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Dimebag's Ex Rita Haney Blames Phil Anselmo For His Murder 2008-01-07 22:02:24 In an interview with Guitar World magazine, slain guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott's girlfriend of 20 years, Rita Haney, is pointing fingers at Panetera singer Phil Anselmo for causing Dimebag to be murdered on stage on December 8, 2004 in Columbus, ...

Mike Shinoda Discusses Music For Relief 2008-01-07 20:59:29 After raising money for displaced families of the recent California wild fires, Linkin Park and Music for Relief look to aid victims of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. Asked how the group started Music for Relief and how he's seen it evolve since then, M ...

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Return To Original Sound After 'Howl' Curveball 2008-01-07 08:17:17 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club guitarist Peter Hayes spoke with Time Off magazine about the group's efforts to throw listeners a curveball within their four releases, starting with a garage rock sound on their self-titled debut in 2001 and their sophomo ...

Death Cab For Cutie Releasing 'Really Polarizing Record' In May 2008-01-07 07:47:19 Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla spoke with Billboard magazine about the group's as-yet-untitled album, due in late May via Atlantic. Walla described the album as "really weird. It's really, really good, I think, but it's totally a curve bal ...

The Mars Volta 'Wax Simulacra' Video 2008-01-07 05:05:33 The Mars Volta are out with the video to their new song 'Wax Simulacra', from the Long Beach, California rock group's fourth full-length studio album 'The Bedlam in Goliath', out now on Universal Motown Records. Watch it below the fold. ...

Nightwish 'Nemo' Live Video 2008-01-07 05:04:58 Footage of Nightwish performing their 'Once' 2004 single 'Nemo' at Salzburg Arena in Salzburg, Austria on December 28th has been posted online at the Finnish symphonic metal band's YouTube channel. Watch it below the fold. ...

Rock Acts On TV This Week 2008-01-07 03:36:56 Rock acts on television this week include: Dropkick Murphys, who perform on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' on Monday and Friday. MGMT, who perform on 'The Late Show' on Tuesday. Morrissey, who performs on 'Last Call with Carso ...

The Dillinger Escape Plan Update On Press Coverage 2008-01-06 07:25:29 The Dillinger Escape Plan checked in with fans on the band's blog at MySpace on Friday (January 4). The band writes: Happy new year to everyone, hope your year rules, better than the last one, blah blah blah. Ok enough of that. Here's some new ...

The Academy Is... Review 2007 While Celebrating New Year's Eve 2008-01-05 00:45:53 TAI TV Episode 44 features a New Year's Eve celebration with The Academy Is..., where the band reviewed the highlights of their year - appearing on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', being on the cover of Alternative Press, going to Australia, winning a VMA, and m ...

Fred Mascherino On The New Year 2008-01-05 00:13:59 Former Taking Back Sunday guitarist and backup singer Fred Mascherino checked in with fans on the blog at his new project The Color Fred's blog at MySpace ...

The Mars Volta 'Askepios' Video 2008-01-05 00:13:38 The Mars Volta are out with the video to their new song '', from the Long Beach, California rock group's fourth full-length studio album 'The Bedlam in Goliath', out now on Universal Motown Records. Watch it below the fold. ...

False Start Show Off Boyband Range Covering Westlife & S Club 2008-01-04 05:52:30 Auckland, New Zealand pop punk act False Start checked in from Cheech & Wong's recording studio, sounding more like a boy band by covering S Club's 'Never Had A Dream Come True' and Westlife's 'Swear It Again'. The band are set to release 'Through Th ... Amp

Control Escape 'Erased' Video 2008-01-04 05:52:09 Control Escape are out with the video to their new single 'Erased', from the Freeville, New York indie rock band's new album 'Generation of Waste', out in March on Weasel Land Records. Watch it below the fold. ...

Holy Molar 'Cavity Search' Video 2008-01-04 04:40:01 Holy Molar are out with the video to their new single 'Cavity Search', the title track off the American punk rock band's EP, out now on Three One G Records. Watch it below the fold. ...

Mike Shinoda Tutorial On The New Linkin Park Network Widget 2008-01-04 04:12:40 Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda posted a video clip offering a tour of the new Linkin Park Network Widget. Mike got on his laptop and looked at some of the videos on the site, checked out the band's tour dates with Coheed And Cambria, and talked ...