(Billboard) Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon has developed a case of laryngitis, causing the pop band to postpone the first two dates -- Newcastle and Glasgow -- of its UK tour. more

(Jam!) R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has put to bed rumors he once enjoyed a sexual fling with Nirvana star Kurt Cobain. He tells the New York Post's Page Six, "Let's set the record straight... Kurt was a really sweet man, and we never had sex. All right? There's your exclusive." more

(Classic Rock) A major two-part documentary on Queen is to be show on BBC TV at the end of this month. Titled Queen: Days Of Our Lives, it features Brian May and Roger Taylor talking about the band's history more

(BW&BK) Cathedral have announced they will play their last ever show at the HMV Forum in London, England on Saturday, December 3rd. more

(Metal Underground) Porcupine Tree have announced that it will be re-releasing its latest concert DVD "Anesthetize" on June 21, 2011 as a special 4LP boxset. more

(BW&BK) Forbes has issued a report laying out facts that aging rockers Bon Jovi continue to be a vital entity in this day and age, out-earning Kanye West, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry conbined. An excerpt is available more

(Punknews.org) Minus The Bear has posted their new EP Hold Me Down for free download. It features the title track (originally found on 2010's OMNI, a b-side entitled "Broken China," a remix of "My Time" and three tracks recorded live at the Dangerbird Records studios. Check it out here

Derek Rydquist, the now former frontman from The Faceless, tells Lambgoat: "As you Internet sleuths have deduced, I have left The Faceless. I left the band a couple months ago, and we were waiting until they had everything sorted out on their end before saying anything about it, but I guess I'll take it upon myself to break the news. I am no longer emotionally or artistically fulfilled by being the vocalist for the group, and that's how I arrived at my decision." more

(BW&BK) The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that Cheap Trick will perform a live concert for fans on the west plaza following the conclusion of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Bruins on Saturday more

(The 1st Five) In 1983 Joe Strummer of The Clash wrote and directed a short, silent, black and white film featuring Mick Jones and a couple other friends. The film and the synopsis can be found here

(BW&BK) Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has issued the following update:"Just finished recording two more vocals for my Dee Does Broadway record. Six down, four more tracks to go. Back in studio tomorrow." more

(Metalrage) Vincent Cavanagh of Anathema has issued the following update: "This week, due to circumstances outside of our control, the full band will not be able to travel to the U.S. to perform with Blackfield. Despite making every effort and exploring all avenues to make this trip possible, we were not able to find a solution." more

(AA) Framing Hanley have announced dates for their summer tour in support of their most recent release "A Promise To Burn." more

(BW&BK) Black Omen are the new death metal band founded by guitarist Ross Feratu (The Spook, Gorthaur's Wrath, Ramonstars). The group also features Kam Lee (Mantas, Death, Massacre) on vocals, Dave Pybus (Cradle Of Filth) on bass, and Brian Forman (Unburied, Grave Wax, Infernal Massacre) on drums. more

On this day in 1960, The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) played the first night of a short tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, at Alloa Town Hall in Clackmannanshire. Three of the Silver Beetles adopted stage names: Paul McCartney became Paul Ramon, George Harrison was Carl Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe became Stuart de Stael.

On this day in 1964, Rudy Lewis of The Drifters died aged 28 under mysterious circumstances the night before the group was set to record "Under the Boardwalk." Former Drifters backup singer Johnny Moore was brought back to perform lead vocals for the recording session.

He also explained that is that his decision was based on logistics and timing and not personal beefs with Tyler, Perry wrote on his Facebook: "There is no peace pipe to smoke because I have no problem with anything Steven is doing. It's all media driven. In case ya didn't get that."

Simon & Schuster will release the book, also called Pearl Jam Twenty, with a foreword penned by Crowe. The book itself will be written and compiled by rock journalists Jonathan Cohen and Mark Wilkerson.

The film, soundtrack, and book celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pearl Jam. The band has also scheduled a Labor Day weekend "concert celebration" called PJ20 Weekend in East Troy, Wisconsin, at Alpine Valley Music Theatre. The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age, Mudhoney, and others will all be on hand to help Pearl Jam celebrate its platinum anniversary.

The band said in a statement, "We're planning to reschedule the date right now and will honor all tickets for tonight's concert on the rescheduled date. Additional information will be posted on VerizonTheater.com tomorrow.

The former motorcycle buddies have been involved in a war of words recently. Michaels said bassist Sixx had apologised for previous episodes of Crue badmouthing the singer's band. But Sixx then stated: "That isn't what i said. What I did say was 'I personally never had anything against you guys as a people, but Motley just sorta though you sucked as band. But let's give the fans what they want and go out and have a good time.'"

"Matt [Bellamy, singer and guitarist]showed me a few chords recently," Howard told NME.com. "Who knows, it might be softer rock, but then it's up to me and Chris to make it heavy again. A heavy rock lullaby! But I'm sure it will move forward in some way."

While River Plate showcases the band on their most recent tour, Let There Be Rock features a Paris show and includes the late Bon Scott on vocals (in his final filmed concert). The DVD/Blu-ray edition features a half-dozen special features in addition to the concert footage. Billy Corgan, Lemmy Kilmister and Def Leppard's Rick Allen all were interviewed about the legacy of the band.

Muir has had surgery on his back twice in the past decade and at one point believed his career was over because of his health issues.

During the chat they touched on subject of working with Mutt Lange again. Lange produced some of the band's most successful albums, including 'High 'N' Dry," "Pyromania," and "Hysteria."

The Black Sabbath icon tells Linearock: "I can't believe a year has gone by so quickly. There was a lot of grief and upset, because we shared a lot of life together. When somebody goes that quick it's very much of a shock � and I can't tell you how sad the whole thing's been.

"Yes, we are playing and singing together as a band on that one," Ray said. "Very very fun session in New York City at Avatar with David Kahne."

'America' Started as a riff I was kicking around for a few months, I already had the chorus to it but nothing was in any particular order, It was around the time we were planning our first tour of the US, I remember there being a buzz amongst the band.

One night I was jamming with Marty at his house and started playing the riff, he just started singing along to it 'On a jet plane I'm coming to you California Vegastoo' it was basically just a reflection of what was happening at the time. We worked out where the chorus was to sit around the lyrics, And Marty's Lyrics follow the chorus 'take a chance on me' The bridge started as a different riff altogether and it seemed to fit so well with the song that we just chucked it in.

We then took the song to band and they loved the vibe of it. We decided to include it in our set for the tour and see how it goes down. We had an awesome response to the song and decide to put it on the Debut Album 'Volume 1'

The group is composed of former Dio members Craig Goldy, Simon Wright and Scott Warren, as well as former Megadeth/Black Label Society bassist James Lomenzo, former Judas Priest singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and Little Angels/Gun singer Toby Jepson.

One of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman will discuss, for the first time, the unflinching story of his life in music�from the Allman Brothers, to his solo career, to his string of failed marriages (the most publicized one to the entertainer Cher), to his struggles with drugs and alcohol, detailing his rocky path to becoming a member of classic rock royalty. From Gregg's rough n' tumble youth with his older brother Duane, to the formation of the band that would go on to change the sound of rock and roll, this music legend's stories will be shared in the authentic and unforgettable voice of the man who lived them.

The band will appear in Vineland, NJ (6/02 - Hangar 84), Reading, PA (6/03 � Reverb) and Farmingdale, NY (6/04 � Crazy Donkey), and then head to the U.K.

The trio delighted fans when the unannounced gathering took place in London this week. Gilmour played guitar during Comfortably Numb and all three jammed on Outside the Wall.

Produced by John Congleton (Explosions In The Sky, Okkervil River, The Mountain Goats), "Hysterical" marks Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's first new album in more than four years.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Wright's multi-million selling album 'The Dream Weaver'. When the album was originally released in 1976, and the single 'Dream Weaver' became a huge success, Wright toured extensively with Yes, Fleetwood Mac and was special guest on Peter Frampton's 'Frampton Comes Alive!' tour.

Before drummers used "triggers" to make their drum job easier, there was a man who lit a literal fire under the percussion world's behind with his innovative genius� that man played with the pioneers of heavy metal: Led Zeppelin.

Richardson produced several legendary albums in the '60s and '70s with The Guess Who, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Badfinger, Poco and others. His stature in the industry inspired the Juno Awards to rename its Producer of the Year award, The Jack Richardson Award. In 2003, the man known to his friends as "The Bear" was awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canadian arts and culture.

Days Of The Dead 2011 will feature a full weekend's worth of events, film screenings, vendors, and other special guests, including Gary Busey, Edward Furlong, Zoe Bell, Heather Langenkamp, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, PJ Soles and more.

Here is the official word on the release: With new lead singer Rob Moratti and new drummer Brian Doerner, Saga blasts its way through its entire Heads Or Tails album. Moratti, a long-time Toronto prog rocker, has since left the band to make way for the return of original vocalist Michael Sadler.

The 11 track album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer John Fields (Jimmy Eat World, Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Andrew W.K.).

Clark passed away on January 8, 1991, after a heavy drinking session while on leave from the band in order to gain control over his addiction issues.

The band will head stateside this summer in support of their latest album, Age of the Fifth Sun.

Collins will be appearing in support of his recently released his new album "Tha Funk Capitol of the World."

Gama Bomb frontman Philly Byrne comments: "Ever since we graduated from being a garage band to a touring band we've always wanted to go to Latin America; it's one of our major career goals.

The band joined forces once again with producer Skidd Mills (Saving Abel, Skillet, Saliva), who had previously worked with 12 Stones on 2007's Anthem For The Underdog, which was inspired by the effects of Hurricane Katrina on their hometown of New Orleans.

The summer tour is support of their latest release "Gotta Get Up Now" which was released earlier this year on People Like You Records.

"No one is more surprised by all of it than me," Richards told The Los Angeles Times. "I never expected to work for the Disney organization for a while. I'm still shocked, but, hey, it's all good fun."

Matt Bellamy of Muse picked Tom Waits' "Blue Valentines," saying that the song has "some of the greatest lyrics ever written. " He explained that the "song says it all about how I feel about the past. Dom [Howard, Muse's drummer] and I went to see Tom Waits in New York and it was immense. He's a huge influence on Muse in the way that he uses sounds and textures to create atmospheres � even if you can't directly hear it in our music."

Johnny Marr nominated "Metal Guru" by T. Rex as the song that changed his life. "I would have been about 11 when I first heard this," he said. "T. Rex were the first band I was a fan of and Marc Bolan was my hero at the time. As a song it's quite nonsensical, but that doesn't matter; a great record doesn't necessarily have to be a great song. Once you've been affected by any art in such a powerful way, it stays with you."