Passed Your Place, Saw Your Car, Thought of You: this song came to me really quick lyrically, and then I had no idea how to record it. I still hate the recorded version, but it's because I never know for sure how to do a song like this.

It is a very vulnerable lyric and I don't know sometimes how to let that show through without just doing the stick-a-mic-in-front-of-me-and-a-guitar and just sing it. I know a lot of people like when I only do that, but I gotta tell ya, I can't stand to hear a whole record of that. I do like it on the Rhodes piano though. And the drum machine is just a ----ty Casio sampling keyboard with built in speakers. It is set to the "rock ballad" drum beat. Go figure.

Former Motown president/CEO Jheryl Busby has died. The veteran label executive passed away on Tuesday (Nov. 4). Details about the cause of his death are forthcoming. The Los Angeles native was 59 years old.

KISS' bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons jams his way into the classroom for his charity, the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatrics AIDS Foundation on Fox TV's "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" on the next episode. As his popular family looks on, Gene rocks the test and spirited fans cheer him on this atypical game more

Merle Haggard is recovering after having a malignant tumor removed from his lung. Friends said Monday's surgery at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital was a success and that the 71-year-old country crooner was in stable condition. more

Founding member of Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention, and self described "Indian Of The Group," drummer/vocalist Jimmy Carl Black has passed away November 1st, 2008 after a short battle with lung cancer. Black was 70.more

Morrissey has announced the release date of his new album, 'Years Of Refusal'. A statement on his True To You website confirmed that the 12-track album, produced by Jerry Finn, will be released on February 23. more

(Hed)pe have made their video for the track "Ordo Ab Chao" available online. The video was shot in Singing Springs Angeles National Forest with director Devin DeHaven (Busta Ryhmes, Method Man, Papa Roach). Go watch it

Light This City have posted another new song from their swansong album, 'Stormchaser,' on the band's MySpace page. "Beginning With Release" joins the previously-posted track "Sand And Snow" as two online previews from the 12-track album which will see a November 11 release through longtime home Prosthetic Records.

After Shadows Fall conclude touring this November, Jason and Paul are going to be doing some clinic dates for Tama and Ibanez. The band have also announced a string of live dates. All the details are here.

A woman who dated Phil Spector for four years testified Tuesday in his murder retrial that liquor transformed the legendary music producer into "a demon."more

Soul icon Lionel Richie has recruited R&B singer Akon and rapper Ne-Yo for his upcoming studio album. more

An American band has registered itself as a company as an alternative to signing a record deal. New York band Francis And The Lights have incorporated themselves and received an investment of $100,000 from the Normative Music Company rather than sign a conventional contract. more

Circuit City Stores Inc said it would close 155 U.S. stores and was considering all options to restructure in the face of a deteriorating cash position and tighter credit terms from vendors more

Detroit soul singer Nathaniel Mayer, who embarked on an unlikely comeback four years ago with the help of some young punk musicians, has died from complications following a series of strokes, his representatives said on Tuesday. He was 64. more

Manic Street Preachers have revealed that their next album will be released in April or May 2009 and feature lyrics left by Richey Edwards, who disappeared in 1995 and has never been found. In addition, the band are recording live to analogue tape with legendary producer Steve Albini at the helm more

Rock 'N' Roll publicist Bob Merlis will be honored with the 315th Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. The star will be unveiled at 445 N. Palm Canyon Drive at 4:00 pm on Saturday November 8, 2008.

Details are limited thus far, but Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has issued the following statement:

Frontman Scott Weiland has stated that he is unsure of the bands future once the touring is complete.

The band are currently involved in a lawsuit with their record label, Atlantic, who claims that the band owes them three more albums.

The new dates are as follows:
Dec 31st - Club Nokia - Los Angeles, California
Jan 2nd - Pearl Concert Theatre - Las Vegas, Nevada

Ling: The million dollar question: Are Cream going to do anything again? Bruce: "Oh yeah, I'm sure we will. But we'll have Todd Rundgren [who's just walked by] in the band by then."

Introduced as Sam 'Frickin' Sullivan, the mayor opened the segment declaring that he is re-forming SPINAL CHORD, the band that first brought him into the public eye prior to his involvement in civic politics. He was joking -- maybe."

But before Lanois gets back to tinkering with the tracks - the album is one of 2009's most anticipated releases - he's tackling his real "dream project," touring in support of his own music.

Possibly the world's biggest Brian May fan, Thomas Eisele, wrote on Brianmay.com to break the unfortunate news and May responded in part "Well, it is a shame, perhaps ... I did put quite a lot of work in, and was proud of it.

Comprised of acoustic versions of Monahan's debut solo release Last of Seven from 2007, the album will be released digitally.

The box set includes Sevendust's 2005 release Next, 2007's Alpha, 2007's Retrospective 2 (CD + DVD), and 2008's Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow

"Packaged Goods" is now available at all Best Buy and Transworld Stores: F.Y.E., Coconuts, Wherehouse Music and Spec's.

Fall Out Boy has just launched a contest exclusively on FriendsorEnemies.com (www.friendsorenemies.com) where they will select one (1) unsigned band in each city to warm up the stage for them.

"I Love You" took many different directions before its current arrangement. Michael (piano/vocals) wrote the intro and was messing around with it and it was so interesting and atmospheric, almost carnival, I had to try something. That became both of our first co-writing experiences. I was at what ended up being the end of a 7 year
relationship, the lyrics and idea started as more of my trying to put out a fire from an argument about marriage and commitment. I still love her, but on the bullheadedness front it was clash of the titans.

Anyways, we had this really out there bridge that just didn't sit well with David Z (producer), so he asked me to go a little easier on the ears, so I wrote that in the studio while we were recording it. Turned out well I think, sums it up pretty well. As far as the title, I never really heard of a love song called simply I Love You so I went for it.