Guardian Music — BBC4 documentary Heavy Metal Britannia offers an affectionate look back to a time when the leather-clad likes of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon became Top Of The Pops regulars. But what forces forged the unique alloy that is British metal?"Metal... more info

MTV.com News — Phish's Trey Anastasio, E Street Band guitarist 'Little' Steven Van Zandt will also honor this year's inductees.By Ryan J. Downey Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong — one ... more info

NME - Festivals — Can the UK really support two high-profile rock/metal festivals? Because, on the strength of last night's Download announcement, the increasingly bitter rivalry between Sonisphere and Download seems to be weakening the bills of both bashes. Sure, AC... more info

A British radio DJ is being criticized for playing Van Halen's "Jump" as police tried to talk a suicidal woman down from a highway bridge last week. more info

Sky News — A radio disc jockey is under fire after playing Van Halen's song Jump while police tried to talk a suicidal woman down from a motorway bridge. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Steve Penk played "Jump" for suicidal woman more info

Guardian Music — We reveal which artists fill up the iPods and Spotify playlists of the world's most evil menBlame spin doctors or the inevitability of baby boomers coming to power, but today, nearly every politician seems to be a pop and rock aficionado. Gordon Brow... more info

NME - Festivals — There are plenty of rumours flying around about this year's Download (June 11-13) line-up, the first acts from which are set to be announced by Live Nation in a couple of weeks. Them Crooked Vultures, AC/DC and Van Halen look likely to be the main... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Dyson/WireImage.com We’ve seen our share of strange lawsuits in 2009, from Joe Satriani versus Coldplay versus Cat Stevens over “Viva la Vida,” Starbucks’ battle with Carly Simon — even Eddie Van Halen taking Nike to court over a col... more info

Live Daily — Boston rockers Killswitch Engage [ tickets ] have unveiled a winter trek of the US as they continue to back last summer's self-titled release. The headlining run, which gets underway Feb. 4 in Boston, will crisscross the country, stopping by clubs... more info