The First Time: Please forgive me - This song is an apology that's why there is so much melody in it. If it was an excuse rather than an apology there would probably be a lot more words. All I can do is say forgive me�and let the strings do the rest.

I wrote this with more of a broad perspective; it is not really specific to anyone. That is pretty much how all my songs are. My heart tells me that I have done some hurtful things in the past and its ach won't let me forget. Eventually, I just have to ask for forgiveness and see things anew, wipe it clean. That's what the song is. A plea for forgiveness and moving forward and then seeing for the first time.

Boston Magazine recently ran a rather detailed feature story on the controversy, below are a few excepts hitting a few of the key points, followed by a link to read the full article. Before we get to that, listen and decide for yourself.Bon Jovi's song "I Love This Town" - Bart Steele's song "Man, I Really Love This Team".

Excerpts from the Boston Magazine feature: Bart Steele, struggling musician, former stockbroker, lifelong Red Sox fan, wanted a universal tune, one that reached well beyond Fenway Park. So, early in that September of 2004, he decided to distinguish his ditty from every other Sox tribute by giving it a Nashville sensibility and thus, he figured, even broader appeal.

When the Sox headed to St. Louis for the World Series, Channel 7 invited the duo (Bart and friend Peter Bellomo) to perform live. DJs at Boston Beer Works and the Cask 'n Flagon began encouraging regular "Man, I Really Love This Team" sing-alongs. Just after the Sox swept the Cardinals, Steele says, he found a clip on Major League Baseball's website of two polluted coeds slurring his chorus in the shadow of the Green Monster. Over at FenwayNation.com, where the song was available for free download, traffic had kicked up threefold to 180,000 daily visits. Like his Red Sox, Steele had made history.

The LP is due on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 and the cover features the controversial original artwork by Robert Williams.

Montreal police have recovered the rental truck that contained Iggy Pop and the Stooges' equipment, but there is still no sign of what was inside. more

Long bootlegged and sought after by collectors, the Clash's Oct. 13, 1982, performance at New York's Shea Stadium will finally see official release Oct. 7 via Legacy. more

Robert Hazard, the Philadelphia-raised musician and songwriter of hits such as Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," died yesterday, of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer for the Police live CD/DVD "Certifiable," due Oct. 7. As first reported here, the set was filmed last December in Buenos Aires. more

Despite a 45% sales decline to 171,000 copies, Sugarland's "Love on the Inside" rises 2-1 to become the country act's first Billboard 200 chart-topper. more

Shadows Fall have issued the following update: "Hey everyone, we're going to be going out with Avenged Sevenfold this September for a few shows. It should be an awesome time so make sure you come out early to catch us." more

Attention aging hippies, set aside a little bit from your Social Security check. Warner Home Video has announced its plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the music history milestone July 28, 2009 by releasing a spectacular Ultimate Collectors Edition (UCE) of the Oscar�-winning Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music. [plus drugs and sex?]more

Travis Tritt tells Billboard.com he's hatching tentative plans to hit the studio with good friend Marty Stuart, who he's doing an acoustic tour with this fall. "All these years Marty and I have been around each other, he's just like a brother," Tritt says. "I never get tired of being in his company. He makes me laugh, and I always enjoy picking with him ... singing with him ... sitting around talking to him. We'll probably end up co-producing that (next album) together." more

Rhino Bucket has completed work on their next album tentatively entitled "Taking the Fifth" and due for an early 2009 drop. more

Bob Mould has announced his plans to release a new "guitar" album in early 2009. more

The new Candlemass EP Lucifer Rising is finally recorded and due for release first week of October. It features two brand new tracks "Lucifer Rising" and "White God". more

Lisa Marie Presley is expecting twins, her spokeswoman, Cindy Guagenti, said Wednesday. [viva Viagra power!] more

The trek kicks off August 20 at The Social in Orlando, Florida, and will hit clubs and theatres across the country through mid-September.

Here's today's from System of a Down's "Chop Suey" where the lyric "Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup" has been misheard as "I just masturbate with the shade up"

No doubt, that in the 48 minutes of listening to the bevy of infectiously memorable tracks, one can only describe this 11 song collection as a very cleverly crafted, re-defined and re-designed approach to their genre with a plethora of sonically raw and defining moments.

The tour, the band's first ever on American shores, will conclude with a CMJ Music Marathon showcase at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on October 26th. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale on Friday, August 15

Experience Hendrix, released through Image Entertainment this month, features highlights of two star-studded concerts featuring such notables as Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Double Trouble, Living Color, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, Indigenous, Robert Randolph, Mick Taylor, Kenny Olson of Kid Rock's band, Hubert Sumlin, Bad Company's Paul Rodgers, Buddy Guy, Mitch Mitchell, Buddy Miles, Billy Cox and others.

Brightman's upcoming Olympic performance confirms her as one of the great theatrical sopranos of our time and fans await her much anticipated 2008 North American Fall Tour. Her first tour since 2004, Brightman will be performing 18 shows in the US, 10 shows in Canada and 4 shows in Mexico.

(Hed)pe recently released their first live album and DVD, "The DIY Guys". The 2-disc set captures the band live from Hollywood's legendary Key Club with a collection of old classic and new fan favorites, along with three brand new studio tracks.

The trio will begin their U.S. trek on September 10th, headlining the Scion House Party with VICE Magazine in Los Angeles and will include a stop in San Francisco with Digitalism on September 12th (full schedule below). The band is also set to release a new EP of remixes of their single "Into the Galaxy" on August 12th.

It will feature a variety of tracks from GG Allin, Wire, Leonard Cohen, Christina Aguilera, ----emos and more.