Metallica Snub Dead Member Why did Metallica decide to exclude their late bassist Cliff Burton from Guitar Hero? - more

Country Singer Rejects Velvet Revolver Job Offer Velvet Revolver found their man. A singer who they felt was the perfect choice to replace Scott Weiland. - more

No Chance of Full Van Halen Reunion Eddie wants to keep the band all in the family (aside from David Lee Roth) - more

Adler Says F**k Axl Rose Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler had some strong words for Axl during an interview with Psycho Babble. - more

Artists Secretly Ripping Off Their Fans The Wall Street Journal's Ethan Smith has published an interesting article about how artists are dishonestly scalping their own tickets. - more

Amy Winehouse Denies Fan Attack British singer Amy Winehouse on Tuesday denied assaulting a woman after a charity ball in London - more

Bad Company Feel Like Making A Comeback Bad Company, (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke), are planning to reunite for a tour this year. - more

U2 Ties Led Zeppelin Record U2 is now tied with Led Zeppelin for the third-most No. 1s by a band - more

Monkees Star Has Cancer Peter Tork, a former member of the 1960s pop group the Monkees, says he has a rare form of head and neck cancer - more

Red Hot Van Hagar Supergroup Album Details Chickenfoot, the band which features former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar, guitarist Joe Satriani, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, have announced the global release of their debut album Chickenfoot. - more

Motown Legend Dies Motown drummer Uriel Jones, whose hard-driving funk propelled classic tunes by the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, died in a Michigan hospital - more

Teen Metal Fan Accused of Murdering Radio Journalist The 16-year-old boy arrested in the fatal stabbing of the radio journalist George Weber was a death/black metal fan who used MySpace to profess his love for sex, violence, knives and Satanism - more

24 Year Old Rocker Dies In His Sleep The Cute Lepers posted the following tragic news for fans on their Myspace page on Saturday: Early the morning of March 28, in Cincinnati our friend and band-mate Travis Criscola passed away in his sleep. - more

80s Rocker Arrested For Threatening To Kill His Singer Men At Work's guitarist has reportedly been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill the band's lead singer. - more

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Michael Jackson On Track For More Billboard Charts Records After his record-breaking chart week, the late Michael Jackson will continue to shake up the charts next week, too. - more

Michael Jackson and MTV: M Once Stood For Michael Video thrilled the radio star: Michael Jackson made MTV and convinced everyone to buy a VCR. - more

Michael Jackson By Numbers: Record Buzz Drives Record Sales The king of pop also ruled the media -- from TV to blog buzz -- and his visibility drove sales. See how online conversation spiked alongside sales of his music. - more

Michael Jackson, Pepsi Made Marketing History Essentially two kinds of people existed in the '80s: Coke drinkers and Pepsi drinkers. And if you loved Michael Jackson, you had good reason to fall into the latter group. - more

Rothbury Festival Gets Off To Eclectic Start Guitar riffs, rhymes and polyrhythmic ragas got the second Rothbury Festival off to an eclectic start on Thursday at the Double JJ Ranch in western Michigan. - more

Michael Jackson Remains A Global Phenomenon Michael Jackson went from being Gary, Ind.'s most talented kid to one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet. And while his worldwide album sales were astounding, that wasn't the sole reason for his fame. his ascendancy went far beyond the cash register—he inspired dance moves, dictated fashion trends and raised awareness for social causes around the globe. - more

Exclusive: AEG's Randy Phillips Talks About Michael Jackson Fallout A week after Michael Jackson's death, organizers of what would have been a 50-show run at the O2 Arena in London have made significant strides straightening out what one touring executive called "the biggest mess in the history of our business." - more

Exclusive: Michael Jackson Was Working On Two Albums Billboard has learned that Michael Jackson was working on two albums at the time of his death: one in the pop vein that made him famous and another that would consist of an instrumental classical composition. - more

Michael Jackson Funeral Date Set, Mystery Deepens The Michael Jackson funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Sources said AEG Live, which owns the arena and the adjacent Nokia Theatre, will use both facilities and the surrounding plaza. - more

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BLOODY PANDA: 'Summon' Details Revealed New York City experimental doom metal act BLOODY PANDA has completed work on its new album, "Summon", for an August 11, 2009 North American release via Profound Lore Records. - more

SACRED REICH: Footage From GRASPOP METAL MEETING Available Fan-filmed video footage of reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH performing the song "Ignorance" at this year's installment of the Graspop Metal Meeting — which was held on June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium — can be viewed below. - more

THOR Vs. CRONOS: Vintage 1984 Photo-Comic Posted Online A vintage 1984 three-page photo-comic depicting the epic battle between Thor and Cronos of VENOM (fought over Thor's wife Pantera) has been posted online at the Bazillion Points Blog. - more

JUDAS PRIEST: New Interviews With HALFORD, DOWNING To Air On 'The Rockin' '80s' "The Rockin' '80s" radio show will celebrate 30 years of JUDAS PRIEST's "British Steel" album by airing brand new interviews with vocalist Rob Halford and guitarist K.K. - more

SKINLAB: New Song Posted Online Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have posted a brand new track, "Amphetamine Gods", on their MySpace page. - more

3 INCHES OF BLOOD: 'Here Waits Thy Doom' Artwork Unveiled The cover artwork for "Here Waits Thy Doom", the new album from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, can be viewed below. - more

MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO, VINNIE MOORE, CARMINE APPICE Confirmed For DEAN Party In London Shred master Michael Angelo Batio (NITRO), guitar virtuoso Vinnie Moore (UFO), drumming legend Carmine Appice (SLAMM, VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT) and Dean Guitars/Ddrum owner Elliot Rubinson, along with members of EDEN'S CURSE, POWER QUEST, QUIREBOYS, INTENSE and VOODOO SIX, will take part in the "Dean Owners Of America" 2009 party, set to take place August 8 at The Alba - more

KINGCROW: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed Italian progressive rock/metal band KINGCROW has set "Phlegethon" as the title of its fifth album, tentatively due in the fall. - more

BLUTVIAL: Another New Song Available For Streaming BLUTVIAL — the band featuring Aort of renowned U.K. - more

Search On For 'Ultimate DEVILDRIVER Fan' DEVILDRIVER and U.K.'s Scuzz TV are on the search for the "ultimate DEVILDRIVER fan." This is a nationwide search from corner to corner of the U.K. - more

METALLICA's Performance At Belgium's ROCK WERCHTER To Be Streamed Live METALLICA's July 5, 2009 concert at the Rock Werchter festival in Werchter, Belgium will be available for listening and/or viewing via live radio and webcasts. - more

LACUNA COIL: 'I Like It' Video Released "I Like It", the new video from the Italian rock/metal outfit LACUNA COIL, can be viewed below. - more

JUDAS PRIEST: Footage From Last Night's Milwaukee Concert Posted Online Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's July 2, 2009 performance at the Milwaukee Summerfest can be viewed below. - more

KISS Fulfills Cancer Patient's Dream William Croyle of Kentucky Enquirer reports: Critter Smith flew on an airplane for the first time June 27. - more

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Dream Theater Debuts Atop Euro Chart - more

EMI Publishing Canada President Resigns - more

Strong Demand For Jackson Souvenirs - more

SEC Filing Outlines A Merged Ticketmaster-Live Nation - more

Surge For Michael Jackson Sales, Airplay Across Europe - more

Data Transport Key To Pirate Bay’s Business Model - more

Briefs: Country Sales, EFF, Spotify, TuneUp - more

Mobile Firm Dada Cuts Staff - more

Exclusive: AEG Live CEO Addresses Michael Jackson Fallout - more

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - New Live Date Announced For California, Three Shows Confirmed For South America MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP have added a show in Ventura, California on July 18th to their US tour schedule. In addition, shows in Buenos Aires, Rio... - more

MASTER - New Audio Interview Available All Metal Music caught up with MASTER's Paul Speckmann on July 2nd in New York to discuss the band's current tour, life in the States... - more

THESYRE Leader Eric Syre On Lords Of Chaos Movie - "The Book (It) Is Based On Was, To Begin With, A Huge Pile Of Crap" Leader Eric Syre from Quebec-based black/thrash metallers THESYRE have issued the following update: 'A few people contacted me recently, inquiring about my feelings on the... - more

MASTODON Drummer, Guitarist Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer BRUCE DICKINSON's BBC 6 Music Friday Rock Show; Replay Available MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Keliher were featured guest on IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's BBC 6 Music Friday Rock Show last night... - more

SKINLAB - New Song Streaming Online San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have issued the following update: 'What's up freaks - as promised we will be posting a new song 'Amphetamine... - more

AEG Live Want LED ZEPPELIN, ABBA Reunions To Fill MICHAEL JACKSON's O2 Arena Gigs?! Thesun.co.uk is reporting: Music bosses hope LED ZEPPELIN will play some of MICHAEL JACKSON's O2 arena gigs. AEG Live, the team behind the King... - more

THOR Vs. VENOM's Cronos; Vintage 1984 Photo-Comic Posted Online A vintage 1984 three-page photo-comic depicting the epic battle between THOR and Cronos of VENOM (fought over Thor's wife PANTERA) has been posted online at... - more

JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford, K.K. Downing Featured On The Rockin' 80's Radio Program This Weekend US radio show The Rockin' 80's, which is heard all over North America, spoke with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford and K.K. Downing... - more

TIGERTAILZ - First Ever Irish Date Announced UK glam rock icons TIGERTAILZ have issued the following update: 'Ballymena get ready for the craic! Tigertailz are pleased to announce their very first date ever... - more

BLUTVIAL - New 'Our Hallowed Bones' Song Streaming Online Recently signed to Spinefarm Records, UK black metallers BLUTVIAL have confirmed a July 20th release for their debut album I Speak Of The Devil. The... - more

METALLICA - Fans Able To Listen/Watch Rock Werchter Festival This Sunday As previously reported, METALLICA are heading back to Rock Werchter in Belgium on Sunday, July 5th. Organizers have made arrangements for fans to listen to... - more

AETERNAM Open For BEHEMOTH; Video Available Quebec's AETERNAM recently opened for BEHEMOTH in Montreal. Video was shot of the band performing the song 'Angel Horned'. Check it out below. As previously reported,... - more

Report: CHEAP TRICK Brings Back The 8-Track The Globe And Mail has issued the following report from Brad Wheeler: Those who swear by vinyl say that records provide a warmer sound compared to... - more

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER - Deflorate CD Due September 15th, New Tour Dates Confirmed Metal Blade Records has issued the following update regarding Detroit, MI's THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: Still revelling in the wake of their ravenously received DVD spectacle,... - more

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Quick Hits: Michael Jackson, Foo Fighters, Mariah Carey, Pearl Jam, Slipknot, Jonas Brothers, Whitney Houston - more

BEP Back To #1 As Jackson Sells Big Black Eyed Peas claim #1 on the Top 200 sales chart while Michael Jackson dominates catalog album sales. - more

U2 Kick Off 360 Tour In Barcelona The massive world tour gets underway, with a tribute to Michael Jackson and the debut of "The Claw." - more

Alice In Chains Announce Tour The first new track featuring singer William DuVall is now available on the band's website. - more

Fred Durst Talks Return Of Limp Bizkit With Bonaduce Durst discusses the return of his controversial Rock band with WYSP morning man Danny Bonaduce. - more

FMQB Photo Pass: Rock On The Range - more

Quick Hits: Michael Jackson's will, Mariah Carey, Chickenfoot, Kanye West, Boys Like Girls - more

Michael Jackson Airplay & Album Sales Skyrocket The singer's body will reportedly be taken to Neverland Ranch on Friday for a public viewing as concert rehearsal photos emerge. - more

Jay-Z Clarifies Sony, Atlantic Record Deals Sony will distribute the Roc Nation label while Atlantic will release The Blueprint 3. - more

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Powerful sedative found in Jackson's home LOS ANGELES - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service. - more

Green Day drummer Tre Cool Q&A If Green Day were Goodfellas, Tre Cool would be Joe Pesci. - more

Live Review: Jonas Bros. in Edmonton EDMONTON - The Jonas Brothers are not the new Beatles. They are a talented, ambitious, determined, massively successful pop trio whose romantic hits are aimed square at their target demographic -- young women. - more

Live Review: The Offspring in T.O. TORONTO - California punk stalwarts The Offspring have been at the punk rock game for roughly a quarter century. And it's beginning to show just a little bit. - more

Jackson's ex-wife may seek custody LOS ANGELES - The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides whether she wants to raise her two offspring. - more

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Man Must Die adds new guitarist Official press release: Scotland's Man Must Die have posted the second preview track, "This Day I... - more

Evergreen Terrace drummer hurt in bike wreck Evergreen Terrace drummer Kyle Mims was injured in a bike accident yesterday and will consequently m... - more

Caliban set to release new album Official press release: Germany's heaviest export, Caliban, is gearing up to release their eighth... - more

Testament tour (Latin America) Testament has confirmed a handful of September shows scheduled for Mexico and South America. Here's ... - more

Alesana, The Bled, etc. tour Alesana will headline a September tour with support from The Bled, Asking Alexandria, and Broadway. ... - more

Greymachine (Jesu, Isis) album set for release Hydra Head Records has announced the upcoming release of the debut album from Greymachine, a project... - more

Ironclad Recs signs Armed For Apocalypse Official press release: Ironclad Recordings, founded by Unearth vocalist Trevor Phipps, is please... - more

Down, Melvins tour dates The schedule has been announced for the upcoming Down and Melvins U.S. tour. Support will be provide... - more

Grade recording new material Canadian hardcore band Grade, who broke up in 2002, have recently reunited to prepare songs for an u... - more

Eyehategod album set for vinyl release Official press release: New Orleans' Eyehategod have spent the last two decades at odds with a co... - more

Outbreak completes new album Maine hardcore band Outbreak has finished tracking a new full-length. The effort was recorded at The... - more

The World We Knew, Endwell, Catalepsy dates The World We Knew, Endwell, and Catalepsy will be touring together this month. Dates include: 7/2... - more

Siege Of Amida Records signs Dyscarnate UK death metal band Dyscarnate has signed with Siege Of Amida Records. The group will enter the stud... - more

Bloody Panda completes new album Official press release: New York City experimental doom metal pack Bloody Panda has completed wor... - more

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Skinlab Streaming New Song "Amphetamine Gods" Online Skinlab has issued the following announcement about streaming the new song 'Amphetamine Gods' on their MySpace page: 'What's up freaks ...as promised we will be posting a new song 'Amphetamine Gods' today!! .....This is the first song off 'The Scars Between Us' we'd like to share with everyone. It's still in rough mix stages, but fuckin good eno... - more

Thesyre Vocalist Comments On Lords Of Chaos Movie Vocalist Eric Syre of Canadian metallers Thesyre has issued the following statement about the upcoming movie based on the Lords of Chaos book: 'A few people contacted me recently, inquiring about my feelings on the forthcoming Lords Of Chaos movie. 'Being a long-time Burzum enthusiast, a supporter of Varg Vikernes, after being slightly involv... - more

Irreverant Soul Offering Four Demo Songs For Free Download Montana based metallers Irreverant Soul are currently offering four demo tracks as free downloads. The songs, along with several promotional pictures of the band, can be found here. - more

Nechochwen Streaming New Song "Charnel House" Online West Virginia based folk metal band Nechochwen is currently streaming a new song online. The track 'Charnel House' can be heard at the band's MySpace page. - more

Ebonillumini Writing New Material U.K. based black metallers Ebonillumini have issued the following announcement about writing material for their debut release: 'The Monk & Maiden Marshall's are currently writing their debut album DUE FOR RELEASE 2009/10. 'THE EBON CHANNEL CONTINUES TO FLOW AND PLANS FOR LIVE APPEARENCES ARE MANIFESTING FOR 2010. 'Where the winding passage o... - more

Nostrea Mortis Streaming Three New Songs Online French ambient black metal band Nostrea Mortis is currently streaming three new songs online. The tracks 'Melancolie Eternelle,' 'Espirt Tourmente,' and 'Gouhl' can be heard on the band's MySpace page. - more

Archaic Eclipse Issues "They Came With The Fog" Recording Update New Hamphsire's Archaic Eclipse have issued the following recording update: 'We just keep running into more and more problems with 'They Came With the Fog'. Between writing difficulties, recording mishaps and equipment problems recording has been extremely difficult. Thankfully there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon as we draw closer to fini... - more

Evergreen Terrace Seeking Donations For Drummer's Surgery As was previously reported, Evergreen Terrace drummer Kyle Mims will be missing the band's upcoming tour dates due to a bike accident. The band has issued the following update about the situation: 'My good friend and band mate Kyle Mims was in a terrible bike accident 2 days ago. He was rushed to the emergency room, x-rayed, tested, treated, et... - more

Prymary Announces First Live Show In Two Years California's Prymary have issued the following update about their first live show in two years: 'As promised, here are the details for our first show in 2 years. Please come and help support the band by welcoming us back with the new line-up. Also, we will be performing songs from our upcoming album 'The Enemy Inside' (which is being mixed at th... - more

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The Soft Pack bring new songs to London at 'secret' toilet-venue show The Soft Pack gave fans a glimpse into the writing sessions for their debut album last night (July 2), playing a host of unreleased songs at a secret gig in central London. - more

Jarvis Cocker speaks about Michael Jackson on 'Question Time' Jarvis Cocker has used his appearance on BBC political panel show 'Question Time' to pay tribute to Michael Jackson, who died last week (June 25). - more

The White Stripes to star in own film The White Stripes are to appear in a new film that will premier this autumn. - more

Full Truck Festival line-up announced The full line-up for this year's Truck Festival has been announced. - more

Michael Jackson's death - what the papers are saying today (July 3) Reaction to Michael Jackson's death is continuing to dominate the newspapers today (July 03). - more

Watch footage of Michael Jackson's last rehearsal - video Video footage of Michael Jackson's last rehearsal before his death on June 25 has been released. - more

The Big Pink name debut album The Big Pink have named their debut album. - more

Arctic Monkeys festival comeback interrupted by technical hitch Arctic Monkeys were forced to leave the stage midway through their first festival show of the European summer last night (July 2) as they played the Open'er festival in Gdynia, Poland. - more

Guns N' Roses man teams up with Black Eyed Peas and a Rolling Stone Former Guns N' Roses man Slash teamed up with Black Eyed Peas, Ozzy Osbourne and a Rolling Stone at European festival this week. - more

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Queens of the Zeppelin Fighters John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl and Josh Homme join the supergroup craze to record album as a three-piece - more

Win Sabian AAX Performance Pack cymbals Upload a vid of your drumming to win £1000 of power metal: 14-inch hats, 16 and 18-inch crashes and 20-inch ride - more

Sonisphere latest Day tickets go on sale to the event starring Metallica, Linkin Park, Nine Inch Nails and Heaven and Hell Knebworth, August 1-2 - more

Sykes leaves Thin Lizzy Singer and guitarist moves on amid band’s ‘tough time’ - more

Chickenfoot’s Smith seriously injured Supergroup’s global advance halted as drummer tears bicep on stage, forcing gig cancellation - more

Vote in the Kerrang! Awards Done with Classic Rock? Now tell K! your best newcomer, live band, single, video and album... - more

Hendrix manager ‘had killed before’ Rock roadie Wright cements claims that guitarist was murdered by the man who should have been looking after him - more

Luke looks ahead as Thunder passes Guitarist Morley speaks on 20-year-old band’s final gigs – and what he’ll be doing next - more

Dream Theater takes over Rock Radio Don't miss Mike Portnoy's takeover after Paul Anthony's DT special on Saturday 4-6pm - more

Vote in the Classic Rock awards Have your say in top categories: best band, best album, best new band, best reissue, best movie and event of the year. Full nominations and voting link inside… - more

Answers and free stuff from Madina Lake UPDATED: Nathan answers your questions, plus win signed singles and see the new video - more

Rock's tribute to Jackson Artists big and small say farewell to pop giant Michael who died yesterday aged 50 - more

Mustaine wary of pulling more stalkers Megadeth mainman says he’s confident, content and a legend – but if he talks to his fans the way he wanted, he’d wind up in more trouble - more

Classic Rock No.134 Editor in Chief Scott Rowley talks us through the latest edition, focusing on the roots of metal - more

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Dynazty Post "Lights Out (In Candyland)" Online Swedish rockers Dynazty, who recently signed to Perris Records, have posted a brand new track entitled "Lights Out (In Candyland)" - more

Sister Debut Video For "Too Bad For You" Swedish rockers Sister have released a video for the song "Too Bad For You". - more

Def Leppard's Rick Allen Helps Self And Others Rick Allen knows about drumming. Since he was 15, he's been the drummer for the heavy-metal band Def Leppard. - more

Gene Simmons Talks About Michael Jackson Gene Simmons says he's heard enough celebrity tributes to Michael Jackson - more

Alice In Chains Reunion "Gives Way" To Album, Tour Alice in Chains singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney say the band's new album doesn't stray too far from the Seattle band's influential catalog. - more

Outloud "We Run" Posted Online Frontiers Records is pleased to launch the videoclip of "We Run" the first single off the forthcoming self titled debut album from OUTLOUD! - more

Former Funny Money Guitarist Releasing Solo Album One Song At A Time Former FUNNY MONEY/GASTEM/CENTERFOLD guitarist Rob Galpin has just announced that he will be releasing an album of solo material - more

Ace Frehley 'Anomoly' Commercial Posted Online According to My Rocket Science, Ace Frehley's solo album "Anomaly' is scheduled for release on September 15, 2009. - more

Aerosmith's Joe Perry Turns To Twitter Fans For Solo Album Title Aerosmith's next album might be "on the bench, in pieces," waiting for the group to resume recording after it finishes touring in mid-September - more

The Black Crowes Offer Free Download Of New Song The Black Crowes are offering a free donwload of the song "I Ain't Hiding" - more

Ted Nugent Offers Free Download Of "Star-Spangled Banner" Motor City Mayhem, the CD/DVD/Blu-ray celebration of Ted's 6,000th concert, hit stores on June 30 - more

Masters Of Reality Post First Song From Upcoming CD The first song of the upcoming Masters Of Reality album Pine/Cross Dover has been added to the band's new myspace site - more

No Brown M and M's At Van Halen's Wedding When Eddie Van Halen and his fiance Janie Liszewski wed this last weekend one of the gifts presented to guests were... - more

Aerosmith Guitarist "Can't Imagine" What Michael Jackson's Life Was Like Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has worked with a lot of the same music business personnel as the late Michael Jackson - more

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R&B singer Maxwell ends seven-year break (Reuters) - more

Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP) AP - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service. - more

Cuba's Fidel Castro honored with a reggaeton song (Reuters) Reuters - Since he swept into power 50 years ago, Cuba's Fidel Castro has been honored in poems, movies and paintings and now in reggaeton, a form of music widely popular among Cuban youth but not island leaders. - more

Stone Temple Pilots accentuate old faves (Reuters) Reuters - For a reunited band bent on having a future, Stone Temple Pilots spent most of its House of Blues show Wednesday visiting the past -- the distant past. - more

ABBA's Andersson shoots down London reunion talk (AP) - more

How Jackson's "Thriller" changed the music business (Reuters) - more

Michael Jackson's music had impact around the globe (Reuters) Reuters - Michael Jackson went from being Gary, Ind.'s most talented kid to one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet. While his worldwide album sales were astounding, that wasn't the sole reason for his fame. His ascendancy went far beyond the cash register -- he inspired dance moves, dictated fashion trends and raised awareness for social causes around the globe. - more

Michael Jackson's videos set a new standard (Reuters) - more

Michael Jackson, Pepsi made marketing history (Reuters) - more

LA police plan for huge crowd at Jackson memorial (AP) AP - Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public. - more

Michael Jackson was working on two albums (Reuters) Reuters - At the time of Michael Jackson's death last week, it was well-known that he was preparing for a 50-show concert series at London's O2 Arena later this month. - more

Pixies planning Hollywood-themed new album (Yahoo! Music) - more

Jermaine Jackson Talks Michael: "I Wish It Was Me" (E! Online) E! Online - Exactly one week after Michael Jackson's death, brother Jermaine Jackson became the first member of the still-mourning musical family to sit down for an in-depth interview about the late icon, speaking to the Today show this morning from the grounds of Neverland Ranch. - more

The Killers announce plans to release covers album (Yahoo! Music) - more

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MySpace Trawl - Product.01 We’re not going to lie. - more

The International - DVD Review For a man who seemed disinterested in playing the suave spy James Bond, Clive Owen has seemingly decided to fill his CV with knock-off government agents ever since. - more

Report: That Thing That Killed David Carradine Probably Killed Him If Michael Jackson meets David Carradine in heaven - as unlikely as that'd be - he should expect a great big hug.]]> - more

Angelina Jolie & Jennifer Aniston Now Also Annoyingly Rich Instead of a penis, Brad Pitt has a magic wand that brings fabulous wealth to anyone who he sticks it in.]]> - more

SLACKERJACK - Obama Vs Fly Typical hecklerspray, always three weeks behind the Zeitgeist. - more

Here, Have A Michael Jackson Final Rehearsal Video The saddest thing about Michael Jackson's death wasn't the messy custody vacuum it left for his kids.]]> - more

Blood: The Last Vampire Trailer - Vampires + Kung Fu = Win Hello, and welcome to another edition of Things About Vampires That Clearly Stomp All Over Twilight. - more

Michael Jackson’s GREATEST Songs Revealed! And so the planet mourns the death of Michael Jackson. Singer, dancer, owner of monkey. - more

Hilary Duff Signs Up For Some TV Show We Don’t Watch Remember that rumour that Hilary Duff was going to star in 90210? What a ridiculous rumour that was.]]> - more

The Jonas Brother That Nobody Likes Gets Engaged The Jonas Brothers are so adorable, aren't they? Which one is your favourite? Nick or Joe? Oh, we can't decide either!]]> - more

Win A Pair Of Lovebox Tickets Right Now! It’s just weeks until London’s premier festival, Lovebox, takes centre stage and to celebrate we’ve got three pairs of weekend tickets up for grabs! - more

Michael Jackson Sells His Kids To Diana Ross Or Something Michael Jackson's kids must be going through a horrific time at the moment - their dad has just died, after all.]]> - more

Big Brother: It’s Sree Vs Halfwit Tomorrow! Another week, another set of Big Brother eviction nominations. Ho hum.]]> - more

Emma Watson Likes To Pretend She’s Not Filthy Rich Emma Watson could totally be richer than the Queen - but she would have no idea, as it’s been a hot minute since she counted out all the coppers in her extra-large piggy bank. - more

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Del Boy returns to TV as teenager Only Fools and Horses wide boy Derek Trotter is returning to BBC One in a comedy drama about his teenage years. - more

Take That receive coveted award Pop survivors Take That win the coveted Silver Clef award, recognising their 18-year chart career. - more

Andre: 'Worst months of my life' Singer Peter Andre says the months since his split with glamour model Katie Price have been the hardest of his life. - more

Blur comeback at Parklife venue Britpop heroes Blur reveal the inspiration for their hit Parklife at the first of their Hyde Park reunion gigs. - more

BBC kills off Robin Hood series The BBC's adaptation of Robin Hood is not returning for a fourth series, it has been confirmed. - more

The Bill's theme tune to be axed The title music to long-running ITV1 drama The Bill is being dropped as the show moves to a post-watershed slot. - more

Olympic cyclists join Kraftwerk German godfathers of electronica peddle their way into the people of Manchester's hearts - more

Lil Wayne delays European shows The US rapper has postponed his forthcoming European shows, expected to kick off in Paris on Thursday. - more

Blackpool to stage Variety gala Blackpool is picked to host this year's Royal Variety Performance, featuring Britain's Got Talent Winners Diversity. - more

Seth writing Suitable Boy sequel Author Vikram Seth is to pen a sequel to his highly-praised 1,350-page epic A Suitable Boy. - more

Leading Indian artist passes away One of India's leading artists, Tyeb Mehta, dies in a hospital in the western city of Mumbai. - more

Housewife first on Fourth Plinth A housewife from the East Midlands is to be the first person to stand on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth. - more

Turkish TV show tells atheists: Find a faith and win a pilgrimage A Turkish game show challenges atheists to find a faith, with a pilgrimage prize for any converts. - more

La Roux labels R&B 'empty' The star, currently number one in the UK singles chart, labels R&B "empty", "hollow" and "really bad". - more

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