Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, August 20, 2009…Pete Doherty is this close to getting The Libertines back together.  All that’s left is the pesky business of convincing the front man you won’t steal his equipment (again) and sell them for drugs and to go along with…

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, August 19, 2009…The tracklist for Rock Band: Beatles has been revealed. However, one song not on that list will be in the game Care to guess which? Denton-born funk recluse Sly Stone is allegedly living off of social security benefits and…

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, August 18, 2009…Bob Dylan was picked up by police in New Jersey while looking at a house that was for sale. I know he’s old now but, geez, the officer couldn’t tell it was Dylan?Tommy Lee will step out from behind…

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009…Looks like the injuries sustained by Steven Tyler after falling off a stage in Sturgis weren’t so minor after all: The classic rock legends in Aerosmith have canceled the remainder of their summer tour. Marilyn Manson is throwing idle threats…

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009…Guitar legend and inventor Les Paul has passed away.No one is immune: Kasabian’s lead singer has swine flu. Bat-shit-crazy right wing pundit Glenn Beck is a big fan of Muse.  I wonder what he’d do if you told him they…

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, August 13, 2009…Kanye West is slowly becoming the king of all media… sorry Howard. He blogs, sings, raps, produces and now he has his own short movie out this fall.Britpop one-hit-wonders The Verve have split for the third time.  Those boys…

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009…It’s not really news that Morrissey seems to be a pretty self-loathing character. But now he doesn’t even want you to buy his box sets.Elton John guesting on the new Alice In Chains album?!  First dueting with Eminem and…

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, August 11, 2009…Police shut down an all-night rave when fans of opening band Crystal Castles jumped from balconies onto the floor.  Well, at least they played this show. Jay-Z is Oprah’s newest favorite thing?  I smell a 50 Cent diss track…

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 10, 2009…The “Big Four” music companies are taking on Apple with a new form of digital music. Maybe they should ask Bill Gates what happened to the Zune. It seems like Kings of Leon are starting to figure out they’ve…

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009…Looks like Michael Jackson’s estate will produce as much posthumous music as Tupac’s. Hard drives containing at least 100 unreleased songs–new and old–were taken by his sister LaToya.The Outside Lands Festival booked the most logical replacement for the Beastie…

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009… If a tree falls in the woods, who cares? Case in point: Paula Abdul has left American Idol.  Tommy Lee said he’s still “baffled” why anyone watched his notorious sex tape with Pam Anderson  Hint: Because it showed…

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, August 5, 2009… Looks like we have another supergroup to contend with (and it’s not Damnocracy.) Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones have joined to form Them Crooked Vultures. Looks like Snoop Dogg has a new label mate–The Pope! I…

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, August 4, 2009… I would’ve thought the guys of Kiss would’ve thought of this one a lot sooner: Limited edition Kiss M&M’s. Tom DeLonge may be touring with his old band Blink-182 this summer, but he still has his other band…

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 3, 2009… Dave Grohl will had an alley named after him in the city of his birth Warren, OH. Turns out Kanye doesn’t think he’s the next “King of Pop.” But it’s easy to see why it’s believable; it just sounds…

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 31, 2009… According to Phil Spector’s publicist he’s “not doing great” in prison. Really? I’d expect a 60-year-old super-producer to be having the time of his life. Of course, if he’s bored, he can always strike up a collabo with Charles Manson to pass…

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 30, 2009… Kanye West says he’s ready to replace Michael Jackson as the “King of Pop.” Too soon? Ex-Panic at the Disco members Ryan Ross and John Walker debuted their new band Young Veins on Myspace. Somewhere, tween girls and mall…

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, July 29, 2009… Marilyn Manson has threatened music journalists who say things about his band he doesn’t like. Way to be a crybaby, Brian. Kings of Leon singer Caleb Followill feels a bit overworked from all the touring he’s done lately…

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 28, 2009… The Get Up Kids have formally apologized for a nation full of eyeliner and tight jean-wearing emo kids. Thank you, it’s long overdue. Billy Joel and Elton John’s Face 2 Face tour has been forced to cancel a…

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, July 27, 2009… Nerds unite! A symphonic concert version of Star Wars will start in October.  The symphony will play the classic John Williams score set to different video pieces of the beloved franchise. Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan thinks U.S. music…

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 24 2009… Eddie Van Halen is recovering from surgery on his left hand. “Eruption” just can’t play itself ya know. Phish is staging a Halloween festival at the Indio polo grounds…y’know where they hold Coachella. Ever wanted to have you…

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 23, 2009… Conor Oberst is allegedly retiring his Bright Eyes moniker. I would like to suggest a new name: George Taylor. Sufjan Stevens is set to release a CD/DVD set for his movie The BQE. No word yet on a set of…