Linkin Park Helped Frontman Battle His Demons

But fellow singer Shinoda says he and the rest of the group pulled together to make sure Bennington's personal life got back on track. He tells the Metro: "When Chester had some problems, everybody jumped up to help him and tell him how supportive we wanted to be and how much it means to us that he was doing something positive.

"We're lucky to have a band full of guys who have their head screwed on straight. A lot of life experience goes into that, but we just support each other. We have each other's back. At the end of the day we love what we do. We're not willing to throw that away on anything." Read more here.

The Kinks' Davies Brothers In New Dispute

"My brother Dave and I played records so loud it made the speakers distort, and we thought it'd be a nice idea to make the guitar sound that distorted, and we cranked up the amplifier and I stuck a knitting needle in it," he told NPR.

He gave the same account to the Wall Street Journal, and that storyline, much to Dave's umbrage, is in the play Sunny Afternoon, now playing in London.

Dave took umbrage with this, and took to his official Facebook page to address it. "My brother is lying," he wrote. "I don't know why he does this but it was my Elpico amp that I bought and out of frustration I cut the speaker cone up with a razor blade and I was so shocked and surprised and excited that it worked that I demonstrated the sound to Ray and Pete," referring to Pete Quaife, the band's original bass player who passed away in 2010.

"Pete didn't even like it and laughed and said it sounded like a dog barking. Ray liked the sound and he had written a riff on the piano which formed the basis of the song 'You Really Got Me' and I played the riff on my guitar with MY new sound. I ALONE CREATED THIS SOUND. Ray wrote 'You Really Got Me' and we used my guitar sound to embellish the song and riff. He never stuck a knitting needle or anything else in my amp. I wouldn't let anybody come near it. My amp was the ONLY amp we used to create this sound and I don't know why only in the past few years Ray has started changing the whole concept. I am just flabbergasted and shocked at the depth of his selfish desire to take credit for everything. I never once claimed songwriting royalties on 'You Really Got Me' yet this song would not have happened without my guitar sound."

Read more here.

Smashing Pumpkins Streaming New Album 'Monuments to an Elegy'

The album includes a small handful of songs that were already released to the general public, including first single "Being Beige" and other songs like "Tiberius," "One and All" and "Drum and Fife."

That's nearly half of the album's nine-song tracklist, but fans are certain to snap this pre-release chance to listen anyway. For the album, frontman Billy Corgan was joined by Jeff Schroeder on guitar and then guest member Tommy Lee on drums.

Read more and grab the streaming link here.

Angels & Airwaves Release New Song 'Tunnels'

The group released a new song from the album, titled "Tunnels," and DeLonge gave a little interview to Billboard to commemorate the event. But, as exciting as the new A&A song might be to fans, DeLonge's Blink-182 update in the interview might even be more exciting.

"I think we found the house we're going to start recording the next record in," DeLonge said of Blink's follow-up to 2011's Neighborhoods. "That's a big deal, finding location, for us. That's usually the biggest obstacle, finding a place everyone can get to."

DeLonge goes on to reveal the first or second week of January as the time they plan to start on the album, noting "I think the goal on this record is to really craft it together form scratch as much as we can, but it'll be a good mix of things that are partially planned out and a lot of stuff we just really dig in and create from scratch, with everyone's influence. Our best records were made that way."

Check out Angels and Airwaves' new track "Tunnels" here.

Chrissie Hynde Revisits The Pretenders Christmas Hit

"Last year while finishing up the album Stockholm, Bjorn Yttling and I made up this version of the Pretenders' 2000 Miles," says Hynde. "I think it captures the mood of the season perfectly as it gets cold in Sweden, reindeer wander the streets freely and the snow was coming down! Happy Christmas!"

The track is also available on the deluxe version of Stockholm, alongside seven live tracks - including I Go To Sleep and Brass In Pocket - recorded at the singer's recent iTunes Festival show at London's Roundhouse. Check out the song here.

David Bowie Releases Final Nothing Has Changed Trailer

"Nothing Has Changed" debuted on the UK album charts last month at No. 9 and currently sits in the No. 3 spot. Last week, the project landed at No. 1 on the Official UK Vinyl Album Chart, ahead of Pink Floyd's "The Endless River."

"Nothing Has Changed" is available as 2- and 3-disc packages, a 2-LP set, and as corresponding digital releases. You can watch the new trailer and the previous two here.

Rolling Stones Pay Tribute To Bobby Keys

Mick Jagger and co say via Facebook: "The Rolling Stones are devastated by the loss of their very dear friend and legendary saxophone player, Bobby Keys. Bobby made a unique musical contribution to the band since the 1960s. He will be greatly missed."

Guitarist Keith Richards wrote a personal note and published it via Twitter. It reads: "I have lost the largest pal in the world and I can't express the sense of sadness I feel - although Bobby would tell me to cheer up. My condolences to all that knew him and his love of music." Read more here.

Melissa Etheridge Releases First Video From New Album

The new album includes collaborations with former OneRepublic drummer Jerrod Bettis, former Fugees producer Jerry Duplessis, Nelly Furtado songwriter Jon Levine, rapper RoccStar and Lumineers' multi-instrumentalist Neyla Pekarek.

"I haven't been this excited about making music and creating in ages," says Etheridge. "Song after song was a great experience." Check out the new music video here.

Scott Stapp Says Hurt And Frustration Inspired Facebook Video

She also claimed he had tried to take his own life and that the had sent her a series of threatening text messages. Stapp has since removed the video and replaced it with a statement.

He says: "I'm going to step back and let God control everything from here on. I should have continued to do that before I allowed my hurt, frustration, and emotions take control and post those videos.

"All I can say is that the truth will set you (me) free, and I'm holding on to Jeremiah 29:11 and Isaiah 44:8. This is a test of faith, and I will never give up or lose my faith. No matter what. This will be my last statement until after justice is served. Love to you all my friends." Read more here.

Exodus Says Souza Wanted Job More Than Dukes

Hunting tells JamMagazine: "I think he wanted it more than Rob did, and we really needed somebody that wanted it like we did. I think album was 92% done, I would say, before we asked Zet to come in and do vocals.

"And he had the material for about six hours, worked on it by himself at home, and he came in and he just f***ing crushed on it. And not to take anything away from Rob, but when Zet came in and sang on it, it just sounded really natural." Read more here.

Steve Cropper Found His Style By Accident

And he says when he was starting out, he had to play the role of two guitarists - a move which led to him developing his own sound. He tells Get Read To Rock: "It was all accidental. I didn't sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper and say, 'I'm going to play this tomorrow.' All of that stuff just fell out of the ceiling, and we did it.

"The way I looked at it was, I had to be two guys, because they couldn't afford two guitar players. They didn't have the money to pay in those sessions for an extra guy." Read more here.

Singled Out: J.O.S.'s Get Up

Our new release 'Get up' was written by our singer John, its main inspiration comes from making hard decisions and I think when you really listen to the song and the lyrics the meaning behind it is very clear. But the great thing about it is that its not subjective, it can mean anything to anyone and the subject is just so appealing to everybody, I don't think anyone has gone through life without feeling like they are at a crossroads and maybe even feeling a bit lost.

Its just so easy to relate to and hopefully everyone who listens to and downloads the track will hear that. The other thing I love is that its not a sad song! You might read the description I gave and assume it'll be a slow piano ballad, thats just so over done it gets a bit boring now. Its nice to hear a song with a good meaning that people can relate to and at the same is upbeat. I think music with meaning is really lacking in the industry today.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen and download for yourself here and learn more about the album right here!

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