Gary Glitter Arrested On Suspicion Of Sex Offenses

They report, "Scotland Yard has said it is following about 400 lines of inquiry as part of the operation - which is looking into claims Savile, who died last year aged 84, abused hundreds of young girls and some boys" over a period of 40 years. Read more about the case and Glitter's arrest here.

Las Vegas Street Renamed For Guns N' Roses

(hennemusic) Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas and Clark County will today declare Paradise Road to be known as Paradise City Road in honor of rock legends Guns N' Roses' first-ever residency, "Appetite For Democracy," at The Joint.

The street will pay homage to the band's' record-breaking hit "Paradise City" through their extended run Wednesday, Oct. 31 - Saturday, Nov. 24.

At 2:30 p.m. on Monday, members of Guns N' Roses will celebrate with a renaming event in Hard Rock Hotel's parking lot in front of Paradise Road, next to the main valet entrance. more on this story

Arcade Fire Working On New Album

(Gibson) Arcade Fire are working on the follow up to 2010's award-winning The Suburbs. In an interview with Ottawa radio station CKCU, the band's drummer Jeremy Gara says they hope for it to be ready by the end of 2013.

"We are just working like we always have," said Gara. "We took a couple months off and we've been writing songs. Now we're in the studio pretty much full-time just doing what we do. And we kind of shut the door. We haven't really gone out and done anything in over a year now. We haven't done photos or interviews or anything. We're just working on music and growing beards and living at home a lot and going out to dinner together."

Gara admitted the band were taking their time, saying that Arcade Fire work at their own pace with no firm deadlines from managers or recording label. "We're not that far into a record, but we've been working for a few months now," he said. more on this story

Metallica's Voodoo Set Goes Online

(hennemusic) Metallica stepped in to replace Green Day at the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans on Saturday and video from the set has gone online.

Metallica headlined the second of the three-day event at New Orleans City Park. Green Day recently ceased all live and promotional appearances in support of their newly-released album "¡Uno!" following an onstage meltdown by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in Las Vegas, which resulted in the singer currently seeking treatment for substance abuse.

The festival was streamed online so fans around the world could check out the action, and video of Metallica's performance has now surfaced. Watch it here.

Nirvana The Broadway Musical?

(CBS Local) While the contentious court case between pop star/X Factor judge Britney Spears and her former manager Sam Lufti continues to broil in Los Angeles, some rather interesting (and somewhat disconcerting) news has emerged from the proceedings.

As reported by the Daily News, during Lufti's testimony he announced that he's working with former Hole frontwoman Courtney Love on something big in conjunction with the legacy of Nirvana.

"[Courtney Love and I] are currently working on a possible motion picture or Broadway musical based on the Nirvana catalog, based on her life and Kurt Cobain's," Lufti surprisingly announced during his court testimony, adding the he's currently co-managing Love. But when he was pressed directly about the musical, Lufti was reticent to confirm or deny anything regarding the alleged Nirvana musical/movie. more on this story

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Vocal Chord Problems Treatable

(hennemusic) Megadeth kick off the North American portion of their "Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour" on November 9 in Providence, RI. Before the North American dates begin, the group are headed into the studio to begin work on a new album.

Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: Last Thursday I went to see an ENT (ear, nose, and throat Doctor), to find out the status of the damage to my vocal chords that they discovered prior to my surgery, and my neck from after the surgery. I was told during the first MRIs that I had a cyst or something on my vocal chords, and I didn't give it anymore thought, because the fusion was way more important.

I still find it laughable that someone I know said I was a p****y while lying in an ER awaiting spinal surgery for contemplating cancelling the BIG 4 show in NYC. I guess the old saying, "You spot it - you got it!" applies here. Except I don't want to offend our female fans by comparing this excrement to a body part of theirs.

I walked away from the surgery, which was done after the concert (who's the p****y now?) and was a complete success, thinking I had nodes or polyps or something, and I wanted to wait until a year after the surgery to go get checked, because I just didn't want to go under the knife again that soon, if of course I had too. Thank God I don't.

Fortunately, if you can say that, my problem with my vocal chords is treatable. Read the rest here.

Original Slipknot Singer To Share Stage With Corey Taylor

Hometown fans of Slipknot are in for a very special show tonight as the band's original singer and current singer will be sharing the same stage.

Slipknot's original singer Anders Colsefni's current band Painface is opening tonight's show at Wooly's in Des Moines for current Slipknot singer Corey Taylor's other band Stone Sour.

Colsefni left the band before they had their big break but he did record a demo with them in 1996 entitled, 'Mate Feed Kill Repeat'. more on this story

Video From Rolling Stones Club Show Goes Online

(hennemusic) Video of the Rolling Stones' surprise Paris club show has surfaced. The band played the La Trabendo club on Thursday, marking the first time they've played together on stage in more than five years.

600 lucky fans saw the intimate show, which was announced via Twitter just hours before the event. The Stones have offered up pro-shot footage of "Jumpin' Jack Flash," but more video is hard to come by, as fans were forced to give up their cellphones before entering the club.

One fan managed to capture some stealth video, as the Stones run through "Shattered" and "When The Whip Comes Down," both from 1978's "Some Girls" album. Watch it here.

Journey Sidelined By Hurricane Sandy

(hennemusic) The Journey concert with special guests Pat Benatar featuring Neil Geraldo, and Loverboy, scheduled for October 30th at New York's Barclays Center, has been cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.

All on-line and phone credit card orders will be automatically refunded. Remaining refunds are available at point of purchase.

Journey's current North American tour wraps up in mid-December with three dates in Honolulu, Hawaii. more on this story

Avril Lavigne Covers Nickelback

(CBS Local) This is how Avril Lavigne reminds us she's engaged to Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger.

The singer is covering Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" from the Canadian band's 2001 album, Silver Side Up, MTV.com reports.

The song, which was written about Chad's ex-girlfriend, will be featured on the soundtrack for the anime film, One Piece Film Z. more on this story

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Appearing On The View

(hennemusic) Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry will appear as guest on ABC's The View on Friday, November 2.

The interview is schedule to promote the band's new album, "Music From Another Dimension," which is set for release November 6.

The day before the project hits stores, Aerosmith will play a surprise concert on the streets of their hometown, Boston. more on this story

Frank Mullen Not Leaving Suffocation

Suffocation fans can rest easy, frontman Frank Mullen is not leaving the group, but he does plan to cut back on his involvement.

He has updated fans about the misunderstanding a recent interview created about his future with the band: "I am not leaving Suffocation," commented Mullen. "Massive one month long touring on my side cannot be done anymore though. When the new album is released next year I will be touring as much as possible to support the album as well as the following year in 2014."

"When I was asked that question in the interview I was taken off guard and didn't really know what my schedule was going to look like next year and wanted to try and answer. I haven't given much thought to what our touring schedule would look like since we've been in the studio recording the new release. So I'm going to be getting out there as much as I can to support the album and get out there in front of the ones who have supported Suffocation over the years, the true fans. So we are going to be supporting this record as soon as it comes out" more on this story

Sammy Hagar No Longer Plays Music For A Living

(hennemusic) Sammy Hagar celebrated his 65th birthday a few weeks ago with his annual series of Birthday Bash concerts at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Apart from his music ventures Sammy has his chains of restaurants and bars, as well as his new Beach Bar Rum drink. Hagar spoke with CNBC about some of these projects, as well as his take on the changes in the music business.

"I sold almost a hundred million records in all my incarnations and made a lot of money - enough to put me in all these other businesses and make me secure for the rest of my life, so I can't complain about what's going on," explains Sammy. "I like playing music for free. I think it should take the business out of it, so now you gotta reinvent yourself."

"I'm fortunate that I have other ways to make a living. I no longer play music for a living," he continues. "I got my band, my crew, I pay everybody else, but I don't look for it for my income so, therefore. I don't have to do it." Watch the interview here.

Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Whisky Releasing This Week

(hennemusic) On Tuesday, Japanese distiller Suntory Liquors will release a limited edition of its blended whisky, "Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Whisky," as part of the Stones Bar series. The limited-edition run is limited to 150 bottles.

This whisky is a blend of carefully selected malts distilled and casked in milestone years throughout the band's 50 year history, including a malt from the year the band formed that has been long-aged in mizunara (Japanese oak) casks. Its weighty, complex aroma calls to mind both dried and ripened fruits, and even cacao and espresso, and its rich heaviness and slight bitterness expand in the mouth with a velvety smoothness. The aftertaste is a pleasant and expansive woodiness akin to the fragrance of the finest aloeswood, and a soft smokiness.

The Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Whisky is bottled in a crystal bottle designed around the band's iconic lips and tongue logo. The bottle features the logo cut in relief on the front of the bottle, and a diamond-shaped decorative stopper. The bottle comes in a stylish box modeled after a black sofa. more on this story

Prince Give Kimmel Rock & Roll Love Affair

(CBS Local) Last week, Prince took the stage during Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform his newest single, "Rock & Roll Love Affair."

It's a funky, bluesy, horn blasting track that had Prince shooting off grins of joy to the crowd.

As the credits rolled on the show, Prince and the band began to play "The Dance Electric," a odd choice that sent fans into a frenzy. Prince wrote the song for his former bass player André Cymone's solo album in 1985. Watch video here.

Travis Barker Stars In 'Helping Parents To Rock' PSA

(CBS Local) In Jimmy Kimmel Live's most recent sponsor-driven sketch, Blink-182's Travis Barker tells the story of a once super-cool, tattooed rock star that had sadly lost his mojo after becoming a parent.

"Being a dad is great. But things start to happen to you that they don't tell you about in parenting books.. dark things," Barker says with a stoic, rather depressed-looking face. Fortunately for the drummer, he's soon saved when he finds an invaluable public service that restores his old life; "Helping Parents To Rock."

According to the PSA, his time as a parent had robbed him of his drumming chops and destroyed his taste in music and pension for making trouble. Read more and watch the PSA here.

Soundgarden To Perform on Jools Holland

(Gibson) The reunited Soundgarden will perform on the BBC's television show Later... with Jools Holland on November 6.

Later… is all-live and a showcase for classic and upcoming artists. Soundgarden are also adding three "bonus" tracks to a deluxe edition of new album King Animal.

The cuts will be demo versions of the songs "Black Saturday," "Worse Dreams" and "By Crooked Steps", all of which appear in finished form on the main 13-song album. more on this story

Paul McCartney Streaming New Christmas Song

(CBS Local) It's difficult to match the uniqueness of Paul McCartney's 1979 holiday original, the now-classic "Wonderful Christmastime," so jolly old saint Macca isn't even trying. He's released his new Christmas song for streaming.

The track is a cover, as most holiday songs tend to be, of the Christmas standard "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)." The jazzy rendition sounds as though McCartney is lightly caressing his fingers over the piano keys and giving his most elegant croon.

The mood of the whole thing certainly fits in line with McCartney's most recent album, 2012′s Kisses on the Bottom, a collection of classic pop covers. Listen to it here.

The Legend of Stairway To Heaven

(Gibson) How did high school dances end before November 8, 1971? That's the date that Led Zeppelin released a promotional disc to FM rock stations that would become the world's most-played radio hit and cross over to teen-packed auditoriums everywhere, "Stairway To Heaven." It was an unlikely on-air success at eight-minutes long, but in the early '70s FM DJs could still play the full-length version of "Inna Gadda Da Vida," Iron Butterfly's 17-minute bathroom break anthem. And the length of "Stairway," plus the song's long quiet build-up, made it perfect for slow dancing until the explosive finale, which provided an outlet for the hormonal energy that the slow dancing generated.

The song that Gibson Les Paul legend Jimmy Page described as "crystallizing the band" started taking form in 1970 during Page and Robert Plant's famous songwriting vacation in rural Wales at a cottage called Bron-Yr-Aur. Page developed the acoustic opening section there, and Plant wrote the initial verse. By the time the entire band regrouped at the Headley Grange rehearsal and recording building in East Hampshire, England, Page had several distinct pieces of electric and acoustic music that he felt were related to that initial theme. While Page tried to weave the sections together with drummer John Bonham and bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, Plant sat in a corner, writing. When he stood up and started singing, about 80-percent of the lyrics for "Stairway To Heaven" were complete.

Led Zeppelin cut the basic rhythm tracks for "Stairway To Heaven" in December 1970 at Basing Street Studios in London. Plant cut his vocals in early 1971 at Headley Grange. Then Page retuned to Basing Street to cut his solos. Initially it went poorly. Page couldn't quite hit the mark after a number of passes. According to Jones, he could see concern in Page's eyes, so Jones broke the tension by turning toward the guitar wizard and declaring, "You're making me paranoid!" Page shot back, "You're making me paranoid!" And with the air cleared by laughter he nailed the solo's elaborate architecture in a few more passes.

Page saw "Stairway" as a successor to "Dazed and Confused," an epic musical adventure in several movements. As for Plant, he'd drawn on Scottish folklorist Lewis Spence for his lyrics. more on this story

Things You Might Not Know About Eric Clapton

(Gibson) Guitar great Eric Clapton is preparing for his 50th anniversary tour next year and in a recent post on his official website, Clapton broke the news that, indeed, he has been recording a new studio album that will reach fans' ears in early 2013. It's a good time then to look a bit closer at the man they called 'God"

He's the only artist who's been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times. In 1992, Clapton received his first induction into the Rock and Hall of Fame, for his membership in the The Yardbirds. A year later, he was again inducted for his role in the legendary power trio, Cream. Finally, in 2000, he was inducted as a solo artist in the very first year in which he was eligible.

He would have gotten a fourth Rock Hall induction, had he been successful in his quest in join another "Band." "I first met Eric in Los Angeles around the time Music from Big Pink came out," The Band's Robbie Robertson told Spinner, earlier this year. "[Later] he came to our house in Woodstock to visit with us. I thought he was just curious but then he said years later that the real reason was that he had come to join The Band. I made a joke out of it, saying, 'Were you implying that we need a new guitar player?'" Ironically, Clapton presented The Band with their Rock Hall induction in 1994.

The one instance in which he believed he might retire from music was … when he left The Yardbirds. "The Yardbirds were determined to have a hit and I was determined not to be involved with that," Clapton told Larry King, in 1998. "I actually thought I was going to retire. I was 18 years old, and I thought, it's over. Every band I looked at had the same agenda: Let's get a hit record and recording contract. And I kind of went, and then what? For me, the road was about a different thing altogether." Read the rest here.