Alice Cooper, TV Star!

Alice Cooper will star in Jesus Christ Superstar Live! next year. The production will air on Easter Sunday on NBC.

Cooper will play King Herod in the production. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote a big rock number for Herod's character. Basically, this is going to be awesome and I'll be watching!

Alice Cooper will star in #JesusChristSuperstarLive https://t.co/t53TyIYLkA pic.twitter.com/B2HIwpoc5z

— TV Guide (@TVGuide) December 10, 2017

Crashdiet Confirm New Singer, Music!

Gabriel Keyes is the new singer of Swedish glam band Crashdiet! The band will also release a new song on New Year's Eve! I'm very excited for this - the official announcement is below.

Joe Perry, 'Aye, Aye, Aye'

Joe Perry is getting ready to release his new album album called Sweetzerland Manifesto. The album will come out January 19 and the lead single is "Aye, Aye, Aye" featuring vocals by Cheap Trick singer Robin Zander. Johnny Depp was one of the producers on this album. What do you think?

New Jimi Hendrix Music Coming

You read that headline correctly. We're getting new Jimi Hendrix music. According to the Associated Press, Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings will release Both Side of the Sky on March 9. The 13-track album includes 10 songs that were never released. The unreleased songs are from 1968 - 1970.

Hendrix died in 1970.

This is some cool news for your Thursday.

Unreleased songs recorded between 1968 and 1970 by Jimi Hendrix to be released next year, @MusicMesfin writes. https://t.co/2YLc1ogPZF

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 7, 2017

Whitesnake Plan New Album

No, it's not Poison. Whitesnake will release Flesh & Blood in 2018. This album will be available via Frontiers. As with all things Whitesnake, I'll probably be a first day buyer of this new album.

Alice In Chains, Godsmack, Shinedown To Headline Carolina Rebellion

Carolina Rebellion is set for May 4,5,6 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Headliners include Alice in Chains, Queens of the Stone Age, Godsmack, Shinedown, Stone Sour, Stone Temple Pilots and Bullet For My Valentine. Other bands on the bill are Asking Alexandria, Black Veil Brides, and Red Fang. For lovers of modern rock and metal, this is a very impressive lineup. What do you think? 

Saxon, 'Thunderbolt' -- New Video

Saxon just released a video for the title track of their upcoming album Thunderbolt. That album is due February 2. You can pre-order the album now on Pledge Music.