Guardian Music — London Royal Festival HallPatti Smith regards the audience in the Royal Festival Hall with an affectionate, rather maternal smile and sighs. "In the true spirit of Ornette Coleman high-pressure Meltdown," she announces, "I'll be joined by many people... more info

Live Daily — With its debut album spending its second week in the Top 5 on the US chart, rock supergroup Chickenfoot [ tickets ] has booked a new batch of shows for its upcoming late-summer tour. New to the group's schedule since last check are eight new shows... more info

The Music Fix — News: Chickenfoot - the all-star rock band consisting of 2 parts Van Halen (Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony), 1 part Red Hot Chili Peppers (Chad Smith), and Joe Satriani, will perform the entirety of their debut eponymous album at London's 02 Shepher... more info

Live Daily — "The E.N.D.," the latest release from hip-pop outfit Black Eyed Peas [ tickets ], moved just over 300,000 copies during its first week in stores, enough to earn the set a No. 1 debut on the US album chart. With sales of about 304,000 copies, "The ... more info

MTV.com News — Peas kick Dave Matthews Band to #2, as Mos Def and Pleasure P debut in top 10.By Gil Kaufman Black Eyed Peas Photo: MTV News The E.N.D. is clearly just the beginning for the Black Eyed Peas. Thanks to the speaker shredding mega-smash "Bo... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Some 14 years after their first performance at Slane Castle, Oasis are looking forward to a triumphant return to the Banks of The Boyne next Saturday where they will perform before a crowd in excess of 80,000.For the eighth Marquis Conyngham (formerl... more info

MTV.com News — Eminem's Relapse holds tight at #2, while 311 and Chickenfoot make strong debuts.By Gil Kaufman Dave Matthews Photo: MTV News The Dave Matthews Band lead the charge in a week of change at the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The venerable j... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Redtelephone66 said...The Robbs "S/T" (1967 Lp)Cherokee (post Robbs) "S/T" (1972 Lp)Paul Masse "Butterfly Lake" (1968 Lp)Zalman Yanovsky "Alive And Well In Argentina" (1968 Lp)The Rabble (two albums):"S/T" (1968)"Give Us Back Elaine!" (1969)The Paupe... more info

MTV.com News — 'Adam is who he is and he's not afraid,' 'American Idol' winner says of Lambert.By Eric Ditzian Kris Allen and Adam Lambert Photo: Bruce Glikas/ FilmMagic While "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert has been content to allow the ongoing s... more info

Live Daily — We're all in agreement that the comparison is inevitable, yes? Former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony alongside an established guitar god and a bona-fide powerhouse drummer? Seriously, what did you think it was going to remind every... more info