Veteran British rock’n'rollers The Godfathers are breaking out their sharp suits for a 25^th anniversary tour.

This is their first full UK run in 15 years. The dates are:

April 16: Manchester Academy 2 (with The Alarm)

April 29: Aberdeen Warehouse

April 30: Newcastle Academy 2

May 1: Glasgow King Tuts

May 5: Nottingham Rescue Rooms

May 9: Colchester Arts Centre

May 14: Birmingham Academy 3

May 15: Bedford Esquires

May 17: Liverpool Academy 2

May 18: Sheffield Academy 2

May 29: Manchester Rugby Club (Cheadle Hulme) Strummercamp Festival

June 12:  Milton Keynes Mid Summer Fayre Festival

June 17: 100 Club, London (The Godfathers 25^th Anniversary Show)

August 7: Blackpool Winter Gardens Rebellion Festival

Find out more at www.godfathershq.com

Year Long Disaster are a trio based In Los Angeles – and they’ve a growing reputation. Now, with the release of second album Black Magic: All Mysteries Revealed, they provide today’s Track Of The Day. Check out all the latest Tracks Of The Day.

The band started in 2003 when guitarist/vocalist Daniel Davies, son of Kinks legend Dave, teamed up with bassist Rich Mullins from Karma To Burn. Although initially their relationship was more sybaritic than musical, meeting drummer Brad Hargreaves of Third Eye Blind gave the pair a a sense of vision and focus.

That was in November 2004, following which the trio became Year Long Disaster, released an EP and eventually signed to Volvom Entertainment. In October 2007, their self-titled debut album was put out. Following this, with many predicting big things, the band toured with the likes of Motörhead, Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Clutch and The Cult.

Now with the release of the new album, the band have lined up UK shows:

April 19: Newcastle O2 Academy

April 20: Glasgow Cathouse

April 21: Manchester Academy 3

April 22: Sheffield Corporation

April 24: Birmingham O2 Academy

April 25|: Bristol O2 Academy 2

April 26: London Relentless Garage

April 27: Southampton Talking Heads

To get a taste of what to expect, download Cyclone at www.yearlongdisaster.com/category/news/

Find out more about the band at www.yearlongdisaster.com

Rush are to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame on March 28.

The ceremony will happen in Toronto and tribute is to be paid to the iconic trio by fellow Maple Leafers Alexisonfire, who”ll perform the Rush song Tom Sawyer, and also Les Claypool of Primus, who will give his version of The Spirit Of Radio.

Smashing Pumpkins are looking for both a new bassist and a new keyboard player.

The four-string vacancy has come up because Ginger Pooley, who toured with the band in 2007/8, now wants to concentrate on family matters. Temporarily, Mark Tulin of the Electric Prunes will fill in.

So, how do you go about becoming the new Pumpkins bassist or keyboard player? Easy. Send your background info (including age, a CV of any bands/recorded work), photos and performance web links via email only, either to pumpkinsbass@gmail.com or pumpkinskeys@gmail.com.

Note: only musicians with video clips can be considered. Oh, and if you’re a keyboard player, the band want someone in the Jon Lord or Rick Wakeman mould.

For further info, go to www.smashingpumpkins.com

Guns N’ Roses are to document their current tour of South America.

The band have hired director Dale ‘Rage’ Resteghini to shoot this film and also to take stills. In the past, he’s worked with the likes of Anthrax, Shadows Fall and Mudvayne.

Find out more at www.gunsnroses.com

Marshall Law have been forced to pull out of Hammerfest II.

This is because drummer Steve Hauxwell has fractured his wrist while snowboarding in Belgium.

Still, everyone else on the Hammerfest bill is gonna be there.

The event takes place March 11-13 at Pontins Holiday Village, Prestatyn, North Wales.

Five Finger Death Punch, Iced Earth, Suicidal Tendencies, Napalm Death and Skindred are among the top attractions.

Move over Scooby-Doo – there’s a Kiss TV comedy show on the way!

The legendary band have teamed up with E1 Entertainment to develop a series of half-hour comedy programmes, aimed at the kids’ market.

Says Gene Simmons: “Kiss continues to be the juggernaut of licensing and merchandising, from Kiss M&M’s to Kiss Dr Pepper. Kiss is a band, but also the only music BRAND. Continuing in our 35-year history of going where no band has gone before, we are proud to partner with E1. Like all things Kiss, we intend to make this a very special show for our fans.”

Let’s hope it’s better than the 1978 film Kiss Meet The Phantom Of The Park, which was unintentionally hilarious! (Whaddya mean? It’s a cinematic milestone! – Kiss Ed.)

For further info, go to www.kissonline.com

Incidentally, we mentioned Scooby-Doo for a reason. Did you know that Gene Simmons made a ‘guest appearance’ in a 1978 episode? Well, check out The Diabolical Disc Demon here.

…And you can see an excerpt from Kiss’ brilliant Phantom movie here.