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The New Lead Singer of Led Zepplin is - Myles R. Kennedy?

From HardRockHideout.com:

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, whose manager apparently also works with Robert Plant, has told MuchMoreMusic’s Matt Wells that LED ZEPPELIN members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonhman have tapped ALTER BRIDGE singer Myles R. Kennedy to sing with them on the road tour if Plant refuses to join them for the much-rumored ZEPPELIN reunion tour. “They’re saying [to Robert], ‘We’re all rehearsed, we’re ready to go, here’s a gazillion dollars on the table,” Snider told MuchMoreMusic. “If you don’t do it, we’re going out with this kid. And he can sing the shit out of ZEPPELIN.’ And they’re gonna, like, hope that Robert, at the last minute, will go, ‘OK,’ and step in, before having the lead singer of ALTER BRIDGE out with John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Jason Bonham.”

Plant recently shot down reports that he has signed on to team up with LED ZEPPELIN for a reunion tour. In a message posted on his web site, the singer said that he had no road plans after his recent tour with Alison Krauss, which wrapped on October 5 in Saratoga, Florida.

The message read in part: “Robert has no intention whatsoever of touring with anyone for at least the next two years. Contrary to a spate of recent reports, Robert Plant will not be touring or recording with LED ZEPPELIN. Anyone buying tickets online to any such event will be buying bogus tickets.”

Plant himself was quoted as saying, “It’s both frustrating and ridiculous for this story to continue to rear its head when all the musicians that surround the story are keen to get on with their individual projects and move forward. I wish Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham nothing but success with any future projects.”

Page, Jones and Bonham have reportedly been rehearsing with a series of other vocalists, including Kennedy. There has been no official announcement as to whether the band is planning to tour or record together without Plant’s involvement.

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Foo Fighters Just Say "No" to John McCain

From NYTimes.com:

Another rock act has objected to the use of its music by Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. This time it’s the band Foo Fighters, protesting the campaign’s use of its song “My Hero” at rallies. “ ‘My Hero’ was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential,” the band said in a statement released on Wednesday. “To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song.” Last month the band Heart demanded that the McCain campaign stop playing its song “Barracuda” at public appearances by Gov. Sarah Palin. And in August Jackson Browne filed suit against the Ohio Republican Party for using his song “Running on Empty” in a television commercial without his permission.

The Answer To Open On AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour in US.

The Answer, an emergent and award-winning rock band from Northern Ireland, has been selected as the opening act for the imminent North American leg of AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour. The itinerary kicks off October 28 at the Wachovia Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA and concludes on January 31 at Nashville Sommet Centre, Nashville, TN.

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Like Your Hard Rock Music With Some Blues? Here's Thunder!

Like Aerosmith? Like ZZ top? Like straight ahead rock music with a sing-a-long chorus? Then Thunder is for you. "Candy Man" is the new single from the band that first broke through back-in-the-day with "Dirty Love" on MTV.

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The Greatest Texas Rock Album of All Time

Song for song and pound for pound, what is the greatest Texas rock album of all time? Well, grab a Lone Star or three and let's discuss. It's ZZ Top's "Eliminator." 25 years old this year and reissued by Rhino last month in the usual two-disc expanded format with extra tracks and a bonus DVD.

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Video of New Warrant Singer. Makes You Ask - Jani Who?

Robert Mason has taken over the vocals in Warrant after another failed reunion with original singer Jani Lane. The band sounds better than ever. Mason is one badass motherf*cker.

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Tesla still rockin' and rollin' with Forever More

The five-man, hard-rock band Tesla has been on a roll. Over the past year, the band has been busier than it had been in its previous 10 years combined. Tesla has released 3 albums of covers, returned to Europe for its first tour there in 15 years, released a DVD and now is preparing to release a new album of original material, "Forever More."

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Enuff Z'nuff - Lost In Vegas - Rock Music Samples

Enuff Z'Nuff returns with a strong set of songs. This is easily the best collection of tunes in a long time. Although labeled as the next Enuff Z'Nuff album "Lost In Vegas," both the track listing and title have changed. This is just a cool group of songs that has been circulating. The new album "Dissonance" will be released soon.

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Led Zeppelin Are Set for a Reunion Tour in Summer of 2009

Rock legends Led Zeppelin are set for a reunion tour after singer Robert Plant finally caved in and agreed to join them. Guitarist Jimmy Page, 64, bassist John Paul Jones, 62, and drummer Jason Bontam, 42, had resigned themselves to touring without Plant.

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Jackson Browne Sits Down for an Interview on XM Radio

SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that legendary singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will appear on The Loft XM channel 50 for an intimate, in-depth interview and music special called Songlines on Saturday, September 27 at 11:30 am ET. The interview coincides with the release of Browne's new record, Time the Conqueror.


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AC/DC Announces 'Give It All You Got' Contest

Australian hard rockers AC/DC have announced a new contest where they are asking fans to create their own version of the "Rock 'N Roll Train" video and upload it to YouTube with a "ACDCGiveItAllYouGot" tag on it.

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New Music From Oasis Rocks! The Band Returns To Form?

Here's the UK Sun's review of the new single from Oasis. Oasis' new album, "Dig Out Your Soul," has been penciled in for an Oct. 7 release via Big Brother Records.

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Oasis to Give New Songs for Free

In addition to two extra bonus songs, Oasis also plan to release a cheaper version of their eight studio LP, 'Dig Out Your Soul', which will be released on October 7.

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Third Eye Blind Throws Remix Contest for Unreleased Album

Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind was talking to Nettwerk Music founder Terry McBride about ideas for releasing the band's next album, Ursa Major, when McBride came up with a real humdinger: Why not release stems for fans remix in advance of the album's release?

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Rock band Smashing Pumpkins' New Fall Concert Dates

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced new dates for the band's upcoming fall tour. The group--which was recently tapped as part of the Oct. 26 lineup for Neil and Pegi Young's Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, CA--will launch the trek Nov. 1 in Cleveland. A highlight of the outing will come in the band's hometown of Chicago.

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Pass The Tequila - Just Keep Rocker Sammy Hagar Quiet!

"Chickenfoot could rival Led Zeppelin." It was a quote that made its way across the Internet within hours. Sammy Hagar, blames it all on tequila. So pass the bottle, but just keep The Red Rocker quiet! Drinking and driving is the least of Sammy Hagar's worries. It's drinking and talking that may be a problem!

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10 Examples of Auto-Tune Abuse in Modern Music

If you're unfamiliar with Auto-tune, and especially if you listen to much pop and rock, you might not hear it initially. When overdone, the effect yields an unnatural yodel or warble in a singer's voice. But the sound is so commonplace in modern mainstream music that your ears may have tuned out the auto-tune!

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Myspace Music goes LIVE, bootleggers rejoice

The bootleggers on Canal Street are jumping up and down right now and for good reason. MySpace Music goes live, my friends. We don't have MySpace, but their reach is vast, with roughly 120 million users. They signed a deal with the big four music companies - Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and EMI.

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iPod Taking Some of the Blame for Problems....

Record execs are tempted to sacrifice dynamic range for increased volume because digital music makes it possible to squeeze all of the sound into a narrow, high-volume range. This temptation is pressed further when you try and optimize sound for the iPods crappy lo-fi earbuds.

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Three Bands That Sound Like Other Bands

Remember how many grunge-alikes appeared after Nirvana hit it big? That seems to be happening here with vocals, albeit on a far smaller scale. I'm not trying to make fun here. After all, who doesn't have their influences? I just think this is sort of interesting.

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MySpace Moves Into Music

MySpace is launching its ambitious music initiative, betting its broad reach, social tools and brand advertiser relationships can craft nothing less than a new business model for the ailing industry.

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Why Loud Music in Bars Increases Alcohol Consumption

At some point during the evening, in bars across the land, two things happens: the lights go down and the music goes up.

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Rock band Smashing Pumpkins' New Fall Concert Dates

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced new dates for the band's upcoming fall tour. The group--which was recently tapped as part of the Oct. 26 lineup for Neil and Pegi Young's Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, CA--will launch the trek Nov. 1 in Cleveland. A highlight of the outing will come in the band's hometown of Chicago.

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Hard rock band Tigertailz iTunes Song For Cancer Charity

Bryn Terfel, Shan Cothi and rock band Tigertailz release a a new single today Monday 22nd September available from iTunes as a digital download only. This is being used to launch a cancer charity in memory of Tigertailz bass player Pepsi Tate (Justin Smith) who tragically died from pancreatic cancer last year. A mix of rock music and opera!

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Robert Mason performing "Down Boys" with Warrant

A new live fan video was posted on YouTube.com  featuring Warrant with Robert Mason performing "Down Boys" at the Myth night club in Minnesota. The video starts off dark for the first two minutes, before Warrant starts. However, it does show the strength of Robert Mason's vocals. A good fit for the band. But can they do anything with it? Hope so.

Have You Sold Your Soul For Rock And Roll?

Most Americans love music. In fact, most Americans REALLY love their music. However, most Americans turn a blind eye to the true agenda and message behind the music that they love. Could it be that the music that you are pumping into your head hour after hour really has a Satanic agenda behind it?

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Run-DMC, Metallica, Stooges nominated for Rock Hall of Fame

Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges are among the nine nominees for next year's hall of fame class, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced Monday.

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32 Huge Music Acts Ignored By The Rock Hall Of Fame

They sold millions of records. But none have a spot in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame because of the politics of the music business and a nomination process controlled by Jann Wenner.


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Free MP3 from Butch Walker Available Sept. 30

A new album from Butch Walker is coming soon, along with an MP3 giveaway starting on September 30. It looks like the song "The Weight of Her" will be available via Amazon.com for free. That's right - free rock music!

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Will Plant Tour With Zep? Is Alison Krauss Rock's New Yoko?

From rock-music-blog-online.com — LED ZEPPELIN frontman ROBERT PLANT is to be given an ultimatum by his bandmates – join us on tour or we’ll replace you. The iconic rock band's singer has refused to take part in any practice sessions as he is currently committed to his side project with country singer ALISON KRAUSS. Is the allure of KRAUSS, bluegrass and country just too hypnotic?

iTunes killed the Rock Star

It has come to my attention that the corporate king of the music industry, Apple's own iTunes, is causing quite a stir these days. Bands, labels, and music lovers alike are all rallying against the idea of downloading singles instead of going out and purchasing the entire cd.

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Kings Of Leon - Caught Between The Boogie And The Beast

That describes the dilemma old-time Kings Of Leon fans face listening to the band's new album 'Only By The Night'. I like my Kings rocking numbers like 'Be Somebody' or '17', but I'm not so keen on the slicker songs. There's only so much bombast I can take. Check this article for a nice definition of Corporate Rock, by the way.

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Another TESLA Rock Song Available Via Streaming

A new TESLA track entitled "So What" is available for streaming. The song comes off the California rockers' seventh studio album, "Forever More" which is scheduled for release on on October 7 on Tesla Electric Company Recordings. For "Forever More", TESLA reunited with producer Terry Thomas, who helmed the 1994 gold-certified "Bust A Nut" album.

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Rock Star Billy Squier Asks For Your Vote!

VH1 has chosen Billy Squier's "The Stroke" as one of the Top 100 Best Hard Rock songs of all time! Voting is currently underway to see where it places in the list. There is no limit to voting, so Billy says to "vote and vote often." Please!


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New box set from Kiss - Ikons - just what the world needs!

Rock band Kiss' four original members are spotlighted on their own discs as part of the compilation "Ikons," due Oct. 21. The four-disc, 56-track "Ikons" pulls rock songs heavily identified individually with bassist Gene Simmons, guitarists Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss, from both the Kiss and solo album catalogs.

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AC/DC embraces paperless ticketing for Black Ice rock tour

Ticketmaster has announced that AC/DC will use the company's paperless ticketing technology for select seats on the band's upcoming North American arena tour, which launches Oct. 28 at the Wachovia Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Up to 3,000 paperless tickets per night will be used for the North American leg of AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour.

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George Michael Arrested in Public Toilet Again

Pop singer George Michael has been arrested in a public toilet in London for alleged drug possession. "A 45-year-old man was arrested on 19 September on suspicion of possession of drugs in the Hampstead Heath area," a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.

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Sunday night rock 'n' roll

Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters. As a successful pop music performer, Diamond scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Critic William Ruhlmann wrote of Diamond, "As of 2001, he claimed worldwide record sales of 115 million copies...

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How Companies Pay Artists to Include Brands in Lyrics

Conscious of the branding value such mentions can bring, some artists have gone so far as to approach companies with offers to include brand and product names in their song lyrics.

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Spice Girls beat out Led Zepplin for the year's best reunion

In today's second sign of the Apocalypse, the Spice Girls have beaten Led Zeppelin to an award for the best music reunion of the last 12 months.

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Rock critic thinks that Warrant/Jani Lane do not get it

Earlier this year one of glam metal's most notorious acts, Warrant, would be reuniting with singer Jani Lane and its original line-up would be in place for the first time in 15 years. Now, after a handful of summer tour dates that varied between mediocre and horrible, the band has announced it has parted ways with the troubled singer. Again!

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Sammy Hagar Talks About Rock and Politics

Is the Red Rocker GOP-rouge inside? Sammy Hagar isn't saying, preferring to keep his personal political leanings to himself. But the rock star notes that he had no issues with his Van Halen-era hit "Right Now" being used by the McCain campaign.


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MySpace Sets Music Free

MySpace Music, scheduled to launch in September, promises to be the most significant rollout of a digital-music service since Apple's iTunes. It will enable MySpace users to listen to any song from the catalogs of the three music giants free.

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Metallica, Death Magnetic, and the Glory Days of Heavy Metal

Thankfully, with the release of Death Magnetic, Metallica has finally put an end to the debate over old Metallica and new Metallica. Death Magnetic is not only an album that sees the band return to their Metal and Trash roots as much as they possibly could over two decades removed from Kill 'Em All.

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Most Covered Song: 25 Best Covers of Beatles' 'Yesterday'

"Yesterday" is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. According to the Guinness Book of Records, "Yesterday" has the most cover versions of any song ever written. The song remains popular today with more than 3,000 recorded cover versions. Here are some of the best.

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Surprise! Universal music revenues up 5% thanks to downloads

Pundits have warned that the major labels should adjust to a world where they aren't so "major," but Universal has just announced year-to-date growth of 5 percent. Thank digital downloads and a plethora of new options for grabbing tunes.

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Jimi Hendrix The Ultimate Guitar Hero -R.I.P

The Greatest Guitar Hero, Jimi Hendrix still remains one of the most influential forces in rock music. Pulling unprecedented sounds out of his Fender Strat, Hendrix challenged musicians and guitarists to explore a wild new world of tones and textures, dazzling and confounding guitar greats like Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend and Eric Clapton....

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Another Look at Rock Band Enuff Z' Nuff

A blogger rethinks her opinion of rock band Enuff Z'Nuff. These guys never get enough credit. Sure - wear lipstick in a video once, twice or three times and get labeled forever! Truth be told - Enuff Z'Nuff still makes solid and timeless rock music. An underrated band.

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6 Most Idiotic Publicity Stunts In Rock Music History

You've signed the big money contract and recorded what, most everyone involved tells you, may be the greatest damn rock album ever made. But there is one problem. Nobody is paying attention. So what do you do to get yourself some much needed publicity? No idea, but here are six things you may want to avoid, if that helps.

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