Lane, 47, was found in a California hotel room with a bottle of vodka and prescription pills. Cause of death has not been confirmed although he'd been fighting alcoholism for many years.

(BW&BK) CNN reports that KISS have signed up to pay tribute to Michael Jackson in an October concert that will also headline Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Smokey Robinson, Cee Lo Green and JLS more

(Billboard) After Ann Kirsten Kennis sued indie rock group Vampire Weekend for putting an old photo of her on their "Contra" cover, the former model has settled with the band for an undisclosed amount. more

(The 1st Five) Ryan Adams is hitting the road this Fall to coincide the release of his new record, Ashes & Fire, out on October 11 more

(MU) Warrant dedicated their concert on August 12th in North Dakota to Jani Lane. Upon dedicating show to the late former frontman, the band encouraged attendees to sing along and record the song 'Heaven' and post the recordings to YouTube. Jani Lane was found dead in a hotel room on August 11th at the age of 47. Watch video of the tribute here

(NME) Green Day have strongly suggested that they have written a new tribute song for Amy Winehouse, which is simply titled 'Amy'. You can hear a live version of the track here

(FMQB) Incubus will webcast this Wednesday night's concert, the first of their tour in support of If Not Now, When?, live from Colorado's Red Rocks Ampitheater more

(PR) F**k The Facts has recently completed work on their brand new full-length, Die Miserable. Die Miserable was recorded in-between touring at the band's home studio and has been set for an October 11th North American release date. more

(The 1st Five) Dr. Dog are hitting the road for a fall tour when they're done recording their new album. The band is currently in a Philadelphia studio doing just that. more

(FMQB) Florence and the Machine's Florence Welch has finished recording songs for the group's sophomore release. The album was produced by Paul Epworth and recorded at Abbey Road in London. more

(LG) Oceano, Legend, Thick As Blood, Volumes, and Demolisher have lined up a short Midwest run to take place next month more

(LG) The Browning (Earache Records) has announced the departure of guitar player Brian Cravey, who has left the band for "personal reasons." more

(AP) Silent mourners with heads bowed and yellow-orange candlelight leading the way paid their respects to Elvis Presley at his grave at Graceland, his longtime Memphis home, to remember the 34th anniversary of his sudden death. more

(PNO) Owen will release their new album Ghost Town on November 8, 2011 via Polyvinyl. Check out a stream of a song from the record entitled "I Believe" here

(Band Statement) After 12 years of work, the Decomposed God is announcing the departure of Wagner Campos. He left the band for personal reasons, all happened without any conflict between him and the rest of DG because, first of all, we have always been and will continue being friends. more

(LG) The Devil Wears Prada will team up with We Came As Romans and Dream On, Dreamer for an October tour of Australia. more

(PNO) Wavves will release a new EP entitled Life Sux on September 20, 2011 via their own Ghost Ramp label more

Participants include drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, Adrenaline Mob), guitarist Kerry King (Slayer), bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth), drummer Charlie Benante (Anthrax) and bassist Frank Bello (Anthrax). It's no wonder that the members of three of the Big Four bands will be in NYC on September 12; the Big Four show at Yankee Stadium will go down a couple days later.

Guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge told Canada's Jam Showbiz that Neighborhoods features songs that are, "total throwbacks � I mean, exactly what people would know of what Blink is, you know. But then we have these songs that are madly different and experimental. And then we have songs that are like prog-rock Blink."

Gibson.com's 50 Greatest Songs of the '80s: 1. The Clash, "London Calling" (1980) - 2. Guns N' Roses, "Sweet Child o' Mine" (1988) - 3. Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" (1983) - 4. Guns N' Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle" (1987) - 5. Public Enemy, "Fight the Power" (1989)

Smith, of course, has returned to his duties with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who have a new album on the way at the end of the month, just four weeks before the new Chickenfoot arrives.

Most of the dates on the trek will include Chevelle and Filter as openers. Bush will be touring in support of the September 13 release of "The Sea Of Memories."

Trynka, a former editor-in-chief at Mojo magazine, says it's unlikely Bowie will ever return to the studio. "My heart says he'll come back, but my head says he's not likely to," Trynka told Spinner magazine. "I think he would only come back if he thinks he could deliver something that will be seismic. If you pop back into the stage, it's got to be something that has a big explosion and lots of flashes. It would be a bit of a miracle if he comes back, but miracles do happen."

"If you're actually making a living doing it, man, pinch yourself every day, because it goes if you don't lobr it� and people will eventually get pissed off." he said. "And I'm gonna call somebody out on it � the Kings of Leon guys are running some risks. They're irritating people; you can't do that too much. Eventually the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up. Their fans will get bummed out.

Although the deal is not yet confirmed, Hollywood scuttlebutt via Hitflix has it that Myers has agreed to write, produce and star in the new film, which would be the first Austin Powers movie since 2002's Goldmember.

The latest compilation, available from August 15th - September 14th, includes free, as-of-yet unreleased, downloadable tracks from: Textures (Nuclear Blast) - Anthrax (Megaforce Records) - Diamond Plate (Earache Records) - Mordbrand (Deathgasm Records) - Anterior (Metal Blade Records) - Ghost Brigade (Season Of Mist) - Arkona (Napalm Records) - Nocturnal Fear (Moribund Records) - Nightbringer (Season Of Mist) - The Browning (Earache Records)- Van Canto (Napalm Records)

Man Overboard sent over the dates along with this bit of info: The tour will start October 6th, hot on the heels of the release of the band's self-titled debut for Rise Records, hitting stores on September 27th.

Five died and 45 were injured when a freak gust of wind blew down the main stage at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday.

Hagar's short, 9-song opening sets featured a mix of Montrose, solo and Van Halen tracks.

The jaunt kicks off Sept. 4 in North Platte, Neb., and currently runs through Sept. 25 in Amarillo, Texas.

The guitar hero posted the news on Facebook: "Perla & I are renewing our vows later this month in early celebration of our 10 year anniversary. Which is really in Oct."

And the day is the only thing that anybody knows for sure when it comes to the death of Robert Johnson. The blues guitarist died somewhere near Greenwood, Mississippi. It has been said that, in the weeks before he died, Johnson had been playing at a country dance in a town about 15 miles from Greenwood. When it comes to the events that led to his demise, there are more than a few different stories out there.

"Mirrorball" features a mix of live Leppard classics - recorded throughout The Sparkle Lounge Tour - three brand new studio songs, and a bonus DVD that contains live performances and intimate backstage footage captured on the road.

Paul Rodgers is one of the all-time rock'n'roll frontmen � Free, Bad Company and Queen. His soulful bluesy style informed such hits as "All Right Now," "Feel Like Making Love" and dozens of others. Here, at the acclaimed Montreux fest, he fronts an all-star lineup including Journey's Neal Schon, and Foreigner's Jason Bonham.

The song, off their 1969 debut album entitled Led Zeppelin, was recorded live at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan on September 24, 1971.

Munky also says each track is a team effort with each member of the band chipping in with suggestions and ideas until they are each happy with the end product. Chatting to UglyScene.com Munky explained: "When we are creating a song it's somebody comes up with an idea or a riff. Then we build on that and everybody puts their two cents on and then it's like when a dog rolls around in a mud puddle and then shakes himself off.

Featuring a host of bands from the hardcore and alternative camps BVB were always likely to stick out like a sore thumb and perhaps even draw some flak from partisan crowds.

They will be headlining KPRI's first annual StreetBeat San Diego event on October 1 along with O.A.R.

Mirror Traffic is the last Jicks recording to feature drummer Janet Weiss, who departed the band after the sessions. Weiss' replacement is Jake Morris, formerly of Joggers.