"Evanescence is one of the first bands I ever saw live," Momsen says. "I'm so excited to be on tour with them in the U.S. and Europe!"

In September, The Pretty Reckless earned the distinction of becoming the first international band to play a multi-city club tour of China, visiting the outlying cities of Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, in addition to Beijing (for the Beijing Intercity Music Festival) and Shanghai (where they performed at the Mao Livehouse). Over the summer, the band performed at the Oxygen Festival in Ireland, the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan, and Lollapalooza in Chicago.

The Pretty Reckless are touring in support of their current album Light Me Up, which was released in the U.S. on Interscope Records in February. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Rock chart in the U.K., where it spent six consecutive weeks in the top spot following its release in August 2010. Enjoying strong support in the U.K., the band was nominated for both Best Group and Best Newcomer at the 2010 Virgin Media Music Awards.

Here's what the critics have been saying about The Pretty Reckless:

"The Pretty Reckless are a battering ram of a hard-rock band that Momsen has no difficulty steering. Light Me Up is terrific fun: salacious, convincingly muscular, unnervingly rowdy." — The New York Times

"Momsen's low-pitched purr, set against the choppy metallic kink of her band, showed off the sort of wrath that made Courtney Love famous. Except that Momsen sounded clearer and finer than Love ever could." – The Philadelphia Inquirer 

"The girl can really belt out a tune. She's got a gutsy, appealingly raw and grainy alto that puts her in the same company asCourtney Love and the young Sass Jordan." – The Toronto Star

"Momsen's stage presence is magnetic." – Phoenix New Times 

"Fans expecting a shot of saccharine, bubble gum pop from The Pretty Reckless will be surprised at the rough-hewn sound of the band." – The Detroit News

For more about The Pretty Reckless, please visit:

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TOUR DATES:

Oct 10 - Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
Oct 11 - Los Angeles, CA Palladium
Oct 14 - Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
Oct 15 - Tucson, AZ AVA Amphitheater
Oct 18 - San Antonio, TX Sunken Gardens Theater
Oct 19 - Dallas, TX Palladium
Oct 20 - Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club – HEADLINE DATE
Oct 21 - Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
Oct 22 - Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
Oct 24 - Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Oct 25 - Toronto, ON The Sound Academy
Oct 26 - Ottawa, ON Ritual Nightclub - HEADLINE DATE
Oct 27 - Montreal, QC Metropolis
Oct 28 - Worcester, MA Palladium
Oct 30 - Atlantic City, NJ Showboat - House of Blues
Nov 1 - New York, NY Terminal 5
Nov 4 - London, UK HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Nov 5 - London, UK HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Nov 7 - Manchester, UK 02 Apollo
Nov 8 - Glasgow, Scotland 02 Academy
Nov 10 - Plymouth, UK Plymouth Pavilions
Nov 12 - Leeds, UK 02 Academy
Nov 13 - Birmingham, UK 02 Academy
Nov 17 - Offenbach, DEU Stadthalle Offenbach Veranstaltungs GMBH
Nov 18 - Dusseldorf, DEU Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Nov 20 - Berlin, DEU Columbiahalle
Nov 21 - Munich, DEU Zenith

SOURCE Interscope Records

The N-Dubz singer shot to the top of the UK charts last week with his debut solo single, 'No Regrets', and told the Daily Star newspaper that his next offering has been confirmed as 'Rockstar'. He said:

"My next single is called 'Rockstar' and the one after that is 'All Or Nothing'. They are about my crazy life, everywhere I go, people are crying, screaming and it’s a dream come true. My fame, fortune, my bloody Lamborghini, have all come from hard work.”

Tickets for his first tour are now on sale and you can watch a recent interview with Dappy where he talks about his idea of the perfect date below:

Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star newspaper, Ward explained that playing a cheeky rocker in the musical Rock Of Ages is great and he intends to return to the studio once his stint is over. He even admitted that Simon Cowell is welcome to watch him on stage because his career is owed to the music mogul:

"If he likes rock, he’s more than welcome. I wouldn’t be here now if it wasn’t for Simon. I had a three-album deal and did three albums. Lady GaGa got dropped, The Beatles took ages to get signed."

“Once I finish the show I’ll be back in the studio. I’m proud of the last album and I’m not done with it. I still have the rights. This isn’t the end of me as a pop star."

"Learning lines has been like learning song lyrics. The challenge for me has been the American accent – it’s set on Sunset Boulevard. It’s tough, but I have a diction coach. I never thought I could do rock but my vocal coach said the fact I haven’t sung like that before is amazing."

Watch Ward and the cast of Rock Of Ages perform a track from the show here:

Martin Scorsese directed the new documentary on Harrison's life, which was shown yesterday, October 2, simultaneously in London and Liverpool, and McCartney spoke to the press about his late friend after her had attended the screening:

"(Harrison) was my little mate on the school bus when he was very little. And we were both very little, mind you. But it does bring back a lot of fond memories. He is a lovely boy and he is sorely missed by us all."

Watch the trailer for the new movie below:

The Boiler Room is a weekly online Ustream broadcast, whereby clubbers are able to experience sets from their favourite DJ’s in the comfort of their living room. Past shows have seen the likes of Diplo and James Blake streamed to thousands of people.

‘TKOL RMX 1234567’ is a CD compilation which collates all the 12” remixes that have been released throughout summer 2011. The album is released the day prior to the Boiler Room broadcast, on October 10th. Yorke says of the new album: “The remix 12' s came out of us wanting to experiment with the tunes further. I was really curious to see how the people I was listening to so much would use what we gave them….  I think it appeals to us as a band at the moment that ideas and versions are not so fixed and set in stone, it feels kind of healthy for music.”

Fans will be able to watch the whole set live via www.boilerroom.tv or www.radiohead.com/deadairspace

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The star was involved in a plane crash back in 2008 and miraculously escaped, but it claimed the lives of two of his fellow passengers and cost him months in recovery.

Speaking to the Rolling Stone magazine, Barker explained that it makes touring hard because it takes him longer to travel than his band mates but he's willing to work on it:

"Unfortunately I can't do as much touring as I would like because I don't fly. It's an obstacle. I'm working on it though. I'm trying to get hypnotised, trying to talk to a doctor who retrains your brain. Maybe he'll help me fly again one day."

He also opened up about how the terrible accident prompted him to change his lifestyle entirely, adding:

"I run every day now. I never ran before. In the hospital, I promised myself that if I ever walked again, that I would eat well and swim every day. I've been vegan since I got out of the hospital... and before the plane crash, I was battling a painkiller addiction. For years."

"I can proudly say I didn't even take any pain medication after I got out of the hospital. They told me I'd be on some of the medicine for the rest of my life, but I got off all of them. They made me a completely different person."

Watch the band's new video for 'Heart's All Gone' below:

“Years-worth of pent-up music came out in some bizarre ways- bleary cell phone memos became real songs, conversations turned into lyrics, and new computer gizmos inspired wicked tangents,” said the members of Garbage. “Ghosts came in, had their say. Everyone brought ideas, and everyone fought their corner.  At the end of the day it all gets shoved through the four-way brain filter that is Garbage and it ends up sounding like nobody else.  Red feathers and black tar.”

Even though it’s been seven years, there hasn’t been a female-fronted band since that has matched Garbage’s inimitable sound, brashness and energy. Now free of all their corporate obligations, the band has been able to start again with a clean slate, on their own terms. They add, “We are making a record filled with the music we love to hear. The new songs have been inspired more by what we haven't been hearing rather than by what we have.”

After forming in Madison, Wisconsin, Garbage released their self-titled debut album in 1995 and pioneered a wave of visually arresting, female-fronted alternative rock bands. The album spawned the hit singles “Stupid Girl” and “Only Happy When It Rains” and was certified double platinum in the UK, the US and Australia. The band won the Breakthrough Artist Award at the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards. Their second album, Garbage 2.0, was released in 1998 and topped the charts in the UK. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. 2001’s Beautiful Garbage was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 10 Albums Of The Year. In 2005, Garbage released Bleed Like Me, earning the band it’s highest chart position in America with a No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. In 2007, the band released a retrospective collection called Absolute Garbage. Garbage have sold over 12 million albums worldwide.

Garbage are Shirley Manson (vocals, guitar), Steve Marker (guitars, keyboards), Duke Erikson (guitars, keyboards) and Butch Vig (drums, loops). 

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Speaking to the BBC's Newsbeat, the 'Price Tag' hitmaker explained that she wants to use her celebrity to raise a million pounds for good causes each year and wants to show her support for those in need by chopping off her hair:

"I'm so ready for it. Bic it, powder it, who cares? My hair will grow back. There are times when I wish I could have done marathons, but with my heart problem I couldn't - but there are things I can do to raise money. There are a lot of celebrities who would say 'I'd shave my hair' but they wouldn't."

"My bob has become too much of a thing - and I want to get rid of that. I want to just make money and think it's going to be an amazing way to do it. I'm going to do it on live TV and pick five charities that mean something to me."

Although she hasn't yet set a time or date in stone, Jessie J is determined to keep her word and added, "I'm going to do something every year - raise a million every year and do something people wouldn't expect me to do."

She is set to perform at this year's MOBO awards ceremony, which will take place on October 5, and you can watch her video for 'Who You Are' here:

"This was an amazing weekend of music, and it's incredibly gratifying to see New Yorkers come together during difficult times to help their neighbors in need," said David Saltzman, executive director of Robin Hood.  "The Black Eyed Peas and Sting have a long history of giving back to their communities and we're truly honored that they've chosen to help the 1.8 million New Yorkers living in poverty through Robin Hood; we hope to do them proud."

Because Robin Hood's board of directors covers all administrative and fundraising costs, 100% of every dollar raised goes to helping individuals and families in need.

On September 30, The Black Eyed Peas performed the largest charity concert ever held on the Great Lawn, with 60,000 in Central Park and thousands more watching live via web stream. Concert-goers participated in a variety of digital media efforts throughout -- including "text-to-donate", instagram, group-me and Twitter – to enter contests and enhance the sense of community and their enjoyment of the show. The "Concert 4 NYC" was presented by Chase, and was supported by Clear Channel's Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show, Eventbrite and Calvin Klein Collection.

As part of the partnership with The Black Eyed Peas, Robin Hood will fund the opening of three Peapod Academies in New York City over the coming years, which will support disadvantaged youth by providing music and artistic education, such as music engineering, sound mixing and video editing, among other opportunities.

The following night -- on October 1 -- Sting generously donated proceeds from his all-star 25th anniversary/60th birthday concert at the Beacon Theatre to Robin Hood. Highlights of the show included incredible performances by Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Rufus Wainwright, and Billy Joel, among many others. In thanks for his many good works, prior to the show's kick-off, Mr. Saltzman presented Sting with a plaque naming the music room in the Robin Hood-funded KIPP NYC College Prep High School in his honor. The school is currently under construction in the South Bronxand due to be completed in late 2013.

For more information about the Robin Hood Foundation and its mission to fight poverty in New York City, please visitrobinhood.org.

About Robin Hood

For more than 20 years, Robin Hood has fought poverty in New York City. It finds, funds and partners with programs that have proven to be an effective remedy to poverty and is a consistent force for good in the lives of New Yorkers in need. Robin Hood employs a rigorous system of metrics and third-party evaluation to ensure accountability from organizations that receive its' funds. The board pays all administrative and fundraising costs, so 100% of donations go directly to helping New Yorkers in need. It works closely with groups that receive grants to make them more effective, enabling them to assist even more people. In 2010, Robin Hood invested over $132 million in more than 200 programs and schools, directly touching the lives of over 650,000 New Yorkers.

Members of the Jackson Family, including Michael’s mother, Katherine, and his three children, along with special guests and generous donors for La Soirée ONE DROP will be on hand to experience this once-in-a-lifetime electrifying production that will combine Michael Jackson’s music and choreography with Cirque du Soleil creativity, to give fans worldwide a unique view into the spirit, passion and heart of the artistic genius who forever transformed global pop culture.

“I am excited to see how Michael’s vision and passion for music and dance will be interpreted by Cirque du Soleil for the Immortal Tour,” said Mrs. Jackson. “His vibrant spirit and love for performing will be honored in this unique tribute to Michael’s legacy.”

A riveting fusion of visuals, dance, music and fantasy that immerses audiences in Michael’s creative world and literally turns his signature moves upside down, Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour unfolds Michael Jackson’s artistry before the eyes of the audience. The show captures the essence, soul and inspiration of the King of Pop, celebrating a legacy that continues to transcend generations.

THE IMMORTAL World Tour takes place in a fantastical realm where we discover Michael’s inspirational Giving Tree—the wellspring of his creativity. The secrets of Michael’s inner world are unlocked—his love of music and dance, fairy tale and magic, and the fragile beauty of nature.

The underpinnings of THE IMMORTAL World Tour are Michael Jackson’s powerful, inspirational music and lyrics—the driving force behind the show—brought to life with extraordinary power and breathless intensity. Through unforgettable performances Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour underscores Michael’s global messages of love, peace and unity.