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Ronnie James Dio Passes Away at 67

The legendary Ronnie James Dio has passed away this morning as a result of his ongoing battle with stomach cancer.  The following has been posted by his wife, Wendy Dio: Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you[Read More…]

Craig Owens To Reveal Band Members

Craig Owens has posted a blog saying that he plans to begin revealing who has been working with him on his solo album and he promises to name one member of his band on Tuesday. Owens said, “So, for the past few months.. ‘we’ have been working really hard – creating a new record for our new band. ‘we’ have a ton of material & plan on spending a little more time perfecting the songs- to ensure that this is the best record we have ever written, as individuals, and as a group. ‘we’ really appreciate all of your patience[Read More…]

Something Corporate To Tour This Summer

Something Corporate will be touring this August, according to reports from this weekend’s Bamboozle Chicago. Earlier this week, two dates surfaced for Washington, D.C., in August, and frontman Andrew McMahon confirmed at Bamboozle Chicago that the band have a summer tour in the works.

A Day To Remember Releasing B-side 7-inch

A Day To Remember have announced that they’re releasing a 7-inch of B-sides called ‘Attack Of The Killer B-Sides‘. It includes previously unreleased tracks and songs that have appeared on compilations including an acoustic version of “Another Song About The Weekend” and covers of Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” and the Fray’s “Over My Head (Cable Car).” The 7-inch comes in three variations: clear white smoke, toxic green and the Hot Topic-exclusive pink. Victory Records is offering a bundle that comes with a T-shirt.  Check it out here.

The Maine Announce “An Evening With The Maine” Tour

The Maine have announced their first-ever nationwide headlining tour. “An Evening with The Maine,” presented by Alternative Press. The tour will support the July 13 release of their album ‘Black & White’. Each show will feature a 90-minute set, followed by an audience-wide meet & greet and photo session for any fan wishing to say hello to the band. This Century will open on the tour, and there will be special guests, giveaways, contests and prizes every night. A limited edition ‘Black & White’ direct-to-consumer package is now available exclusively here. It features a 152-pagebook of enhanced art work, exclusive[Read More…]

Drop Dead Gorgeous, From First To Last, More Announced for Pyknic Partery Tour

Drop Dead Gorgeous and From First to Last have been announced for “Pyknic PArtery” tour. They will be going out alongside Sleeping With Sirens, Attila, Abandon All Ships, For All Those Sleeping, Woe Is Me, and Scarlett O’Hara. Presale ticket will be available starting tomorrow, May 14th, here. Tour Dates: 07/17 San Antonio, TX – The White Rabbit 07/18 Austin, TX – Emo’s 07/19 Dallas, TX – The Door 07/21 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse 07/22 Pomona, CA – The Glass House 07/23 San Diego, CA – Soma Sidestage 07/24 Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk 07/26 Seattle, WA – El[Read More…]

Muse And Vampire Weekend On “Twilight: Eclipse” Soundtrack

MySpace has revealed the tracklisting for The ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse‘ soundtrack it comes out June 8. Check out the tracklisting below. 01 Metric: “Eclipse (All Yours)” 02 Muse: “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)” 03 The Bravery: “Ours” 04 Florence and the Machine: “Heavy in Your Arms” 05 Sia: “My Love” 06 Fanfarlo: “Atlas” 07 The Black Keys: “Chop and Change” 08 The Dead Weather: “Rolling in on a Burning Tire” 09 Beck and Bat For Lashes: “Let’s Get Lost” 10 Vampire Weekend: “Jonathan Low” 11 UNKLE: “With You in My Head [ft. the Black Angels]” 12 Eastern Conference Champions:[Read More…]

The Rolling Stones Release Exclusive Video Footage Of “All Down The Line”

The Rolling Stones have released exclusive live video footage of their performance of “All Down The Line.”  The Rolling Stones famously gave the electric rock song to a Los Angeles radio station as an incomplete demo to play while they drove around and listened to it so they could hear what it would sound like on the radio. “All Down The Line,” written by Stones’ own Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, appears on the band’s historic album from 1972, Exile On Main Street. The live performance can now be seen at Amazon.com. Exile On Main Street will be re-released on[Read More…]

2010 Warped Tour Stage Names

The Main Stage will be named TEGGART STAGE. Its named after Stewart Teggart. He passed away this year. The other stages: ALTEC LANSING STAGE GLAMOUR KILLS STAGE AP / ADVENT STAGE SKULLCANDY STAGE KIA KEVIN SAYS STAGE ERNIE BALL BATTLE OF THE BANDS STAGE

Social Distortion Sign To Epitaph, New Album This Fall

Social Distortion have signed to Epitaph and plan to release their first studio album since 2004 on the label this fall. Frontman Mike Ness said, “We feel that Epitaph has a natural understanding of Social Distortion; both the history of the band and the direction we want to go. Combine that with their successful track record and it felt like a good next step for us. We’ve always been open to new ideas and pushing the envelope, but we have also been very conscientious about the decisions we’ve made. We considered a lot of options, but in the end, Epitaph[Read More…]