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The 2011 Harvest of Hope Fest in St. Augustine, Florida has been officially canceled. Organizing the 2009 and 2010 Fests were enormous undertakings and at this time the Harvest of Hope Foundation and St. Johns County do not have the resources and time to put together a 2011 Fest. more -

Fans Turn on Axl at Guns N' Roses Concert, Axl Storms Off Stage

Note to Guns N' Roses fans: don't throw stuff at Axl if you want the show to go on. Fans in Dublin found out this lesson the hard way. Rock Radio has the tale: Support act Danko Jones played for 70 minutes and went off at 9.10pm. But GnR didn't appear until 10.30, by which time the restless Dublin O2 audience had begun booing and hissing.

Eyewitnesses say Rose's performance was uninspiring until the band broke into Welcome to the Jungle. At that moment some bottles were thrown onto the stage, and Rose stopped the song to warn the crowd: "One more bottle and we're going home – we're here to have fun but one more and we're gone."

At 10.50 another bottle hit the stage while Rose was introducing the band. He said "Goodnight" and walked off, leaving the unhappy audience furious. Ten minutes later a venue official announced they were experiencing "technical difficulties" but hoped to bring GnR back on, but at 11.10 the house lights came up and arena staff began advising people the night was over. - The story doesn't end there

Scorpions To Return Next Year

Last week we brought you a review of what we thought was the Scorpions final North American concert but Gibson informs us today that the mighty Scorps will return to America: Call it animal magnetism or, perhaps, an elevated lovedrive, but the Scorpions just can't get enough of North America. And so, the German metal legends have extended their farewell tour with more U.S. dates to come next summer. The band are currently booking next summer's shows but have yet to announce any specific dates.

The North American leg of the Get Your Sting and Blackout Tour just concluded in Chicago on August 21, with the band playing in Mexico this Saturday and then heading back to Europe for further dates.

In a recent Billboard interview, singer Klaus Meine said, "What can I say? It's a celebration… We feel we owe it to our fans and ourselves to keep this energy level. What we pull off every night on this tour, we want to keep it that way to the very last show. We don't want to see ourselves rocking like a hurricane when it's not a hurricane anymore." - more on this story

Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley Announce Free Relief Concerts

Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley have both announced free concerts that they hope will help bring attention and tourists back to the Alabama Gulf Coast.

The two free concerts on the beach are slated for the weekend of October 15th-17th in Gulf Shores, Alabama, with Bon Jovi performing on Friday, October 15th and Brad Paisley performing on Sunday, October 17th. These two shows signify the next installments of Alabama's "Concerts For The Coast" event series.

The shows, which are FREE to the public, will be ticketed events. Tickets will be available through Gulf Shores and Orange Beach lodging partners starting Wednesday, September 8th. - more on this story

Slipknot Frontman Radio Take Over

Our friends at Rock Radio had some exciting news for Stone Sour and Slipknot fans: Corey Taylor will guest host a five-episode series shows on Rock Radio next week. Tune in every weeknight at 1800BST to hear tracks from the new Stone Sour album, Audio Secrecy – and find out just how eclectic Corey's taste can be.

Through the week you'll find out what he thinks of Kim Wilde, Debbie Harry, Barry White and Elvis Costello. He's not abandoning his heavy roots – far from it, there's plenty of dark-end noise to be heard. But as Corey says himself, how many radio presenters will follow Metallica with Tom Petty?

He's made notes in his Hello Kitty diary and he's getting ready to drink Rock Towers dry of coffee. To find out more, listen to the man himself as he becomes the latest in a long line of world-class Rock Radio takeover shows - here

Behemoth Frontman Shocked By Reaction To Cancer Fight

Behemoth frontman Nergal (real name Adam Darski) broke the news to fans last month that he has leukaemia and he has been shocked (in a good way) with the fan response and inquires about what they could do to help. He issued thisstatement:

"I haven't intended to manifest myself in any way and, especially at this stage, to share my feelings or any other news with the world for obvious reasons. It is simply too early for it. But it was YOU who provoked me to say a few words. Regarding my personal low opinion of humankind, I'm shocked by the reaction to my illness. I actually expected NOTHING yet received feedback which surpassed all expectations. I want to ensure you I read EACH mail I receive, although I'm unable to reply to all of them. The power of your words is pure magic and I thank you all for it. You are a gigantic indestructible army that truly inspires me in this difficult time. The fact is that a fight with this illness is going to last for many months. Most of this time I will spend in hospital and I will go through various psychophysical states. If you know the history of Behemoth you also know we achieved everything by hard work and a steely determination. The same goes for my private life. I happen to be a strong son of a bitch. I have no faith but rely on a 100% victory and I am sure I will get out of it stronger than ever. Sun Tzu in his 'Art of War' said that if you know your enemy and yourself the result of a thousand battles will not surprise you… I enter the ring with this Nietzschean attitude and I will leave it as a winner, as usual. Just watch and see!

"So I want to emphasize that Behemoth will by no means goes through any hibernation state. Obviously all concert plans must be postponed until some unknown point in the future, but things are happening! Lately our newest video for '…Alas, Lord is Upon Me' has premiered and stirred up quite a storm in mass media, which fills us with utter pride. Plus we've just finished the project of our new DVD; Evangelia Heretika is a three disc release, a real encyclopedia of Behemoth with nearly 5 hours of material and a bonus audio CD that will be out in November (Metal Blade US - Nuclear Blast Europe). Expect an experience of visual madness as we went to hell and back to make it! Our official Webstore has been functional for a couple of days and official merchandise and some very exclusive stuff can be bought there. At the beginning of 2011, Peaceville in Europe and Metal Blade in US will reissue the EPs with new artwork, bonuses, liner notes, and more. As you can see, despite a complicated situation and difficult circumstances we're remaining active wherever we can. - more on this story

Ben Moody Explains Evanescence Split

We told you a little about this last week but Gibson has more from Ben Moody about why he split with Evanescence: In 2003, after Evanescence has released the first album and hit the big time with the hard rock single "Bring Me to Life," founding guitarist and co-songwriter Ben Moody abruptly left the band, citing artistic differences with his former best friend, frontwoman Amy Lee. Although Lee talked about how Ben's focus was being on commercially successful and hers was on being creative, Moody never went on record about his departure. Seven years later, he's ready to talk.

In a post on an Evanescence fan site, Moody (who is now a member of We Are the Fallen) explained his point of view on the situation: "A cruel fact of life is that the person you are at 15, doesn't resemble the person you are at 18 and 21… and today I in no way resemble the person I was when I was in Evanescence. Sometimes you grow together and sometimes you grow apart. We both contributed to the resentment of the deterioration of our friendship that quickly turned into a downward spiral of animosity, conflicting opinions, and a very volatile environment. By the time we went on tour to support Fallen, it sadly was over. Ironically, it was Amy and my absolute equal devotion to Evanescence that drove us to such extreme opposition. We had such opposing desires and personalities that mixed with the pride of youth and inexperience (and an extreme amount of insecurity and loss of direction on my part) led to an all out war."

According to Moody's post, he was trying to force Lee – his friend since 1994, who had gotten most of the media attention as singer – out of the group. "I had tried before, out of ignorance, pride, and resentment, to convince Amy that she should leave. That we'd be better off and Evanescence didn't need her," he wrote. "I was hurt, and wanted her to hurt like me. Amy, if for some reason you happen to see this, I hope you know I never truly believed that. There was no way I would ever let someone walk on that stage and sing your lyrics." - more on this story

John Lennon Remasters Details

John Lennon's 70th birthday will be a very happy one for fans as EMI Music has announced details for a broad selection of remastered John Lennon albums and new collections to be released on CD and digitally on 4 October (5 October in North America).

Announced last month, EMI Music's global John Lennon 'Gimme Some Truth' catalogue campaign is being overseen by Yoko Ono and commemorates the music legend's 70th birthday on 9 October, 2010. Featured in the sweeping initiative are eight remastered John Lennon solo albums and new titles including Double Fantasy Stripped Down, Power To The People: The Hits, Gimme Some Truth, and the John Lennon Signature Box.

For the first time, Lennon's classic solo albums and other standout recordings have been digitally remastered from his original mixes. Double Fantasy, 1980's GRAMMY Award winner for Album of the Year, will be presented with a newly remixed 'Stripped Down' version produced by Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas, Lennon's original co-producers for the album. Some Time In New York City has been restored to include the six 'Live Jam' recordings featured on the original album. - more on this story

Crowded House 25th Anniversary Collection

Capitol/EMI are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Crowded House with the release a 19 track hits CD and a 32 track digital hits collection on October 26th.

The Very Very Best Of Crowded House features the hits "Don't Dream It's Over," "Something So Strong," "Better Be Home Soon" and other standout singles and album tracks.

For fans who want more, an expanded digital-only edition features 32 tracks and will also be available on October 26 for download purchase from all major digital service providers. - more on this story

Singled Out: Stuedabakerbrown's Semi Automatic

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Stuedabakerbrown frontman Pete Marotta tells us about "Semi Automatic" from their album "Strangers We'll Become". We now turn it over to for the story:

The song "Semi-Automatic" started as a two-chord riff created by Mike. It was given its name for no other reason then we needed something to reference it, and Mike thought of "Semi-Automatic" randomly. Steve then began to play a part on his guitar that could compliment Mike's, which later became the main riff in the verse. The rest of the song was created by jamming off of those two chords including the creation of the second half of the verse, which really made the song come to life for us.

We liked the instrumentation so much that, structurally, we made sure we left space for the song to expand and gain momentum (which you can hear after the second chorus). At the time we were writing the song, Bloc Party and Minus the Bear heavily influenced us, particularly the atmospheric moods they create in their songs.

Melody always takes precedence over lyrics at the start for me so I did not have the lyrics until much later on. In fact, I had a different melody for the chorus for some time, which I still love, but in the end we decided to go with a melody that was less choppy to give it a different and bigger feel than the verses.

The lyrics are really a conversation with love as if it were a physical being, but I like that the lyrics can be interpreted into any relationship whether it is with a lover, family member, God, etc…

We chose the song as a single because we felt it captured all of the elements of how our sound has progressed in the process of creating Strangers We'll Become. It is a song full of passion with an indie feel and a wide-open melodic chorus. It also encompassed the main lyrical theme from the album of struggling against the fragile nature of one's relationships in life.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album - right here!

Kylesa Give Fans A Taste of Their Forthcoming Album

Kylesa's new album, Spiral Shadow, doesn't come out until October 26th but that hasn't stopped them from giving fans a little taste. The band posted the song "Tired Climb" on their Myspace page this week.

The band recorded the new album at the Jam Room in Columbia, SC earlier this summer with band member and renowned producer Phillip Cope (Baroness, Withered) once again at the helm.

Kylesa is currently working on a video for "Tired Climb" and will return to the road on Sept. 11 with a performance at Raleigh's Hopscotch Festival before joining High On Fire and Torche for a five-week US trek. Tour dates are - here along with a link to check out the new song

The Flaming Lips Announce Full Album Show

UK fans of The Flaming Lips are in for a treat as the band will be part of All Tomorrow's Parties Don't Look Back series.

Gibson reports: Next summer The Flaming Lips will play their 1999 album The Soft Bulletin in its entirety as part of ATP's Don't Look Back series. Wayne Coyne and Co. will perform on July 1, 2011 at London's Alexandra Palace. Tickets will go on sale Friday.

The Lips will be joined by two other bands playing their acclaimed albums in full. Dinosaur Jr. will tackle 1998's Bug and Deerhoof will play their 2004 debut, Milk Man. There's no word yet if all three bands will be doing the same thing in the U.S. - more on this story

The Everly Brothers Reunion DVD and Documentary

Eagle Rock has announced the release of the The Everly Brothers: The Reunion Concert – Live At The Royal Albert Hall which will include bonus documentary "Rock 'N' Roll Odyssey".

When Phil Everly was asked what the most memorable moment of his career was, he recalled a special night in September of 1983, when he reunited with his brother Don onstage at the famed Royal Albert Hall. This incredible concert will now be available on DVD on September 14, courtesy of Eagle Rock Entertainment.

It had been over ten years since the split of this harmonious duo. The vacuum of time was felt when they hit the stage, when the magic of their music spilled over and set the crowd alight. Performing 22 beloved songs, Phil and Don caress the crowd with their pristine vocal harmonies, dancing acoustic guitars, and brilliant songwriting. This is the sound that dominated the charts of the late fifties and early sixties, and if this concert is any indication, the sound is still just as timeless and moving today. - more on this story

The World According To Gene Simmons

(Gibson) The always-quotable KISS and reality TV star Gene Simmons explained the feeling he gets when on stage: "It's electric church, there's no experience like it. Popes, Presidents, Prime Ministers, even Kings, none of them get to feel like I do. Only maybe Olympian Gods would.'

On a more serious note, Simmons also explained that his lust for life is rooted in his mother's wartime experiences.

Simmons said: "My mother, at 14, was in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. And saw her whole family incinerated in the ovens. Her philosophy has always been: every day above ground is a good day. Life is a gift, not a birthright. Don't waste it." - more on this story

Straight Line Stitch Hitting The Road With Hatebreed, 36 Crazyfists and Soulfly

Straight Line Stitch have a busy fall ahead of them as they'll be hitting the road with Hatebreed, 36 Crazyfists & Soulfly.

"We are excited and honored to be supporting 36 CRAZYFISTS on their first national headlining run. When we're out with those boys it feels like home because we know all of them so well and it just makes for a much more fun experience. It's going to be a party for sure!" says front woman Alexis Brown.

The band is also set to do a short Canadian run with Hatebreed this month with a slew of off dates. - more on this story

Meat Loaf To Hang Cool in the UK

Meat Loaf is heading over the pond this winter for an arena tour of the UK in support of his new album, Hang Cool Teddy Bear.

Gibson reports that arena tour starts in Cardiff on November 29 with dates set for Bournemouth, Birmingham, London, Manchester and Sheffield.

Michael Aday, or Meat Loaf as he became known around the world in the '70s, was originally a musical theater actor (appearing in Hair on Broadway) before becoming a rock and roll superstar with the 1977 album Bat Out of Hell, one of the biggest-selling records in rock history. - more on this story

System of a Letdown

Rock Radio ran a great article recently about System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian. In the article Serj discussed how the band would approach letting fans know if and when the band decided to reunite. Some people read into his comments that the band are actually planning a reunion and Rock Radio followed up with a clarification from Serj. Here is part of that follow up:

Rock Radio got it wrong – we misquoted Serj Tankian on the current status of System of a Down. They're not close to considering a comeback. We also made errors in reporting what he said about his solo career.

Serj tells us: "I never said we had discussed how we would alert people of a reunification. All I said was that if we ever did it it would be on the band's website. That's something we would all agree to. Instead it sounds like there's something in the works. I also never said my record was orchestral rock, nor that I'm writing a jazz opera in Cambridge." He's asked us to clarify our reporting and we're happy to do so in a new question and answer session which took place last night. - more on this story

Neil Young and Daniel Lanois Team Up for New Album and DVD

Neil Young has teamed up with Daniel Lanois to recording a new album, Le Noise, which is set to hit stores via Reprise Records on September 28th.

Le Noise will be released in several formats, including standard CD, vinyl, digital download, and as a deluxe CD/DVD. The DVD portion, shot by cinematographer Adam Vollick, will feature eight black and white films of Young performing each song solo on acoustic and electric guitar live in the studio. In November, Reprise will also release a Blu-Ray edition, featuring Lanois and Vollick's beautifully shot films of Young.

Young and Lanois have crossed paths musically over the course of many years, including Lanois' performances at Young's Bridge School Benefit Concert and Young's performance at Farm Aid when Lanois was Willie Nelson's music director, but this is the first time the two have recorded together. Recorded in Lanois' home in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles, Le Noise features Young on acoustic and electric guitars with Lanois adding his trademark sonic textures, creating one of the most sonically arresting albums Young has ever recorded. No band, no overdubs, just "a man on a stool and me doing a nice job on the recording," as Lanois puts it. - more on this story

Soundgarden Radio Specials

Recently reunited Seattle rockers Soundgarden are taking over Rockline for not one, but two nights this Rocktober.

Normally bands appear on one night but the show has announced that Soundgarden will be the featured guest on the syndicated radio show on Monday, October 11th and Wednesday, October 13th.

Fans are encouraged to speak with the band by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For a station near you and for information regarding how to log onto the internet for the broadcast go to - RocklineRadio.com.

Slash 3D

Why watch Slash in 2 dimensions when you can see him in 3D? You now can! Gibson reports: Slash's first video from his debut solo album, Slash, which was released in April, is now available in 3D. "By the Sword" features vocals from Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother and ferocious guitar from the Chapeaued Shredder.

The 3D conversion was produced by PassmoreLab. In a press statement, Slash said, "From Andrew's vocals, to Vance directing me again, to PassmoreLab doing the 3D, it has been a killer experience and I am thrilled with it."

Vance Burberry, director of the video has worked with Slash since his Guns N' Roses days, where he was director of photography on the band's "Sweet Child o' Mine," "Paradise City" and "Welcome to the Jungle" rock videos. "On this one, we created a kind of post-apocalyptic future, where people are starved for music," Burberry said. "We end up underground in this dark, deserted power plant bunker, where Slash and the band are mesmerizing an audience. When I found out that we were doing the conversion with PassmoreLab, I thought that environment was perfect for 3D." - more on this story

Escape the Fate Announce Major Album and Tour

Escape the Fate have announced that their major-label debut will be a self-titled affair and will hit stores via DGC/Interscope Records on November 2nd.

Max explains, "We're making our mark on the world 100% through blood sweat and tears and so we felt we should set it in stone by self titling our album."

Don't want to wait? You can catch the band live this fall as they provide direct support to Bullet For My Valentine. - more on this story

Adam Lambert Sings Freddie Mercury's Praises

(Gibson) In a recent NPR piece about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's legacy, former American Idol contestant Adam Lambert praised the gifts of the late singer. "He was completely over the top in the best possible way," Lambert said. "Music, most of the time, is about sexuality, whether you are straight, gay or in between. It's about love and sex. That's rock 'n' roll."

Lambert said that it makes him unhappy that few of his contemporaries embrace Freddie's style.

"There's definitely something missing in today's music scene," he said. "We don't have a lot of men on stage doing flamboyant or theatrical. We have a lot of female pop stars doing it, but where are the guys? Where's the classic pop-rock showman?" - more on this story

36 Crazyfists Announce Their First Headlining Tour

36 Crazyfists have been around since 1994 and have released five albums, so it is surprising to learn that the band has never had a headlining tour but that is about to change according to announcement we received today:

In support of their new Ferret Music release, Collisions and Castaways, 36 Crazyfists will launch their first headline tour on September 16th in Seattle, Washington.

The tour will hit 33 markets, ending in Denver, Colorado on October 23rd. Opening the tour will be Straight Line Stitch and Taking Dawn. - more on this story

Survivor Members Jim Peterik and Jimi Jamison Releasing New Album

It's not quite a full on Survivor reunion but two members got together a couple years ago for an album and now they are releasing more material from those sessions.

Gibson reports: One-time Survivor bandmates Jim Peterik and Jimi Jamison got together a few years ago to work on a new solo album for Jamison. Titled Crossroads Moment, the singer's album was released in 2008 to critical and fan praise. But Peterik and Jamison spent a year writing songs for the album, many of which didn't make the final cut. Burgeoning indie label Melodic Rock Records has compiled some of those tunes on the new release, Extra Moments.

The 11-track album is rounded out with some alternate takes and demo recordings, which feature lead vocals from Jim Peterik (also known for his work in the Ides of March). - more on this story