Weezer Frontman Hurt in Bus Crash- Scott Weiland Christmas Song- New Izzy Stradlin- Led Symphony- Rock Hall Annex Closing- Hendrix Mob Kidnapping Caper? and more

3 Inches Of Blood singer Cam Pipes had a handful of items stolen from the dressing room of The Veteran's Hall in Santa Cruz, California on Wednesday. more -

Puddle of Mudd Singer Injured During Radio Interview

Puddle of Mudd's frontman had a bit of an accident last week. It will keep him away from the press but not from the fans as they release a new effort this week. Here is the official word: "I was kind of hoping it was more serious than it is," says Wes Scantlin about injuring his right foot's fifth metatarsal bone while in New York City on Monday. "I was told this type of fracture is seen a lot in athlete's - I fractured mine simply hopping off a stool after our appearance on the radio show Rockline."

The injury forced Scantlin to reschedule a series of interviews slated for Tuesday - but the good news for fans is that it will not impact the rest of the band's set up for their latest Flawless/Geffen release "Volume 4: Songs in The Key Of Love And Hate."

"So much for a sexy explanation of what happened," says Scantlin, adding "we will be turning that up a bit when we head back to Los Angeles for our Gibson-sponsored album release party featuring their new Dusk Tiger guitar." The event is scheduled at the Gibson Showroom on Monday December 7, with the album hitting the music marketplace on December 8. - more on this story

Zakk Wylde Offers To Temp for Ozzy

Say what you want about Zakk Wylde but he is taking the highroad in his firing by Ozzy Osbourne as this Rock Radio report shows: Zakk Wylde says he'd rejoin Ozzy Osbourne's band to stand in for new guitarist Gus G any time.

Osbourne fired Wylde during the summer, leading to a series of outbursts where the Black Label Society mainman slammed his former mentor, saying he hadn't been told about his sacking directly and that Osbourne should "man up and pick up the phone".

But he's calmed down now, and says his relationship with the man he calls 'Dad' is back on track.Wylde tells Poparazzi: "Gus G is a great guitar player. Oz was like, 'Zakk, you're doing the Black Label thing.' Our relationship is bigger than music anyway - he's the godfather of one of my kids.

"Whenever he needs me - like if Gus had to go home because his wife was pregnant or something - I'd come out on the road and fill in." - He talks his health and next record here

Tony Hawk: Ride Features Almost 60 Songs

Check out the track list for the Tony Hawk: RIDE video game, which has just hit North American retail shelves. The game, which has a long standing tradition of groundbreaking soundtracks, features more than 50 eclectic tracks.

Ranging from popular anthems from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT and Green Day to new rising artists Band of Skulls and The Temper Trap, the game also weaves through the grooves of The Commodores and The Meters into the high energy of The Stooges and The Replacements in a diverse yet seamless collection of upbeat tunes.

Tony Hawk: RIDE takes the popular action sports franchise in a new direction. The game features a groundbreaking wireless skateboard controller that was designed in conjunction with the game. Using a combination of accelerometers and motion sensors, the intuitive controller allows players to physically control the action by performing various movements and gestures on the board that directly translate into amazing tricks in the game. Without complex button combinations or analog sticks, gamers of various skill levels can literally step on the board and play. - full tracklisting

Sworn Enemy Lose A Member

Sworn Enemy's Lorenzo Antonucci (guitars, vocals) announces his departure from the band after a decade of aggression and continues on with his new endeavor Smashface, who will soon begin recording their debut effort at Rockhard Studios in Austria with acclaimed producer Daniel Castleman (Destroy The Runner, Winds Of Plague).
Antonucci states: "Hey everybody, after a decade of being in SWORN ENEMY I've come to an extremely hard decision: parting ways with the band and longtime friend/partner Sal LoCoco (vocals). This band has allowed me the opportunity to see the world and provided many countless, good memories that I will never forget. SWORN ENEMY has been my baby since the beginning in 2000 and I've put everything that I had into it, giving it my all. It took me a long time to think this through, but after a grueling 75 day tour in the states, I just lost it and had had enough. I will always love the band and will always be a part of SWORN ENEMY, as well as try to write as much as I can for the band if they continue on without me.

"I will continue on with music and as some of you may have heard already, I have a new project with Chris Storey (ex-All Shall Perish) and another amazing shredder Sean Swafford. The band is called Smashface and I'm handling all the vocal duties. I also have a recording studio with my girlfriend (Lidija Lychee) and am also taking guitar lessons from Chris Storey; The man that got me shredding." - Check out my new band

Armored Saint Finish New Album

Los Angeles metal legends, Armored Saint, have completed work on their first new album since 2001'a Nod To The Old School. Joey, John, Gonzo, Phil and Jeff finished up La Raza at Tranzformer Studios in Burbank

"After 6 weeks, the new Armored Saint record is done. Well, not entirely…we still have to have it mastered which should be done in the next 2 weeks. So technically, there's plenty of time for more arbitrary bouts of stress. But all of the tunes have been recorded and mixed. And I have the dark circles under my eyes to prove it!

As the producer of the record, I did in fact work very long and hard on this. But I didn't work alone. Everyone involved worked their asses off. Gonzo, John, Phil and Jeff all came in and gave it everything. Engineer Bryan Carlstrom and his assistant John Nuss were the work horses who kept up the pace in this session which for the most part meant putting in 12 – 14 hour days. I can't say enough about Bryan, Nuss and Annette Cisneros from Tranzformer Studios in Burbank. This is a first class operation and to boot, they all gave heart and soul into the project which these days you just cannot even pay for. We are in much debt with them. Truly wonderful people. - more on this story

Overkill Killfest 2010 With Vader, God Dethroned, Warbinger, Evile and Woe Of Tyrants

Overkill have announced their signature 25th Anniversary tour entitled Killfest 2010. The tour will span the length of the U.S., hitting spots in Canada with one final show at New York City's Nokia Theater. Support duties coming from Vader, God Dethroned, Warbinger, Evile and Woe Of Tyrants.

Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth says, "The road never ends, and that's a good thing kids! We've all been tearing this up for over 25 years now and still going strong. April it starts again and this time it's IRONBOUND, live and in your face, let the games begin!!!!!!!!"

Woe Of Tyrants has just entered the studio to record their follow up to 2009's Kingdom Of Might. Once again, they're working with Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, Alesana, Glass Casket) at The Basement Recording in North Carolina. - more on this story

Free Tunes Every Week from ReverbNation's Playlist 7

ReverbNation, the leading marketing platform for more than 500,000 artists, labels, managers and venues has announced the launch of a new music discovery program called Playlist 7 sponsored by Microsoft Windows.

The program will showcase emerging artists from the rock, pop, alternative, hip-hop, latin, jazz, and electronica/dance genres. Music fans from around the world will choose 7 artists each week to appear in 'Playlist 7' and receive additional promotion and cash compensation.

"The fans get free music from up and coming artists every week, plus they get to decide which Artists make it to the top of Playlist 7," said Lou Plaia, vice president of Artist Relations at ReverbNation. "The artists get exposure and cash compensation every step of the way. Everybody wins with Playlist 7." - more on this story

Rush Guitarist Arrested- Metallica Drummer Hospitalized- Ted Nugent Chain Saw Injury- Nipplegate- Van Hagar Reunite and more top stories from 2004

Today we look at the top stories from the first half of 2004 as we continue our quick look back at some of the biggest stories of the past decade.

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson (real name Alex Zivojinovich) was arrested on New Year's Eve after a drunken row with police at the posh Ritz-Carlton hotel in Naples, Florida. The trouble started after Lifeson's 33-year-old son refused to leave the hotel's stage during a New Year's Eve celebration. Sheriff's deputies reportedly had to use a stun gun on the 50-year-old rock veteran. more

Metallica's Lars Ulrich reportedly suffered some kind of "medical emergency" and according to some reports he was hospitalized. That obviously prevented him from playing the Download festival. There is no official word yet, what happened. Metallica.com has a report about the show going on with special guests

Janet Jackson apologized Monday for an incident in which one of her breasts was bared for a moment as she sang with Justin Timberlake during the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday night. In a statement released Monday night, Jackson said it was a last-minute stunt that went awry. more

Ted Nugent was injured on the Texas set of his reality show when a chain saw cut through his leg. The outspoken rocker, outdoors enthusiast and star of the VH1 series "Surviving Nugent: The Ted Commandments," required 40 stitches to close the gash in his leg more
Music legend Ray Charles died on Thursday at the age of 73. Charles died at 11:35 a.m. with his family by his side at his Beverly Hills home. According to his publicist, Jerry Digney, the cause of death was complications from liver disease.more

Michael Sudore alleges in two separate lawsuits — one in federal and another in state court — that Sum 41 videotaped his confrontation where band members pelted him with a hot dog and taunted him at a Rochester Red Wings game in April 2002. Then, without his permission, they included the video on their 2002 DVD, 'Cross the T's and Gouge Your I's', which accompanied the band's CD, 'Does This Look Infected?'. "They decided to mock him," according to his lawyer more

Michael Jackson was indicted Wednesday by a Santa Barbara County grand jury investigating child molestation allegations, according to news reports. Grand jury indictments are usually secret until a defendant is arraigned. The grand jury proceedings in the Jackson case replaced a preliminary hearing, which determines whether there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial.

Brit glam rockers The Darkness are taking AC/DC to court over alleged "riff thefts". "They just couldn't help themselves could they?" exclaimed The Darkness' singer Justin Hawkins. "'Back In Black'? That's just 'Black Shuck' with a different title innit? As for 'Highway To Hell', well that's just 'Love Is Only A Feeling' speeded up!" April fools!

Limp Bizkit, which suffered slow sales of its long-awaited new album, has been named worst band of the year by readers of Guitar World magazine. Creed, another act that draws sharp reactions, came in at No. 2 even though the Christian combo took the year off. New York rockers the Strokes were No. 3, followed by "all pop-punk bands" at No. 4 and pop-punk band Good Charlotte at No. 5. more

Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he "died" twice after his quad-bike accident. The former Black Sabbath frontman was saved by his bodyguard Sam Ruston, who gave the singer mouth to mouth when he stopped breathing. "If it wasn't for Sam I probably wouldn't be here. He had to bring me back to life twice," Ozzy told the Sunday Mirror. more

Fans at a Puddle of Mudd show in Toledo, Ohio, got a lot less than they bargained for Sunday night when frontman Wes Scantlin cut the band's set short, announced he was too wasted to play and eventually found himself in police custody facing a disorderly conduct charge. more

Former Hanoi Rocks bassist Sam Yaffa (real name Sami Takamaki) has filed an $85 million lawsuit against Roseland Ballroom, MTV Corp. and others, saying his hands and career were hurt when ballroom bouncers jumped him while he was fending off a purse snatcher, according to the Associated Press. more

Art Garfunkel was busted Saturday for a little "hazy shade of winter", e.g. pot possession. He wasn't going to Scarborough Fair for a bit of parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, but it does appear that he was partaking of herbal refreshments. more

A judge has issued a bench warrant for Courtney Love after she failed to show up for her hearing on felony drug possession charges. Love's attorney said that Love was a no-show because of "security concerns" but gave no further explanation. more

Derek Frigo, former guitar player for Enuff Z'nuff was found dead this week. The cause of death is not known at this time. Frigo was reportedly found outside his girlfriend's Beverly Hills home. more

The revealing documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster,'' a hit at the San Francisco International Film Festival, almost got scrapped in favor of a TV reality show about the band members more

Ryan Adams could lose 20 per cent of the movement in his wrist following a horrific fall in Liverpool that has forced the cancellation of his NME Awards Show next month. more

Robert Quine, a noted guitarist of the New York rock scene of the 1970's and 80's who played with Richard Hell, Lou Reed and others, died last week in his home in Manhattan. He was 61. He was found dead by the police on Saturday, said James Marshall, a friend. The police found a note and said they believed the death was a suicide but are awaiting a medical examiner's report. more

Nikki Sixx is said to have injured a fan at a Brides Of Destruction show in Las Vegas Saturday night (May 22) after allegedly hurling his bass guitar into the crowd during the band's performance.more

Lollapalooza 2004 will not be coming to a town near you. Organizers for the tour have pulled the plug, canceling the tour only three weeks before it was set to kick off. The 2004 outing sported an impressive roster including Morrissey, the Pixies, Wilco, Modest Mouse, PJ Harvey , the Flaming Lips, String Cheese Incident and Sonic Youth. But those names were not enough to draw fans to the shows. more

Rapper Mystikal (real name Michael Tyler) was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexual battery against his hair stylist. The 33-year-old Grammy-nominated rapper was arrested last summer in Louisiana, following an incident on July 3rd at his home where his hair stylist claims that Tyler forced her to have sex by threatening to have her prosecuted for stealing money from his checking account. more

Eminem's mom was carjacked on Eight Mile Road last Thursday (January 22). A 16-year-old suspect has been arrested. more

Where do the down boys go? It appears, in different directions. Warrant frontman Jani Lane has officially left the band to pursue a solo career, the group announced on Friday. more

Surf rock pioneer Jan Berry of 'Jan & Dean' passed at away in a Los Angeles hospital on Friday at the age of 62. Berry was one half of the surf rock duo that topped the charts in the mid sixties with hits like "Surf City," "Deadman's Curve" and "Little Old Lady from Pasadena," until their career was cut short by an auto accident in 1966 where Berry suffered brain damage and was partially paralyzed. more

Legendary Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads' induction into Hollywood's RockWalk earlier today turned downright embarrassing when the bronze bust unveiled during the ceremony and later installed along the RockWalk posthumous inductee wall displayed the guitarist's often-misspelled last name as "Rhodes" (an error that has since apparently been corrected). more

The worst kept secret in Rock n roll is no longer just a rumor. Sammy Hagar is once again the frontman for Van Halen . The group plan to embark on their first tour together in almost a decade. more

Rumors of guitarist Buckethead's departure from Guns N' Roses have gained strength in the recent weeks, with many speculating that GNR singer Axl Rose's alleged decision to resume taking guitar lessons will result in him taking on some of the guitar duties himself during the band's upcoming live performances.more

Danger Mouse has plans to create The Grey Album, a mash-up record that combines the vocals from Jay-Z's recently released The Black Album with new beats crafted from samples of the Beatles' classic The White Album.more

Pre)thing lead guitarist, singer and songwriter Rust Epique died of a heart attack in his home in Las Vegas. He was only 35 years old. In addition to playing with Pre)thing (formerly known as Rustandthesuperheroes), Epique was a former member of Crazy Town.more

Last and least, Rolling Stone Founder Honors Self With Rock Hall Induction. Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone magazine and a driving force behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , will be inducted into the Rock Hall this year in the non-performer category. Wenner, is currently chairman of Wenner Media, publisher of Rolling Stone and he was one of the founder of the Rock Hall. more

We'll be back tomorrow with a look at the biggest stories from the second half of 2004 as our end of the decade countdown continues. -

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