At that time Duff McKagan admitted that Jennings could make a good replacement: "Shooter's great, actually," he told CR's Scott Rowley. "That's a good idea. He's does a southern rock thing, but his old band was straight up kinda rock. He's a talented guy man, he's pretty awesome. He would be good."

In a new interview with Classic Rock, Jennings confirms that he was asked � but turned the band down. And not just once. [before he returned to his family musical roots, Shooter headed up Stargunn, a popular hard rock band in Los Angeles that had a style similar to Aerosmith meets Buckcherry but with a country kick listen here)and stylistically he would be a good match for Velvet Revolver. His name would also make for a good fit.]

Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland have signed on to participate, with the network near agreements with several other artists.

"It's an amazing record," Vinnie recently said. "I mixed the whole thing for the guys. It goes somewhere between Soundgarden meets Black Sabbath meets a little Audioslave, with some Type O thrown in there. It's really nice, dark, sludgy� Kenny's vocals are great." Rounded out by bassist Hank Hell (Inhuman) and guitarist Matt Brown (ex-Supermassiv), Seventh Void continues Type O's tradition of slow, heavy riffs and existential lyrics, but with a slightly sludgier, "stonier" flavor.

A CD-release party will be held at the Clubhouse, the Dallas nightclub founded by Vinnie Paul and his late brother, Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on the day of release.

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy apparently verbally broke up a fight from the stage at New Oasis Sparks in Nevada. A concertgoer was there to capture it all on video, which can be seen here

Bruce Springsteen fans who complained about how Ticketmaster handled online sales for New Jersey concerts are getting a second chance for seats. A settlement announced Thursday calls for a drawing to be held for more than 1,800 people on March 31. They can buy tickets for either the May 21 or May 23 show at the Izod Center.more

Now! That's What We Call Excessive! Mariah Carey has announced plans to move from New York to California, and if reports today are to be believed, she will be doing it at a cost of $125 million.more

Bring Me The Horizon and guitarist Curtis Ward have parted ways amidst the band's current U.S. trek (as part of the Taste of Chaos tour). Rock Sound states that Ward has temporarily been replaced by the group's guitar tech.more

50 Cent has replaced Forest Whitaker in the new Sly Stallone movie The Expendables. Fiddy will now take over from the Oscar-winner to play the role of Hale Caesar according to Ain't It Cool News. Stallone himself sent the site a statement that reads: "The anger of the casting of 50 Cent is understandable, but not fair."more

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2009 nominations have been announced, with Coldplay, Ne-Yo and Japanese pop singer Namie Amuro landing three apiecemore

Don Cornelius has been sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor spousal battery.more

The Easy Star All-Stars, a collective of reggae musicians, will release their third album cover of a concept classic on April 14 with their "Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band," their reggae take on the classic album from The Beatles. It follows their versions of Radiohead's "OK Computer" ("Radiodread") and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" ("Dub Side of the Moon").more

Next week's Billboard 200 albums chart should find Kelly Clarkson's "All I Ever Wanted" (19/RCA) holding for a second week at No. 1, but with likely less than 100,000 units.more

More dates have been announced for Michael Schenker Group's North American tour, which was postponed due to a delay in receiving the necessary paperwork required for Michael Schenker to enter the U.S. more

Mary J. Blige is set to star in Tyler Perry's forthcoming Lionsgate film, 'Can Do Bad All By Myself.' Scheduled for nationwide release September 11, 2009, the film also stars Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson.more

Poison The Well have announced the third in their vinyl series. The record is titled III/III and is due out May 19, 2009.more

Billy Sheehan will release a new solo effort, Holy Cow! The CD includes guest performances from ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons on "A Lit'l Bit'l Do It To Ya Ev'ry Time," King X's Dug Pinnick on "Turning Point" more
Thyrfing has announced the addition of a new guitarist. The band writes: "We are glad to welcome Fredrik Jansson (ex-Dysplasia) as new full-time member and guitarist of Thyrfing. Fredrik has been helping us out as session member during the shows we made in 2008 and it has been working out extremely well on all levels. So from today, the band is back as a six-piece again!"more

Singer Lemmy Kilmister will perform with his band on Friday 10 July, with Wilson appearing the following day.

Recorded over three months by producer Dave Bottrill (chosen by the band largely because of his work with Tool) in his Toronto studio and mixed in London by My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails supremo Alan Moulder, Placebo's sixth album is a startling, alive, vital and boundary-vaulting record that marks a whole new era for a band that were in need of a change.

Los Angeles police say they stopped Rihanna's sport utility vehicle early Thursday on Hollywood Boulevard after noticing it didn't have a front license plate.

In March, Leary and his band will embark on "The Rescue Me Comedy Tour" - a multi-city tour including Radio City Music Hall and the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Leary last toured in 1997 coming off a stretch that produced the lauded HBO special, "Lock 'N Load." Prior to that, he performed his smash hit one-man show, "No Cure For Cancer," which became one of the highest grossing comedy albums of all time.

The loss is a result from the ticketing company taking an impairment charge to account for its falling share price since spinning off from IAC/InterActiveCorp last August. The $1.1 billion goodwill write-down reflected the decline in the company's stock price, which debuted at $20 when it spun off from IAC/InterActiveCorp.

Rick James had to be seen to be believed. The outrageous "Super Freak" whose soul-pop-punk-funk continues to rock parties today was infamous for his live performances. Bare chested, sporting long braids and skin tight spandex, James--backed by his Stone City Band--was more exciting and "badder" than any other artist commanding a stage.

When I was writing the album with Zac Maloy, we were throwing around ideas for subject matter. He brought up the idea of a girl that just gets herself into a lot of trouble. I actually knew a girl just like that with the perfect story to go along with it. I decided I wanted to capture this very common story about the crazy things people will let slide when they are in love.

One of my closest friends was dating a girl for a couple of years. Her entire persona was just one huge lie. As she started to unveil who she really was over the course of a couple years, things started to get a little messy. They were always fighting. Break up then make up the next day. She seemed to get her way and was always lying about something. She started partying really hard, flirting with and hooking up with other dudes. It was a vicious cycle that was never ending.

For some reason, he kept this girl around. Maybe it was the sex. Maybe it was just the fact that she was crazy and that turned him on. Whatever the case, she was a dirty little girl and he was in love.