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The Scorpions plan to spend the next two years touring and performing in large arenas across the globe and they’ve released the first dates of the upcoming trek.  The German rockers will be trekking across their homeland throughout May, starting on the 7th in Leipzig.  For all the latest on what’s being called the Get Your Sting and Blackout world tour, head to The-Scorpions.com. 

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The new video for Alice In Chains’ “Your Decision” won’t premiere until next month, but you can watch a teaser clip now on YouTube.  Just search the site for “Your Decision Official Teaser.”  The entire video will debut on iTunes on December 1st. 

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Yesterday, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band wrapped up their two year tour.  So what’s next for the group?  According to Rolling Stone, the only plans for next year are the release of the long-delayed Darkness on the Edge of Town box set and a Working on a Dream tour DVD.  The box set includes a remastered edition of the disc, a documentary about how the LP was made plus live footage from the 1978 tour behind the album.  It should be out early next year while the tour DVD is due out pretty soon, just after Christmas.  And don’t expect a tour in 2010.  Bruce’s manager said, “We just had back-to-back tours and back-to-back records.  That’s never happened before, so we’re going to have substantial downtime at this point.” 

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When The Stooges play at next year’s All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, they’ll make it an experience to remember.  That’s because the band has announced they’ll perform their 1973 album Raw Power in its entirety.  The event happens in Monticello, New York over Labor Day weekend in early September and you can learn more at ATPFestival.com. 

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This month, Bon Jovi is NBC Universal’s first-ever Artist In Residence.  That means that the group has appeared or will be appearing on a slew of the company’s shows including the Nightly News, Saturday Night Live, Inside the Actor’s Studio (NBC owns Bravo) and the Today show.  Singer Jon Bon Jovi told us what it’s like to get so much attention from the networks.

 “I want a corner office.  It’s like squatter’s rights.  I’m practically a squatter there now.  I want residency, I want an office.”

Check out the band on the Today show this Wednesday.  Meanwhile, the group’s new album, The Circle, is the number one record in the country right now. 

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One of the first albums to come out next year will come from Ringo Starr.  On January 12th, the Beatle will release Y Not, a record that boasts collaborations with various musical friends, including Paul McCartney.  The two musicians teamed up on the CD’s first single, “Walk With You,” a track that describes the power of friendship.  For the first time in his career, Starr produced the entire effort, which also features Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone and many others. Learn more at RingoStarr.com. 

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Over the weekend, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler performed at a benefit to help cure Parkinson’s Disease.  According to The Boston Globe, Steven sang to a star-studded crowd in New York that included Michael J. Fox, Roger Daltrey, Gregg Allman and Elvis Costello.

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The Dave Matthews Band was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this past weekend, but Dave Matthews didn’t only sing on the episode, he did some acting too.  Dave played Ozzy Osbourne in a skit called The Mellow Show with Jack Johnson, featuring Andy Samberg playing the host.  Matthews sang some of the Black Sabbath hit “Iron Man” with the words “I Am Tired.” 

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On Friday, Susan Boyle returned to the stage that made her famous, that of British talent search show The X Factor.  On the program, she sang a rendition of The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” and the reception was so good that the band has decided to re-issue the classic tune.  Now available online is a digital package featuring the song plus a stripped down version from the band’s 1995 live album Stripped.  There’s also a video of the group playing the tune in Knebworth, England in 1976.  Boyle’s version is the first track on her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, which is out today. 

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With all the screaming fans, traveling and partying, Dee Snider has probably found himself in a few dangerous situations during his years as Twisted Sister’s frontman.  However, Snider said one event in particular sticks out as the most dangerous…Thanksgiving.  “Family gatherings are dangerous because you know each other too well. You know how to push each other’s buttons. And you know you’ve got history together.”

This holiday season, you can make history with Dee by heading out to see him in A Twisted Christmas.   The annual show features the band performing songs from their holiday CD and DVD A Twisted Christmas.  Those sets are filled with the group’s versions of some yuletide classics.  This year they’ll play in New York, Las Vegas and Philadelphia.  Learn more at TwistedSister.com.