Billboard reports that Courtney Love has settled the lawsuit brought against her by a fashion designer who claims she was defamed in a series of messages posted on Twitter. The settlement which sources say is being finalized today and will be announced next week, will cost Love about $430,000. more

In a new movie, Trent Reznor will be playing a vampire. He will kill Abraham Lincoln's mother. At least one of those things is believable more

Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver , Loaded) is sharing the proceeds from two of Loaded's new songs, "Fight On" and "We Win", to benefit the general patient fund at the addiction treatment center Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System. more

Chimaira has posted a cover of the classic rock song 'Wild Thing' from The Troggs. According to the band, the song is a tribute to the recent escapades of actor Charlie Shee more

All Pigs Must Die have recently signed a deal with Southern Lord Recordings for their upcoming full-length, due to be unleashed this Summer. more

Ratt's Stephen Pearcy "Twits" the following to fans, "RATT w/me involved will not be active 2011, maybe longer. No new record, tour, or life w/me until things R back on track! Until then, M.I.A." more

AP reports that Billy Joel's "The Book of Joel," will be coming out June 14. The memoir will take fans on an "emotional ride" from the writing of such favorites as "Just the Way You Are" and "New York State of Mind" to his broken marriage to Christie Brinkley and his struggles with depression and substance abuse. more

Vital Remains is currently in search of both a lead guitarist and a drummer. more

Jon Oliva will not be part of Trans-Siberian Orchestra's upcoming European tour. more

Six Feet Under have revealed the dates for its upcoming European headline tour. The tour, being dubbed as the 'Wake The Night!' tour, will mark the first live performances for the band with its new lineup. more

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

Krakow has announced the departure of drummer Christopher Zibell more

Mother of Mercy and Foundation will team up with Xibalba (on select dates) and Dead in the Dirt for some spring touring. more

On Friday March 4th, The Sin City Sinners will host a last minute benefit show to fight Childhood Cancer. Sin City Sinners will take the stage joined by Jimmy Crepso (Aerosmith), Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt, Quiet Riot), Louie Merlino and Ron Mancuso (Beggars & Thieves), Carol Lyn Liddle (Dangerous Curves) -- also in attendance to lend support to the cause is drum legend Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne). more

On this day in 1977, CBS released The Clash's self-titled debut album in the U.K. CBS in the U.S. eventually released their own version in 1979, after over 100,000 imported copies of the record made the LP one of the biggest-selling imports of all time.

"No, I'm not doing the Motley Crue movie," Zombie told Undercover.fm, in a video interview set to be published next week. "I don't know where that [rumor] came from."

Meyer connected with producer Flemming Rasmussen to discuss Metallica's masterpiece. PNT: You produced three consecutive Metallica albums - Ride the Lightning, Puppets and Justice - but they have three distinctly different sounds. Was that a conscious decision by you and the band?

"If a reunion ever happens, I would hope that they would give me some free passes so that me and my wife could go [laughs]," he said. "You know, that doesn't bother me. I have no problems with anybody. I mean� I just did a signing last weekend with Duff!

The first five downloads will be live songs taken from each night of their historic week at New York's Terminal 5 in October of 2010.

Whibley's illness has forced the group to cancel or postpone an indefinite number of shows. A statement on Sum 41's website reads: "We regret to inform everyone that we have had to cancel a few shows due to Deryck Whibley being hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Deryck is currently being treated in a Sydney hospital. Doctors are doing their best to beat the pneumonia and Deryck will remain in Sydney until he has recovered. As soon as Deryck is out of the hospital, the band will return back to the stage performing their Screaming Bloody Murder world tour with the usual high energy kick ass shows."

"Bummer" actually started life as a Johnny Cash song. I was playing along with I think probably the Folsom Prison album, and this rhythm arrived in my hands. As is often the way, that initial idea was a long way from both the song that inspired it and the song it became. The body of the song was pretty much done by that afternoon, but that bass melody which opens and closes the song came much later, appeared in my head one night on the tube. Which is also where most Hot Head Show lyrics get written. There's something about riding the tube.

"Hotel Room" was a bit different - I wrote most of that song pacing around a room in Vancouver without a guitar. It's the only time I've come up with a melody and lyrics first, and written the chords and bass later. The other thing about that tune is that the bass melody for the verse is the same as the vocal melody in the chorus, the idea being that when you hear the chorus for the first time, you're already familiar with the melody. It could be that it never made any difference to anyone's experience of the song, but that was one of the ideas things grew from.

Lately I've been running with the theory that the best way to start a good song is with a bad idea. When I start out with an idea I like, the song's development will inevitably be hampered by an instinct-skewing loyalty to that first idea. If I start out with an idea that's lame enough to easily think of as a placeholder, then new ideas tend to sprout more naturally. I think it's important to be able to cheerfully kill some of your babies.

As for the Bummer Video - that started as an editing concept. I do a lot of work as a video editor, and for a while I'd been looking for an excuse to experiment with Rhythmadelic Micromontage techniques. It was Vaughn's idea (our Lead Bass player) to use girls with their boobs out. Worked out pretty good I think.

"Steven Tyler's AppSoLewdly" today, available exclusively at the iTunes app store. For $2.99, fans can have access to exclusive, unpredictable, and uncensored content including self made videos, never before seen photos and other noises from his head like a digital sound box filled with his most outrageous and funny "Tylerisms."

The tour kicks off on April 2 in Houston, TX, at Reliant Arena and features support for the shows from Parachute and Andy Grammer.

Ra Ra Riot will also hang out with Mark as they take the stage for a performance as well as sit down for a chat.

The event takes place on March 18 at the Knitting Factory Brooklyn and will Benefit Road Recovery in association with the estate of Jeff Buckley.

The tour will bring them to Austin, TX for SXSW 2011, where they will perform at the Equal Vision Records showcase on March 17th and the No Sleep Records showcase on March 19th. This will be This Time Next Year's first time performing at SXSW.

The new album was written, demoed and tracked in Santa Monica, CA then recorded in London with producer Flood (U2, The Killers, Depeche Mode).

The worldwide broadcast will begin at 4:30pm CDT (5:30pm Eastern/2:30pm Pacific/10:30pm GMT) this Saturday, March 5th.

"If Life Was Easy" is scheduled to be released in June; no label details have been announced yet.

The band will also play select US dates with Hooray For Earth on their way down to Austin and back.

Wednesday night, Lemmy and company stopped by Jimmy Fallon's show to kick out a couple of tunes: their classic, "Ace Of Spades," and "Get Back In Line," from their new album, "The World Is Yours."

1967 certainly was the year for double A-sides. The Beatles put out two of the finest tracks of their illustrious career on "Strawberry Fields Forever"/"Penny Lane"�only to see them stall at #2 in the U.K. behind Engelbert Humperdinck's "Please Release Me." The Rolling Stones' big double, "Let's Spend the Night Together"/"Ruby Tuesday" had a rockier road to travel, but somehow managed to make it to the top of the charts� sort of.

In addition, the glam-punk legends will stage a second show at New York's Bowery Ballroom, appearing at the venerable venue on consecutive nights on March 16 and March 17.

Outside of his Festival commitments, the guitarist had a chance to sneak in a full solo gig Wednesday night at The Tivoli in Brisbane.

King, one of the few blues greats still alive and performing, told the Daily Telegraph why he continues to play shows well into his 80s: "If I stop I don't get paid."

The long-running metal maestros have kept the faith since 1985, summoning a slew of cult releases and building up an immensely dedicated fanbase that has followed the band merrily into hell and back. Now, at the dawn of 2011, King Fowley and his band of 'bangers have returned!

In a prepared statement, organizers of the festival said: "Never before filmed in his composing process, John's creation of The Union is an extremely candid portrait of one of the world's most treasured artists and performers, and his extraordinary journey of the heart � one that sent him to powerfully reclaim and reinvigorate the life and musical career of Russell, to whom John hadn't spoken in over 38 years. The Union is a captivating and exhilarating real-life experience of musical creation and generosity, directed by Cameron Crowe."

According to The Guardian, Presley is being recognized for his support of the attempted revolution in 1956 that saw Hungary rise up against the Soviet Union.

They will be at SXSW to promote the release of their sophomore album, Scandalous, which is set to hit stores on March 15th via Lost Highway.