Blabbermouth reported over the weekend: Starr is currently being held at the Bauchet Street Jail in downtown L.A.. His bail is set at $100,000 and he is due for arraignment at the Pasadena Superior court on October 14.

Antiquiet: I heard this came together at a renaissance-themed birthday party? - Josh Homme: Yeah, well Dave, he mentioned this idea, and we're always looking for a chance to do stuff together, Dave and I. So he said, "you know what, maybe I should ask John Paul Jones!" And I was like, "that'd be awesome. And I'll ask� The President. And we can put it all together." And then all of a sudden he starts sending me emails, of correspondence between him and Jones, and I was like� 'uhhhh� well ----. What do I do?'

I hadn't played guitar for five months, and I was gonna maybe take a break for a second, for my first time in a long time. But then [Dave] has his birthday party at Medieval Times, and of course he sat us right next to each other. That was the blind date. But he sat in the next row behind us, like looking over (laughing)� But you know, I think it's fairly common to meet someone from Zeppelin at Medieval Times.

Antiquiet: What's going on with the album? - Josh Homme: Well, we just finished figuring out what songs we're going to put on it, which took a little bit of time. We couldn't decide what [we wanted] to do. Do you make a triple album? An EP? How many songs is too much?

I tend to think that even if you've got a bunch of good songs, maybe you should err on the side of brevity, and keep it tight. But we really enjoy lots of songs, so we couldn't decide.

However this was just the start. "I managed to make it into the middle of the street and was relieved to see that a police car had just pulled up. I tried to explain what had happened but before they could take a statement the bouncers rushed me and grabbed me again, this time with considerably more force. I pleaded with the police to stop them but they just stood back. They looked like they were panicking and didn't seem to know what to do or they were 'friends' with the bouncers. Luckily some more police turned up and they kindly arrested me and took me away.

The event will feature a major nationwide promotional radio campaign, special online contesting and viral marketing and a first-hand look at the special line of the signature Zakk Wylde Gibson USA guitar and Epiphone Graveyard Disciple. The event is also co-sponsored by Dunlop Pedals.

Radiohead's Thom Yorke debuted new material with an all-star backing band at an intimate venue in Los Angeles this weekend (October 2). The frontman rolled out several tunes with the new band, which featured Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, REM collaborator Joey Waronker, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco, and producer Nigel Godrich. more

Former Deep Purple keyboard legend Jon Lord has joined forces with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic to record a new CD of classical music. more

Elvis Presley's grandson Ben Presley is about to continue the Presley legacy by signing a record deal with Universal. Ben, the 17-year-old son of Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley, has been offered a $5 million deal more

Fall Out Boy is reportedly releasing a new Greatest Hits CD. The album is said to also feature two previously unreleased tracks more

It's hard not to randomly choose 10 Queen songs and not come up with an amazing set, but the October 20th Queen track pack for Rock Band manages to collect 10 of the very best.more

Sick Of It All will enter the studio in early-November to begin recording their next full-length. The band has written sixteen songs thus far, though not all of the tracks will appear on the album more

Five interview segments from Ace Frehley's appearance on MTV2's Headbangers Ball are posted on MTV.com

BraveWords.com is exclusively streaming Rob Zombie's new song 'Sick Bubble-Gum' - head to the left-hand-side of BraveWords.comto launch the KnuckleTracks Online Audio Player

Thunderbolt has announced that they have finished writing the 10th song for their upcoming album and will start laying down drum tracks later this week.more

Apple Inc. and the music publisher for Eminem have settled a lawsuit over the digital downloading rights to many of the Detroit rapper's songs. more

Video footage of God Forbid guitarist Doc Coyle getting hit in the face with a cup of water during Lamb Of God's September 29, 2009 performance in Dallas, Texas as the support act for Metallica can be viewed here

Scorpions took part in a special concert, dubbed "A Night To Remember", Friday night (October 2) at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany, with special guests, former members/guitarists Uli Jon Roth and Michael Schenker. more

I was told my condition was a severe lung infection that my body has not been able to fight, due to the tour schedule we've been dealing with and the nonstop lifestyle that I live just trying to make things happen for the band and so I can tour.

The vintage 1967 electric guitar is a right-handed one that was converted to left-handed to accommodate Hendrix. The owners, Rock Stars Guitars, are asking $500,000 for it.

Fans who pre-order the album will also receive an exclusive bonus CD featuring Barnes and Dave Matthews Band performing songs from Pizza Box and Danny's during the band's recent three-night stand at The Gorge in George, WA over Labor Day weekend, along with two bonus songs from the album recording sessions. The bonus CD will be available only through the pre-order. Ten copies will be autographed by Danny Barnes and Dave Matthews and will be randomly distributed among all pre-orders here.

This much anticipated performance will debut on SiriusXM's Octane channel this week, alongside a slew of interview segments, which spans the course of the entire week.

Both Airbrush and Undead set the soundscape for the film of the same name, an indie-vampire comedy starring Jake Hoffman, Devon Aoki and Ralph Macchio (yes, the Karate Kid). In addition to the instrumental score, the film includes the song "They Always Come Back," from Galland's Airbrush. Movie trailer

Acrylics was formed by Jason Klauber and Molly Shea in 2008 and evolved into a five piece in the recent past. All of the Fire was produced by Taylor at his church-studio in Brooklyn, Terrible Studios.

The album will be mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Converge, Hatebreed, Dillinger Escape Plan). The cover art is being handled by acclaimed artist Dan Seagrave who's done covers for acts such as Entombed, Dismember, Morbid Angel, Suffocation and many many more. "Sovereign Descent" will see a release in early 2010. The band documented the recording sessions via video blogs which can be seen on their site.

Additionally, as of recent, the band has inked a deal with up and coming record label DC Hardcore (home of punk legend H.R. of Bad Brains) and is currently in the midst of a tour.

Today she's embarking on a 20-city, fan-funded U.S. solo tour that will kick off on October 15 in San Francisco to promote her upcoming independent EP, "You For Me". The album will be available on iTunes starting in mid-October with a full-length album expected in early 2010. After posting a 'Tour Support Fund Drive' video on YouTube, she raised her $5,000 goal in two week's time. With over 15 million views of her homemade videos on YouTube, nearly 35,000 subscribers, and an unparalleled interactive dialogue with fans, Terra is once again at the forefront of the new direct artist-to-fan model and can't wait to test out the viability of this approach when she hits the road this month.

Zoroaster, the Atlanta-based group who has been called "one of the U.S.'s most promising metal bands" while drawing stark comparisons to Godflesh, Sleep and the Melvins, formed in Atlanta, GA in 2003 out of the need for "sedation by high volumes and low frequencies". Zoroaster has met to shining praise from metal and indie rock press alike, receiving shining accolades for its deafening power, intriguing mysticism, use of left-of-center instrumentation (which has included Moog synths, theremins, ominous vocal choirs and even brass sections) and unique take on heavy music. Zoroaster's live show has been described as "an obliteration of the senses," earning the three piece the title of "Atlanta's loudest band."

The premiere release under the new Canvasback/Atlantic venture will be the acclaimed debut album from the London-based group Fanfarlo, entitled "RESERVOIR." The band is currently in the midst of a whirlwind bi-coastal U.S. tour to herald the album's forthcoming Stateside arrival, set for October 13th.

Ryland Raus: This is a story about a kid that struggles with suicide and many other trials. He escapes temporarily only to stumble upon major troubles as a grown man. It explains the feeling of deja vu that this man experiences. In the chorus of the song, it goes on to explain that "there's still hope" and to be careful to not "drown in what this world has told you".

John LaRussa: This song was a lot of riffs I had in my back pocket so to speak. It was riffs I would use for bridges of songs. I put parts a side that I think would bring a song together and that's what a lot of this song was. It was never intended for a sing but once it came together it became a favorite for us and the label.