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Rolling Stone — • Brown Speaks Out About Rihanna • Drake LP to Feature Kanye, Wayne, Jay-Z • Lil Wayne Samples Scarface on Rebirth Leak • Altamont, 40 Years Later • Grammy Nominations: The Big Surprises • Grammy Nominations: Behind the Scenes • ABC Ca... more info

Rolling Stone — This Sunday, December 6th, marks the 40th anniversary of an event Rolling Stone called “Rock & Roll’s Worst Day”: The Altamont Speedway Free Festival in California. Taking place just four months after the triumph of Woodstock, Altamont featured... more info

Mercury News, California — It was supposed to be 'Woodstock West' — a free concert that would draw hundreds of thousands of fans, feature some of the biggest names in rock and solidify the still-blossoming Flower Power movement. more info

Guardian Music — The heavy-metal monoliths used their doom-laden dirges and horror-rock riffs to supplant the softer side of 60s countercultureSome days I find myself genuinely shocked by the music press. Since May, I've noticed a complete lack of excitement regardin... more info

The Independent — Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties, by author/photographer Ethan Russell, was published by Springboard Press on November 2. On November 3, ABKCO Records will release Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones In Conc... more info

Altsounds — WHITECHAPEL join Trivium and Chimaira for a massive tour of the UK in March 2010 The Knoxville, Tennesse six piece return for their first proper UK run since they shining on the Altamont Never Say Die tour with Parkway Drive and Unearth at the end o... more info

Guardian Music — The Stones' direst hour makes one memorable movie, says Justin QuirkWith hindsight, it's difficult to see how the Rolling Stones' 1969 Altamont show was ever going to be anything but a disaster. The venue was only confirmed 24 hours before showtime. ... more info

Live Daily — Country crooner Luke Bryan [ tickets ] will hit the road this fall in support of his forthcoming album, "Doin' My Thing." The US outing, which begins Sept. 11 in College Station, TX, will visit fairs, theaters and clubs across the South and parts ... more info

Associated Press — SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) -- Rock 'n' roll's roster of famous and formative festivals is well-established. Woodstock defined the hippie generation. Altamont's deadly violence signaled an end of innocence. Watkins Glen drew massive crowds to a New York sp... more info