Paul’s new album, “Kisses On The Bottom” is set for release on February 7th, but if you pre-order the album on Paul’s website (http://store.paulmccartney.com/kissesonthebottom/usd.php) you will get it a day early! On Paul’s website, you can choose bundles which include a Vinyl version with the CD; among other things.

The album has been recorded with producer Tommy LiPuma, Diana Krall and her band and also features appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder.

The album is made up of songs McCartney listened to as a child as well as two new songs, ‘My Valentine’ and ‘Only Our Hearts’.

The track listing is as follows:

01. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 02:36
02. Home (When Shadows Fall) 04:04
03. It’s Only A Paper Moon 02:35
04. More I Cannot Wish You 03:04
05. The Glory Of Love 03:46
06. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) 03:22
07. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 02:32
08. My Valentine 03:14
09. Always 03:50
10. My Very Good Friend The Milkman 03:04
11. Bye Bye Blackbird 04:26
12. Get Yourself Another Fool 04:42
13. The Inch Worm 03:43
14. Only Our Hearts 04:21

Kiss singer Paul Stanley announced on the band’s website that they have officially completed work on their new album, Monster.

He went on to say, “Listening to the tracks back to back is like sensory overload. Everyone who has heard any of it is completely blown away. Powerful, heavy, melodic and epic.”

You can read more from Paul at KissOnline.com and learn more about the songs in the February issue of the U-K’s Classic Rock magazine. In it, Paul discusses tracks on the effort, calling “Hell or Hallelujah” an “up-tempo song” that’s “very definitive” and describing “Shout Mercy” as a “great track” that defines the album. No word yet on when Monster will come out.

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Wendy Dio, the widow of Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio, has been working on a Dio tribute album for some time and now, we know some of the artists who will appear on it.

According to Artisan News, Rob Halford, Lemmy Kilmister, Ian Gillan, Alice Cooper, Glenn Hughes, Sebastian Bach and Dave Grohl are just some of the names on the record, which Wendy hopes to have out before the end of the year. On the effort, Grohl will take on Sabbath’s “The Mob Rules” and Halford will sing a version of Rainbow’s “Long Live Rock N’ Roll.” Stay up to date at RonnieJamesDio.com.

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Styx are set to release the DVD version of their “Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight” tour. The tour was in 2010 and showed the band playing both albums back-to-back. The show they used for the DVD was filmed November 9th 2010 at the historic Orpheum Theater in Memphis, TN. The DVD features 24 live songs and comes out January 30, 2012!

Rush have been hard at work on their 20th studio album, Clockwork Angels, and drummer Neil Peart has updated fans on its progress. The rocker wrote on his website that he and the guys were working on the record in Toronto from mid-October through December and now the songwriting and arranging for the album has been completed.

He went on to reveal, “As we prepare to start mixing in the New Year, it is too early to say anything about the results,” adding, “I once described mixing as ‘the end of waiting,’ while [singer] Geddy [Lee] calls it ‘the death of hope.’” Neil does describe some of the recording process and you can read all about it at NeilPeart.net. Clockwork Angels is due out later this year.

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With the new album just weeks away from dropping, Van Halen have announced new 2012 tour dates which can be seen below.

The tour kicks off on February 18th in Louisville KY and ends June 26th in New Orleans LA.

Now the question is, will you go see the tour? Why or why not?

2/18/12 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
2/20/12 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
2/22/12 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
2/24/12 Chicago, IL United Center
2/28/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
3/1/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
3/3/12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
3/5/12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
3/9/12 Buffalo, NY First Niagra Center
3/11/12 Boston, MA TD Garden
3/15/12 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
3/17/12 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
3/21/12 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
3/24/12 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
3/28/12 Washington, DC Verizon Center
3/30/12 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
4/1/12 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
4/10/12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
4/12/12 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
4/14/12 Tampa, FL St Pete Times Forum
4/16/12 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Arena
4/19/12 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
4/21/12 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
4/25/12 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
4/27/12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
5/1/12 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
5/5/12 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
5/7/12 Vancouver, B.C. Rogers Arena
5/9/12 Calgary, ALB Scotiabank Saddledome
5/11/12 Edmonton, ALB Rexall Place
5/17/12 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
5/19/12 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Centre
5/22/12 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
5/24/12 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
5/27/12 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
6/1/12 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
6/3/12 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
6/5/12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
6/12/12 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
6/14/12 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
6/16/12 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Arena
6/20/12 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
6/22/12 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
6/24/12 Houston, TX Toyota Center
6/26/12 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

Van Halen is coming back, and with a vengeance! Pre-order their newest album “A Different Kind of Truth” at iTunes. The album will have 13 brand new songs, including the new single “Tattoo”. The new album comes out February 7th!

Are you excited for the new album? Let me know!