The upcoming Broadway play-turned-movie starring Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand and Julianne Hough hits theatres June 15.

The movie is a love story told through the music of Bon Jovi, Journey, Poison, Twisted Sister and other artists from the 1980s.

The first-ever Knotfest will feature Slipknot, Deftones, Lamb Of God, Dethklok, Serj Tankian, Cannibal Corpse, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Urge, Prong, Gojira and more.

Produced by Rick Rubin, the four-song set offers a preview of the group's full-length album, as yet untitled, that will be released late this summer or early fall. Fans purchasing the four songs will benefit from a pro-rated discount on the purchase of the full album when it is released.

The trek will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the band's 2002 major-label debut, Perseverance.

In cooperation with the Lifeline, the band has filmed a public service announcement, which will be placed on all broadcast, cable and web outlets interested in supporting the initiative. The PSA can be screened here:

They will be touring in support of their new release, "Americana," which hit stores today. It's the group's first album together since 2003's "Greendale," and their first with the full Crazy Horse line-up of Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank "Poncho" Sampedro since "Broken Arrow" in 1996.

The album debuted last month at the top of the Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 138,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

In an interview with TheBackstageBeat.com, Bolan said the call from Stone Sour/Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor came out of the blue one morning. "He's like, 'Would you be interested in playing bass on the new Stone Sour record?' So, of course, I said yes, 'cause I'm a huge fan of the band and they're all really, really great guys."

World Fire Brigade at its core is veteran songwriting trio Brett Scallions (frontman of Fuel, as well as lead vocalist with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors), Sean Danielsen (lead singer/guitarist of Smile Empty Soul) and Eddie Wohl (producer/mixer for Anthax, Ill Nino, Smile Empty Soul, Jesse Malin, 36 Crazyfists and more).

The Industrialist is the second album written by vocalist Burton C. Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares since reuniting in 2009 after a seven-year split. Listen to the album stream here.

That's Why God Made The Radio features the current line-up of Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks. Marks joined the band at age 13 in February 1962, playing rhythm guitar and singing harmony on their first four albums before departing in October 1963.

In addition to its headline dates, the band will play a two-night stand with Dave Matthews Band at New York's Jones Beach Amphitheater (6/12 & 13), join Ben Harper at the Santa Barbara Bowl (6/30) and the Hollywood Bowl (7/1), and make its return to Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre for a Fourth of July show with Blues Traveler.

The tour kicks off on June 24th in Soledad, Ca and the band will be joined on the trek by Thick As Blood and Dead Icons.

The newly-announced shows make up the third leg of the band's current tour in support of their latest album, "The Great Escape Artist.">

NME.com reports that Johnny Depp and his beloved Les Paul Special jumped on stage with The Black Keys to play on their songs, "Gold On the Ceiling" and "Lonely Boy."

The album debuted at #36 their best effort since 1991. Choice of Weapon also entered the Billboard Rock album chart at #17.

The former Rainbow vocalist, who later performed with Yngwie Malmsteen and Deep Purple, hired the young guitarist to appear on his 1985 solo debut Rescue You � but reveals Bonamassa was too scared to approach a microphone.

He remains proud to be fronting his old friend's outfit � and he's also preparing a unique movie-and-music tour with his own squad, the Alarm.

It's one of many anecdotes that appear in his just-published book Looking Back At Me, which started as a collection of photos but has become much more as the musician � who's enjoying a new lease of life as Ilyn Payne in the TV series Game of Thrones � shared his memories with co-author Zoe Howe.

Johnson says: "I had got quite rich because of songwriting. Before we'd done the last album I had gone to the publishers at United Artists and said to them, 'I've made a fair bit of bread from these songs, and I'd never have written them if it hadn't been for the others, and I think they should share it. Can you write up some kind of contract where we share out the publishing money for this album?'

Bring It On. - ....was one of the those songs that just really came together nice and easy. Everyone in the band really understood that it was supposed to be fun like a real rock anthem song always is. We ripped right through it in the studio because everyone was so comfortable. We'd love to see this song find its way to the MMA arena. This song screams "I challenge you....to an ass kickin' and a cold beer"!

The Stroke - I've always loved this song because you could dance a little and still get the rock too. Of course it was the ladies getting busy that was always a plus. I know the band wasn't exactly crazy when I suggested it as a cover for us to record. But that didnt last long. LOL! Since the guys understand the music biz a little better than most bands it was the message/meaning about the song that helped win them over. Rock is raunchy, decadent, and at times, bittersweet. Just how we like it.

Over & Out - Everyone knows the best songs are the storys of our lives. Real passion, pain and emotion bring out the feeling. We've all been there and felt the pain of a break up. Thats how we write. From the heart. We thought this song came out great in the studio and it was the last one written for this record. Like pappy said "if the ladies aint payin attention, you aint pulled the right heart strings". Pappy was a wise man.

In addition to the new tune, the Boston band also rocked Idol with their classic, "Walk This Way." Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford spoke with Access Hollywood following the Idol finale about the experience.

Directed by Devin DeHaven, the "I'm Alive," video is for the third single from the Bach solo effort.

"[The first solo] record was what I would consider an isolated, one-off project, that's something I think I had in the back of my mind for a while. When I finally had the opportunity to do it, I did it," explains Slash. "What happened was I met Myles Kennedy and he sang a couple of songs, and so we did a tour to support that record, and it was during the tour that I thought I should make another record and just do it with just him."

It was June 5, 1990 and Stiv Bators, a cult hero from the New York punk scene was wandering the streets of Paris. For an outrageous rock and roll talent talent, known for his full-throttle performances that included self-mutilation, Iggy and Sid Vicious-style, his end was eerily unremarkable.

A little intoxicated as he strolled, Bators was hit by a car. Nothing too serious it seemed, or maybe his threshold for pain simply disguised the extent of his injuries. He casually mentioned the accident to his girlfriend Caroline t but said he didn't need medical treatment. Later in the evening, however, Stiv Bators began to have problems breathing. His girlfriend called for an ambulance but it was too late. Bators died from a blood clot and internal bleeding.

Which is where rock and roll legend and myth come into play. Stiv Bators was a massive Jim Morrison fan and had just visited the Doors enigma's grave in the Pre Lachaise Cemetery. Some say that Bators had told his girlfriend that he'd like his ashes scattered over Jim Morrison's grave in Paris and that she complied with his wishes. However, film director John Waters, who directed Bators in the movie, Polyester, claims in the director's commentary on the DVD that Stiv Bators' girlfriend instead snorted his ashes.

Bators had exploded on the New York punk scene in the Dead Boys alongside Cheetah Chrome, Jimmy Vero, Johnny Blitz and Jeff Magnum when they opened for Brit punks The Damned at CBGB in April 1977. Signed by Seymour Stein to Sire Records (Stein had previously signed The Ramones), they released Young Loud and Snotty, an outrageously powerful slice of NYC punk, but the album failed to sell. As the label tried to move the band ever pop-wards, the Dead Boys split.