Slash and Nikki Sixx On Pete Way's Post Cancer Album

Now he wants to get back to work on his upcoming solo effort, Walking On The Edge. Before his diagnosis last year, Way had called in pals including Slash and Nikki Sixx to guest on the record, which will be hisfirst solo studio album since 2007's Acoustic Animal.

Way says: "On my first solo album Amphetamine I wanted to make the songs I had always wanted to in UFO. I thought what's the point in doing the same stuff you do with your band? It was always my ambition to do something more rock.

"On this new album, Slash and Nikki Sixx play and I've got Guns N' Roses producer Mike Clink working with me at John Parr's studio, Somewhere In Yorkshire. Working with these guys is amazing, I mean how many Grammy awards can you get in one room?"

A lot more here.

KISS' Gene Simmons Sounds Off On Addicts and Depression

Why's that? Simple: they're either drug addicts or just downers. "I don't get along with anybody who's a drug addict and has a dark cloud over their head and sees themselves as a victim," Simmons said.

"Drug addicts and alcoholics are always: 'The world is a harsh place.' My mother was in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. I don't want to hear f-k all about 'the world as a harsh place.' She gets up every day, smells the roses and loves life.

"And for a putz, 20-year-old kid to say, 'I'm depressed, I live in Seattle.' F-k you, then kill yourself." He added: "I never understand, because I always call them on their bluff.

"I'm the guy who says 'Jump!' when there's a guy on top of a building who says, 'That's it, I can't take it anymore, I'm going to jump.' Are you kidding? Why are you announcing it? Shut the f-k up, have some dignity and jump! You've got the crowd."

Find out which current pop star that he would love to collaborate with here.

Rob Zombie Involves Fans In Next Film Project

Zombie, who has directed films including The Devil's Rejects, The Lords Of Salem and two Halloween movies, says: "People have come up to me over the years and asked, 'How can I get these props?' 'How can I come to the set?'

"I realised a crowdfunding campaign is not a guy on a street corner with a hat asking for money. I've noticed with all the movies I've made, so many people get tattoos of the film. When you love something so much, you just want to be part of it - and now you can."

The campaign's website is up and running, and Zombie is offering a range of backer incentives. Details here.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Gets Animated For TV Series

"I've gone through my life animated, it was about time someone officially turned me into a cartoon," said Tyler. "I can't wait to take some of my favorite ladies on a magical adventure they won't ever forget on this episode of Hot In Cleveland."

Tyler and Aerosmith are currently on the road across North America on the Let Rock Rule tour, which sees Slash opening the shows. Watch a video clip from Tyler's Hot in Cleveland episode here.

Beastie Boys' Mike D Laments Death of Hair Metal

He tells Vanity Fair: "Grunge was a death sentence to the rock that preceded it, which was hair metal. All of a sudden, grunge came in. It wasn't cool any more, if you were a guy at the gas station, to be into Warrant.

"You couldn't have big, fluffy long hair - you had to have f***ed-up shorter hair and a plaid shirt. You couldn't be walking around the gas station in spandex any more." More on this story.

Yes Release Live Owner Of A Lonely Heart Video

Due September 23 and originally issued in 2005, the updated project adds 70 minutes of material from a show in Lugano, Switzerland on the same tour. Available on 2DVD, Blu-ray, 3CD and digital formats, the Special Edition of "Songs From Tsongas" contains two different concerts from Yes' 35th Anniversary Tour in 2004, the last to feature the classic line-up of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Alan White.

In addition to the originally 2005 release, this DVD is packed with an additional 70 minutes of never-before-released highlights from Lugano. Watch the new video clip here.

Judas Priest's New Album Inspired By New Guitarist's Enthusiasm

Speaking with May The Rock Be With You, about the ideas and inspiration behind Redeemer Of Souls, Hill says: "A lot of it came from Richie and his enthusiasm. He got together with Glenn Tipton and they would sit in the dressing room and strum a few riffs and chord sequences.

"By the end of the tour, they had quite a few ideas between them. Then we got together to write and record and it turned out great. Richie fitted straight in with our recording methods and he was a joy to work with."

Hill also reveals that playing with Faulkner on stage not only proved how good a guitarist he was, but it strengthened their relationship within the band. Read about that here.

Bob Dylan Gets Animated For Early View Of Music Videos

Bob Dylan's 1966 short film for "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is often cited as being one of the first music videos. Shot and released decades before there was any real outlet for the medium, it was something of a curiosity at the time. But in 1985, when this interview was recorded, it was a much different era. MTV was becoming a dominant cultural force, and it was pretty much mandatory that artists made at least one video (if not more) to promote their new albums. Ever the contrarian, Dylan's mood on music videos had cooled by then.

"I don't mind making videos," he said. "It's fake, it's like making a movie, it's all fake." This, by the way, was two years before he'd co-star in the otherwise-forgettable 1987 flick Hearts of Fire , which he co-starred in with Rupert Everett and pop singer Fiona. "Anybody can make a video. Anybody. All you need is a camera."

Oddly enough, his son Jesse Dylan, went on to be a director of films as well as videos: his resume includes clips by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ("A Face in the Crowd"), Tom Waits ("God's Away on Business") and the Black Keys's immortal "Lonely Boy" (which, to be fair, anybody could have made). Oh, and also a little 2008 video called "Yes We Can" that possibly helped get a president elected.

Watch the clip here.

Lack of Anthrax Collaboration A Disappointment For Rob Caggiano

He tells Ultimate Guitar: "I never understood it, to be honest. I do understand it but at the same time I was with those guys for a really long time. You would think at some point along that journey, we would have collaborated on something.

"At that point when I decided to leave those guys, I just felt like I needed a change. The thing is the band was doing amazing. Anthrax was on top of their game. We had just come off the Big Four tour and all this awesome stuff happened. But the bottom line was I just wasn't happy and my heart wasn't in it."

Although it took its toll, Caggiano insists he understood that Anthrax had a system and says he doesn't blame them for not wanting to change it. More on this story.

The Fleece Rock Venue Saved?

The club has been running for 32 years, but when plans were submitted to turn an office block into 80 flats, it was feared complaints from tenants would lead to its closure.

Current noise laws in England and Wales mean that just one submission from an unhappy resident can lead to a venue's license being revoked. Fleece owner Chris Sharp was unsatisfied with developer's report that said noise from his establishment wouldn't cause problems, and commissioned his own which suggested it would, unless more money was spent on soundproofing during the building conversion.

The developers threatened to proceed without doing the additional work - but last night Bristol City Council branded their position as a "bullying" strategy and enforced a set of restrictions. They include permanently sealing windows that face The Fleece, and including mechanical ventilation instead. More on this story.

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