Taking The Unknown Substance Guns N' Roses promoter MCD may well have thought Irish politicians and consumer advice bodies were taking the "unknown substance" when they suggested the company refund fans who were at the band's Sept. 1 Dublin …

Robert Plant Covers Low Robert Plant revived Band Of Joy, the name of his pre-Zeppelin cover band. He'll release an album, also titled Band Of Joy, on Sept. 14. Among the Los Lobos and Richard Thompson covers are two covers of Low songs …

Charlie Watts Talks Rolling Stones Farewell Tour In a recent interview with Le Parisien, Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts revealed a possible timeline for the band's rumored farewell tour."We're discussing it at the moment," Watts told the French paper …

Rolling Stones Reportedly Planning 50th Anniversary Tour Rolling Stones devotees can expect the revered band to tour again, according to drummer Charlie Watts. The 69-year-old kit man confirmed that the group will likely start things up again in 2011."We're discussing …

Time capsule for Beatles fans A new DVD about the Beatles' initial appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" is like cracking open a time capsule.Almost as interesting as the band making its musical introduction to America in 1964 is …

Winfrey, McCartney among Kennedy Center honorees Oprah Winfrey is giving up control over one show she'll be in this fall: the Kennedy Center Honors.The 56-year-old TV host and actress will be honored at the 33rd annual event in Washington on Dec. 5, along with …

John Lennon's Killer Up for Parole Again John Lennon's killer is again up for parole in New York.Mark David Chapman is scheduled to be interviewed at the Attica Correctional Facility this week. The interview could be as early as Tuesday (Sept. 7).

Holzman on the day Dylan went electric Jac Holzman, who founded Elektra Records 60 years ago and is now back in the swing of things as senior advisor to Warner Music Group's Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman on the company's digital strategy, has seen quite …

Billy Bragg Teams with Rosanne Cash, Joe Henry for New Album Billy Bragg, Rosanne Cash and producer Joe Henry will be teaming up this fall for a new album that's slated to come out in 2011. The project, Bragg tells Billboard.com, is an outgrowth of Henry's biannual curation …

More Drummers For Bonzo The tribute to Led Zeppelin's John "Bonzo" Bonham just keeps getting bigger as drummers for Paul McCartney, Jane's Addiction and Ratt join the lineup's big beat groove.Set to honor the 30th anniversary of Bonham's …

Santana Returns To Vegas Santana returns to its Las Vegas residency, slotting a few January dates while promising more to come. Currently playing The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel / Casino now through Sept. 5, the critically acclaimed …

Crosby, Stills & Nash Recording Classic Rock Covers Album In a recent interview with Billboard, Graham Nash revealed that a Crosby, Stills & Nash album of classic rock covers is in the works.The as-yet-untitled album is produced by Rick Rubin. Nash wouldn't speculate …