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:

Actress/model Jenny McCarthy (1972)

Happy Birthday to:

R&B Singer Ciara (1985)

Happy Birthday to:

Grateful Dead / Ratdog founder Bob Weir (1947)

Eighties and Nineties nostalgia are running rampant in pop culture right now. Television networks and film companies are resurrecting TV shows and movies

NEW YORK (AP) — Kiss, LL Cool J and the Red Hot Chili Peppers could be among next year's inductees at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Lit drummer Allen Shellenberger has lost his battle with brain cancer at the age of 39. The rocker was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in May 2008. He was initially treated

The lengthy Red Hot Chili Peppers hiatus is over - the band has announced it will reconvene in October.

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,

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis is to be honored for his charity work by the MusiCares foundation.