Well, it has been a very exhausting month � after all the neverending tests in Los Angeles, we flew to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and as soon as we arrived, we got a call from the MD Anderson Hospital that they had an appointment for us with the doctor we originally wanted, so we then flew to Houston to the clinic, and of course MORE tests, but Ronnie finished receiving his first chemo treatment on Wednesday, and all is going very well.

Details are still a bit sketchy, with most the reporting about the incident originating from a LiveDaily article in which they report, "At Los Angeles International Airport, Rose got into a scuffle with a paparazzo that ended up with a few bloodied participants."

We now have Axl's side of the story from the PR firm LCO, who issued this press release: Axl Rose, lead singer for the legendary rock group Guns N' Roses, was unhurt last evening when he was accosted by an unruly group of paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Video of the incident is below

The facebook-led campaign wants everyone who's had enough of Cowell's karaoke shows to buy Killing in the Name as a digital download starting on Sunday afternoon. If more than 600,000 individuals download one copy each (multiples don't count) there's a chance of keeping the contest winner off the top spot with their Miley Cyrus cover version.

We told you yesterday that Miley Cyrus is remaking Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." But apparently Miley's "been in the studio with [Poison frontman Bret ]Michaels - along with other producers - putting her own spin on the '80s ballad... And rumor is that Michaels might even dust off his blue rose guitar to play on the track." more

Six Feet Under had this news for their Satan loving fans: "We are sorry to inform our fans who were planning to see us perform at Satans Convention in Germany we are forced to cancel due to the local promoter not responding to our communications, emails or phone calls by us or our booking agency. It is unfortunate but hopefully understandable. Our apologies."

Jay Reatard doesn't have the best time with angry audience members, and he had to fend off two angry dudes who attacked him during his show in Austin, Texas on Wednesday (Dec. 9) night. According to Austin 360, the show at Emo's was stopped 40 minutes in after two fans attacked Reatard after he announced he was performing the evening's final song. more

FMQB had this interesting bit of news: Activision has responded to No Doubt's lawsuit over the band's likenesses that are appearing in Band Hero. According to the Los Angeles Times, the company claims that No Doubt failed to request restrictions on the use of their images in the game. Activision also filed a counter-suit accusing the band of not living up to its promise to promote Band Hero. more

Apparently, it's never too early to circle dates on calendars when it pertains to the Warped Tour. The 2010 edition of the tour, which will be in its 16th year, has already announced its itinerary. more

Spin.com had this: Fall Out Boy is on indefinite hiatus, but drummer Andy Hurley is busier than ever! In addition to the Damned Things, his heavy metal band with members of Anthrax and Every Time I Die, the 29-year-old sticksman is working on another project: Burning Empires, a hardcore quintet featuring Stuart Ross, Ryan Morgan, and Kyle Johnson of Misery Signals, plus Matt Mixon, formerly of 7 Angels 7 Plagues. Wonder what they sound like? Want to know more? Go here

The Scorpions have confirmed a Russian live date in Moscow on their upcoming Get Your Sting And Blackout Scorpions World Tour 2010. more

Sonic Youth are set to begin work on their 17th studio album. The follow-up to this year's 'The Eternal', guitarist Lee Ranaldo has confirmed that they're "most probably going back into the studio next year," but did add that the band were still enjoying playing their current album live. more

Killswitch Engage and The Devil Wears Prada will tour the U.S. together next February and March. more

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry will guest on CBS-TV's "Late Show With David Letterman" on Friday, December 11 more

Legendary hardcore outfit Scream will be reuniting next Sunday, December 20, for a show at The Black Cat in their hometown of Washington, DC. The show will feature the band's original lineup of Pete and Franz Stahl, Kent Stax and Skeeter Thompson. more

Izzy Stradlin's new album 'Smoke' is now available at iTunes. Smoke features Izzy Stradlin, JT Longoria, Rick Richards, Taz Bentley and Timo Kaltio (who co-wrote "Seems to Me" and "Box") according to this report, which also has the artwork and tracklisting.

At the album release party for their debut "Up From Below" at LA's Roosevelt Hotel in July, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros raised money for the Gulu Widows Group of Uganda. The women used the band's donation to start a farm to sustain their community. They recently had their first harvest; to celebrate and show the band their appreciation they made this video in which they sing the band's song "Home." See for yourself here
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Jessica Simpson and Billy Corgan are reportedly dating. Heckler's Spray observers, And now that you know this, the rest of your day will intermittently be punctuated by graphic visions of Jessica Simpson and Billy Corgan having horrible mismatched sex. Merry Christmas! more

Greek progressive math-death metallers Tardive Dyskinesia completed their first video for the song "Triggering The Fear Reactor" included in their brand new album "The Sea of See Through Skins" released on October 12th via Coroner Records. The video is here

The Sword is currently "nearing completion of the writing process" for their third full-length. more

Metallica is busy announcing 2010 tour dates like crazy and Thursday was no exception with the announcement of the afore mentioned date and another European date. Here is what they had to say: Good morning and welcome to today's tour date update. We're happy to announce that after over ten years, we will be returning to Budapest, Hungary for a show at the Puskas Ferenc Stadium on May 14, 2010 . . . a very long overdue visit for sure! Tickets go on sale Tuesday, December 15 at 9:00 AM and for more info about the Met Club member pre-sale, check www.metclub.com.

Episode 2 will premiere next week. Hear samples of the riffage that will be unveiled on their debut Rise Records release. The yet-to-be-titled album is expected to hit stores Spring 2010.

Fontana Distribution is proud to announce Live At The Olympic Auditorium, Suicidal Tendencies' first ever DVD release! The DVD will street January 26, 2010 via the band's own imprint, Suicidal Records. The approximately 80-minute DVD features 16 tracks including ST classics "Institutionalized," "War Inside My Head," and "Possessed To Skate" and captures Suicidal in their most natural environment: Onstage, uncensored and ready to tear you to shreds.

The track will be included in the guitarist's upcoming studio album 'Black Rock' tentatively set for release via J&R Adventures March 9th, 2010.

Joining The Audition on the road will be The Dangerous Summer, Sparks The Rescue, The Right Coast, and Runner Runner on select dates.