Rolling Stone — Pixies will turn their European Doolittle live shows into a limited run of 1,000 CDs and 500 USB wristbands available 10 minutes after each show ends at the venue or online at at Pixies Live. The USBs also include five videos produced for the tour. C... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Autumn Lee Photo Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith — fresh off contributing to supergroup Chickenfoot and picking up a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — has just launched another project, the all-instrumental Bombastic... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS -"Chickenfoot", one of 2009's biggest, new rock bands, made up of drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), bassist Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani and vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen), today announced an Octobe... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: DJ AM, Chickenfoot, AC/DC • Chili Peppers, Kiss Lead Rock Hall Nominees • Aerosmith “Taking a Breather,” Perry Says • Britney Announces New Track, Best-Of Comp • Unreleased Jackson Single Due Oct. 12th • Kanye, Em, Wayn... more info

Rolling Stone — MTV haven’t confirmed they’ll air DJ AM’s Intervention-style reality show Gone Too Soon, but sources tell the Live Feed the deceased musician’s family is in talks with the network over when to run the eight-episode series. Chickenfoot’s deb... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Legato/FilmMagic Joe Satriani’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Coldplay and Capitol Records has been dismissed. As Rolling Stone reported last December, the Chickenfoot guitarist sued the band, arguing that “substantial original po... more info

MTV.com News — Suit over alleged similarities between 'Viva la Vida' and 'If I Could Fly' has reportedly been dismissed.By Gil Kaufman Coldplay's Chris Martin Photo: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images Guitarist Joe Satriani's copyright infringement lawsuit agai... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday Judge Pregerson dismissed Joe's "Viva La Vida" copyright infringement lawsuit "upon Stipulation" which according to TwentyFourBit means the Chickenfoot guitarist got himself paid. Parse the dockets here if you can. more info

Live Daily — Classic rockers Van Halen [ tickets ], who mounted a hugely successful nostalgia tour in 2007, plan to return to the road next year, according to comments Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff reportedly made during a public appearance yesterday (9/9). Az... more info

Rolling Stone — While the Red Hot Chili Peppers slumbered, the band’s members have been keeping busy these last couple of years, what with drummer Chad Smith joining all-star group Chickenfoot, frontman Anthony Kiedis developing a series for HBO and bassist Flea e... more info