Looks like Van Halen aren't the only ones on tap for the Quebec City birthday bash, Macca has jumped into the mix. Paul McCartney will sing on the Plains of Abraham on July 20 as part of the celebrations surrounding Quebec City's 400th birthday.

All-American Rejects have announced that they will be releasing the follow up to 2005's Move Along this fall, on September 16, 2008. more

The Verve have closed this year's Glastonbury Festival, but took a swipe at organizer Michael Eavis, who they suggested opposed their headline slot. Singer Richard Ashcroft said Mr Eavis' daughter Emily booked them and her father was "worried we weren't going to be as good as Keane or something". more including video

Legendary porn star Ron Jeremy recently interviewed for former adult film/wrestling star and current Metal Veejay and model Jasmin St. Claire's authorized autobiography, 'What the Hell Was I Thinking?!! Confessions of the World's Most Controversial Sex Symbol- An Authorized Autobiography, by Jasmin St. Claire, w/Jake Brown' in June of 2009. St. Claire's other confirmed interviews for the memoirs thus far include Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, former porn star Kendra Jade-Rossi, and a host of other rock/metal, wrestling and adult film personalities to be announced in the near future. Updates on Jasmin's book and various related goings-on can be found at www.metalsdarkside.com

Sixpence None The Richer is prepping for their 1st Christmas album to be released Oct. 14th and is offering a Free Download to the album opener "Angels We Have Heard on High" on their official iLike page .

Speaking of Christmas: The creators of "Rock Band" will release the game's sequel - "Rock Band 2" - this September, adding to a host of music-related videogames coming out in time for the holidays. more

Add Rhapsody to the ever-growing list of digital music retailers who have stripped DRM from their catalogs. The joint venture between RealNetworks and MTV Networks today (June 30) converted its entire database of five million songs to the unprotected MP3 format more

Bjork and Sigur Ros thrilled a woolly jumper-clad crowd in Reykjavik on Saturday night (June 28) in a free concert to celebrate nature. - more

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