The Day in Rock Digest for 10/20/10: Beastie Boys had good news and band news on the front page of their website. The group's previously announced Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 will continue to be delayed indefinitely, while Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 will be released on time "as originally planned in spring of 2011." moreClassic Rock reports that Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards will reprise his role as Captain Teague, the father of Johnny Depp's character Jack Sparrow, in the next Pirates of the Caribbean film from Disney. more
Misery Signals' now former bass player Kyle Johnson confirmed Lambgoat's report from last month with these words, "Yes, I have quit Misery Signals. No, they are not broken up." more
Red Hot Chili Peppers are reportedly planning to X-Factor (think American Idol) semi-finalist Diana Vickers for copyright infringement on her song "My Wicked Heart" being too similar to the band's classic song "Under The Bridge." Alternative Addiction has both songs and more here
VH1's new show, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It, premiered Monday night (October 18th) right out of the gate became the highest rated show of the night. more. No word if that just applies to Vh1 or across all channels.
The Elite, the brand new project featuring Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold and Bleed The Sky drummer Austin D'Amond, has uploaded the first part of a five-part mini-movie chronicling the creation of the band's debut EP, "Ww3". Check it out here
Original Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver, Loaded) reunited with Axl Rose and Co. at London's O2 on October 14th, but how does McKagan feel about the band and how likely is guitarist Slash (Velvet Revolver, ex-Guns N' Roses) to be invited. Find out here
In a blog post, Frank Turner announced plans to release a new EP titled Rock & Roll. Due out December 6, 2010 via Xtra Mile Recordings, more
Yesterday, hennemusic shared footage of the band in New Zealand and today there's more live goodies – this time from Australia here
Mr. Big will release their new album in January 2011 via Frontiers Records. The band recently entered a Los Angeles-area studio with producer Kevin "The Caveman" Shirley. more
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have announced and confirmed the initial details for their 13th Hometown Throwdown in Boston. more
Gorgoroth recently returned from Tomas Asklund's Monolith Studio, putting the finishing touches on a project that's been a secret until now: A complete re-recording of the band's third album "Under The Sign Of Hell." more
Guns N' Roses turned up over 90 minutes late for their M.E.N. Arena gig in Manchester and must now wait to hear whether bosses there will take any action against them more
In celebration of the 30th annual CMJ Music Marathon and digital release of their self-titled debut album, Bad Books, Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra will make a special appearance at the Livestream Studio for a live acoustic set and chat with fans on Wednesday, October 20 at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. Livestream will broadcast this exclusive event as Bad Books takes questions directly from fans via Facebook and Twitter. more
Midian has reformed with a new lineup. Sole remaining original member Chris Hawkins (drums) has recruited Mike Vittoria (vocals), Khalid Illahi (guitar), Rojan Banmali (guitar) and Sam Agnew (bass) for the revamped group more
Black Label Society return to the UK next year for an eight-date tour more
Lemuria have reported via their facebook that their tour van was broken into this weekend. They commented that while their gear wasn't in the van at the time, it's been short circuited. more
A Day To Remember will tour Europe early next year. more
On this day in 2007, Paul Raven, bassist with post-punk band Killing Joke, died of a suspected heart attack aged 46 in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was recording. He left the band in 1987 before forming Murder Inc. and joining Ministry, Prong and Mob Research. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here -
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