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The King of Schlock Rock keeps Halloween Alive

Apparently Halloween never ends for Alice Cooper, it's a 3-6-5 thing for him and he means it. It's family tradition! To celebrate such madness, he has a new single out just in time for the holiday this year.

Courtesy of Planet Rock news

Before The Frost

America's last great old-school rockers the Black Crowes talk about their thunderous new album Before the Frost.

As Oasis have shown, a rock band based on a fraternal partnership is liable to be a volatile affair. The Black Crowes, from Atlanta, Georgia, who first surfaced here 20 years ago, are no exception. Read the full article here at The Telegraph

Childhood Writings by Sir Paul McCartney

An essay written by Sir Paul McCartney as a 10-year-old has been found after lying undiscovered in Liverpool's Central Library for more than 50 years. Years before the Beatles received their MBEs, he beat hundreds of other school children to win a prize for his 1953 essay marking the Queen's coronation. In neat handwriting, he refers to "the lovely young Queen Elizabeth". In 2013, the library will display the essay - found in a scrapbook - to mark the 60th anniversary of the coronation. Thought to be one of the earliest surviving written works by Sir Paul, the essay gave him an early taste of appearing in public.

Read the rest of the story here on the BBC News Website

McCartney was 10 when he wrote the essay. 

Spandau Ballet's first single for 20 years

Reunited 80s band Spandau Ballet have announced they are releasing their first single in 20 years. The group, who had hits with True and Gold, revealed in March that they were reforming for a series of live shows.

"Once More" is the name of their new single and album, which will be released in November. Read the rest of the article here on the BBC Website ...