The Day in Rock Digest for 12/1/10: J.D. Fortune, the Canadian singer who is back fronting the Australian rock band INXS on the road, told the QMI Agency in a recent interview that he has been writing tunes with Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, and that one of his songs has been picked up by producer Jerry Bruckheimer for a movie. moreAlice In Chains will perform a very special acoustic show on February 5, 2011 at Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma more
Only ICP Can Make Us Hate Christmas And Children. Insane Clown Posse is releasing a Christmas album. Before the Juggalos storm the castle, watch the hilarious video for Sugar Slam's Super Live Toy Drive here
Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil survived the first week of cuts on the new reality show Skating With The Stars by beating out actress Sean Young, who was sent home. more Vince Neil, the large body on skates, managed to not look so rock-and-roll as he wiped out on the ice in his program, landing him in the bottom two. See it here
Social Distortion will be headlining the Anaheim House of Blues 10th Anniversary on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. The show will be the 70th appearance at the venue by Social D. more
Black Tusk and Howl will co-headline a European tour in early-February more
Blackfield, the collaboration between Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen, are to play three English dates next spring. more
Happinet Pictures has issued a new DVD+CD set, Ozzy Osbourne - Speak Of The Devil 1982 Live Concert, available now in Japan via CDJapan. A brief description reads: Live DVD release from Ozzy Osbourne including tracks 'Over The Mountain', 'Mr. Crowley', 'Crazy Train', 'Revelation', and more for 13 songs total. more
The third full length studio album from Bullet is named 'Highway Pirates' and will be released on the February 4th more
Wretch has parted ways with drummer Chris Koshock, who joined the band in 2005 replacing Jeff Currenton (ex-Seven Witches, Winters Bane), is leaving the group to devote more time to his family and job. more
Karma To Burn is hitting the road once again, resuming live dates for the postponed tour supporting The Sword in October. more
Sodom lineup change: "After personal and private problems between Tom [Such, Sodom frontman] and Bobby, it was decided by mutual agreement the end of the cooperation between Sodom and drummer Bobby Schottkowski." more
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes are releasing a five song EP titled Go Down Under. The record coincides with, you guessed it, an Australian tour. more
Pete Doherty considering recruiting Carl Barat for Babyshambles Doherty says he's got some songs he's struggling with more
Jimmy Eat World will head to Australia and New Zealand for a run of shows in April. more
Heavy snow has forced Pretty Boy Floyd to cancel shows scheduled for December 1st and 2nd at York and Newcastle. more
On this day in 1987, A Kentucky teacher lost her appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court over her firing after showing Pink Floyd's film The Wall to her class. The court decided that the film was not suitable for minors with its bad language and sexual content. On this day in 1982, Michael Jackson's Thriller album was released. It spent 190 weeks on the U.K. album chart and became the biggest selling pop album of all time, with sales over 50 million copies worldwide. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here -
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