Several dates on the tour have been postponed after frontman Steven Tyler tore a muscle in his leg. Guitarist Brad Whitford sat out the initial dates on the tour after undergoing emergency surgery because he reportedly hit his head getting out of his Ferrari. Sccording to a press release, Whitford is expected to return to the stage when the band resumes the tour on Wednesday night. But now it's bass player Tom Hamilton's turn to call in sick.

Kevin Cogill also received one year's probation and must appear in an anti-piracy commercial under the terms of his plea deal with federal prosecutors. He pleaded guilty last December to a single misdemeanor count of violating federal copyright laws, and agreed to help authorities identify the original source of the leak.

In an interview with the Phillipines' Daily Enquirer, Reznor explains that his decision to get off the road is based on a myriad of reasons, but mostly so he can focus more on the band, outside production work and possibly some non-musical projects. "What I specifically said or meant to convey is that NIN as a touring live band or live band that's on the road all the time is stopping. I've just reached the point...where it has invaded every other aspect of my life," says Reznor.

Springsteen has now sold over 1.5 million concert tickets in 2009 alone, with the new dates expected to push that number over the two million mark.

According to Rossi, Interview "is the secret weapon God has bestowed upon me. The music is very different and an absolute love of mine."

A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her tent at this year's With Full Force festival, which was held July 3-5, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in L�bnitz, Germany. According to German media reports, the woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the source of which has not yet been determined. more

Blink-182 has teamed with artist Maxx242 to create a special limited edition silk screened poster for the bands upcoming tour. The poster will be limited to 1,820 pieces with only 30 pieces sold at each show. Once they are gone they are gone.

Slipknot percussionist Chris Fehn was forced to miss the last two shows of the band's most recent European tour � July 10 in Madrid, Spain and July 11 in Barcelona, Spain � due to a "tragic death in his family." more In other news, Slipknot is slated to reissue its 1999 self-titled major label debut on September 9 to celebrate the record's 10th anniversary and the band's decade as recording artists. A video message from the members of Slipknot announcing the upcoming release can be viewed more

The team of Mark Hoppus and Chris Holmes are releasing for free the remix that they have just completed for Peter Bjorn and John. The full length track is available on Hoppus' blog Hi My Name is Mark here

Social Distortion is apparently planning to enter the studio in December of this year or early 2010.more

A rare performance from folk icon Tim Buckley will see the light later this summer, when the Tompkins Square label issues "Live at the Folklore Center, NYC � March 6, 1967" on August 25.more

Testament has cancelled their upcoming South American tour dates, which had been scheduled for early-September.more

Ross CAT of Best of WNY has a new interview with music legend Edgar Winter up. Check it out here

Aimee Mann will perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday July 15th. Check your local listings. Aimee is currently touring throughout the East Coast.

The young San Francisco-based singer/guitarist Meredith Axelrod is featured in this week's Parlour to Parlour, talking about her work with Craig Ventresco (Ventresco contributed to the "Crumb" and "Ghost World" soundtracks), and her affinity for jug band music, among other things. She plays everything from late 1800's "pop" tunes to jazz and rockabilly songs, and in this episode she performs the 1932 hit "The Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia." Check it our here

Nuclear Blast Germany has confirmed an October 23rd release date for Anthrax' new album, Worship Music. The album will be available as a regular CD and limited edition digi. more

Infernal, the project led by David Parland (Necrophobic, Dark Funeral), has parted ways with drummer Tomas Asklund (ex-Dark Funeral, Dissection). According to Parland, "This was mutually agreed today, and there is not much more to say about it." He added, "We hereby seek a new drummer with very good drumming skills". Tough luck for all those drummers with bad drumming skills. more

Despite the fact that he is now the sole member of the original group, following the departure earlier this year by drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, Corgan says he is "100pct committed to the future of SP. I can tell you that. 100pct!! I've never been happier about being in SP, or a part of SP, than I am now."

The eight songs were written and recorded over the last 12 months with studio work completed in Los Angeles, New York City and Nebraska. The project was produced by Jason Lader with additional production by Mike Mogis.

The album's first single, "Mind Control," is currently in the Top 40 on the Mediabase Active Rock chart after only two weeks, garnering spins on over 50 radio stations nationwide including Phoenix, Detroit, Dallas, Houston and Chicago, and including Sirius XM's "Octane" channel.

JB Brubaker "Ocean of Apathy" is probably my favorite song on the record. It's also probably the weirdest song we've ever written stylistically. I had a really hard time writing a beginning to this song. Everything else was written and I was happy with it, but I had complete writers block for an opening riff. I probably tried five different riffs before I settled on starting the song out with a part that returns later in the song, but in a different key.

This song has a ton of over the top melodic guitar work in it, which is probably why I think it's so cool. I was really excited about the first solo in the song. I still think it's the best melodic shred part I've ever written but I guess that's not for me to decide.

The clean middle section of this song seems to throw everyone for a loop the first time they hear it. It is easily the most "out there" thing we've ever done as a band since we seldom play clean. The part was originally written as a dirty black metal progression, but I was jamming it on the clean channel one day and really liked the bluesy feel it had. I wasn't sure if the rest of the band was going to be into the blues lead over top of the clean part but everyone seemed to like it and we went with it.

Suecof (our producer) was really excited to use the tremolo effect on the clean guitars which is an effect we've never used before. I think it gives the part kind of a surfy feel which I like a lot.

Matt Greiner The lyrics for Ocean of Apathy are straightforward. I think it's absurd how easily swayed people are in their beliefs. People sugarcoat the truth to make it more accessible, more universal to the masses. Meanwhile "everything true and complete is cut out�left to drown in an ocean of apathy." It's absolutely fundamental that we know what we believe, know why we believe it, and most importantly, have the courage and persistence to not abandon it when apathy washes all the colors together.

I think this is one of our most dynamic songs to date. JB's guitar solo mid-way through the song elevates the song to a new, melodious level for us as a band. From its thrashy, Euro-metal parts, to its jazzy, groove oriented parts, this song covers lots of ground.