Ozzy Sets Home On Fire

Ozzy was injured in the previous fire, no word if he suffered any injury in this week's fire. You can read the report about the previous fire here.

Santana, Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie Reunite at Journey Show

It has been over 40 years since Santana band veterans Carlos Santana, Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie had shared the stage together, but that all changed at the end of Journey's concert at the Pearl Theater at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.

Local newspaper The Las Vegas Sun reports that Santana and Rolie took the stage at the end of Journey's encore without introduction and began jamming for five minutes.

Then Santana and Rolie joined the band in a performance of the instrumental "Soul Sacrifice" which was immortalized on the Woodstock soundtrack and concert film.

The Sun reports "Schon, Rolie and Santana were frequently set apart, having a good mini-jam amid the roar of the band." Some footage of the reunion jam has made its way online. You can watch it here and get more details and check out photos here.

Ted Nugent's Wife Arrested

Shemane Nugent, wife of legendary rocker Ted Nugent, was arrested at the Dallas-Ft. Worth international airport on Thursday after she allegedly tried to go through airport security while carrying a firearm in her bag.

The story originally broke on online tabloid sites with very few details, but ABC News Radio followed up and uncovered additional information and confirmed with authorities at the airport that a woman named Shemane Ann Nugent was arrested.

Security agents at the airport discovered a gun in Nugent's carry-on bag when it was X-rayed. She was arrested and 'processed through the airport's holding facility before being released during the afternoon,' according to the report.

Iron Maiden Tops Billboard's Hot Tours Chart

Iron Maiden has once again topped Billboard's Hot Tours chart. The publication reports that the veteran metal band earned this week's top ranking on the strength of the final dates of their European summer tour.

The band launched their Maiden England tour in 2012 in celebration of the anniversary of their acclaimed Maiden England home video which was filmed during their 1988 Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour world wide trek in support of their "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" album.

The band kicked off this chart topping leg in May and the final six shows of the trek earned $8.5 million from 121,280 tickets sold, giving the band the top spot on the Hot Tours chart.

Iron Maiden closed out the tour with a sold out two night stand at the O2 Arena in London on August 3rd and 4th and the band will next embark on a short run of dates in North and South America that will bring the epic world tour to a close on October 2nd. See who else made the chart here.

Pop Star Fergie Names Son After Guns N' Roses Frontman Axl Rose

Black Eyed Peas star Fergie gave birth to her first child yesterday (August 29th) and she and her husband, actor Josh Duhamel, named their baby boy Axl after famed Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose.

Fergie does have a history with Guns N' Roses, so the baby's name isn't a complete surprise to fans. Fergie has emulated Axl in the past and worked with one of his former bandmates.

The pop singer was one of the special guests on former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash's 2010 solo album and Slash joined her during the 2011 Super Bowl halftime show for a performance of the Guns N' Roses classic "Sweet Child of Mine."

Fergie also famously imitated Axl Rose's trademark serpentine dance moves when she performed on the Today show in 2008. Watch video of the Today show performance here.

Jack White Recording New Songs With The Dead Weather

(Radio.com) As if Jack White wasn't busy enough working with Jay Z, getting divorced and saving historical landmarks, it seems he's added another project to his already full plate.

Yesterday morning (August 29), White's Third Man Records tweeted a photo of The Dead Weather with the message, "Working on new songs in the studio yesterday… (and searching for bodies)."

An accompanying photo features the band–White, The Kills' Alison Mosshart, bassist Jack Lawrence and guitarist Dean Fertita, who is also in Queens of the Stone Age–just posing in front of a backhoe like it's no big deal.

While the tweet surprised some, White was already hinting that there was another record in the works earlier this year telling Rolling Stone that band had recorded "some things," but a new album was dependent on when the members of the band could find some time away from their other respective projects.

"Our things pick their place for us. We don't really sit down and pick them… Like, the Kills make a record or Queens of the Stone Age makes a record, I make a record, and it all falls into place, you know?," he said. more on this story

Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington Reveal EP Details

Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington have followed up the breaking news that they will be releasing their debut EP in October by revealing the tracklisting for the effort.

The band is now officially billed as Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington, after the Linkin Park frontman took over vocal duties following the firing of former singer Scott Weiland.

The new EP will be entitled "High Rise" and the band will be releasing the effort on their very own record label, Play Pen (distributed through ADA), on October 8th.

As we previously reported, the EP will include the group's debut single "Out of Time", which has topped both the mainstream and active rock radio charts.

Additional song titles include "Black Heart," "Same on the Inside," "Cry Cry," and "Tomorrow". The band will be kicking off their North American tour next week. more on this story

The Who Releasing Massive Super Deluxe Edition of Tommy

Fans of The Who will be receiving an early Christmas present from the legendary rock group on November 11th in the UK and November 12th in North America when they release massive Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions of their famed album "Tommy."

The reissues of the classic 1969 album will include 20 unreleased demos, a never before released full live performance of Tommy and the super deluxe box set version will feature 5.1 surround sound mix in the new Hi Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray format, according to the band.

The unreleased demos come from Pete Townshend's personal music archive and the live Tommy performance was captured when Townshend asked the band's sound engineer to record the band live back in 1969.

Eighteen of the twenty-one tracks were recording during The Who's October 15th 1969 performance at the Capital Theatre, in Ottawa, Canada. According to the announcement, the performances of the other three songs, "I'm Free," "Tommy's Holiday Camp" and "We're Not Gonna Take It" were not captured at that show due to changes of the reel to reel tape. The versions on the new release come from later shows that took place during the same "era."

The live recordings stand out because they are not supposed to exist. Townshend covered the tapes in his autobiography and explained that the tapes were supposed to have been destroyed, but luckily for fans, the band's long time soundman Bob Pridden disobeyed the orders and kept the tapes.

The original album has been remastered for these reissues and the super deluxe box set version will also include an 80 page full-color hard cover book with rare photos and more.

Amazon is already taking preorders for both editions. You can get the Super Deluxe Edition here and the Deluxe Edition here. Check out the full track and bonus details here.

Paul McCartney Talks New Song and His Plans Never To Retire

(Radio.com) Mere hours after releasing his new single, "New," Sir Paul McCartney called into WXRT Chicago (a Radio.com station) Thursday morning to discuss his new album, also titled New. "Everything's new, baby!" Macca told WXRT's Terri Hemmert.

As has been previously reported, McCartney worked on the album with four decidedly modern producers: Mark Ronson, Adele hitmaker Paul Epworth, Ethan Johns (son of legendary producer Glyn), and Giles Martin, son of "fifth Beatle" and producer George Martin. McCartney said that he originally planned to spend time with each of them in the studio and then decide who he wanted to hire for the album. But as he said, "I got along with them all! I couldn't choose, I had so much fun with each one!"

Calling from a "holiday" with his family (including his children and grandchildren), McCartney noted that his next stop is tour rehearsals with his long-time backing band, to learn his New songs. "I'm excited to hear how they sound live. There's a few that I've got my eye on that are made to go live!"

Of course, it's hard to discuss Macca without discussing the Beatles, and their ever-present influence on younger generations of music fans and musicians alike. "I get so many people coming up to me on the street saying, 'Your music changed my life.' And I get a lot of cool musicians saying it, like Tom Petty and Dave Grohl. For me, the main thing is I love making music so much. If I retired, I'd still do exactly what I do. So I may as well not retire." Read the full article for more and grab the stream for the full interview here.

August Burns Red Announce Special Screening of Documentary

August Burns Red have announced a special screening event for their forthcoming DVD "Foreign & Familiar" that will be taking place as part of their upcoming Endless Chicago Weekend in November.

The Endless Chicago Weekend event will be taking place November 22nd and 23rd and will include a show each night at the House of Blues in Chicago.

Fans that purchase a weekend pass for the event will be invited to a special screening of the new DVD documentary that will be taking place before the show on Saturday and will also include a Q&A session as well as a meet-and-greet with the band. The band also told Facebook fans that the "party" will include pizza.

The band has not announced a release date for the DVD yet, but did reveal that the film chronicles the band's 18-month world tour in support of their 2011 album "Leveler."

"Foreign & Familiar has literally been three years in the making," says guitarist JB Brubaker. "It's no small task to try and squeeze 18 months of touring into a two hour package, but that's exactly what we have here.

"I am grateful that we were able to pull this DVD together, as this is something we'll all be able to look back on as old men and remember the good ol' days. I think anyone who cares about this band will find Foreign & Familiar to be an entertaining and insightful behind the scenes look at ABR on the road."

The National Curating Grateful Dead Tribute Album

(Radio.com) The National is curating a Grateful Dead tribute album for charity with a cadre of bands you'd never expect. Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver, Kurt Vile and the War on Drugs all signed up to take part in the tribute album, which is expected to be released sometime in 2014. It turns out that if you run a tie-dyed flag up the pole, several unusual suspects will salute it.

The tireless Brooklyn band, who released their sixth studio album Trouble Will Find Me earlier this year and recently played their their song "Sorrow" for six hours straight at MoMA, will press on into the fall keeping busy, as usual. Their summer tour is in full swing, and as soon as they finish, guitarist Bryce Dessner will be working with the famous Kronos Quartet, while singer Matt Berninger's brother will continue to shop his documentary about the band Mistaken For Strangers to potential buyers.

Dessner and Berninger recently sat down with Radio.com to talk about their myriad projects, out some closeted Deadheads, and explain their entirely fabricated beef with Jay Z.

Radio.com: So who's the Deadhead in the band?

Matt Berninger: Everybody in the band. I'm the least, but probably Scott [Devendorf, bassist] and Bryan [Devendorf, drums] are the biggest Deadheads.

Bryce Dessner: Scott is our resident DJ and he has really diverse music taste, but for some reason now it is 110% Dead only. That's what we listen to on the bus and back stage. Which is awesome, but sometimes you're like, 'Come on Scott, give us some New Order or something.'

Do you feel like that's a natural transition? Do you think you will eventually get into The Dead?

Berninger: It actually does happen. Growing up in college I was like a, whatever, 'alternative rock snob,' for me it was the Smiths and R.E.M. and all that other stuff. I defined myself by being into College rock bands. But now, eventually you start to lose your snobbery and I've learned to love The Dead, which I didn't think I would back then. more on this story

KISS' Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons Announce Book Signings

(hennemusic) KISS have announced a series of book signings next month to promote "Nothin' To Lose: The Making Of KISS (1972 - 1975)", a new book written by Gene Simmons and author Ken Sharp.

The 544-page book chronicles the early years of KISS up until the release of their 1975 album, "Alive!", and hit single "Rock and Roll All Nite" and is presented as an oral history of the band, based on material from over 200 interviews.

KISS guitarist Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons will be signing copies of "Nothin' To Lose" at Bookends in Ridgewood, NJ at 1PM on September 10th, Barnes & Noble in Staten Island, NY at 7 PM on September 10th and at Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA at 7 PM on September 12th. more on this story

Mike Portnoy Reveals Full Progressive Nation At Sea Lineup

(Prog) The full lineup of Mike Portnoy's Progressive Nation At Sea cruising festival has been confirmed. A total of 23 bands – including Transatlantic, Spock's Beard, Jon Anderson and King's X – will deliver more than 40 shows over the four-day voyage, which sets sail from Miami to the Bahamas on February 18 next year.

Proceedings will be rounded out with a series of Q&A sessions, workshops, panel conversations and other activities. Former Dream Theater drummer Portnoy recently explained: "In 2008 and 2009, I created a touring package called Progressive Nation, and with Dream Theater headlining, we did three full tours showcasing bands who embraced the spirit and musicality of progressive music.

"After a five-year hiatus, I decided to resurrect Progressive Nation – but rather than a four-band bill we have expanded the bill to over twenty of today's greatest progressive bands, musicians and artists." Check out the full lineup here.

Saxon's Biff Byford Explains Evil Look Was Down To Illness

(Classic Rock) Saxon frontman Biff Byford managed to look evil in the video for their recent track Sacrifice because he was ill during the shoot. But he enjoyed the experience, and he's revealed how the band hired a professional crew without having to pay them.

Byford – who's recovering well after sustaining a back injury that forced them to cancel a festival appearance this month –tells Legendary Rock Interviews: "I filmed it with an actor-director friend of mine who's a big fan. I party with him quite a bit, and I asked him to shoot our video, so he did it with his film crew.

The stunt guy had worked on Harry Potter and the pyro guy had worked on a James Bond film. There was a huge crew and it was a lot of fun – they just did it for some booze and to hang out with the band."

Bassist Nibbs' performance in the promo is notable, Byford says. "He was positively drunk – he was a bit out of his box so he just went for it and we just let him go. It was cool." Read more and watch the video here.

Astrid Kirchherr's Early Beatles Photos To Be Exhibited Next Month

Astrid Kirchherr captured the early Beatles during their days in Hamburg, Germany in her famous photos and some of these photos will be part of a special exhibit that is opening in Los Angeles next month.

"The Early Beatles" exhibition will be taking place at The Leica Gallery Los Angeles which is located in West Hollywood and will run from September 7th until October 26, 2013.

Organizer sent us the following details about the exhibition and the special opening reception: The Early Beatles is being staged to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles debut album.

The exhibition will be the first time that these pictures have ever been exhibited to the public and most of the photos were taken with a Leica camera.

An opening reception will be open to the public on Saturday, September 7, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm.

Gene Simmons and Engelbert Humperdinck Footage Goes Online

(hennemusic) KISS bassist Gene Simmons recorded a duet on Wednesday with Engelbert Humperdinck for an upcoming duets album by the crooner, and video of the pair has surfaced.

"What an absolute pleasure to meet and record with this giant of a Rock God!," Humperdinck posted. "A fantastic day with Gene Simmons and his gorgeous wife Shannon."

Humperdinck's duets album, due in October, already has an impressive line-up of stars who wanted to be part of the project. "There's Elton, there's Smokey Robinson, there's Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers and Neil Sedaka and it goes on and on and on," he says.

"It is very exciting names on this particular album. I'm so thrilled that everyone has responded and wanted to work on the album with me and I think it has been a very exciting project." Watch the video here.

Red Fang Streaming New Song ' Blood Like Cream' Online

(Classic Rock) Red Fang have released their track Blood Like Cream from upcoming album Whales And Leeches. The Portland, Oregon rock outfit will launch their third full-length record on October 14.

Classic Rock Magazine has previously described the band as "somewhere between stoner and axe murderer" and noted: "There's an old-school sensibility to what they do."

Frontman Bryan Giles, bassist Aaron Beam, guitarist David Sullivan and drummer John Sherman are gearing up for a US tour after having trekked across Europe during the summer. Check out the song here.

Sammy Hagar Compares Les Paul Guitars To Muscle Cars

(Gibson) Aside from being a successful solo artist, Sammy Hagar, aka the Red Rocker, has surrounded himself with some of the world's best guitar players as a member of Montrose, Van Halen, and Chickenfoot. But Hagar himself is no slouch when it comes to playing killer riffs and soloing. Sammy says that he is self-taught, and that he's picked up quite a few tips and tricks along the way from guys like Ronnie Montrose, and Eddie Van Halen. Gibson guitars have always been a part of Hagar's guitar collection, and he is often seen playing Les Pauls and Explorers on stage. Hagar even has his own signature Explorer, and a signature Les Paul - the Sammy Hagar Red Rocker Les Paul . Here's a few quotes from Sammy on what he likes about Gibson guitars, his influences, his guitar playing style, and some advice for wannabe guitar players.

In a video interview with Gibson, Sammy talked about what he likes about the Les Paul: "I've always been a Les Paul, Gibson player. For some reason, the necks, the way they sound, the weight of a Les Paul is important when you're throwing that big rock pose, and the guitar is hanging down hard. You got a light guitar and you throw the pose you feel the guitar bouncing around, Les Paul's like - bam! So it's got a really macho thing. It makes you just feel rough and tough playing. It's like driving a muscle car for me. The Les Paul's like a muscle car."

In that same interview, Sammy spoke about using a Gibson Explorer on his early albums: "I love an Explorer because on my 1979 Danger Zone front album cover, I had this Explorer on the cover. I played an Explorer half my pre-Van Halen years - I was an Explorer player. I had this wonderful Explorer. It was one of the first remakes I think - it was the first remake of the Explorer. I still have that guitar, and I used it on all those albums, on Danger Zone, 'Love or Money' - the song 'Trans Am' [which is actually from the album Street Machine.] That album was done with that Explorer."

Hagar also imparted some advice to up-and-coming guitarists: "Because I sing and play guitar, I never, except in the early days, did what you're suppose to do to become the hottest guitar slinger. Like with Joe Satriani, Eddie Van Halen - those guys sat in a room and practiced scales all day. [...] If you wanna be a slinger, you got to go in and put in the time. There's no other gateway to get around it, you cannot cheat." more on this story

What Do Crocheting And Rock 'N' Roll Have In Common? Deap Vally

(Radio.com) What do crocheting and rock 'n' roll have in common? A lot more than one might imagine, according to Deap Vally's Julie Edwards. "Crocheting is very rhythmic when you get into it, " the drummer explained. "It's very, very tactile. It requires coordination, creativity and muscle memory." They're also the two things that brought Edwards and her bandmate, guitarist/vocalist Lindsey Troy, together.

The two met in 2011 at a crochet class taught by Edwards and after bonding over basic stitches, they discovered a mutual love of the blues. Neither of the women were actually playing blues music at the time—Edwards was making weird experimental rock with her band Pity Party, while Troy was playing "morose folk" on her own—but both said it was in their blood.

Troy grew up listening to a lot of '90s rock and "really bad '90s folk music," but thanks to her parents she was exposed to a slew of really talented blues musicians. "My parents would sometimes put up bands. Great blues vocalists and guitarists would stay with us," she said. "I'm sure that had an impact on me at a young age."

When Edwards was younger she lived and died for musical theater, spending a lot of time with the West Side Story soundtrack. But thanks to her cool older brother–who currently plays guitar in the band Autolux—she started listening to classic rock and thinking about making music of her own.

Edwards had been singing and dancing since she was a kid, but she didn't start playing drums until she was 25. The late bloomer says it was Carla Azar–the drummer for Autolux, who also tours with Jack White as part of his female-only band–who inspired her to finally get behind the kit. "I wouldn't have known how high the bar was set if I didn't know Carla," Edwards admitted.

Being two women in a band, they're used to the sexism that goes with it. But it's not something that brings them down. "I feel like we kind of flaunt our femininity," Troy said. "It's not something we're trying to hide or downplay. For us it's empowering."

Edwards agreed: "I think we like to play off what people expect. People see us walk out and they think whatever they're going to think, but they're never prepared for what we actually play in front of them and I think that's pretty awesome."

The band likes to tackle female taboos in their music, like on the song "Walk of Shame. They turn the tables and make the dreaded morning after walk home into an empowering strut.

"We just want to break this concept open, 'What is this a walk of shame?'" Edwards said. "It's this stupid concept, 'Look at her, she's on a walk of shame.' Why? Is a guy ever on a walk of shame? Not as much, because guys don't usually wear makeup and I think part of what contributes to the shame is like the smeary makeup and the heels, like the clear thing that you didn't go home last night." more

Classic Rock Going Country

(Classic Rock) Johnny Cash, LeAnn Rimes, Tony Joe White and many more big names are featured in the debut edition of Classic Rock Presents Country Music Magazine, which will be published next month.

The latest in the Classic Rock Presents series offers country fans the magazine they've been waiting for, celebrating 100 years of musical history across 132 pages, packaged with a free 15-track CD.

The cover feature marks the tenth anniversary of Cash's death by looking at how the Man In Black fought back from depression, drug addiction and suicidal thoughts to record his two greatest albums At Folsom Prison and At San Quentin, which made him an icon and even outsold the Beatles at the time.

Rimes discusses the lurid tabloid headlines surrounding her life under the media spotlight, her honesty in songwriting and her new album, Spitfire. More details, the cover photo and preorder info here.