"It got progressively worse to the point that about three months ago I wasn't able to play at all," says Van Halen. "My pinky and my thumb were totally locked up and felt like there was something broken."

According to a press release from the group's spokesperson, Perkins, 41, has been admitted to the Infectious Disease Ward at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles for treatment of an infection in his elbow.

The 8-year-old from Niagara Falls was one of three finalists chosen nationwide to compete in an online contest to become the "Ultimate AC/DC Fan." The contest is sponsored by Bell/MSN Sympatico.

Yankovic has written and recorded You're Pitiful, his light-hearted take on Blunt's 2005 hit, and had hoped to include it on his upcoming greatest hits album Essentials, scheduled to hit shelves later this year.

The guitarist, who is also a member of The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, recently launched the service to offer exclusive content including videos and music of bands he is involved in, as well as sending physical releases to those who have signed up.

Cave and Ellis' first soundtrack together was Australian director John Hillcoat's 2005 quasi-Western, The Proposition (for which Cave also wrote the screenplay). The following year, the pair received a commission to compose the music for a film by another Australian director, Andrew Dominik's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. By the time Dominik's film came out, Hillcoat had begun his adaptation of The Road (Cormac McCarthy's novel of a father and son's trek across a vast wasteland in the aftermath of global catastrophe); once again Cave and Ellis were invited to create music for the film. With The Road as yet unreleased, this album offers a rare opportunity for a sneak preview of the soundtrack.

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Hanson, who was 31 at the time, was thought to have died from a fall or some sort of other accident in his new, concrete-floored apartment.

For the Nashville-based band, who have sold millions internationally since their 2003 debut, The Holy Roller Novocaine EP, it's sweet relief to achieve success in their homeland - and to celebrate, they've just announced a headlining arena tour of the States.

Santana will feature as what Activision calls an unlockable "in-game artist," meaning the guitarist's image will be seen on screen as you play along to the Santana music, which, in this case, is the classic No One To Depend On, from the band's self-titled third album released in 1971.

So for one-night-only, former member Jeff Singer will occupy the Paradise Lost drum stool. Jeff's return for this show, not only allows everyone to honour their prior commitments but gives Jeff a chance to say 'goodbye' to the loyal Paradise Lost fans in style.