Rock acts on TV for New Years Eve 2008 include the following:
December 31st on Fox News w/ Course of Nature and Finger Eleven
December 31st on FOX’s ‘New Year’s Eve Live’ with Lifehouse
December 31st on MTV’s ‘Tila Tequila’s New Year’s Eve Masquerade with Kid Rock, Good Charlotte and Paramore
December 31st on on ABC’s ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s [...]

Course of Nature and Finger Eleven will perform on the Fox News on New Years Eve. The program starts at 11pm ET on Fox News Channel.

Thornley have begun recording the follow-up to 2004’s ‘Come Again‘ with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver).

Seether’s “Fake It” has broken the record set by the Foo Fighters for the longest running single atop the Modern Rock chart. “The Pretender” by the Foo Fighters had been on top of the charts for 18 weeks. “Fake It” is also No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
The band will begin a [...]

A previously unreleased track from Burn Season titled “My Fault” can be streamed on MySpace.

In addition to broadcasting the 3 Doors Down NYE concert in Las Vegas, Sirius Satellite Radio will also be broadcasting performances from Evans Blue and Velvet Revolver. Line-up is as follows:
3 Doors Down - The Pulse Channel 9 - January 1st beginning at 3am ET
Velvet Revolver - Octane Channel 20 - January 1st beginning at [...]

Decyfer Down has begun work on their new studio album with producer Paul Ebersold (Saliva, Seven Channels). No word on a possible release date.
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Warner Music Group has joined the DRM-free movement by offering the unprotected MP3 files to Amazon’s digital music store. The labels entire catalog will be added to the site throughout the week. Labels under the Warner Music Group name include Atlantic, Roadrunner and Warner Bros. among others.
Universal Music Group and EMI began offering DRM-free tracks [...]

3 Doors Down’s New Years Eve concert in Las Vegas will be streamed on Sirius Satellite’s “The Pulse”.
The bands new studio album will be released next year. An extended version of the new track titled “Citizen Soldier” can be purchased at iTunes.

Silent Civilian have parted ways with drummer Chris Mora due to personal issues. A replacement has yet to be named.

The video for Tool’s “Vicarious” can be streamed here.

The Counting Crows are set to release their new studio album ‘Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings‘ on March 25th.

Finch has posted a demo titled “Bury Me” which was recorded in 2003 on their MySpace page. The band will begin a U.S. tour next month, click here for dates.

High-priced reunion tours by The Police, Van Halen and Genesis failed to prevent the North American concert industry from posting its worst year since 2004, according to a music industry trade publication.
The top 20 tours generated $996 million, down 15.6 percent from the year before, according to Pollstar. The previous low was $951.1 million in [...]

The Eagles have turned down an offer to perform at next year’s Super Bowl, saying they’d rather perform at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.
Front-man Don Henley told the Associated Press that playing at the legendary country music venue “would be an honor,” but did not elaborate on his band’s decision to turn down the slot at [...]