join Crue on stage at their upcoming Las Vegas residency.

Sixx says: "We're looking for an angry midget for our Vegas shows and I was thinking of using the singer from Godsmack." more on this story

Jack White Previews Song From Solo Album

(hennemusic) Former White Stripes main man Jack White has announced details of his first solo debut album release.

Due April 24, "Blunderbuss" was produced by White and recorded at his own Third Man Studio in Nashville.

White describes the project as "an album I couldn't have released until now. I've put off making records under my own name for a long time but these songs feel like they could only be presented under my name. These songs were written from scratch, had nothing to do with anyone or anything else but my own expression, my own colors on my own canvas."

White has offered up his first single, "Love Interruption." Listen here.

Jesse Leach Enjoys Killswitch Engage Reunion Mystery

(Rock News Desk) Former Killswitch Engage singer Jesse Leach wants fans to enjoy the mystery of not knowing if he's returning to the band.

So he won't confirm or deny whether he's been asked to replace Howard Jones, who parted company with the metalcore outfit earlier this month.

"I'm not going to comment. I'd rather those guys go through what they've got to go through. They're good friends of mine, so I'm respecting their space at the moment," Leach tells Loud. "It's more fun, more mystery, too – you don't have to know everything. These days everybody is on Facebook and tweeting everything that happens. What happened to the mystery of music and not knowing everything?" more on this story

Seether Fans Create New EP

(Banana 101.5) Seether recently held a contest asking musicians to remix the hit single 'Tonight' from their recent studio album 'Holding On To Strings Better Left To Fray' and were so impressed with the results they will be releasing an entire EP of fan-submitted remixes of their tunes.

Seether has announced that they will be releasing an EP — featuring 'Holding On To Strings…' songs culled from their remix contest hosted by IndabaMusic.com — on February 7th.

The band is currently preparing for some overseas gigs ahead of their North American tour with Nickelback, Bush, and My Darkest Days which kicks off in April. Tracklist and a little taste

Shinedown, Adelitas Way and Art of Dying for 2012 Avalanche Tour

(Banana 101.5) Shinedown will head up the 2012 Avalanche tour with support from up-and-comers Adelitas Way and Art of Dying.

The Avalanche tour returns for it's second outing with Shinedown headlining the annual touring festival — last year's featured Stone Sour, Theory of a Deadman, Skillet, and Halestorm.

Art of Dying appeared as part of last year's lineup and will once again be involved, as they will replace New Medicine as support for the second half the tour. more on this story

The Cult Set New Album Release

(hennemusic) The Cult return this spring with "Choice Of Weapon," their first full-length album in 5 years on May 22.

Co-produced by Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age, U.N.K.L.E.) and longtime collaborator Bob Rock (Metallica, Aerosmith), "Choice of Weapon" was made in several studios, including the band's own Witch Mountain as well as spots in New York City, Los Angeles and the California desert.

Rolling Stone caught up with Cult frontman Ian Astbury for an album update. "Let's put it this way – the paint's still wet. We're breaking it to you guys first," says Astbury. "I think we missed our initial release date, partially due to the way that we ended up finishing the record. We began with Chris Goss, who is a very close friend and somebody I've been friends with for over 20 years. And we always talked about doing a Cult record together. Chris did all the refinement, helping us find the material, craft it, and I think we've been at it for quite a while. It just became attrition. Everyone was getting kind of exhausted. Kind of wearing each other out in the studio." more including a new song preview

Michael Anthony Looking Forward To New Van Halen Album

(Gibson) Ever the class act, former Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony says he's looking forward to hearing the new VH album – especially because it includes material which he originally played with the band on their original demos in the 1970s.

In an interview with Rob Birnie of Planet Rock, to air in full in a few weeks, Anthony said he would not be looking for songwriting credits on the material on the new Van Halen album, A Different Kind of Truth, despite the band's former policy of crediting all members equally. "I don't want to do anything. I just let it be," Anthony said. "And, hey, it'll be nice to hear some of those old songs again that I haven't played in a long time."

Much has been made of how the band returned to early demos of unreleased songs to mine for inspiration for the new material. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times over the weekend, singer David Lee Roth said, "It's material that Eddie and I generated, literally, in 1975, 1976 and 1977. Usually fellas in our weight division will kind of gamely – or ironically, wink, wink – try to hail back to it [but] keep a safe, mature distance from it." more on this story

Peter Case & Paul Collins Reunite For Nerves, Plimsouls and The Beat Tour

Peter Case & Paul Collins will reunite this spring for a North American tour where they will perform fan favorites from their joint and separate bands. Here is the official word with the details:

Prior to Peter Case forming The Plimsouls in '78, he was part of two other influential mid-to-late '70s bands with Paul Collins – The Nerves and The Breakaways (Paul would later go on to form his own highly-respected group, The Beat). Both Peter and Paul have enjoyed successful solo careers on record and on the road, but this spring they'll once again be reunited for a very special North American tour.

The two frontmen (along with bassist Timm Buechler and drummer Amos Pitsch) will be performing classic numbers by their bands, The Nerves and The Breakaways, as well as material by The Plimsouls and The Beat. For fans of energetic live performances, visceral rock & roll, and raucous, hook-laden songs that draw as much from the golden age of '60s pop as they do from punk, these shows should prove to be nothing short of nirvana. more on this story

Paul Weller Announces Only North American Appearance for 2012

SKH announced that New York area fans will be able to see Paul Weller this spring for his only scheduled appearances in North America this year.

Weller and his band will perform at a two-night stand at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square, New York on May 18th & 19th.

Paul Weller's two New York shows will be in support of his upcoming album Sonik Kicks, which is scheduled for release on March 27th 2012 on Yep Roc Records. more on this story

Garbage's New Album and Tour Coming In Spring

Garbage has set the release date for their first new album in seven years and they have announced the initial tour dates in support of the effort.

The group's fifth studio album, Not Your Kind Of People, will be released in the North America on May 15, 2012.

"Working with Garbage again was very instinctual," said Duke Erikson. "Like getting on a bicycle...with three other people." He adds "We haven't felt this good about a Garbage record since the last one!" more on this story

Warbringer Lose Member on Eve of Iced Earth Tour

Warbringer have parted ways with longtime guitarist Adam Carroll as the band prepares to hit the road with Iced Earth and Symphony X. Adam and the band have issued statements and his replacement has been named:

To all fans and friends, I, Adam Carroll, have officially quit WARBRINGER. I have financial issues at home that have to be addressed sooner than later. I hope you all can understand and respect my decision. It's been some of the best years of my life and I appreciate all the support you the fans have given us and continue to give. I will forever be part of the WARBRINGER family. Many thanks and until I see the rest of you again, keep the metal alive. Cheers!"

The band enlisted friend and talented, young guitarist Andrew Bennett for the purpose of filling in live for this tour with the hope that he may become a permanent member of the group as he continues his audition process where it matters most-- on the stage and in the van. more on this story

Staind Frontman Aaron Lewis Earns CMA Nominations

Big news for Staind frontman Aaron Lewis as his solo venture into country music has earned him some big nominations.

Aaron's debut country single "Country Boy," has received two Academy Of Country Music nominations.

Lewis was nominated in the "Vocal Event of the Year" category for the song--which features George Jones and Charlie Daniels--as both the artist and co-producer, along with co-producer James Stroud. more on this story

Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg World Tour

Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, featuring the famed Ramones member and former Misfits frontman Michale Graves, will be hitting the road in March a world tour.

The tour kicks off mid-March in Argentina followed by a short U.S. East coast run that will include two hometown area shows for drummer and Brooklyn native Marky Ramone (March 28 @ Maxwell's – Hoboken, NJ & April 1 @ The Bell House – Brooklyn, NY). Following the U.S. leg Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg heads to Greece, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Germany and the U.K. with more dates to be added.

Festival stops along the tour will include Festival de Guitarra in Barcelona, Ruhrpott Rodeo Festival in Germany, Plymouth Volksfest in the U.K. and Hard Rock Hell Ibiza Road Trip in Spain. more on this story

Alex Harvey 'Enters' Rock Hall of Fame On 30th Anniversary Of His Death

(Rock News Desk) Seventies rock icon Alex Harvey is set to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the establishment adds a photobook about his life to its collection.

The move comes just days before fans gather in the singer's native Glasgow, Scotland, to mark the 30th anniversary of his death.

Harvey, leader of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band and widely regarded as one of the best rock frontman of all time, passed away on February 4, 1982, a day short of his 47th birthday.

Acts as varied as Def Leppard, the Cure, the Sex Pistols, Nick Cave and AC/DC have cited him as an influence. SAHB released eight albums between 1972 and 1977 and are remembered for stand-out tracks including Next, Boston Tea Party, Give My Compliments to the Chef, Gang Bang, Vambo and Framed.

Photographer Janet Macoska, whose work is showcased in the hardback Alex Harvey: Last of the Teenage Idols, says: "He was my mentor and my friend. Alex gave me my first paying gig and believed in my talent long before I did. more on this story

Paul McCartney Was Intimidated By Diana Krall

(Gibson) Paul McCartney has talked about being intimidated when recording with jazz artist Diana Krall for his new album, Kisses on the Bottom.

According the U.K. newspaper The Daily Express, McCartney recorded without an instrument to accompany his vocals. He told Culture magazine: "Here was I in this completely new role, feeling really quite intimidated. There was nothing to hide behind, no guitar or piano that I could put between me and 'it.' I had to sort of find a vocal style...

"I'm in front of really good musicians, who know what's going on, and I'm thinking, 'Bloody hell, I'm going to totally disgrace myself here. I'm going to be, like, the worst person in this band, and I'm supposed to be, like, not bad. They're all going to be smiling at me, but secretly thinking, Jesus Christ, this guy is rubbish.' Then I think, 'Get it together, Macca, come on.' ... So, yeah, me not having an instrument was very strange, very intimidating." more on this story

Signed Limited Edition Prints of Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons Released

(PR) Rock photographer James Shive is for the first time is making available to the public, via his ShiveArchive.com site, "Series 1" of six limited edition, signed photographic prints of musical icon Bruce Springsteen and the late E Street Band member and saxophonist Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons.

Shive, an established professional photographer who during the 1970s and 80s produced thousands of images of rock and roll's most illustrious concerts, over the years has earned a noted reputation as the "go-to photographer for his vast archive of rare early images of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, including appearances by Springsteen together with Clemons before their meteoric rise to international stardom. Among the Springsteen/Clemons museum-quality prints being offered are concert photographs taken in 1974 in New Jersey at Kean College and at the now-infamous string of eight sold-out shows in 1976 at the Palladium Theater in New York City.

In May 2011, Shive's photograph taken in 1978 of Springsteen and Clemons at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, was featured in a full-page opening memorial to the deceased Clemons in Rolling Stone Magazine. Shive is also an original, longtime contributor to Backstreets Magazine, the publication and online community dedicated to all-things Springsteen. In October 2011, Shive contributed several images that were featured in a welcoming video as well as behind a live musical performance at the "Classic Rock and Roll Party, A Tribute to Clarence Clemons, Benefiting Homesafe," an organization for which Clemons was a spokesperson and host of many events in previous years. Shive's image of Springsteen is also featured on the cover and inside the recent best-selling rock book, "The Light in Darkness." more on this story

Sleeper Agent Announce Dates With Fun and Ben Kweller

Sleeper Agent are hitting the road for a series of tour dates this spring supporting fun.

The run of dates will kick off on February 29th at Higher Ground in Burlington, VT and wrap up in Little Rock, AR on March 11th at Juanita's.

Shortly after, Sleeper Agent will hit the road supporting Ben Kweller through April. Sleeper Agent will be out supporting their album, Celabrasion. more on this story

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet Movie Premiere Set

(Gibson) The world premiere of the film Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet, about the life of guitarist Jason Becker, will take place on March 3 in San Jose, California. The film will include interviews with Becker, his family and friends, and the various musicians he has worked with.

Becker was a brilliantly talented guitarist with the world at his feet when he joined David Lee Roth's band for the Bob Rock-produced A Little Ain't Enough album in 1989. But while preparing for the ensuing tour, Becker began to notice sluggishness in his left leg. This led to a diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or "Lou Gehrig's Disease") and by 1996 Becker had lost the ability to speak. Today he is unable to move his body at all, yet Becker continues to communicate and compose via eye movements correlating to a grid system.

The Jason Becker's Not Dead Yet festival in March 2011 featured Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Richie Kotzen, the Kehoe Nation, Flametal and more, with all proceeds going towards medical supplies for Jason and a trust fund for his future security. more on this story

Riot Tribute Mark Reale And Release Details About Today's Memorial

Riot have issued a statement about the death of Mark Reale and announced details about the memorial mass which will take place today:

It was with great sadness that we had to announce that Mark Reale, the founder of US metal legends Riot, passed away last week, having lost his battle with Crohn's disease. He was just 56 years old. Mark's band mates have been devastated by his death.

Mike Flyntz on his personal loss: "I would like to thank everyone for the support and love regarding the passing of my dear friend Mark Reale. I have had the honor to stand next to him on the stage and in the studio for over 22 years. Mark gave me the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream of recording and writing records, and also touring in support of those records. more on this story