Thirty-three-year-old Jason Null and 21-year-old Brandon Danger were arraigned Friday on charges of forced oral copulation and forced oral copulation on a minor.

Hi. We're blink-182. This past week there've been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us.

To put it simply, We're back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy.

Summer 2009.

Metallica took home the best Metal Performance Grammy for "My Apocalypse," from "Death Magnetic." Hard Rock honors went to The Mars Volta's "Wax Simulacra." Alternative Music Album went to "In Rainbows" from Radiohead. And Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals went to "Sex on Fire" from Kings of Leon. Then Solo Rock Vocal Performance went to "Gravity," by John Mayer. (rock?)

"In regards to Slash," he said, "I read a desperate fan's message about, 'What if one of us were to die, and looking back I had the possibility of a reunion now.' My thoughts are, 'Yeah, and while you're at the show your baby accidentally kicks a candle and burns your house down, killing himself and the rest of your family.'

"Give me a f--king break. What's clear is that one of the two of us will die before a reunion and however sad, ugly, or unfortunate anyone views it, it is how it is. Those decisions were made a long time ago and reiterated year after year by one man.

Coldplay resumes its enormously successful world tour on February 12th, heading to Japan and Australia before returning to North America for its summer dates.

The R&B star, who was scheduled to perform at the Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angles on Sunday evening, was identified by the woman as the man who attacked her, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Pearl Jam is about to hit the studio for a two-week session in Los Angeles with producer Brendan O'Brien as it continues work on its ninth studio album, which the band plans to self-release in the United States. more

Metallica will headline a series of European festivals throughout June and July dubbed "Sonisphere." According to veteran festival promoter Stuart Galbraith � several events are being staged throughout Europe in the run-up to Knebworth, England on August 1-2 in Holland, Spain, and Finland, among others.more

Bon Jovi will rock the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for the first time this year, returning to Louisiana after donating $1 million in 2005 to build homes for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.more

Bury Your Dead will be touring Australia late next month with support from Confession.more

X frontman John Doe will collaborate with Toronto alt-country act the Sadies on an upcoming record. The Yep Roc Records released project will be titled Country Club and will feature the pairing taking on classic country tunes along with new originals. It's expected in stores on April 14th - more

A bizarre 38-minute set by opening act Jessica Simpson inadvertently stole the spotlight from headliner Rascal Flatts in a show at the Van Andel Arena. She forgets lyrics, fights tears at the show. But at least unlike her sister (and too many pop "singers" to mention), she didn't lipsynch. more

It appears that Nikki Sixx's side project Sixx:AM's new live release sucks as much as their debut studio album. Surprise, surprise. Read the SleazeRoxx review for the predictable results.

New Jersey's attorney general says Ticketmaster should stop steering consumers to a reselling subsidiary offering more expensive concert tickets because it may violate state law. If it's not than it should be. more

Verse has apparently broken up. Singer Sean Murphy comments: "None of us are too sure about how we feel about doing a final show; not ruling it out completely, but sometimes that can come off the wrong way, and none of us want that. If we can do it right, we will do it." more

New York hardcore legends Agnostic Front are currently in search of a touring drummer. The band needs someone to fill in for 2 to 3 (two-week tours) over the course of 2009.more
Wilco's upcoming live DVD Ashes Of American Flags will be released via independent retailers two weeks early, as part of the Record Store Day promotion on April 18.more

The New York-based rocker will join David Cook for the trek, kicking off February 13th at Florida State University's Club Down Under in Tallahassee with a special hometown headline performance at The Bowery Ballroom on March 17th.

Kings Of Leon kick off the upcoming dates on the 19th of April at the Agganis Arena in Boston, MA and finish off at the Bill Graham Civic Center on May 21st in San Francisco, CA.

The tour will take the bands all over Europe's mainland and through the UK. This marks a welcome return for FILTER who toured in the summer of '08, selling out shows in London and making triumphant appearances at Rock am Ring and Rock am Park in Germany.

The original release was restricted to Japan but this wide release will feature the same material but the band is changing the title and artwork.

Today, Alexa Vega takes over the role of Repo Road Tour 3 driver- perhaps her most difficult "part" to date. Not because Alexa isn't a great driver. She is. And not because she isn't patient, pleasant, & one hell of a navigator. Alexa's all of these things, and more. But Alexa, poor Alexa, is about to embark on a very long, very stressful car ride in a jeep full of surly REPO! dudes.