Idolator — Yesterday, bassist and emergent finance pundit Duff McKagan told Rolling Stone that his somewhat-supergroup Velvet Revolver was "weeks away" from announcing its new singer, after a lengthy search that attracted demos from some 400 hopefuls who were, ... more info
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Velvet Revolver are only “weeks away” from announcing their new singer, according to bassist Duff McKagen. “It’s down to a couple of guys,” he tells Rolling Stone. “That’s way down from the 400 original guys we ... more info
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Chris Cornell tests out his Timbaland-produced album Scream on the road, the Walkmen set out on tour with Kings of Leon and MSTRKRFT take their vowel-less ways and glitchy dance jams for a trip. Full dates for all three treks... more info
Detroit Free Press — Friday Disturbed: With Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil and Chimaira, 7 p.m. May 2, Cobo Arena, $37.50. Chris Cornell: 7 p.m. April 14, Michigan Theater, $35. Jamey Johnson: 6:30 p.m. April 16, Clutch Cargo's, $20. more info
Altsounds — Chris Cornell has announced that he will hit the road for a 2009 US tour to support his upcoming Timbaland produced album, Scream, which hits stores March 10th. The tour will kick off in Austin, TX on March 27th and continuing through April 19th hit... more info
Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell [ tickets ] will hit the road this spring to drum up support for his forthcoming third solo album, which was produced by Timbaland.... continued more info
Metalsucks — By now, y’all are more than aware that Chris Cornell has been recording with hip-hop producer Timbaland. The consensus around the blogosphere has been that this is going to be a fiery trainwreck of Mariah Carey Glitter proportions. Now, throwing ... more info