Happy Birthday to "Heroes" actress Hayden Panettiere (1989), French singer Alizee (1984), The Prodigy singer Liam Howlett (1971), System of a Down singer Serj Tankian (1967),

Happy Birthday to "Veronica Mars" actress Kristen Bell (1980), System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian (1975), "The Pacifier" star Vin Diesel (1967), actress Anne-Marie Johnson (1960),

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),

System Of A Down rocker John Dolmayan has auditioned to become the Smashing Pumpkins' new drummer.

It's been a long eight years for America…longer for some than others (see New Orleans). Luckily, we have some very creative musical artists out there suffering along with us. For them, the first amendment is expressed through their music.

Montreal foursome Priestess is recording tracks this fall in Los Angeles with producer Dave Schiffman (Anti-Flag, Avenged Sevenfold, System of a Down) for the band's follow-up to its acclaimed 2006 debut, Hello Master.

Happy Birthday to "Heroes" actress Hayden Panettiere (1989), French singer Alizee (1984), The Prodigy singer Liam Howlett (1971), System of a Down singer Serj Tankian (1967), "The Matrix" actress Carrie-Anne Moss (1967),

The Illusion of Progress marks Staind's sixth studio album and is the follow-up to 2005's RIAA platinum-certified Chapter V. Staind's last three studio albums all debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart,

Happy Birthday to "Veronica Mars" actress Kristen Bell (1980), System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian (1975), "The Pacifier" star Vin Diesel (1967), actress Anne-Marie Johnson (1960),