So somebody sent me a CD full of rare rock and metal tracks. Everything is cool except I think the guy accidentally stuck a track on there that he probably didn’t want me to hear. It’s a karaoke-style recording of him singing “Heaven” by Warrant.

Being the nice, understanding friend that I am – I’m posting it on the Internet for us all to enjoy! Call me a dick, but I think you’ll get a kick out of this one.

Heaven – Karaoke

from XFANZ.com

A benefit event for the Stephanie Swift Cancer Fund is being held on March 10 at the V Lounge from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

The retired porn star will be in attendance along with co-stars of her just released last Sweet Sinner film, “Alone With the Enemy,” including Alan Stafford, Satine Phoenix, Nyomi Banxxx and Mr. Pete.

Swift will be signing box covers along with Stafford.

The event will also include a kissing booth and photo and signing ops with the stars. There is a $10 door charge. All proceeds will go directly to the fund.

Benefit organizer Nica Noelle said that Swift has recently completed chemotherapy and is set to have lymph node removal surgery this month.

“Since being diagnosed last summer, Stephanie has fought valiantly to stay positive and healthy during the past five months of brutal chemotherapy sessions. She’s doing great, all things considered. But she lost her sole means of income (performing), so financially it’s been difficult,” Noelle said.

The V Lounge is located at 2020 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, Calif.

Stephanie Swift was our first porn star interview way back in 2002. Check it out here. We wish you nothing but the best, Stephanie!

The Rolling Stones, who have long resisted releasing archival material, will include 10 previously unheard songs in an upcoming reissue of “Exile on Main Street,” the group’s representatives said on Thursday.

The original 1972 release, a sprawling two-disc set regarded by many observers as one of their greatest works, features such notable tracks as “Tumbling Dice” and “Happy.”

It was recorded in the grim basement of a French villa once used by the Gestapo. Guitarist Keith Richards was consumed at the time by a heroin addiction and singer Mick Jagger was distracted by his new wife, Bianca.

The reissue, due out in the United States on May 18 and a day earlier internationally through Vivendi’s Universal Music Group, will be supplemented by new tracks with such titles as “Plundered My Soul,” “Dancing in the Light,” “Following the River” and “Pass The Wine.”

While the Stones have been widely bootlegged, the four disclosed titles appeared to be unknown to collectors. Alternate versions of the album tracks “Soul Survivor” and “Loving Cup” will also be included. A publicist said she did not have information on the other titles.

Jagger told Rolling Stone magazine that he and Richards overdubbed percussion and guitar, respectively, on some of the bonus tracks.

They oversaw the project with producer Don Was, who has worked with the band for 15 years. The singer also wrote fresh lyrics for “Following the River.”

Jagger has been reluctant to open the band’s vaults because he views the veteran British band that dates back to 1962 as a contemporary rather than a nostalgia act.

Peers such as Bob Dylan and David Bowie, as well as thriving younger acts like U2, have been less resistant to the idea of dusting off outtakes and other rarities.

The reissue will also be complemented by a made-for-TV documentary, “Stones in Exile,” which features rare archival film footage and photos as well as fresh interviews.

The album will be available in three configurations: the original 18-track release; an edition with the bonus tracks; and a package that also includes a vinyl version, a different 30-minute documentary DVD and a book.

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You wanted the best, and now you’ll get the best, The hottest band in the world…at the O2 Academy Islington in London!

Seriously, this is not a wind-up (check the calendar, it ain’t April 1!), but KISS are playing the 800-capacity club in North London on Tuesday, March 2. And it’s sponsored by Classic Rock! The most intimate venue the legends have played in the UK since the opening of the Marquee Club in Charing Cross Road more than two decades back – remember, they’re doing an arena tour in May!

Tickets for this special event – and, that is no hype, this is special! – will go on sale from noon (GMT) on Wednesday, February 24, and you may get them ONLY from HERE.

You must use the promo code ’sonic’.

Festival organizers announced today the much-anticipated return of Rocklahoma, set for Memorial Day Weekend, May 28-30, 2010 in Pryor, Oklahoma. The new, captivating line-up for Rocklahoma highlights some of the biggest rock bands in the United States from the ’80s, ’90s and today!

Established in 2007 as a classic-rock destination festival, Rocklahoma organizers focused on revamping the 2010 event to encompass a much broader mix of classic, current and up-and-coming rock artists.

The Rocklahoma 2010 lineup:

ZZ TOP
GODSMACK
TESLA
BUCKCHERRY
CINDERELLA
CHEVELLE
STONE SOUR
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
SALIVA
SAVING ABEL
ADELITA’S WAY
JANUS, ARANDA
BURN HALO
RICHY NIX
SHAMAN’S HARVEST
TADDY PORTER
LIKE A STORM
TAKING DAWN
NEW MEDICINE
YEAR LONG DISASTER
BROOKROYAL
WITHIN REASON
WILDSTREET
FIRSTRYKE
KRANK
THE GLITTER BOYS

More very special guests will be announced!

ZZ TOP’s Billy F. Gibbons commented, “As life-long residents of ‘Baja, Oklahoma,’ Dusty, Frank and I are looking forward to making the northward trek to Pryor in May. The idea of sharing the stage with so many great, cutting-edge bands out there today is most appealing. It’s like rock ‘n’ roll summer camp; does that make us campers or counselors?”

“The new vision for Rocklahoma is to draw a much wider rock audience by exploring more sides of the genre,” commented Joe Litvag, Senior Vice-President of AEG Live and executive consultant to the Rocklahoma organizers. “This is such an amazing location for a multi-day camping festival, and I’m proud of the fact that we’ve been able to bring together some true icons of rock to perform alongside many of the hottest news and established rock acts in the country! It is definitely going to be a holiday weekend to remember,” Litvag concluded.

Three-day passes start at only $95 and will go on-sale on Saturday, February 27 at 10 a.m. CST, exclusively at Rocklahoma.com. Camping add-ons, VIP packages, and seat upgrades will also be offered at the time of purchase.

For a full list of amenities, including VIP camping spots, reserved concert seating, and unlimited, all-inclusive food and drink, please visit Rocklahoma.com.

Festival president Mark Nuessle explains the value and experience that Rocklahoma offers by adding, “It has always been a top priority for Rocklahoma to be an affordable experience for all. Where else can the ultimate rock fan see this many artists for under $100? And for our VIPs to be able to eat and drink for free, at their leisure, as part of the inclusive VIP experience? These are the elements that really make Rocklahoma a one-of-a-kind rock experience!”

Rocklahoma is located just 45 minutes northeast of Tulsa, in Pryor, Oklahoma. The Catch the Fever Festival Grounds is a premiere destination for a multi-day festival, and includes on-site camping with access to restrooms and shower house, a general store for campers, VIP reserved seating, hospitality areas and much more.

It’s a bill that fans of horror and hard rock could only dream of until now: For the first time ever, the “gruesome twosome” will play an exclusive limited run of North American tour dates beginning April 26th at the MTS Center in Winnipeg, MB. Rob Zombie commented, “The dream or nightmare comes true! Me and The Coop have been talking about touring together for about 15 years and finally the moment is here. This will be without a doubt a Rock ‘N’ Roll Spooktacular for all the Cool Ghouls”. Alice Cooper added, “I’m looking forward to these concerts with Rob. It’s sort of like Dracula vs. Frankenstein, we’re like this generation’s classic monsters. When we’re not onstage frightening audiences, we’ll be backstage trying to scare each other.”

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash.

On his self-titled solo disc, due in stores this April:

“It took four months to make the record. I had to write all the material then I had to make demos to send to all the singers. And then the thing that made it take the longest was getting releases from all the different artists’ record companies.”

On working with two of his heroes: Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy Kilmister:

“Sitting next to Ozzy while he’s writing lyrics and practicing the vocal is really fuckin’ a trip. I’ve been listening to Ozzy since I was like 13 years old.”

“[Lemmy is] the embodiment of rock & roll. . . Before we went into the studio, I got a call from his guy saying, ‘OK, so we need potato chips and we need Jack Daniels, and it just reminded me of myself. And he came down with his bass and it was great.”

On his collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie:

“I think people are gonna trip when they hear do the stuff that Fergie is capable of doing. I really wanted to do something with her so people could hear what her rock chops are like.”

On his upcoming summer tour, which will feature Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy on vocals:

“[Myles] can sing anything. It’s songs off this record and songs from Velvet Revolver and songs from Guns N’ Roses and Snakepit and his band. It’ll be a really cool show.”

On whether fans will fans be permitted to don Axl Rose T-shirts at Slash’s solo gigs (A rumor that Rose vehemently denies claimed Slash-wear was banned from GunsN’ Roses shows.):

“Yes, go ahead!”

Aerosmith will add more European dates to its summer itinerary to follow up the Download Festival in England, a spokeswoman said.

Signaling a settling of differences between Steven Tyler and his bandmates — Aerosmith will precede its June 13 Download date with an appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 10 in Solvesborg.

A U.K. spokeswoman for the band told Billboard.com that other European dates will be announced shortly.

“There’s no Aerosmith without Steven Tyler,” said Download promoter Andy Copping. “There’s no point in entertaining anything other than (with) Steven Tyler.”

Perry had been leading a bid to replace Tyler, ostensibly so that the band can tour and record while the singer deals with an addiction to painkillers and finishes his memoir. Tyler’s attorney last month asked Aerosmith’s management to “cease & desist” talk about a substitute singer.

Relations between Tyler and the rest of the band have been tense for months, maybe even years, and things came to a head in August when the band was forced to cancel a tour after Tyler fell of the stage mid-song. He entered rehab for the second time in two years last December.

The group has also been offered tour dates in South America, but nothing has been announced yet. No North American shows have been mentioned, and there’s also no word on if and when Aerosmith will resume work on its first studio album since 2001.

Perry, whose knee problems also tripped up Aerosmith in recent years, has been touring with his Joe Perry Project to support his latest album, “Have Guitar, Will Travel.”

Meanwhile drummer Joey Kramer has been promoting his autobiography, “Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top,” and guitarist Brad Whitford is gearing up for an Experience Hendrix tour that starts March 4 in Santa Barbara, Calif.