Pop Eater asked Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil about some negative things he wrote about his bandmates in his new book. Pop Eater asked "You wrote that you dread when one of them calls because there is always an ulterior motive." Neil responded, "Yeah, for a while there was always an ulterior motive for everything that was done and I still think that way. When decisions are made about something I always try to figure out the angle. I don't completely trust them but I don't think they completely trust me either. It's a two-way street. That's the way things have evolved. That's with all Motley business, not just the band." He wasn't all negative towards his bandmates, read the full interview here

Poison singer Bret Michaels is scheduled to appear on The Ellen Degeneres Show on Wednesday, October 13th. more

Lordi have fired a member for unmasking. They tell fans, " "It is our unfortunate task to inform that Kita [drums] is no longer a member of Lordi. Kita has made a decision to pursue his own career publicly as himself, without his alter ego Kita. This is in direct conflict with one of the cornerstones of Lordi's image. Therefore it is not possible for him to continue as a member of the band anymore." more

Mew is planning a new compilation of favorites to be released later this month. According to Sound Venue, the disc will be titled Eggs are Funny and it will be issued on October 25, 2010. more

Kid Rock has upload the "Born Free" Album Cover here

Scale The Summit have entered Paint It Black Studios in Orlando, FL with producer Mark Lewis (All That Remains, The Black Dahlia Murder) to record their next Prosthetic Records release. more

Bullet For My Valentine have been forced to cancel their slot on tonight's (Tuesday, October 5th) Lupo's show in Providence, RI, due to illness. more

My Chemical Romance revealed the cover art for their upcoming new album, Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys is here

Guitarist Dan Rock has rejoined Psychotic Waltz, the reunited cult early 1990s progressive metal band from El Cajon, California. The group, whose lineup now includes all five original members, will embark on a European tour as the support act for Nevermore and Symphony X in February/March 2011. more

Confide has officially confirmed plans to disband following their upcoming tour dates in Japan. more

The L.A. Times is reporting that come the end of this month, Wilco will return to the studio to begin recording what is currently their untitled eighth record. more

Betrayer has announced that they have parted ways with bassist Norm Michaud. The band is currently seeking an experienced bassist. more

Glyder have split up. And it appears a number of factors led to this decision. more

Shai Hulud will be touring Canada along with Lionheart, Counterparts, and Hundredth. more

Live Nation Executive Chairman Irving Azoff told analysts that the concert business will end 2010 on a sour note. Next year may improve, he said, as hitmakers who sat on the sidelines in 2010 plan major tours. He's especially optimistic that Van Halen , Fleetwood Mac among others will fill arenas and ampitheaters. more

Roger Waters' 30th anniversary show of Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' has sparked a bit of controversy. NME reports that the historic outing has been accused of being anti-Semitic. The allegations come from the Anti-Defamation League, who claim the stage show uses imagery associated with stereotypes about Jews and money. more

According to the Simon & Schuster web site, Stone Temple Pilots/Ex-Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland's autobiography, "Not Dead & Not For Sale", has had its tentative release date pushed back to April 12, 2011. more

King of Leon's Only By The Night, issued in 2008, has been named the top-selling digital album in the UK, reports Music Radar. According to official figures, the album has been downloaded 276,000 times, just ahead of Lady Gaga's The Fame with 261,000 downloads. more

ASB reports that Pavement left fans at their Las Vegas concert baffled on Friday, October 1 when frontman Stephen Malkmus hinted the reunited band's appearance would be their last. The group reformed earlier this year to play their first live shows in just over a decade following their 1999 split, but their disjointed performance at the Pearl Ballroom in Sin City's Palms Casino appeared to signal the beginning of the end for the California rockers. more

Black Label Society - featuring leader Zakk Wylde (ex-Ozzy Osbourne) who was released from a Nebraska hospital following treatment for a "blood clotting condition" in his leg yesterday - hit the stage again in Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Ballroom last night (Saturday, October 2). Video footage featuring a surprise pre-show jam including a cover of Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer' can be here

Alexisonfire has revealed the tracklisting for its forthcoming release 'iTunes Originals.' The all digital release features short documentary clips as well as five re-recorded tracks. more

Bret Michaels talked to E! about his naked Billboard cover. "I said, 'Listen, I have two requests-good lighting and a warm room. That's all I'm asking for,'" Michaels tells E!. "If I'm walking out with it all f**king hanging out there for the world to see then, well, I need good lighting and a warm room." And some sit-ups! "I didn't eat for a day and I did about 2,000 sit-ups," he says. more

Styx frontman Tommy Shaw has posted an audio clip from his new Bluegrass side-project, The Great Divide, due out in 2011. more

Skarhead will tour Europe in November. The group's line-up will include Lord Ezec, Myke, Riggs Ross, Mike Cools, AK Rey, and Matty BK. more

Glastonbury 2011 tickets sell out within four hours Organizers Michael and Emily Eavis thanks punters for being 'patient' with booking system more

Amazon.com is listing an April 26th, 2011 release date for the official biography from original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley called No Regrets more

A film based around the music of The Beach Boys is reportedly in the works. more

Ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, who is currently performing with Avenged Sevenfold filling in James "The Rev" Sullivan, met up with Sullivan's family for the first time on on September 17th in Irvine, CA. more

Wrench In The Works has called it quits. Formed in 2004, the group has released three albums, two with Facedown Records. more

Lamb Of God were not be able to perform at the Quito Fest in Ecuador this past weekend. The band were at the airport when their flight, and all flights, to Ecuador were canceled due to the attempt to overthrow the Ecuadorian government. more

Romanian music site Rock Stage sent over a link to photos from Ozzy's show in Bucharest on Saturday. Check em out here

On this day in 1970, Janis Joplin was found dead at the Landmark Hotel Hollywood after an accidental heroin overdose. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here -

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