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Velvet Revolver have mapped out some tour dates for 2008 after wrapping up some end of year shows on the east coast.
The supergroup consisting of former STP frontman Scott Weiland and former Guns ‘N’ Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum will hit the road on January with some dates in the U.S. before heading over to Australia and Europe.
If you haven’t seen Velvet Revolver yet, then you defiantly should because they put on a great show. But, if you’ve already seen them then you can probably these shows up and wait until they hit road when their next album …read more

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According the NME, Radiohead will snag the number one chart position for album sales in the UK.
The physical release of In Rainbows has sold around 50,000 copies in it’s first week of sales in the UK since it’s release on December 31.
Which is probably good news for the record industry, because it shows that people will still buy CD’s; even if the album was basically given away months in advance.
My theory is that A) people will always buy music if the material is good, and B) if a band gives something away, they’ll get much more back from the fans, …read more

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I was browsing around the music channel here at b5 and saw a post on Brit Music Scene about Dave Grohl wanting to replace the legendary John Bonham behind the drum kit.
The former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters frontman is one of my favorite musicians around, and I love Zeppelin too, so this sounds like a dream come true. It would just be sick. Grohl is hands down on the best drummers out there and I think he could handle himself pretty well with Zeppelin.
But…would this actually happen? Would die hard Zeppelin fans welcome him as the replacement for …read more

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Leave it to Green Day to take this commonly used phrase (and let’s not forget true) and turn it into a kick ass song.
“Nice Guys Finish Last” was the first track off of 1997’s Nimrod, which happened to be the band’s fifth studio album. The track also appeared on Green Day’s 2001 greatest hits compilation International Superhits! and was also used in the James Van Der Beek classic Varsity Blues.
The song was already cool, but make a hysterical video that parody’s football, well then you’ve got gold baby!

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The legendary Athens, GA natives have dubbed their 14th studio album Accelerate and are looking for an April release date.
Accelerate will be the follow-up to 2004’s Around The Sunand was recorded in Vancouver and Dublin. The album was also produced Jacknife Lee, who has worked with newer acts that include Bloc Party and Snow Patrol.
Confirmed tracks for Accelerate are: “Until The Day Is Done”, “Living Well Is The Best Revenge”, “Mr. Richards”, “Staring Down The Barrel Of Middle Existence” and “I’m Gonna DJ”. The band previewed several new tracks during their five night stand at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin last summer.
Michael Stipe told …read more

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