(antiMusic) Creed frontman Scott Stapp says the reunited group is about "a week and a half away" from pre-production for its new album, tentatively titled "Full Circle." And he promises that "we're gonna have an album mixed and mastered in the next five weeks" -- hopefully for an August release.moreThe attorney representing the man accused of shooting and killing Atlanta rapper Dolla in Los Angeles on Monday claims that his client acted in self-defense.more
The Eels' E says his beard inspired the wolf-man style character that voices his songs on the group's new "Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire," which comes out June 2.more
Idle Idol: Apparently it was mostly entertainment writers who were excited about this season's American Idol finale and not viewers. The karaoke contest show wrapped its eighth season Wednesday with the lowest rating ever in the 18-49 demographic for an "Idol" finale, even as the series touted its largest margin of victory yet over competitors this season.more
Story Of The Year are hard at work writing their second full length for Epitaph Records. Guitarist Ryan Phillips states: "It's turning out really good. I'm very happy with what's coming out."more
Michael Jackson delay 'not due to health': Concert promoters for Jacko say he is in "great shape" after he delays his first four London shows.more
Municipal Waste is doing a free show with Trap Them at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood on June. They will be there to promote the upcoming August 25th release of their new album, "Massive Aggressive."
There will be no encore for Jay-Z and Def Jam. The rapper confirms reports that he has left the record company more
British comic author Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell, Swamp Thing, Batman) is collaborating with Mike Patton of Faith No More, Tomahawk, Mr.Bungle and Justin Broaderick of Jesu and Godflesh on a new multimedia project more.
Massive Attack vocalist and musician Robert "3D" Del Naja has revealed plans for a huge world tour to support the release of their long-anticipated fifth album out in October via Virgin/EMI.more
German power metallers Stormhammer have announced that their new replacement drummer is Ruben Strenzke. The band is also set to release their new album 'Signs Of Revolution' on May 22ndmore
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play three shows at Giants Stadium in New Jersey this fall before the arena is torn downmore
A poem about a dead dog which was thought to have been written by Bob Dylan, was actually a song by late Canadian country singer Hank Snow.more
Former Billboard chairman William D. Littleford, whose grandfather William H. Donaldson founded the trade publication in 1894, died peacefully at his home in Princeton, N.J., on May 14. He was 94.more
Fake Funerals? Dark Funeral have issued the following message: "Apparently we are plagued by an imposter, mainly operating through MySpace and Facebook, but most likely on other similar forums too. This has now been going on for a couple of months. And at this point it has gotten so bizarre that we simply have to go out with a joint statement!" more
Indie band Elbow are celebrating a double win at the Ivor Novello awards, including the main award for best song.more
Trivia question of the day: Many people know that Radiohead took their name from a Talking Heads song. But what was their original name?
The answer to yesterday's question: Quiet Riot's megahit "Cum on feel the noize" was a cover of a Slade song. - more News Quicks
