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Damon Albarn: 'Blur are reforming for rehearsals' (click for more) "The singer revealed his old band, including guitarist Graham Coxon, will be working together. Albarn made the comments just before a special one-off performance of his opera 'Monkey: Journey To The West' at the BBC Radio Theatre in London this afternoon (November 25)." - nme.com
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Barker and DJ AM to headline New Year's Eve party (click for more) "Travis Barker and DJ AM will reunite on stage to headline the NYN celebration live from Los Angeles New Year's Eve Party at The Lot. The TRVSDJAM set will be streamed live in HD on the Internet at newyearsnation.com, and broadcast live to NYN parties across the U.S." - news.prnewswire.com
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"Oasis at the same level as Rolling Stones"? (click for more) "Noel Gallagher thinks so highly of his band Oasis, he considers them to be on the same level as rock veterans the Rolling Stones. The Wonderwall star made the daring admission during a recent gig on the group's current U.S. tour." - starpulse.com
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U2's The Edge talks about new album (click for more) "The Edge has confirmed that the working title for next year's U2 record is indeed No Line On The Horizon. He explained to Mojo magazine that, "It's an image, Bono tells me. It's like when you're moving forward, but you’re not exactly sure what you're heading towards – that moment where the sea and the sky blend into one." - fmqb.com
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U2 producer Daniel Lanois on their new album (click for more) "The president of the company (Bono) is singing better than ever and the tracks are wildly innovative. I would never have thought things would have gone this way. I believe, well, rock ’n’ roll has been reinvented one more time. (Laughs)" - bostonherald.com
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No Doubt and Fall Out Boy to play Bamboozle (click for more) No Doubt is coming out of retirement to play the Bamboozle festival May 2nd & 3rd with Fall Out Boy and talks of a possible tour are surfacing. - thebamboozle.com
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Nickelback tells people not to play Rock Band (click for more) "'Start rock bands,' said [Chad Kroeger], 'Set down the 'Guitar Hero' learn how to play an actual guitar and start a band, because it's hard to find more bands to put a solid rock-and-roll package together.'" - kotaku.com
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Blink 182's Barker sues over SC plane crash (click for more) "Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends. The former Blink-182 drummer sued the plane's owners, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., and an airplane maintenance company, seeking more than $25,000 in damages. " - detnews.com
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Courtney Love To Give Up Blogging? (click for more) "The former Hole star often hits the headlines when items on her MySpace.com blog are picked up by news websites and publications - and she admits the backlash upsets her kid." - starpulse.com
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Free "Chinese Democracy" Dr. Pepper killing website (click for more) "We never thought [Chinese Democracy would be released]," Tony Jacobs, Dr. Pepper's vice president of marketing, said in a statement. For one day only, you could register to receive a free bottle of Dr. Pepper on their website. Problem is they were obviously ill planned for their flood of traffic - and expectantly crashed their servers. Even their toll free phone line was jammed, where callers were waiting for hours to get in on the free soda." - examiner.com
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