The Who's Roger Daltrey to go on Solo Tour

While he and Pete Townshend take a break from their legendary rock band The Who, Roger Daltrey will be playing a few solo U.S shows to keep his voice in shape. He is calling it the "Use it or Lose it" tour, which will travel to 30 American and Canadian cities and kicks off on October 10.

The 65-year-old singer played a couple solo shows in 1994 to celebrate his 50th birthday, and the last time he seriously toured on his own was in 1985! Daltrey has released 8 solo albums, and has assured concert-goers that they can expect to hear his own songs alongside some re-worked Who classics. He says, "I'm looking forward to revisiting the solo songs. I'm not sure which ones will stand up live, but I'm confident that enough will. Being a solo singer also gives me the freedom to do songs from my outside influences. But I feel connected to all Who songs. I'm going to re-approach songs I haven't sung for a while and hope I can make them my own."

New Kids On The Block Announce More Dates

Did you miss the band the first time around? Well, you're in luck, ladies! Well, gentlemen, too, actually! The New Kids toured with Natasha Bedingfield and Lady Gaga a few months ago and had a really successful stint in the U.S. Many of their shows were sold out! The international leg of the tour was originally slated to end on February 5 in Dusseldorf, Germany, the band have announced 13 more North American dates for spring.

Here is a full listing of the New Kids' spring concerts, along with the dates tickets go on sale courtesy of CelebBuzz:

Thu 4/2/09 Moline, IA—iWireless Center (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Fri 4/3/09 Columbus, OH—Nationwide Center (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Sat 4/4/09 Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Sun 4/5/09 Champaign, IL—Assembly Hall (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Mon 4/6/09 Des Moines, IA—Wells Fargo Arena (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Tue 4/7/09 Green Bay, WI—Resch Center (Noon, Saturday Jan. 31)
Thu 4/9/09 Winnipeg, MB—MTS Center (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Sat 4/11/09 Saskatoon, SK—Credit Union Centre (Noon, Saturday Jan. 31)
Mon 4/13/09 Kelowna, BC—Prospera Place (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Tue 4/14/09 Victoria, BC—Sav-On Memorial Center (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31st)
Thu 4/16/09 Reno, NV—Reno Events Center (TBD)
Fri 4/17/09 Santa Barbara, CA—Santa Barbara Bowl (11 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Sat 4/18/09 Los Angeles, CA—Palladium (10 a.m., Saturday Jan.31)

Mushroomhead set to release DVD in October; World Tour with Brujeria in December!

Cleveland metal outfit has a new album coming in 2009

Mushroomhead announces the DVD release of Volume 2, on October 28, 2008 on Filthy Hands/Megaforce Records. It's the highly anticipated follow-up to their 2005 DVD release Volume 1. The new DVD features 2 ½ hours of pure mayhem featuring exclusive never before seen content, live footage from the past three years on their “Savior Sorrow” tour, music videos including Headbanger's Ball 2007 Video Of The Year “1200,” “Simple Survival,” and the band's brand new video “Save Us.” Other extras include video commentary, behind the scenes footage and band antics.

"Volume 2 contains all the content that fans are hungry for, all the 'behind the scenes antics and drama' that shows the human side of Mushroomhead and what goes on when we are not on stage. Everything about this home video is personal, we filmed and edited all of the content in it as well, over 2 1/2 hours of mayhem and comedy. If you own Volume 1 then Volume 2 will blow your fucking mind.” - STITCH

The band will hit the road in October with The Autumn Offering, XFactor1 and Human Factors Lab and December dates with Brujeria.

Mushroomhead will also enter the studio this winter to record the follow-up album to their 2006 release Savior Sorrow. The new CD is slated for release spring 2009!

In the spring of 1993 seven musicians from Cleveland, OH came together to form a side project called Mushroomhead. The intentions of this project were to create an eclectic blend of music, forceful yet melodic alterna-metal incorporating elements of heavy rock, punk, goth, and industrial, yet combined with a vaudevillian stage show. From the band’s first concert it was obvious that this was far more than a side project, but would soon become a pioneering band. Known for its theatrical live show and the black masks that most of its members wear on-stage, Mushroomhead is one of the more unique and adventurous alternative metal outfits to ever emerged on the scene.

See them conquer live:

w/ The Autumn Offering, XFactor1 and Human Factors Lab:

10/03 - Findlay, OH - The Whiskey Venue
10/04 - Columbus, OH - Al Rosa Villa
10/05 - Erie, PA - Sherlock's
10/07 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe
10/08 - Williamsville, NY - Club Infinity
10/09 - Hartford, CT - Webster
10/10 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
10/11 - Worcester, MA - Palladium Rock'n'Shock
10/12 - Orono, ME - Ultra Lounge
10/14 - Huntington, WV - Monkey Bar

10/15 - Springfield, VA – Jaxx

10/16 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11 Tavern
10/17 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
10/18 - Fayetteville, NC - Jester's Pub
10/19 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
10/23 - Palatine, IL - Durty Nellies
10/24 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
10/25 - Maplewood, MN - The Rock
10/26 - Madison, WI - The Annex
10/29 - Traverse City, MI - Streeters

10/30 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
10/31 - Cleveland, OH. - The Agora {famous Halloween show!!!}
11/01 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop

11/2 – Pittsburgh, PA - The Saddle Ridge

w/ Brujeria:

Saturday Nov.29 Los Angeles CA - House Of Blues

Monday Dec 1 Tucson Arizona - The Rock

Tuesday Dec 2 Sunshine Theater - Alburquerque, NM

Wednesday Dec 3 El Paso T.X - Club 101

Thursday Dec 4 Mcallen TX - Cene El Rey

Friday Dec 5 Victoria T.X - Riverside Multiplex

Saturday Dec 6 Austin T.X - Red 7

Sunday Dec 7 Fort Worth T.X - Ridglea Theater

Avril Lavigne cancels tour dates

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne cancelled two tour dates last week and six more upcoming shows in California and Washington due to acute laryngitis.

"My sincerest apologies to all of my fans," she wrote in a MySpace message. "My intention was to complete the rest of the tour but tonight at sound check in Anaheim I realized this wasn't possible. Even though I have been resting my voice for days, when I tried to sing nothing came out."

Lavigne said the flu and feeling "run down" caused her to cancel her earlier shows.

"I have never cancelled a show in my whole career and just had to for the first time ever. This sux!" she wrote on MySpace Thursday.

Lavigne will hit the United Kingdom next, with her first stop in Glasgow May 26. Her Best Damn Tour began in March and ends in August.

Keeping up the the Plain White T's

Armed with a blockbuster hit single ("Hey There Delilah") and a gold-certified album (Every Second Counts), the juggernaut known as Plain White T's continues to steamroll ahead. The band’s latest headline-making move will take place this fall when they’ll join Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes and Cute Is What We Aim For on “The Young Wild Things Tour” which kicks off on October 18th in Columbus, OH.

The Chicago-based PWT’s, who recently won a Teen Choice Award for “Choice Summer Song,” were nominated for an MTV Video Music Award (for "Monster Single of the Year"), and were spotlighted in Time magazine, have enjoyed a string of successes lately beginning with their summer smash "Hey There Delilah" hitting #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart, as well as #1 on the iTunes Top Songs Chart (a spot which it held for four weeks). The single is currently one of the most played song in the country across all formats. In addition, the video clip is #1 at VH1 and in heavy rotation at MTV, Fuse and MTV Hits. The momentum has also spread internationally with a gold album in the UK and #1 records in five countries (UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands). The band will be back doing a string of headlining dates through out the UK and Europe starting in January 2008.

Along with their fall tour, the band’s preparing to release their new single “Our Time Now” which they will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 10th. The single will also be introduced to fans as ESPN’s theme song for their college football coverage.

In other band news, the quintet is returning for the second season of GREEK. The band will tape their first episode for season two on September 26 in Los Angeles. The episode will air in early 2008

The 2007 AST Dew Tour has officially shifted into high gear with the “Dew Tour Mash-Up Maker” online game.

Last month, the 2007 AST Dew Tour officially kicked off with the Panasonic Open in Baltimore, MD and is moving forward with four additional cities – in fact the Right Guard Open in Baltimore takes place this weekend! In support of the upcoming events, we have created an exciting and unique game.

The game is a “Dew Tour Mash-Up Maker.” Users can create their own Dew Tour video using action packed clips, music and sound effects. By creating a video, users are then entered into a contest for a chance to win a Yamaha Motorcycle and have their trailer played nationally on NBC television!
Check out the game here: http://www.owntheaction.com

The complete 2007 AST Dew Tour schedule is as follows:

Event
Panasonic Open
June 21-24 Baltimore, Md.—Camden Yards

Right Guard Open
July 19-22 Cleveland, Ohio—North Coast Harbor

Vans® Invitational
Aug. 16-19 Portland, Ore.—Rose Quarter

Toyota Challenge
Sept. 20-23 Salt Lake City, Utah—Energy

PlayStation® Pro
Oct. 18-21 Orlando, Fla.—Amway Arena