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Slash will be on the road with his own band through October 6th, when he finishes up their tour with a two-day stint at L.A.’s House of Blues. He tells us that after that the plan is to try again to find a singer for Velvet Revolver and to “work on new material for whatever my next thing is going to be.” As for what that “next thing” might be, he says he’d like to record a whole album with his band’s singer Myles Kennedy — who also fronts Alter Bridge – on vocals. He also expects his band to tour again in early 2011 and next summer.

Metallica‘s “Big Four” show with Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax that was broadcast to theaters in June will be coming to DVD on October 19th. The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria is a two-DVD set that includes full sets from all four bands. There’s also a limited-edition deluxe box set that includes the two DVDs, five CDs with all the music, a 24-page booklet, a poster, photos of each band, and a Big 4 guitar pick.

Iron Maiden have the biggest debut of their career and John Mellencamp has yet another Top 10 disc on the latest Billboard album chart.

Maiden’s The Final Frontier bows at number four, giving the band its first Top 5 album. And with 63,000 copies sold in its first week, it’s their biggest sales week since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991. Their previous high came when 2006′s A Matter of Life and Death landed at number nine.

Mellencamp’s No Better Than This bows at number-10, giving the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer his tenth Top 10 album. It’s also his third Top 10 in a row.

The best of Syd Barrett’s solo material and his work with Pink Floyd will be gathered into one collection.
“An Introduction to Syd Barrett” will include material he contributed to the first two Pink Floyd albums, as well as his solo work.
It also features a previously unreleased 20-minute instrumental called “Rhamadan.”
“An Introduction to Syd Barrett” comes out October 26th.

Alice Cooper never really dies in his gruesome stage shows, but he has gotten pretty banged up.
Cooper says the guillotine often barely misses him and a few times the noose has been too tight.
He used to do a “West Side Story” knife fight with real switchblades.
He’d get lots of nicks and cuts, but since he was still drinking then, he’d pour whiskey on the wounds and worry about it later.
Cooper says the most frightening thing was wearing platform boots on a high stage after half a bottle of whiskey.
He calls it the most dangerous thing he ever did.

What’s the best Beatles song?
Rolling Stone magazine says it’s “A Day in the Life.”
That song tops its list of the 100 Greatest Beatles songs.
“I Want To Hold Your Hand” is second, followed by “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Yesterday.”
“In My Life” is number five, “Something” is number six and “Hey Jude” is seventh.
“Let It Be” comes in at number eight, “Come Together” in ninth and number 10 is “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
Just sneaking in at number 100 is “Hello, Goodbye.”
Rolling Stone created its list as part of its commemorative issue to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the “Let It Be” album.

V-H-1 is putting out its list of the greatest artists of all time, and while the top may look familiar, the list itself has changed in the past 12 years.
The top five, in alphabetical order, are The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.
V-H-1 did a similar poll in 1998 and Jackson was only number 40 then.
Artists who didn’t make the cut in 1998 who make it now include ABBA, Journey, Hall and Oates, Rush, George Michael, Mariah Carey, Sade (shah-DAY’) and Cheap Trick.
Hard rock wasn’t represented in 1998, but the new lists includes Black Sabbath, A-C/D-C, Metallica, Judas Priest and Def Leppard.
Some contemporary artists who make the cut now include Beyonce’, Jay-Z, Eminem, Coldplay and Green Day.
V-H-1 will run a “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” special beginning September 6th.

The London home of composer George Frideric Handel is holding an exhibition about its other famous resident _ Jimi Hendrix.
The groundbreaking guitarist lived during the late 1960s in an apartment in the city’s Mayfair area, honing his sound and building his reputation through incendiary live shows.
Handel lived next door in the 18th century, and Hendrix’s former home is now part of the Handel House Museum.
The museum is holding a preview Tuesday for an exhibition devoted to Hendrix’s London years, which includes clothing, film clips, recordings and handwritten lyrics.
Hendrix died in London on Sept. 18, 1970. To mark the 40th anniversary, next month visitors will be able to tour the rooms where Hendrix lived, which are not usually open to the public.