The star made the remarks during a live interview with Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1. The presenter asked Bono about a previous comment that had seen him compare Martin to Paul McCartney. He replied: "Yeah, I think he's that good a melodist� I mean, he's a wanker."

Apparently Noel Gallagher appeared at a "Free Tibet" benefit in 1997 and the ChiComs weren't happy about it. So being ChiComs they grabbed their toys and went home pouting. The band isn't too happy about it. "Representatives from the Chinese government have revoked the performance licenses already issued for the band and ordered their shows in both Beijing and Shanghai to be immediately canceled," Oasis said in a statement.

Prince has signed up to release a 3-disc set through Target (online and in-stores) beginning on March 29th.

UNWIGGED & UNPLUGGED: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer has the legendary musical and comedic trio performing music from heavy metal's loudest band Spinal Tap along with the folk music from A Mighty Wind, and more. Tickets for the UNWIGGED & UNPLUGGED tour go on sale Friday, March 6th, with the tour starting Friday, April 17th in Vancouver and ending Sunday, May 31st in Milwaukee.

According to the New York Times, a companion album to 'Horizon' could very well be released later this year.

The tour is reportedly set to kick off on May 25th in Ridgefield Washington. This is the day after both bands appear at the top of the bill for the second night of the Sasquatch! Festival.

MTV Games is not boycotting Warner Music Group artists from the "Rock Band" franchise, despite what an article in the current Wired magazine claims, according to sources from both camps. Rather, the impasse is best described as a stalemate. Apparently the label group wants more money to license their music.more

Iggy Pop has revealed that he has recorded a jazz album based on the French author Michel Houellebecq's novel 'La Possibilit� D'une Ile' ('The Possibility Of An Island').more

Apparently Motley Crue are going to perform the entire "Dr Feelgood" album in it's entirety on the upcoming We Are White Trash tour. It's the 20th anniversary of the band's most successful album. To mark the anniversary, the album is getting yet another reissue.

Reset, a Montreal-area band which saw two members go on to form Simple Plan, will be reforming for a one-off show celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Quebec's Musiqueplus Television Station. more

Britney has just posted the set list for her Circus tour on her official website. The tour kicks off today in New Orleans. Is it live or is it Britney? Get the set list here if you care.

Neil Young confirmed that his new album Fork In The Road will be released on April 7, with its first single "Johnny Magic" to be released digitally in late March.more

A personal note from Ace Frehley: Here's a peek at one of the new Anomaly tracks, "Pain In The Neck." I've been tweaking the solo & this is pretty close to what you'll hear on the album......... More to come............ You can view the new video more

Asa is heading back to America to tour in support of her self-titled debut Asa on Mercer Street Records. dates and preview here

Edguy are planning a U.S. and Canada tour this September which will include 18 shows more

M83 have revealed the songs they intend to perform on Saturday (March 7) at their one-off performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.details here

The planned closures of the Virgin Megastores in Times Square and Union Square in New York City and the Market Street store in San Francisco are the beginning of the final wind-down of the Virgin Entertainment Group North America. The remaining stores are going too. more

Moonspell are the latest band to be confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival this year. The event will be held at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England and takes place between August 14th and 16th. full lineup

The Flaming Lips' song 'Do You Realize?' has been named the official song of the state of Oklahoma. more

BudzList.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mikey Doling of the reunited lineup of the legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid Snot. Regarding the band's recording plans, Doling said, "We're writing a record � our actual sophomore record... 10 years later. We're writing it with Tommy [new singer Tommy 'Vext' Cummings, formerly of Divine Heresy] and the songs are coming out incredible. more

Disbelief have canceled their appearance at the Netherland's Muya Festival. They said in part "Unfortunately [guitarist] Jonas Khalil is also busy with Sacred Steel, so there was no other possibility" more

Juliette Lewis has revealed the details of her highly anticipated forthcoming album. 'Terra Incognita' is due out this spring, and features a new band lineup called The New Romantiques, who are replacing her former band The Licks. more

Live Nation, which is in the middle of a controversial plan to buy leading ticketing company Ticketmaster Entertainment, posted a net loss of $337.5 million, or $4.33 a share compared with a loss of $18.4 million, or 25 cents a share a year ago. 360 deal anyone? more

Facing New York have been forced to cancel their UK tour: The band said, "Brandon is leaving Facing New York. We are canceling the UK tour in the wake of this. We decided that it wouldn't be right to make the journey with last minute replacement players." more

There is hope: Disney's "Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert" rung up an estimated $12.7 million to open in second place among domestic rankings. The haul was roughly half what many had expected for the pic based on growing appeal of 3-D projection and anticipated support among preteen fans. more

The new disc is titled 'Cause I Sez So' and reunites the band with producer Todd Rundgren who was at the helm of the band's debut album way back in 1973.

Now it looks as if the reunion could be back on, but if it happens, if won't be a full-scale tour or album project, as was originally talked about.