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Velvet Revolver have been doing some studio work with their potential new singer. Drummer Matt Sorum posted an update to Twitter on Monday: "Did 4 days with an amazing singer and VR and have 9 killer demo tracks. Going to make the decision one way or another this week."  At least publicly, this sounds like things are further along than the band has been with any of the many singers who have auditioned to join VR.

 

VELVET REVOLVER - SLITHER

FOO FIGHTERS - EVERLONG

 

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will be given the Godlike Genius award at February's Shockwaves NME Awards in London. Grohl will pick up the award on Feburary 23 at the O2 Acaedmy Brixton. His band will also perform that evening. "I don't think I'm godlike or a genius," he told NME.com. "It's flattering. It's a nice thing to be acknowledged for doing something you love to do, but in truth I don't consider it a body of work because I don't consider it work." The former Nirvana drummer will join an elite bunch of previous honorees: The Cure, The Clash, Paul Weller, Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream and New Order.

 

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The Lights 2010 readers poll has been posted over at Chartattack.com! Every year they ask their readers a few questions about the past year and Hail The Villain and Danko Jones have landed on top in 2 of the polls! Danko Jones' awesome video for "Full Of Regret" took the best video category, with 27 per cent of the votes. Avenged Sevenfold's "Nightmare" clip came out of nowhere and somehow accumulated 22 per cent over the weekend to end up in second place. That video had next to no votes on Friday night, but somehow managed to get a lot in 48 hours. 

Hail The Villain's Population: Declining accumulated about 21 per cent of the clicks in the best Canadian album category, while Sweet Thing's self-titled debut album came in second with about 17 per cent.

 

HAIL THE VILLAIN - RUNAWAY

LINKIN PARK - IN THE END

 

Rockers Linkin Park have teamed up with a group of official bootleggers to make sure fans attending their upcoming shows get a live recording of the concert - for free. The complimentary download of will be available to fans who simply send a text message to a short code displayed at each venue. A link will then be emailed to them following the concert. Basecamp Productions, a pioneer in the development of the official concert bootleg, will be handling the distribution of the live recordings.  Linkin Park bassist Dave Farrell tells WENN, “The energy we get from our fans is what makes a great show. We wanted to show our appreciation by giving that experience back to them.”  The band’s tour begins in Sunrise, Florida on Jan. 20. 

 

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1992 – Nirvana’s “Nevermind” reached #1 on the North American Chart.

 

NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT