The Goo Goo Dolls' Something For The Rest Of Us debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Heart's Red Velvet Car debuted at #10. Iron Maiden's The Final Frontier fell 15 places to #35.

"As She's Walking Away" by the Zack Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson climbed 10 places to #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Iron Maiden's The Final Frontier fell 15 places to #18 on the U.K. Albums chart. Richard Thompson's Dream Attic debuted at #20. Bay City Rollers' The Greatest Hits dropped 18 spots to #30. Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite fell 3 places to #32. The Goo Goo Dolls' Something For The Rest Of Us debuted at #36. Guns N' Roses' Greatest Hits re-entered the chart at #39. Tom Jones' Praise & Blame dropped 8 spots to #40.

Al Jarreau is recovering after undergoing a catheter ablation in France to treat a heart arrhythmia on July 26th. He was already back out performing 9 days after the operation and went into the studio with Eumir Deodato to record a song for a new album due out this fall. He plans to record a new album of his own later this year to be released in the summer.

Paul McCartney and Merle Haggard will be among the honorees at the 33rd annual Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 5th in Washington D.C. The event will be broadcast as a 2-hour prime-time special on CBS on Dec. 28th.

Quincy Jones has a new album, Q: Soul Bossa Nostra, due out in November which will include a guest appearance by LL Cool J.

Billy Bragg and Rosanne Cash have been sending music ideas to producer Joe Henry prior to the duo coming together to work on an album in November.

It's been 8 years since Phil Collins released his last studio album, Testify, and next week he returns with Going Back. Collins revisits 18 1960s Motown Soul classics on the album. Several singles have been mentioned ("(Love Is Like A) Heatwave," "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" and the title track but a video for the Dusty Springfield classic "Going Back" has been released via YouTube.

John Foxx will release his, D.N.A., CD+DVD via Darla Records on Oct. 12th.

It looks like Duff McKagan's stint in Jane's Addiction was to be short-lived (about 5 months.) It seems that musically they were going in different directions according to the band, "From here Duff is off to work on his own stuff so we wish him all the best." The former Guns N' Roses bassist helped write several songs for the band's new record.

U2's Bono and the Edge debuted, "Boy Falls From The Sky," the first song from their Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark on Good Morning America on Friday. The song, sung by Reeve Carney of the band Carney -- who will play the role of Peter Parker -- has a guitar riff eerily similar to their Batman soundtrack song. Fans that missed it might want to check for video from the performance.

The Legendary Pink Dots will release their new studio album, Seconds Late For The Brighton Line, on Oct. 5th via ROIR just prior to a North American tour.

A new KMFDM greatest hits album, Würst, will be released via Metropolis Records on Sept. 28th. A limited edition version entitled Greatest Sh*t will also be available with an additional 19 tracks.

The reunited Swans plan to release their new studio album, My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky, on Sept. 23rd. Several of the tracks were previously released in acoustic versions on the I Am Not Insane collection -- which helped fund the recording process.

Durutti Column's Vini Reilly, 57, has released himself from the hospital 4 days after suffering a minor stroke. Reilly is reportedly recovering well despite some loss of feeling in his left hand. But he's been playing guitar regularly since getting out of the hospital and it seems well enough to book studio time next week.

First it was the departure of former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke. Now it seems that Primal Scream bassist Mani has accused his Freebass bandmate Peter Hook of having a "wallet stuffed with Ian Curtis' blood money." Mani plans to head back to Primal Scream. So, it looks like just before the Sept. 20th release of their debut album, Freebass are splitting.

A new compilation of David Sylvain's collaborations with other artists since 2000 entitled Sleepwalkers will be released in the U.K. on Sept. 27th.

A new collection of Ray Charles rarities entitled Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters will be released via Concord Records on Oct. 26th. Of note is the 1981 recording of Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me, Lord" with Johnny Cash.

Former Aerosmith guitarist Jimmy Crespo has a new project called The Jimmy Crespo Project. Crespo plans to spend the next few years touring and working on material for their debut album.

Mr. Big have started recording their new studio album which is expected out in Japan on Dec. 15th.

Night Ranger's live performance on Westwood One in August of 1984 in Michigan will be released on CD on Oct. 26th under the title Authorized Bootleg: Live Marquette, Michigan 8/8/84.

The reunited line-up of hard rock act King Kobra except for vocalist Marcie Free (who is busy working with Unruly Child and has been replaced by Paul Shortino) are working on a new studio album to be released by Frontiers Records in 2011.

The Indigo Girls will release their first holiday album, Holly Happy Days, on Oct. 12th. The set will contain a mix of traditional and original songs and 3 surprise ornaments packed inside.

Of the $1.35 million the city of Mobile, Alabama, will receive from BP set aside to help Alabama's economy recover from the damage of the recent oil spill, some will be spent to lure some big named acts to Bayfest, the city's 3-day music celebration. One of those bands signed to the event is Motley Crue and Earth, Wind And Fire are expected to play the festival.

A deluxe edition of Slash's self-titled solo album is now available for pre-order at http://fanwall.slashonline.com/. This version will come in a double-CD + DVD box set and include 13 bonus tracks, 3 live concert performances, a video, behind the scenes footage and much more.

John Mellencamp was honored on Thursday night at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium during the 2010 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards with a lifetime achievement award for songwriting.

Devo will be honored on during MoogFest 2010, a 3 day festival in North Carolina starting Oct. 29th, with the inaugural Moog Innovation Award.

Killing Joke will release their new 12-track album, Absolute Dissent, on Sept. 27th via Spinefarm Records U.K. Jimmy Cauty of the KLF designed the cover and a second disc (on the limited edition Deluxe CD) entitled Absolute Respect that will include covers of their songs by Metallica, Amen, Foo Fighters and several other acts. "European Super State" is being scheduled for release as the first single.

Guitarist Phil Chevron of The Pogues has said that the press release about the band retiring after their tour in December "does not come from me and I will neither be supporting it nor discussing it" on the band's official forum. Another bandmate, Spider Stacy, has also said that while it might be their last Christmas tour it will not be their final tour forever.

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith has collaborated with his former A.S.A.P. bandmate Dave "Bucket" Colwell on a new project called Guitars, Beers & Tears. A self-titled album was released in North America last month and is due out in the U.K. on Nov. 1st.

Jetboy will see their 1990 album, Damned Nation, reissued with several bonus tracks via Bad Reputation Records on Nov. 15th.

The executive vice president of the Hilton hotel resort in Las Vegas recently tolk WENN that the hotel has done its own investigation of charges filed by a California woman, Jessica Radowicz, that she was manhandled by Vince Neil in a hotel elevator which left her bruised and shaken up. The hotel doesn't plan to pursue charges against the singer as they've reviewed surveillance video and interviewed witnesses only to conclude that the allegations against the Motley Crue vocalist were unfounded. A spokeswoman for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has said that their investigation into the claims remains open. The singer owns a restaurant in the hotel. Meanwhile, TMZ.com has reported that Neil's arrest in June on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol was due to 3 failed sobriety tests and a blood alcohol level of nearly 3 times the legal limit. He is set to be arraigned on Sept. 27th.

After releasing their first "capsule" of music this summer, The Cult have announced via their Twitter account that they will be "releasing new music in the capsule format Sept. 14th. More information coming..."

Mark David Chapman has been denied parole again for the murder of John Lennon. This December will mark the 30th anniversary of his death. Chapman, now 55 and serving a sentence of 20-years-to-life, is next up for parole in August of 2012.

A new Dio release, Dio At Donington U.K.: Live 1983 & 1987, will be the first official release from Niji Entertainment Group (formed by the late singer and his wife/manager Wendy Dio) on Nov. 9th.

Eddie Vedder's song, "Better Days," from the Eat Pray Love soundtrack will be released as a limited edition single on Sept. 20th.

Drummer Mike Portnoy has announced that he will be leaving Dream Theater after 25 years to continue playing with outside projects which include playing with Avenged Sevenfold, Transatlantic and Hail during the past year.

In celebration of the last leg of their epic World Magnetic tour, Megadeth will release a special 8-track live EP entitled Six Feet Down Under timed with their return to Australia and New Zealand next week. The EP will be available on Sept. 20th via Trans-Tasman record stores and the Metallica.com store. The collection may be a little rough as they wanted to include two songs from each of their tours of the area (1989, 1993, 1998 and 2004) but many of those songs weren't recorded in multi-track until 2004 but several fans came forward with what has been called pretty decent bootlegs.

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member Wanda Jackson will release a new Jack White-produced studio album, The Party Ain't Over, on Jan. 25th via Third Man and Nonesuch Records. Jackson was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Americana Music Awards in Nashville on Thursday.

Rolling Stones fans may want to tune into HDNet this Sunday at 8pm ET when the network debuts Rolling Stones At The Max as part of their HDNet Concert Series. The show was originally shot in the IMAX format and during their 1991 Steel Wheels tour and will be broadcast in true HD.

The Alarm's Mike Peters has signed on to front a reunion by Big Country expected to take place in the U.K. for a short run early next year. Bassist Tony Butler told Music-news.com, "To play again as Big Country was something that was only going to happen if we could find someone who could compliment the band and sing the songs in the way they need to be sung; with heart and soul."

Many people may remember The Vandals as the California rock band they are but, currently, they are a part of a legal dispute going back to 2004. Daily Variety magazine sent a cease and desist letter to the band over the lettering on their 10th album, Hollywood Potato Chip, looking similar to the Daily Variety logo. A settlement was worked out where the band agreed to change their cover art and stop using the similar lettering while any breach of the deal would would see them pay $50,000 plus attorney fees. The settlement has now become a point of contention as the newspaper has filed a breach of contract lawsuit in federal court in Delaware claiming that the album image has resurfaced on a website for the band and its label Kung Fu Records. The band claim they weren't behind the images that were posted and that they were not given the chance to fix any breaches. Bandmember Joe Escalante, a Loyola Law School alumnus, has been fighting the suit. All the court documents have been posted to their website and the band plans to hold a fundraiser concert tonight to raise money to fight the litigation.

Dead Or Alive frontman Pete Burns has released his new solo single, "Never Marry An Icon," via digital music retailers worldwide.

Glen Danzig has recently been spending time editing the music video for the new Danzig single, "On A Wicked Night," which he directed. You can find it now on YouTube.

Former Hanoi Rocks vocalist Michael Monroe has brought in legendary producer Jack Douglas to work on his new solo album which is expected out early next year. They've whittled the new material for the album down to 16 songs that they'll take into the studio and work on this month in Los Angeles. Monroe has been recovering from broken ribs that he received during his performance with Slash during the Summer Sonic festival in Osaka, Japan in August. Meanwhile, Monroe's new live album, Another Night In The Sun, will be released in Europe and Japan on Sept. 22nd.

German electronic act Nude have radically reworked Heaven 17's classic 1982 single, "Let Me Go," for their forthcoming album, Basic Guerrilla Moves, due out this month. The band have also covered Human League's "Being Boiled" for inclusion on the album. Curious to how it sounds? You can hear it at this link.

Emmy Award-winning songwriter/rocker Stan Bush will release his 11th studio album, Dream The Dream, on Sept. 15th. He'll be joining Talking 80s Music as a live guest on Sept. 18th to talk about the new album, soundtracks and more.

D.O.A.'s Joe Keithley has started a new online show: The Joe Show. Fans going down to their merchandise booth during their Canadian tour between certain hours can record their best 2-minute story with an introduction by Joe and possibly some follow-up questions. Starting in November, Joe will be presenting the tales on The Joe Show at http://www.suddendeath.com.

Rob Halford and Metal God Entertainment have announced that they will release Halford IV: Made Of Metal on Sept. 28th.

American saxophone and flute player Hadley Caliman, 78, died on Sept. 8th. He released his first album in 1971 and would work with many jazz notables including Carlos Santana, Earl Hines and Patrice Rushen. In 1980, he recorded with Freddie Hubbard on Hubbard's Skagly album. Signed to Origin Records recently, he released two solo albums (2008's Gratitude and 2010's Straight Ahead.)

Releases heading to stores next week include: Richard Barone - GLOW, The Vaselines - Sex With An X, Grinderman - Grinderman 2, Robert Plant - Band Of Joy, Flotsam & Jetsam - The Cold, James - The Morning After The Night Before, Underworld - Barking, Doro - Fear No Evil, Michael McDonald - No Lookin' Back, Pantera - Cowboys From Hell, Judie Tzuke - Road Noise, Stephen Pearcy - Fueler, Air Supply - All Out Of Love Live, America - Live At The Ventura Theater, The Fleshtones - Hexbreaker!/Speed Connection: Live In Paris '85, Leonard Cohen - Songs From The Road and Ricky Nelson - The Last Time Around 1970-1982