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More than 150 million people in the U.S. will watch Christina Aguilera sing the National Anthem at this years Super Bowl on February 6.

“I have been performing the Anthem since I was seven years old and I must say the Super Bowl is a dream come true. I am really excited to be part of such an iconic event.”

Paul Simon’s new album called “So Beautiful or So What” will come out this April and he says that he wants to make music they way he used to back in the 70′s.

“Since Graceland, I’ve always made the record based on either making the tracks or the percussion first,” Simon said. “This time the stimuli was a guitar in my lap. That takes me back to ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’ or ‘Something So Right.’”

Well they won’t be together in the movie but Clint Eastwood is going to produce and direct the remake of A Star is Born starring Beyonce. This will now be the third remake of this movie with the original being in 1937, then the remakes in 1954, 1976 and now this one.

The word’s been out for about a month but I finally got around to checking it out. The TDK Boombox is pretty cool but for $399/$499 you can get much better products for that price. Check out the pic then the Cnet review on it.

The good: The TDK Three Speaker Boombox delivers a finely tuned, powerful sound in a portable system with an unforgettable design. Features such as AM/FM radio, as well as RCA and instrument input, set it apart from the competition.

The bad: There’s no way to secure your iPod/iPhone or other connected device; support for Bluetooth is absent; radio antennas are handled by two dangling wires; no remote; hefty weight and battery-hungry design make portability impractical.

The bottom line: TDK’s Three Speaker Boombox is as beautiful as it is powerful, but the hefty design does not travel well.

Soundgarden will release their first ever live album on March 22nd. The album titled ‘Live On 15″ will feature tracks they performed from the west coast leg of their 1996 tour. Here’s the track listing.

01. Spoonman
02. Searching With My Good Eye Closed
03. Let Me Drown
04. Head Down
05. Outshined
06. Rusty Cage
07. Burden In My Hand
08. Helter Skelter
09. Boot Camp
10. Nothing To Say
11. Slaves And Bulldozers
12. Dusty
13. Fell On Black Days
14. Search And Destroy
15. Ty Cobb
16. Black Hole Sun
17. Jesus Christ Pose

Freddie Mercury is finally getting a movie made about his incredible life. I don’t know what to think of when hearing that Sacha Baron Cohen is going to star in the movie. Queen guitarist Brian May said they will begin shooting later this year with a release date in the autumn of 2012.

Well actually Chris Martin discusses the new album. Chris spoke to NME about the new album claiming they want this one to be their Masterpiece. For the album they moved away from Brian Eno and went to Markus Dravs (Bjork, Arcade Fire). Chris Martin says:

“We still don’t think we’ve delivered our masterpiece, so we’re still trying to do it. As long as we feel like that and we’re hungry… that’s all that matters.”

Hope you didn’t think I was going to post about Good Charlotte cause THEY SUCK! You will NEVER hear about them here.

Only 3,000 numbered copies will be release of Black Sabbaths “Live At Hammersmith Odeon” which will come out as 3-LP 180 Gram Vinyl. It features Ronnie James Dio, Tommy lommi, Terry Butler and Vinny Appice live in January 1982 during “The Mob Rules” tour. You can visit MyMetalClub.com for more details.

You guys know about the Jam Cruise? It’s an annual festival of jam bands that heads out on a cruise ship. Well on January 4th it was raided while it was sitting in a Florida dock. While there were only small quantities of drugs, they found LSD, ecstasy and mushrooms. Oh geez big news right? I’m sure it costs tons of money to raid the ship. What a waste.

Gibson Acoustic has announced a Jackson Browne signature acoustic guitar. Gibson and Browne have been working on the guitar for 5 years which ‘features an innovative acoustic pickup that gives an unparalleled reproduction of the guitars sound when amplified.’ It has a red spruce top and eco-friendly English walnut on the back and sides.

CNN has reported that the case investigating the death of Notorious B.I.G. has been activated again. CNN states “a task force made up of local and federal law enforcement agencies is actively pursuing leads.”

Come March, Green Day is finally releasing their live CD they talked about a few months back. The live CD with also come with a DVD, to be called ‘Awesome as Fuck’. This will be the second live release for Green Day since 2005′s ‘Bullet in a Bible’. Here’s the trailer.

Adam Levine of Maroon 5 posed nude to raise awareness of prostate and testicular cancer with only a pair of hands covering his junk! The photo was taken for the February issue of Cosmopolitan.

Aww yeah. What a kick ass tour this will be. Motorhead, Clutch and Valient Thorr are heading out on tour. Check it and go see it! Asterisks mean Clutch are the headlining band.

1/29 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
1/30 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Slo Brew*
1/31 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
2/1 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s*
2/2 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
2/4 – Seatlle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
2/5 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
2/7 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
2/9 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
2/10 – Calgary, AB @ Flames Central
2/12 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings
2/13 – Fargo, ND @ The Venue
2/14 – Sioux Falls, SD @ The Vault*
2/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
2/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
2/17 – Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theater by AMC
2/18 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue*
2/19 – Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
2/20 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
2/22 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Orbit Room
2/23 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater
2/24 – Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom*
2/25 – Kitchener, ON @ Elements Night Club
2/26 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
2/27 – So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground*
2/28 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
3/1 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston
3/3 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
3/4 – Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
3/5 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
3/6 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounger*
3/8 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ
3/10 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
3/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia LA Live