Albums, Memoirs, & DVD’s. All are listed as such…

BREAKING BENJAMIN “Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin” Aug 16
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS “I’m With You” August 30
THE NIGHTWATCHMAN (Tom Morello RATM) “World Wide Rebel Songs” Aug 30
STAIND “Staind” September 13
BUSH “Sea of Memories” September 13
NIRVANA “Nevermind” Delux Box Sets September 26
JANE’S ADDICTION “The Great Escape Artist” September 27
DUFF McKAGEN “It’s So Easy… (And Other Lies)” Autobiography October 4
KISS – Late 2011
TRUST ME, I’M DR. OZZY: ADVICE FROM RnR’S ULTIMATE SURVIVOR Oct 11
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH “American Capitalist” October 11
PUSCIFER “Conditions of My Parole” October 18
SLASH “Live DVD filmed in Stoke-on-Trent” October
ACE FREHLEY “No Regrets” Memoir November 1
MEGADETH “Th1rt3en” November
KISS “Kissology – Vol. 4” DVD box set November
TONY IOMMI “Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell With Black Sabbath” Memoir Nov 1
THE VEER UNION – Divide the Blackened Sky
SCOTT STAPP – Between Lust and Love (Double Album)
PETER CRISS Memoir 2012
GENE SIMMONS & PAUL STANLEY “Nothin’ to Lose” Oral Memoir Summer 2012
METALLICA
METALLICA WITH LOU REED
AEROSMITH
HALESTORM
THE OFFSPRING 2012
KORN 2012
PEARL JAM (Back in studio in spring/summer)
SOUNDGARDEN 2012
SLASH SOLO with MYLES KENNEDY 2012

So much music news to pimp out this week.

*I’m aware we don’t play any Miles Davis but many of those in the world of Rock-n-Roll know who Davis is and his importance on the world of music and the legacy he left behind. Thus, it’s with extreme enthusiasm I share with you that actor Don Cheadle is making the Miles Davis Biopic a reality! The storyline, as of now, will focus on one day in Davis’ life with Herbie Hancock handling the music.

*Looks like Vegas is getting in on the rock festival idea. The inaugural 48 Hour Festival will take place at the Luxor Festival Grounds on Saturday, October 15th, and Sunday, October 16th. Headliners will be Avenged Sevenfold, Korn and Godsmack with support from Five Finger Death Punch, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Hollywood Undead, Sick Puppies, Escape the Fate, Sevendust, Adelitas Way, Rev Theory, 10 Years, Art of Dying and many more!

*Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, founding members of KISS, will team up with rock journalist Ken Sharp on “Nothin’ To Lose” which will be an oral history of KISS’ early years. What makes this story interesting is the fact that two different KISS memoirs are due out soon. Guitarist Ace Frehley’s “No Regrets” drops on November first and, drummer, Peter Criss has a book planned for 2012. Will Simmons and Stanley’s book be a counter to theirs? I suppose we’ll find out.

*Are you like me and still a young kid at heart? When you see certain figurines… or dolls as some say… of your favorite rock god do you buy them? Maybe you’ve got a few of the Todd McFarlane collection. Well now you can own the Beastie Boys! Little dolls were made for their most recent video of “Don’t Play No Game that I Can’t Win” and will only set ya back… $750! Hey, that’s ONLY $250 a piece.

*Queen fans mark September 5th on your day planner as their two-night stint at Wembly Stadium, back in 1986, is coming to DVD. Not only will you be entertained by some of Queen’s biggest hits, you’ll also enjoy behind-the-scenes features which include new interviews with Brian May and Roger Taylor.

*Believe it or not U2’s Actung Baby is twenty years old and the Irish rockers will be re-issuing it on November first. There’s to be five different remastered re-releases including packages that include vinyl, CD’s and DVD’s.

*This week the board game Monopoly busted out two new versions of their old game with Metallica Monopoly and AC/DC Monopoly.

*Dream Theater announced their fall tour this week. Beginning in September on the 24th in San Francisco and ending in Austin on the 26th of October. As of now, no stops planned for KC and it seems the closest would be in Pittsburgh, PA.

*And finally, how would you like to own John Bonham’s old classic car from the 1976 concert film “The Song Remains The Same”? Seems the current owner, Bruce Screen, is hoping the car will be picked up by a museum where it can be appreciated. Screen purchased the car in 2000 and hasn’t taken it out much because he was “too frightened to drive it on the roads”.

There’s to be a deluxe and super deluxe editions dropped on September 26.

The 2CD Deluxe edition will have a remastered cut of the original album plus B-sides as well as a CD featuring the Smart Studio Sessions, The Boombox Rehearsals and BBC Sessions.

The 4CD + DVD Super Deluxe edition will have these two CDs, plus a CD of the previously unreleased The Devonshire Mixes and the previously unreleased Live At The Paramount Theatre from their 1991 Halloween gig in Seattle, footage of which will also be included on the DVD. The show is the only known Nirvana gig that was shot to film. The Deluxe edition will also be available on vinyl.

Only 10,000 copies of the Super Deluxe Version of the album will be released in North America, with another 30,000 for the rest of the world.

The tracklistings are as below:

‘Nevermind’ – Deluxe Edition

CD One

Original Album
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘In Bloom’
‘Come As You Are’
‘Breed’
‘Lithium’
‘Polly’
‘Territorial Pissings’
‘Drain You’
‘Lounge Act’
‘Stay Away’
‘On A Plain’
‘Something In The Way’

The B-Sides
‘Even In His Youth’
‘Aneurysm’
‘Curmudgeon’
‘D-7′ live At The BBC
‘Been A Son’ live
‘School’ live
‘Drain You’ live
‘Sliver’ live
‘Polly’ live

CD Two

The Smart Studio Sessions
‘In Bloom’ previously unreleased
‘Immodium’ (Breed) previously unreleased
‘Lithium’ previously unreleased
‘Polly Previously’ unreleased mix
‘Pay To Play’
‘Here She Comes Now’
‘Dive’ previously unreleased
‘Sappy’ previously unreleased

The Boombox Rehearsals
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘Verse Chorus Verse’ previously unreleased
‘Territorial Pissings’ previously unreleased
‘Lounge Act’ previously unreleased
‘Come As You Are’
‘Old Age’ previously unreleased
‘Something In The Way’ previously unreleased
‘On A Plain’ previously unreleased

BBC Sessions
‘Drain You’ previously unreleased
‘Something In The Way’ previously unreleased

Super Deluxe Edition
CDs One And Two as above

CD Three

The Devonshire Mixes
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘In Bloom’
‘Come As You Are’
‘Breed’
‘Lithium’
‘Territorial Pissings’
‘Drain You’
‘Lounge Act’
‘Stay Away’
‘On A Plain’
‘Something In The Way’

CD Four

Live At The Paramount Theatre
‘Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam’
‘Aneurysm’
‘Drain You’
‘School’
‘Floyd The Barber’
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘About A Girl’
‘Polly’
‘Breed’
‘Sliver’
‘Love Buzz’
‘Lithium’
‘Been A Son’
‘Negative Creep’
‘On A Plain’
‘Blew’
‘Rape Me’
‘Territorial Pissings’
‘Endless, Nameless’

DVD

Live At The Paramount Theatre
‘Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam’
‘Aneurysm’
‘Drain You’
‘School’
‘Floyd The Barber’
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘About A Girl’
‘Polly’
‘Breed’
‘Sliver’
‘Love Buzz’
‘Lithium’
‘Been A Son’
‘Negative Creep’
‘On A Plain’
‘Blew’
‘Rape Me’
‘Territorial Pissings’
‘Endless, Nameless’

Music Videos
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘Come As You Are Music’
‘Lithium’
‘In Bloom’

The following article is copied from Blabbermouth as reported by The Pulse of Radio.

According to The Pulse Of Radio, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman is speaking out on the speculation regarding the band’s future, which he himself started two weeks ago when he hinted that the group’s current tour could be its last for a while — if not for good. Draiman confirmed to The Pulse Of Radio that DISTURBED plans to take an indefinite hiatus, and gave some hints about the “personal reasons” behind the decision. “Many of those reasons are have to do with the state of the music industry in general and, you know, the demise of hard rock and heavy metal right now, and I think it’s just a good time for DISTURBED, after 10 to 12 years straight of touring, to go away for a little while and kind of wait for the phoenix to rise from the ashes here,” he said. “It’s frightening times right now, and it’s just a good time for us to go away.”

But Draiman also admitted that DISTURBED may in fact never come back. “It could be a concern,” he said. “You don’t know. We don’t know. I can’t definitively tell you one way or the other at this point. We really haven’t gotten that far in our discussions. We all agree that we are going to step away for an indefinite period of time.”

Draiman told Billboard that one thing the hiatus is not about is any personal strife between the four band members, saying, “This is really not due to any animosity — I want to make that very clear. In fact, we just had dinner together last night. Believe me, it’s not like we can’t work with each other anymore or we don’t get along.”

The singer said that all four members of the group have other creative endeavors they’d like to pursue, with both he and guitarist Dan Donegan interested in producing other acts.

Draiman added that he doesn’t think a solo album is in his future. But he also told Billboard, “Depending on how far those individual interests end up taking us, and depending on how much we end up missing (the band) over the course of time — which, of course, at some point I’m sure we will — that will determine if and when we return.”

In the meantime, the band is still touring the country on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which passes through Virginia Beach on Tuesday (August 2). Some sort of live release and a B-sides collection may also be in the works.

Draiman said that the band, which has toured for 12 years and issued five albums, is playing “stronger…and with more passion” on the current trek, adding, “We’re all viewing this as our last hurrah for awhile, and we’re making them count.”

The following article is copied from Blabbermouth as reported by The Pulse of Radio.

According to The Pulse Of Radio, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman is speaking out on the speculation regarding the band’s future, which he himself started two weeks ago when he hinted that the group’s current tour could be its last for a while — if not for good. Draiman confirmed to The Pulse Of Radio that DISTURBED plans to take an indefinite hiatus, and gave some hints about the “personal reasons” behind the decision. “Many of those reasons are have to do with the state of the music industry in general and, you know, the demise of hard rock and heavy metal right now, and I think it’s just a good time for DISTURBED, after 10 to 12 years straight of touring, to go away for a little while and kind of wait for the phoenix to rise from the ashes here,” he said. “It’s frightening times right now, and it’s just a good time for us to go away.”

But Draiman also admitted that DISTURBED may in fact never come back. “It could be a concern,” he said. “You don’t know. We don’t know. I can’t definitively tell you one way or the other at this point. We really haven’t gotten that far in our discussions. We all agree that we are going to step away for an indefinite period of time.”

Draiman told Billboard that one thing the hiatus is not about is any personal strife between the four band members, saying, “This is really not due to any animosity — I want to make that very clear. In fact, we just had dinner together last night. Believe me, it’s not like we can’t work with each other anymore or we don’t get along.”

The singer said that all four members of the group have other creative endeavors they’d like to pursue, with both he and guitarist Dan Donegan interested in producing other acts.

Draiman added that he doesn’t think a solo album is in his future. But he also told Billboard, “Depending on how far those individual interests end up taking us, and depending on how much we end up missing (the band) over the course of time — which, of course, at some point I’m sure we will — that will determine if and when we return.”

In the meantime, the band is still touring the country on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which passes through Virginia Beach on Tuesday (August 2). Some sort of live release and a B-sides collection may also be in the works.

Draiman said that the band, which has toured for 12 years and issued five albums, is playing “stronger…and with more passion” on the current trek, adding, “We’re all viewing this as our last hurrah for awhile, and we’re making them count.”

With the Foo Fighters coming into KC in September I felt it only appropriate to launch a blog of all the reasons Dave Grohl is awesome. I’ll start it off but, please, feel free to add your comments.

#1. He’s Dave “Mother Fuckin” Grohl.
#2. He plays a wicked guitar.
#3. He plays a wicked set of drums.
#4. He’s not afraid to throw punk-ass-mother-fuckers out of his show. (Note Video below)

Like I said, feel free to add to this list.

Below is Gibson Guitars Top 50 list of Cover Songs. The artist who originated the song is in parenthesis.

1. “All Along the Watchtower,” The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Bob Dylan)
2. “Twist and Shout,” The Beatles (The Top Notes, The Isley Brothers)
3. “Hurt,” Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
4. “I Fought the Law,” The Clash (The Crickets, Bobby Fuller Four)
5. “Crossroads,” Cream (Robert Johnson)
6. “Hallelujah,” Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
7. “Mr. Tambourine Man,” The Byrds (Bob Dylan)
8. “The House of the Rising Sun,” The Animals (Traditional)
9. “You Really Got Me,” Van Halen (The Kinks)
10. “Respect,” Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
11. “Jolene,” The White Stripes (Dolly Parton)
12. “Hound Dog,” Elvis Presley (“Big Mama” Thornton)
13. “Little Wing,” Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
14. “The Man Who Sold the World,” Nirvana (David Bowie)
15. “With a Little Help from My Friends,” Joe Cocker (The Beatles)
16. “Ain’t That a Shame,” Cheap Trick (Fats Domino)
17. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” Guns N’ Roses (Bob Dylan)
18. “Not Fade Away,” The Rolling Stones (Buddy Holly and The Crickets)
19. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” Devo (The Rolling Stones)
20. “Young Man Blues,” The Who (Mose Allison)
21. “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” Creedence Clearwater Revival (Marvin Gaye)
22. “Statesboro Blues,” The Allman Brothers Band (Blind Willie McTell)
23. “Hard to Handle,” Black Crowes (Otis Redding)
24. “Love in Vain,” The Rolling Stones (Robert Johnson)
25. “Where Did You Sleep Last Night,” Nirvana (Traditional, Lead Belly)
26. “Proud Mary,” Ike and Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
27. “Take Me to the River,” Talking Heads (Al Green)
28. “Higher Ground,” Red Hot Chili Peppers (Stevie Wonder)
29. “Blue Suede Shoes,” Elvis Presley (Carl Perkins)
30. “Blinded by the Light,” Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
31. “That’s All Right,” Elvis Presley (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup)
32. “Rockin’ in the Free World,” Pearl Jam (Neil Young)
33. “Oh, Pretty Woman,” Van Halen (Roy Orbison)
34. “American Woman,” Lenny Kravitz (The Guess Who)
35. “Come Together,” Aerosmith (The Beatles)
36. “Gloria,” Patti Smith (Them)
37. “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” Gerry and the Pacemakers (Rogers and Hammerstein from Carousel)
38. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” Otis Redding (The Rolling Stones)
39. “You Shook Me” Led Zeppelin (Muddy Waters)
40. “How High the Moon,” Les Paul Mary Ford (Benny Goodman)
41. “Rusty Cage,” Johnny Cash (Soundgarden)
42. “Blue Bayou,” Linda Ronstadt (Roy Orbison)
43. “Absolutely Sweet Marie,” Jason and the Scorchers (Bob Dylan)
44. “Blueberry Hill,” Fats Domino (Glenn Miller)
45. “Sabbra Cadabra,” Metallica (Black Sabbath)
46. “Sorrow,” David Bowie (The McCoys, The Merseys)
47. “Monkey Man,” The Specials (Toots & the Maytals)
48. “Money (That’s What I Want),” The Beatles (Barrett Strong)
49. “Suzie Q,” Creedence Clearwater Revival (Dale Hawkins)
50. “A Day in the Life,” Jeff Beck (The Beatles)

Below is Gibson Guitars Top 50 list of Cover Songs. The artist who originated the song is in parenthesis.

1. “All Along the Watchtower,” The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Bob Dylan)
2. “Twist and Shout,” The Beatles (The Top Notes, The Isley Brothers)
3. “Hurt,” Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
4. “I Fought the Law,” The Clash (The Crickets, Bobby Fuller Four)
5. “Crossroads,” Cream (Robert Johnson)
6. “Hallelujah,” Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
7. “Mr. Tambourine Man,” The Byrds (Bob Dylan)
8. “The House of the Rising Sun,” The Animals (Traditional)
9. “You Really Got Me,” Van Halen (The Kinks)
10. “Respect,” Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
11. “Jolene,” The White Stripes (Dolly Parton)
12. “Hound Dog,” Elvis Presley (“Big Mama” Thornton)
13. “Little Wing,” Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
14. “The Man Who Sold the World,” Nirvana (David Bowie)
15. “With a Little Help from My Friends,” Joe Cocker (The Beatles)
16. “Ain’t That a Shame,” Cheap Trick (Fats Domino)
17. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” Guns N’ Roses (Bob Dylan)
18. “Not Fade Away,” The Rolling Stones (Buddy Holly and The Crickets)
19. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” Devo (The Rolling Stones)
20. “Young Man Blues,” The Who (Mose Allison)
21. “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” Creedence Clearwater Revival (Marvin Gaye)
22. “Statesboro Blues,” The Allman Brothers Band (Blind Willie McTell)
23. “Hard to Handle,” Black Crowes (Otis Redding)
24. “Love in Vain,” The Rolling Stones (Robert Johnson)
25. “Where Did You Sleep Last Night,” Nirvana (Traditional, Lead Belly)
26. “Proud Mary,” Ike and Tina Turner (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
27. “Take Me to the River,” Talking Heads (Al Green)
28. “Higher Ground,” Red Hot Chili Peppers (Stevie Wonder)
29. “Blue Suede Shoes,” Elvis Presley (Carl Perkins)
30. “Blinded by the Light,” Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (Bruce Springsteen)
31. “That’s All Right,” Elvis Presley (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup)
32. “Rockin’ in the Free World,” Pearl Jam (Neil Young)
33. “Oh, Pretty Woman,” Van Halen (Roy Orbison)
34. “American Woman,” Lenny Kravitz (The Guess Who)
35. “Come Together,” Aerosmith (The Beatles)
36. “Gloria,” Patti Smith (Them)
37. “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” Gerry and the Pacemakers (Rogers and Hammerstein from Carousel)
38. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” Otis Redding (The Rolling Stones)
39. “You Shook Me” Led Zeppelin (Muddy Waters)
40. “How High the Moon,” Les Paul Mary Ford (Benny Goodman)
41. “Rusty Cage,” Johnny Cash (Soundgarden)
42. “Blue Bayou,” Linda Ronstadt (Roy Orbison)
43. “Absolutely Sweet Marie,” Jason and the Scorchers (Bob Dylan)
44. “Blueberry Hill,” Fats Domino (Glenn Miller)
45. “Sabbra Cadabra,” Metallica (Black Sabbath)
46. “Sorrow,” David Bowie (The McCoys, The Merseys)
47. “Monkey Man,” The Specials (Toots & the Maytals)
48. “Money (That’s What I Want),” The Beatles (Barrett Strong)
49. “Suzie Q,” Creedence Clearwater Revival (Dale Hawkins)
50. “A Day in the Life,” Jeff Beck (The Beatles)

THEORY OF A DEADMAN “The Truth Is…” July 12
MEGADETH “Peace Sells… Who’s Buying?” Remastered July 12
KENNY WAYNE SHEPPARD “How I Go” August 2
PUDDLE OF MUDD “Re(disc)overed” All Covers August 2
PSYCHOSTICK “Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D” August 16
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS “I’m With You” August 30
BREAKING BENJAMIN “Greatest Hits”
JANE’S ADDICTION “The Great Escape Artist” Summer
DEF LEPPARD Mirrorball (Live Album) Summer
STAIND “Seven” TBA
DUFF McKAGEN “It’s So Easy… (And Other Lies)” Autobiography October 4
OZZY “Trust Me I’m Dr. Ozzy: Advice From Rock’s Ultimate Survivor” October 11
KISS – Late 2011
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH September
THE VEER UNION – Divide the Blackened Sky
SCOTT STAPP – Between Lust and Love (Double Album)
METALLICA
METALLICA WITH LOU REED
MEGADETH
AEROSMITH
HALESTORM
HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS (Trent Reznor & wife Mariqueen Manding) EP
MARILYN MANSON
THE OFFSPRING
NICKELBACK
KORN
PEARL JAM (Back in studio in spring/summer)
SOUNDGARDEN 2012
MYLES KENNEDY Solo Album 2012