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Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington will not need surgery for the chest and stomach pains that caused him to check into a hospital for nine days on May 30, and is feeling much better, a spokesperson at the band’s label said. Doctors have instructed Bennington to rest for the next two to three weeks, after which they expect he should be fully recovered and ready to join the band at a warm-up show for the Summer Sanitarium Tour in Las Vegas on June 27 and at the launch of the tour July 4 in Pontiac, Michigan. “I plan on ripping… Read more »

A little over a year since a bus accident nearly prevented him from ever walking again, Dryden Mitchell and Alien Ant Farm are ready to strut their stuff on a monthlong U.S. tour. The singer and his bandmates – Terry Corso (guitar), Tye Zamora (bass) and Mike Cosgrove (drums) – will hit the road starting July 5 in Las Vegas and ending 21 dates later in Houston, according to their DreamWorks publicist. Although they performed a show in December and another impromptu gig last month, the tour is the band’s first since a May 2002 bus accident in Spain in… Read more »

When he belted out “Somewhere I Belong,” we’re guessing Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington didn’t mean that somewhere to be a hospital bed. But the alternametal band’s frontman has been confined to a Los Angeles-area hospital since Friday battling a mystery malady, the group’s label has announced. Bennington was admitted to an undisclosed hospital “after an attack of severe back and abdominal pains,” according to a statement from Warner Bros. Records released Tuesday on Linkin Park’s Website (www.linkinpark.com). “Bennington remains hospitalized as doctors are still trying to determine the cause of these ailments.” With Bennington idled in sick bay… Read more »

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop who amassed a half-billion-dollar fortune over the past 20 years, is saddled with debt and teetering near bankruptcy, his former financial advisers say in a lawsuit. The lawsuit, set for trial June 18, claims Jackson’s extravagant spending has created “a ticking financial time bomb waiting to explode at any moment.” Union Finance and Investment Corp. of South Korea filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claiming Jackson owes the firm $12 million in fees and expenses, plus interest. Jackson previously paid the firm $3 million, the firm said. The lawsuit also seeks… Read more »

The Black Eyed Peas will be going on tour with Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera beginning June 4 in Phoenix and finishing up in St. Paul on August 24. There are now four peas in the pod, with the addition of female vocalist, Fergie. They will also be headlining club dates on their own throughout the tour. BEP will be on the road in support of their new CD, Elephunk to be released on June 24. The first single is “Where Is The Love” featuring Justin Timberlake. Elephunk is pushing the boundaries on every front from rock to pop, R&B… Read more »

After rocking Austin’s SXSW and blowing away the crowd at last month’s Coachella Festival, Blur is all revved up to hit the States touring in support of their new album Think Tank. Just released May 6th, Rolling Stone gave Think Tank four stars citing, “The old Blur have died, but the new, more open Blur come startlingly alive,” and with “Crazy Beat” in heavy rotation on MTV2, its time to show the rest of America what the critics are raving about. 6/9 Long Island Field Day Festival 6/11 Phoenix Marquee Theatre 6/12 Las Vegas House of Blues 6/14 Los Angeles… Read more »

Godsmack takes over the Billboard 200 with a No. 1 debut for “Faceless,” and leads the charge of seven top-20 entries on the album chart. The Universal album sold 269,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, giving the band its best debut week on the chart. The total is easily enough to end the two-week reign of Linkin Park’s “Meteora” (Warner Bros.), which falls to No. 2 on a 30% sales decline to sales of 186,000 copies. “Faceless” is Godsmack’s third major label album and its entry bests the opening position of its last set, “Awake.” That release… Read more »

The Beastie Boys will perform April 25 at Las Vegas’ House of Blues, in a show that will serve both as a tribute to slain Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay and a warm-up for the veteran rap trio’s headlining slot the next night at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Longtime Beasties associate DJ Hurricane will also be on the bill for the all-ages Vegas show, tickets for which are now on sale for $75 and $150. Further details regarding the benefit were unavailable at deadline. It is not known if surviving Run-D.M.C. members Joseph “Reverend… Read more »

The first date of Nick Carter’s solo tour in support of his debut album, Now Or Never, was postponed due to the blizzard that blanketed much of the East Coast with snow on Monday (February 17). “I hope the weather hasn’t affected anyone too badly,” said Carter. “I’m really excited about getting on the road to perform for my fans.” Carter was to perform in Pittston, Pennsylvania, on Monday, but was forced to cancel the scheduled performance. The second date of Carter’s tour-scheduled for the Vanderbilt in Plainview, New York-was postponed from Tuesday (February 18) to Saturday (February 22). Opening… Read more »