Going to see Harry Shearer (you know him from his characters on The Simpsons “Mr Smithers” and Spinal Tap.) He’s doing a show called “Nixon’s The One” off-Broadway tonight as part of a mini-seris on the Nixon tapes. He does a damn good Tricky Dick, if I say so myself!….Pulse Of Radio reports Soundgarden will release its long-awaited collection of rarities and non-album tracks on November 24th, titled Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path. The three-disc set will contain seven never-before-released songs, including the newly recorded track “Storm,” along with original B-sides, instrumentals, covers and demos recorded throughout the band’s career. The collection was curated and hand-selected by guitarist Kim Thayil, who said, “As album sets go, this one has been fun to collect and compile over the decades. I personally may have referenced this project a number of times over the years, going back almost 20 of them to the mid-90s!” Singer Chris Cornell told us recently why the B-sides set was important to Soundgarden: “B-sides were sort of extra tracks for outside the U.S. releases. I always felt like that was sort of a backhanded slap to our fans in the U.S. or Canada, because those were our hardcore fans that had been there from the very beginning, and yet we’re giving away this other stuff to other people. Because of that, we’ve always kind of been chomping at the bit to make this B-sides record.” The set will come in three different packages that are all available for pre-order at Soundgardenworld.com. The first disc is subtitled “Originals” and will feature Soundgarden-written B-sides plus the previously unreleased “Storm” and “Kristi.”…Pulse also ran this today on another group of friends from Seattle. Alice In Chains has teamed with BitTorrent Bundle for the premiere of the new music video for “Phantom Limb,” the fourth single from the band’s 2013 CD, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. The clip was directed by Robert “Roboshobo” Schober, who also helmed the videos for the disc’s three previous singles, “Hollow,” “Stone” and “Voices.” Schober has also directed clips for Metallica and Green Day. Alice In Chains songs and videos have always contained dark imagery and guitarist Jerry Cantrell told us he just naturally writes that way: “It’s never been my intention to be dark. I guess I just maybe talk about stuff that’s more real, you know what I mean? There’s plenty of stuff out there to distract you from stuff. I’m not really trying to distract anybody from anything, and I’m trying not to look away from myself or somebody else that’s either scary, disturbing, something that I don’t like about somebody or myself. I’m trying to look at those things without looking away.” Fans who access the seven-minute-plus video through BitTorrent can download the clip, unlock notes from the director and get exclusive access to merchandise. The first two singles from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, “Hollow” and “Stone,” both hit Number One on the rock radio airplay charts, while the album itself debuted on the Billboard album chart at Number Two. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is Alice In Chains’ second album with singer William DuVall and followed up 2009’s Black Gives Way To Blue, the group’s first all-new collection of material in 14 years….Wow. Haven’t heard this producer’s name mentioned in quite some time! Muse have confirmed they are working with legendary producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange on their seventh studio album, according to Classic Rock. The band revealed the news via their Instagram page, posting a photo taken in 1980 of Lange in the studio with AC/DC and adding the caption, “We are honoured to be making our new album with this legendary producer. #backinblack” Lange produced AC/DC’s landmark 1980 album Back In Black, as well as their previous effort, 1979’s Highway To Hell. He also produced Def Leppard‘s massive Pyromania and Hysteria records, as well as the more recent Nickelback offering Dark Horse. Muse self-produced their last two albums, The 2nd Law and 2009’s The Resistance….Speaking of AC/DC, I am so excited to tell you Angus Young and Cliff Williams will be headed into the hardDriveRadio studios next month! Now’s your chance to ask questions! Send them in via the Interact Live link on the hardDrive Radio App or email them via the Interact link on the home page here. And in other news, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has recently lent his support to a little-known charity called the Sporting Memories Network, which deals with people suffering from dementia. According to the Northern Echo, Johnson called the organization on his own and offered his encouragement and support for their work. Its director, Tony Jameson-Allen, said, “It’s an absolutely amazing boost for a charity run by two people to receive a phone call from the singer of a group that has sold more than 200 million records worldwide.” Johnson reached out to Sporting Memories after hearing about their projects with older people, especially men, who have been suffering from mental health issues. AC/DC guitarist and co-founder Malcolm Young left the band earlier this year, with his family confirming that he was afflicted with dementia. It was reported that the 61-year-old musician suffered a stroke earlier this year. Unlike other anti-dementia charities, the Sporting Memories Network is focused on treatment, not research, using sports memories to help people suffering from dementia, depression and social isolation. When speaking with the organization, Johnson recalled his own childhood sports memories, including going to watch U.K. football team Newcastle play in his youth. AC/DC will release its 16th studio album, Rock Or Bust, on Dec 2nd. Malcolm and Angus Young‘s nephew, Stevie Young, has stepped in to play guitar on the record and upcoming world tour……And today, I will have Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix calling in from Europe. Schedule conflict yesterday, so please, get your questions in asap!….This is pretty cool. Pulse ran this item today. Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich joined his father, 86-year-old Danish musician, filmmaker and former tennis pro Torben Ulrich, on stage this past Sunday (Oct 26th) at a venue in Copenhagen, Denmark for an improvised set of experimental music as part of this year’s Wundergrund festival. (See picture here.) An audience of about 150 people watched the performance, which also featured pianist Soren Kjaergaard, drummer Claus Boje and bassist Peter Friis Nielsen. Torben Ulrich and Soren Kjaergaard have made three albums together, including the newly released Meridiana: Lines Toward A Non-Local Alchemy. The elder Ulrich is said to be Metallica’s biggest fan and its sternest critic as well. Lars was initially going to follow in his father’s footsteps and pursue a career as a professional tennis player. Asked in a 2005 interview if he was disappointed that Lars didn’t pursue tennis as a career, Torben said, “No, no. The main thing was that he do what he thought was his choice — not our choice.” Lars recalled in a 1995 interview that he “grew up in as open an upbringing as you can imagine . . . I was very independent. I had nothing tying me down. At the same time, anything I wanted I had to get it myself.” Lars added, “Even though tennis was his main source of income, my dad was also writing about jazz in the papers in Copenhagen. Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman were always playing in the stereo around the house. Later it was the Doors and Jimi Hendrix.”…Happy 45th today to S.A. Martinez of 311. Happy 57 to The Simpsons’ Dan Castellaneta and today would’ve been Quiet Riot’s Kevin DuBrow’s 59th birthday. Rest In Peace.