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Current A Perfect Circle and former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha has stepped back into the world of being a solo artist, with his 'Look to the Sky' album arriving next week. But, for those who want to sample it before the disc arrives in stores, Iha has united with TeamCoco.com to stream the effort a full week before its street date.

Lamb of God had a memorable summer for mostly the wrong reasons, but drummer Chris Adler has a positive state of mind about how things will turn out for singer Randy Blythe relating to his alleged manslaughter case in Prague.

Pearl Jam's next record may be a little bit further off than initially thought. Though Matt Cameron stated in an interview that he was recording drum parts prior to leaving for Soundgarden's tour in November, bassist Jeff Ament revealed that there's still plenty of work to be done on their forthcoming release.

It looks as though Bullet for My Valentine will be approaching their next record at a more lengthy pace. The group, who had already taken some time off while singer Matt Tuck worked out his guitar chops with Axewound, ran into another complication as guitarist Michael “Padge” Paget just underwent back surgery.

Photographer Laura London didn’t have to look far for inspiration, and her work will be shown in the self-explanatory exhibit titled ‘Once Upon a Time … Axl Rose Was My Neighbor.’

It’s not been a good year for Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin. After starting the year with a cocaine possession charge, the vocalist was arrested again today (Sept. 4) after getting into an argument with a flight attendant that led to an emergency landing.

Green Day were scheduled to play a show in Bologna, Italy tonight (September 2) but were forced to cancel after frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was hospitalized.

– Kasabian are eyeing Jack White for what would be their first-ever collaborative recording with a fellow rocker. “I respect Jack, and in some way, shape or form we’d love to kick around in the studio with him,” guitarist Serge Pizzorno says of the potential pairing, which we already can’t wait to hear.

While frontman Jacoby Shaddix recovers from vocal surgery, Papa Roach have unleashed the video for ‘Still Swingin,’ the first single off their upcoming album ‘The Connection’ (due Oct. 2).

The Jay-Z-led ‘Made in America’ is ready to take place next week, but one prominent artist on the bill has bowed out at the last minute. Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell was among the top-billed performers for the festival, but it was just announced that a scheduling conflict is taking him away from the event.

The bridges between bands and their fans continue to crumble, with Linkin Park taking the latest step with their new ‘Lost in the Echo‘ interactive video. The clip went live Wednesday, with lots of their fans not seeing the band, but rather some of their closest friends in the video.

Guitar great Eddie Van Halen is resting after recently undergoing emergency surgery. The Van Halen co-founder had been suffering significant pain as of late that came about as a result of Diverticulitis.