"The person in that film is not Jimi from what I have heard," said Leon. "Yes, he had many female fans during that time and some may have been filmed. But this one is not Jimi Hendrix."

Other performers include The Offspring, The Raconteurs, Rise Against, Pennywise, Bad Religion, The Bravery And Flogging Molly.

34 year-old Gretchen Wilson, who dropped out in ninth grade, passed her General Educational Development exam in April and will don a cap and gown during a May 15 graduation ceremony. more

Filter informs us: To entice your musical palette and keep you dancing till Velocifero drops in June, Ladytron have just released the Ghosts EP digitally this week! The iTunes exclusive features the album version of "Ghosts" plus three intriguing remixes from two of Europe's up-and-coming remix collectives and one team from the heart of Los Angeles. Ghosts EP is available now at iTunes

Riot's Mark Reale has revealed that the classic "Thundersteel" line-up of the band is once again working together. Can we get a double drum roll please! Here is what he had to say, "I'm in the process of working with all the members from the original 1988 lineup (Reale, singer Tony Moore, bassist Don Van Staven and drummer Bobby Jarzombek) and have begun writing material for a new record with them. Although some members do have prior commitments, hopefully the new record will be released in the late fall of 2008." more

Death To Music Productions bring you part 2 in the "F**k 'Em All" series of industrial metal compilations - yes, and it's FREE. Volume 2 is supported by an exclusive new track from reformed dutch exerimetalist KONG, a brand new track from UK polical-industrailsts The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom, a rare non DnB track from Venezuelan producer Zardonic, a first track debut from Onirica as well as some interesting additions from Golden Age (rus), Techny-Cal X (fra), Plutonium (swe), Kryptyk Plaque (usa), Heritech (usa) and (what is possibly the world premiere of an industrial band from Pakistan) - Burzukh. You can download it for FREE on the "releases" page at www.deathtomusic.com, where you will find all 10 tracks, accompanied by artwork and links to a short interview with each artist.

We asked him about progress on the new Enuff Z'nuff album, "Lost in Vegas" and he let out some surprising details, "At the last moment we totally turned the whole Enuff Z'nuff record around and it's amazing. The reason it's been delayed is that I didn't want to put out another record that wasn't up to z'snuff. It started out with me having to tweak songs I wrote for my solo projects to fit the Z'nuff sound. But we tossed all of that out and wrote new ones in traditional Enuff Z'nuff form. It's in the process of being mixed. And a limited collectors edition will be available at Rocklahoma. We're also planning on filming that performance for a DVD."

"I want to help bring attention, awareness, and hopefully get some people thinking about what they can do to prevent diabetes, or how they can lend a hand to someone living with it" explains Thal. "I have been reaching out to musicians to form a group that hasn't ever played together before, something very special just for this one night. This is an important event, and it's a privilege to be able to participate."

Earlier this year, Simmons was featured on an episode of the hit comedy. Last week, he returned to the "Ugly Betty" studio to film an upcoming episode called "Who's Your Daddy."