Closer to the Truth (Further from the Sky): this one I recorded as this big, grandiose, sort of "Born to Run" anthem, complete with the horn section from the Kimmel show.

My motorcycle buddy Cleto is the band leader and saxophonist for the show. It came out really good, but I thought once I put drums on it, it sort of cheesed it out too much and made it too pinpointed. I just muted them and left everything else in and it is the weirdest song ever now. I love the lyrics. It's a true story. I know, you don't believe me...

The singer reportedly had just changed into his show trousers when he felt something sting him on his thigh. Writing on his blog about the incident, bassist Nick Harmer explained what happened:

Cornell has been mentioned - along with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar, White Stripes mastermind Jack White and Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy [and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler] - as a potential Plant fill-in. Plant has already said that he wouldn't take part in the tour.

According to the fake site, Wayne was supposed to have been killed in the early hours of Saturday (November 1) morning, following a despite between the Bloods and Crips gangs.

Viva La Hova is by no means a 'proper' release, but it seems to have the blessing of Chris Martin and co.

You couldn't have waited another 3 weeks? We haven't done a single headlining tour on "The Big Dirty" so this was a really big deal for us. You should have seen Josh's face light up when he thought of the name. The guys in The Bronx and Stick To You GUNS were happier than pigs in ---- to be a part of this epic journey across the east coast. But you just couldn't stand to see us happy.

Fall Out Boy broke the Guinness World Record for 'Most Interviews On Radio In A 24 Hour Period By A Pair Of Two' last Friday. more Guinness will make anything a world record these days. Wonder how much Guinness they had to drink before coming up with this one? Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump started at 3 a.m. in Los Angeles and spoke to 72 radio stations in one day. more

Ice Cube is gearing up to write and produce a forthcoming US television comedy show. The rap star will mastermind the buddy cop comedy for television network NBC. Although he is not slated to star in the show, it is expected that he will make some guest appearances more

The Cure are set to celebrate being crowned Godlike Geniuses at next year's Shockwaves NME Awards by headlining the annual Big Gig a day later. more

Led Zeppelin has named Alfred Publishing exclusive licensing agent for both its physical and digital print rights for their legendary catalog of songs. The territory defined in the deal is worldwide, excluding Europe. more

Ddrum and Vinnie Paul have collaborated on a new signature product line. Paul - drummer in Pantera, Damageplan and Hell Yeah - previously endorsed Pearl drums but says: "I'm proud to announce that I am making the move to Ddrum. This opportunity is giving me the chance to expand beyond playing music and bring my own line of kick ass, affordable drums to skin bashers around the world. more
Guns N' Roses premiered a new commercial teaser for Chinese Democracy during Saturday Night Live over the weekend. The 30 spot features the recently released title track and information about the album pre-sale. The teaser ran again during Monday Night Football which airs on ESPN. Check out the commercial here

Universal Music Publishing Group has announced the signing of Elvis Costello to a new, long-term, exclusive, worldwide music publishing agreement that covers his entire back catalogue as well his future output. This new agreement will see UMPG administering all 27 albums Elvis Costello has released to date alongside any new recordings more

Enya is set to release her seventh studio album And Winter Came� on November 11th through Warner Bros. Records. The new album includes ten brand new songs plus a newly recorded choral rendering of Oiche Chiuin (Silent Night) and a version of the traditional Christmas hymn "O come, o come Emmanuel." video link

DeVotchKa's track "How it Ends" (from their full-length album How It Ends) is featured in Microsoft's new ad campaign, "Gears of War 2: Last Day." The 60 second spot hit the web, TV and movie houses in 15 countries beginning November 2nd. You can view the ad here

Jihae is back with the brand new LP Elvis Is Still Alive. Drawing influences from many genres, Jihae's sound is truly unique, but has been compared to Fiona Apple, Chrissie Hynde, and Aimee Mann. Elvis is Still Alive will be independently released November 11.

Carl Jordan, the voice behind California imprint, The Western States Motel, will bring his penchant for DIY atmospheres and intriguing soundscapes to Spaceland this month. The Western States Motel will take over Monday nights with their FREE November residency with Swedish indie-poppers, Marching Band Spaceland's site

Guitarist Bruce Phillips has departed from Philadelphia based power metal act Aggressive Disorder once again. Bruce, who departed the band late last year to attend to personal matters, rejoined the group this past August.more

On the Sirius Grateful Dead channel this week, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will both perform live sets. more

Earth Crisis has finished recording their Century Media Records debut. The effort was engineered by Matt Wagner and will be mixed by Tue Madsen later this month.more

Arsonists Get All The Girls are proud to announce the rerelease of thier first full length album "Hits From The Bow" on Century Media Records. The release date will be on January 27th and the album will feature brand new artwork and liner notes on all of the songs.more

"We've never said never about it, you know," keyboardist Tony Banks tells Billboard.com. "I know Phil (Collins) would be quite happy with the idea of just playing the drums; it would be quite fun for him. Mike (Rutherford) and I are certainly happy to do it. I know Steve (Hackett) is keen as well. I think it'd be down to Peter (Gabriel) more than anyone else."

A packed audience at Earls Court plus millions of viewers watching live on ITV1 will witness an iconic performance from the Pet Shop Boys when they take to The BRITs stage.

I guess the beginning of "Love Won Out" began 20 years ago when I found myself on the Tijuana Trolley going to Mexico to get drugs for my ailing brother. He had aids and certain medicine was not yet approved in the States so it was off to "TJ" to bring them back into our country for my "Bro". Coming back I was stopped at the border and asked if I had bought anything while in Mexico. I explained what I purchased and after having to say that the drugs were for me and not him I was allowed to pass.

Unfortunately it was too late for my Brother who died a few months later from AIDS. I knew someday I would channel my feelings over his death into something artistic. I just wasn't sure how or when.