"Wolfie had it the toughest on tour: he had three or four hours of [tutoring] every day, and then the gig," Eddie Van Halen told RollingStone.com.

Ticketmaster Chairman Barry Diller, to be chairman of the new company � which would be called Live Nation Entertainment � sought to dispel the notion that the deal would lead to higher ticket prices.

Just ask George Gouldsmith. The LA-based IT manager has been a big fan of the band Boston since 'More Than A Feeling' ruled the radio in the '70s. In 2005, Gouldsmith started a Yahoo message board called Boston Rocks, but he bagged it last year after the site's members began squabbling and Boston mastermind Tom Scholz took exception to some of the posts.

Premiering on Tuesday, February 17th at 9pm ET/PT on MTV, Snoop Dogg will host "Dogg After Dark," a new jam packed weekly variety talk show from Los Angeles hotspot Kress on Hollywood Boulevard. "Dogg After Dark" will bring his Doggystyle swagger to the airwaves with raw interviews with A-list celebrities and musicians, hilarious sketch-comedy segments and musical performances from the hottest artists. The show will air every Tuesday night for seven weeks and feature Snoop's own in-house band, the "Snoopadelics."

Ryan Adams has released a new EP exclusively via US iTunes. The digital-only EP is called 'Extra Cheese' and features seven tracks, one of which has never before been released. more

Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, considered the "heartbeat" of Cuba's legendary Buena Vista Social Club for his internationally acclaimed bass playing, died Monday of complications from prostate surgery, fellow musicians said. He was 76.more

Bob Marley's family has teamed up with a private equity group to handle licensing of the late Jamaican reggae legend's likeness, trademarks and themes on retail products ranging from apparel to video games.more

The Foo Fighters have begun writing for their follow up to Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Drummer Taylor Hawkins told Spinner, "We're writing, working on music intermittently. We've already got together and worked on a little bit of stuff, but very tentatively, just ideas. We're just gonna take our time." So much for that hiatus. more

The tale of Coheed and Cambria will continue with the band's fifth album, which is due in spring 2010. The next record will be the prequel to the saga of the last four records, and the band is currently writing new tunes.more

The Piano Man and the Rocket Man are pairing up for a concert this summer at Chicago's Wrigley Field on July 21 more

Hatebreed are set to release their long-awaited new covers album, For The Lions, on Tuesday May 5th, 2009 via E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records).more

KISS frontman Paul Stanley and his wife Erin welcomed an 8 lb. baby girl on January 28. "The KISS Army has a new princess and her name is Sarah Brianna," says Stanley, 57. "Erin and I feel truly blessed with the addition of this Star Child into our lives." more

Dave Stewart announced today that he is releasing a four-song EP, "Let's Do It Again," featuring Sierra Swan, exclusively via the web. Starting today, fans can also enjoy a free digital download of the song "Let's Do it Again," just in time for Valentine's Day. [Sorry his PR company only provided an encrypted link, which we can't use. Google is your friend]

On Wednesday, 18th February Cauldron will play the Old Blue Last in London with Gama Bomb and Mutant. As this is their first excursion to London, UK - having only played London, Canada before

Paul McCartney will open the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's new Joint in Las Vegas on April 19.more

According to the director of the day care center several of the parents and staff reacted to shirt because it reminded them of the the acts of Kim De Gelder, a 20-year-old who stabbed 15 people in another Belgian day care center on January 23. At the time, many media outlets reported that the murderer's face was painted in white and black, something that was later proven to be false.

Song titles set to appear on the CD include "Bible Black", "Rock & Roll Angel", "Breaking Into Heaven", "Atom & Evil" and "Eating the Cannibals". The LP was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, U.K. where the 1992 SABBATH album "Dehumanizer" was also tracked.

"Everyone had so much fun playing together that we didn't want it to end," says the group. "We started writing together and the songs started flowing like we never stopped. We wound up writing and recording an album that stands up to anything we've ever done. We're really proud of the music and excited for people to hear it."

Well, I'll tell you, quite honestly, I was sitting in Russia after a tour with a few promoters and what not and they were like: "You know, it would be great to have a Rainbow reunion. Huh? Do you think that'll ever happen?" I went, "Well you know, you're not going to get Ritchie, you know what I mean? He's really happy doing what he's doing and so on." And so they said, "Well who would you get?" And I said: 'It wouldn't work". And they said, "Well, it's got to work." And I said, "Well, you know, it's not a matter of all the other guys. It's the guitarist." So then it hit me. And I swear, all of a sudden they went, "What, What?" And I said, "I think I have an idea." And they said, "What is it?" and I said, "Blackmore's got a son." And they went, "You're kidding. Really?" Nobody knows that.

Not many anyway. You know, because he's German, half German. And his name is Jurgen Richard Blackmore. And he's been playing guitar for like 30 years, and he's great. So I was in Germany, and I started to get this bug about it, and I called Jurgen and said, "Look, can we meet for dinner?" Because I knew him when he was like 16, 17 and he would come to the shows and what have you. He was a kid and I'd probably be like his big brother or something you know, Anyway I called and we had dinner and he loved the idea. So I said, now once I got Jurgen in place here, I got Blackmore on guitar, now I can start lining up the other guys, and of course I wanted to try to represent the incarnations of Rainbow as best we could. I'm not going to get into any names in particular but we certainly don't want any people who are using drugs or abusing alcohol to a GREAT degree�you know what I mean by that. (laughs) Okay if you want to have a few drinks, but you can't be drunk and stand around all the time. And that eliminated quite a few people. (laughs)

One of the more unique items on the auction is a lunch with Phish drummer Jon Fishman. The winner and one guest will enjoy lunch and conversation with the Phish drummer. In addition, Fishman will hand the winner a pair of tickets for the next evening's Phish show at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis.

The auction, which concludes Feb 26, also features:* Phish Summer 2009 Ticket/DVD Packages * Dave Matthews Band Ticket/Pass Package * Yonder Mountain String Band Ticket/Signed Poster Package * Bonnaroo Ticket/Phish Laminate Package * Umphrey's McGee VIP Package * The String Cheese Incident Signed Posters * moe. Ticket/Pass Package * Scramble Campbell Original Phish Artwork * Jack Johnson Signed CD/DVD Package

Originally known as Ian Dury & The Blockheads, the current line-up, consisting of four of the original members; Chaz Jankel (piano, guitar), Mick Gallagher (keyboards), Norman Watt-Roy (bass) and John Turnbull (guitar), are joined by Dylan Howe (drums) and Gilad Atzmon (sax). "Barrel" is the second studio album the Blockheads have released since their original lead singer, Ian Dury, passed away from cancer in 2000.

The record is a follow up to their successful debut album 'Rise' that was released in July '06 and has now sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, garnering praise from press and legends like Jimmy page as well as awards, including Classic Rock best new band of 2006. The first single to be released from 'Everyday Demons' will be 'On and On', a digital only release on Feb 22nd '09.