David Bowie has described rumours about him collaborating on a rock'n'roll comedy film with The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger as "piffle". more

Cave In's new album�their first in more than 5 years�is set to be release on May 24th. The new album, White Silence, will be released via Hydra Head. more

The short version of a trailer for the upcoming reissues of Ozzy Osbourne's "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman" can be viewed here

The life of late singer Jeff Buckley will be the subject of a biopic directed by Ryan Jaffe (The Rocker). more

Nevermore has cancelled their forthcoming North American tour with Symphony X, , Powerglove and Blackguard. more

TV On The Radio have created a short film to accompany the band's new album, Nine Types Of Light. more

Tom Waits is voicing a character for an animated musical titled The Monster of Nix. more

Queen Online report that Queen drummer Roger Taylor will unveil a statue by sculptor Tim Shaw, called 'The Drummer', in Truro, Cornwall on June 25th. more

Mark Garza tells fans, "It's true that I have left The Famine with no particular destination as of now. I don't have any scandalous reason why I left other than I know when its my time to go and I just went." more

Due to U.S. tour commitments Devildriver have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival more

Brutal Truth (Kevin Sharp: vocals, Dan Lilker: bass, Richard Hoak: drums, Erik Burke: guitar) has completed work on their brand new full-length album titled End Time. more

Emarosa has revealed to Alternative Press that they have parted ways with troubled frontman Jonny Craig. more

Culture Brats have published their interview with Terry Ilous, lead singer of XYZ and currently behind the mic for Great White, about his all-star celebrity concert and single for Japan. Check it out here

Due to "circumstances beyond the band's control," Destruction have been forced to postpone their previously announced South American dates. The group's manager, Jeff Keller, says in a statement, "Unfortunately, there were multiple issues, most notably regarding travel logistics, that have forced us to reschedule these dates" more

On this day in 1954, Bill Haley & His Comets recorded "Rock Around the Clock" at Pythian Temple studios in New York City. Written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers, the song was first recorded by Italian-American band Sonny Dae and His Knights. Considered by many to be the song that put rock and roll on the map around the world, Haley's version was used over the opening titles of the film Blackboard Jungle and went on to become a worldwide #1.

On this day in 1966, Jan Berry, of Jan & Dean, was almost killed when he crashed his Porsche into a parked truck a short distance from Dead Man's Curve in Los Angeles. Partially paralyzed and suffering brain damage, Berry was able to walk again after extensive therapy.

On this day in 1967, Mick Jagger was punched in the face by an airport official during a row at Le Bourget Airport in Paris. Jagger lost his temper after the Stones entourage was being searched for drugs, resulting in them missing their flight.

"We're gearing up for our first 'Big 4' show in the States, and our friends over at Sirius XM are too as they launch Big 4 Radio tomorrow, Tuesday, April 12 at 12 p.m. (ET) with 24/7 'Tallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax running through Sunday, May 8 at 3 a.m. (ET). The channel will feature highlights of interviews with members of all four bands as well as some of our live recordings, including performances from previous 'Big 4' shows. Sirius XM listeners can also tune in for on-site reports from the upcoming 'Big 4' show in Indio, CA on April 23, 2011.

McCartney hand-picked the artists himself, including KISS, The Cure, B.B. King, Paul Rodgers, Billy Joel and Garth Brooks.

The Beverly Hills Courier reports efforts to settle dueling lawsuits involving Rose and his former manager have hit a sour note, but attorneys told a judge Monday that they will continue their mediation efforts.

The album, titled Live in Mississippi, was recorded at Southaven, Mississippi, on July 31, 2007, and will be released on two-CD and two-LP (180-gram vinyl) formats. The set list featured a number of covers in tribute to legendary Mississippi Delta blues masters Robert Johnson, Son House and Leadbelly.

A live DVD of a June 2000 show will be released on the same day. Recorded as the band performed to a tiny audience at Ralph's Corner Bar in Moorhead, Minnesota, the set is called Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night.

We know how things worked out, obviously, but can you imagine Iggy Pop sitting on the panel? It could have happened.

"I'm working on new solo songs," Marr said. "I'll be putting out two records over the next year or so and doing more film soundtrack work."

The group will also play two consecutive nights at The Gorge in George, WA and a three-night stand at Chicago's UIC Pavilion.

Alice in Chains is headlining Canada's 3rd annual Rock On The Range this summer; the festival takes place August 20 at Winnipeg's Canad Inns Stadium.

The 60s icons have been the subject of reunion rumours for years, although it's never come to fruition, often due to the heated rivalry between the Davies brothers. The closest they came was a planned gathering a few years ago, which was called off after bassist Peter Quaife, who's since died, began suffering kidney problems.

Ray tells Rolling Stone: "I'm seeing Dave next week. I hear he's been saying stuff in the press like, 'I'll do it, but Ray doesn't want to do it.' I know he's expressed an interest, and also that he's called me an a**hole � it depends what side of bed he gets up on.

"This is it, really," he said. "This is how the band will exist in the future. I can't see there being any changes. Ultimately it's the perfect lineup, because it does extend back to when Adrian was in the band for the first few albums. And obviously when Bruce was in the band, so this is obviously the strongest and most creative lineup Maiden has ever had. Everything kind of gels and glues together really well. As far as rehearsing and writing, everything fits into place nicely. We just sit down like we always do and work out songs. We wouldn't be changing anymore. This is it; I think we're kinda far along enough now to say. Also, it's my favorite lineup, and also most of the other guys. There's a chance for everyone to play and enjoy what they're doing."

As for when this lineup will head back into the studio to record a follow-up to the smash hit, The Final Frontier, Murray was enthusiastic, if a bit non-committal. "A lot of the time you plan ahead, and things tend to get in the way. At the moment it's nice to focus on the here and now. We're on tour, we've got another later this summer, and then we'll all need a rest. Possibly there will be, but it's hard to say at the moment. It definitely won't be next year, anyway. My gut feeling is once we sit down, if everyone's up for it�that's the main thing�then we'll go for it."

Portnoy, modest as ever, says: "[This project] is something I'm very excited about. It's super hard-hitting, with strong, slamming tunes, with riffs as big as Zakk [Wylde] and Dime, and vocals as big as Dio. I think this album can make a huge splash in the hard rock and metal scene! I can't wait to hit the road with this baby!"

In a recent podcast Holland and lead guitarist Noodles revealed their pride at what will be their ninth album while Holland joked he has already had a thumbs up on their new material � from some five-year-old reviewers.

The summer music event is set to take place on July 21st - 24th at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT.

McLawhorn joined Evanescence in 2007, replacing original guitarist John LeCompt. His return to Evanescence was disclosed by Seether singer Shaun Morgan, who posted on Twitter: "Interesting news about our old guitarist. Can anyone guess? He went to another band." Morgan further hinted, "Little anti-Shaun club. Any more guesses?"

The festival will once again take place in San Francisco's historic Golden Gate Park August 12 - 14, 2011.

The trek kicks off August 7th in Baltimore and runs through September 4th in Columbus.

The tour is set to kick off on May 27th in Manchester and ends June 2nd in Birmingham.

The Danish producer recalled in the interview that Metallica wanted him as producer based on his work on Rainbow's Difficult to Cure album. "They really liked the sound I got on that record, so they reached out to me," he said. "The success of Ride the Lightning made it really easy to continue our collaboration for the next couple of albums."

The main stage will also host punk rock revevalists, Bad Religion making a rare UK festival appearance and thrash merchants Sylosis, who return to the festival after their appearance two years ago and open Saturday's proceedings.

Prince has declared a string of purple days in Los Angeles. He will bring his extraordinary Welcome 2 America Live tour back to the West Coast with the announcement of a 21 nite stand in Los Angeles.

Skolnick, who joined thrash metal band Testament at age 16 and toured with Judas Priest, Megadeth, White Zombie and Slayer, now serves as ringleader of jazz group the Alex Skolnick Trio. Their newly released fourth album, Veritas, includes nine original tracks, along with a cover of Metallica's "Fade to Black."

Skolnick recalled to Spinner.com the moment that jazz first impacted him. "When we recorded the third Testament album, we did it at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley," said Skolnick. "I remember being on break and hearing the most amazing saxophone playing I've ever heard in my life. It was scary it was going so many places. I hadn't been that blown away since I heard Eddie Van Halen do 'Eruption.' I had my ear to the door of this studio and I didn't know who was inside, or whether it was even a live band."

Coleman, an amateur flutist, and Anderson played a portion of the song "Bourree," an arrangement of which Anderson and Jethro Tull performed during their 1969 U.S. tour as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the moon.

Britain's answer, in some ways, to American Graffiti, That'll Be the Day looked back fondly, but realistically at Britain's late '50s, early '60s pre-Beatle youth culture. Future pop star David Essex, in his breakthrough role (he'd been playing Jesus in Godspell on the stage), played Jim MacLaine, a frustrated teen determined to break out of the shackles of small-town life in dull, boring, bland, post-war Britain.

The remaining special guest slot, just below headliners Judas Priest, was due to be announced at 09.00 GMT today (Tuesday April 12) on their official website.

According to a press release, Carlton and the label are sending the guitars around the world to collect signatures from "some of the biggest stars." The axes will later be sold at auction, with all of the proceeds going to relief efforts. Also, the guitarist and label have already donated thousands of items to benefit Japanese citizens.

The Foos brought a full entourage to the show - including family members - as Dave Grohl joked, "those kids can trash a dressing room like Van Halen wish."

Front woman Morgan Lander offers her own words: "We have been working exceptionally hard these cold winter months, crafting what is to be our 6th full length release, and our second for eOne.

In the United States, Forevermore comes in at #48 on the Billboard Top 200 Current Album chart and arrives even higher in numerous European countries.

All proceeds from this sold out gig went direct to the Red Cross Japan Tsunami disaster fund � the night made in excess of �145, 000.

The three-day shoot will be for a long-form video entitled Unholy Manipulator, and will star actress Ashley Laurence (Hellraiser, Lightning Bug), who recently appeared in the Snuff video for Slipknot. The video will be produced by Kurtzman (FX legend, director of Wishmaster, creator of From Dusk Till Dawn) and Corpka's Scott Licina. Directing duties for the video will be handled by Kik Axe Music's James Zahn.

Deep Blues Festival 2011 will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, at the historic Beachland Ballroom on Saturday, July 16, featuring dirty roots music bands from across the country.