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Jack White directs new The Dead Weather video. NME.com

Enter Shikari talk about their van accident. Rocksound

Alice In Chains release first album since lead singer, Layne Staley's death. Newsvine

Tokio Hotel remains to strange no matter how many times I see them. MTV

Thom Torke forms band with members of Red Hot Chili Peppers and REM. Yahoo

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Leighton Meester from Gossip Girl signs record deal.

Depeche Mode draw quite the crowd to Jimmy Kimmel.

Alice in Chains - or what remains of them are set to release an album in September.

Bloc Party to release remix album in the states.

Killers in talks for live DVD.

I feel like I already wrote about this, but here it is again - Pete Wentz is neurotic.

This just gave me a nose bleed.

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Natalie Portman in trouble for making light on hindu in music video.

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I found the Paramore-a-likes on the Friends or Enemies page. Ew. I wish the same people supporting Cobra Starship weren't also supporting these hacks...

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Rock art.

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John Lydon sells butter - and sells out.

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Bands most "Spinal Tap" moments.

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Alice in Chains to record album.

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Fall Out Boy donate $50,000 to fight bill to ban on same-sex marriage.

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Layne Staley of Alice in Chains to have movie made about his life.

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Fall Out Boy to release comic book.

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Paramore cancel sold out European shows.

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Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse at the Brits (she's the last one out.)

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Marvel being sued for using Foo Fighters music in movie promo.

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Lily and Friends: Episode 2

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Live footage for the masses

More footage from Avenged in Singapore. The sound quality sucks but it's a solid performance.

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I'm really trying to get into this album guys. I like the first single but I just don't get the direction they're going in. I know everything won't sound like GLS666 or RR, but seriously, I'm digging deep to like this "Bleed Well" song. I own every HIM album, all the HIM shit, blah, blah, blah, but if this album produces 5 great songs and 5 unlistenable ones like Dark Light did I'm going to be sorely disappointed.



Some Alice in Chains live performances - they're killer.

Kill Hannah opening for Alice in Chains and Velvet Revolver

I am so there bitches - that is, as long as the shows don't sell out to scalpers like they did the last time I tried to get AIC tickets. I don't want to have to name drop to get a ticket but I'm not above it, ya 'eard?

Aug. 05 - Baltimore, MD @ Pimlico Race Course
Aug. 06 - Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Resort
Aug. 08 - Sturgis, SD @ Buffalo Chip Campground
Aug. 11 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Aug. 12 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
Aug. 14 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center
Aug. 16 - Darien, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug. 17 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 18 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach
Aug. 20 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
Aug. 21 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Aug. 23 - Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug. 24 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
Aug. 25 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Hotel Casino
Aug. 27 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 28 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 29 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

Radio station names Top 20 guitar solos

Rock 101 KUFO out of Portland was unsatisfied with a list of the greatest guitar solos ever done by a British radio station, so they did their own.I have to say, it looks pretty good. Good variety. If they had asked Blabbermouth.com readers, it would have been all black metal bands - 90% of their readers are morons.

01. The Star Spangled Banner – JIMI HENDRIX
02. Free Bird – LYNYRD SKYNYRD
03. Eruption – VAN HALEN
04. Stairway to Heaven – LED ZEPPELIN
05. One – METALLICA
06. Comfortably Numb – PINK FLOYD
07. War Pigs – BLACK SABBATH
08. All Along the Watchtower – JIMI HENDRIX
09. November Rain – GUNS N' ROSES
10. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
11. Master of Puppets – METALLICA
12. Alive – PEARL JAM13. Bohemian Rhapsody – QUEEN
14. Man in the Box – ALICE IN CHAINS
15. Sweet Child O Mine – GUNS N' ROSES
16. Cemetary Gates – PANTERA
17. Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 – PINK FLOYD
18. Bulls on Parade – RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
19. Walk – PANTERA
20. Crazy Train – OZZY OSBOURNE

What do you guys think?

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More Alice in Chains tour dates

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When are people going to stop acting like morons?

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Someone thought they were going to steal the idea we started and the Canadian HIM team created a legit petition for. Well...I took care of that. *be sure to look at the 4 most recent signatures...things like this are why you love us! ;)

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I found a time suck for the rest of your afternoon

If any of you are unfamiliar with a website called Metal Sludge, you should check it out. I hadn't really scoured the pages until this morning and I found a second called, EXPOSED!. They find old pictures of well-known musicians and out them in all their nerdy, pre-teen glory. Hi-larious.For instance, did you know that Brandon Boyd (Incubus) was nominated Best Looking in high school. hahaha
or maybe that Buckcherry used to be Slam Hound?

and I still refuse to believe that this is Nikki Sixx:

Motley Crue
Trent Reznor
Marilyn Manson
Deftones
Pantera - AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Alice in Chains - my personal favorite
There are tons more here