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There’s been no stopping Three Days Grace these past few months. Their first single “(I Hate) Everything About You,” is on every rock radio station’s hit list, the accompanying video is currently #2 on the Muchmusic countdown and they’re playing a whack of shows across the United States. They recently stopped off in Toronto for one day to shoot their new video, “Just Like You,” and were greeted with plaques and a photoshoot. Their self-titled debut album has gone gold in Canada. “I kinda knew they were going to do this,” drummer Neil Sanderson confides. The video set itself looks… Read more »

Just when some old-school Metallica fans were ready to write the band off for crafting St. Anger – which prominently features a snare drum that sounds like a screwdriver hitting a trashcan – and for playing snippets of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” and Lenny Kravitz’s “Are you Gonna Go My Way” at the VMAs, the band has redeemed itself. OK, they were doing fine before the VMAs. Few who attended Metallica’s Summer Sanitarium concerts walked away disappointed. The tour featured the band in peak form, bashing out its oldest and heaviest songs. However, a show on Friday for fan club… Read more »

The guitarist with modern rock band Hoobastank is in serious but stable condition following surgery for a head injury sustained during a motorbike accident earlier this week in Myrtle Beach, S.C.. Dan Estrin suffered a blood clot caused by a small fracture in his skull, the band said in a statement, announcing it had canceled its tour while he recovers. “We were riding these little mini-motorbikes around the parking lot, and Dan drove into a dark roped-off area by the buses,” vocalist Doug Robb said in a statement. “The rope caught him in the chest and he fell and hit… Read more »

Blink 182 and Taking Back Sunday are set to perform a benefit concert on September 6 in San Diego for professional surfer Jason Bogle, who suffers from a rare kind of bone cancer called Ewing Sarcoma. At the same time, Blink 182 is readying the release of a new self-titled album, the follow-up to 2001’s Take Off Your Pants and Your Jacket. The set hit stores on November 18. Some parents who take their kids to Blink 182’s shows are often surprised at the giant burning expletive in the background, but band members Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge revealed that… Read more »

The USO will send rock band New Found Glory to meet with service members at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii Aug. 14. On their first USO tour, band members will visit with troops, sign autographs and tour the base. A Florida-based rock band, New Found Glory launched their musical career in 1997. They are best known for their unique blend of rock, punk and pop. In 1998, New Found Glory signed a contract with Drive-Thru Records, releasing their debut album “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and “From the Screen to Your Stereo.” Following these releases, New Found Glory received the… Read more »

Los Angeles’ Smile Empty Soul have plenty to smile about. The band’s self-titled debut is officially #1 on Billboard’s New Artist Chart and New Alternative Artist Chart, outselling buzz bands such as Hot Hot Heat, Rooney, Interpol and Fountains of Wayne. The band’s pulverizing, intense debut which was released on Lava Records May 27th, explores a variety of current topics and already, its become one of the most sought after alternative records this year. Smile Empty Soul’s album is fueled by the compelling and controversial lead track Bottom of a Bottle. The song is currently the #10 alternative track in… Read more »

Nirvana co-founder Krist Novoselic is packing up his instrument following the universal apathy displayed for Eyes Adrift, the alt-country band he formed in late 2001 with Meat Puppets guitarist Curt Kirkwood and Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh. “I quit,” he wrote in a post on the band’s official Web site. “I can’t deal. I can’t read the magazines, listen to the radio or watch music television without feeling like I’ve just come in from outer space. I just don’t get it and I probably never did.” Novoselic’s frustrations stem from being typecast as a hard rock performer, and from the recent… Read more »

The rock gods of Kiss bow down to no one – except maybe Aerosmith. When the two bands start their tour together on Saturday in Hartford, Connecticut, Kiss’ pyrotechnic extravaganza will be followed by the bluesy hard rock of Boston’s finest. The show is being billed as a co-headlining tour, but it will be the first time since 1974 that Kiss will take the stage before another band night after night. So, how did Aerosmith get Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley to agree to such conditions? “Um, I’m not sure, actually,” Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry said. “I think it just… Read more »

Last week we told you that Edgefest is returning to Molson Park in Barrie, ON on September 6. At that time the Edgefest people had only lined up four acts, but promised that more stars would be added to the line-up. Well, they’ve already begun to make good on that promise – and more are bound to be tacked onto the bill in the coming weeks. Joining the already announced acts – The Tragically Hip, Our Lady Peace, Stereophonics and Sloan – will be Canadian faves Finger Eleven plus up-and-coming songstress Fefe Dobson. Dobson, for those not in the know,… Read more »

50 Cent’s empire continues to expand courtesy of deals for namesake shoe and clothing lines with Reebok and Ecko, but the Queens rapper is not forgetting that music is the foundation of the phenomenon. On November 4th, his Interscope imprint G-Unit Records will release the self-titled debut album by his G-Unit crew, featuring Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and 50 himself. And 50’s already recording the follow-up to his smash debut Get Rich or Die Tryin’ for release early next year. “February or early March,” he clarifies. And what about producers? “Dre and Em – absolutely,” 50 says of… Read more »