"One hundred and four members of a Satan-worshipping group were arrested at a party and immoral concert in Shiraz (on Sunday)," local Revolutionary Guards chief Abbas Hamidi was quoted as saying by Jam-e Jam newspaper on Wednesday. "The session was held in a garden outside Shiraz and the Satanist ceremony was broadcast live to the world via the internet," he said, adding the arrests were made by members of the Islamist Basij militia linked to the Guards.

RollingStone.com interviewed Eddie Van Halen and when the discussion turned to Chickenfoot, the new group featuring his former bandmates Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar, Van Halen had this to say, "I wish them well. The funny thing is that everyone who quits the band always claims they got fired by me. Hey, I'm not the bad guy here. When Hagar left the band, Mike went with him. Then when we get back together with Dave, and all of a sudden, he wants back in. It's like, 'No, dude, you quit the band.' So my son became the bass player. But we didn't give Mike the boot to have my son play. He was around. We didn't have a bass player. 'Hey Wolfie, you want to play?'"

Here is the official announcement from Culture Jam Labs: Superstar drummer Travis Barker and world-renowned turntablist DJ-AM are breaking new ground with the release of their second mixtape, "Fix Your Face Vol. 2 � Coachella '09". As social media enthusiasts, the two musicians have chosen to offer Twitter users an early download of their album for an unconventional price�one "tweet".

It has been known that Pearl Jam is no longer under contract, after 18 years of recording for Sony-affiliated labels, and there has been a good deal of speculation about who would release the rock act's next album.

"No Service Fee Wednesdays," kick off June 3 at 12:01 a.m., offering fans some of the lowest prices of the summer with no ticket service fees on any LiveNation.com-ticketed amphitheater show, and only at www.LiveNation.com.

The first-of-its-kind music-based video game offers a revolutionary tour of The Beatles' music, career, and legacy. Presented by Apple Corps, Ltd., and MTV Games' Harmonix Music Systems, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, The Beatles: Rock Band will be released worldwide on 9/9/09, as will the release of the entire, original, digitally re-mastered Beatles CD catalogue.

Unveiled at Microsoft's E3 press conference, the game represents the first time fans will be able to experience The Beatles' musical career for themselves. From the early touring days in 1963 Liverpool to the immortal, final performance on the Apple Corps rooftop, fans can follow in the band's footsteps as they traverse the globe during the height of Beatlemania. Adding to the experience is the introduction of three-part vocal harmonies to game play, allowing gamers to revel in the unparalleled vocal stylings of the Fab Four. Beatles fans will also be thrilled to hear previously unreleased authentic voice recordings from John, Paul, George and Ringo chatting between takes during studio sessions recorded at Abbey Road more than four decades ago.

It appears things got out of hand last week in Torbay, Newfoundland, when NYC rapper Nas failed to show up for his headlining performance. According to reports, an audience of 700 at Jack Byrne Arena waited for over an hour for the MC to show but upon realizing that there would be no Nas, organizers were forced to call in police after many in the crowd apparently caused an uproar.more

Sigur Ros are set to perform for the Dalai Lama when he gives a public talk in Reykjavik next week. more

Duff Mckagan's Loaded was joined on stage in Kansas City by Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor. According to an update from Loaded, Taylor "nailed" the Guns N' Roses classic 'It's So Easy'. more

Mary Weiland, the estranged wife of Stone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland, will publish her memoir, "Fall to Pieces", on October 27more

Phil Spector was sentenced Friday to 19 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Lana Clarkson, a one-time B-movie actress who was shot through the mouth in Spector's castle-like mansion six years ago. more

The first new Eels studio record in four years "Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire" (Vagrant Records) is now streaming in its entirety on the EELS' Myspace page

Harvey Danger has called it quits. The band explained: "After 15 years, three albums, hundreds of shows, and far more twists and turns than we ever imagined possible, we've decided to put Harvey Danger to rest. The decision is totally mutual and utterly amicable." more

Dizzee Rascal is enjoying a second week at the top of the UK single chart with Bonkers.more

Faster Pussycat, Bulletboys and Bang Tango will being teaming up to tour together for about the 7 zillionth time. This go around they are cleverly calling the outing "the Summer Rock Fest" which is expected to take place in July/August. more

Street dance group Diversity has been crowned the winner of this year's Britain's Got Talent in a shock victory over favorite Susan Boyle. more

Tool has expanded its upcoming summer tour, adding six more shows to the itinerary. The trek now kicks off at the Mile High Music Festival in Commerce City, Colorado on July 18more

The Mag Seven have completed work on their fifth. Brandon Landelius and Doni Blair (Toadies, Hagfish, Only Crime) are once again joined by Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag, ALL, Only Crime, Lemonheads) who returned to play drums on all tracks on the instrumental album. more

Bleeding Through has announced the addition of Dave Nassie (No Use For A Name) to their line-up on guitar. Nassie replaces Jona Weinhofen, who recently left the groupmore

Nightrage will release their fourth full-length album, "Wearing A Martyr's Crown", on June 22 (Europe) and August 4 (USA) via Lifeforce Records.more

Exhorder, cited by many as the originators of the riff-heavy power-groove approach popularized by Pantera, have been rejoined by the band's original bassist, Andy Villafarra. more

Steve Vai is set to release his famed Naked Tracks on CD for the first time, housed in a special limited edition digi-pack box set. This series of play-along CDs is designed to help create an atmosphere of focus so you can shred yourself into a personally-induced inspirational nirvana. Included in the set are 5 CD's featuring backing tracks from several of his albums. more

Brand New has announced a short run of small club dates around the U.S. in July. No word on openers yet, while the band promises these will be their only U.S. shows of the summer. more

Bad news for fans of The Offspring. It looks like the band will once again work with Bob Rock. Dexter is reportedly working with Rock right now on the leftovers from the last album. more

The Great Commission and Earth From Above will tour a good portion of the U.S. together this summer.dates

Awake has announced the addition of second guitarist Steven Coles (brother of other guitarist Andy Coles) to its ranks.more

antiMusic's Gary Schwind has just released a new book, "Buy A Gopher I Couldn't Defuse (The Illustrated First Year of the Uncle Sal Chronicles)." You can see what that's all about, read the continuing adventures and order your copy of the book at Uncle Sal Chronicles

Similar to the first two cycles, the third season of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" will follow the real-life experiences of celebrity patients undergoing detoxification and treatment at The Pasadena Recovery Center. The show will follow Mackenzie Phillips (One Day At A Time), Heidi Fleiss, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Rodman, Mindy McCready (Country Music Singer), Lisa D'Amato (ANTM), Mike Starr (Alice in Chains), Joey Kovar (Real World Hollywood) and Kari Ann Peniche (Playboy Playmate).

Saving Abel's third single & video, "Drowning (Face Down)," has raced it's way into the Top 5 at Rock radio this week and the video recently debuted on MTV2 and Yahoo! Music (music.yahoo.com).

"CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift And Def Leppard" includes 11 electrifying performances by 2008's best-selling artist among all genres of music and Great Britain's premier arena rock band.