"Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans.

The official Guns N' Roses myspace was updated on Thanksgiving Day with news that the band were planning a South American tour that will kick off on March 10th and run for a month, ending on April 10th. Dates have not yet been announced.

The relationship between Gillan and Iommi was said to be strained with Gillan reportedly saying that he felt like "hired help" in the band. After the 1984 Born Again tour, Gillan left Sabbath to reunite with Deep Purple.

Fast forward twenty five years and Gillan recently told a Swedish magazine that he and Iommi finished writing a song together right before they both headed to Armenia to be honored by their prime minister. Gillan says they are thinking of putting together a charity band with a few other musicians.

We're really excited for today's installment of "where are they going now" as we tell you about four shows coming up in cities we have never played in!! The March leg of the World Magnetic tour kicks off on March 1 in Guadalajara, Mexico (which, btw, we were honored to visit as part of the MTV Latin American Music Awards), heads to Monterrey, Mexico on March 3, and then over to Guatemala City, Guatemala on March 5.

The Rolling Stones, whose last tour finished in 2007, are planning a mammoth run of shows next year, according to Ronnie Wood's cocktail waitress girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova. (So take this for what it's worth) more

(The following is based on a fan report) Bang Tango was scheduled to play the Portage Theater in Chicago on November 25th (Black Wednesday) but early in the night an ambulance took lead singer Joe Leste to Resurrection Hospital with what was said to be a stroke. The show's promoter called Chicago's Veilside to fill in, but as they arrived the remaining members of Bang Tango encountered an uber-fan in the audience named TJ, who sang in a cover band. more

AC/DC won two ARIA awards, Australia's answer to the Grammys. Their Black Ice album earned them honors for Best Rock Album and Highest Selling Album. This is the first time they have won an ARIA award according to Classic Rock

Matt Arluck, guitar player for Sweet Cobra, and bassist for Stabbed By Words, has passed away after a battle with cancer, according to Lambgoat

Three Nirvana songs are reportedly going to be added to the Rock Band game on December 1st. The song that made them superstars, Smells Like Teen Spirit, plus live clips Come As You Are (MTV Unplugged) and Lithium (Live At Reading).

Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry has revealed that he is working on a new solo album that features members of Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers. In an email to fans the singer-songwriter announced that he is has brought in Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea to play on the album. more

Depeche Mode's Martin Gore has been subpoenaed in a video gamer's lawsuit against Activision Blizzard and their World Of Warcraft game. A San Francisco gamer is suing the company for $1 million U.S. in punitive damages. He takes issue with World Of Warcraft's $14.99 U.S. monthly subscription fee, according to gamespot.com. more

Blur's Graham Coxon is releasing 45-minute soundtrack for a new, as-yet-untitled, British film. Coxon says he created 13 or 14 songs for the soundtrack, and they're mostly interpretations of classic folk songs and nursery rhymes. more

Kid Rock will be headlining next year's annual WE Country Music Fest on Friday, August 6 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The three day event from August 5-7 will also feature headliners Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban with more artists yet to be announced.

Shadows Fall have cancelled their previously annual December 26, 2009 concert at Pearl Street in Northampton, Massachusetts due to "unforeseen family commitments." more

Wanna see The Muppets offer their take on the Queen classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'? BW&BK will hook you up more

Dropkick Murphys have announced a run of headlining dates early next year leading up to their annual hometown St. Patrick's Day performances. Prior to the six shows in Boston, the band will hit 13 cities beginning February 24th more

Rob Zombie will release his new album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, on February 2nd 2010
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Neil Young cover the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air last night? Well, not really, but "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon threw on a wig, a hat and some flannel last night for what was the hands-down best impression of Young Neil ever seen more

The new I Am The Icarus music video for "The Secret To Living Is Dying Well" has been posted on Youtube. The video was directed by Shawn Butcher (Sonny Moore, Secret Empire) Check it out here

Nonpoint have posted the third Studio Update clip on Youtube.

Ratt have announced they are canceling their two U.K. headline dates at London's Islington Academy on December 1st and Wolverhampton Civic Hall on December 3rd. more

Napalm Records have announced the signing of New Jersey rockers Monster Magnet. The band is currently writing new material to record in January. more

Muse will be appearing on Saturday Night Live! The band will be performing on the pre-Christmas show recorded live from New York's Rockefeller Centre on Saturday 19th December. more

Music publisher Omnibus Press has announced a new book covering the history of hardcore pioneers, Black Flag. The book is titled Spray Paint The Walls: The Story of Black Flag more

F**ked Up have announced details of a February North American tour. Beginning in Ohio on February 12, the Canadian band will then play venues across America and into Canada. more

With their new album set for release on January 19, 2010, Spoon have begun announcing dates for an expected extensive world tour in support. The record will be issued on January 18, 2010. more

The line up for the 2010 New York edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, dubbed "Don't Look Back," is starting to come together. The event will feature punk godfathers Iggy and The Stooges performing their landmark 1973 full length Raw Power in its entirety. See who else is already on tap here

The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the most anticipated musical events of the year. More than 151 million viewers in the U.S. watched last year's show. The Super Bowl and halftime show will be broadcast worldwide in more than 230 countries and territories.

This flaming red beauty is one of four Les Pauls made for Guns N'Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash by J.T. Riboloff of the Gibson Custom Shop. Slash ordered the guitar and its three mates after attending a NAMM show and seeing a slim-necked '59 replica that Riboloff made for guitarist/Marshall amplifier artist rep. Richie Fliegler. The all-black hardware and screaming yellow binding were Slash's ideas. The tuning machines are specially made black chrome Schaller M6's with Kluson-style buttons.

The Larger Than Life concert event featuring DMB will screen nationwide, one week only December 11-17th. Shot in Digital 3D, the format essentially brings viewers onstage, giving them a stunning 360� view of each live performance.

The music for "Gypsy Cab" from the album Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth was written in my sleep on a flight to Japan w/ New York Dolls. I was sitting across from Sylvain and I told him that I had just dreamed a great riff for a new song. I had no recording device so I used my own musical hieroglyphs & wrote it down on an airplane vomit bag. A year later when I was writing for my album I found the vomit bag in a pile of papers and finished the song.

At first I was singing a Chuck Berry lyric along with the song's main riff ("Sweet little rock and roller...") and considered making it about a young girl that was in love with Arthur Kane - but then I decided to keep it about myself. Like they say, "write what you know". It's about my former life...being out in the streets till the sun came up. I used to get off on the risk & danger of being places I shouldn't be, doing things I shouldn't be doing. It was like playing Russian roulette. The thing is, in this song I didn't want to glorify addictions the way some cats do, romancing memories of the good old days with their drug of choice. I wanted to talk about the insanity of it, admitting it, getting through it and being able to have a real life after. I'm not necessarily Mr. Clean now, but I'm much better than I was.

I'll be making a video for it next month...on location...like the songs says, "Way up in Harlem...."