Rolling Stone — • Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger Hearing Becomes Battle Over Chicago Top stories from the last three days: • Ne-Yo: Rihanna “Says She’s Fine” • Depeche Mode Offers Unique “Season Pass” Via iTunes • Emin... more info

Rolling Stone — With the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger facing an antitrust subcommittee right this moment, several artists have come out in support of the proposed merger that would unite the concert giant with the ticketing leader. Seal, Shakira, Journey and Eddi... more info

Undercover, Australia — There will not be a new album from Van Halen for a number of years because bass player Wolfgang Van Halen has to finish school. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Crap StackHere at Spinner, we receive more CDs than we can possibly listen to. Sadly, many of them, whether good or bad, get consigned to The Crap Stack, where they languish until they're eventually carted off to become shiny silver ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — A short promotional video clip from CHICKENFOOT, the new "supergroup" featuring former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, can be viewed belo... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — World Entertainment News Network reports that Eddie Van Halen has told Hustler magazine that VAN HALEN has put its plans for a new studio album on hold so that so the group's youngest member, Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie's 17-year-old son), can finish h... more info

ContactMusic — EDDIE VAN HALEN was so out of practise when the band started their last tour, his teenage son had to help him perform his own rock classics. Van Halen recruited Wolfgang, ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Eddie Van Halen was so out of practise when the band started their last tour, his teenage son had to help him perform his own rock classics. more info

The Associated PressConan O'Brien packing up for move WestThe Associated Press - 2 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) - Nearly two dozen guitars are scattered on the floor and sofa in Conan O'Brien's office in Rockefeller Center, most of them gifts from musician... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — There's always a black sheep in every family. It's inevitable, a law of nature. Have more than one kid, and someone will be left with a short deck.For brothers, it's even worse. You're either the "cool" brother or the "other" brother. There's no way ... more info