The scoop on Cypress Hill’s new album and Travis Baker’s beef with the papi in just a bit, but first…

Deftones are releasing a free download of a song from their upcoming album, “Diamond Eyes.”

It’s called “Rocket Skates” and can be downloaded at Deftones-dot-com.

“Diamond Eyes” comes out May 18th. (more…)

The scoop on a group with some famous re-mixers and a potential pop punk super group, after the jump.  But first!

Linkin Park fans and iPhone addicts will likely appreciate this news: The nu-metallers will premiere a new song through the upcoming Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion Apple iPhone and iPod Touch game, which will be available soon. (more…)

The scoop on Travis Barker’s lawsuits, and an alternative rocker who is NOT joining Aerosmith, after the jump.  But first!

Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan is reportedly dating ditzy pop airhead Jessica Simpson.

Simpson has been a friend of the 42-year-old rock star for some months now and tweeted in September “My friend, Billy Corgan, has a pure and enlightening outlook on faith.”

Now, a ‘source’ tells E! News that Simpson has “fallen hard and is smitten” with Corgan and they are “officially dating”. (more…)

The scoop on Age of Electric’s albums being re-released, and Blink 182′s plans after the jump, but first!

Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill got married over the weekend.

People magazine reports Followill married singer Jessie Baylin at an outdoor ceremony in Brentwood, Tennessee, on Saturday. (more…)

The scoop on Lego: Rock Band and some White Stripes/Raconteurs rarities after the jump…but first…

The members of My Morning Jacket will guest-star as themselves on an upcoming episode of “American Dad” on Fox. (more…)

The scoop on Alexisonfire’s Labour Day plans and what Jack White has been up to after the jump, but first…

Blink-182 is postponing more shows so drummer Travis Barker can grieve for his friend, D-J A-M.

The band say on their website they will postpone their next two shows, in St. Louis and Cleveland, and the rescheduling will affect the shows in Charlotte and Atlanta. (more…)

The scoop on the new Alice in Chains record and two ESSENTIAL shows after the jump, but first…

Billy Corgan says the Smashing Pumpkins should have new material on the horizon, with the target being “for putting out new music in October.” (more…)

Details on an essential b-day celebration and the next Rock Band game, after the jump, but first!

The Charlatans UK are coming to Canada in September.

The British band will play the Music Hall in London, Ont. on Sept. 22 and Toronto’s Mod Club the next night with openers Hatcham Social. (more…)

The scoop on Blink 1-82′s cheap tickets, and a couple of essential alternative artists are back in the studio, details coming up after the jump.  But first!

Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood has told NME.COM the band have begun recording their new album with producer Nigel Godrich.

The bassist revealed that the band went into the studio to start work on the follow-up to 2007′s ‘In Rainbows’ last week (beginning May 11)

“We’ve just started work [in the studio] last week,” he told NME.COM. “It’s really cool and everything is sounding great. It’s early days and it is a bit like having a scrapbook at the moment because everything is up in the air, but it’s good to be back in the studio.”

He was quick to praise Godrich, who has produced every Radiohead album since 1997′s ‘OK Computer’.

“He’s brilliant,” Greenwood gushed. “He can make everything sound like it’s working together rather than us trying to kill each other.”

REM have also begun work on a new disc.

Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills have tentatively demoed 14 tracks for the follow-up to last year’s ‘Accelerate’ LP, according to Pitchfork.

The pair have been working on the songs with producer Tucker Martine in Portland, without singer Michael Stipe.

The songs have a “broader” sound than the band’s last album, Buck revealed.

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Blink 182 are set to embark on a reunion tour this summer and will offer fans tickets at the low price of $20.

The band, who performed a surprise gig last week at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, will be joined on the tour by a variety of high-profile acts including Panic At The Disco, Fall Out Boy and Weezer, as well as The All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday.

The $20 ticket price includes fees and taxes, as well as free parking at the event.

Here are the shows scheduled near us for August:

Quebec City, Quebec Quebec Colisee Pepsi (7)
Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre (8)
Toronto,The Molson Amphitheatre (23)

The scoop on Blink’s tour mates, Wolfe Island Music Fest and a treat from the Beasties after the jump…but first!

Kings Of Leon have announced that they will give their first live performance on MTV at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards later this month.

The Followills will share the bill with Eminem for his first live public performance since 2005. (more…)