Paste Magazine — A live opus, twenty-five years in the making The 1970s saw the heyday of the rock opera, with musical opuses by Genesis, Queen and Meat Loaf all vying to out-bombast The Who’s seminal Tommy and Quadrophenia and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesu... more info

Guardian Music — James Cotton Blues Band - The Sky Is FallingJames Cotton is a famous blues harp player. We had a lot of great players on the Taking Care of Business album, like Johnny Winter and the late Michael Bloomfield. It was an attempt to bring him a little bi... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Rock AlmanacSpinner.com: On This Date in 1972: 'Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell,' by Meat Loaf, flies up to the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. The Almanac Advises for October 30: "Many bats are migratory, which mea... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: NEDERSTIGT/AFP/Getty Meat Loaf hits the highway like a battering ram, Lupe Fiasco goes on a college road trip and Yo La Tengo plan a special Chanukah run in New Jersey. Follow the jump for the complete set of dates. Meat Loaf October 17 - Cl... more info

Undercover, Australia — Meat Loaf spent 3 days in a London hospital this week. more info

AP - A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony earlier this week. more info

Detroit Free Press — LONDON-- A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony earlier this week. more info

Topix — A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony earlier this week. more info

USA Today Music — A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony ... more info

E! Online — Looks like Meat Loaf came down with a case of the Janet Jacksons. The classic rocker has been discharged from a London hospital after undergoing three days of "testing and... more info