Paul McCartney and Kanye West's Alleged Song Clip Surfaces

A clip has surfaced (via Billboard) from West's much talked about London appearance at a private club in July and it is literally five seconds of Kanye West saying the title of the expected collaboration, "Piss On Your Grave," three times.

There is hardly any backing music during the clip to gain any sort of idea how Macca fits into the track. This is truly for the desperate, but when it comes to something like West + McCartney, who isn't desperate? Check out the clip

Motley Crue Kickstart New Dodge Charger Ad

Dodge is the presenting sponsor of Motley Crue's "The Final Tour", which kicked off last month in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "Whenever I talk to people about Moltey Crue, the common thread is how cool and relevant the band remains even after 33 years," said Tim Kuniskis, President and CEO of the Dodge brand.

"This irreverent 'staying power' resonates deeply with the Dodge brand as we turn the corner on our 100-year anniversary. What better way to celebrate the band's final tour and the 25th anniversary of 'Kickstart My Heart' than to do it together?"

Check out the ad here.

Slash and Duff Jam Guns N' Roses Classic

The song originally appeared on GNR's 1987 debut album, "Appetite For Destruction." The project went on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide, including 18 million in the US alone.

"Good times in George, Washington 2nite @TheGorge," posted Slash. "1 of the most picturesque venues in the country. Thanks @DuffMcKagan for jamming!"

Check out video of the jam here.

Carl Palmer Tricks Fans With Retirement Video

"Along the way his dazzling speed and mastery of the drums, combined with his infectious stage personality, have secured for him a respected place in history as one of rock 'n' roll's greatest drummers.

"But he vows to continue his legacy with another instrument." The text is then followed by 80 seconds of the bespectacled Carl Palmer playing the banjo. More on this story.

Joel Discusses New Madden Brothers Album

Their first album, Greetings From California, is sonically two parts Beach Boys, one part the Clash and one part sounds that they worked hard to make sure no one had used before.

Radio.com caught up with Joel for a Proustian question and answer session, in which he talked the new album, Greetings From California, which comes out on September 16th and more.

What ideal are you most loyal to? Protecting the integrity of who you are and what makes you special. With this record we've been really protective of the integrity of the record and the music. And keeping it special. Making sure that it's unique, that every sound on the record has never been used before whether it's a guitar tone or whatever.

Musically it's very different for you, did you have to protect your ability to go in this direction? Yes, we had to protect the space that we were in to be able to create the record and not let anyone intrude on what we were doing for three years while we were making it. It was very important to us that we make sure we protected our ability to create it and not think about charts, what's in the radio, what we've done before, what people are going to think - all the different, hundreds of factors other people think about. We didn't want to because we don't believe in that stuff.

What song makes you feel most secure? I think it's Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody." It makes me feel like at the end of the day we all are just humans. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do. It doesn't matter how special my record is or how important this time in our career is, whatever you're saying at the end of the day we're all going to have to serve somebody. And every dog has his day, basically. More.

Nightwish's Holopainen Shares His Songwriting Secret

Holopainen says in their latest update video: "When I come up with a subject for the song, I always see it as a short movie. Each song is like a soundtrack for that movie in my head.

"From the moment I start writing I have the story in my head. I have a really clear vision of how the songs should sound at this point. Of course, they will change after band rehearsals and arranging."

The follow-up to 2011's Imaginaerum is set for release next year, although no details have yet been released. Meanwhile, Jansen has said her own band Revamp have to play second-fiddle to Nightwish's timetable - but they're not abandoning plans to make a third album.

More including the video here.

Alice In Chains Check My Brain Performance Video Released

Hosted by Nic Harcourt, the program saw the band shares stories from their initial 1990s breakout, talk about their hiatus and re-emergence, and delve into what's in store for the future of the group.

"Check My Brain" originally appeared on the group's 2009 album, "Black Gives Way To Blue." The project peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200. Watch the video here.

The Haunted Kept Their Day Jobs

And although he says he always missed being in The Haunted after leaving in 2003, it was a reduced touring schedule and the stability of a day job that convinced him to return.

He tells Dear Rhetoric: "I've always been a metal worker - a construction worker, blacksmith. The thing about this time around is that we all have jobs so our lives don't depend on The Haunted - we can do it just for fun.

"We don't need to do it to put food on the table. Music is supposed to be fun. It's not supposed to be a must. Once it becomes a must, you can tell. We don't ever want to be that band that is doing their job and you can tell from a mile away. We are doing this for fun, and once it becomes a must, we need to sit down, take stock, and reconsider what the point is that we are missing." More on this story.

Chase Rice Wanted To Show More Depth On New Album

Rice wrote "Ready Set Roll" with Chris DeStefano and Rhett Akins, his producer and executive producer respectively. When he met up with the two songwriters he was impressed with how the song came together and wanted both to be a part of his project.

"By the end of the day we went from that [writing 'Ready Set Roll'] to hearing what Chris did in the studio," Rice told Radio.com. "While we were writing the song he was building the track that made it sound like it sounds on radio today. At the end of the day we had a full song. I heard it and was like, 'Why would I do this with any other producer?' 'Ready Set Roll' was a big day. I found my producer. I found my executive producer and I wrote a Gold Record."

Ignite the Night is Rice's third studio album and first major-label release. He says the 15-track album is "packed full of fun." While the party songs like "Ready Set Roll" and "We Goin' Out" prevail on the album, he also shows his sensitive side on several tracks like "Carolina Can" and "Jack Daniels and Jesus." Rice said the album runs through his life and tells people a lot more about him than the fact that he likes to drink Jack Daniels.

"I wanted to show more depth," he said. "We did that with a song like 'Carolina Can' which is a ballad that I wrote with Scooter Carusoe, who is one of my favorite writers in town. He's very deep. There's a lot going on in his head and my head so we got together and wrote the song about where I'm from and my life now how it is so crazy but when I need someone to remind me who I am, Carolina can. That going home aspect." More.

Singled Out: Moxxi's Ransom

The creation of my premier single "Ransom" started as more of a match making game than anything else. During a writing session, my producer was running through a few tracks he had been working on and introduced me to this maniacal, seductive track. I'm a fan of left-of-center-crack-the-whip-and-break-out-the-ball-gag music, so needless to say it was love at first listen. One of the best decisions I ever made was almost falling out of my chair and screaming, "This is it! I need to write to this!!"

The imagery of a bank heist immediately came to me because I have a fascination with the Bonnie and Clyde story. I've always dreamed of falling madly in love and going on a dangerous adventure (without hurting anyone of course). As a proud functioning member of society, I thought it would be a good idea to live out my fantasy through song. It's awfully hard to get good singing acoustics in prison from what I've heard.

On another level, I wanted the lyrics to channel the Joker from Batman. He wasn't motivated by money, fame, or revenge. He did whatever the hell he wanted just because he felt like it. It was about the cat and mouse game and the fun in the power struggle.The lyrics "3-2-1 just for fun" were written for exactly that reason. No nonsense makes no sense after all.

Structurally, the choice of having a lyric-free chorus was very intentional. I'm a big fan of vocal hooks because they are something your audience can listen to and catch onto quickly. I toyed with the idea of having a wordy chorus, but it didn't quite fit the mood as well as a bunch of ohhs, doot doots, and heys.

I must say the making of the "Ransom" video was one of the crowning jewels of my career thus far. Neoclassical French inspired props, a candy feast, living the gem face robot fantasy, and having dinner orgies with some of the most respected queens in the business was pure bliss. There's no other way to describe it, and there's no other way I envisioned bringing this song to life.

This song was a huge win for me on a personal and professional level. I have so much faith in it. It's like having a favorite songchild. You know you shouldn't because the others are awesome too, but you do anyway!

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself as you watch the video here and learn more about Moxxi right here!

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