The Day in Rock Digest for 9/24/10: Justin Townes Earle has put his tour on hold to go to rehab following his Sept. 16 arrest in Indianapolis for battery, public intoxication and resisting law enforcement. moreThe members of the rock band Parmalee were robbed at gunpoint following a show in Rock Hill South Carolina on September 20th. The band had just finished playing at The Money, a local bar directly across from Winthrop University, and were in their RV when two suspects, Dytavis Hinton and Demario Burris, entered the vehicle with a handgun demanding money. more
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has finally been confirmed as a judge on US TV gameshow American Idol – and he says his bandmates are jealous of his new role. "At first they were jealous. They heard it through the press and not me, but I said to them: 'Four months ago you were looking for another lead singer.' more
Court records show Heart's Nancy Wilson has filed for divorce from writer-director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous/Fast Times) after more than 20 years of marriage. more
Bono's AIDS charity has come under fire Jam! reports that a representative for Bono's AIDS charity has spoken out after the organization came under fire for spending more money on wages than on good causes more
Yahoo has an exclusive stripped down Michael Franti performance of a few tracks from his new album, The Sound of Sunshine. Check it out here
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian maintains the departure of Dan Nelson was entirely the singer's own choice – despite Nelson's insistence the band threw him out. And he says there are no hard feelings with returned member Joey Belladonna, even though Ian publicly stated he'd prefer John Bush to front the band. more
Billy Idol and his current 2010 band, consisting of Steve Stevens (lead guitar), Billy Morrison (rhythm guitar), Stephen McGrath (bass guitar), Jeremy Colson (drums) and Derek Sherinian (keyboards) will be playing a few select shows in California in December to close out a successful year. more
Arsis has announced plans to headline a December tour with support from Powerglove and Conducting From The Grave. more
The Who's Roger Daltrey answers some of the hundreds of questions submitted by fans in a new audio interview. Check it out here. Sadly, he skipped our question "Who are you? Who? who?" It's Friday cut some slack.
Paul Stanley, Slash and Mark Slaugher ares set to appear in "Turn It Up!", a feature-length celebration of the electric guitar. more
Devin Townsend will be performing a free acoustic show at Scrape Records in Vancouver, BC (323 East Broadway) on Friday, October 8th more
Rotten - who feature in their ranks members of Radical Nerve Distortion, Reborn and Hacksaw - have announced the addition of guitarist John to the group's ranks. The band states, " It only took one session to find out that John was the man for Rotten. Both John and Rotten feel confindent about the future and so Rotten is whole again." more
On this day in 1991, Nirvana's album Nevermind was released in America, entering the chart at #144 on its first week, peaking at #1 in January 1992. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here -
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