The shock-rocker has been discussing the aftermath of events in May when 15-year-old Justin Doucet of Louisiana, USA, ordered a teacher to say "Hail Marilyn Manson" at gunpoint, and began shooting when she refused. He missed, but went to a toilet where he shot himself in the head, finally dying some days later.

In related news: Jonas Brothers score their second No. 1 album in less than a year as "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" debuts atop the Billboard 200 with 247,000. The brother trio's last studio effort, "A Little Bit Longer," bulldozed its way to a No. 1 debut last August, when it started with 525,000 at the height of Jonas Mania.more

The ex-members of Evanescence, including band co-founder Ben Moody, recently announced the formation of a new band, The Fallen, with ex-American Idol contestant Carly Smithson. However, the band's name has changed to We Are The Fallen, thanks to a cease-and-desist letter from a Philadelphia band already called The Fallen. more on this and a preview of the new Alice in Chains.

Who didn't see this one coming? Jimmy Eat World has updated their label information on their myspace page as "unsigned", signaling the end of their tenure with Interscope Records.more. [which wasn't nearly as successful as their track record with DreamWorks before it got swallowed up by Interscope. Shows what a difference a label and their approach to promotion can make.]

The Flamenco Rock n Roll Kings Gypsy Pistoleros are signing to Lime Records. Full mixing of the album will be completed in the next few weeks.
Worldwide release on Lime Records is set for October.

Grind Minded has parted ways with bass player Gea Mulder & guitarist Mathijs Odding due to "musical differences" A new guitarist will be announced later this week. The band is currently seeking a new bassplayer. more

Prior to the band's last show on October 10th in Houston, Texas, Die Young (TX) will embark on a South/Central America tour, and a final European tour.more

A man who drove a vehicle during an Ohio highway gun battle that killed a member of the rapper T.I.'s entourage has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Forty-one-year-old Padron Thomas told a judge he's a "knucklehead" and wishes he could take back what he did. more

Vader will embark on the 38-date "Decibel Presents: Nuclear Blast's Monsters Of Death Tour" through North America beginning November 4 in Baltimore, Maryland.more

Velvet Revolver/ex-Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan's current project, Duff Mckagan's Loaded, will support Black Stone Cherry on their upcoming U.K./Ireland tour. more

Paul McCartney is set to play a benefit concert this summer in an effort to save a historic park in Atlanta. The former Beatle is scheduled to perform on August 15 at Piedmont Park on behalf of the Piedmont Conservancy, which cares for the park. more

A pair of handwritten lyric notebooks by late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, dating from the late 1970s, was among an array of 300 musical items that went under the hammer at a Christie's pop memorabilia auction on June 22 in New York. Scott's handwritten lyric notebooks went for $35,000. According to Reuters, Kurt Cobain's Sears bass guitar sold for $43,750, while a classic black leather motorcycle jacket signed by members of Nirvana and Soundgarden fetched $12,500, more than half again its high pre-sale estimate. more

F**k The Facts have announced a handful of tour dates for July in support of their latest full-length Disgorge Mexico. more

Steven Page has lined up a couple of co-writers for his first solo album since leaving the Barenaked Ladies, but says most of the disc will be penned by him.more

Aeternam has joined the Metal Blade Records roster. Their first studio release, Disciples of the Unseen, was produced by mastermind JeF Fortin (Neuraxis, The Last Felony). more

Sunn O))) has lined up another round of summer tour dates, this time on the West Coast. Dates will also feature The Accused.dates

Street Sweeper Social Club, the new band unifying Tom Morello & Boots Riley (The Coup), scanned over 14,000 copies of their debut self-titled album this week, landing at #37 on Billboard's Top 200.

Says Forbes: "The Aussie rock band fronted* by aging schoolboy Angus Young tied for No. 5 on this year's list of top earners thanks to their seemingly relentless popularity. [*when did Angus take over for Brian?]

Here is the statement they issued: On behalf of Fear Factory, [we are] writing to each and every one of you to relay important information regarding the Fear Factory concerts between June 21 through August 15. We regretfully are informing you that we are postponing these dates in Europe to schedule for later dates.

As far as any new records go, the Mondays were supposedly following up on 2007's "comeback album," Uncle Dysfunktional and, as previously reported, were to release it early this year. However, as of yet, there is still no sign of any new full-length from Shaun Ryder and his recovering gang of drug fiends.

The album, a follow-up to 2007's critically acclaimed Threads of Life, will be released on the band's own label, Everblack Industries, which was created in conjunction with Warner Music Group's ILG, Ferret Music, and ChannelZERO Entertainment.

On the EP, Yames performs beautiful renditions of four cuts from Harrison's classic album All Things Pass as well as two of the Beatles tunes that he penned. These six tracks have a raw, minimalist feel � featuring little more than Yames's vocals and acoustic guitar. With all the space, the room in which the tracks were recorded truly serves as another instrument in the mix, creating an ethereal aura for a backdrop.

"Where do I start haha! 7 ' Dickheads' in a van on tour in Europe! Thats a good start. Looking back i think that tour was destined for it to happen,.We were out of control. At the peak of our destruction you could say, we were setting fireworks off out the van on the motorway, and as they ran out we made a stop to a shop in France somewhere. We purchased 3 really ---- BB guns that would not even go through the air let alone flesh, about 1000 firecrackers and loads of ammo. Finally we began our journey toward Germany.

One day I was perusing through eBay for some unique instruments, and I stumbled upon this really old Casiotone synthesizer. I did some research, placed a bid on it, and over the next few days actually became quite invested in the idea of owning this thing, due to its staggering rarity.

Well, as most people have experienced, I was outbid by about sixty cents in the last two minutes. Defeatedly, I told myself it wasn't meant to be.

A few weeks later, I was rummaging through one of San Antonio's used instrument shops, when lo and behold, I found the exact same keyboard, for the exact same price, sitting on a pile in the back. Whether it was the same machine, or I had stumbled into some strange twilight zone-esque vortex, I bought the Casiotone, and wrote "Bad Things" that same day.

When recording it, I had only envisioned the song being an introduction to the rest of the album, no longer than a minute. However, once Jaime (the producer on my new album) had created the drum sequencing, I knew it needed to be pushed a little bit farther, resulting in one of my favorite songs on the album!