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Slash Slams Tesla Over Guns N' Roses Song Theft Claim

(hennemusic) Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon accused Guns N Roses of ripping off one their early demos for use as "Patience." News of the accusation caught up to former GnR guitarist Slash, who didn't take kindly to the suggestion.

"I heard that one of the guys from Tesla claimed GNR stole 'Patience' from them," wrote Slash on Facebook.

"I'm assuming he's smoking super crack. Or dreaming out loud . . . I didn't hear the actual interview so I won't jump to conclusions based on hearsay. I'll just make emotiphants!" - Hannon went into damage control

Rush Returning To America

(hennemusic) Rush have announced that The Time Machine Tour will visit new cities throughout North America, and play a few return engagements.

The tour begins March 30th in Ft. Lauderdale and runs through April 22nd in 2011 with dates in Greensboro, Nashville, Louisville, Toledo, Hershey, New York's esteemed Madison Square Garden, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Hamilton, Montreal and Baltimore.

The tour also returns to North America in June with performances in select markets that will include cities such as New Orleans, Austin, Vancouver - and a very special return play in Los Angeles – more information on these dates will be made available soon. - more on this story

Murderdolls Cancel Violent Night, Deadly Night Tour

Murderdolls have canceled their forthcoming "Violent Night, Deadly Night" tour. The band explains:

"Due to an unforeseeable family emergency Murderdolls have been forced to cancel the upcoming Violent Night, Deadly Night tour. These decisions are never easy to make and we did everything we could to keep from having to cancel, but this was unavoidable.

"We'll do our best to make up the dates in 2011. For those who bought tickets, refunds are available from point of purchase. Sorry ghoulscouts but we'll see you all soon!" -

Kennedy Wasn't Offered Velvet Revolver Gig But Almost Had One With Led Zeppelin

(Rock AAA) Myles Kennedy says that although there was talk of him being asked to join Velvet Revolver in place of Scott Weiland, the job was never offered to him.

But the singer and guitarist, who's currently on tour with main band Alter Bridge ahead of recording vocals and touring for Slash's second solo album, is happy with the way things have turned out.

And he's still blown away by his memories of coming close to fronting Led Zeppelin after Robert Plant refused to tour with his old band. "I got together with them in June 2008 and we just jammed some ideas. Everything went really well, but I was just flattered beyond belief to be in the same room with these guys. Everything I learned about rock I learned from Led Zeppelin." - more on this story

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Announces Solo Tour

(hennemusic) Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is heading down under for his first ever Australian solo tour.

The tour kicks off on March 10th in Brisbane and ending on March 27 in Adelaide.

Evil J & Saint Cecilia will open the shows. Hennemusic has all of the dates and presale ticket info - here

System of a Down Announce Reunion Dates

System of a Down have announced a run of reunion dates next June and issued this message to fans:

We are excited to announce that System will be playing some dates together in 2011.

We also want to thank you for your loyalty and support, not only to System Of A Down, but to all of our solo efforts as well. We have no master plan of sorts – we are playing these shows simply because we want to play together again as a band and for you, our amazing fans. - more on this story

U2 Rehearse Rarities and Play With Jay-Z Ahead of Tour

U2 fans who have the chance to see the band perform during its upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand will have the opportunity to hear something that very few fans have heard before. The band rehearsed intensively for the dates at the Mt. Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, and, according to the fan site u2gigs.com, the band have added to their standard concert repertoire a couple of rarely performed tunes, "Scarlet" and "One Tree Hill."

The gospel-tinged "Scarlet" is from the band's early album October, and has only previously been performed live at a 1981 BBC taping. In Auckland, opener Jay-Z joined the band for a guest rap during "Scarlet," and he also showed up to help U2 with "Sunday Bloody Sunday." "One Tree Hill," from Joshua Tree, is also a rare addition to the band's live set, though its inclusion on this tour is not as surprising when one considers that it was written about Greg Carroll, a New Zealand native and friend of Bono's who died in a motorcycle accident in 1986.

The band have also been preparing a concert version of "Boys Fall from the Sky," one of the songs that Bono and The Edge created for their score to the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which opened in New York this week. - more on this story

30 Seconds to Mars Banned

(Rock AAA) The 20-minute promo video for 30 Seconds to Mars track Hurricane has been banned from TV airplay after censors deemed it too explicit.

Frontman and movie actor Jared Leto admits the film portrays both sex and violence – but the band have vowed the entire piece will be available to those who want to view it.

But guitarist Tomo Milicevic has asked 30STM fans not to blame stations like MTV, explaining the band wasn't put in place by channel bosses. He says: "Don't blame them – they are not 'The Man'. It's the man above who's 'The Man'." - more on this story

The Decemberists Announce Limited Edition Boxset

(EMI) The Decemberists have partnered with The Impossible Project and photographer Autumn de Wilde to create a Deluxe Box Edition of The King Is Dead, their forthcoming Capitol Records album which will be released on January 18, 2011.

Rough Trade Records will be releasing The King Is Dead in the UK and Europe on January 17.

Each of the 2,500 limited edition box sets will be unique, with every one containing a one-of-a-kind original Polaroid photo by de Wilde. The linen-wrapped clamshell box will have a foil-stamped cover, and will also include the CD, 180-gram white vinyl with an exclusive cover design, the DVD Pendarvia (a 30-minute short film by Aaron Rose documenting the making of the album), a 72-page hardcover book featuring over 250 photos by de Wilde and illustrations by Carson Ellis, and a signed Giclée print of an exclusive illustration by Ellis. -

Top Cowbell Songs!

Most people have seen the famous SNL "more cowbell" skit (if not, search for it online). Today Gibson rounded up their list of the Top 10 Cowbell songs and some might surprise you. Here are a couple of their selections:

5. "Rock of Ages" Def Leppard: "Gunter…glieben…glauchen…globen," and with those four head-scratching German words (actually spoken by Def Leppard producer Mutt Lange), the Leps' still fully-armed drummer Rick Allen turns his attention to the almighty cowbell, clanging out the classic intro to one of the '80s greatest fist-pumping anthems. It's better to cowbell than fade away!

1. "Honky Tonk Women" The Rolling Stones: What separates The Rolling Stones copious cowbell from the herd during the intro to this debaucherous little ditty is the non-traditional beat producer Jimmy Miller thunks out on the cowbell (no, Charlie Watts did not play the cowbell on this one). Where most cowbellists stick to a straightforward hard-driving cow-beat, Jimmy's softer, funkier take on the beef bongo instantly identifies one of the Stones' greatest songs. Your blue ribbon winner! - Check out the full list here

Duff McKagan's Loaded New Album, Film and Reissue On the Way

We had a story about this yesterday but here is the official word with more details: Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the signing of Guns 'N' Roses/Velvet Revolver founding member Duff McKagan.

The new studio album from Duff McKagan's Loaded, The Soundtrack, was recorded by Terry Date (Slipknot, Soundgarden) and will be released March 2011. A re-issue of their 2009 CD Sick with bonus DVD will follow in April.

Currently available on all digital service providers are two tracks from the upcoming CD: "We Win" and "Fight On." "We Win" is an anthemic rocker McKagan's hometown football team the Seattle Seahawks have been playing before their home games. It was also heard during the World Series on the MLB network. - more on this story

Avenged Sevenfold Added To Download 2011

(Rock AAA) Avenged Sevenfold will play Download 2011, which will be headlined by the reformed System of a Down, even organizers have revealed.

And tickets for the iconic Donington festival will remain at this year's prices, with an early-bird sale starting on Friday at 9am.

Next year's three-day extravaganza takes place on June 10-12, following the 30th anniversary event five months ago which starred AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine and Aerosmith. - more on this story

Between The Buried And Me Frontman Announces Solo Album

Between The Buried And Me lead vocalist, keyboardist Tommy Rogers will release his debut solo album Pulse on February 1, 2011 via Metal Blade Records.

The multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, who not only self-produced the record, but also arranged, composed and played all instruments on the recording, will use the pseudonym Thomas Giles (his given middle name) as his moniker for the project.

"Creating this album was a very unique experience for me," comments Rogers. "I honestly never thought I would get a lot of this music recorded. This record was a way for me to step back, focus on simplified song structures and really build off of melodies. Even though I love f***ing my throat up by screaming, it was very nice to sit back and chill out a bit. I named the record "Pulse" because it is a collection of thoughts and experiences I've had through the years. It's a very personal record and I hope the songs help people evaluate their lives and make the best of their time here. Find your pulse." - more on this story

Dave Grohl Talks Nirvana Semi Reunion

(Rock AAA) Dave Grohl says I Should Have Known, the Foo Fighters track featuring ex-Nirvana bandmate Krist Novoselic, is the band's darkest song.

It's the first time the pair have worked together in 20 years, but they've never lost touch. The recording process also reunited them with producer Butch Vig, who manned the desk for Nirvana's iconic Nevermind album in 1991.

Grohl decided to abandon the trappings of expensive production work for the Foos' first record after taking a break. He wanted to look back at his own and his band's roots, so the new album was recorded in his garage and a movie was shot of the process. And he says the entire concept came to him while he was on tour with supergroup side-project Them Crooked Vultures. - more on this story

Lynam Release Final Album

Today Lynam release their new live album, Thank You Good Night!, through Island/Def Jam and New Ocean Media.

Thank You Good Night! is the trio's 6th album since forming in 2001 and will be the band's final album.

"People have been asking us for years to do a live album" says frontman Jacob Lynam. "We've been recording our shows since 2006, so we decided to have our producer mix the tracks and put it out." "A lot of bands go in the studio and fix all the mistakes on their live records, but we didn't fix anything" adds bassist Mark Lynam. "Mistakes and all, this is a live record that represents our band and we're really proud of it." - more on this story

RIP Throbbing Gristle's Peter Christopherson

Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson, a founding member of the influential band Throbbing Gristle, as well as an artist, photographer and designer, died Thursday, November 25 in his sleep, according to The Guardian. He was 55.

Born in the U.K., Christopherson became interested in radical artists while away at college at the State University of New York in Buffalo. He began a controversial career as a photographer, and soon was offered a job by Hipgnosis, the design team which made Pink Floyd's album covers. Christopherson's photographs also gained the attention of performance artists Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti. In 1975, the three formed Throbbing Gristle with Chris Carter (an electronics wiz who built his own synthesizers), and began creating a loud and angry sound built on white noise and clanking beats. They called it "industrial music."

The band, who were rejected by the punk rock movement, added new layers to their sound over time, including sweeter, synth-pop elements and ambient noise. Although they never achieved huge fame, Throbbing Gristle have earned their place as a hugely important band since their 1981 breakup – and have been credited as a huge influence by artists such as Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. - more on this story

Rockin' Doesn't Pay

(Rock AAA) Most professional musicians in the UK earn far less than the national average wage, recent figures reveal – with most sitting below the official poverty line.

The music licensing agency PPL says nearly all musicians make less than £16,000 a year – compared to the 2010 average salary of £25,500 across all types of employment.

And most members of the Performing Rights Society are paid less than £5000 a year from royalty payments. - more on this story

Phil Anselmo To Talk True Crime Films

(Submitted) Best-selling true crime author Corey Mitchell has announce the speakers for his "Reel Murder: From Crime Scene to Big Screen" panel for the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, scheduled for March 15, 2011.

Mitchell has gathered together some of the biggest, brightest, and most controversial names in true crime filmmaking including (in alphabetical order):

Philip H. Anselmo – former lead singer of Pantera/frontman for Down. Anselmo is a huge supporter of true crime-based films and composer of the underground cult classic, The Manson Family - more on this story

Badfinger, Humble Pie and Uriah Heep Supergroup Present Remastered Natural Gas

The legendary 'Natural Gas' album featuring Badfinger, Humble Pie and Uriah Heep alumni has been remastering and re-released. The Natural Gas album has been given the CD treatment by record label ItsAboutMusic.com, who has an impressive back catalog of releases.

An out of print inferior reissue of Natural Gas was previously released in 2009, and now the album has been completely re-hauled - meticulously remastered with the original artwork restored and the blessings of the band. Originally released in 1975 on the Private Stock label, the eponymous debut by Natural Gas featured Joey Molland of Badfinger, Jerry Shirley of Humble Pie, Peter Wood of Quiver and Mark Clarke of Uriah Heep and Colosseum.

"I went to this place called Blakes in London, which was a hangout for rockers," recalls Joey Molland. "It was a cool little place. One night I saw a friend of mine there named Mark Clarke; a bass player from Liverpool who'd played with Uriah Heep and Colosseum. We were just talking and having a laugh and I asked him, 'What are you doing?' He said, 'I'm going up to Jerry Shirley's this weekend. I'm going to stay there and we'll probably have a jam – why don't you come with us.' I didn't really know Jerry, but I thought it would be cool. So Mark calls him and Jerry says. 'Come on up.' We go on up to Jerry Shirley's house – he had a lovely little farmhouse outside of London. We found out that day that he had just left Humble Pie. Later on that night we had a jam; I think it was Clem Clemson, Jerry, Mark, myself and there may have been one or two others. We had a lot of fun, just playing rock 'n' roll songs and blues songs. The next morning Mark, Jerry and myself decided to put a band together. We thought, 'Why not. But do we have any songs?' I had a couple of songs, which I played to them. One was called 'Once Again A Love Song' and the other was called 'Dark Cloud'. Likewise, Mike had a couple songs. We also got a keyboardist, a guy named Dave Kafinetti from the band Rare Bird. He went on to be the keyboard player in 'Spinal Tap'. What a knockout guy!" Kafinetti was replaced before the recording of the album by Peter Wood who co-wrote 'Year of the Cat' with Al Stewart. - more on this story

Ray Davies Meltdown

Kinks legend Ray Davies will act as artistic director for the 2011 Meltdown Festival in London.

BBC News reports that Davies said he had in mind a "creative celebration through the decades."

The Meltdown Festival has been running since 1993 and next summer's will he held from Friday, June 10 through Sunday, June 19 at the SouthBank Centre. - more on this story

Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Megadeth, Fuel Stars Tribute AC/DC

(hennemusic) On January 11, Versailles Records will release "Rock & Roll Train: A Tribute To AC/DC," a compilation featuring current and former members of Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Megadeth, Fuel and others, as they celebrate the 35 year legacy of one of rock's greatest bands.

AC/DC has reigned over Rock N' Roll for 35 years, their signature power chord rock become the sonic standard bearer of the genre they helped invent and pioneer, amplified by Rolling Stone Magazine's declaration that they are "one of the top hard-rock bands in history."

Within the 15 tracks comprising the artist roster for 'Rock & Roll Train: A Millennium Tribute to AC/DC', homage is paid to the band's greatest classics via current/former members of AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Megadeth, Alice Cooper Band, Slash's Snakepit, Ratt, Fuel, Skid Row, Lillian Axe, Quiet Riot, Brother Cane, Fuel, Warrant, Lizzy Borden, Adler's Appetite, L.A. Guns, Brides of Destruction, Michael Shanker Group, Mountain, Asia, Freakshow, Vince Neil Band, Love/Hate, and others. - more on this story

Cancer Bats Announce More Dates With Madball and Comeback Kid

Cancer Bats have announced more U.S. tour dates for their upcoming winter tour.

The band will be supporting Madball and Comeback Kid from January 14th through January 19th, taking the band into Texas, Arizona, and Nevada prior to their upcoming run with Devildriver and Baptized In Blood.

The latter section of the tour begins on January 20th in Oakland, CA, and comes to a close in Albuquerque, NM on February 10th. - more on this story

Noel Gallagher and Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno Draw Balls For Their Teams

(Gibson) Noel Gallagher and Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno managed quite a feat when they drew the balls for the U.K.'s FA Cup third round on Sunday.

Incredibly, Noel Gallagher, a Manchester City fan, drew his own team while Pizzorno, who follows Leicester City, drew his team. The Leicester City vs. Manchester City FA cup game will be played on January 8 or 9.

NME.com reports Gallagher as saying, "What where the odds on that, it's unbelievable! I am blown away by that, when I turned the ball around I nearly dropped it. I was more nervous after that then when I walked out on stage here at Wembley. The odds were astronomical." - more on this story

Portishead To Curate All Tomorrow's Parties I'll Be Your Mirror

All Tomorrow's Parties, the London-based concert and festival promotion organization, has announced that seminal trip-hop group Portishead will serve in the dual role of headliner and curator for this summer's London debut of a new music and arts festival, I'll Be Your Mirror.

The event will be held July 23 and 24, with London's grand, historic Alexandra Palace serving as the central venue. The venue has some proud rock 'n' roll pedigree, having been the site of pivotal performances by such acts as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Pixies, the Stone Roses and the Grateful Dead.

Acting as event curators, Portishead have so far put together a festival lineup that includes performances by Swans, Doom, Beach House, the Liars and a reunited Company Flow, with more acts, films, and art events to be announced as the festival comes together. In a press release announcing the new event, Portishead's Geoff Barrow said, "Portishead has once again been given the horrendous task of joining up with our favorite festival in the world and choosing a dream list of bands we would like to play with – at least the ones that aren't dead or in jail." - more on this story