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...

Led Zeppelin - Dave Grohl Working On New Supergroup

News has reached ClashMusic of a new supergroup starring Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and one time Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones.

The age of the supergroup seems to have returned. With The Dead Weather launching earlier this year, it seems that musicians aim to battle the credit crunch by pooling their talents. In a surprise new move it seems that Dave Grohl is set to unveil a stunning new group.

There have been rumours of the trio working together since 2005, but American magazine Antiquiet recently ran a feature breaking news about the new group. Dave Grohl is...

Sondre Lerche - Sondre Lerche: Heartbeat Radio

Rounder Records will release Sondre Lerche’s debut for the label, Heartbeat Radio, on September 8th. The twelve-song album will be his first release since the soundtrack for Dan in Real Life in 2007.

Heartbeat Radio was recorded in Lerche’s hometown of Bergen, Norway, and his newly adopted home of Brooklyn, NY. The album was produced by Lerche with Kato Ådland…it was mixed by Joe Chicarelli (White Stripes, My Morning Jacket, The Shins). In addition to his backing band, The Faces Down, a large group of musicians and contributors were brought into the studio to build upon Sondre’s knack for pop...

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - JOSH HOMME, JOHN PAUL JONES , DAVE GROHL Collaborate On New Project

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme's wife Brody Dalle has commented on Homme's rumored new project with John Paul Jones (LED ZEPPELIN) and Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS). The trio is said to be currently holed up in a Los Angeles recording studio working on an album that's been the biggest secret in rock for what seems like years now.

Dalle told Antiquiet.com, "I'm not at liberty to talk about it… but I think [the project] is pretty fucking amazing. Just beats and sounds like you've never heard before."

According to Lemon Squeezings, Jones wrote in an...

Oasis - Oasis Slate Heaton Park Fans

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has hit out fans who requested a refund after a recent show in Manchester, labelling them "cheeky".

Oasis announced details of a massive UK tour earlier this year. Using their largest venues since the era defining Knebworth shows, the tour contains some of the finest British acts around.

Support on the jaunt comes from Kasabian, The Enemy, Twisted Wheel, Reverend & The Makers and many more. Pre-launch hype was astonishing, with the rush of fans to the Heaton Park grounds holding back the European elections.

However it all went wrong on the night. After The Enemy...

VELVET REVOLVER - OZZY OSBOURNE Performs With SLASH At Norway's QUART Festival; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of the "Paranoid" performance (featuring Ozzy Osbourne on vocals) can be viewed below.

Slash previously played with Ozzy at the 77th Royal Variety Performance in November 2005 in Cardiff. They performed a version of THE BEATLES classic "In My Life", with family photographs projected onto the background of the stage.

Slash left GUNS N' ROSES in the mid-'90s, forming SLASH'S SNAKEPIT before later assembling VELVET REVOLVER with several other ex-members of GUNS N' ROSES and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland.

VELVET REVOLVER is currently searching for a replacement for Weiland, who was dismissed in April 2008.

DREAM THEATER - DREAM THEATER's 'Black Clouds' Cracks Germany's Top 5

The new album from DREAM THEATER, entitled "Black Clouds & Silver Linings", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 3. According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, the CD is on track to sell around 40,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land in the Top 10 on The Billboard 200 chart.

DREAM THEATER's last CD, "Systematic Chaos", opened with 36,000 units in 2007 to enter The Billboard 200 chart at No. 19. 2005's "Octavarium" premiered with 27,000 copies to debut at No. 36.

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AEROSMITH - AEROSMITH Drummer's 'Hit Hard' Book: More Details Available

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer will publish his autobiography, "Hit Hard: A Story Of Hitting Rock Bottom At The Top", on June 30 through HarperCollins. In the book, Kramer, a founding member and drummer of AEROSMITH, courageously tells the world how he has wrestled with depression as part of the most successful rock band in American history.

In 1997, amidst AEROSMITH's sold-out world tour and No. 1 album release, Joey revealed in an interview his ongoing struggles with depression. The response from fans and people battling those same internal demons was overwhelming. Joey �" who has been the drummer in aerosmith since...

Brad Paisley - Brad Paisley’s ‘Welcome to the Future’

Brad Paisley is set to release his second single from his current album, American Saturday Night. “Welcome to the Future,” in typical Brad fashion, is creative, upbeat and a lot of fun to listen to!

In the single, the narrator talks about the things he wished he could do when he was a kid, and how much things have changed now that he can do not only a lot of the things he wanted, but how the world in general has changed too.

American Saturday Night hits store shelves tomorrow, and already has a #1 hit with “Then,” which was released...

The Beatles - Beatles O2 Arena Chorus Planned

Legendary British group The Beatles are set to have their music performed by 4,700 school children in a special new concert.

More than fifty years on from the fateful first meeting of Lennon and McCartney, the music of The Beatles has a rare hold. Dominating the public's attention like little else before or since, the group helped pioneer recording techniques that are now commonplace.

The band split in 1970, but their music has never really gone away. Over the past three years The Beatles' recordings have been painstakingly re-mastered by sound technicians in Abbey Road studios - where the band...