John Bannister said that medical evidence was consistent with claims in a book that Hendrix was killed on the orders of his manager, Mike Jeffery.

Durst, 38, announced his engagement via Twitter in April. "I've never known true love until now," he Tweeted at the time. "So grateful."

In a statement the group's publicist said that due to "high winds and the subsequent unsafe conditions" they made the decision to pull their Friday slot.

Q: What did you learn or take away from your experience, with regards to being in Van Halen? Cherone: Well, looking back on the three years I spent with Van Halen I guess, if I had to do it all over again I think I would have preferred to tour with them and then put out a record�it would have been a better idea to establish myself first and then hit the studio with the band. At the time it may have looked odd on paper but it actually worked live! I made a concerted effort to do the old Van Halen tunes that Sammy was not doing. I wanted to do the deep cuts�as a live act we did songs their fans had not heard in years! I don't, however; think we made a great record. I think there were some great ideas and some little gems but it was not a great record. I had fun but at times it was like being a stranger in a strange land.

Yesterday, lead singer Dan Nelson unexpectedly informed the band that he was seriously ill and unable to travel or perform at this time. Options for the balance of Anthrax's European tour dates are being addressed posthaste.

Rock Band has announced a major new addition to their online track sales program. Later this year, the game will allow bands to upload their own music for the game. A given band or artist can submit their music to freelance developers or develop their own "track charts" in house. (Track charts are the split up set of notes that you need to match with your plastic instruments in the game.)more

Muse are offering fans a chance to hear a new song called United States Of Eurasia by way of a global treasure hunt involving four hidden USB sticks.more

Cheap Trick is scheduled to perform their song 'Sick Man Of Europe' on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on September 1st.more

Pearl Jam's upcoming Philadelphia shows at the legendary Spectrum will be the final concerts at the arena.more

Arch Enemy have confirmed that they will perform a concert in Moscow, Russia on October 9th at the DK Gorbunova venue.more

Brian Wilson has announced a tour of the US, set to kick off October 23 in Michigan.more

The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles will reportedly shutter this fall, according to the company's CEO Morgan Margolis. Margolis says the Hollywood club is opting not to renew its lease, which expires on Oct. 31, according to Los Angeles Times music blog Pop & Hiss". more

50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct now has a new release date of September 29, and the rapper told MTV News that he thinks the album is "perfect."more

Six Feet Under have issued the following update: "Just wanted to let all of our fans know that we are currently in the studio working on Graveyard Classics 3. [where they cover classic albums] We are about 60% finished with tracking. Everything is going great and we are having a lot of fun laying these new songs down. More info and track listing to come!!!" more

Salinas, California hardcore band No Truce is breaking up after four years together. The group's final show will take place on August 14th at the Castle in Soledad, CA.more

In a strange coincidence, three American rock drummers sustained injuries while on separate tours during Europe's summer festival season: Chad Smith (Chickenfoot), Tommy Aldridge (Thin Lizzy), and Mike Vanderhule (Y&T). Chickenfoot and Thin Lizzy cancelled their shows, but Vanderhule insisted on finishing Y&T's European tour, performing to near perfection with only one arm. more

In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes, director Chris Weitz revealed that Radiohead front-man Thom Yorke is among those interested in contributing new music.

"Steven has new management," Billie Perry wrote. "We [and] the [rest of the] band still have the honorable Howard Kaufman/Trudy Green", who have managed Aerosmith since 1999.

"Long time since I've been here," the former Beatle told the crowd, then paused to take it all in.

According to Laut.de, Rammstein's management has threatened legal action against any web sites that post links to the copyright-infringing material.

The two-day extravaganza will be held on October 29-30, with Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon as a solo act, Stevie Wonder, and the whole posse that includes Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young performing on Thursday.

"My Religion" was mixed by Larry Sturm (Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, Disturbed) at Pressure Point Studios in Chicago, IL. Larry had spent some time with the band mixing and learning what the songs were about. Larry heard the song and said "This song has all of the ingredients of a hit song". After the song was mixed Gary Tannin Mastered it. Gary did a wonderful job bringing out the flavor of the song with his unique style and touch. Michele was inspired to write the lyrics and coming up with the melodies to the song when she observed her parents watching the news.

Their eyes were glued to the T.V. and you could see they were actually feeling the words and images that were being aired and they were outraged. Michele read the lyrics to Danny and sang him the melodies and within minutes the music=2 0came to him. Everything fell right into place. The words to this song are about some of the top stories in the news over the past couple of years. Although nameless, it's funny how history repeats itself. The words to this song will live on and on from this generation to the next. T.V. destroys me, it corrupts me, it engulfs me it's my religion�..Dear God, we hope not.