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Manic Street Preachers - Manic Street Preachers Plan New LP Welsh rock heroes Manic Street Preachers have revealed that they have already begun planning their new album. One of the best loved bands in British rock music, Manic Street Preachers formed in the small Welsh town of Blackwood. The group blended a love of filthy rock with some of their mother's clothes and a ferociously intelligent lyrical stance. The band's visual and to some extent verbal lynch pin was their guitarist Richey Edwards. The troubled icon battled depression for much of his life, entering rehab on several occasions after the release of the group's second album 'Gold Against The Soul'. When he... NIRVANA - Nirvana, Roadgrill Festival, Kreator, Nevermore According to The Pulse of Radio, former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic told DailyWorld.com in a new interview that fans should not expect to hear any music from the band emerging from the vaults. But while previously unreleased music may be scarce, Novoselic added, “What there is, is video. There’s a lot of video. There’s not going to be any new NIRVANA records.” Novoselic was interviewed when he participated in an oral history for the Washington State Legacy Project, which is dedicated to profiling influential residents of the state who have helped shape its history.Novoselic did not indicate what kind of... METALLICA - METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage From Rome Available METALLICA announced in an e-mail blast to its mailing list on June 16 that the band was postponing a concert in Ottawa, Canada, originally scheduled for October 29, to November 3. The reason? According to the e-mail, "the date change is due to a scheduling conflict with a very cool event coming up around that time. We wanted to let you know about the new date in Ottawa [as soon as possible], but we've been sworn to secrecy on all other fronts . . . more details in mid-to-late July." All tickets for METALLICA's Ottawa date are good on November 3,... Alice In Chains - Hear The New Alice In Chains Single In Full Come on in to check out the new single from the mighty Alice In Chains! You can check out the new track from Alice In Chains, ‘A Looking In View’. You can also download the track from aliceinchains.com. ‘A Looking In View’ is the first new track to be made available from AIC’s new album, ‘Black Gives Way To Blue’. Alice in Chains will be part of this year’s Sonisphere festival and will also play their own sold-out headline show on August 4th. You could win tickets to this year’s Sonisphere festival by signing up to the Metal Hammer... Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Head to D.C. to Rock White House Fourth of July Bash The Foo Fighters will take a short break from their extended hiatus when they play a very special Fourth of July party this Saturday " at the White House! Rolling Stone has learned that the band will perform a short set as part of the annual festivities on the South Lawn, which has an unblemished view of the capital’s elaborate fireworks display. Earlier this week, President Obama invited staffers and their immediate families to the official First Family celebration; and it should be noted that back in January, it was many of those same staffers who campaigned for the Arcade... The Offspring - The Offspring Prepare for Ninth Album Punk pioneers The Offspring are preparing to go back into the studio The pop punk band confirmed that they have had meetings with producer Bob Rock about the follow-up to 2008's Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. And they added that the new LP could feature tracks which were dropped from sessions for their last three albums. Speaking to Billboard, guitarist Noodles said: "[Frontman Dexter Holland and Bob] went over a couple of things that were left off the last record and songs that were even left off Splinter or maybe even Conspiracy Of One and kind of looked at some things with... Green Day - Green Day Post “21 Guns” Video Green Days’s new video for “21 Guns” can be seen below. The video was helmed by noted director Marc Webb, who has filmed clips for such artists as My Chemical Romance, Weezer, and All-American Rejects, and is making his feature film directorial debut in July with “(500) Days of Summer. Click here to view the embedded video. ...Pearl Jam - Jack Black denied Pearl Jam gig JACK BLACK had to turn down the chance to open for Pearl Jam because of his movie commitments. His band Tenacious D were asked to support the rockers in San Francisco on August 28, which also happens to be Black's 40th birthday. But Black, who is currently filming Gulliver's Travels, was unable to get the time off shooting the movie, and was crushed when bosses told him he had to work that day. Black said: "I thought that'd be a good way to turn 40 - in front of a huge rock 'n roll audience. It would have been fantastic. But the moviemakers... The White Stripes - White Stripes Tour Film Due The White Stripes are due to release a new documentary which records an intimate portrait of the band's 2007 tour of Canada. The butt of jokes in their native United States, The White Stripes seem to have taken Canada to their heart. In 2007 the band vowed to tour every province and territory in the country, travelling the lengthy and breadth of the country. Perhaps it's the red and white in the nation's flag, or perhaps it's because the Canadian border sits across the river from Detroit. Whatever, The White Stripes succeeded in their bizarre tour, finishing with a historic,... SOUNDGARDEN - Bassist Allegedly Shoots Down SOUNDGARDEN Reunion Rumors The Pulse of Radio reports: Ex-SOUNDGARDEN bassist Ben Shepherd allegedly commented on recent rumors that the band was planning to reunite through a text sent to a reader of music industry news site The Daily Swarm. Speculation about a reunion got kicked up a notch last week thanks to an interview in England with SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith, who said that "someone specifically in (SOUNDGARDEN's) organization" had told him that the reunion was on. Why Smith was the beneficiary of this information was left unexplained, but when asked by text whether he knew SHINEDOWN or had anything to... |
