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Aerosmith Farewell Tour Reports Addressed By Joe Perry

And the vocalist says things previously got a little weird backstage when his band and Manson were on the same Ozzfest 2001 bill. Taylor tells Rolling Stone: "I was pretty lit, pretty much for that whole tour. I do remember throwing up in a cup and drinking it in front of Manson and he kind of freaked out.

"He didn't really know how to take it. And then he ran into our dressing room in tighty-whitey underwear and kind of danced for us and kind of ran back out, and we were like, 'What the f*** just happened?'"

The singer, who fronted Crue from 1992 until 1997, recently recorded vocal tracks for two songs written by Mars, and he'd like to continue the collaboration.

But he believes there might be a problem with the contract Crue signed before their farewell tour, forbidding them from undertaking particular activities after their split in December.

Corabi tells Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM: "Mick said he wants to write. I said, 'Mick, if you can be patient with me, I'd love to do something with you - but right now I'm doing this Dead Daisies record, then my record, the live one, comes out shortly after that.'

"So I'm kind of busy. I don't need to do it for the money. I want to be able to focus and put a hundred percent into it." He continues: "The other think I'm kind of concerned with is, I'm just guesstimating here, but there's still some things they have to get situated in the Motley camp.

His work with Presley is credited with inspiring Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and many others, and he's credited with being a major contributor to the development of rock music.

Hinds tells Guitar World: "It's shaping up to be a double album. One is an album I wrote myself and recorded with Brann and Troy during the Once More 'Round The Sun sessions.

"My part is called Cold Dark Place - it has to do with a nasty breakup that I went through. I wrote some pretty dark, beautiful, spooky, funky, ethereal, melancholy music."

The sessions come five years after the supergroup imploded when vocalist-bassist Hughes and guitarist Bonamassa disagreed over balancing their commitments with their solo careers.

But Hughes tells Metalized: "Joe and I are very friendly. We never ever fell out. Joe is a solo artist, as I am now. The fans on the internet thought we were fighting - we never fought. When Joe and I had dinner in March in LA, we hugged each other and said, 'We're friends, we're family.' I'm a big fan of Joe as a person and a musician."

The Heathens video is shot in what is meant to be "the basement of an insane asylum."

Drummer Josh Dun says: "We've got a whole bunch of extras that are prison-looking dudes. I'm gonna get some fake tattoos on my arm and neck - mostly so that I don't feel to intimidated with these guys, I can feel like I sort of blend in a little bit. But it will be cool for the video too, I think."

Kasabian are priced at 5/4 to headline any of the three nights in 2017, with Radiohead and The Stone Roses joint third favourites at 2/1. The Foo Fighters are priced at 3/1.

William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly says: "After yet another successful Glastonbury, all thoughts will already be turning towards 2017's festival and it looks likely that a couple of recently reformed bands - Guns N' Roses and The Stone Roses - may be headlining the Pyramid Stage next summer."

The record features six bass players, with mainman Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover joined by Nirvana's Krist Novoselic, Redd Kross' Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers' JD Pinkus, Big Business' Jared Warren and Mr Bungle and Fantomas man Trevor Dunn.

In April, the band confirmed they'd star in an un-named cartoon which will also feature their music. Crover said: "Two of our songs are going to be included in a cartoon show - a kids cartoon show. Nobody knows that yet. I don't know if I can say what they are but it's pretty cool.

Wilson this month released his solo catalogue via Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, Deezer and Tidal, after years of holding out against the platforms.

He'd decided his concerns over digital distribution were outweighed by the importance of having his music heard. Wilson tells PopMatters: "When Prince passed away I was in Vienna with my band. We heard about a half hour before we went on stage.

"I was very affected by that - Prince, for most of the 80s, was my number-one musical hero. That night I tried to do a little tribute.

"I remember introducing the song, and it became obvious that about 50% of the audience didn't really know who Prince was. Maybe they'd heard the name and a couple of hits, but that was about it. I asked myself, 'How could that be?'"

Now Earache have issued a response to TeamRock, saying the matter was heard by a British court in November of last year and that the court found in favour of the record label.

Dan Tobin, Earache's label manager for the UK and Europe, tells TeamRock: "This issue was dealt with by the courts in the UK back in November, categorically in Earache's favor, so this a non-story in reality.

Frontman Joakim Broden says: "I want to share this joy and happiness with everyone because that's what I'm feeling because the album is done. It's fantastic and I love it."

Guitarist German Vergara says: "Upside Down talks about a future society that has gained awareness of the tragedy that is losing the planet Earth and decides to begin again, living life in a completely different way.

"Emotionally it's a song about regret, but at the same time hope, happiness, and freedom. Musically, we wanted to convey the feeling of vertigo because these humans will live in cylinders that rotate on their axes generating gravity.

The band have also unveiled a video for Quality Of Life, which appears on the upcoming album. A stream of the song was made available in May. Guitarist Matthew Gravolin says: "We would love for Opera Oblivia to be an escape for its listeners, but more than that, we want it to commiserate with people through our common unpleasantries and overwhelming hardships, and also celebrate alongside our inevitable victory. We want people to allow it to befriend them and remain with them long after its sounds fade out."

The follow-up to 2012's ALT was recorded over the space of a week after rehearsal sessions, with all backing tracks recorded live in the studio. And Hammill reports the album is a "vital" addition to the band's catalogue.

He tells Prog: "Some of this music is as technically demanding as anything Van Der Graaf Generator have ever played. Other passages rely on the feel and empathy which has been built up over the years.

"As a whole, it's a confident and assertive exploration of the possibilities of a modern trio. Lyrically, the passage of time and the cascades of shared memory and experience illuminate the songs. Do Not Disturb is a vital addition to the recorded Van Der Graaf Generator canon."

While the band's American guitarist Rob Caggiano and their management firm Q Prime were explaining the importance of Coachella, Poulsen, drummer Jon Larsen and former bassist Anders Kjolholm were clueless.

Poulsen tells Billboard: "We're just hillbilly Danes, we f***ing never heard of Coachella. Rob and Q Prime were just laughing, saying, 'Are you crazy, it's the most important show in America.'

"Me, Jon and Anders were like, 'We don't know the festival, we don't know any of the names of the bands playing the festival.' We were not that impressed. For us, it was just another festival in America. But we could see and hear how important it was for everyone that knew the festival.

It follows the band's two early EPs, Homesick Machinery and Monsters. Guitarist Asger Mygind says: "On Monsters we started experimenting with seven-string guitars and a lot of polymetrics - odd-time signatures over a straight 4/4 beat in our case.

"And it worked so well on the EP that we wanted to elaborate on this for a full album. But I think we have gotten better at producing our music as a band, which has given way to a tighter and more in-your-face vibe on Inmazes."

The dates will follow previously announced shows in their homeland of Australia, along with performances in Germany and Switzerland. They have been lined up in support of their latest album Aesthesis.