Aerosmith's Tyler InjuredAerosmith cut their performance at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota short last night after frontman Steven Tyler fell off the stage and was airlifted to the hospital. Tyler suffered minor head and neck injuries as well as a shoulder injury, the AP reports. Tyler’s fall came after the sound system at the Buffalo Chip Campground failed during “Love in an Elevator.” Trying to keep the crowd enthused, Tyler began dancing and spinning on the catwalk, but ultimately fell backwards into crowd. Security and audience members rushed to help Tyler, who was then brought backstage.
Tyler was “good-natured” about the whole incident. “He was in good spirits when he got in the helicopter. He was talking and joking with the physician,” Sanborn said.
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Fogerty LP Release Date ChangedAnother album is being moved up to make the Grammy cut-off for this year. John Fogerty's The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again will now be out August 31 with the vinyl version available August 25.
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Radiohead Releases New Song In Tribute to WWI VeteranRadiohead has released a new song today paying tribute to the last known British World War I veteran. The track, titled "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" is available for download on the band's Waste music store.
http://download.waste.uk.com/Store/did.htmlThom Yorke was inspired to write the song from an interview with Patch back in 2005 for BBC Radio 4. "The way he talked about war had a profound effect on me. It became the inspiration for a song that we happened to record a few weeks before his death," writes Yorke on Dead Air Space. "It was done live in an abbey. The strings were arranged by Jonny [Greenwood]. I very much hope the song does justice to his memory as the last survivor."
Fans can download the song for $1.70, and proceeds will be donated to the Royal British Legion. Patch passed away on July 25 at the age of 111.
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Bob Dylan Christmas Album on the Wayfolk grandmaster Bob Dylan has been steadily compiling a collection of modern songs and Christmas carols for his first-ever Christmas album. Four songs have reportedly been recorded at Jackson Browne's Groove Master Studios in Santa Moncia, Calif., including "Must Be Santa," "Here Comes Santa Claus," "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas."
No word yet on a release date, but we have a sneaking suspicion it could come out sometime between November 26 and December 25 of this year. Call it a hunch.
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Robbie Williams Announces New AlbumThe amazing ROBBIE WILLIAMS releases his brand new single and album later this year on EMI’s Virgin Records.
The singer, who has sold a staggering 55 million albums worldwide, releases his new single “Bodies” on October 12 (digital release October 11).
This will be followed by his new album “Reality Killed the Video Star” which will be released on November 9.
Both single and album were produced by Trevor Horn and were recorded and mixed in London.
Robbie Williams has consistently set new records for album and ticket sales, not least when he entered the Guinness Book of Records in 2006 having sold 1.6 million tickets on one day for his 2006 tour. That tour played to 3.7 million people in total. Three years previously he played the biggest live music event in UK history when his 3 nights at Knebworth saw him play to over 365,000 people.
Robbie has also won more Brit Awards than any other artist to date, has won 3 Ivor Novello awards for songwriting and holds the UK record for the fastest selling Greatest Hits album ever – that same album reaching number 1 in 18 countries.
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If you are in the neighborhood:KUSF Rock ‘n’ Swap Record Fair | SFSunday, August 9, 2009
10:00 am
• Music Lover’s Dream – Rare vinyl, collectible CDs, concert DVDs, original posters, t-shirts & more. Music for any budget from expensive first pressings to $1 records.
• Largest – All the music and memorabilia we can stuff into a giant 6,000 sq ft room.
• Longest Running – Over 20 years and counting.
• Bargain – Admission is $3. Proceeds support KUSF’s freeform community radio.
KUSF’s Rock ‘n’ Swap, Northern California’s largest and longest-running record fair, returns to the University Of San Francisco campus on Sunday, August 9th. Going strong for over 20 years, the Rock ‘n’ Swap has catered to music aficionados and bargain hunters alike since the heyday of vinyl records.
With the resurgence of interest in vinyl by music fans of all ages, the Rock ‘n’ Swap has quietly become the best place to find mint-condition punk 7”s or scruffy vintage jazz LPs in the Bay Area. About five times a year, vendors come from all over the country to sell rare LPs, collectible CDs, concert DVDs, original posters and t-shirts to local crate diggers and music fans traveling from as far away as Japan.
Regular admission (10am – 3pm) is $3. A special Early Bird shopping exclusive (6-10am) is $20. Proceeds help keep KUSF 90.3FM non-commercial radio on the air.
Cost: $3
Website: http://www.kusf.org/swap/
Venue: University of San Francisco - McLaren Hall
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Jack White to release solo singleJack White is releasing a solo single just weeks after debuting new band the Dead Weather.
The new track, Fly Farm Blues, features on a new David Guggenheim documentary called It Might Get Loud. Released on 14 August in the US, the film is an examination of the electric guitar from the point of view of White, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and U2's The Edge.
The single, available 10 August through iTunes and on seven-inch vinyl, will be the next release from White's Nashville-based label Third Man Records.
Fly Farm Blues is the latest in a flurry of activity from White, who also claims that a new White Stripes album is imminent. White has produced two songs by new band Transit, which comprises Nashville Metro Transit Authority staff. According to NME.com, White has also produced two tracks for Dan Sartain, entitled Bohemian Grove and Atheist Funeral.
But news of Fly Farm Blues will no doubt fuel rumours that White is planning to release a solo album before the end of the year – something which could delay his apparent plans to regroup with Meg White for a White Stripes album in 2010.
The Dead Weather will continue touring until October.
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Westbound Train releases new vinyl Friday Paper + Plastick Records, the all vinyl/digital label run by Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello, consistently delivers quality releases to both music fans and vinyl collectors alike, and is proud to announce the newest addition to the growing catalog.
This Friday, Paper + Plastick will release a limited edition vinyl 7" from Boston’s WESTBOUND TRAIN, which will be available at the P+P webstore:
http://www.audiblediversiongroup.com/PaperandPlastickThe 7” will be available on orange, green and black vinyl, and is limited to 99 copies of each pressing. Appearing on this release are two tracks off the soulful ska band’s fourth full-length album, Come and Get It (Hellcat).
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Abdul Leaving American IdolAmerican Idol host Ryan Seacrest took to his KIIS radio show this morning to say he was “stunned” by Paula Abdul’s decision to leave the show after eight seasons, adding that despite whispers to the contrary, Abdul’s abrupt departure is not a publicity stunt. As Rock Daily reported this morning, Abdul announced that she was leaving AI via Twitter after failing to reach an agreement with the show’s producers on a new contract.
“First of all, everyone that I passed today here has asked me, ‘Is it true? Is it a publicity stunt?’ As far as I know, it’s real — at this point, she’d decided to leave,” Seacrest, who recently signed a lucrative new deal with AI though he had a year left on his contract, said on his radio show. “So the news that Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol stunned me last night. She’s a dear friend, I love her to death, and it’s really sad that it’s come to fruition. I’m just bummed and I think if you were to talk to Randy or Simon they’d say the same thing. It’s just sad. It bums us out.”
Randy Jackson spoke to Us Weekly about Abdul’s departure, saying, “I am shocked. Paula is a dear friend and will be missed.” Season Eight champ Kris Allen posted on his Twitter, “We love you. Glad I was able to be a part of your last season on the show. You showed us so much love.”
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Lots Of MJ Material Not Released Yet
Hard drives containing new Michael Jackson songs and unreleased cuts from his ’80s peak were removed from the his estate by his sister LaToya after the singer’s death on June 25th, Rolling Stone reports in their new issue, an in-depth look at the battle between will co-executors and the Jackson family over Michael’s estate.
Jackson’s manager Frank DiLeo told RS that there are over 100 songs that remain unreleased, but the hard drives removed from Jackson’s Los Angeles home feature songs Jackson worked on with Akon, Will.i.am and Ne-Yo.
In the weeks following Jackson’s death, DiLeo says every day brings a new discovery into the singer’s unheard musical vault. “There are a couple of songs we recorded for the Bad album that we had to cut that are just sensational,” DiLeo adds.
Also in 2008, Elvis Presley's peacock jumpsuit, was sold at auction for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia ever sold at an auction. The white outfit with a plunging V-neck and high collar featured a blue-and-gold peacock design, hand-embroidered on the front and back and along the pant legs. 
