Korn Star Arrested

Silveria rejoined Korn in 2011 ... to play bass ... when Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu suddenly left the band. When asked if he had ever played the instrument before, Silveria answered, "It's common knowledge that anyone can learn how to play the bass in five minutes." more on this story

Slash Would Love a Guns N' Roses Rock Hall Reunion Jam

(hennemusic) Slash says he would love for the original Guns N' Roses lineup to have a reunion jam at the band's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony next month.

Since the band's nomination last fall – even before GNR were confirmed as inductees – and beyond, various former members have publicly expressing appreciation for the historical recognition the event brings, while cautiously managing fans', and their own, hopes that the classic lineup will put aside the past for a few minutes and actually reunite on stage to play a couple of songs.

The latest to speak on the subject is Slash, currently doing press interviews for his new album, "Apocalyptic Love," due out May 22. In a new session with Loudwire, Slash had this to say: "I would love to play. It's just, one of those things where I know that it's not going to happen, so… I just did an interview and said, 'I don't think we're playing.' [Laughs]. I mean I think it would be cool to play, but very early on when the whole thing came up, it became apparent that it wasn't going to happen — and you know, that doesn't surprise me. We've been at odds for… well, not at odds, but we just haven't had any sort of communication in a long time so… that's basically it. That's all I can tell you." What has Axl had to say about it?

Stone Sour Recording Concept Album

Roadrunner Records sent over word that Stone Sour have begun recording their fourth album, which turns out will be a concept album.

Frontman Corey Taylor (Slipknot) previously said that the effort may end up being a double album as well. Roadrunner provided these confirmed details: With most of the new record already written, the band has headed into Sound Farm Studios just outside of their native Des Moines, Iowa with producer David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Staind). The album is expected in the Fall of 2012.

"This album will be another progression for the band," stated guitarist Josh Rand. "Musically, we have always challenged one another to push things to our limits, and this record is no exception." Rand also shared some details about the album's lyrical and storytelling narrative, saying, "Lyrically, the album follows one character to that complex moment in his life, when he finally has to decide which path to take. It's a spiritual and moral power play for control of what this man will be for the rest of his life. Each song will tell the story from different sides of the character's personality, with the listener ultimately deciding how the story ends." more on this story

Staind's Aaron Lewis Giving Away Song From Forthcoming Solo Album

Staind frontman Aaron Lewis will follow up his debut solo EP, Town Line, with the June 26th of his full length album The Road, and is offering fans a free song download from the effort.

Once again produced by James Stroud (Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Chris Young) and LEWIS, The Road features 10 brand new songs.

Lewis had originally planned to record five new songs to be paired with the songs from Town Line, but decided to record a full album as more song ideas blossomed while recording in Nashville. Lewis wrote all of the songs on the album except "Grandaddy's Gun," penned by hit Nashville songwriters Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Bobby Pinson, marking the first time Lewis has ever recorded another artist's music for an album. Lewis heard the song when on a hunting trip with Stroud and Akins and identified with the lyrics so much that he asked Akins for permission to cut it. more including free download details

Carlos Santana Releasing New Album in May

Carlos Santana has set a May 15th release date for his 36th album, Shaft Shifter, his debut release for his new label, Starfaith Records. His camp sent out these details:

The 13-song set is an instrumental tour de force featuring tracks spanning from the late 1990's to the present. It's powered throughout by Carlos' instantly recognizable virtuoso lead guitar and the Santana Band's world-class musicianship (only one song features vocals from Santana's lead vocalists Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay).

Collaborations include "Never the Same Again," which Carlos wrote with producer Eric Bazilian, and "In the Light of a New Day," which began as a demo that Narada Michael Walden shared with Carlos. "Spark of the Divine"—often played on tour to introduce songs including "Black Magic Woman"—leads in to "Macumba in Budapest," the first of two songs Carlos co-wrote and produced with Walter Afanasieff—the song vamps into a classic Santana Latin jam featuring Raul Rekow on congas and Karl Perazzo on percussion. The second, "Eres La Luz," the only track featuring vocals, highlights the irresistible Latin groove that embodies the world music essence of Santana. more on this story

Soul Asylum Releasing First New Album In Six Years

Soul Asylum will release their first album in six years, "Delayed Reaction," on July 17th. 429 Records had these details:

This time around, the veteran band is energized with a re-calibrated lineup that includes founders Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy alongside ex-Replacements, ex-Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson (who replaced original member Karl Mueller who passed away in 2006) and former Prince drummer Michael Bland.

"Delayed Reaction," which was produced by the band and overseen by John Fields, bristles with the tightly wound, slightly ragged vibe that characterized the band when they emerged straight out of Minneapolis. more on this story

Tenacious D Map Out Summer Tour Plans

Jack Black's band Tenacious D has expanded their summer tour plans with close to 30 dates running from May until late July.

The band will be hitting the road in support of their forthcoming third studio album, 'Rise of the Fenix,' which will hit stores on May 15.

At this point the tour is set to kick off in Santa Barbara, Ca on May 23rd and will wrap up on July 29th in San Diego, CA. more on this story

Mike Portnoy, Steve and Neal Morse's Flying Colors Release Debut

(Stache) The new rock supergroup Flying Colors released their self-titled debut album this week.

The group features drummer Michael Portnoy (Dream Theater,) guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple,) vocalist Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev,) Neal Morse (keyboards,) and Dave LaRue (bass.) Flying Colors marks Portnoy's first project since he departed Dream Theater.

The seeds of Flying Colors' formation were sown in 2008, when executive producer Bill Evans brought the idea to each of the musicians as well as to producer Peter Collins. Intrigued by the idea of working together, the four musicians wrote and recorded this album in just nine days. more on this story

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Plan Second 2012 Release

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros plan to release a second album by the end of the year, which is in addition to their next studio album, Here, which will be released by Community Music on May 29, 2012.

"In the middle of the recording process we realized we were essentially making a double album. Being four years since our last album, the writing explored a wide variety of subject and sound, as it turned out we had a lot to say," said the band's Alex Ebert.

"Instead of putting it out all at once, we found that two different albums seemed to be forming. Alone these albums are albums. Together these albums express a varying and so relatively living portrait of our lives."

Foreigner In The Studio This Week for 35th Anniversary

Syndicated radio show In The Studio this week celebrate the 35th anniversary of Foreigner's debut album.

In March of 1977 former veteran Spooky Tooth blues rocker Mick Jones introduced his new band Foreigner to America and the world. Growing up in England, Jones tells show host Redbeard how important America was to his musical upbringing. "Originally I had come over to America because I felt, in a funny way, that somehow I was destined to be here... It was like Mecca...I had to come here... (it's) musical heritage had started me off... I had to prove something here."

Off the successes of "Cold as Ice" and the Top 5 single "Feels Like the First Time" Foreigner moved quickly up the ladder of bands that would dominate the '70s and '80s.

InTheStudio is syndicated on over 50 radio stations throughout North America. The Foreigner/ InTheStudio program will air the week of March 26th. Stream this interview online here.

Three Kinks Classics Remastered For Record Store Day Limited Editions

(Gibson) The Kinks, who influenced generations of U.K. rock acts from Paul Weller to Blur, are releasing three classic albums on vinyl for Record Store Day 2012.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire), Face to Face and Something Else will be released in the U.K. on April 21.

The albums have been remastered from original tapes and are limited to 500 copies, which have been individually numbered and pressed on colored vinyl. more on this story

Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham Plans Solo Tour

Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham will be hitting the road for a North American solo tour in May.

The tour is set to kick off on May 3 in Solana Beach, CA and will end on Monday, May 21 in Spokane, WA.

Buckingham says of the trek: "As I've grown as an artist, I've gotten more and more in touch with my center, and that center is voice and guitar. Over time it has become increasingly vital to express more with less; that is my touchstone now, and the embodiment of that philosophy is what will be largely represented in the new show. I've been thinking of doing this kind of tour for a while, and am quite excited to be doing something new, something outside my comfort zone." more on this story

Smashing Pumpkins Set Oceania Release

The Smashing Pumpkins have set a June 19th, 2012 release date for their forthcoming album, Oceania.

Produced by The Smashing Pumpkins' frontman Billy Corgan, Oceania, the band's 7th studio record, is "an album within an album," part of their 44-song work-in-progress Teargarden By Kaleidyscope.

Peter Katsis, manager of Smashing Pumpkins for Prospect Park, added: "The Smashing Pumpkins created Oceania as an album experience, and it is intended for the process of the release to follow a path of inclusion, so that best efforts are made for all the fans hear it at the same time as press or radio. more on this story

Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus and Revocation Tour

Six Feet Under will be hitting the road in June for their 18 Nights Of Blood Tour, which will also feature Dying Fetus and Revocation.

The trek will kick off on June 8th in Atlanta and will conclude on June 29 in Tampa, Florida. Six Feet Under will be touring in support of their upcoming ninth full-length, Undead, scheduled for North American release this Spring.

Six Feet Under frontman Chris Barne had this to say, "I'm proud and honored to be kicking off our first U.S. tour for the release of our new album, Undead with our good friends Dying Fetus and new killers Revocation! This tour is gonna be SICK! June will be murdered! 18 Nights Of Blood! Do not miss this tour!" more on this story

John Mellencamp Heading North For Tour

John Mellencamp will be taking his No Better Than This Tour north early this summer for a five week cross-Canadian trek.

The tour starts in British Columbia and continues east, including concert performances in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

Mellencamp will be joined by Canada's own Cowboy Junkies who are his special guests for this run of dates. more on this story

Saint Vitus Set New Album Release

Season of Mist will release Saint Vitus' new album, "Lillie: F-65," on April 27th (May 22nd in North America), under a new deal with the band.

The band issued the following statement: "Even if this will sound like your stereotype statement for record deal-related news, we're still gonna say it: We are proud and actually honored to announce, that we have signed with Season of Mist, home to many of our favourite bands out there. Deathspell Omega, Cynic, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Misery Index, Septicflesh, Kylesa, Sólstafir, Nightbringer... and the list continues! We have been talking to several labels over the last few months, but were looking for one with an actual profile and character. A label and artist roster we would actually love to be a part of. And nothing rivals Season of Mist when you're looking for these things. We're an extreme band by any means and it was about time to take a step into the right direction. We feel that the guys at Season of Mist understand and appreciate our musical approach and really couldn't ask for more."

As previously announced, a listening session of the album will be held at the Roadburn Festival at 3pm CET on April 14th in Tilburg, the Netherlands. more on this story

Mariachi El Bronx North American Tour

The Bronx are playing shows in the U.S. and Europe this spring and their alter-ego Mariachi El Bronx will be hitting the road for a North American headline tour in May.

The tour kicks off on May 7 at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. The run, which will feature special guests Two Gallants, will include free shows in Chicago (5/20) and Philadelphia (5/22) plus a Rocks Off cruise in New York City (5/23).

Prior to the tour's launch, the band will play a pair of West Coast shows with Los Lobos and X, including a hometown concert at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre on May 5. more on this story

The Men Add New Tour Leg

The Men have mapped out dates for a West Coast tour which is set to kick off in June.

Prior to that, The Men will head back to Europe to perform at the legendary Primavera Sound Festival & Field Day Festival.

Sacred Bones will be releasing their Record Store Day follow-up, Todo Muere Vol. 2. The compilation features an unreleased 8minute slow-burning jam / head banger from The Men, entitled "A Minor". more on this story

James Durbin North American Tour

(KPG) Last season's American Idol finalist James Durbin will hit the road for his first-ever North American tour this Spring in support of his debut album Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster.

James and his band will also open for Evanescence and also perform at Rock On The Range music festival May 20.

Prior to rocking stages across America this Spring & Summer, James will return to the Idol stage Thursday, April 12th, for a special live performance with his band. In addition, James has been nominated for a Golden Gods Award in the Best Lead Vocalist category and will also be a presenter on the show. The Golden Gods Awards will take place on April 11th at Club Nokia, Los Angeles, and - for the first time ever- the event will be broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox LIVE, as well as on the Xbox and Revolver Facebook pages. more on this story

Ziggy Stardust 40th Anniversary Celebrated In London

(MSO) Yesterday the Crown Estate unveiled a commemorative plaque to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, marking the 40th anniversary of his album, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.

The plaque was unveiled at 23 Heddon Street, just off Regent Street, London, W1, where the photograph on the front cover of the album was taken–a fact little known until now.

David Shaw, Head of the Regent Street Portfolio at The Crown Estate, said: "Regent Street is famous for many cultural firsts. Not only was the first British cinema opened in Regent Street but the seminal album that launched Ziggy Stardust's arrival on planet earth had its spiritual home in Heddon Street which is now the food quarter to Regent Street. Regent Street is proud of the association with David Bowie, a true British cultural icon." more on this story