Now Wil tells us about today's song: "Don't Hate Me" is one I think everyone can relate to. We've all heard the term "haters" before and this song is a message to mine. It's a straight up, no frills up tempo rock song and has also been known to get me sooo fired up that I've gotten a couple of "warnings" for going a little too fast down the road. It's a song that could get quite expensive for me if I keep it up. Word to the wise, watch your speed while listening in your car.

Lefputz went on to say, "At least John Lennon was smart enough to get shot just when his new album was released. Elvis croaked between album cycles � Hell, what would happen if AC/DC died in a plane crash' Everybody would be wanting to click and buy at iTunes".

MySpace kicks off this program by reuniting beloved alt-pop band Ben Folds Five with an exclusive one-time live performance of their final studio album together, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, in its entirety.

It looks like a jury will have to decide if Akon is a tosser or not. The rapper will have to face criminal charges in a trial stemming from an incident in which he allegedly tossed a teenage fan off a stage during a concert in June 2007. If convicted will he change the spelling of his name to A Con? Who knows, but read more here

We were informed by a publicist that YOU love to have Britney news, so here it is. It appears the lip-synching poptart will in fact appear at this year's MTV VMAs. Hopefully in better shape than last time (still having nightmares about that). The good news is she won't be performing but her "opening" appearance is being hyped as "not to be missed." Hard to see how she will be able to top Pee Wee's big opening but let us know if she does anything of interest if you bother to tune in.

Slipknot's "All Hope Is Gone" barely wins out over the Game's "LAX" in the race for No. 1 on The Billboard 200 this week. The Mallcore set moved 239,516 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, only 1,134 more than the rapper's Geffen album at 238,382. more

Dead rapper Tupac "2Pac" Shakur, the hip-hop icon who sold more records after he was murdered than during his brief career, is the most overrated person in music, according to music rag Blender. more

Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament will unveil his first solo album, "Tone," Sept. 16 via the band's Ten Club fan organization and select U.S. indie retailers. more

The owners of a nightclub where a 2003 fire killed 100 people during a Great White concert after the flammable foam the owners put on the walls caught fire, have reached a tentative US$813,000 settlement with survivors and relatives of those killed. Wow! 8,130 per life. Adding insult to injury, the money won't be coming out of the owner's pockets, their insurance company is paying it. more

Target will be the sole retailers to carry Christina Aguilera's first greatest hits collection, "Keeps Gettin' Better -- A Decade of Hits," due Nov. 11 via RCA. more

Normally we skip posting things like this but we happen to like Collective Soul around here and are sure a few of you do as well. Check out the brand new Collective Soul Radio widget. This widget offers a variety of Collective Soul songs 24/7, as well as news and tour date information. Tis here

Nonpoint is sorry to announce the departure of longtime friend and guitar player Andrew Goldman. Andy has decided to pursue interests outside the world of music. The entire band wish him nothing but success and happiness. Nonpoint has lined up a replacementmore

David Bowie has announced that he will release a compilation of his own favourite tracks, which he hand-selected earlier this year. Originally a giveaway with the 'Mail On Sunday' in June, 'iSELECT: BOWIE' sold out in one day. Now Virgin/EMI will release it widely on October 14. more

The Red Chord has apparently parted ways with guitar player Mike Keller, who sent Lambgoat the following statement earlier today: "A couple days ago I got a call from one of the guys informing me they made a mutual decision to become a four-piece. They offered little in ways of explanation but I can admit that in the past few tours I had grown apart from the rest of the band, both personally and musically." He continues here

David Fincher's remake of Heavy Metal was dropped by Paramount Pictures and he subsequently looked for a new home. According to Kevin Eastman - creator of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and publisher of Heavy Metal, the magazine - the project has been set up at Sony. Yes, Virginia- nothing is sacred. more

"Raine Maida gets positive U.S. review," reads the Jam! headline. Perhaps the Canadian publication didn't expect any positive responses south of their border? Maybe you can figure it out here.

Delaney Gibson has announced September 19, 2008 as the date for her debut release "The Worst Kind of Way" album release show. The show will be sponsored by nixacountry.com and will be streaming live on the internet. Gibson will be performing at 7:30 P.M. at Zoey's Caf� in Ventura, CA.

Rock group Led Zeppelin have won an outstanding achievement prize at the GQ Men of the Year Awards, while producer Mark Ronson was named top maverick.

In his update, he wanted to make sure people new that he's be speaking in front of 30,000 people. Too bad half of them won't be able to hear him.

In other Gene news, BW&BK reports: a Los Angeles man claims in a lawsuit that Gene Simmons took him for a ride on a marketing deal with the Indy Racing League.

Don't worry about it too much though, because taking dogs onto planes has its downsides - like, for instance, when the dog goes berserk and bites a flight attendant and she falls over and hurts her back and can't work and sues you for $5 million.

The official album release date has been changed to October 21, 2008, with physical availability slated for the same time. International release dates are to be announced at a later date.

The Fender Stratocaster guitar [because no one would dare burn a Gibson] was played and burnt at a gig in Finsbury Park in London in March 1967. It was the first time he set alight a guitar.

Today's misheard lyric is to Stone Temple Pilots's "Interstate Love Song" and the line "Feelin Like A Hand In Rusted Shame." That lyric has been misheard as "Feelin, Like A Ham And Mustard Shake."

The Never Sleep Again Tour 2008 will be hitting the U.S. this October/November, and features support from Emery, The Color Fred, Tickle Me Pink and The Mile After.

"We're super excited to be doing the Never Sleep Again Tour 2008," notes HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS drummer Eron Bucciareli. "It's been a long time since we did a real headlining tour. We'll be playing songs from all albums and even throwing in something special for those that have seen us before. We'll be busting out rarely played HH songs and a healthy dose of new songs from Fragile Future."