"Future" is the only track on the disc that isn't named after a lyric in the song. We have been touring now for almost 4 years and everyday it blows my mind that it's been that long...Crazy! Anyway back in the day when we were 5 guys in a garage playing our hearts out every Tuesday and Thursday in Whittier, CA getting ready for what was hopefully to come. I wrote the lyrics from a place of wonder and curiosity of what it's gonna be like to be gone for months at a time and not be able to see my family and friends on a daily basis. So I called it "Future" because hopefully that is where we were headed and hear we are, which is very cool by the way.

MTV expects to announce on Monday that the sequel to its popular Rock Band game will include "Shackler's Revenge," a track from the Guns N' Roses album that has been in the works for more than a decade, said people familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity because the arrangement has yet to be announced.

The upcoming record from The Verve 'Forth' will be released a week later than the previously announced date of August 19th. August 26th marks the new release date in the US and Canada, a day earlier in the UK.

Darker My Love are kicking off their dual hometown residencies this week! The guys will debut their new material this Thursday, July 17 at Popscene in San Francisco and will make the voyage south to rock The Echo in LA the very next day. Then back to SF for The Rickshaw Shop next week, and The Echo again the following night. Not only are these four shows FREE but each fan will receive a limited edition 7-inch as well as the opportunity to pre-order the band's sophomore LP for a special, discounted price at these performances.

Every Time I Die is currently seeking a new label home. Speaking to the UK's Rock Sound magazine, the group's vocalist Keith Buckley revealed, "Our latest album was the last thing we had to deliver for Ferret so we are in limbo. We are talking to some labels right now, I think people will be very pleased to know that it looks like we will not be signing with a major. more

Victor Willis, the original lead singer of disco-era band the Village People, was released from a San Diego hospital on Monday after vocal cord surgery and said he could resume singing within months. more

Death Row Records, the legendary West Coast hip-hop label that launched such seminal rappers as Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre to superstardom and made mint at the front of the early '90s gangsta-rap boom, has been auctioned off for a relatively measly $24 million. more

The Rock Against Diabetes auction just got a little better: Port City Amps has added an amazing guitar cabinet to the prize package, and Rock Against Diabetes has also added a one night stay at the Paramount Hotel in Times Square, to use for the day of your guitar lesson. This adds over $1,000.00 to the already stunning package of a Gibson Les Paul BFG in hard case, a 3 hour private lesson with Guns N Roses guitarist Ron Thal (Bumblefoot) in the NYC Gibson showroom and so much more. When buying a limited edition Bumblefoot/Rock Against Diabetes t-shirt, your name will be entered to win this amazing package that is already worth well over $5,000.00. go here

MixMeister announces that MixMeister Scratch, the first DJ program for iPhone and iPod Touch, is available as a free download from the iTunes Store. MixMeister Scratch enables users to scratch anywhere, anytime, regardless of DJ experience or technique. The program is easy-to-use and fun for DJs of all levels.

Elvis Costello and The Imposters, The Roots, and Canada's own Broken Social Scene are among the artists that have been tapped for the inaugural Whistler Music Festival, set to take place July 19 and 20 in Whistler, BC.

The first single, "Runaway Train", which was also a contender for the album's title, will be released in late August.

Metallica have posted the following statement at their official website: "Death Magnetic," the entire album, available for Guitar Hero too! It's a first in both music and gaming . . . the same day that "Death Magnetic" hits the streets, you'll be able to download every song from the album for Guitar Hero III!

Although the band did record a few songs that were released on their box set Music Bank in 1999, "Alice In Chains" was the final album with original vocalist Layne Staley, who died of a drug overdose in 2002. The band has since reunited with new vocalist, William DuVall who toured with Alice In Chains on their reunion tour.

The albums will be played in order from beginning to end. Each night's production will be specifically catered to the record being performed. Tickets for the shows go on sale on Friday July 18 at 1pm EST through Ticketmaster.

The group disbanded in 1998 following the death of the group's lead singer, Lynn Strait.

The tour will include openers Alkaline Trio, Thrice and The Gaslight Anthem. Official tour dates to be announced soon.

The former Ozzy Osbourne/Badlands guitarist was originally believed to only make a guest appearance on the album, but ended up playing lead guitar on all of the tracks that are believed to be on the final version of the effort.

On the guest appearance front, original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler will appear on the album. Adler also joined the band onstage at Rocklahoma last weekend for a jam of the Beatles classic "Come Together" as well as "Knocking on Heaven's Door," Tracii Guns also jumped in on the latter. [Videos have been posted at enuffznuff.com ]

The DVD will include the band's entire 80 minute show shot in front of a crazed, sold-out crowd at Harpo's in Detroit on the Supermacy tour, plus additional live concert footage shot all over the globe in such cities as Philadelphia, New-Haven, New York and more.

Live Dominance will include over 2 hours of live footage. In addition, the DVD is set to include a ton of bonus features shot specifically for the release including brand-new band interviews, concept videos, fan testimonials, and much much more.

Set in 1995, seven years after the original, Donnie Darko's younger sister Samantha is the focus as she deals with her brother's death and finds herself caught in the midst of a meteorite crash.

GEE's history of DJing and live performances shows his dedication to bringing the fusion of organic and electronic music to a wide variety of listeners. Rob GEE is the only artist of his kind to collaborate and create with members of respected rock, metal, hardcore and hip-hop acts such as Slipknot, Hatebreed, Biohazard, Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, and System Of A Down (just to name a few), creating a unification of electronic, metal, hardcore, hip-hop, and any other style for that matter, known as gabber music.