Alan Rickman will always be Professor Severus Snape to us, but he's about to take on the guise of another, more modern legend. You might not have heard of Hilly Kristal, but surely you have heard o...

Late rocker Johnny Ramone's autobiography is finally going on sale later this year - eight years after he died of prostate cancer. The Ramones star, who is considered one of the most influential g...

Green Day have been crowned the kings of punk in a new Rolling Stone online poll. The California trio beat out The Clash, The Ramones and the Sex Pistols to land atop the fans' countdown of the b...

Veteran entertainers Julie Andrews and Dolly Parton are set to be honored with lifetime achievement Grammy awards by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The icons will be hailed ...

It is probably no secret that landing a spot on a North American tour opening for Metallica could help your career. Honestly, opening for one of the most revered metal bands in the world has to do ...

Happy Birthday to: Actor Fred Willard (1939) "Flicka" actress Alison Lohman (1979) Rapper Xzibit (1974) Puffy Amiyumi singer Ami Onuki (1973) "X-Men" actor James Marsden (1973) "H...

Happy Birthday to Death Cab For Cutie singer Ben Gibbard (1976), actor Will Friedle (1974), Oasis bassist Andy Bell (1970), guitarist Charlie Sexton (1968), "Fear Factor" host Joe Rogan (1967), Ram...

Happy Birthday to "90210" actor Brian Austin Green (1973), System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan (1973), Deftones bassist Chi Cheng (1970), actors Stan Kirsch and Eddie Griffin (1968), "Good Morni...

Music producer Phil Spector has been found guilty of second-degree murder after a six month retrial in Los Angeles. Jurors, who were handed the case on March 26, reached a verdict at Los Angel...

Pinpointing the creative zenith of the Grateful Dead's career would be a challenge fit for even Sisyphus. That said, one could do a lot worse than looking to the fabled spring tour of 1977, long co...

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 smo...

The music video for My Chemical Romance's "Desolation Row" has finally made its North American debut. The song, a reinterpretation of the Bob Dylan classic, was recorded specifically for the upcomi...

Rhino Entertainment and Sprint introduce Rock The Phone, a Website offering rockin' ringtones for every phone of legendary songs from some of rock 'n' roll's greatest bands, including The Doors, Le...

Every time I see the opening shots of 90210 show, I have to remind myself that I'm not watching The Hills. The show starts off with a new girl entering teacher Ryan's class, and luckily she's a bit...

Happy Birthday to "Flicka" actress Alison Lohman (1979), rapper Xzibit (1974), Puffy Amiyumi singer Ami Onuki (1973), "X-Men" actor James Marsden (1973), "The Matrix Revolutions" actress Jada Pinke...

Happy Birthday to Death Cab For Cutie singer Ben Gibbard (1976), actor Will Friedle (1974), Oasis bassist Andy Bell (1970), guitarist Charlie Sexton (1968), "Fear Factor" host Joe Rogan (1967), Ra...

Happy Birthday to "90210" actor Brian Austin Green (1973), System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan (1973), Deftones bassist Chi Cheng (1970), actors Stan Kirsch and Eddie Griffin (1968), "Good Morni...

Rocker Rob Zombie is selling a "pinhead" mask from White Zombie's "Electric Head Pt. 2" video online. The singer-turned-movie-maker has placed the item on auction website eBay.com, with a starting ...

Former Ramones star Marky Ramone has launched a new safe sex kit campaign aimed at preventing sexually transmitted diseases. The punk icon and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee has teamed up w...

Angry music fans protested outside New York's new John Varvatos store last week - because the clothing store had taken the place of punk mecca CBGB. The East Village live music venue closed its doo...

Rocker Marky Ramone has launched his own safe sex kit as part of "National Condom Week." The former Ramones drummer has teamed up with Minneapolis, Minnesota-based sex education company Ready Two G...

Brian May of Queen "I have spent all my years in believing you, But I just can't get no relief, Lord!" A Composer, a songwriter, an amazing guitarist and he's got the best hair on earth! Wha...

The personal assistant to Linda Stein killed the former Ramones manager by clubbing her to death with a yoga stick. Stein, 62, was found bludgeoned to death in the kitchen of her New York apar...

Former Ramones manager Linda Stein's personal assistant is to be questioned by police investigating her murder. Stein, 62, was found dead in the kitchen of her New York apartment on Tuesday night. ...

Linda Stein, the former manager of The Ramones and real estate agent to the stars, has been murdered in her New York home. Stein was found dead in the kitchen of her Manhattan apartment on Tue...

Cambridge, Massachusetts – October 29, 2007 – Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with distribution partner Electronic Ar...

Rare interviews with late punk icons Johnny and Joey Ramone have been unearthed for a new Ramones DVD. Frontman Joey discusses the band's violent songs on new film collection "It's Alive 1974-1996,...

Italian movie star Marcello Mastroianni, David Bowie, Steve McQueen, Bob Dylan and George Clooney have been named among the 50 Most Stylish Men in the Past 50 Years by men's magazine GQ. Elvis...

-'It's Alive 1974-1996' Features More Than Four Hours of Rare and Previously Unreleased Concert Performances From Around the World Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, Tommy, Marky, Richie, and C-Jay -- The...

Happy Birthday to "Flicka" actress Alison Lohman (1979), rapper Xzibit (1974), Puffy Amiyumi singer Ami Onuki (1973), "X-Men" actor James Marsden (1973), "The Matrix Revolutions" actress Jada Pinke...