The pair teamed up with folk activist Billy Bragg in the studio to promote the singer's campaign to help rehabilitate prison inmates.

The guitarist hasn't even spoken to Tyler recently: "I haven't talked to him in over five weeks. I don't know what's going on with him. I hear he's getting better, but I don't know I really don't know what's going on with him.

Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl said last week they were "very disappointed" that Cobain's avatar could be used to play songs by other acts in the game.

"I don't know that I would have wanted it either," Jon Bon Jovi told the BBC. "To hear someone else's voice coming out of a cartoon version of me? I don't know. It sounds a little forced." more.

Styx was originally scheduled to appear in the spot, but when they pulled out, Don was literally approached to do it in his driveway after a gig (the ad was recorded several days later).

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was guest on Wednesday night's (September 16th) edition of Rockline. Original KISS drummer Peter Criss called into the program to talk to Ace. Peter and Ace discussed several topics during the four-minute call. Peter mentions his new solo album coming out in the summer of 2010, as well as a new book deal he signed that will able him to write his autobiography. Check out the audio here

Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band are expecting a long break when their current tour ends on November 22. "We are gonna take, I don't know how long -- a year, year and a half, two years," guitarist Steven Van Zandt said during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday.more

A magazine signed by the late John Lennon has gone under auction and sold for $12,713. Signed 'John C Lennon' - even though his middle initial was 'W' for Winston - the September 1966 issue of Datebook magazine was won by a New York surgeon. But what made this issue so special? Find out here

British private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd is improving results at EMI, but said it might have "paid too much money" for the debt-laden home of the Beatles and Coldplay. more

Redemption's Nicolas van Dyk has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, which he describes as "a particularly bad form of blood cancer which is generally considered incurable and which has a five-year survival rate of 34%." more

Steve Vai will be hosting a special screening of his new concert film Live In Minneapolis: Where The Wild Things Are at the Clinton St. Theater on Saturday September 19 more

The legendary guitarist Johnny Ramone of beloved punk group the Ramones will be honored at a special tribute set for Saturday, October 3 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (6000 Santa Monica Boulevard) in Los Angeles. more

Def Leppard had this news for fans on Thursday: "We just received confirmation that the band's previously postponed show in Birmingham, will not be rescheduled. more

Starting this Saturday September 19th ,the new video from Shadows Fall, "Still I Rise," will be premiering on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball at 2:00 AM EST.

Twisted Sister's fourth annual "Twisted Christmas" concert take place on Sunday, December 6 at the Nokia Theater in New York City. more

BW&BK has posted a detailed to tribute to Jimi Hendrix to make the anniversary of his death (September 18, 1970). You can check it out here

Nightrage are still doing the show that the Haunted canceled at sticky fingers in Gothenburg Sweden at 18 of September.

The Billboard Legend of Live award recognizes an individual who has made significant and lasting contributions to live music and the touring business, and acknowledges the recipient's commitment to the art of performing live and reaching fans through the concert experience.

"The memories I have of the mid-to-late-'80s Hollywood rock scene do not necessarily include bands that may pop into one's mind. My band, Guns N' Roses, and the close network of friends that we kept, were a ragtag bunch of outcasts that remained rather insulated and kept to ourselves during this period. We had little in common with the popular L.A. bands then. Though parts of this story may seem a bit dark, this period of my life was one of the funnest and most profound. It also contained many strong elements of a young man's rite of passage, including a loss of innocence in many respects and facing mortality as a result of losing close friends to overdoses. Maybe not the usual rites of passage, but at the time these life hurdles seemed normal.

"I packed my bags and cut my ties with my hometown of Seattle in September 1984. The idea of driving to New York in my beat-up 1971 Ford Maverick became moot as soon as I realized that, on a budget of $360, the East Coast was just too far away. I decided Los Angeles was a safer place for me than the heroin-infested punk scene of the Pacific Northwest. I was badly mistaken."

All The Roads (with the Grascals)--I wrote that in Montana at least 15 years ago. They were plowing the snow and the song took maybe ten minutes. It's bluegrass, which is something I love. You can tell by the way I'm singing this that I'm into it. It's like I'm on the Opry, standing there with Bill Monroe.

Red, White & Pink-Slip Blues--Once I heard "Eighteen months and two days ago/the mill closed down and moved to Mexico" on the demo, I really got into it. Then you get to that powerful chorus. A lot of people have let me know they're all over it and what it says. Especially with these economic and political times, it represents the views of a lot of people.

The show will feature a wide variety of work by Crahan including a number of acrylic on canvas paintings, framed photography, prints, and some of the Polaroids from his upcoming book, The Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey. Also on display will be the jewelry of Chantel Crahan, paintings by Frank Hansen, and paintings and films by Scott Kaven. The evening will be curated by the Des Moines based Moberg Gallery.

As an acclaimed singer/songwriter, he worked tirelessly at his craft developing melodies and writing lyrics, never resting until he felt they were complete.

As an exceptional foodie, he co-founded Salvador Molly's Restaurant, and created the renowned Secret Aardvark habanero hot sauce; Secret Aardvark's fans are legion and the sauce can be found on the majority of Portland's restaurant tables.