(Jam!) The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has been forced to call off three summer gigs in his native Britain due to poor ticket sales. Simon Fishwick, general manager of the historic Powderham venue, explains, "It's all to do with poor ticket sales, I'm afraid. "more

(NME) Lenny Kravitz has been cast in new futuristic teen movie The Hunger Games. more

(BW&BK) Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford spoke with MTV about their appearance on American Idol, "Because we've lived so long and done so much stuff in heavy metal and we've seen so many crazy things and heard so many crazy things, when we heard this we went, 'F**k! That's incredible, man. Let's do it, you know? This is insane. That's just amazing,' " He explained of their reaction to getting Idol exposure. "So as it progressed from 'Another Thing Coming' till this point now, when we're on the carpet and we're about to do the show, it's just a dream come true for Priest, for metal and, mostly, for James Durbin." more

(Punknews.org) Two-time Super Bowl champion and Denver Broncos great John Elway has apparently been made aware of the existence of Ft. Collins, CO-based outfit Elway, and his legal team has sent the band a document requesting that they change their name, though it's important to note that the band hasn't yet been sued yet nor served with a cease and desist letter. Elway guitarist/vocalist Tim Browne was kind enough to offer Punknews.org a statement here

(The 1st Five) H2O are set to enter the studio to record an all-covers album. The album titled Don't Forget Your Roots, will pay homage to the bands that have influenced and inspired H2O. more

(BW&BK) Aerosmith members Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer will be guests on In The Studio this week talking about the 35th anniversary of their landmark album, Rocks, with professional radio broadcaster and rock musician interviewer Redbeard. more