1. The Stone Temple Pilots Have Revealed Their New Lead Singer
The STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have a new lead singer and as expected, it's former "X Factor" contestant Jeff Gutt. He's 41, and in addition to his time on TV, he was also the lead singer of a nu-metal band called Dry Cell.
STP says Jeff beat out 15,000 people who wanted the gig, which is surprising since in just the past two years, STP has had two lead singers outright DIE on them, and they haven't had a hit song in 16 years.
But they're hoping to change that. They've already recorded an album with Jeff. There's no word on a title yet, but it'll be out sometime early next year. STP's last full-length album came out over seven years ago.
The new Stone Temple Pilots performed their first show in West Hollywood on Tuesday night.
Bassist Robert DeLeo says, quote, "We're not gonna be around forever. So, we just want to be making music. And we want Jeff to be a part of that."
2. Linkin Park Is Releasing a Live Album Featuring Chester Bennington
The future of LINKIN PARK is still in doubt but yesterday, they said they're going to put out a live album called "One More Light Live", which will have stuff from their final tour with Chester Bennington, earlier this year.
The band says, quote, "We dedicate this live album to our brother Chester who poured his heart and soul into 'One More Light' Chester shared with us that he felt this was the best tour we had ever done.
"The camaraderie and joy we experienced on stage reflected our deep connection with each other, with our fans, and with the music." It'll be out December 15th.
3. Chad Smith from the Chili Peppers
played with the University of Kansas marching band on Tuesday night at the Jayhawks' game against Kentucky. Jimi Hendrix's "Fire" was the tune. The Jayhawks won 65-61.
4. See Fall Out Boy Celebrate 'Day of the Dead' in 'Hold Me Tight or Don't' Video
Read more here.
4. The Top 10 Pop Punk Albums Plus, the Warped Tour Is Ending
The Warped Tour was founded in 1995 so this will be the 24th one. No bands have been announced yet. There will be some sort of 25th anniversary celebration in 2019, but it won't be a traditional traveling Warped Tour.
On a related note, "Rolling Stone" has a new list of the '50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums.'
Here are the Top 10:
1. "Dookie", Green Day, 1994
2. "Enema of the State", Blink-182, 1999
3. "Rocket to Russia", The Ramones, 1977
4. "Milo Goes to College", The Descendents, 1982
5. "Take This to Your Grave", Fall Out Boy, 2003
6. "Singles Going Steady", Buzzcocks, 1979
7. "Generation X", Generation X, 1978
8. "Dude Ranch", Blink-182, 1997
9. "Riot!", Paramore, 2007
10. "Walk Among Us", Misfits, 1982
Hit up RollingStone.com for the full Top 50, with brief write-ups on each.
5. JOE PERRY has a solo album coming in January,
with guest stars including Johnny Depp, David Johansen, and Robin Zander from Cheap Trick.
6. Watch Drake Call Out a Fan Who Was Groping Women During His Show
It sounds like DRAKE has heard ENOUGH about creepy guys taking advantage of women, because when he sees it in one of his crowds, he's willing to put the brakes on, mid-song, to stop it.
During a post-concert performance in Australia, Drake noticed a guy groping women, and he went off. He said, quote, "If you don't stop touching girls, I'm gonna come out there and [eff] you up.
"If you don't stop putting your hands on girls, I'm gonna come out there and [eff] your ass up." There's no word if the jackass was thrown out.
7. Talk about an all-star lineup:
ROGER DALTREY put together a photography exhibit to benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust, and he enlisted the help of a few friends: Alice Cooper, Tom Jones, Peter Frampton, Donovan, Ray Davies from the Kinks, John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin, Kenney Jones from The Who, and Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones.