NME had this sad news this morning: A 19 year-old man has died after a fall at a Furthur gig in Pittsburgh. The man reportedly fell through a window at the Peterson Events Center on Wednesday night (March 30). Furthur features Bob Weir and Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead fame. more

Sodom has announced that guitarist Bernd "Bernemann" Kost has been hospitalized for an undiagnosed ailment, forcing the group to cancel an upcoming appearance in Poland. Their booking agent has issued the following:"A few minutes ago I received an upsetting phone call from Tom and Makka as Bernemann has been rushed to hospital." more

The Piano Man is deciding to stay silent: Billy Joel is canceling his planned memoir. "The Book of Joel" was scheduled for publication in June. more

Billboard reports that Diego Gonzalez Boneta has been cast in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of "Rock of Ages," which will also star Tom Cruise and Alec Baldwin. more

Guns N' Roses guitarist DJ Ashba revealed in a March 31 Facebook posting that he will have to undergo surgery for a nine-millimeter tear in his knee ligament. more

Arcade Fire played a surprise concert earlier this week in Haiti. The Grammy-winning group performed at Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on Tuesday more

Saving Abel will perform a free concert for the troops on Wednesday, April 6 at the Special Events Center on the Fort Carson, CO military base more

Veil of Maya advise fans: "Our van and trailer was stolen last night in Wicker Park, Chicago, IL. Please keep a look out for our 98 White Ford 15 passenger van with the trailer shown attached to it. Please call Chicago police if you happen to see it." more

Kid Rock has announced a second leg of his "Born Free" tour with the new round of dates kicking off in Cincinnati on July 2 more

INXS are set to headline the very first Southern Sounds festival, due to take place on London's Clapham Common on June 11th. more

A new musical dreamed up by rocker John Mellencamp and horror writer Stephen King will make its world debut in Atlanta next year more

On this day in 1961, The Beatles began a three-month residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, Germany, playing 92 straight nights. The group played for seven hours a night on weekdays and eight hours at weekends with a 15-minute break every hour. It was during this visit that Astrid Kirchherr cut Stuart Sutcliffe's hair into the style destined to become known as the "Beatle haircut" which The Beatles later adopted themselves.
On this day in 1966, The Troggs recorded "Wild Thing" at Pye Studios in Marble Arch, London, produced by Larry Page, with Mick Jagger present as an observer. The song went on to be a #1 U.S. and #2 U.K. hit in June.

On this day in 1985, David Lee Roth quit Van Halen shortly after releasing his solo version of The Beach Boys' "California Girls," which featured Carl Wilson on background vocals. Lee Roth was replaced by Sammy Hagar later in the year. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here

At the turn of the year VR spokesmen said they were close to making a decision on who'd replace sacked singer Scott Weiland and bring the band out of a three-year hiatus. Rumours suggested it was Taylor, but he made no comment at the time, simply saying: "To be continued." VR guitarist Slash later admitted Taylor was in the frame, and McKagan confirmed there had been discussions.

Rudd, real name Phillip Witscke Rudzevecuis, was fined $250 last year when he pled guilty to the charge of having 25g of the substance on his boat in his home town of Tauranga, New Zealand.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Las Vegas police are recommending a charge of battery domestic violence to the district attorney's office after the March 24 incident when Neil allegedly poked ex-girlfriend and entertainment reporter Alicia Jacobs in the right shoulder leaving a bruise, a police spokesman said.

Jones explained that the band have remained friends over the years. "The advantage is that we haven't become estranged from each other," he said.

Evans was a founding member of AC/DC, along with Malcolm Young, Angus Young, Colin Burgess and Larry Van Kriedt, when the band formed in 1973. Scott replaced Evans in October 1974, but Evans claims to have had no hard feelings. "I never had a problem with Bon," he said. "He had an opportunity to take my place and become the singer for AC/DC. I would have done the same thing."

Dust Bowl sold 14,420 copies its first week in stores placing the album at no. 37 on Billboard's Top 200 Chart and at No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Chart (his seventh consecutive album to debut at no. 1) and no. 5 on the Indie Chart.

The album was recorded in Los Angeles, with Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson (Daughtry, Flyleaf, Hoobastank, Three Days Grace).

This marks the first album in ten years with 2-time Grammy Award winning producer, Trevor Horn. Horn and Yes bassist Chris Squire re-discovered the track Fly From Here which has never been recorded as a studio track.

He believes big business continues to suffer because it failed to take advantage of the internet era. But while the touring circuit is believed to be in a healthier state than the recording environment, Lemmy says he hasn't seen any major changes in the four decades he's worked there. He tells Metal Insider: "The industry these days is dying, isn't it? They have no idea what happened to them � they don't know what hit them. They couldn't work with the internet so they tried to prosecute it, which is really f**king dumb. It seems like they just keep f**king up. Every turn they make is the wrong turn, and they're going to be out of business in ten years."

The Reign in Blood Dunk shoes will be available starting June 6 in select skate shops, according to BraveWords.com.

In early February, The Hollywood Reporter noted that sales of Aerosmith's "greatest hits" collections had increased 250 percent in recent weeks. In particular, the band's 1994 compilation, Big Ones, saw increased sales of 260 percent following the show's premiere on January 19. Similarly, 2004's Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith got a 146 percent boost after the show's second week. Two other Aerosmith compilations registered surges of 137 percent and 147 percent, respectively.

Path of the Beam was the second or third song written for CC and the first song that I wrote in its entirety for the band. I helped out with some other riffs on the record but this song's definitely got my fingerprints all over it. I had some old riffs saved on my computer that I had been trying to incorporate into a song for a while, just no transitions to make them flow together. By the time we started running through the few riffs we had for the song at practice, and I heard the way it was all supposed to sound with the whole band, the rest just kind of fell into place.

I would go into further detail about how this song all came together but it's a pretty boring process, so I'll spare you the boredom. This was my first time recording in the studio, so after hearing the final product I am beyond stoked for this release! A lot of people ask me what the lyrics are about in the new songs, and to be honest, since I'm a guitar player I tend to listen to more of the composition than the lyrics. Jason tells me that Path of The Beam has something to do with riding motorcycles in space. I don't know.. sounds kind of ridiculous to me. I mean, have you ever thought about how hard it would be to ride a freakin motorcycle on the moon?! That's crazy.

Anyways, I think this song holds true to some of the classic BTA riffs but you can definitely tell that I have put my own personal spin on this song in particular. A lot of people will comment on the "breakdowns" in this song and how they are "super gay" blah blah blah. Say what you will about about that, but let's not put terms on things. I like writing heavy music, and this song is heavy. End of story.

I hope you all enjoy Celestial Completion, and that we get to meet each and every one of you on our journey of dominating the world! I know we seem like scary men who eat boar heads and bathe in tiger blood (32nd Charlie Sheen reference I've used today) but truth be told, we're just a bunch of laid back band dudes who participate in Hawaiian shirt day, listen to Randy Newman, and enjoy conversations about tearing through Mars on a Harley, so come say hi!

The CD was recorded at a Seattle-area studio with veteran rock producer Terry Date (Soundgarden, Pantera, Deftones).

The song is the first to be revealed from their forthcoming album, Khaos Legions, which is slated to hit stores on June 7th.

"It started out with Eric Clapton and I just hanging out and kicking around some ideas and telling stories, playing a little bit of guitar and writing a little tune together," Robertson told Spinner.com. "We didn't have any particular purpose in mind, it's just that we'd known each other for a long time and that's what we do. We didn't really think about it much � we were off doing other stuff � and then I came back to it by accident a couple years later. I heard the stuff again and realized, 'Wow, we dug deeper than what I thought. Some of this sounds like the beginnings of something special.'"

Hagar was on hand to talk about his new autobiography, "Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock," which just debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times nonfiction hardcover best sellers list.

"Sexual Healing" turned into Gaye's �biggest-selling single ever. It also signaled his return to America. But by 1984, the demons were back. Despite the return to musical glory, Gaye still owed too much money and the mental health and drug addiction issues were far from healed. Friendships and relationships were in tatters and Gaye was becoming increasingly paranoid. He told his friends that he feared killers were following him and scored himself a bulletproof vest.

Guitarists Jay Walsh and Nico Bermudez, alongside brother and bassist David Bermudez, have reacted to Bailey's surprise announcement that he was shutting down the Blaze Bailey Band for "financial and medical reasons."

"He was telling me about all these things," McCormick said. "I said, 'I don't wanna hear it. The problem with knowing you is you've lived my life.' He said, 'That's because I'm your doppelganger. If you want your life back you'll have to kill me.'

Durbin rocked out a version of "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting," one of the heaviest tracks off of 1973's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" double album.

He explained, "In 2003, I drafted Frank and Richard to record a bunch of songs with me after seeing them play together in other local bands. I wanted them in The Compulsions but Richard had already started playing in Guns N' Roses and it wasn't long before he moved from New York to LA.

The trek will begin in San Francisco, CA and end in El Paso, Tx. The Southern California road- warriors are covering the entire US this time around.

The show will mark Bitch Magnet's first live performance since 1990, and the first onstage appearance of the band's original recorded lineup - Orestes Morf�n (drums), Sooyoung Park (bass and vocals) and Jon Fine (guitar) - since 1989.

Lee McKinney (guitars) further states: "Due to some very unexpected problems at the border, we were unable to cross into Canada. We were forced to turn around and head home and could not be more bummed about this.

Tune in to RedBullUSA.com/livesessions for the broadcast. Want behind-the-scenes chatter? Join in @redbullstudioLA and ask your questions for the band. Include the hashtag #RBstudio.

"We are civilized animals, right? Then why do we continue to slaughter for sport? What if you were a Chicken, how would you feel? I grew up in a Chicken Coop and I was not a Chicken at first, until I was faced with your World!" - Buckethead

"Honor thy Father and thy Mother was once said, but then someone said: What if I don't know your Father? A still voice said: Does that makes him the devil? He is still someone's Father, his name has been changed, but his story is the same. Why hate when we should Celebrate. In this world of two's, you got the Mourning Son, and the Daughter of the Night. They both equal light once you make it through the night. Now, wake the funk up!" - Bootsy Collins