The Flaming Lips releasing Dark Side of the Moon cover album

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best albums in rock music. There's no debating that fact. So for a band to try and cover the entire album, you would have to be a bit insane. Which is why The Flaming Lips might be the right band for the job.
Wayne Coyne and the boys of Oklahoma City are releasing the album, entitled The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Ding the Dark Side of the Moon , will… Read More

New Deftones in April 2010

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

They may have been down for a while but they're certainly not out. Its been reported that Deftones are releasing their brand new album, which is still untitled, on April 27, 2010 (via Consequence of Sound).
The album is a complete overhaul from their originally planned release which was titled Eros. The band decided to scrap the entire project and start completely fresh… Read More

John Frusciante officially quits RHCP

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

So the news on whether John Frusciante would leave the band Red Hot Chili Peppers has been confirmed by the man himself. Frusciante wrote on his blog (via CoS) yesterday that he would be leaving the band.
Josh Klinghoffer, who has toured with RHCP in the past and played with Frusciante on his solo albums, is… Read More

Rage Against The Machine returns!

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

The following message is from guitarist Tom Morello's twitter page:
LIVE RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE PERFORMANCE AND INTERVIEW. 8:50am sharp, UK time. BBC radio. Baton down the hatches. IT'S ON.
Apparently the fever for Rage Against The Machine has gotten so crazy that the only prescription is a RATM performance and interview!
Because of the campaign to get the song "Killing In The Name" to be the number… Read More

Stone Temple Pilots almost finished with new album

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Some good news for people who can't get enough of the 90's rock resurgence. Stone Temple Pilots are nearly done with their brand new album.
Scott Weiland recently spoke to Spinner about the new Don Was produced record. "There will probably be 11 songs on the record and we have nine completed already. Then you have to have B-sides for Japan, the UK and the rest of… Read More

U2, Karen O, Paul McCartney nominated for Golden Globes

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Ah, the Golden Globe awards. Where actors get together to vote for other actors to win awards for TV shows and movies that would probably never get any recognition at the Oscars. Case in point; Sandra Bullock is up for TWO awards this year. See? Complete madness.
But, as far as music is concerned, some fine rock music acts have made their way onto the nominee list (via TwentyFourBit).… Read More

Muse adds more U.S./Canada dates

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Were you a bit bummed out over the first batch of dates that Muse released for their 2010 world tour? Were you afraid that the U.K. three-piece rockers weren't coming to your neck of the woods? Well you can breathe easier as the band has released a bunch of new tour dates for the U.S. and Canada.
Originally, the band released six stops for the North American leg of their tour including Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Detroit, Boston, Fairfax and New York (and you KNOW… Read More

Rage Against The Machine beating X-Factor

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

It's become quite an interesting holiday season on the U.K. music charts. Especially since a song that was released back in 1992 is currently number one.
A campaign started to get Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name" to be the number one song for Christmas is in full swing as there are nearly 800,000 members on the facebook page and it's currently beating the other contender for the top position by 65,000 records. The other contender being Joe McElderry,… Read More

The Stooges, Genesis and ABBA are 2010 Rock Hall of Fame inductees

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

The announcements have been made as to what acts will take their place in the hallowed halls of the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame next year. The class of 2010 includes The Stooges, Genesis, ABBA, the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff.
Iggy Pop talked about how the Stooges were rejected from the rock hall quite a few times to Rolling Stone.… Read More

The Big Four of Thrash are playing together!

Monday, December 14th, 2009

This could probably be some of the biggest news on the planet if you're a follower of the Big Four of Thrash: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. It's been announced over at Metallica's website that, for the first time ever, all four bands will play the same stage!
The shows will take place at the Sonisphere festivals in Warsaw, Poland and Prague in the Czech… Read More