Cypress Hill Vs Axl Rose- The Who Over?- Pantera Members Reunite- Ozzy Osbourne The Movie- Motley Fan Murderer- Blink 182 Plane Crash Cause- Kings Of Leon- more was a top story in April. Here is the recap: Cypress Hill's B-Real was interviews by NY Hard Rock Examiner and was discussing working with Slash when the interviewer asked him if he had listen to Guns N' Roses' 'Chinese Democracy' and he had this to say: " No, I mean look. I liked Guns N' Roses in the old form. Right now they're just Guns. Or actually they're just Roses, no guns. Til he puts the rest of the guys back there that sh*t is not Guns N' Roses just cause he owns the name, means nothing." He goes on to off thoughts on other band which changed members hereThe Who's frontman Roger Daltrey fears their performance in London last month could be their last, if Townshend's hearing problems persist. Daltrey tells Uncut magazine, "If carrying on is going to mean Pete going deaf, let's stop now. Entering old age is a silent world - nothing is worth that.
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is set to pen a few songs for the soundtrack for the forthcoming indie pic "Doonby," which is being described as a cross between "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Crazy Heart." more
The Flaming Lips have been forced to scrap a pair of shows in Florida and Tennessee following the hospitalization of guitarist Steven Drozd. The group was scheduled to perform at SunFest in Florida on Thursday, April 29 and at the Memphis in May festival on Saturday, May 1, but both appearances have been canceled.
Original Pantera vocalist Terrence Lee Glaze rejoined his ex-Pantera bandmate Rex Brown (bass) on stage this past Saturday (April 17) at the debut gig from Brown's new project Arms Of The Sun to perform a couple of early Pantera songs — "Come-On Eyes" from 1985's "I Am The Night" and "All Over Tonite" from 1984's "Projects In The Jungle". more including video footage here
Three men who showed up in full Nazi regalia to a Murphy's Law show at a Philadelphia area bar Friday night were attacked by as many as 50 people on the streets after leaving the venue, according to witnesses and club management.more
A movie based on the life of Ozzy Osbourne is to go into production imminently. Blabbermouth have reported that Sharon Osbourne said of these plans: "There's about to be a big announcement. It's been picked up and it's going into production. more
A Motley Crue obsessed 28-year-old man who legally changed his name to Nikki Sixx Serafino has been charged in the second-degree murder. Serafino, who was previously known as Jeffery Alan Smith, was arrested on Friday in connection to the murder of 33-year-old Damon Michael Martin. It was the morning of May 12, 2009, around 8:45 a.m., when Martin was shot in the stomach while inside a house in the Panorama Ridge area of Surrey. more
Under-inflated tires led to a Learjet crash 18 months ago that killed four people and seriously injured Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM, federal safety investigators said, warning that the problem may be widespread on business jets [full story link has expired]
Good Charlotte's Benji Madden was crowned champion at a celebrity boxing match on Saturday night after knocking out former MTV personality Riki Rachtman at a Las Vegas event. It gets funnier, Rachtman was knocked down three times before the referee stopped the fight, ruling a technical knock-out less than two minutes into the first round according Jam! more
Idlewild will go their separate ways once they conclude their current U.K. tour - blaming the hiatus on a lack of "demand" for their music. more
Wolfmother drummer Dave Atkins has left the band after 16 months, having decided the touring life is not for him. He's been replaced by Har Mar Superstar sticksman Will Rockwell-Scott. more
Jack Bruce has further destroyed Cream fans' hopes the classic trio will reform again, insisting the band is "over". The bassist teamed up with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker for dates in 2005 and admits there has been talk of a full reunion tour but that will never happen now. more
Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren has died after a cancer battle. He was 64. Spokesman Les Molloy says: "He'd been suffering from cancer for some time, but recently he'd been full of health. It rapidly deteriorated." McLaren was one of the most colorful figures of the mid-seventies punk revolution, manipulating the Sex Pistols' career so they became the mouthpiece of a generation. more
Kings Of Leon have begun recording a follow-up to 2008's massive-selling album 'Only By The Night'. The band are keeping fans up to date with sessions thanks to Nathan Followill, who has sent several Twitter updates from the studio. more -
2010 is almost halfway gone. Join us this holiday weekend as we look back at the top stories from the first half of this year. This was a top story from April.
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