Rolling Stone — Last week Steve Van Zandt called up Rolling Stone to chat up his new record label Last Cathedral, which will focus exclusively on hard rock releases. “We decided to keep Wicked Cool a garage label and keep a real consistent identity,” says Van Za... more info

Guardian Music — 50-year-old singer to reveal details of 02 Arena live dates this ThursdayMichael Jackson will confirm a string of live dates at London's O2 Arena during a "special announcement" later this week. Details of how many nights the 50-year-old singer will ... more info

JamBase — JANE'S ADDICTION FINALLY UNLOCKS THE CABINET 3-CD/1-DVD Boxed Set, A Cabinet Of Curiosities Offers Extensive Collection of Never-Before-Heard Demos, Live Performances and Rarities Plus Unreleased and Hard-To-Find Videos Limited Edition Set Ava... more info

Kerrang! — Crossover kings The Prodigy were celebrating last night as their new album, Invaders Must Die, topped the official UK albums chart. Lamb Of God's latest long player, Wrath, debuted at Number 25, while former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant's coll... more info

JamBase — Words & Images by: Andrew Wyatt Galactic :: 02.12.09 :: Knotty Pine :: Victor, ID Corey Henry with Galactic :: 02.12 :: Idaho "They get the girls off, and the rest of us peons, too." That's the initial description I received from a friend ... more info

JamBase — Mama's Cookin' Return to Their Colorado Roots Mama's Cookin' Mama's Cookin' returns to their Colorado roots in March for a 10-day trek through the mountain west. The formerly Colorado-based project is well known in the area for their trademark ... more info

NME — London band Flashguns have had the honour of being among the last bands to record at the legendary Olympic Studios thanks to Blur and The Smiths' producer. more info

Pitchfork — For reasons that can probably all be traced back to Dave Navarro's constant shirtlessness, Jane's Addiction rarely get the respect they deserve. No Pitchfork 500 inclusion, for one! Jane's frontman Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza. That means no ... more info

Pitchfork — For reasons that can probably all be traced back to Dave Navarro's constant shirtlessness, Jane's Addiction rarely get the respect they deserve. No Pitchfork 500 inclusion, for one! Jane's frontman Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza.... more info

This Scene Is Dead — “Robert Plant would sometimes introduce this at concerts by saying: “This song is for our families and friends and people we’ve been close to. It’s a song of love at its most innocent stages.” ” - well that’s what I cribbed from another... more info