Rolling Stone — Earlier this month Aerosmith surprised fans with news that guitarist Brad Whitford would miss the opening dates of the band’s summer tour with ZZ Top due to an unspecified surgery. The band is now revealing that a head injury has sidelined Whitford... more info

NME — Legendary rockers also cover Elvis Presley more info

NME — Papa Roach and Whitesnake also plays on the bash's final day more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: ZZ Top’s beards struck back, AC/DC’s Angus Young got airborne, Pink was surrounded by smoke, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan returned and up-and-coming hip-hop star Drake took the stage at Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam. Check out the week’s ... more info

VH1 Blog — VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip As promised. Here’s a teaser for our Storytellers show that’s coming up on June 27 at 10  pm. The Texas Top really raise a ruckus with just guitar, bass, and drums, right? Watch â... more info

VH1 Blog — VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip Those three bearded dudes from Texas, the guys who like to splash around in the Rio Grande mud, are VH1’s next Storytellers guests.  ZZ Top recently taped their show in Chicago, and... more info

Spinner.com — It's the economy, stupid, and summer tours are no exception. But a season packed with perfectly logical, bang-for-the-buck double bills -- Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction, Aerosmith and ZZ Top, Billy Joel and Elton John, for example -- got us th... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — With everybody from Aerosmith to ZZ Top embarking on greatest-hits tours this summer, you might think the music biz has decided not to put out new CDs this summer. more info

Live Daily — Aerosmith [ tickets ] guitarist Brad Whitford will have to sit out part of his group's soon-to-launch co-headlining tour with fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top [ tickets ]. According to a statement from Aerosmith's camp, Whitford is on th... more info

Guardian Music — His dad invented parallel universe theory and he's back with a new record to match his beard but does E, AKA Eels' Mark Everett, know why? Not reallyWhat's new pussycat?Nothing much coochie. I'm trying to invent a beard bathing cap for those times wh... more info