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  • Biffy Clyro Already Have 20 Songs Ready For New Album

    This year is Biffy Clyro's 20th anniversary, but you won't see them hatching any special tour plans or album re-releases to capitalize on the round number. Instead, they'll be putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to 2013's Opposites.

  • NBA Star with $44 Million Contract Reportedly Doesn't Want to Play Basketball Anymore

    The world of professional sports often revolves around the following phrase: "It's a business." The constant travel, practice grind and lack of longterm security can suck the fun out of anyone's career, so it is no wonder there are excellent pro athletes who no longer play "for the love of the game."The current pro sports climate is such that when Milwaukee Bucks star Larry Sanders — who is slated to make $44 million over the next four years — reportedly told his team that he is tired of playing basketball, those who criticized him were not appalled at his lack of drive but rather the bad business decision he would be making by backing out of his contract.A player who quits in the middle of a contract is rare, but not because he or she loves the game. It is because they are leaving loads of money on the table and forging ahead with a bankroll that statistically has a good chance of drying up within the decade.Gery Woefel of the "Racine Journal Times" broke the Sanders story Monday, Jan. 5:Sources tell me that Bucks center Larry Sanders recently told some Bucks officials that he doesn't want to play basketball anymore. — Gery Woelfel (@GeryWoelfel) January 5, 2015

  • John 5 & The Creatures Announce US Tour Dates [SCHEDULE]

    You might know John 5 as the guitarist for Rob Zombie, but the gnar-shredding 43-year-old also has his own project John 5 & The Creatures. He has pumped out eight solo albums, including 2014's "Careful with That Axe." Now, he is headed out on the road to give several new songs their live debuts.ANTI Music reports J5 & TC will be hitting up much of the southwest this February with a 12-date tour kicking off in Ramona, California, Feb. 8.John 5 made a point to mention that the tour will focus on newer songs from Careful, but will not leave out content from his first three albums "Vertigo," "Songs for Sanity" and "The Devil Knows My Name."The Michigan native has always branched out musically on his solo stuff, and he began using country picking on his 2004 debut."A lot of people enjoy the country picking because they don't hear it all the time," he told guitar.com. "Whenever an instrumental thing comes out, we know what it's going to sound like. But I really enjoy playing like that, and I promised myself when I first did it, 'I'm gonna do some country picking on here. I don't know if anybody will like it, but I'm gonna do it, and see what happens.' And people really enjoy it."Check out the tour dates below, via ANTI:

  • Super Bowl National Anthem: Blake Shelton Rumored to Be Pre-Game Singer

    The final piece of the Super Bowl music puzzle — Who will sing the national anthem? — has yet to be solved, but a recent report from "Hollywood Life" indicates that country star and "The Voice" judge Blake Shelton will do the honors."The Super Bowl organizers are looking to mix it up a little bit for the person to do the national anthem," a source told "HL." "They want a guy and they have asked Blake Shelton."Apparently, Blake has not been answering his phone, though."He hasn't responded to it yet but they are anticipating a yes and they want to make the announcement during an upcoming playoff game," the source said. "So they are looking to lock the performer in by the end of the week. But Blake is on the top of the list."If Blake is officially announced as the singer, he will join a cast of music stars already in place for the big game.Katy Perry will perform at the Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX halftime show at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona Feb. 1, 2014. She follows Bruno Mars's 2014 performance, which kicked a-- and drew an unprecedented 115.3 million viewers.Check out the Pepsi-sponsored Perry preview below:

  • Eric Church Loves Taylor Swift's '1989' Album: 'I Think the Record Is Brilliant'

    There is no doubt that Taylor Swift's multi-platinum 2014 album "1989" riled up country fans. The all-pop record was Swift's first complete step out of the country world, and few Nashville stars lent their support during her big move.But do not count Eric Church as one of the haters. The 37-year-old "Talladega" singer told nola.com that he loves Swift's new stuff."From Taylor's standpoint, I think the record is brilliant," he said. "I own the record. You know what I love about it? It's creative. It's what she wanted to do."What she'll do next, I have no idea. And that's what I think is cool about it. I have no clue where she's heading. That's the exciting part. When you do something like that, it kind of shakes everything up so much — no pun intended — that you're intrigued. That's exciting to me."

  • Gent Treadly Announce 20th Anniversary Tour, Party [SCHEDULE]

    There are plenty of bands celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, and you can count Gent Treadly among them. The 1990s jam band featuring founder Greg Koerner is set to play a slew of 2015 gigs.The biggest bash will take place Jan. 11 at the Brooklyn Bowl, where the group will host its official birthday party. Check out the description from GT's Facebook page:"Gent Treadly: Celebrating 20 years (w/ THEN OMAHA & Special Guests) 
Yes Sunday! Dance to winter with GT's incredible lineup: Greg Koerner(GT Founder), Kevin Griffin(GT/U-Melt), Zak Lasher(GT/U-Melt), Abou Lion Diarra(GT/Wailer's), Gregg Sulzer, & guests inc. Kenny Brooks(Ratdog) , David Berg, Tom Kaelin, Marc Loponte(Stella Blue's), Sean Pace, & Anastasia René. 
Gent Treadly will also be celebrating the Birthday & hosting the party of our friend Peter Crabtree"Some fans have noticed that the sure-to-be-bonkers birthday jam takes place on the Sabbath."Sunday,you ask?" the event page reads. "Yes Sunday!! Dance your way into the depths of winter with positive vibes from the incredible Jams & a night of surprises! What better way to recover from returning to work, the exhaustion of the holidays than celebrating with friends & arguably Gent Treadly's most impressive lineup to date."Of course, if you miss out on the Brooklyn show, there will be plenty more to hit up. Check out the official gig schedule below, via Jam Bands:

  • Brad Pitt Leads Coldplay Sing-Along for 'Selma' Actor David Oyelowo at Film Festival Gala

    Brad Pitt is not a singer by trade, but the actor has gotten plenty of chances to show off his voice in the past. Scenes in "Happy Feet Two," "Never Girl" and "Johnny Suede" come to mind. So its no surprise that Pitt showed off his pipes in front of a large audience on Saturday night while introducing "Selma" actor David Oyelowo at a film festival gala in Palm Springs, California.

  • Front Porch Step Tour Suspended After Sexual Assault Allegations

    Jake McElfresh — aka Front Porch Step — has faced serious heat in recent days after several sexual assault allegations cropped up against him on social media. The singer is charged with, among other things, sending lewd photos to underage girls.With these accusations at the forefront of the rock news cycle, McElfresh is suspending the rest of his current tour."I am taking the appropriate time to assess these very serious allegations against me and I am not taking them lightly," he said, via AltPress. "Until I can do that in a complete manner with all the information I have at my disposal, I will not be continuing with any current touring activities for the time being."Recent tour partners Have Mercy and future tour partner Allison Weiss had already backed out of any forthcoming shows."We, Have Mercy, in no way condone the alleged actions that have come to light over the past week, and hope that message above all is clear to our fans," the band said. "Safety in music, and life, should never be risked for selfish decisions. We were incredibly excited at the opportunity to hit the road this spring, and that is still our top priority."There has also been a petition to boot Front Porch Step out of this year's Warped Tour lineup. McElfresh, who began recording as FPS in 2012, dropped his debut album "Aware" in fall 2013 and recently followed that up with the "Whole Again" EP in December.

  • Iran to Ban Rap Music? Ministry Sees Hip-Hop as 'Problem'

    A few months ago, we reported that India was finally coming around to hip-hop. While the gigantic country does not host many rappers compared to the United States, it was a place for free expression and growth in the genre. Now, the somewhat-established Iran rap scene is in the news for a completely opposite reason: The country is trying to shut it down."The Jerusalem Post" reports that the Iranian government sees hip-hop as a threat to traditional music and a "problem."From the story:"For now and in the foreseen future, there is no real possibility that the Islamic regime will permit rap music concerts, in spite of a big underground music scene which includes this genre. In recent years, the Iranian regime arrested many Iranian rap band members and denied permission for concerts."All public concerts must be approved by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, while any requests must go through a bureaucratic process that "can take a few months.""This music encourages wild behavior that could have a detrimental effect on society," a spokesman said. "We don't want to have it and we will prevent any unwanted incidents normally associated with such concerts and other events."

  • Hunter Hayes New Album: 'Storyline' Singer Spent Holidays Working on Music

    Hunter Hayes was able to take a break from the road this Christmas season, but that does not mean he was not working on new material. The Louisiana native said he would be working with other songwriters during the holidays before heading to Nashville for a couple shows at the venerable Bluebird Café."My favorite thing to do is just go down to Louisiana — that's where I'm from — and just chill with the family," Hayes told Western TV in December. "Just go and sit on the couch and talk. Quality time is one of my favorite things in the world because we're always moving. So to sit still for a day is kind of unheard of."He reiterated that sentiment to ABC News Radio this week, but added in some work plans."I just wanna chill," he said. "I just got a little bit of time to be creative in my little studio at home. Got some writers that are coming out to hang."While being at home is nice, it's not exactly Hayes's favorite place to be.

  • New Aiden Album, Tour Coming in 2015, According to William Control

    William Francis has been touring solo under the name "William Control" for the past couple years, but that does not mean his original band Aiden is completely out of the picture.Francis is the only remaining member from the Seattle group that formed in the early 2000s, and he took to the band's website to reach fans still interested in the project."2015 is going to be a very busy year," he wrote, before hashing out the following promises, via AltPress:• He will be opening his own screen printing shop. "I know it's frustrating waiting so long for the t-shirts and booty shorts you order to arrive," he wrote. "I'm going to try and streamline this process." Apparently, he has already rented out a warehouse and is in the process of readying it.• He will be playing "a few acoustic shows" in the next month near the West Coast. There will be more details on these shows soon.• William Control will be part of The Punishment Tour US in April. "This will probably be my last tour for a while as William Control," he wrote.• He is already working on the next Aiden record. "Yes you heard that right," he wrote. "There will be an Aiden record and most likely a tour."

  • Cloud Control Bassist Quits Band: Jeremy Kelshaw Wants 'Return to Civilian Life'

    Cloud Control is down a bassist after Jeremy Kelshaw announced his plans to leave the group and pursue "civilian life." The Australian group, which formed in 2007, posted Kelshaw's goodbye note on their Facebook page Thursday, Jan. 1.Here is the message, via "NME":"Dear music lovers. After 10 years of blissfully rocking out & playing bass all over the world, I've decided to step out of cloud control & return to civilian life. I'm so proud of what we've accomplished & it's not been easy arriving at this point, but that's ok."I love my band & I love our fans. To Heidi, Al & Ulrich: thanks for creating this dream with me, you guys are the best. To everyone who has worked with us, played with us, come to a show or listened to our music: you guys are second best & I love you all."CC album #3 is being worked on, never fear, but these Falls & Southbound shows are my last."Life is extreme, so's my new hair cut. Music is the best thing ever, but you knew this already. Much love. Jeremy"

  • Eminem, D12 Reunion 'Can Definitely Happen,' According to Kuniva

    It has now been more than a decade since the most recent D12 album, but fans of the Eminem-led group got good news this weekend when member Kuniva wrote that a recent collaboration for the "Shady XV" compilation might spark a full record."That was the first time we had recorded together in a long time," he wrote on SOHH. "It was like the first time, without Marshall, we had recorded something in like six or seven years."The chemistry was right there again. We never lost a step. I think a D12 reunion can definitely happen."Early in 2014, the "Detroit Free Press" published a profile about producer Mark Bass's ("Without Me," "Lose Yourself") upcoming projects. He told them he was busy mixing new tracks from D12, three of which featured Eminem.Perhaps those tracks had something to do with "Shady XV," but only one fresh cut made its way to the release.Now, Kuniva thinks the Dirty Dozen will make 2015 a special year.
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