Minus The Bear Appearing On Jimmy KimmelJuly 3, 2008
On the live front, for those of you in Portland, Oregon, Minus The Bear will support Foo Fighters on Thursday July 10th. Dates: *w/ Foo Fighters  Scott Weiland Readies Solo ReleaseJuly 3, 2008
Weiland has been working on the project for several years and will issue it through his own label, Softdrive Records. The record will follow up his 1998 solo debut, 12 Bar Blues, and Weiland told The Pulse of Radio the new one is a natural progression. “It’ll definitely be a sonic journey like the first album was, a little bit more focused since I’m not on a narcotic journey like I was on the last one. But, you know, still sort of all over the map, because my influences are so wide and varied.” (Source: Absolute Punk) Autopsy For Tickle Me Pink’s Johnny Schou “Inconclusive”July 1, 2008
There was “no obvious cause of death,” said Diane Fairman, chief deputy coroner, adding that additional tests, including microbiology and toxicology tests, will be done but could take weeks before an answer is known. Schou was found dead this morning in his Fort Collins home just hours before he and his bandmates were scheduled to do an in-store event at Denver’s Independent Records to celebrate the release of the band’s major-label debut CD, Madeline. Tickle Me Pink had just finished playing several dates on the Vans Warped Tour and was about to set out on a tour with Finch and Scary Kids Scaring Kids. (Source: Coloradoan.com) Smashing Pumpkins, Paramore In Next Guitar Hero?July 1, 2008
The survey says that the game will feature 85 songs, with Foo Fighters, Muse and the Doors also mentioned. The lineup of Guitar Hero: World Tour has yet to be confirmed. Photos of Billy Corgan in a motion capture suit recently surfaced online, fueling speculation that an avatar of him would appear in an upcoming game. The first artist-specific version of the game, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, debuted this week, with rumors circulating that Guitar Hero: Metallica will arrive early next year. In other news, another leaked survey indicates that AC/DC could be a primary artist featured on Rock Band 2, a vastly improved upgrade of the blockbuster game that will be first be available on XBox 360 in September before moving to other systems later in the year. Tickle Me Pink Bassist Found DeadJuly 1, 2008
Further information regarding the band’s plans, and dates that have been previously announced, will be forthcoming in due time. Johnny Schou was 22 years-old. Radiohead Still Slamming Former LabelJuly 1, 2008
O’Brien added that EMI has made $80 million from sales of Radiohead records, but that “we still don’t own that material. We weren’t asking for money…The thing we wanted from EMI was to retain some kind of control over our copyright and back catalogue, but…Guy Hands wasn’t interested.” Radiohead left EMI after completing its contract with the release of 2003’s Hail to the Thief. Unless you live under a rock, you know the British group issued its latest album, In Rainbows, as a digital download last October and then as a standard CD in January through an indie label. Following its current European festival run, Radiohead will begin a new batch of North American shows at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 1st. Anti- Signs One Day As A Lion (Zack De La Rocha / Jon Theodore)July 1, 2008
The duo was signed to Anti- and will release their self-titled debut EP on July 22nd. Track Listing: The Subways Wrap Up Second Album, Announce Club DatesJuly 1, 2008
The 12-track album was recorded in Los Angeles last fall by venerable producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth) and marks a dynamic sonic progression from their critically-embraced 2006 album debut, Young For Eternity. This summer, The Subways will return to the US to play a special club tour for fans to preview songs from their upcoming album. Dates: Fri July 25 Blender Bar NYC Incubus Joins VH1’s Rock Honors Who TributeJune 30, 2008
Rock Honors will be taped on July 12th at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles and will air five days later on VH1. In other news, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger will premiere his first orchestral composition in a concert on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on August 23rd. Einziger began writing the symphony while recovering from surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome last year, which forced him to put down the guitar for a while. He told us at the time that the project expanded his musical horizons even more than he thought: “I started working on it and then I learned very quickly that there were a lot of gaps in my musical knowledge, so I started studying five days a week with a teacher. I found a really great music teacher, and it’s been really inspiring. And I never would have had the motivation to do it unless I wasn’t able to play guitar. So something good definitely did come out of it, it just kind of happened in a roundabout sort of way.” Einziger plans to enrollment in music school for further study next year, while singer Brandon Boyd is headed to art school. Incubus just finished touring in support of 2006’s Light Grenades and plans to take an extended break before working on a new album. Scars On Broadway Premieres Video, Plans October TourJune 30, 2008
The song appears on the band’s self-titled debut album, which hits stores July 29th. In other news, Scars have unveiled a list of cities for a North American tour set to kick off in October. Exact dates and venues will be announced shortly. |
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Minus The Bear is making its late night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Friday July 18th (12:05am / 11:05 CT). The band will perform the single, “Throwin’ Shapes” from Planet of Ice (Suicide Squeeze Records). 
Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland has set October 7th as the release date for his yet-to-be-titled second solo album. 
An autopsy today was inconclusive as to what caused the 
A leaked online consumer response survey may have provided clues to which artists will be represented on Guitar Hero: World Tour, the next installment in the hugely successful video game series. According to Kotaku.com, the survey, generated by a market research firm, indicated that playable digital versions of Ozzy Osbourne, Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan, Paramore singer Hayley Williams, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, Jimi Hendrix, Sting and others could all possibly appear in the game. 
Radiohead continues to express its unhappiness with former label EMI Music over the latter’s recent release of both a Radiohead greatest hits package and a video collection. Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien told the Glasgow Metro, “The packaging is awful. There are three really bad photos. They’re not going to make any money from it because they’ll spend so much on TV advertising. Another thing is that greatest hits don’t sell in America. I don’t understand why they’re doing it. And you know what it’s done? It’s ensured that we never, ever, ever re-sign to EMI while there’s a (EMI chairman) Guy Hands involvement.”
Zack De La Rocha (Rage Against The Machine) and Jon Theodore (ex-The Mars Volta) have joined forces as One Day As A Lion.
The Subways have completed their second album for Sire Records entitled All Or Nothing. Their latest effort is scheduled for release on September 9th, 2008. 
Incubus has joined the line-up of performers for VH1’s third annual Rock Honors special, which will honor the Who. The addition of Incubus, as well as actor Jack Black’s comedy rock duo Tenacious D, was made public at the Who’s official web site. Other performers already confirmed to appear include Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters and the Flaming Lips, as well as the members of the Who themselves. Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the weeks ahead. 
Scars On Broadway, the new band led by System of a Down singer-guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan, have premiered the video for their first single, “They Say,” online. You can check out the video by