JamBase — HAPPY 55TH BIRTHDAY TO HALEN'S "SECRET WEAPON" Though he may not have gotten invited back for Van Halen's big 2007 reunion tour with David Lee Roth, we're still down to celebrate a crucial factor in that band's classic sound (even if Eddie and Alex ... more info

The Music Fix — News: Chickenfoot - the all-star rock band consisting of 2 parts Van Halen (Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony), 1 part Red Hot Chili Peppers (Chad Smith), and Joe Satriani, will perform the entirety of their debut eponymous album at London's 02 Shepher... more info

MTV.com News — Peas kick Dave Matthews Band to #2, as Mos Def and Pleasure P debut in top 10.By Gil Kaufman Black Eyed Peas Photo: MTV News The E.N.D. is clearly just the beginning for the Black Eyed Peas. Thanks to the speaker shredding mega-smash "Bo... more info

Stereogum — It's been over six months since guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay, claiming the verse melody of "Viva La Vida" copies a guitar lick in his 2004 song "If I Could Fly." Coldplay still haven't apologize... more info

MTV.com News — Eminem's Relapse holds tight at #2, while 311 and Chickenfoot make strong debuts.By Gil Kaufman Dave Matthews Photo: MTV News The Dave Matthews Band lead the charge in a week of change at the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The venerable j... more info

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Live Daily — We're all in agreement that the comparison is inevitable, yes? Former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony alongside an established guitar god and a bona-fide powerhouse drummer? Seriously, what did you think it was going to remind every... more info

Live Daily — Hot off a sold-out club tour, rock supergroup Chickenfoot--Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith and Joe Satriani--has rolled out plans for a full-scale summer run. Following a June/July swing through Europe, the group will launch its North Americ... more info

Detroit Free Press — It was news to set hard-rock hearts aflutter: the teaming of Sammy Hagar with guitarist Joe Satriani, Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Detroit-bred drummer Chad Smith. For rock listeners saddled with a decade of rote nu-metal and post-grunge bla... more info

Live Daily — "Man, my hotel room is bigger than this," Sammy Hagar quipped shortly after his new supergroup, Chickenfoot, took the stage in the packed and sweltering basement of Cambridge's Middle East nightclub--and, given the multi-platinum rocker/tequila mogul... more info