10:55 AM GMT 16/07/2009
Shocking new footage of Michael Jackson's legendary Pepsi commercial accident in 1984 has emerged online via US magazine.com
During the sixth take of the commercial, performed in front of 3000 fans at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium on January 27, a faulty pyrotechnic set Jackson's hair on fire.
He suffered severe burns to the face and scalp.
Watch the clip at your own peril by clicking HERE.
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Aerosmith have once again been blighted by injury.
Tom Hamilton, the band's bassist, has been forced to abandon part of Aerosmith's summer tour while he "recuperates from non-invasive surgery".
The incident follows Steven Tyler's leg injury in June and Brad Whitford's recent unspecified surgery.
The Joe Perry Project's David Hull will replace Hamilton while he recovers.
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The Strokes' Julian Casablancas is to release a solo album later this year.
Phrazes For The Young was recorded over the course of the last year in Los Angeles, New York and Nebraska. Casablancas is set to support the LP by embarking on a short solo tour.
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Tim Buckley: Live at the Folklore Center, NYC - March 6, 1967 will be released through the Tompkins Square label on August 25.
The album is set to include six previously unreleased tracks all delivered on that Spring evening to an audience of just 35.
Buckley died of a heroin overdose in 1975. He was 28.
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Brian Wilson is to return to the UK later this year to play a series of Greatest Hits shows.
The Beach Boys' genius will play Glasgow Concert Hall on September 1 and London's Roundhouse on September 3.
For more, head over to his official site HERE.
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 10:55 AM GMT 16/07/2009
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