EDDIE VEDDER gave rock star advice to BRADLEY COOPER before he made “A Star is Born”. . . and Eddie says he nailed the part. 

IRON MAIDEN has a live album coming out this month. Nights of the Dead will be released on November 20.  

DAVID COVERDALE is hoping to reissue his 1993 collaboration with JIMMY PAGE for a 30th anniveersary celebration.

GILBY CLARKE says GUNS N’ ROSES don’t have a “rebellious spirit” anymore. 

Here’s some behind the scenes footage from the AC/DC “Shot In The Dark” video.

GREEN DAY donated up to 10,000 cups of coffee to people either working the polls or standing in line waiting to vote in the Oakland area. 

RATM’s TOM MORELLO released an EP, Comandante, which features his pal SLASH appearing on the song “Interstate 80″.

There are a lot of VAN HALEN bits and pieces tucked away in various vaults, including an alternate take on “Hot For Teacher” featuring different lyrics and EVH playing both bass and guitar. Read more here.  Meanwhile, DAVID LEE ROTH dedicated a previously unreleased song called “Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill” to EDDIE VAN HALEN. Diamond Dave has also launched a new web comic, The Roth Project.

There’s a new DAVID BOWIE biopic on the way, but it’s not authorized by his estate, nor does it include any of his music.