Resistance Lullaby: The last song written for the album. We started pre-production in the end of fall, then took a break. Our A & R guy, Michael Caplan, told me to write at least one new song while I was away. I came back with Animadversion and Resistance Lullaby. The cellist Marika Hughes did a fantastic job on this song, using the cello both as a swelling pad and to make the eerie somewhat percussive noises.

This song is about the abyss and uncertainty many people feel upon graduating college. A lot of people I know spent the first year or two out of school just dealing with this rising dread- what do I do now? Aren't I supposed to already have succeeded? And the rest. The big issue to me about liberal arts educations is that they don't explain what they are useful for. I mean, in most cases, what you've learned is really not that important to what you do next. An English, French, literature, history, psychology, or anthropology major is equally qualified to go to law school, work for a non-profit, work for a bank, hitch-hike, or become an actor. So what do you actually learn?

It would seem obvious that the song is "Shackler's Revenge," which is scheduled to appear on the new edition of the Rock Band video game next month� but the mp3 is actually labeled "Chicken Dinner."

In an event set to bring the curtain down on the 2008 games and mark the handover to London 2012, Led Zeppelin legend Page will duet with Leona Lewis, although it's not yet clear what song has been chosen for the collaboration.

Marty received a gash to the head and was taken for medical attention. After an hour and a half trip to the ER, Marty received 5 staples to the close the gash.

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian tells RollingStone.com that there are currently no plans for him to reunite with his SOAD bandmates and work on new music. more

Fallen British rock star Gary Glitter will be deported to Britain on Tuesday after completing a 27-month sentence for molesting two young girls, his lawyer said.more

With song stealing rumors in the air, one band is making up fake accusations against themselves to try and pimp their new CD. Watch their bogus claim here.

With his band KoRn on the backburner right now, frontman Jonathan Davis has turned his focus on solo touring and his first solo LP. After his Ozzfest performance, Davis returned home to continue work on his album and plans to follow its release with another solo tour. lots of words from the man about his plans

Radiohead have denied reports that they have written the soundtrack to a new film from the writer of Fight Club. Chuck Palahniuk, whose 2001 book Choke has been adapted for the big screen, told BBC 6 Music that Radiohead had written the score. But spokesperson for the band said they had only contributed a song to the film more

Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges over an alleged assault on his mother and sister during a row, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. more

Queens Of The Stone Age will host a benefit concert in Los Angeles this weekend to celebrate the life of musician Natasha Shneider. PJ Harvey, Tenacious D and members of Pearl Jam and ZZ Top will also perform at the benefit gig more details

Tickets for Andrew Bird's pair of intimate underplays October 6 and 7 at New York's Hiro Ballroom sold out completely within two hours of going on sale yesterday morning. The October shows mark Bird's first NYC headline engagement since his sold out November 30, 2007 Beacon Theater date and are likely to feature selections from his as yet untitled next record, due out in early 2009 on Fat Possum.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Dream Theaterhas been forced to pull out of the festival in Quebec City on August 31st. more

'80's Metal Pioneer, Willie Basse recently mastered his new single "(Love So) Far Away" with Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering. Schreyer has worked with everyone from Queen and Iggy Pop to metal legends Slayer and Thin Lizzy. The track will be available online for fans to preview in coming weeks.

CMT Crossroads: 38 Special And Trace Adkins will tape before an invitation only audience in Nashville on August 19 and premieres Wednesday, September 24 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on CMT. more

David Gilmour will release Live In Gdansk on September 16 via Columbia Records. The album was originally supposed to be a live album of his whole recent tour, but all the best recordings came from the performance in Gdansk more

According to a posting on the unofficial Rush site RushIsABand.com, the legendary Canadian rock trio is negotiating a new record deal with Rounder Records to take effect following the completion of the band's longtime relationship with Atlantic Records. more

T.I. looking for more friends? Check out this press release: MySpace Music is excited to announce Grammy award winning rapper, T.I., has recently passed the 2 million friend mark on his official Music page (http://www.myspace.com/trapmuzik), setting a new record by a hip hop artist. As T.I. gears up to release his highly anticipated Grand Hustle/Atlantic album, Paper Trail, which hits stores on September 30, this only further solidifies T.I.'s wide fan base across the world. With a new offering right round the corner and 2,035,117 friends and going strong, be sure to add T.I. to your friend list.

Not really news as it seems to happen every other day but here it is: a lawyer for DMX says the rapper has been arrested in Miami on a warrant for failing to attend a Phoenix court hearing. more on this shocking story

Josh Wilbur is well known for his Grammy Award winning work with Steve Earl. The album will be recorded in New York City; Virginia Beach, VA; Richmond, VA; and New Hampshire.

The tour includes a show on September 11 which will mark the 7th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks in the USA. What makes Big Noize unique is its heritage and concept. All members have a related and connected past.

Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers have already been added to the list of powerhouse performers at this year's show.

Folds said he recorded the six tracks over eight hours in Dublin, Ireland, and had his friends release the material in a spoof online leak.

In addition to the music making partnership of Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Owen Clarke, Al Doyle and Felix Martin, the band will be adding a live drummer on these dates. The drummer, Leo Taylor has played with the bands Zongamin and Gramme and is sure to add another dimension to their already pulsating, propulsive, and unequivocally fun live shows.

Today's misheard lyric is to Bob Dylan's "Blowin' In The Wind" and the line "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. The answer is blowin' in the wind." That lyric has been misheard as "The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind. The ants are a-blowin' in the wind."

But in any case, you probably caught our exclusive earlier today about Pam's new man. Now it seems that Tommy's going tit for tat. Literally.

[A few factual problems here. The "Summer Of Love" was in 1967 not 1969 as Vh1 thinks. So that being the case, Led Zeppelin didn't form until a year later and the hippies hated them when they came out! Just go back and read the hippy press like Rolling Stone of the day. Zeppelin helped kill the hippy music trend. The Last Waltz kind of fits since The Band was part of the hippy Frisco scene but this concert didn't happen until well after the "Summer of Love". Woodstock took place two years after the "Summer of Love" and The Stones tour covered in "Let's Spend the Night Together" was almost 15 years after the media glamorized "Summer of Love". Finally, we still have no fricken idea how U2 fits anywhere in the mix, unless the folks at Vh1 writing this stuff are under 25 and think anything before Nirvana somehow fit in with hippies. Now back to the press release]

Highlights include previously recorded songs by the likes of Radiohead, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Fiery Furnaces, The Twilights Singers and Ben Kweller. Most notable additions are the previously unreleased or rare tracks that appear on the record, among them "Orgasm Addict" by The Buzzcocks as sung by the band's original singer Howard Devoto, a great version of The Doors' "Crystal Ship" by the incomparable Nicole Atkins and The Sea, and the original version by The Natural History of Spoon's current hit single, "Don't You Ever." The full tracklisting and comments on each song by Gregg are below.

In preparation for the arrival of Warped Tour, the city of Calgary suspended all grass growth for the spring and summer 2008. They had to make the dust bowl perfectly dusteriffic. And they pulled it off! It was just like a Western out there. A sunny day with variable cloudinesses. Played around 1:00 I think. Taught the trumpet player from Oreskaband, Saki, the notes to play for Epic. She was very excitey and a great player.

Convy and I met the fine people at the Calgary rock station and did an interview with them. We played to a fine crowd, as Byron left the merch attended by a friend while he took in a rare Ludo show. After all, we were finally in his hometown, and we looked to him to translate our culture to the beautiful Calgarians who surrounded us. He did wonderfully well. That evening, we sang Happy Birthday for Megan from Ta-Da Catering. She was embarrassed. Then the ladies from Oreskaband came over to our bus, and we went over all the horn parts to Epic. They were not only transposing all the notes I gave them from concert to their instruments, they were also translating what we were saying from English into Japanese. Smarter than us, they are. They also really liked our Minute Maid apple juice. Ludo truly has the party bus, Warped Tourians. Headed south. We had a date with a border crossing, an accusatory driver of a different bus, and the capital city of Montana.

Find out where you can see them, preview tracks from their new CD and learn more about Ludo here.