Friday Headliners

Sorry, not the festival kind. Not just yet anyway. Instead, I give you a round up of some of the music news from today.

My Chemical Romance drummer, Bob Bryar, has parted ways with the Black Parade rockers after 5 years. The former drum tech replaced Matt Plessier back in 2004. Frank Iero commented on the band's official website: "As a band we have been very fortunate over the years that our sweet times have greatly outweighed the sour ones, and a great deal of that is owed to you, the fans. Which is why we wanted this news to come from us and not some bullshit gossip site. As of four weeks ago, My Chemical Romance and Bob Bryar parted ways." MCR are currently writing songs and recording their forthcoming, as yet untitled and 'most honest' album to date.

Tarra Bob!

Sacremento's best export, Deftones, have revealed the tracklisting for their forthcoming album, Diamond Eyes. With Chi Cheng, tragically, still in a coma following a car accident in November 2008,stepping in is Quicksand's bassist Sergio Vega. Go to their website to download Rocket Skates right...now!

01. Diamond Eyes

02. Royal

03. CMND/CTRL

04. You've Seen the Butcher

05. Beauty School

06. Prince

07. Rocket Skates

08. Sextape

09. Risk 10. 976-EVIL

11. This Place Is Death

Mutya Buena has applied to own the trademark for the Sugababes' name. After leaving the pop group in 2005, Buena spoke to 6 Music commenting that the group was effectively over after Keisha Buchanan departed in 2009: "I don't know how they replace her or carry on without her. I just think it's really sad. To me it just means the Sugababes have ended really, not in a bad way, but because there are no original people remaining." I for one, hope she succeeds and the Eurovision-pop group will stop living off someone else's once-quirky ideals.

Back in the day when the 'babes were actually good.

Reverend and the Maker's Jon McLure has been involved in some extra-curricular activities after he was arrested in Inverness for possession of cannabis. McLure spoke to NME.com. These are his wise words: "I was with the wife, ordered some room service and was butt naked. Next thing rozzers are at the door so I pulled me kecks on and next thing they are rooting through our cases." He added: "They took my herb and were dead happy because it was the first famous person they had arrested. Anyhow fuck it. They are going to write me a letter telling me off, I might bun up a fat one with the letter." Wow, Mr McLure, you're don't sound like a tool at all!

I wouldn't expect any Godlike Genius Awards any time soon, mate.

Some gossip to round up this post: Kasabian will sing 'World In Motion'  at this summer's V Fest; Hollyoaks stars are set to record 'Sing For England' for England's 2010 World Cup attempt and to raise money for The Alder Hey Image Appeal; with a 27 lorry strong entourage it comes as no surprise that while on BBC1's pre-recorded Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, Lady Gaga had 4 costume changes; The Saturday's Frankie Sandford and McFly's Dougie Poynter have split up

Head over to http://www.kerrang.com/ and www.nme.co.uk for more music news.


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