Pearl Jam and Verizon Launch Mobile Bootleg App for Blackberry

Pearl Jam and Verizon have teamed up to launch a new mobile app that will allow Blackberry Tour users to download three live tracks from each of the remaining shows on the band’s current Backspacer tour, which concludes November 29th in Christchurch, New Zealand (check out the full list of dates below).

The app will also offer up wallpaper and more goodies to PJ fans and is the first of its kind for the Blackberry Tour. If you love Pearl Jam, have Verizon and stash a Blackberry Tour in your pocket, text “PJ” to “5509″ to grab the app.

“Pearl Jam is always looking for new and innovative ways to connect their fans with their most valuable asset — the live performance,” the band’s Ten Club manager Tim Bierman said in a press release, adding the app will help the band “expand our mobile bootleg program into new territory.”

As Rolling Stone reported last year, Pearl Jam and Verizon previously launched a similar bootleg plan to showcase three highlights from each show on the band’s 2008 U.S. tour through Verizon’s VCast system, including one free downloadable song from each show. Pearl Jam and Verizon also teamed in the weeks leading up to Backspacer to exclusively offer up and preview tracks from the album as ringtones.

Remaining Pearl Jam tour dates:

Oct. 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Wachovia Spectrum
Oct. 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Wachovia Spectrum
Oct. 30 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Wachovia Spectrum
Oct. 31 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Wachovia Spectrum
Nov. 14 – Perth, Australia @ ME Bank Stadium
Nov. 17 – Adelaide, Australia @ Adelaide Oval
Nov. 20 – Melbourne, Australia @ Etihad Stadium
Nov. 22 – Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Football Stadium
Nov. 25 – Brisbane, Australia @ QSAC Stadium
Nov. 27 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Mt Smart Stadium
Nov. 29 – Christchurch, New Zealand @ AMI Stadium

IN THIS MOMENT Unveil “Draw Maria In Wonderland” Contest

IN THIS MOMENT vocalist Maria Brink has checked in with the following announcement:

“It’s no secret that I love Alice In Wonderland, and I am always receiving suck beautiful artwork from everyone. So I thought it was time for a contest.”

The Details:
* Draw a cartoon of Maria as Alice in Wonderland.
* The deadline is December 21, 2009.
* Post all entries in a comment to this blog.

The Prize:
* A one-on-one video chat with Maria.
* An autographed thank you picture of Maria.

Thanks again for all your support. I can’t wait to see all the artwork!”

xoxo Maria

In This Moment recently updated the schedule for their upcoming US headlining tour, dubbed the A Winter To Remember Tour. Shows in Baltimore, Atlanta and Houston in December (**) have now been confirmed. The complete schedule is available below.

November
6 - Chain Reaction - Anaheim, California
7 - Key Club - Hollywood, California
8 - Clubhouse - Tempe, Arizona
10 - Gator’s - Farmington, New Mexico
11 - Marquis Theatre - Denver, Colorado
12 - Blue Goat - Salina, Kansas
13 - Spicoli’s - Waterloo, Iowa
15 - The Annex - Madison, Wisconsin
17 - Intersection - Grand Rapids, Michigan
18 - Mojoes Rock House - Tinley Park, Illinois
19 - Eagles - Albion, Indiana
20 - Machine Shop - Flint, Michigan
21 - McGuffy’s - Dayton, Ohio
22 - Peabody’s - Cleveland, Ohio
24 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, Pennsylvania
25 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, New York
27 - Lost Horizon - Syracuse, New York
28 - School Of Rock - South Hackensack, New Jersey
29 - Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, New York

December
1 - Blender @ The Grammercy - New York, New York
2 - Bourbon Street Ballroom - Baltimore, Maryland **
3 - Jaxx - Springfield, Virginia
4 - Hooligans - Jacksonville, North Carolina
5 - Ground Zero - Spartanburg, South Carolina
6 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, North Carolina
7 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, Georgia **
9 - Scout Bar - Houston, Texas **
10 - Scout Bar - San Antonio, Texas
11 - Dos Amigos - Odessa, Texas
12 - Trees - Dallas, Texas
13 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
15 - Juggernaut - Gallup, New Mexico
16 - Rialto - Tucson, Arizona
17 - Premier - Las Vegas, Nevada

Google finally ready to take over music

If you believe the rumors currently buzzing on the Internet today, Google is finally ready to conquer the world of Music…

According to Tech Crunch, Google will partner with iLike and LaLa for a brand new music service. Exactly what this music service entails remains unclear, however, rumors pertain to something that will allow users to stream songs directly from Google, via their aforementioned partners, with the opportunity to also purchase the songs for download.

CNET reports that the service may be called “One Box” and would be designed to organize everything a music fan may need when searching online for a favorite artist.

The way One Box will work is that a person who keys in the names U2 or Coldplay, for example, will find a thumbnail photo of the artists, background information, as well as a listing of the music that they can preview, according to the sources.

There are already One Box results for video, financial information, and weather.

An official announce of some sort, which includes LaLa, iLike, and probably Google, is scheduled to take place next Wednesday, October 28th in Hollywood, CA. We’ll update you once this apocalypse actually goes down.

Def Leppard cancels third leg of tour

Def Leppard has canceled the final leg of its North American tour.

The band said in a statement on its Web site that it canceled 23 shows in the U.S. and Canada “due to unforeseen personal matters.” The last leg of the tour was to start Oct. 22 in Reno, Nevada, and wrap up Nov. 28 in Beaumont, Texas.

The band said it “agonized over this decision.”

Fans who bought tickets through Ticketmaster, by phone or over the Internet will get automatic refunds. Otherwise, refunds are available at the point of purchase.

Before canceling, Def Leppard had one the top 20 shows on tour, according to information from the trade publication Pollstar. The band was taking in nearly $700,000 a show.

VIDEO: Scott Weiland’s Is A Romantic

The STP frontman meets his dream girl in this clip for “Tangle With Your Mind.”

Scott Weiland has landed the lead role in a new romantic comedy video,  and its soundtrack kicks ass!

For the music video for the sometime Stone Temple Pilot’s solo song “Tangle With Your Mind,” the 41-year-old rocker acts in the usually stale tale of boy-meets-girl. Check out the video below.

Weiland said the video was inspired by 2006’s equally lighthearted and romantic film The Science of Sleep. Weiland reached out to film students for the project, and ultimately recruited relative newbie filmmaker Dennis Roberts based on his original treatment.

“I was really impressed,” Weiland said. “I’ve worked with huge video directors and [Roberts] and his crew were just as professional as anyone I’ve ever worked with.”

Well, turns out Roberts had previously directed clips for Beck and Simian — score!

Sixx: A.M. In Studio - Working On New Material

Sixx:A.M. vocalist/guitarist James Michael has revealed that the band is working on new material. James stated:

“The first 10 days of recording the new Sixx:AM record have been incredible! I promise that we’ll all get the video cams rollin’ soon.¬† Join me on facebook/jamesmichael or twitter@james_a_michael for daily updates.”

Guns n’Roses finally announce major tour

Guns n’Roses have finally announced a solid-looking tour in support of controversial album Chinese Democracy, which was 14 years in the making.

The album was released in November 2008 to mixed reviews, after costing more than $13m to make, and failed to live up to sales expectations, largely because Rose refused to engage in much promotional work.

But now the band - currently featuring Rose, Bumblefoot (guitar), DJ Ashba (guitar), Richard Fortus (guitar), Tommy Stinson (bass), Frank Ferrer (drums), Dizzy Reed (keys) and Chris Pitman (keys) - have announced 13 dates in Canada starting in January:

13/01 Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre?
16/01 Calgary, AB – Pengrowth Saddledome?
17/01 Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
19/01 Saskatoon, SK – Credit Union Centre?
20/01 Regina, SK – Brandt Centre
24/01 Hamilton, ON – Copps Coliseum
25/01 London, ON – John Labatt Centre
27/01 Montreal, PQ – Bell Centre?
28/01 Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre?
31/01 Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
01/02 Quebec City, PQ – Colisee Pepsi?
03/02 Moncton, NB – Moncton Coliseum?
04/02 Halifax, NS – Metro Centre

The confirmation follows the release of four dates in Asia for December. The band say they have “tour updates and announcements planned throughout 2010″.

Now the question remains; will anyone attend? Has Axl pissed off every diehard GnR fan?

VIDEO: Sevendust Channels Van Halen in Studio

Footage of Sevendust warming up in the studio on October 13th, 2009 with some classic Van Halen is available below.

As previously reported, Sevendust recently issued the following update:

“We have a new design set up on our official website Sevendust.com. We have daily video blogs of the recording process and updates. Go check it out. Spread the word. We want to keep everyone on the same page with us during the writing of this and this way you’ll be along every step of the way. We’re recording the new record with Johnny K (DISTURBED, STAIND) up in Chicago and are very excited about this.”

Sevendust has the following upcoming shows:

October
30 - Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
31 - Ybor City - Tampa, Florida

November
1 - Floyd’s Music Store - Tallahasssee, Florida

Korn Head Up Halos N’ Horns Music Festival

AHL Productions and KROQ announced today the initial lineup for this year’s Halos N’ Horns Music Festival. It is Orange County’s first Halloween music festival that will include a cash prize for the best costume. The festival will offer exclusive performances by both long established and newcomers at the Orange County Fair and Event Center (OCFEC) on Friday, October 30.

A full list of confirmed acts include Korn, Shiny Toy Guns, Girl Talk, Shwazye featuring Cisco Adler, BassNectar, Iglu and Hartly, Far East Movement, KIDS at the Bar, Emarosa, Austrian Death Machine, I am Ghost, The Union Sound, Droid and I:Alive. More acts to be announced in the coming weeks.

Totaling more than 100 bands performing on 13 stages, Halos N’ Horns Music Festival has become Orange County’s largest music event. The 2009 lineup serves up a collection of acts rich with rock, indie rock, pop rock, hip-hop, laptronica, alternative, and metalcore to name a few. Most bands are California natives aimed to offer musical discovery for the fans.

Tickets for Halos N’ Horns are currently on sale via TicketMaster charge-by-phone lines at (800) 745-3000 and at all TicketMaster retail ticket centers or online at ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are as follows: General admission: $40.00 per person + applicable service fees. Limited preferred seating: $70.00 per person + applicable service fees. Limited VIP packages (includes preferred seating, food & drinks, and VIP lounge): $150 per person + applicable service fees. The OCFEC is a 150 acre event venue in Costa Mesa, CA.

Suicide by Tour Bus?

Two members of Opeth were involved in an accident while traveling on their tour bus. It has now come to light that the other motorist died and that was apparently intentional.

Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt issued two updates on his Myspace page on Friday detailing these developments. Here they are some highlights: I just got a text from Mendez who saying that the driver of the other car (who made the U-turn) that our bus crashed into, sadly passed away from his injuries. On top of that it seems as if it was a deliberate death-stunt from his side as the police had found a suicide-letter in the car-wreck.

OPETH MYSPACE UPDATE: OK, we’re back out on tour now, just came into the venue in Brussels. Everyone’s alright, but I can see that they’re shaken. Apparently it was a clear suicide attempt as the car had not made a U-turn but was actually standing sideways covering one complete lane. As our bus drivers changed lane, the car backed and covered that one instead, and obviously by then, at approximately 80 km/h, it was all over. Our bus crashed into the driver side of the car and the guy, who was 35 years old pretty much died then and there. The paramedics apparently saw signs of life but he died soon after the initial impact. They had found something in his cellphone, some type of message, but we don’t know what it said obviously.

You can read his full updates at Myspace for all the details

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