2012

According to a new poll, the majority of Americans believe that 2012 will be a good year.

Well 2011 is winding down, and as you reflect on the passing year, you realize that it wasn’t as great as you thought it would be.

Big news, Van Halen fans! After much speculation over a possible release date for their much-anticipated new album, the Van Halen News Desk is now reporting a Feb. 7 arrival for the comeback disc.

Every year, the folks over at JibJab give us an animated year in review, and they’ve done it again for 2011. You’ll find a lot of 2011′s top newsmakers and stories in the clip below, including (deep breath) Charlie Sheen, Herman Cain, Lindsey Lohan, Dr. Conrad Murray, Arnold’s Schwarzenegger’s love child, unemployment, Anthony Weiner, Rupert Murdoch, the Japan earthquake and non-gay Bert and Ernie

Van Halen have announced that they will tour in 2012, with the first tickets going on sale Jan. 10, 2012.  How’s that for a slightly-late-but-we’ll-take-it Christmas present?

If you’ve ever wanted to join the Kiss Navy and hang out with the band on the high seas, now’s your chance: the dates for the second Kiss Kruise have been announced.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers just announced a massive 2012 tour that will take them through the U.S., Canada and much of Europe. The tour will begin in April. As fans know, the band had previously announced that they would play a headlining slot at the Isle of Wright Festival on Friday, June 22, that will also include performances by Elbow, Noah and the Whale, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

It may not always come easy, but that hasn’t stopped our beloved Ringo Starr from rocking on year after year. Whether on tour with his ‘All Starr Band’ or in the studio recording new material, the ever youthful Mr. Starr just keep rolling along musically. Hip-O/UME has Ja ...

Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to give the keynote address at the annual South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival (SXSW) on March 15, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen were among the relatively small group of classic rockers nominated for 2012 Grammy Awards tonight (Nov. 30). None of them were mentioned on the hour-long televised nominations program, which consisted largely of pop and country music performances.

Black Sabbath 2012 tour dates that will find the recently reunited band touring the European festival circuit throughout May and June were released by the band today. This highly anticipated trek will kick off May 18 in Moscow, Russia, and wrap up June 24 in Milan, Italy.

In news that should prove far more exciting for Metallica fans than their recent collaboration with Lou Reed, the metal legends have announced plans to perform their multi-platinum self-titled effort — commonly referred to as ‘The Black Album’ — in its entirety next year.