Andrew Tijs of Undercover.fm reports that Rob Zombie is on board to direct the film version of Motley Crue's notorious memoir 'The Dirt'. 'The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band' was put together by the band and Neil Strauss and released in 2002, recounting the chaotic life of the band in the '80s and '90s. more

Rock News Desk had this Rumor: Alice Cooper has dismissed guitarist Kerri Kelly and drummer Jimmy Degrasso, and it's thought they'll be replaced by original band members Michael Bruce and Neal Smith. more

Mr Big bassist Billy Sheehan, who was a member of David Lee Roth's solo band, says Van Halen are missing something without original member Michael Anthony more

Evergrey have announced that they will be performing their 2001 concept album, 'In Search Of Truth', in its entirety at the ProgPower USA XII kick-off show on September 15 in Atlanta, Georgia. more

Alkaline Trio co-vocalist Matt Skiba announced via his Twitter account that the band has wrapped up recording their new album. more

Nevermore will tour Europe with Dagna Barrera on bass. He's standing in for Jim Sheppard, who is recovering from surgery to remove a benign brain tumor more

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will celebrate Record Store Day on April 16 by re-releasing in limited editions their first two albums on 120-gram colored vinyl. more

Abigail Williams, Thulcandra, and Iskald will be touring Europe in May more

Black Label Society will publish a guitar book of latest album Order of the Black on March 14. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is also publishing a book based on his 1990s column in Guitar World magazine. more

After completely ruling out an Oasis reunion last month, former Oasis and current Beady Eye singer Liam Gallagher now says that a reunion isn't completely out of the question. more

China is reviewing an application from Bob Dylan to stage concerts in the country, a year after the American folk legend's planned concerts in Beijing and Shanghai were canceled, an official at the Ministry of Culture said Thursday more

Converge just announced that it will be reissuing the 12″ LP version of their Unloved And Weeded Out release. The compilation of unreleased tracks and live songs was initially released as 4�7″ set in the U.S. and a 12″ LP in Europe. more

Eyes Set To Kill has announced that it will be taking part in the upcoming 2011 edition of the Warped Tour more

Man The Change has launched a Kickstarter page to help finance a vinyl pressing of their new full-length Weather The Storm. more

Matt Belanger, better known as the trombone player in Paper + Plastick Records' We Are The Union has officially parted ways with the band. more

"I'd say it's up there around 90 percent. I would love to make another record with Van Halen," he said. "If Eddie really got his life together, which it seems he has judging by the pictures I've seen, then definitely."

They recently completed a 30-month world tour on the back of the release after a short break will begin work on its follow-up. And Ulrich wonders if his enjoyment of the old record means the new one will be too challenging to make.

"When we decided to do (the live album), it just got said � I don't know by who � 'Why don't we chuck a couple of new songs on the end?'" said Elliott. "And that two became three, and in fairness it could've been four if we'd just had a little bit more time. But we wanted to tour this summer, so any fourth or fifth song we had brewing, we'll save them for the next record."

"He's doing a record at the moment in Los Angeles with Dave Stewart, he called me last night telling me what he was doing," Chris Jagger said. "So he keeps in touch."

The heartbroken singer says that while he still loves the band, they need to spend more time on the road than he can commit to, because he's a father to two kids.

McKagan said in his Seattleweekly.com column last year that the book was not all about Guns N' Roses. "I want to make clear that this book is not a GN'R 'tell-all' or some other such 'rock' book," he wrote. "There are a lot of those at this point. Sure, I will touch on all of that, as it is part of my story, but only just a part of it. Rather, it will be a story of an ordinary guy who met with extraordinary circumstances, and the circumnavigation through these situations. If you have been a reader of my column, then you get the general idea of my headspace. I will be writing this myself, thick or thin."

The show, hosted by Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, will talk all things metal with guests Kirk Hammett, Duff McKagan, David Coverdale, Ace Frehley and many others.

"He was an amazing frontman," fellow Irish rocker Bono said. "If lyrical and musical ability has to be matched with showmanship, attitude, style, if that's your version of rock 'n' roll, there's no way past Phil Lynott. He's at the top of the tree."

In a sit-down interview with girlfriend and TV presenter Alicia Jacobs, the Motley Crue singer says he didn't buy his way out of jail, after admitting he did � then says his sentence wasn't harsh, after last week he said it was.

"We're going from Spain to Russia," Starr said in a video message to fans on RingoStarr.com, "France and Germany. Denmark, even!"

Theodora Richards was arrested in New York Tuesday evening after she was caught leaving a graffiti tag on a building in Lower Manhattan.

Bill Wyman's musicians on his 36-date U.K. tour includes guitar icon Albert Lee, Georgie Fame, Frank Mead, Geraint Watkins and Beverley Skeete. A special guest will be announced soon.

Slash, no stranger to the wild-side, supported Sheen in an interview with Australia's Triple M Music.

It is the first Scandinavian appearance for The Big Four � Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Tickets will go on sale on Monday, March 7 at 9 a.m. (local time).

Well, Up started as a melody and a vibe. I was listening to my normal large helpings of 60s era rock and began to develop this idea. When the tune started to take shape, I was locked in the thralls of infatuation. I was quite smitten with this other songwriter in Nashville. She for whatever reason put this spring in my step. So one mornign I rolled over grabbed "Rosey" my Bourgeious flat top OMC and wrote the first lines of the chorus "Now I'm up in the morning, such a beautiful day..." Well, as things do, that ended before it really ever began and the song wasn't completed right away. I suppose you could say my mood shifted drasticallly and it was almost impossible to put my mind and heart in the correct framework to right somethign so happy. It was in dire need of a second verse and bridge to tie the thing together, so I put it aside for awhile.

A few months later, I realized I needed a wedding gift for my cousin Abby and her soon to be husband Jared, so I decided I could take the first half along with the chorus and write the two missing parts based on the place they were in their relationship, hence "some like to fish but it ain't for me" and "what makes this one different than all the ones before". It kind of tied it all nicely together. The end result is possibly the happiest song I have ever written.

The arrangement laid down in the sessions is pretty close to the original demo with the exception of Tom Petty inspired D octave turnaround riff. The entire track has a liveliness and a bouce to it. I am very happy to have had it turn out so well. The musicians on the track are myself, Jacob Bunton, Adam Dalton and Jamey Rogan. It was of course co produced as well as engineered by Jason Elgin. All the tracks were laid down in a few hours spaced out over two days. I am very proud of the song, it maintained its orginal spirit from acoustic guitar vocal recorded in my bedroom all the way through the finished project. I am really proud of what we did with this one.

The deluxe mediabook-packaged release will feature Bloodbath's August 2010 set from the famed Bloodstock Festival.

The album has also reached the #35 spot on this week's Billboard Top 200 Chart with 11,834 units sold in the first week.

The Los Angeles quartet's sophomore EP My Floor is set for release this Spring via Psychedelic Judaism and Infrasonic Sound, but both the CD and 12-inch EP are available now by ordering online.

The first EP entitled Time Of My Life is due out today, March 3rd and features the core electric trio � Jamie McLean (vocals, lead guitars), Ben Mars (bass) and Brian Griffin (drums) � pumping out their brand of original roots, rock n' roll, country and swampy soul.

The tour will feature the band alongside In This Moment, Straight Line Stitch, and System Divide.

After being signed to Jive Records for the past decade, Bowling For Soup have amicably parted ways with the label to record their 11th studio album independently and unrestrained.

This first-of-its-kind initiative will bring together the worldwide community of guitarists in an unprecedented online celebration of music education.

The trio will celebrate the album's arrival with a major US headline tour that will also feature He Is We, Cady Groves, and Amely.

Recorded in New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, Near Infinite Possibility is a 13-track effort showcasing a dark, chaotic mixture of rock and pop with alternative influences. Her sound is colored with smooth, melodic rock fused with thick electronic grooves.