Aerosmith Delay New Album Release

"Too many people [other notable recording artists] are releasing [new albums] those weeks [in late summer/early fall]," lead singer Steven Tyler revealed on the Alan Cox Show on 100.7 WMMS Cleveland. "We don't wanna step on their release dates. So we just said, 'You know what?! We've got the goods… ain't no doubt about it. We'll wait another couple of months.'" more on this story

KISS Video App Released

Chris Gossett has followed up his Van Halen video app with a brand new KISS video app for Android.

Chris's Free App for Android called "KISS Videos App" features nearly 40 KISS videos (90% official videos, some TV appearances).

Videos begin with the first TV appearance of KISS on the Mike Douglas Show in 1974 and Gene Simmons' first public interview, also included are the official videos for "Rock and Roll All Night," "Detroit Rock City," "I Was Made For Lovin' You," all the non-make up KISS videos, "Psycho Circus," "Modern Day Delilah" and more, with "Monster" coming soon.

If you have Android, you can download the app here. For those without Android, you can access the content here.

Geoff Tate Vs Queensryche

It appears that Geoff Tate isn't taking his ousting from Queensryche without a fight as he says he has started legal action against the members of his formal group.

Rolling Stone conducted an extensive interview with Tate where he gives his side of the story. Tate tells them, " Well, we're in a lawsuit right now and it's probably gonna get ugly. I filed a claim a couple of days ago. So it's all going to the legal system now to sort out who is what, and who owns what, and that stuff."

He goes into great details about the differences between him and the other members of the group, debunks the internet "knife" rumor and explains when he thinks the rift began. He tells RS, " I think it really began around February of this year. It mainly started with a disagreement about economics, about moving our merchandising to a third party. We had control over our own merchandising company for years and years and we ran it ourselves. It's a very successful entity, and the other three guys wanted to take it out of our hands and hand it over to somebody else and pay them more money to operate it, which just seemed liked a ridiculous business idea to me. That's really where the disagreement started."

The story doesn't stop there. Read the full interview here.

Anthrax Settle With Former Singer

(Classic Rock) Anthrax have settled their lawsuit with former singer Dan Nelson. He'd claimed $2.65million in damages after departing the band in 2009, before they reunited with Joey Belladonna.

Details of the agreement are secret but an Anthrax representative had said before the ruling that a "small cash dollar" amount plus co-ownership of the tracks on new album Worship Music was on offer.

After the Manhattan Federal Court hearing bassist Frank Bello said: "I've got to put a band-aid on my tongue from biting it so much." More rock news

Lindsey Buckingham Expands North American Tour Plans

Lindsey Buckingham is extending his North American tour and has announced additional dates on the East coast, the Midwest and Canada He's also making a few stops in Canada, with more dates still to be added.

The new six-week trek begins July 26 in Birmingham, AL and lasts through September 8 in Rama, Ontario. We were sent these details:

In his intimate-one-man show, Lindsey will showcase his distinctive guitar picking style and instantly recognizable voice in his usual awe-inspiring form, captivating his audience with songs from his recent album, SEEDS WE SOW, as well as performing a combination of favorites from his previous solo albums, along with a variety of Fleetwood Mac classics. more on this story

Yes, Asia, Porcupine Tree and XTC Members Form The Prog Collective

Purple Pyramid have set an August 14th from the new supergroup project, The Prog Collective, which features five current and former member of Yes.

We were sent these details, along with a link to a preview track: The producer and guiding force of The Prog Collective is Billy Sherwood. A multi-talented musician, he has played in Yes (and several of its reconfigurations), Yoso, Toto, Circa, World Trade and others.

The luminaries he enlisted to perform the original songs on The Prog Collective include Chris Squire (Yes), Rick Wakeman (Yes), Alan Parsons, John Wetton (Asia), Tony Levin (King Crimson), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Geoff Downs (Yes/Asia), John Wesley (Porcupine Tree), and Colin Moulding (XTC).

On "The Technical Divide," Squire, Parsons, and David Sancious (Bruce Springsteen, Stanley Clarke, Peter Gabriel) are featured. Said Sherwood in an interview with somethingelsereviews.com in May, it ended up sounding like "the Beach Boys meets Pink Floyd – with a Yes twist, of course." Listen to a track here.

Pelican Lose Founding Member

Pelican informed fans this week that guitarist and founding member Laurent Schroeder-Lebec is taking an indefinite hiatus from the band.

They had this to say: Many may have already noticed his absence from live shows over the last couple of years (he stopped traveling for out of town shows in 2010), his role as a composer is now also going on hold for the foreseeable future. The decision is not due to any internal turmoil or conflict - since our last full length album Laurent has made his family and career the central focus of his life, which the members of Pelican completely respect and honor.

In 2010, when his interest in playing out of town declined, Laurent was the first to suggest that we find a substitute guitarist and continue getting the music out to our fans. He continued to play local shows with us and rehearse (in the rare instances that all four of us were in Chicago), but after recording sessions for our last EP, Ataraxia/Taraxis, when we were ready to begin writing our next album and began planning the writing sessions it would entail, Laurent confided that his heart wasn't fully in it and, rather than deliver music that was half-hearted, he would rather sit it out. more on this story

Bloc Party Fall Tour

Bloc Party will follow up their summer North American live appearances with a string of live dates this fall that will feature support from Ceremony.

The dates take place in September and follow three sold out shows at NYC's Terminal 5 and a number of summer festival appearances.

Bloc Party will be touring in support of their forthcoming album, Four, which is set to hit stores on August 21st. more on this story

Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats Give Fans Live Meat and Potatoes

Red Hot Chili Pepper star Chad Smith's side project, the Bombastic Meatbats, have their first-ever live recording, 'Live Meat and Potatoes.' Chipster sent over these details:

Consisting of drummer Smith, guitarist Jeff Kollman (from Cosmosquad), bassist Kevin Chown (Uncle Kracker, Tarja Turunen), and keyboardist Ed Roth (Coolio and Ronnie Montrose), the band first formed in 2008, and hails from Los Angeles.

The third record in the evolution of the Meatbats sound, 'Live Meat And Potatoes' captures the band in their most natural environment: in front of a live audience in an intimate setting. The band has found its sound after its first two studio releases, 'Meet the Meatbats' and 'More Meat.' LIVE is where they shine the brightest, featuring long extended jams that take the audience on a roller coaster ride of funk, rock and experimental madness of all sorts. more on this story

Cradle Of Filth Plan New Album Release

Cradle Of Filth mainmain Dani Filth tells fans that the band's forthcoming 10th studio album is currently being mixed and will be released later this year.

Filth posted a lengthy update on his blog about the album: "The album has been split over two working studios; I have been based at Cradle's resident studio Springvale under the helmsmanship of Mark Harwood for the last month or so, whilst the music has been captured not ten miles up the road at Scott Atkin's Grindstone studio, enabling us to work parallel to one another and thus aid not only the creative itch, but the speed of the recording process too.

"There is little point describing the new tracks as such as it's downright obvious that the usual cliches of 'it's our best one yet', 'it's much harder, darker, faster' (been there, done that) and 'this is going back to our roots' may well apply, just be aware that, if anything, the album has a definite 'Midian' vibe to it, insomuch that it isn't a conceptual album full tilt but more like lots of fabulous little satellites orbiting a main overarching theme. And that theme on this particular slay-ride is one of demons and monsters, both personal and world-enslaving, and the music peoples it perfectly.

"Musically we have tried new things, expanding on our ever-increasing canon to greater, more unbiblical effect with all instruments. Hence the music is unique, almost experimental in its dark places, but at heart still the Cradle Of Filth people have come to know, love and hate! Hence also why it's almost impossible for me to paint this new pantheon in anything other than the absolute jet black that I usually do… for no matter how goresome it will inevitably be, we will always have our steadfast detractors like so many fat, unavoidable moths to our ever-growing flame (sits, sighs and weeps in a graveyard!)." Read more here.

Dispatch To Release New Album This Summer

Dispatch have set a August 21st release date for their new album, Circles Around The Sun.

Circles Around The Sun is the group's first studio album in twelve years and was produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, Jonsi, The National). You can watch the official video for their song "Not Messin'" here.

Dispatch will also perform this August at the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco and will embark upon the Circles Around The Sun Tour in September, the band's most extensive North American tour in over a decade. more on this story

Eve 6 To Rock U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Big news from the Eve 6 camp, the band has been invited to perform at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track & Field at TrackTown Plaza on Friday, June 29 in Eugene, OR. We were sent these details:

The special entertainment event organized by USA Track & Field will bring Eve 6 to the stage as they tour in support of their new album, Speak in Code.

The group's set will begin following the conclusion of track competition, shortly past 5 p.m. PST. Admission is free and open to the public. more on this story

Van Morrison Sets New Album Release

(EMI) Van Morrison has set an October 2nd release date for his new studio album, 'Born To Sing: No Plan B.'

The release marks the legendary artists return to Blue Note Records which released the Grammy-nominated 'What's Wrong With This Picture?' in 2003.

Van says: "With most record companies being so corporate I am happy to be working with Don Was and the team at Blue Note. To have such a creative music person as the head of my recording label assures me that all the effort taken to write and record this new album will be rewarded with a music-based focus and marketing approach. I look forward to many recording projects with Don and Blue Note." more on this story

Jefferson Starship's Roswell UFO Set Being Released on 4-CD Set

Gonzo MultiMedia have set a July 2nd release date for Jefferson Starship's live 4-CD set 'Tales From The Mothership'.

Glass Onyon sent over these details: "Roswell UFO Parade & Festival Hosts Jefferson Starship Sci-Fi Extravaganza" read the headlines for the annual July 3rd event that took place in Roswell, New Mexico in 2009. Jefferson Airplane founder Paul Kantner and his legendary band Jefferson Starship and special guests, which included original Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten, performed a one-of-a-kind sci-fi concert at Pearson Auditorium in Roswell in honor of the town's famed annual parade.

The group was also bestowed the honor of being the parade's 'Grand Martians' that year and rode atop a special float especially built for them. The entire concert was filmed and recorded, and in addition to such iconic hits as "White Rabbit", "Somebody To Love", "Volunteers", "Wooden Ships" recorded by its forebear Jefferson Airplane (the last two penned by Kantner), a special programme of science fiction themed compositions and select recordings were performed, some for the first time ever! Now, much to the excitement of Jefferson Starship fans across the globe UK's Gonzo MultiMedia is releasing the entire concert in an extravagant 4-CD box set. (It's also being sold on their US site). more on this story

Artillery Replace Founding Member

Artillery have replaced founding member Carsten Nielsen with their new drummer Josua Madsen.

The band broke the news to fans via Facebook by saying, "We are proud to announce our new drummer, who will be Josua Madsen. Josua have been living the last couple of years in the US playing with different bands. Last Danish band Was Club Hell.

"We are looking forward to go on the road with Josua and first gig will be Headbangers open air in Hamburg, Germany: Thanx to former drummer Carsten for the 30 years of thrashing!" more on this story

The Darkness Release New Song

(hennemusic) The Darkness have released their new single, "Everybody Have A Good Time" which will be featured on the band's third studio album, "Hot Cakes," which will be released on August 21.

"Hot Cakes" is produced by the band's Justin and Dan Hawkins with longtime collaborator Nick Brine and mixed by Bob Ezrin.

The band has put together a behind the scenes look at the making of the "Everybody Have A Good Time" music video, which premieres June 28. Behind the scenes video for the new song.

Osada Vida Releasing Live DVD

Osada Vida will release their first live DVD, "Where The Devils Live," on July 2nd in Europe and July 24th in USA.

The material features the recording of their live appearance at the Wyspianski Theater in Katowice, Poland in November 2011.

Łukasz Lisiak, vocalist and bassist, comments the track: "The studio version of 'Everyday Ltd' was included on our debut album 'Three Seats Behind A Triangle'. 5 years after the release of the album, we still believe it contains really good tunes, interesting riffs and melodies… Just their performance was way too amateurish. We played the track 'Everday Ltd' just as a joke at one of our rehearsals, after 5 years of not playing it at all, and suddenly everything felt so right. We felt that this track had a huge potential. We decided to include it in our setlist as we have so much fun when playing it at our rehearsals. At the same time we wanted to make a connection with tracks recorded by SBB's classic line-up, which always inspired us a lot. It's all about this specific nerve which is so typical in improvisations. Bartek Bereska suggested that we should improvise in the middle of the song… And so we did! We had to shorten the track though. But it was so much fun to play 'Everyday Ltd'. I hope it will appeal to all listeners who like to mix music genres, and for whom the word "progressive" is not only synonymous of Marillion, Yes and Pink Floyd." more on this story

Heliosaga Recruit DesDemon's Chelsea Knaack

Heliosaga have recorded DesDemon lead vocalist Chelsea Knaack as their new frontperson.

Chelsea Knaack states "I was looking for a new chapter in my life with a new adventure and Heliosaga fit the plan. It was also the chemistry with the guys; we are all very similar in many ways. It will be a great adventure indeed."

Heliosaga adds "Chelsea's vocals are moving, her stage presence is captivating and she has an immense passion for this kind of music. Shortly after meeting we realized how well we click on personal and professional levels, so we can say that we have gained a great friend and an incredible band mate! We are eager to begin recording our debut album together, which will be released early next year."

B Sides

Robert Plant Band Of Joy DVD Preview Goes Online

(hennemusic) "Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy: Live From The Artists Den" will be released on DVD and Blu Ray on July 10 and a trailer for the release has now gone online.

The band was filmed at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium for the music TV series. The DVD includes performances of three Led Zeppelin classics - "Black Dog," "Houses Of the Holy" and "Tangerine" - that were not part of the initial broadcast on public television stations.

Other songs included that did not make the initial cut are "In the Mood" from his solo disc "Principle of Moments," and the traditional "I Bid You Good Night." Watch the trailer

Anniversary of Elvis Presley's Comeback Special

(Gibson) On this day in 1968, Elvis Presley appeared on an NBC show that was billed as his "comeback special." The show featured the king performing on a small, square stage, surrounded by a mostly female audience. Presley was outfitted in black leather and performed many of his early hits. Gibson takes a look back:

As the '60s rolled in, Elvis Presley was still The King, but there were chinks beginning to appear in his armor. His music was still topping the charts, but a lot of that music – most of it, actually – came from the soundtracks of the profitable, yet cheesy, Hollywood films he was churning out. That's not to say that the music was lacking; some of his career-best songs came from that era, including "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1961) and "Return to Sender" (1962). Also, three of his movie soundtrack albums climbed to #1 in the first half of the decade. By anyone's standards, those are solid achievements. But Elvis wasn't just anyone.

Things were not as they used to be, and Elvis' slide into commercial mediocrity, if not downright obscurity, seemed to happen almost as quickly as his meteoric rise to superstardom a decade earlier. It didn't help that his core fan base was now a number of years older. They were getting married, having babies – growing up. Couple that with the overnight ascension of a certain mop-topped quartet from Liverpool, and just like that, the King of Rock and Roll was all but relegated to the "where are they now" file.

From 1964 through 1968, Elvis saw only one of his singles crack the top 10 – and that was the 1965's "Crying in the Chapel," which was actually recorded five years earlier. After the release of his '62 album Pot Luck, Elvis didn't put out another new studio album (not counting movie soundtracks) until 1967's gospel album How Great Thou Art, which brought him his first Grammy (for Best Sacred Performance).

Elvis seemed to hit rock bottom with the release of his 1967 Clambake movie soundtrack, which resulted in record-low sales. As historians Connie Kirchberg and Marc Hendrickx noted, "Elvis was viewed as a joke by serious music lovers and a has-been to all but his most loyal fans." Elvis' films were moving in the wrong financial direction, too, and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was finding it increasingly difficult to secure his usual million-dollar per film fee.

So, Parker turned to NBC and struck a $1.25 million deal for both a movie (Change of Habit) and TV special. more on this story