Beyond this distraction, we are so incredibly grateful to all of you around the world that have supported us so passionately. We would never consider stopping this just yet. These past few phenomenal years have been beyond imaginable and we owe every single bit of it to you. Thank you all for that!

Virgin Records has sued the band 30 Seconds To Mars for alleged breach of contract and damages "in excess of $30,000,000", according to the lawsuit filed Friday (Aug. 15) in Los Angeles Superior Court. Virgin accuses Jared and Shannon Leto of not delivering three of the five albums under the band's contract more

Marilyn Manson played its first show with new guitarist Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit, Black Light Burns) Friday night (August 15) at the ETP Festival (Eerie Taiji People Festival) in Seoul, Korea. more

Music industry legend Jerry Wexler, who kick-started his career as a Billboard journalist in the late 1940s and went on to cultivate the careers of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin while a partner at Atlantic Records, has died at the age of 91 at his home in Siesta Key, Fla. more

Nine Inch Nails have expanded their Fall tour plans yet again with another run of North American dates this Roctober thru December. Blabbermouth will hook you up with the dates

Oasis have announced details of a huge UK arena tour for the later this year. It starts the day after new album Dig Out Your Soul comes out on October 7th. They're playing 18 shows in total. more

A murder retrial for music producer Phil Spector can go ahead in October despite defence attempts to stop it, an appeals court in California has ruled. more

Ozzy Osbourne just signed a new deal with Sony for three more albums more

The start of the new series of The X Factor pulled in an average of 10.2 million viewers on Saturday night. At its peak, the show was watched by more than 11 million people, capturing half the total television audience. more

Trumpet player 'Dizzy' Johnny Moore, a founding member of pioneering Jamaican ska and reggae act The Skatalites, has passed away. Moore died at his home in Kingston on Saturday after being released from a hospital where he was being treated for colon cancer. more

Although Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, the principals of English pop-rock band Squeeze, have reunited and will soon embark on a U.S. tour, they have no plans for a new Squeeze album. more

But some concrete signs are finally emerging that the album's release could be imminent. That's because, according to sources, negotiations are underway for "Chinese Democracy" to come out as an exclusive at one of the big boxes -- either Wal-Mart or Best Buy.

The network will provide "positive content for a black and brown culture," according to a company statement.

Sure, I can buy the idea of Britney Spears' road to redemption culminating with her winning a moonman for her self-mocking "Piece Of Me" clip. And the Jonas Brothers' "Burnin' Up" isn't groundbreaking, but those kids sure do know how to mobilize their fanbase.

THE band writes on its MySpace page, "Due to circumstances beyond our control (no we're not breaking up so don't believe anything that might start floating around on the Internet), we will not be taking part in that tour.

Today's misheard lyric is to Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" and the line "Jeremy spoke in class today." That lyric has been misheard as "Jeremy's smokin' crack today"

Now, nearly a year after the court ordered that the recording industry pay her lawyers fees for her defense, the industry finally cut the check, according to an Aug. 12 court filing by Lory Lybeck, Andersen's lawyer.

Guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan will be joined by guitarist Franky Perez, keyboardist Danny Shamoun and bassist Dominic Cifarelli on the six-week, cross-country trek which kicks off Sunday, October 19 in Atlanta, taking the band into late November.

The 7-week trek marks the first full US tour for the band since their support slot with Circa Survive in late '07. In addition to the shared general excitement of being back on the road, the band also feels particularly close to this tour because of its DIY elements.

Topics include Bon Scott, Airbourne, The Misfits, Danzig, New York City, Toronto, and Sound and Fury's music video for the track "18."