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Many of us are already back in school or basking in the remnants of a delightful summer slipping away. OK, the party isn’t exactly over, but the season is most definitely changing and soon it will be time for you to get out your cold weather gear. So, this week’s Top 5 Music Countdown is all about making the end of summer blues less… well, bluesy!

5. “We’re Going to Be Friends“
-The White Stripes

This lovely autumnal ditty is from the album “White Blood Cells” and is featured in the opening credits of Napoleon Dynamite. It tells the story of going back to school and meeting new friends. Oh, and wearing new shoes! (Shameless plug: use code AFTOP515 to get 15% off new sneaks at EastBay.com!)

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4. “School”
-Nirvana

A new Fall chill is in the air and you’re already swamped with schoolwork and #2 pencil sharpening. There’s no rest for the wicked, but how about a good scream? This little tune is a screamer, “there’s no recess!!!”

3. “Hot For Teacher”
-Van Halen

“Sit down, Waldo!!” This song is nostalgic of my innocent days as a high schooler. I remember Sophomore year, my girlfriends and I got all glammed up for the Van Halen concert — I think it was my second rock show after getting trampled at Steve Miller Band.

2. “Another Brick in the Wall”
-Pink Floyd

We don’t need no education. ‘Nuff said.

1. “Cruel Summer”
-Bananarama

Like, OMG!! This song is quintessential high school. Daddy’s out of town — which means all night keggers, parental liquor cabinet raids, messy bathtub beer bonging and of course, the dreadful beverage that is the wine cooler. Good times!

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Summer 4EVA!

Hey, Party People! There’s nothing like some cool new tunes to make the summer heat more manageable. So, this week’s Top 5 Music Countdown is dedicated to hot and sticky summertime music. That’s right, I handpicked my five favorite recently released albums just for you and your pure, unadulterated listening pleasure!

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Sometimes you just can’t take the little boy out of the man.

Tommy Lee is out for several shows on the current Crue Fest tour because of burns to his hand. Lee was playing with some sparklers and ended up burning his left hand.

For the last five shows that started on August 14th, Morgan Rose of Sevendust was filling in for Lee. For the next three shows starting on August 21st, Lee will be replaced by Frank Zummo of Street Drum Corp.

Lee for his part is still trying to stay involved. He is coming on stage at the shows to explain to the crowd why he isn’t playing. He interacts during several songs, and does still play piano on “Home Sweet Home.”

In a posting to MySpace, Nikki Sixx wrote the following:

“…accidents do happen and, yes, frustration does happen to everybody, including Tommy, who would rather play drums (even with a damaged hand) than just about anything in the whole world. But following doctor’s orders for a few shows is what we have to (do) right now (or cancel shows). We all wanna say we’re sorry Tommy has to sit out a couple shows, but we hope to have him back up on the drums ASAP.”

As of right now, there is no scheduled time for when Lee will return to the drum kit.

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For you fanatical fans of plastic instrument gaming, there is another in the LONG line of Guitar Hero games coming soon. This is of course another band branded entry in the series featuring the one and only Van Halen. Check out the trailer above.

Of course I should say only partly featuring Van Halen, as it omits a very large portion of the band’s history, that being the part with Sammy Hagar. Now I know that a lot of people won’t see that as a big deal since most people are fans of the classic David Lee Roth years of the band. Personally, while I do enjoy a lot of the songs of that period, I am more a fan of the Sammy Hagar years (yeah I know, sue me). That being said, I think it is a shame that Eddie and Alex can’t get past their own egos and make a Van Halen game that encompasses the band’s entire history. And of course, to add insult to injury, not only do they omit Hager, but they also cut out Michael Anthony from the game as well, just because he has sided with Hagar, and because they play together in Chickenfoot.

A lot of people are going to buy this game, because people just do. I for one won’t be among them. Mostly because I can’t see getting another Guitar Hero game right now (although I will probably get Guitar Hero 5, but that is a more full fledged game), but mostly I am not going to get this because in isn’t an accurate portrayal of this legendary band.

So it is with a sad heart that I pay tribute to seminal 80′s director John Hughes who passed away this week from a heart attack at the age of 59.

To a kid growing up in the 1980′s, a John Hughes movie was gift. He had a way of talking to teens that didn’t talk down to them. One of the best things about his movies were the great music that he had on the soundtracks. So I thought that I would pay tribute to his great movies by picking some of my favorite songs from his 80′s movies. Check after the break to see my picks.

Sixteen Candles (1984 Universal Picture):
The Thompson Twins – If You Were Here:

The Breakfast Club (1985 Universal Pictures):
Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me:

Weird Science (1985 Universal Pictures):
Oingo Boingo – Weird Science:

Pretty In Pink (1986 Paramount Pictures) – Produced by Hughes:
The Psychodelic Furs – Pretty In Pink

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986 Paramount Pictures):
Yello – Oh Yeah

Uncle Buck (1989 Universal Picture):
Young M.C. – Bust A Move:

I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane. This weekend, why don’t you go have a John Hughes movie marathon in honor of one of the greatest directors of the 80′s.

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Dave Mustaine and the boys from Megadeth recently released the cover art and tracklist for their new album Endgame, due out September 15th from Roadrunner Records.

PreOrder – Endgame

TRACK LIST:

01. Dialectic Chaos
02. This Day We Fight!
03. 44 Minutes
04. 1,320′
05. Bite The Hand That Feeds
06. Bodies Left Behind
07. Endgame
08. The Hardest Part Of Letting Go… Sealed With A Kiss
09. Headcrusher
10. How the Story Ends
11. The Right To Go Insane

They filmed the video for the lead single “Headcrusher” on July 28th, featuring a “‘Gladiator’-meets-UFC-meets-inside-of-Dave-Mustaine’s-brain.” of theme for the video.

According to Mustaine, this is the best record the band has put out in some time. “This new album is my proudest moment since the famous (or infamous) Rust in Peace album. With this album, I am also very excited to be introducing my new lead guitarist, Chris Broderick, to the world. I have always felt lucky to have had top shredders in that position, but after touring with Chris in support of my last album, I couldn’t wait to get into the studio and see what he could do.”

Check out the lead track “Headcrusher” :

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In an announcment on their website today, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch let it be know that he had been diagnosed with a form of cancer. According to the video, 2 months ago he discovered a lump on the side of his throat. He went to the doctor, who then sent him to a specialist. They discovered that it was a very treatable form of cancer. As such, they will be cancelling some upcoming shows they had planned. They will also be pushing back the release of their new album – “Hot Sauce Committee Part 1.”

He stated that he will undergo surgery soon, followed by a small round of radiation. Also according to Yauch, the cancer was localized in the one area, and they did not find any trace in any other part of his body.

To check out the video, you can go to the Beastie Boys website.

Recently Activision confirmed 22 more tracks for the upcoming Guitar Hero 5.

The list is as follows:

• Attack! Attack! UK – “You And Me”
• Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
• Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
• Beck – “Gamma Ray”
• Billy Squier – “Lonely Is The Night”
• Blur – “Song 2″
• Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”
• The Bronx – “Six Days A Week”
• 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 Duke Spirit – “Send A Little Love Token”
• Elliott Smith – “L.A.”
• Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”
• Face To Face – “Disconnected”
• Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains”
• Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life (Live)”
• Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain (Live)”
• John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
• Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss A Beat”
• 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)”
• The Police – “So Lonely”
• Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make It Wit Chu”
• Rammstein – “Du Hast”
• The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy For The Devil”
• Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
• Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)”
• Sonic Youth – “Incinerate”
• Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
• Sublime – “What I Got”
• The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
• Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak”
• Thrice – “Deadbolt”
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
• Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down A Dream”
• Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
• The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”
• Wolfmother – “Back Round”

On Saturday, July 18th, hordes of fans of the video game series Final Fantasy will converge on the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco for the sold out San Francisco Symphony performance of “Distant Worlds: The Music of Final Fantasy.”

The show will consist of the SF Symphony performing selections from the long history of the gaming franchise, and will be accompanied by visuals from the games. All of the music for the series was written by Nobuo Uematsu, who will be in attendance.

The Final Fantasy game series was created in 1987 by Hironobu Sakaguchi for the Japanese Famicom Game System (the Nintendo Entertainment System in America) for Squaresoft (now Square Enix). The franchise is loved the world over, and will be releasing the 13th game to an anxious public next year.