"Good Morning Again" was birthed when Al got some horrible news about a dear friend of his that was diagnosed with Leukemia. The song was written as we were on the road in Arkansas and Texas. It is all about just wanting one more day with someone who has been taken from us. It is so easy to go through this life waiting for it to start and before you know it's halfway over or worse, it's completely taken from you. Everyone on this planet has experienced loss at some level. GMA is probably the hardest song to sing night after night. Depending on where we are all at emotionally it's tough to keep things from spilling over. I feel like the reason it has become one of the favorites during the show is we all experience the emotion together and remember those we have lost and hopefully remember to never take a day for granted.

Rhino will on Sept. 23 release expanded reissues of the Replacements' final four albums for Sire Records. Each album features a host of previously unreleased bonus tracks; the entire reissue catalog will also see digital release the same day. In related news, frontman Paul Westerberg is planning to release a host of new music for 49 cents via his Web site on Saturday (July 19). more

Jimi Hendrix is coming to "Guitar Hero." The Seattle-based company Experience Hendrix, which controls the rock icon's musical legacy, is providing Hendrix's music and likeness for the latest "Guitar Hero" video game. more

We've seen some strange eBay auctions in our time but who wouldn't want to own a metal legend's oven? Tis true, you could very well be the proud owner of Vinnie Paul's oven. Details are all here

Wondering what Enuff Z'nuff with Jake E. Lee on lead guitar sounds like? Grab a listen to "High" here. The track comes from their forthcoming album which the band hopes to have by the end of the year.

Tune into your television next week as Mayday Parade takes over the MTV airwaves with their new music video for "Jamie All Over." Mayday Parade has been named Artist of the Week (beginning 7/21) by MTV and will be featured in their current programming on MTV2, MTVu, and MTV Hits.

Tweak Bird, will release their debut EP, Reservations, on September 9th on the Volcom Entertainment. Produced under the helm of the impressive production team, Deaf Nephews (Melvins' Dale Crover and Altamont/Big Business' Toshi Kasai), Tweak Bird's debut EP, Reservations, is a sweeping seven song introduction to a band exploring the depths of heavy experimental, progressive and psych-infused rock. http://www.tweakbird.com

Ageing rock stars and session musicians will keep receiving royalties for their old recordings for the rest of their lives under a European Union plan. Performers currently lose the rights to their recordings after 50 years. more

Deep Purple keyboardist Don Airey's previously announced European tour in support of his recently released solo album, "A Light In The Sky", has been cancelled "due to Don's busy touring schedule with DEEP PURPLE," according to Airey's record label, Mascot Records. The trek will be rescheduled, says the label. more

The band issued an update about additions to the lineup: Sugar Ray has been added to the bill at House Of Blues Anaheim, July 26th. The show is a benefit for our drummer Allen. Although we hope Allen will be up for playing a few songs, Adrian Young from No Doubt has generously offered to help out on drums for the night.

"They Say," the first track from the band's self-titled debut, is iTune's chosen Single of the Week for this week, inviting people to download the track for free. On the FIRST DAY ALONE, "They Say" was downloaded more than 100,000 times!

We've heard all the rumors before but this one involves the game Rock Band and says that Axl is planning to double the fans pleasure from the 'Use Your Illusion' double release. Of course, this was all supposedly "off the record".

Co-composed by Anastasio and Orchestra Nashville Composer-in-Residence Don Hart (who also orchestrated the piece) and conducted by Music Director Paul Gambill, Time Turns Elastic is a groundbreaking work for vocals, electric guitar and orchestra.

Ireland's planning board approved a $235-million plan produced by British architect Lord Norman Foster to gut and drastically expand the riverside hotel.

Produced by Beck and Danger Mouse, Modern Guilt is Beck's eighth studio album and has been generating some of the best critical notices of Beck's career to date. TIME called the record "a joySgiddy retro-futurism," USA Today lauded it as "retro-contemporary fusion for the ages," ROLLING STONE's 4-star lead review hailed it as "among Beck's strongest work... dazzling," and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY's lead review calls it "a simmering cauldron of postmillennial tension."

In a statement posted on its website today (July 17), the Chinese government said that it will ban all entertainers from overseas, Hong Kong and Taiwan who have ever attended activities that "threaten national sovereignty."

Trying to put a happy face on the whole thing Live Nation Southern California president Nick Masters told the U-T that the experiment "would be a fun thing to do for our fans"�you know, all the people who are really into everything the pink-and-white concert behemoth does�and not just a way to respond to a sagging economy and a growing wariness about throwing every frivolous expense on a credit card.