Welcome to the wild world of "Weird Al" Yankovic - a world populated by a Pennsylvania Dutch gangsta-rapper ("Amish Paradise") and a serial-killing Saint Nick ("The Night Santa Went Crazy")

Happy Birthday to Venezuelan singer Devendra Banhart (1981), Gnarls Barkley singer Cee-Lo Green (1974), Pavement singer Stephen Malkmus (1966), Audioslave/Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello (1964),

Fontana International is poised to reveal Canada's best kept music secret to fans stateside. On May 19th, Canadian Pop/Rock sensation, Hedley, will unleash their US exclusive masterpiece,

The music festival season is upon us! Line-ups, dates and venues are continuously being announced for this summer's crop of festivals. Here's the lowdown on some of the biggest American musical smorgasbords:

Happy Birthday to Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm (1974), rapper Raekwon (1970), ex-Rage Against the Machine singer Zack de la Rocha (1970), rocker/horror film director Rob Zombie (1966), "Huff" actor Oliver Platt (1960),

Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave star Tom Morello has been declared a soldier for peace by a group of Iraq War veterans. The rocker has been presented with one soldier's medals for fighting for an end to war back home in America.

Rocker Tom Morello's great uncle was Kenya's first President, Jomo Kenyatta. The Rage Against the Machine star grew up with a photo of the leader

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — Blaring from a speaker behind a metal grate in his tiny cell in Iraq, the blistering rock from Nine Inch Nails hit Prisoner No. 200343 like a sonic bludgeon.

Rage Against The Machine star Tom Morello is adamant the rockers will not release any more new material - because he wants to concentrate on his solo project.