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Jimi Hendrix: Murder?

JIMI HENDRIX: Road Manager Says Death Was Murder Jimi Hendrix's one-time road manager makes a remarkable claim -- the iconic guitarist did not die of a drug overdose as most have believed for the past 40 years.

Rod Stewart: No Mo'

ROD STEWART: Eight Will Be Enough Just like the TV show's title, eight is enough for Rod Stewart.

Led Zeppelin: Bonzo Tribute

LED ZEPPELIN: A Concert for Bonzo Jason Bonham will lead a tribute to his father, Led Zeppelin drummer John "Bonzo" Bonham, on the 30th anniversary of his death.

Guns N' Roses: A**hole Behavior Again

GUNS N' ROSES: Yeah, Riiiiiight Axl Even though no one in the rock world believed Guns n' Roses would go on on time during their festival performances in England over the weekend, Axl Rose is still making excuses for why they didn't.

Chickenfoot: New Music

CHICKENFOOT: Cramming in Work Sammy Hagar says Chickenfoot has four new songs done, but he doesn't know when the supergroup will release a second album.

Grateful Dead: Six Disc Set

GRATEFUL DEAD: Incognito The Grateful Dead are releasing a six-CD collection of two shows they played in Virginia on October 8th and 9th, 1989.

Eric Clapton:Next?

ERIC CLAPTON: Looking Beyond His New Album Although Eric Clapton's next album, Clapton, doesn't come out until September 28th, he's already looking down the road.

Joe Walsh: Solo Disc

JOE WALSH: Solo Album Ready to Go Joe Walsh has a new album in the can, but he won't release it until he's done working this year with the Eagles.

Elvis+Nick: Playing Around

ELVIS COSTELLO, NICK LOWE: You Play Mine, I'll Play Yours Longtime friends and collaborators Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe are teaming up for two unusual benefit concerts on October 1st at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall.

Lennon: Birthday Doin's

JOHN LENNON: How Yoko Will Remember His 70th Yoko Ono will celebrate what would have been her late husband John Lennon's 70th birthday, October 9th, in Iceland.

Joe Perry: Wassup?

AEROSMITH: Perry's Not Sure What's Going On Though Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton has said that Steven Tyler will indeed be a judge on American Idol this coming season, guitarist Joe Perry isn't certain it's a done deal.

Ian Hunter: Festival fight

IAN HUNTER: Explains London Fracas At London's High Voltage festival last month, Joe Elliott's set -- which featured an appearance by Ian Hunter -- was cut short, resulting in a fight with stagehands.

Keith Richards: Autobiography

KEITH RICHARDS: Author, Author Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards will read excerpts from his autobiography, Life, at the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on October 29th.

Allman Brothers: Fall Tour

ALLMAN BROTHERS: A Few More Dates The Allman Brothers Band have added a few more dates to their Northeast tour in November. The tour starts November 11th in Philadelphia. --Sal Cirrincione

Brian Wilson: Oz Concert

BRIAN WILSON: Filling in for Peter Gabriel in Australia Brian Wilson has salvaged a mega-concert this fall in Melbourne, Australia. Peter Gabriel was to headline the November 1st show -- which also includes such A-listers as Chicago, America and Peter Frampton.

U2: Too Long, Too Loud

U2: Fined and Invested U2 has paid a $22,000 fine to the city of Barcelona for playing too long and too loud last year as they prepared to start their 360-Degrees tour in the Spanish city.

Genesis: No Peter

GENESIS: No Gabriel Reunion on the Horizon When Genesis reunited in 2007, the initial talk was that it would be a reunion of the Peter Gabriel-era of the band, but that was not to be.

Black Sabbath: Reunion?

BLACK SABBATH: One Step Closer to Reuniting With Ozzy? Two of the four original members of Black Sabbath have said they'd like to work again with Ozzy Osbourne.

Guns 'N Roses: WGAF?

GUNS 'N ROSES: Tour Forecast Just Rosy There was plenty of drama in the touring world when a Twitter message went out saying Guns 'n Roses frontman Axl Rose had pulled the plug on the band's impending European tour.

The Kinks: Ray's Workin' It

THE KINKS: Ray's Recording Update Ray Davies continues to work on his collaborations album.

Santana: Mixes It Up

SANTANA: More on Special Show Santana's Las Vegas residency show, Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits, will be a little different this Wednesday night.

Aerosmith: Tit For Tat?

AEROSMITH: Getting Rough on Stage Last week was a rough one for Aerosmith.

Grateful Dead: Even Further Out

GRATEFUL DEAD: Furthur Into the Fall Furthur, featuring former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh, have extended their tour into the fall with amphitheater and arena shows scheduled through late November.

Steven Tyler: Oops.

STEVEN TYLER: Idol Deal Done and Another Stage Tumble Aerosmith bass player Tom Hamilton tells The Post-Standard of Syracuse, New York that Steven Tyler will be a judge on American Idol this year.

Ringo: Family Digs

RINGO: Going, Going... The Liverpool house where Ringo Starr was born 70 years ago is one step closer to being demolished.

Ted Nugent: Busted

TED NUGENT: This Is Reality Ted Nugent has been slapped with a $1700 fine in California for baiting a deer and not having a properly signed hunting tag.

U2: New Cd's

U2: Next Three Albums? Bono tells Rolling Stone that U2's next album will be "club-sounding."

Aerosmith: Future, Schmuture

AEROSMITH: Livin' in the Present With all that Aerosmith have been through over the past year -- Steven Tyler's injury; Tyler wanting time away from the band; Joe Perry's motorcycle wreck -- bassist Tom Hamilton says he is concentrating on the present and not wondering about the future.

Black Sabbath: Oz Time

BLACK SABBATH: One More Time With Ozzy? Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler is open to the idea of the band reuniting with Ozzy Osbourne again.

Blondie: New CD

BLONDIE: Panicked Blondie have a new album in the can and we can expect to see it released in North America next year as the band works out a label deal.

Brian Wilson: New Album Of Standards

BRIAN WILSON: Gershwin Album in Stores Brian Wilson says he's been fascinated by the music of George Gershwin since he was two years old.

Lennon: Note From 1971

JOHN LENNON: Letter to British Folkie Surfaces A British folksinger recently became aware of a letter John Lennon wrote to him in 1971.

Eric Clapton: New CD

ERIC CLAPTON: New Tunes on Tuesday As we reported, Eric Clapton will release his new album, Clapton, on September 28th.

The Beach Boys: Dennis's Story

BEACH BOYS: Give the Drummer Some The Beach Boys' late drummer Dennis Wilson will have his tale told in a new movie titled The Drummer.

Elvis Costello: Cranks Out Another...

ELVIS COSTELLO: New Album in October Elvis Costello has titled his new album National Ransom, and it's due out October 5th.

John Lennon: New Documentary

JOHN LENNON: Documentary About His Final Hours Britain's ITV network will commemorate the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's murder with a documentary titled The Day John Lennon Died.

Faces: So Far, So Good

FACES: Pass with Flying Colors While we wait to see if The Faces will bring their reunion to the U.S. next year, reports from the U.K about the few shows they did recently have been favorable.

Robert Plant: Percy Does The Honors

ROBERT PLANT: Ribbon Cutter Robert Plant will be on hand to help open a new community center near his home in England.

Pink Floyd: Dave Does Syd

PINK FLOYD: Gilmour Produces Barrett Collection Pink Floyd singer-guitarist David Gilmour is the executive producer of a Syd Barrett career-retrospective album, which is due out in the U.K. in October.

Bryan Adams: Icon

BRYAN ADAMS: New Hits Set Bryan Adams has put together a new hits collection that will be released on August 31st.

Whitesnake: New CD

WHITESNAKE: Here They Go Again Whitesnake are re-building their lineup while recording a new album.

Rolling Stones: More With Marty

ROLLING STONES: Team Up With Scorsese Again Director Martin Scorsese, who's worked Rolling Stones music into a few of his movies, including Goodfellas and The Departed, is using their 1965 song "She Said Yeah" in a commercial he's directed for Bleu De Chanel men's cologne.