Laura: I love taking clich�d, played-out concepts, and trying to put my own spin on them and make them fresh. This is just the old, run-of-the-mill "Love as a disease" metaphor, but I wanted to make it as medical as possible. I took out my medical journal, and just started writing down words I thought would be interesting to scream. I kind of imagined this terminally ill girl running around, trying to infect her true love so he could share her anguish, but she ends up infecting all these other people in the process, and no one can diagnose the problem. Meanwhile, he seems to already be infected with apathy. Every day, it seems like there is a new epidemic. And I think that serves to desensitize a lot of people. The biggest problem of all might not be this or that new sickness, but the growing number of people who just don't give a ---- anymore.

Ben: This song is special to me personally because I wrote a lot of it, but mainly because I love all the melody in it. This in contrast is probably the most melodic thing we have ever written. Ryan and Brian added an awesome twist to the first riff, and the ending is an epic buildup that we all really enjoyed playing every single time at practice. It has an odd timing which really actually flows nicely. The chorus is so melodic it could be a pop punk band if you took out the screaming, which I think is awesome. This song is one of the highlights of the record in my opinion.

Velvet Revolver released two full-length albums through RCA/Sony BMG � 2004's "Contraband", which has sold 1.98 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan; and its follow-up, "Libertad", which has shifted 301,000 units in the U.S. since its July 2007 release.

The show serves as an apology to fans and family who were unable to attend their packed gig at La Cita in downtown LA last month.

Nicholls, 31, was diagnosed four years ago with Asperger's Syndrome, a highly functioning form of autism, after his behavior became increasingly erratic.

Weiland discussed the emotional turmoil that went into making his new solo album, influenced much by the death of his brother in 2007, his mother's recent battle with cancer and the legalities of separating from his wife, Mary Forsberg, with whom he has two kids. During one of the more poignant moments in our conversation, Weiland -- lost in thought, his eyes far away -- spoke of his children and how hard it is to miss any of their growing up because of touring demands.

Victims of The Station nightclub fire aren't going to get any of their settlement money in time for Christmas. It appears, in fact, that it will be next spring at the earliest, that any funds will be distributed. more
Neil Finn has drafted members of Radiohead and Wilco, as well as his son Liam, for a sequel of sorts to his 2002 live album "Seven Worlds Collide." The as-yet-untitled studio project will be taped "over the next few months" in the New Zealand city of Auckland. more

My Dying Bride has announced that the title of their new studio album will be, "For Lies I Sire." No release date has been confirmed just yet but the band has revealed the tracklisting which can be viewed here

Lenny Kravitz is set to premiere the video for his brand new single "Dancin' til Dawn" on Yahoo Music on this Tuesday, November 18th. They didn't bother to provide a link.

Prescription drugs may have been what killed the obsessed fan who allegedly overdosed near Paula Abdul's house last week. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ "multiple prescription bottles" were found by Paula Goodspeed's body in her car. No word yet what type of drugs the prescriptions were for. more

In a posting on Deep Purple website The Highway Star, apparently a press release from Russian promoters Prestige Concert states that J�rgen Blackmore, son of ex Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is forming a new band. According to the release, the new band will be called Over The Rainbow, featuring all ex Rainbow memberssee the rumored lineup

Sony Pictures Classics has nabbed North American, Latin American, Australian/New Zealand and South African rights to a new documentary focusing on Led Zeppelin guitar player Jimmy Page, U2 guitarist The Edge and WHITE STRIPES axeman Jack White. The film, titled "It Might Get Loud", first screened in May at the Cannes Film Festivalmore

Kanye West released his new mixtape exclusively on imeem on Monday. If you give a damn, check it out here

Barry Manilow will be releasing his new album, The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties, in stores a day early on Monday, November 24th on Arista Records.

Heather Locklear has just been charged with one count of driving under the influence of drugs....prescription medications. more On the plus side this shows that her and Richie Sambora didn't have such big differences after all.

After The Burial has added singer Anthony Notarmaso to their line-up. Notarmaso replaces Grant Luoma, with whom the group parted ways this summer.more

Jesse McCartney will premiere the video for his second single, It's Over off his album "Departure", exclusively via MySpace on Tuesday, November 18. his Myspace

According to Pink Floyd fan-site Brain-damage.co.uk a regular spot on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show is his look at classic albums. Coming under his spotlight on December 3rd, at 7pm, is his two-hour look at Dark Side Of The Moon.more

Lee Greenwood, known for writing and performing "God Bless the U.S.A." will soon be garnering air miles to and from the nation's capitol. Greenwood has accepted a Presidential appointment to the National Endowment for the Arts council and will serve a six-year term.

On Saturday night, Miami's legendary Fontainebleau celebrated its $1 billion re-opening, hosting the celebutard-studded Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. You can check out an exclusive video featuring Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton, Diddy, Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Heidi Klum and the Victoria's Secret Angels here

According to the lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court, Prince and his music publisher Universal Music Publishing Group reached a licensing agreement with perfume company Revelations in December 2006 to use Prince's name and likeness and the name "3121" to market two fragrances.

Barker appeared via satellite from his studio in Los Angeles yesterday (16 November) for MTV's Total Finale Live. "Thanks for all the support," the drummer said. "I feel better every day."

Rose has already predicted the reaction to these songs. "I'm trying to do something different," he told Rolling Stone in 2006.

"Some of the arrangements are kind of like Queen. Some people are going to say it doesn't sound like Guns N' Roses." Actually, he's wrong about that. This does sound like a Guns N' Roses album, but it's a sadly compromised one.

"Working on a Dream" was recorded with the E Street Band and features twelve new Springsteen compositions plus two bonus tracks. It is the fourth collaboration between Springsteen and Brendan O'Brien, who produced and mixed the album.

The film stars Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction, Mission Impossible III) and Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Beach).

Lawyers for Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa say their client paid Jackson expenses as an advance on the book and joint recording project with the sheikh, who is an amateur songwriter. Jackson claims the money was a gift.

To help kick-off NXE, Estonian breakout pop-star Kerli, hip-hop superstar T-Pain, rockers All American Rejects and Hinder, as well as Jack Black's brainchild, Tenacious D will participate in the fully interactive Game With Fame sessions. Game With Fame connects artists with fans through their favorite games and allows each artist to play fans directly.

James Cleare first brought his idea for "In the Underground" to us earlier this year. He had the skeleton of the song fully finished and we went right to work flushing out the arrangements. We started by adding vocal harmonies in the verses and choruses and the chunky block harmonies in the bridge section. After the vocal parts were arranged we turned to the instrumentation. James Smith came up with the bass line, we figured out the drums together, and we added the organ to the chorus to give it a different color from the rest of the song.

Originally there was an outro section that went into a totally different kind of jam. There was a wailing organ part and the whole rhythm shifted. We played the song that way until we did some pre-production work with Rhett Miller (the co-producer of our EP), and he suggested we try something different. We experimented with a few ideas, but finally settled on an adjusted version of those block bridge harmonies. We realized we liked the harmonies so much, we wanted to book-end the song with them, and that's how we came up with the intro. This song definitely had a full evolution before it made its way onto the record, and it continues to grow each time we play it.