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July 6, 2009 ABKCO Music & Records founder Allen Klein died at the age of 77 on Saturday, July 4. Klein was a controversial figure, involved in the careers of both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones .

Sure, the economy's still in crisis, Iran's a mess, and Osama Bin Laden's still at large.

The White House says the rock band Foo Fighters will be part of a special Fourth of July evening concert in the U.S. capital.

The White House is getting ready for the big holiday barbecue and fireworks show at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

ALICE IN CHAINS will headline X103 's X-Fest on September 12 at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

As Jersey laments the passing of a sopped and sunless June, we set our hopes high for the coming of Independence weekend, when the fire in the sky can't compare to what sears on the stage.

July 2, 2009 Michael Jackson Details for Michael Jackson 's funeral have finally been settled upon, and it will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Foo Fighters will take a quick break from their hiatus to play a set at the White House this Fourth of July.

According to NME.com , Dave Grohl , Josh Homme and John Paul Jones are recording together.

Alice In Chains have posted a brand new song called "A Looking In View" online at the band's official website, aliceinchains.com. The track is taken from the group's upcoming album, Black Gives Way To Blue, which is due out on September 29th.

While he was drumming with Nirvana, Dave Grohl was recording original songs at home that never received public release.

A sure sign you're getting old: Punk bands from the '70s are doing reunion tours.

Rock 'n' roll 'staycation' Bono once described the passion that makes us all move as the impetus for a blurry, full-bore sprint from "Friday night, running/to Sunday on my knees." Even if we strip the Catholic imagery of cyclical sin/redemption from this couplet, it still smacks of hard-won truth.

Sunny Day Real Estate has announced plans to reunite this fall. The upcoming reunion will mark the first time the indie rockers will have performed together in over a decade.

The original line-up of cult Seattle, Washington rock band SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE has reformed for a North American tour.

There has to be a joke in here somewhere about the current condition of the real estate market.

" Indie/rock/punk/grunge = GRUNKOur influences include Screaming Trees, Bush, Foo Fighters, Muse, Smashing Pumpkins, Queens of the Stone Age, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Big Black, Cure, Iggy Pop and the Stooges " We are a 4-piece London based band made up of a few simple ingredients: grungy guitar rifts, dark mysterious bass and crashing drums.

This Derry trio is hell-bent on ripping rock a new asshole, and for the large part, they do a damn fine job.

What's on your iPod? Reading Eagle Name: Tanya Seidel Local residence: West Reading Playlist summary: "You Better, You Bet," The Who "Layla," Eric Clapton "Summer Breeze," Jason Mraz "Everlong," Foo Fighters "So I Need You," 3 Doors Down "Sex on Fire," Kings of Leon "Spacemen," The Killers "Pictures of You," The Cure "Sweet Child O Mine," Guns N' ...

During a quick behind-closed-doors session with DJ Hero , we got to see the folks at 7 Studios rock out to a mix of "Sabotage" vs "Monkey Wrench." This particular two-player mode allows players to use both a guitar and the turntable peripheral, which is sure to make the pain of adopting yet another plastic instrument a little more bearable.