Random Post Announcement Updates

• Van Halen scheduled big announcement never happened-the latest theory is that it was the Grammy's (Grammies?) putting forth the rumour they would appear and not the Van Halen boys themselves. For one the Grammy's suck, for two this is not a "reunion", that happened like 5 years ago, for three I would not put it past the Van Halen's to back out of anything they said they would do, and for four will this even make through a studio and tour without imploding-again.
• However Motley Crue did make their scheduled announcement concerning a Las Vegas mini residency, congrats to the Crue boys as being the first metal act to do the Vegas thing.
• Metallica is doing Black Album anniversary shows-I can't think of anything more boring than a show of one of the most overplayed metal albums ever.
• Two drummers have passed away this week, Keef Hartley of various musical accolades, and Tom Roady recent drummer for Ricky Skaggs among many, many others.