MOONLIGHT VAMPIRE SOCIETY

Does anyone want to take bets on this FINALLY coming out? I think it is so sad when some of these rock stars become almost parodies of themselves and sadly, that is what Axel has become....


Best Buy Snags Guns N' Roses album exclusive By Jonathan Cohe

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer for Guns N' Roses' long-in-the-works new album "Chinese Democracy" before year's end, sources close to the situation told Billboard.
Some details of the deal are still being worked out, including the release date.

The news brings a semblance of closure to the bizarre history of "Democracy," which Guns N' Roses has been working on since the mid-1990s. Since then, every original member, with the exception of vocalist Axl Rose, has left the once-mighty group, and millions of dollars have been spent working on the new material.

"Democracy" was most recently on the Interscope release schedule in March 2007. The endless delays encountered by the project reached comic levels this spring, when soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper offered to send a free can of the beverage to "everyone in America" (excluding ex-GNR members Slash and Buckethead) if "Chinese Democracy" were to arrive during the calendar year 2008.

In June, nine purported "mastered, finished" tracks from the album were leaked online, prompting an FBI investigation into their source. A sign that "Chinese Democracy" was perhaps nearing release came in July, when the band agreed to debut new track "Shackler's Revenge" in the video game "Rock Band 2," which hit stores earlier this month.

Guns N' Roses is now managed by Irving Azoff's Front Line Management, and Azoff is a well-known proponent of issuing albums through exclusive deals with retailers. He released the Eagles' "Long Road Out of Eden" through Wal-Mart in 2007, much to the chagrin of other merchants, but the album was a runaway hit, having sold 3.1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Interesting. So many delays. The Dr. Pepper thing is funny.

Wow - I had given up on this one. Still may. Who wants my Dr. Pepper? That stuff is NASTY!

No Doubt Announce Dates For Summer Tour With Paramore

I am sorry this news is a little old, but I am SO EXCITED about it! I discovered Paramore due to the Twilight soundtrack. I think this is a great pairing & I can't wait!


No Doubt have finally announced the dates for their much-anticipated summer tour with Paramore. The trek will kick off with a pair of festival appearances — May 3 at the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and May 16 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, for Tiger Woods' annual Tiger Jam charity event. After No Doubt work off the rust that comes with a four-year hiatus, they'll kick into high gear on May 19 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

All in all, the Paradoubt (we just made that up!) tour will make 44 stops across North America before wrapping on August 1 in No Doubt's Orange County, California, home turf. Tickets for most dates will go on sale March 7, though members of No Doubt's Tour Club will be given an exclusive 72-hour pre-sale, which starts Thursday at 4 p.m. ET. Members of Paramore's fan club get their crack at tickets on March 2.

In addition to Paramore, the Sounds, Janelle Monáe and Bedouin Soundclash will serve as support on select dates.

Dates for No Doubt's 2009 summer tour:

» May 3 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Meadowlands Sports Complex (Bamboozle Festival)
» May 16 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center (Tiger Jam XII)
» May 19 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
» May 20 - Bakersfield, CA @ Rabobank Arena
» May 22 - Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
» May 23 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
» May 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The E Center
» May 27 - Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
» May 28 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
» May 30 - Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
» May 31 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
» June 2 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
» June 3 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
» June 5 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
» June 6 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
» June 8 - Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
» June 10 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
» June 11 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
» June 13 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
» June 14 - Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavilion
» June 16 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
» June 17 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
» June 19 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
» June 20 - Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
» June 24 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
» June 26 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
» June 27 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
» June 29 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
» July 2 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest)
» July 3 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
» July 5 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
» July 6 - Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
» July 8 - St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
» July 10 - Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
» July 11 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
» July 13 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
» July 15 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
» July 16 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
» July 18 - Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
» July 19 - Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
» July 21 - Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
» July 24 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
» July 25 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
» July 31 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
» August 1 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

CLEVELAND JUNE 29th! Awesome! Thanks for the information D!

This definitely is awesome news! I think I'm going to try to go to the one at PNC Arts Center in Holmdel June 26th. Thanks for the dates Drea!