The Day in Rock Digest for 11/2/10: Reliable sources tell Robin Leach that Motley Crue's Vince Neil has already pretaped his spots for the announcement of Skating With the Stars, a spin off of Dancing With the Stars, which starts Nov. 22 as a 2-hour special in tandem with DWTS' finale. moreFormer Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant headlined BBC Radio 2's Electric Proms festival on October 29. Check it out here
The Autumn Offering's singer Matt McChesney has now announced that the band is taking a "long break," and possibly breaking up. more
Arcade Fire were due to kick off European dates at the Atlantica Pavillion in Lisbon on November 18, but are being forced to postpone the show by Nato. more
Check out the latest trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops, which features "Gimme Shelter" from The Rolling Stones here
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson is on the short list for the Face Of Travel 2010 Award. This acknowledges the celebrity who's made the biggest contribution to the travel and tourism industry during the past year. more
The Decemberists announce new album release date and tracklisting 'The King Is Dead' is due out on January 11, 2011 more
Drive-By Truckers have just announced that their upcoming full length, Go-Go Boots will be on shelves on February 15th, 2011. more
Stephen Pearcy tells BW&BK "I'm personally taking a break from Ratt to concentrate on my label Top Fuel Records, work on a new solo album..." more
Senses Fail's Buddy Nielsen says, "A band like All Time Low should have no business being associated with a band like Senses Fail, but they are. There's no similarity whatsoever in everything that we do. The Maine might as well be Matchbox 20. All Time Low might as well be Mickey Mouse Club." more
Butch Frable has resigned as guitarist for Beyond Fallen due to health issues. more
Bobby Lee Morgan, musician and songwriter of the late 80's-early 90's rock band Badd Attitude passed away on October 29th more
Allman Brothers legend Gregg Allman has revealed the track listing for his first solo album in 14 years, 'Low Country Blues', which is scheduled for release via Rounder Records on January 18, 2011. more
Jane's Addiction will close out 2010 with a pair of shows in Aspen, CO on December 30th and 31st at Belly Up. more
Flogging Molly will be heading back into the studio at the end of the year to record their new studio album, set for release the first half of 2011. Their annual Green 17 Tour will be announced soon more
Two months after filing for divorce, Slash has withdrawn the petition. more
Joy Division releasing new vinyl box set named '+-' Ten-disc set will be released in December more
According to Australia's Soundwave Festival, Alesana have joined Epitaph Records. more
Reign Supreme will be releasing a new EP on Deathwish Inc. in 2011. more
Periphery is currently finishing up work on their upcoming EP. Additionally, the band has commenced writing for their second full-length. more
Doomenicus have announced they have split up due to a number of unspecified issues within the band. Doomenicus released their acclaimed debut album, 'Sacred,' in 2009 more
Details have been released for the recently promised split from Dan Potthast and Tomas Kalnoky of Streetlight Manifesto (under the name Toh Kay. The album is titled You By Me: Volume 1 more -
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