Leonard Cohen has been working on his first album in seven years, with the help of his son Adam. Slated for release later this year, the as-yet-untitled album could feature songs debuted on the musician’ s world tour, which finished last year. Adam told the BBC he had been helping his 77-year-old father in the […]

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of his Graceland album and its subsequent tour, Paul Simon is planning a deluxe box set rerelease of his 1986 album, according to Billboard. Simon will also reunite with some of the artists he toured with in 1987, including South African vocalists Ladysmith Black Mambazo. This summer, Simon reunited […]

According to Deadline.com, LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst has signed a deal with CBS to star in a new sitcom. In the half-hour project, currently known as ‘Douchebag’, Durst will star as a “rock legend” trying to juggle his family and his famous-person lifestyle. It will be written by Matthew Carlson (“Mr. Sunshine”), who will […]

The latest track from Korn‘s forthcoming dubstep album The Path Of Totality was recently released, titled ‘Narcissistic Cannibal,’ which features Skrillex and Kill The Noise. It’s not as catchy as the first single released which featured Skrillex, called ‘Get Up,’ but it’s still cool to hear the cross of rock and dubstep. Take a listen […]

When you think Dee Snider, your mind probably conjures up images of wild, blond hair and really bad makeup. But what about the Bible… and Pontius Pilate? Snider, known best as the front man of Glam metal outfit Twisted Sister, will play Pilate in a new video for the band Motionless in White. The video […]

Johnny Depp is set to appear on the soundtrack for his forthcoming movie The Rum Diary. Depp’s own company Infinitum Nihil will release the soundtrack later this month and the album will feature two songs by the Johnny Depp Band, an instrumental by Depp and a duet between Depp and JJ Holiday, reports Billboard. The […]

Scorpions are putting out a live release on October 14. Called Get Your Sting & Blackout, it will be available on Blu-ray and CD, and features a gig recorded in Saabrucken, Germany on April 15 this year. The full track listing is: 01. Sting In The Tail02. Make It Real03. Bad Boys Running Wild04. The […]

Every Time I Die and bassist Josh Newton have apparently gone their separate ways. Newton, who joined the band in 2007, had the following to say: “Thanks to all the ETID dudes and all who cared. ’twas fun. ch-ch-ch-changes…” Meanwhile, the remaining band members offered this: “The last 3 weeks have been the most grueling […]

MelodicRock.com reports that VAN HALEN have cancelled their planned 2012 Summer Tour of Europe before the dates were even announced. But because planning was so far along for the tour – the dates and venues were already locked in. There has been no reason given to promoters for the cancellation. Simply that it was not […]

Maynard James Keenan hit the studio tucked into his wine cellar hard this year and emerged with Conditions of My Parole, Puscifer’s second full studio album, which is available exclusively on SPIN.com a week before its official October 18th release. “Musically, it’s like Twin Peaks in the desert,” Keenan tells SPIN of the LP, which […]