Metallica To Play at SXSW

Metallica will be playing a surprise show at Stubb's, Austin's legendary venue, on Friday, March 20 at 10 p.m. as part of the "Guitar Hero: Metallica" showcase at Texas capital's annual South By Southwest music festival.
more HERE

Exclusive: Metallica Attending Obama Swearing In

Yes, that's right, the heavy metal giants are in Washington for the big January 20th shindig...
This of course on the heels of their induction announcement into the class of 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Related:
Stooges snubbed by Hall

Grammy Awards Nominations

The nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards have been announced...
Record of the year
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Please Read The Letter
Album of the year
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Song of the year (awarded to songwriters)
Estelle - American Boy
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Sara Bareilles - Love Song
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals
AC/DC - Rock N Roll Train
Coldplay - Violet Hill
Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
Radiohead - House of Cards
Best rock song (awarded to songwriters)
Bruce Springsteen - Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Radiohead - House of Cards
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
Coldplay - Violet Hill
Best rock album
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
Metallica - Death Magnetic
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
the rest HERE

Rock 'n Roll Class of '09

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2009 nominees:
Jeff Beck-Chic-
Metallica-War-
Little Anthony and the Imperials-
Wanda Jackson-Run-D.M.C.-
Stooges-Bobby Womack-
more about the artists HERE
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Dave Grohl Makes a Request

Dave Grohl has reportedly penned an open letter to Metallica, pleading with them to make sure their new disc is 'kick-ass.' And who could blame him?

Dear Metallica:

Hey, it's Dave! Remember me? Yeah, I'm the guy that's been listening to your band faithfully since 1983. I bought your first album 'Kill 'Em All' from a mailorder catalog called Under the Rainbow, I think. Actually I can't remember. It was 1983 for Christsakes! But that album changed my life and I've been listening to your albums ever since (even 'St Anger'!).
I can't wait to hear the new s---, and no matter what you guys do I'll always be first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I'm sure you'll come out and blow everybody's f---in' minds, because you're f---in' METALLICA!

Good luck. And don't release it until it's kick-ass.

Yours, Dave Grohl.

P.S. Are you finished recording the drums yet?"

When Metallica Met Morricone

Metallica Featuring Britney Spears

Bridge School Benefit EXCLUSIVES

The Bridge School is an educational program dedicated to ensuring that children with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of augmentative & alternative means of communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT) applications. Bridge School has established an outreach program to share what is developed at the school with parents, professionals and users of AAC/AT across the world.
Neil Young's wife Pegi is executive director of the school and this show to support the school is now in it's 21st year. For more on the school go HERE.

NEIL YOUNG

Metallica

Jerry Lee Lewis

Tom Waits