The Slits' Ari Up Dies- Heaven & Hell Party- Daft Punk Surprise- Axl's Mugshot- Trans-Siberian Halloween- Motley Murder Deliberations- Star Spangled Steven Tyler Video- more was a top 10 story this week . Here is the recap: The top rock news stories for the week ending 10/22/10: We start with this sad news from Billboard - Ari Up, frontwoman for pioneering British punk band the Slits, died Wednesday (Oct. 20), according to Sex Pistols' John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten). Lydon, who is married to Forster's mother, delivered the news about the 48-year-old singer's death on his website. moreThe official release and viewing party for Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights new CD/DVD will take place on Friday November 12th at Duff's Brooklyn (168 Marcy Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn). Free CD's and DVD's to be distributed courtesy of Eagle Rock Entertainment. more
Daft Punk made their first live appearance in three years when they joined Phoenix on stage at Madison Square Garden. Consequence of Sound has more details and video here
The first-ever police mugshot of a young Axl Rose has surfaced. The photo of an 18-year old Rose was found five years ago by John Jeremiah Sullivan, a writer on assignment for GQ at the time. Check it out here
Speaking of Axl, Guns N' Roses will play on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island later this year. The events are being organised by Flash Entertainment and are part of a slew of events around the Etihad Airways Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. more
Dave Delacruz, former Silent Civilian guitarist, says of his departure: "As much as it was a difficult decision, it was the right decision. We made some great music and I was very happy to contribute to writing 50% percent of 'Ghost Stories'. I will now be putting all of my attention to my Orange County, California-based band Unveil The Strength" more
Ex-Trans-Siberian Orchestra violinist Anna Phoebe has announced a show with her full band at The Barfly in London on Halloween (October 31st), as part of a goth/industrial/electro night. more
Taproot have announced plans for an upcoming fall tour in support of their latest album Plead The Fifth. The tour kicks off Oct 30th in West Virginia more
Atomic Tom's music video "Take Me Out" is free on iTunes this week. "Take Me Out" has over 1.6 million views on YouTube. Find out why here
Black Label Society will embark on a U.K. tour in February 2011. more
Jurors spent about three hours Tuesday deciding whether there's enough evidence to convict Dennis Tetso for killing his wife, Tracey, who disappeared in March 2005 (after she didn't meet friends for a Motley Crue show). Her body was never found. more
Casey Jones (featuring Josh James of Evergreen Terrace) are set to self-release their final album, "I Hope We're Not the Last," on January 11, 2011. The album will be available through iTunes, all major online music sites, select mom-and-pop stores and at all live shows. 2011 also marks the band's final year of touring. more
Holy Rage, featuring former Judas Priest singer Al Atkins, recently announced that they will release their self-titled debut album through Z Records on October 25th. more
Narnia, who announced this past spring that they were calling it quits, will play their last two shows in November and December. more
The Damned Things, the new supergroup featuring Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley, Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley and Anthrax guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano, will release their debut album, Ironiclast, on December 14th. The band has posted another new song from the effort called "Friday Night (Going Down in Flames)" here
A Perfect Circle, led by Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan, has posted a new rehearsal clip online. The band are currently preparing for its forthcoming five city U.S. tour. You can view the rehearsal clip here
The Flaming Lips to play 'The Soft Bulletin' in full at New Year's Eve gig Wayne Coyne and co will perform their 1999 album in Oklahoma City more
God Dethroned is set to release the new album 'Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross' on November 23rd, 2010 through Metal Blade Records. The band has also moving back the previously scheduled CD presentation party to Christmas Eve more
Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, The Flaming Lips and Of Montreal's James Husband are among the names who are set to feature on an upcoming Guided By Voices tribute album. more
Modest Mouse will be reissuing two of their earliest releases next month. Frontman Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace will issue new vinyl and CD versions of The Fruit That Ate Itself and Sad Sappy Sucker on November 9, 2010. more
Aerosmith vocalist and American Idol judge Steven Tyler sang 'The Star Spangled Banner' before the puck dropped in Boston, MA at The TD Garden as The Boston Bruins played host to The Washington Capitals. Witness Tyler's performance here
The Ergs! will not have a reunion set at this year's Fest in Gainesville, Florida. However, the near-sighted trio have announced a reunion show with fellow disbanded New Jersey philanthropists Hunchback. more
Steve Vai has updated his Experience Hendrix tour schedule. The November 2nd show in Buffalo, NY at The Center For The Arts is officially sold out, therefore a second show has been added for November 15th at the same venue. But another show has been canceled more -
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