Pink Floyd Announce More Details About New Album

The big music news of the week (maybe year) is that Pink Floyd will release a new album on November 10. This will be Pink Floyd's first album of new material in two decades. The album will also feature keyboardist Richard Wright, who died several years ago. Here's the AP wire announcing the news:

NEW YORK (AP) — Pink Floyd's new album will arrive on Nov. 10.

A Monday news release gives fresh details about The Endless River, the British rock 'n' roll group's first new material in 20 years.

The 18-song double album features band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, who died in 2008. Roger Waters left the group in 1985 and isn't involved.

The album was assembled from 20 hours of material recorded during the band's 1993 sessions for "The Division Bell."

Gilmour says in the release that the band "added new parts, rerecorded others and generally harnessed studio technology to make a 21st-century Pink Floyd album."

"The Endless River" is comprised mostly of instrumental music with just one song, "Louder Than Words," that includes new lyrics, written by Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson.

Allen/Lande Release Lyric Video

Thanks to the power of Reddit (seriously) I was alerted to the new track by Jorn Lande and Russell Allen. The outfit will release The Great Divide on October 17 via Frontiers. The group released a lyric video for the track "Lady of Winter," a lead single from the album. Here's the video and the album's track listing below. Warning: the guitars will melt your face off. Truly great axe work here. 

"Come Dream With Me"
"Down From The Mountain"
"In The Hands Of Time"
"Solid Ground"
"Lady Of Winter"
"Dream About Tomorrow"
"Hymn To The Fallen"
"The Great Divide"
"Reaching For The Stars"
"Bittersweet"

Shaquille O'Neal Belts Out Bon Jovi

Shaquille O'Neal was at an LSU sports bar earlier this week. Karaoke happened...and of course the basketball star had to belt out some classic Bon Jovi. The performance of "You Give Love A Bad Name" is kind of a debacle, but I think the college kids had a blast... after all, Shaq was an LSU student himself a few years ago!

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SIXX: A.M., 'Stars' -- Lyric Video Released

SIXX: A.M. just released the lyric video for "Stars" from their upcoming album Modern Vintage due October 7. In a recent interview, singer James Michael promised a big tour to support the new record. I certainly hope the band comes to a venue near me. I saw SIXX: A.M. once on the first Crue Fest (front row!) - it was pretty cool.

Friday News: iHeartRadio Music Festival To Stream Live (Motley Crue Is Playing!)

New York, NY – September 17, 2014 – The iHeartRadio Music Festival, the history making weekend-long concert event hosted by Ryan Seacrest on September 19 and 20 in Las Vegas, will broadcast live on more than 150 iHeartMedia radio station across the country and will video stream live exclusively on Yahoo Live www.yahoo.com/iheartradio for fans nationwide that cannot attend. The legendary concert event will also air as an exclusive two-night special on The CW, September 29 and 30 from 8 -10 p.m. ET/PT.

Back for year four, the iHeartRadio Music Festival brings to life the music of the iHeartRadio app and celebrates the success of the industry leading digital music service.  The extraordinary lineup which features artists across all genres includes Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Usher, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Mötley Crüe, Zac Brown Band, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Paramore, Iggy Azalea, Train, Eric Church, Lorde, Calvin Harris, Bastille, Steve Aoki, 50 Cent and Weezer, this year's Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star winner, Before You Exit, and other special surprise collaborations.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival also welcomes celebrity presenters and guests from across the entertainment industry including Fergie, Hilary Duff, Nick Jonas, actor Jamie Foxx, actor Chris Pratt, actor Craig Robinson, Johnny Galecki of "Big Bang Theory," actress Sophia Bush, "Orange is the New Black," stars Taryn Manning, Laverne Cox, Pablo Schreiber and Dascha Polanco, Cecily Strong of "Saturday Night Live," actor Adam Devine, actress Janel Parrish, actor Randy Couture and Karina Smirnoff and Val Chmerkovskiy of "Dancing with the Stars." Guest presenters from The CW series include Gina Rodriguez of "Jane The Virgin," Colton Haynes of "Arrow," Phoebe Tonkin of "The Originals" and Adelaide Kane of "Reign." Clear Channel's own Elvis Duran, Ellen K, Nikki Sixx, Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, The Breakfast Club, Kane, Romeo, Nessa, Cody Alan, Johnjay and Rich, Mario Lopez, Jenn Marino and more to also make special guest appearances.

Fans nationwide can visit www.yahoo.com/iheartradio on September 19 & 20 at 7 p.m. PT to watch the live webcast of the iHeartRadio Music Festival as all the action and amazing musical performances play out onstage. Listeners can also tune-in to their favorite iHeartMedia radio station to hear the live audio stream.  Tune-in on September 29 and 30 from 8 -10 p.m. ET/PT for the two-night special on The CW, featuring live performances and exclusive not yet seen Festival moments straight from Las Vegas. Line up is subject to change or cancellation without notice.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival Village returns Saturday afternoon with live performances by Iggy Azalea, Neon Trees, Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino, Magic!, The Pretty Reckless, Nico & Vinz, Lil Jon, 5 Seconds of Summer, Jake Miller and just announced Meghan Trainor at The Lot across from Luxor Hotel & Casino.  Tickets available throughticketmaster.com.

Through a national text-to-win contest more than 370 lucky winners from across the country have been awarded exclusive VIP trips to the two-day concert event.  The Grand Prize winner, Kelli Pankratz from Wichita, Kansas and three friends will receive a weekend-long fantasy all-access experience at the iHeartRadio Music Festival and Village.  They will be flown to Las Vegas on a private jet and upgraded to a Sky Loft suite at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.  Pankratz will then be given the celebrity treatment, with her picture on a digital billboard in Las Vegas and by introducing an act onstage at the Festival with Ryan Seacrest, which will also be included in the CW television special.  The Grand Prize also includes dinner at Yellowtail; a private car and driver; a personal stylist and wardrobe; hair and makeup at an MGM Spa; a private dressing room at the Festival; and access to the official iHeartRadio Music Festival parties. In addition Pankratz will meet her favorite performers and receive a behind-the-scenes tour.

Listen To The Entire New Charm City Devils Album

Charm City Devils will release Battles on Sept. 23. Now you can listen to the entire album - legally - via a legit stream on YouTube. Here's the album track list: 

"Battles" track listing

01. Tear It Apart
02. Crucify
03. Shots
04. Everyday
05. Want
06. God's Gonna Cut You Down
07. Lying To Yourself
08. Rich N Famous
09. Destiny
10. Karma
11. Let It Go

What The Heck Is Diet Rock?

Check it: my boys Nickelback just released a video for their new song "Edge of a Revolution." The video is good: very glossy, you can tell it cost some cash. No big deal since the guys in Nickelback are loaded. Plus they are a hit machine. Anyway, I was reading Blabbermouth comments about the video (I know, I know) and people kept calling them "bro rock"and "diet rock" I have never heard the phrase diet rock... ever. What does that even mean? Someone please enlighten me.

Nickelback will release their new album, No Fixed Address, on November 18. They plan to tour in 2015 -- and I'll totally be in the crowd at one of their shows.