That's The Way That It Was -I really just followed my nose in producing this one, just letting it "go there" with having horns, and tack piano, and frolicking guitar and the like. I got to enlist Dave Trumfio on bass and his brother Harry on drums. Up to that point, I don't know if the two had really laid it down together since they had their band The Pulsars. Anyway, musically, it was just a fun song to build up. Lyrically, it was again inescapably personal and reflective and just sort of a comment both the down and dirty now and the then.

MTV spokesmodels Fall Out Boy have officially announced their upcoming new third Island album Folie A Deux, to be released on November 4th 2008. Folie A Deux was produced by Neal Avron at The Pass Studios in Los Angeles. The first single will be the track "I Don't Care."

Sharon Osbourne appeared on Studio 94 again Tuesday morning. She gave host Metro some more info on the Jack produced documentary of Ozzy, saying that during The Osbournes Ozzy was using the whole time, and this documentary is not about the funny side but gets back to the music and his accomplishments. Other highlights including silencing the rumors that Ozzfest will be only in Dallas again next year and more, we won't spoil the rest for you. You can check out the full interview on the 94 WYSP site.

Britney Spears won't perform on this year's MTV Video Music Awards, according to her manager. "Contrary to media reports, Britney was never slated to perform on this year's VMAs," manager Larry Rudolph said in a statement. more

After spending the last year or so working with former Marilyn Manson/current Rob Zombie guitarist John 5, Lynyrd Skynyrd is close to finishing its next studio album. "We've been doing quite a bit of writing with John 5," group member Rickey Medlocke tells Billboard.com. more

According to Rushisaband.com, today Harmonix Music Systems released Rush's Moving Pictures album for download for the Rock Band video game ... or ... it was supposed to have released it for download today. Apparently there are some technical difficulties having to do with the vocal track on 'YYZ' ... the problem being that there is no vocal track on 'YYZ'. more

According to Alice Cooper fan-site Sickthingsuk.co.uk, former Megadeth drummer Jimmy Degrasso will be standing in for Eric Singer between last night (August 26th) in Lakewood, OH and September 12th in Hutchinson, KS as Eric has commitments with KISS more

My Bloody Valentine's two full-length albums, "Isn't Anything" and "Loveless," will be re-released digitally today (Aug. 26). That's not all.

The Cure have revealed the title and release date for their long-awaited new studio album. The record is titled 4:13 Dream and is set for release on October 13, 2008. more

Neil Diamond has been forced to cancel two shows on his North American tour after coming down with a bout of laryngitis. more

Zebrahead have been forced to postpone their US tour. Frontman Matty Lewis is experiencing problems with his voice and has taken a break on doctor's orders. more

Billy Bragg has announced plans for an East Coast tour this Fall in support of his latest release and twelfth record, Mr. Love And Justice, available now via Cooking Vinyl. dates

The 69 Eyes will release a box set called "Goth'n'Roll" in Finland on Halloween. The box set will contain three CDs and one DVD. details

Hatebreed's upcoming covers album is now on track for a 2009 release. "At first we were kind of just screwing around for the hell of it, recording other band's songs," Novinec tells Billboard.com. "It wasn't intended to be released. But the more that we got into it, it was like, 'Hey, let's roll with it' and became something we wanted to do." more

According to a posting on RATT singer Stephen Pearcy's MySpace page, he and RATT guitarist and Warren DeMartini have started writing material for the band's next album, tentatively due in early 2009. more

Busiswe Zakwe, of Durban, South Africa, says she deposited $1.5 million dollars to Kelly's bank account after convincing people to invest in a tour of South Africa by Kelly. When the singer did not come to South Africa, she reportedly absconded with the cash.

The 20-year-old Andre was found unresponsive by his mother Saturday morning, after a night out with friends, authories say.

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said at the ceremony Tuesday that the British rock band had made "a monumental contribution . . . and captured the mood and spirit of a whole generation in their reflections and attitudes."

Silverstein are no newcomers to touring, having recently celebrated their 100th live show in Paris.

Today's misheard lyric is to Aerosmith's "Janie's got a gun" and the line "Janie's got a gun." That lyric has been misheard as "Janie slugged a bum."

In conjunction with the Denny's Allnighter program, Denny's opened up its kitchens to four of today's hottest bands - Taking Back Sunday, Plain White T's, The All-American Rejects and Eagles of Death Metal - and challenged them to create the perfect late night menu item. What emerged was a menu that can satisfy every late night craving, savory or sweet:

"Taking Back Bacon Burger Fries" by Taking Back Sunday - "Plain White Shake" by Plain White T's - "The All-American S.O.S." by The All-American Rejects - "Heart On A Plate" by Eagles of Death Metal

New songs from the Brooklyn quintet's third full-length album will be unveiled throughout North America in September starting in Portland, OR, with festival appearances in Colorado and California.

Characterized by their experimental mashing and molding of musical form, style and genre, the members of The Sound of Animals Fighting�known only by their zoological pseudonyms�have sought to redefine the process and reception of music using whatever tools they can get their hands on; whatever methods, science or alchemy.

The next day the Doctor (and I say that reluctantly) said that I had stenosis, and acted like it was just indigestion and went on talking to someone else. Needless to say I was pissed by his cavalier attitude and when he told me that there was nothing I could do except take two Aleve and get used to it I felt doomed.

DioGuardi, whose work includes Kelly Clarkson's "Walk Away," Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" and "We Rock," from the recent Disney Channel musical "Camp Rock," will serve as the fourth judge on the panel, alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul.

Chris Cornell has set October 14 as the release date for his third solo album, titled "Scream". The set was produced by pop and urban mastermind Timbaland That went over well

Swedish garage rockers The Hellacopters - featuring ex-Entombed drummer Nicke Andersson - have announced their "last shows ever." dates

Blabbermouth has some video footage of Sebastian Bach falling on stage while performing the classic Skid Row ballad "I Remember You" Saturday night (August 23) at the Gibson Ampitheater in Los Angeles. "That's definitely going on the next DVD," Bach said after the song ended. He then added, "I meant to f*cking do that." enjoy!

AC/DC's Black Ice will be released in October across the globe and AC/DC News has unveiled the three different collectible covers fans can choose from when purchasing the CD. You have the choice of yellow, red, or white AC/DC logos but a closer study of each design reveals they're all somewhat different with the exception of Angus appearing at the top center inside a circle. See the covers

The 88 will perform at The Troubadour (9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069) on Saturday, November 1 in celebration of the October 28 release of their Island Records debut Not Only... But Also. This is an all ages show, and tickets are on sale Saturday, September 13. For additional information visit http://www.troubadour.com.

Ted Nugent will be the guest on Glenn Beck's CNN Headline News program this Friday, August 29, which will airs at 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. and midnight EST. Beck often features hour long interviews on Fridays, though music related guests have tended to come from the country music world.

Music by Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Janis Joplin and Deep Purple, among others, will be performed live by the Mystic Orchestra as part of "Flashback -- the Classic Rock Experience." The nearly 50-date U.S. arena tour launches Wednesday (Aug. 27) at the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Ala. more

Mercury Records goes karaoke! Stephen Ferrera - who spearheaded the multi-platinum successes of Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood and was instrumental in bringing the American Idol franchise to BMG's RCA Music Group � has been appointed Executive Vice President, A&R, Island and Mercury Records, it was announced today by David Massey, President of Mercury Records.

A huge blaze at the Reading Festival which spread to 19 vehicles in a car park was started accidently with a barbecue, police have revealed. more

Heikki Miettinen, the lead singer of Finnish modern thrashers Discard, has left the band due to a "total lack of motivation and anxiety towards band activity." As a result, Discard has been forced to cancel its participation in the Thrashing Like a Maniac European tour with Gama Bomb (Ireland) and Bonded By Blood (USA).

Metal legends Raven have confirmed a string of October live dates in the UK Grab those at BW&BK

Regain Records has inked a deal with Threeman Recordings to reissue five titles from Swedish death metallers Entombed/Nihilist till the end of 2008 in North America. more

Following their debut album "Dark Days", released in 2001, the forthcoming five track "Wasted Heart EP" shows a band at the height of their powers. The EP showcases driving and melodic punk infused rock overlaid with McKagan's vocals.

On the band's deal with Century Media Duff McKagan says the following: "We are truly looking forward to this partnership with Century Media. I am encouraged that they indeed understand the spirit and integrity of Duff McKagan's Loaded. This first EP, Wasted Heart, should shed some light on who we are, what we do, and how the f**k we do it!"

No Bull: The Directors Cut, also available on Blu-ray, features over 2 hours of classic AC/DC in concert with bonus features including "Angus-cam" songs and 2 rare performances from the Ballbreaker tour.

But 2008 has seen several firsts for the band � their first-ever concept album (and highest U.S. charting album of their entire career), 'Nostradamus,' as well as their first-ever late night U.S. television performance, on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' which will see Priest play a free outdoor 5 song mini-concert on Tuesday, September 2nd, at 6:15pm in Los Angeles, California.

Gill joined Dave Matthews, Brooks & Dunn, Bob Seger, Brad Paisley, Jimmy Buffett and Emmylou Harris for "Little Feat and Friends: Join the Band," to be released Tuesday.

Today's misheard lyric is to Kelly Clarkson's "Because of You" and the line "Now I cry in the middle of the night for the same damn thing." That lyric has been misheard as "Now I do crack in the middle of the night for Saddam Hussein."

Thanks to the overwhelming hysteria surrounding Oceano's controversial promo pictures, a large number of messages have been pouring into the band's MySpace page from clubs across the country. Here's an example: "It has been brought to our attention that there were some images of the band that were banned from myspace. Because we are an all ages, family friendly venue we pride ourselves on providing a positive atmosphere for the kids that come in to see shows. Unfortunately, because of those images and the lyrics to the songs we have found there is no way you guys will be able to meet those guidelines"