Yes, it’s official. I am sick of winter. Happy Fat Tuesday! Happy Mardi Gras!…..Let’s start with this news from Linkin Park! The band has released a short, 22-second video clip that was probably filmed on a cell phone at the studio where the band is recording its sixth album. A brief snippet of a new song can be heard, and there’s a quick shot of guitarist Brad Delson with a yellow pad that says “The Hunting Party 6-14.” The new disc will be out sometime later this year and will follow up 2012’s Living Things. It will be self-produced. Their 2014 US tour dates were leaked online but removed. News is coming! Will try to get Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington on the hotLine. Stoked for the band!…Metallica‘s only North Amrican tour date will be in Montreal during the 2014 Heavy Montreal (HVY MTL) festival. Line up includes Slayer, Three Days Grace, The Offspring, Anthrax, Lamb of God, Apocalyptica, Bad Religion, Pennywise, Hatebreed and tons more, Tix on sale Friday, Mar 7th at www.heavymontreal.com….Congrats to Ozzy Osbourne. He will be honored by MusiCares Map Fund on May 12th in LA at Club Nokia. His solo band will perform with Slash on guitar as special guest, with other performers TBA. MAP is a music industry based charity which helps musicians with the addiction recovery process and Ozzy is being honored because of his dedication and support of the fund. God Bless You, Ozzy!… Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl appears in a new charity video with Los Angeles singer/songwriter Taylor Greenwood for her song “Sing You To Sleep.” According to Rolling Stone, Grohl was captivated with Greenwood after seeing her perform in New York last year and offered to help her with her new album. Now he also plays acoustic guitar in this video, which was shot at Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 recording facility. Greenwood told Rolling Stone she and Grohl wrote the song together, saying, “He came up with the beautiful guitar part, obviously, and I sat down at the piano . . . I thought it would be lovely to do a lullaby. To make whoever listened feel a little comforted, loved, maybe even just a little sleepy.” The track is available at Greenwood’s website as a “pay what you want” download. All proceeds will benefit Project Night Night, which Greenwood said “provides comfort, stability and educational materials to homeless children via little hand made gift bags with stuffed animals, security blankets, and books. In many cases these are the only possessions these kids have ever had.” Grohl said about Greenwood in a statement, “Taylor Greenwood is so refreshing because she is the real deal. A truly amazing vocalist. Anyone who knows her voice knows the sound of raw, natural talent.” Grohl and the rest of Foo Fighters are currently working on their eighth studio album, which the band is rumored to be recording at a dozen different iconic recording studios….Happy 51st today to Jason Newsted!
