There are some top offerings from the likes of Audioslave, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, Nickelback, Metallica and Green Day.

Every track that has appeared in the Top 75 of the Official UK Chart since the turn of the millennium is included, so visit the site at Song of the Decade and vote for your favourites now.

You can also win prizes by listening to Absolute Radio from 9am to 5pm. If you hear your name on the radio (once you have logged in to the site and voted for a particular song) call the studio on 0330 123 1215 to claim your £100 in cash.

We wish you all the best!

Those in the know will already have got their pre-sale tickets which were onsale until 9am this morning. However, I have just checked and standing tickets are still available at the time of writing for both UK gigs.

Visit these Ticketmaster or Ticketline links as soon as possible to secure your valuable tickets!

Following their sold out tour in May, tickets surely won’t be available for long. The platinum-selling album Dark Horse is now widely known by all fans and so it will be a great occasion to experience the band knowing all the songs.

The band will play in Liverpool at the Echo Arena on Sunday 17th January 2010 and in London at Wembley Arena on Tuesday 19th January 2010.

There are also special VIP ticket packages for fans who want to experience the show in style.

You can also visit https://tickets.nickelbackfanclub.com/ for more info.

As I mentioned in an article back in July, Them Crooked Vultures is a hard rock supergroup which has been brought together by Dave Grohl, the Foo Fighters’ frontman and ex-Nirvana drummer. The band features an interesting line up which includes Queens of the Stone Age singer Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin Bassist John Paul Jones. Alain Johannes of Queens of the Stone Age will also appear at the live gigs.

Now, while it is too early to say how well they’ll do, and I haven’t even heard any of the songs yet, I certainly wish them well as they embark on a six-date UK tour this December.

If you were lucky enough to catch them when they supported the Arctic Monkeys in Brixton or when they made the surprise appearances at the Reading and Leeds festivals recently, let me know what you thought.

Here are their UK gigs:

10th December - Plymouth Pavilions
11th December - Portsmouth Guildhall
13th December - Blackpool Empress Ballroom
14th December - Birmingham O2 Academy
15th December - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
17th December - London Hammersmith Apollo

The grunge legends did not disappoint with a full repertoire of songs through their back catalogue as well as songs from the upcoming album Backspacer. They were on for about 2hours 15mins so fans at the packed out MEN certainly got their money’s worth, with their usual double encore at the end.

I collected a few videos on my phone as I managed to get fairly near to the front. I may try and post a couple on YouTube in the near future. My favourites were Alive, Black and Indifference which was their last song.

Here is the set list below. Let me know if you were there and what you made of it.

Set 1

* Long Road
* Last Exit
* Why Go
* All Night
* The Fixer
* Low Light
* In Hiding
* World Wide Suicide
* Not For You(Modern Girl)
* Even Flow
* Present Tense
* Save You
* Grievance
* Sleight Of Hand
* Got Some
* Given To Fly
* Rearviewmirror

Encore 1

* Go
* Daughter
* Do The Evolution
* Alive

Encore 2

* Smile
* Black
* Leash
* The Real Me
* Indifference

For those who don’t know, the series revolves around two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, who hunt down demons and other figures of the paranormal, to avenge the death of their mother (and later, their father).

The show sometimes uses an X-Files format as the brothers investigate unexplained events relating to folklore, myths, and American urban legends. However, one of the main drawing points for me, and other viewers, is the big connection with classic rock and metal.

The music on the series is such a key component of its appeal – Dean Winchester has a large collection of classic rock and heavy metal music which he listens to on the cassette player of the 1967 Chevrolet Impala.

The love of rock music is intertwined with the storyline of many episodes and adds meaning to the events which unfold. I particularly like the continued use of Kansas’ Carry On My Wayward Son, Blue Oyster Cult’s Don’t Fear The Reaper, plus the episode where the brothers sing along to Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi, in the car!

Supporting Pearl Jam on all shows will be New Zealander Liam Finn as well as Ben Harper and the Relentless7.

As usual, there will be a first come, first served pre-sale for Ten Club members (membership active as of 4th August). The pre-sale has already started and it will end on 12th August – so hurry if you want tickets and gain entrance priority!

General admission tickets to the dates below will be sold online at https://www.pearljam.com/max and will be sold in pairs. You can pick up your tickets on the day of the show.

Once the pre-sale is over, Perth and Melbourne tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com.au. All other show tickets can be bought at www.ticketek.com.au.

DATE CITY VENUE

Nov 14 Perth Member’s Equity Stadium
Nov 17 Adelaide Adelaide Cricket Ground
Nov 20 Melbourne Ettihad Stadium
Nov 22 Sydney Sydney Football Stadium
Nov 25 Brisbane QSAC Stadium
Nov 27 Auckland, NZ Western Springs Stadium
Nov 29 Christchurch, NZ Jade Stadium

The 61-year old was reported to have been dancing around while singing their classic Love in an Elevator song. When he fell from the stage at the outdoor concert it first appeared he had stage dived. But it was soon evident he was genuinely hurt and Steven had to be airlifted to hospital by helicopter. The show had to be ended prematurely.

The band was due to play in Canada tonight, but Ticketmaster notes that the show featuring Aerosmith and ZZ Top in Winnipeg has been postponed. However, it seems that Sunday and Tuesday’s dates at Regina and Edmonton respectively will go ahead – at this moment in time. Keep up to date with news on the official Aerosmith website and at Ticketmaster for current details.

Lets hope it’s not serious. Get well soon, Steven.

Drummer Chad Smith, who bears more than a passing resemblance to comedian Will Ferrell, said that the funk rock group were now ready to start work on a new album.

Smith told Billboard:

“That’s the plan (to return then). It’ll be two years in September, so now we’re ready. You can’t force people to play when they don’t want to play or aren’t ready to play or whatever – not in our band, anyway.”

This is great news for Chili Peppers fans, me included. I have seen the band around 5 times and I always enjoy their on stage energy and Californication is one of my favourite albums.

AC/DC are still to visit Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Tacoma in August. Next month sees the veteran rock titans visit San Jose, LA, San Diego and Anaheim before moving on to Australia and New Zealand.

Kings of Leon will be performing in New Jersey on 12th September.

Blink 182 continue their comeback tour (with special guests) through August to October.

Arerosmith and ZZ Top are all set to play Madison Square Garden in New York on 14th September.

Dave Matthews Band are still touring through August/September.

Green Day continue their tour across the US this month. Some tickets still remain for selected dates on Viagogo.

Following on from their UK tour dates, U2 will be kicking off the US leg on 12th September in Chicago, moving on to Foxboro and then New Jersey, ending at the Pasedena Rose Bowl on 25th October.

Stay tuned for more rock music updates…

The main new feature allows players to play together in the band using ANY combination of instruments – including all four players on the same instrument! I can just imagine four mates on guitar rocking along to Rammstein’s “Du Hast”, but hopefully not all wailing together to Coldplay!

Star Power is now tracked separately you’ll all be pleased to hear. No more gritting your teeth in anger as your hopeless mate fails during the ‘Beat It’ intro for the tenth time! But you can bring that player back into the game by playing your own part successfully.

The game does sound to have improved somewhat. There are now a range of performance challenges on certain songs – with specific tasks. I can’t wait…

To pre-order the game from Amazon, check out the links below:

Here is the full track listing as published on the Rolling Stone website:

Newly Announced:

3 Doors Down - “Kryptonite”
Arctic Monkeys - “Brianstorm”
Blink-182 - “The Rock Show”
Dire Straits - “Sultans Of Swing”
Jimmy Eat World - “Bleed American”
Johnny Cash - “Ring Of Fire”
Megadeth - “Sweating Bullets”
Mötley Crüe - “Looks That Kill”
Muse - “Plug In Baby”
Nirvana - “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Queen & David Bowie - “Under Pressure”
Stevie Wonder - “Superstition”
The Killers - “All The Pretty Faces”
The Raconteurs - “Steady As She Goes”
TV On The Radio - “Wolf Like Me”

Previously Announced:

A Perfect Circle - “Judith”
AFI - “Medicate”
Attack! Attack! UK - “You And Me”
Band Of Horses - “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
Beastie Boys - “Gratitude”
Beck - “Gamma Ray”
Billy Idol - “Dancing With Myself”
Billy Squier - “Lonely Is The Night”
Blur - “Song 2″
Bob Dylan - “All Along The Watchtower”
Bon Jovi - “You Give Love A Bad Name”
Brand New - “Sowing Season (Yeah)”
The Bronx - “Six Days A Week”
Bush - “Comedown”
Children Of Bodom - “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
Coldplay - “In My Place”
Darker My Love - “Blue Day”
Darkest Hour - “Demon(s)”
David Bowie - “Fame”
Deep Purple - “Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)”
The Derek Trucks Band - “Younk Funk”
The Duke Spirit - “Send A Little Love Token”
Duran Duran - “Hungry Like The Wolf”
Eagles Of Death Metal - “Wannabe In L.A.”
Elliott Smith - “L.A.”
Elton John - “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”
Face To Face - “Disconnected”
Garbage - “Only Happy When It Rains”
Gorillaz - “Feel Good Inc.”
Gov’t Mule - “Streamline Woman”
Grand Funk Railroad - “We’re An American Band”
Iggy Pop - “Lust For Life (Live)”
Iron Maiden - “2 Minutes To Midnight”
Jeff Beck - “Scatterbrain (Live)”
John Mellencamp - “Hurts So Good”
Kaiser Chiefs - “Never Miss A Beat”
King Crimson - “21st Century Schizoid Man”
Kings Of Leon - “Sex On Fire”
Kiss - “Shout It Out Loud”
Love and Rockets - “Mirror People”
My Morning Jacket - “One Big Holiday”
Nirvana - “Lithium (Live)”
No Doubt - “Ex-Girlfriend”
Peter Frampton - “Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)”
The Police - “So Lonely”
Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde - “Bring the Noise 20XX”
Queens Of The Stone Age - “Make It Wit Chu”
Rammstein – “Du Hast”
The Rolling Stones - “Sympathy For The Devil”
Rose Hill Drive - “Sneak Out”
Rush - “The Spirit Of Radio (Live)”
Santana - “No One To Depend On (Live)”
Scars On Broadway - “They Say”
Screaming Trees - “Nearly Lost You”
Smashing Pumpkins - “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
Sonic Youth - “Incinerate”
Spacehog - “In The Meantime”
Sublime - “What I Got”
Sunny Day Real Estate - “Seven”
T. Rex - “20th Century Boy”
The Sword - “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
Thin Lizzy - “Jailbreak”
Thrice - “Deadbolt”
Tom Petty - “Runnin’ Down A Dream”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - “American Girl”
Vampire Weekend - “A-Punk”
Weezer - “Why Bother?”
The White Stripes - “Blue Orchid”
Wild Cherry - “Play That Funky Music”
Wolfmother - “Back Round”