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MUSIC NEWS - Van Halen has announced a 2012 concert tour, with the first set of tickets going on sale January 10, 2012. A post on their official Facebook page , and a mass e-mail to friends/fans directs all to four YouTube videos they put up on their official channel. The videos feature Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen and David Lee Roth on-stage playing their instruments and generally having fun while studio versions of ' Jump,' 'Panama' and ' Hot for Teacher' play in the background. [...]

MUSIC NEWS - The list of performers collaborating with Oscar-winning artist T. Bone Burnett for a companion album to the upcoming film, "The Hunger Games" has been released. Lionsgate said on Friday that Burnett has assembled The Decemberists, Arcade Fire, The Civil Wars and Taylor Swift to create original songs for the film, set for release in theatres on March 23, 2012. "We are thrilled to have such a hauntingly beautiful companion album taking shape," said Joe Drake, co-COO of Lionsgate. Swift and The Civil Wars' collaborated [...]

MUSIC NEWS - The iconic Irish singer-songwriter and performer Sinead O'Connor will release a brand new studio album 'How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?' via One Little Indian (MRI in the USA) on February 21, 2012. It'll mark her ninth studio album, and the latest release in a career that spans 25 years and millions of record sales around the globe, How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? is said to rank as one of her best and most confident pieces of work so [...]

MUSIC NEWS- YES guitarist, Steve Howe has, over the last 50 years assured his position as one of the world's pre-eminent guitarists. His uniquely fluid and creative style helped propel Yes and Asia to superstar status. And, throughout his career Steve has included pieces for folk and classical guitar in his amazing repertoire, with compositions such as ' Clap ' and ' Mood For A Day' becoming perennial favorites. An album of cool instrumentals that bridge the classical, jazz and folk genres, it's a wonderful trek. Howe's obvious high high regard for the classical music form finds [...]

MUSIC NEWS - The much anticipated second album from Denver, CO -based Tennis is set for release February 14, 2012 on Fat Possum Records. Following their widely praised debut Cape Dory , Young and Old had the band working with The Black Keys' Patrick Carney in Nashville, TN . G uitarist Patrick Riley, vocalist Aliana Moore and drummer James Barone travelled to Music City for the sessions and have now released the first single " Origins ", out now on limited [...]

MUSIC NEWS- As a special web only treat for her Late Night with Jimmy Fallon performance this week, Carole King (and The Roots) performed an old song of hers that Blood Sweat & Tears made famous years ago, " Hi De Ho ". We thought you'd enjoy it!

MUSIC NEWS - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. will kick off 2012 on the West Coast, touring with Fitz and the Tantrums and making their national TV debut on Conan January 30th. They'll also be headlining Echoplex in L.A. on January 31st. IFC just premiered a video that the group a few months ago while in a remote village in Iceland. Set to a sparse piano version of their track " Nothing But Our Love ," the video (below) artfully documents the band's visit to a self-sustainable community [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Richard Marx is holding a contest on his website. Yep, he's giving away a 16GB iPad 2, filled with all the apps he loves and loaded with all his music, including an exclusive track that can ONLY be heard via the iPad. In addition he's giving away three iTunes gift cards, valued at $100, $50 and $25. To enter, just make a fun, creative video of you or your family/friends listening to his single " Christmas Spirit ," and upload the video to YouTube with a title that includes your name and [...]

MUSIC NEWS- With the 25th Anniversary of his "So" album, Peter Gabriel is working on a 25th anniversary edition of thes landmark album, and he's asking for your help. In a video (below), he's requesting pictures, objects, memorabilia, etc that you may have for possible inclusion in the upcoming album's book or on his website. You can submit your memorabilia via; http://petergabriel.com/so-sub missions/

MUSIC NEWS - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have announced a series of North American concerts in 2012 prior to embarking on their first tour of Europe in 20 years. The North American tour includes the band's first ever show at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival where they will headline the first weekend of the annual event on Saturday, April 28. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will also perform in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia for the first time. The band will play in St. John's, NL on June [...]

Music News- Bamboozle, the New Jersey music festival returns to Asbury Park, NJ on May 18 thru 20, 2012 for a beach and boardwalk spectacaular for its 10th anniversary. Though this year Bamboozle boasts about its three top-tier headliners, NJ's Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters and Blink 182 , the festival has been built by east coast promoter John D'Esposito (John D.) and has always been about new, up-and-coming acts. "From the Jonas Brothers to My Chemical Romance to Fall Out Boy, throughout all my festivals, that's the basis of my relationships that I carry through [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Sublime with Rome announcd that drummer, Bud Gaugh has left the band and will be replaced by Josh Freese. Gaugh revealed the news in an interview with KROQ (see the video below), telling all that his wife is pregnant and he is leaving the group to spend time with his family. A founding member of Sublime , Gaugh teamed with former bandmate and bassist Eric Wilson and singer Rome Ramirez in 2009 to form Sublime with Rome . The trio at first referred to themselves as Sublime, but changed their name to [...]

MUSIC NEWS - EMI announced that Coldplay will make their first North American tour in nearly three years on April 12, 2012. The USA/Canadian run kicks off at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB, will include a two-night stand at Los Angeles, CA historic Hollywood Bowl (May 1 & 2), has the band out supporting their new RIAA-certified Platinum record, Mylo Xyloto [...]

MUSIC NEWS - After the passing of electric blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin from heart failure, his manager and partner Toni Ann announced that The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have offered to pay for his funeral. In statement she said: "I just wanted to share with you, Hubert's loving fans, that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have insisted on picking up the full expenses for Hubert's funeral. God Bless The Rolling Stones." Jagger and Richards' move to pay for Sumlin's funeral costs is quite reasonable as the late guitar player, who worked with renowned [...]

MUSIC NEWS - After 15 years of releasing records through both major and independent labels, Ben Kw eller has announced the formation of his own label, The Noise Company . The Austin, TX-based label w ill be home to all future Kweller releases, beginning with his infectious new album, Go Fly A Kite, set to hit stores February 7, 2012. The Noise Company has signed on with the Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) to distribute all of its releases. Signed to Mercury Records when [...]

MUSIC NEWS - GOMEZ has announced that they're heading back to the US for their first tour of 2012 and want you to help. As Gomez celebrates their 15 years of touring with a Quinceañera Party , they're asking you to help pick the setlist for each concert on the tour, except the radio taping in Boulder on March 4th. Visit their tour page, find the show that you will be attending and click on the " Setlist Request " link corresponding to the concert and choose the five songs you would most [...]

MUSIC NEWS- Andrew Bird 's much-anticipated twelfth album, Break It Yourself , is due March 6 on Mom + Pop . The set was produced by Bird, and was recorded at his barn in Western Illinois near the banks of the Mississippi River. Break It Yourself follows Bird's 2009 full length critically acclaimed release Noble Beast , which was hailed as his "most instantly inviting album by far" by the Los Angeles Times while Rolling Stone praised him for "fusing…emotive indie rock [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Grammy-nominated Matisyahu will be ringing in the holiday season on Thursday, December 8 with a TV performance of Chanukahanthem " Miracle " on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . In 2010, Matisyahu surprised his fans when he released a brand new tune called " Miracle " on the first night of Chanukah along with a music video that went viral, reaching over 900,000 views on YouTube. Matisyahu recently released his Miracle EP [...]

MUSIC NEWS - The Red Hot Chili Peppers will launch the North American portion of their I'm With You World Tour in January 2012. Tickets for the first round of six shows go on sale on December 3 (see below for itinerary) with additional shows and ticket on-sale news to be announced in the coming weeks. The 2012 arena tour will be the band's first full-scale tour of the USA since 2007 when they hit the road to support 2006's Stadium Arcadium . The band is currently touring Europe through mid-December [...]

MUSIC NEWS - As Wayne Coyne tweeted earlier today, THE FLAMING LIPS have announced they will perform two shows to celebrate the New Year at the Bricktown Events Center in Oklahoma City, OK on December 31 and January 1, 2012. The band promises to pull out all the stops with MORE of everything! More confetti, more balloons, massive volume, and maximum weirdness for its NEW YEAR'S FREAKOUT 5, which also features very special guests YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND . Tickets go on sale today, Friday Nov 25th, and are priced at $100 per night [...]