During the Stone Temple Pilots weekend show in Toronto, Scott Weiland sang accapella to dispel rumors he has been lip synching on tour. STP also covered Led Zeppelin’s 'Dancing Day'.

Scott told fans at another show. "There has never been a time in the 25-plus years that I have been singing with these guys, or a combination of these guys, or with other musicians, that I have not sang. So, whoever started that bulls**t claim, like so many other bulls**t claims... it's such a travesty. We are a rock 'n' roll band. Rock 'n' roll bands perform live."

Ozzy Osbourne says he once sat next to a dead man on a plane. "I was on a plane once to America and the bloke next to me began making funny noises while eating his nuts. Next thing, I was sitting next to a corpse.

The worst thing was having to press the buzzer to call for a flight attendant, then explain why a bloke who'd been alive a few minutes earlier was suddenly face-down on his tray table. In the end they put a blanket over him and moved me to a seat in first class with champagne."

Dave Grohl says he is not the nicest man in rock. "It's funny to be because the guys in my band would probably tell you otherwise. Certain things make my claws come out and turn me from trademark nicest guy in rock to a f***ing very different person. Because I do have borders and boundaries. "There's certain things where I'm like,'Man, don't even f***ing go there.'"

Slash and his wife, Perla Ferrar, are divorcing. He is asking for joint, physical and legal custody of their two boys, ages 6 and 8. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ the breakup is extremely acrimonious. There is no prenup.

Joe Perry says Aerosmith's current tour may be their last because of Steven Tyler's committment to American Idol. He tells Cincinnati.com, "Tyler told me just a couple of days ago he signed his papers to join the show. As far as he knew, everything's set to go. I think everybody's a little worn out. The tour is winding up, and we don't know when we'll work again as a band. That part of it is up in the air, and it's starting to hit home."

Guns N Roses' performance at the Reading Festival ended in chaos over the weekend. The band started an hour late and then had their mikes killed at 11:30 p.m. local time. Axl Rose tried to sing through a megaphone, but gave up and left the stage.

Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots launched his clothing line, Weiland For English Laundry, in Canada on August 29th. He says, "From early on, I was inspired by rock icons like David Bowie and Keith Richards who helped in molding my personal sense of style."

Stone Temple Pilots were performing in Cincy on Wednesday when Scott Weiland fell off an elevated stage. It took security a minute to pull him back up onto the riser before he regained his composure and started singing again.

Frances Bean ripped her mother, Courtney Love, on Twitter when she Tweeted: "I pity your inability to love yourself. I hope you find your soul, wherever it may be. stop acting like a prepubescent feral cat."

Eric Clapton has a new album coming out on September 28th.  The disc is called "Clapton", and will include collaborations with Steve Winwood, JJ Cale and Sheryl Crow.  Check out Mitch and Vicki's Blog for more information.

Ronnie Wood will release his first solo CD in almost a decade in September. It features Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and Slash on "I Feel Like Playing".

Sharon Osbourne says she hates driving with Ozzy. “He’s got a lead foot on that break and that means I get a bad neck each time I’m in the car with him. I’m up and down so much that it feels like I’m on a horse rather than in a car. He never used to be interested in them but now he reads all the car magazines. He buys driving gloves and he’s even bought himself a few flash cars like a Ferrari and a Jag.”

Kings of Leon star Caleb Followill says he no longer cares about CD sales because of how wealthy he is. "We're already plenty rich, we don't need it. We're like thousand-aires, multiple thousands, multiple. This record has got a little bit of every record we've ever made to this point. All the people that only know us from the last record - which is quite a few people - we wanted to show them a little bit of our background and the kind of music that we've been trying to make all the while."

John Cusack and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder may star in a new movie based on the book “The Curse: Cubs Win! Cubs Win! … Or Do They?” Cusack would play fictional Cubs manager Mike Callan.

Kurt Cobain's daughter, Frances Bean, inherited 40% of his estate on Wednesday when she turned 18. Courtney Love says she will get $40,000-a-month.

Aerosmith was recently performing 'Love In An Elevator' in Toronto when Joe Perry backed into Steven Tyler on a walkway. Tyler went flying into the crowd. Fans caught him before helping him back on stage. Tyler told Perry, "You will pay for that my brother."   Tyler continues to take potshots at Perry on the microphone throughout the show.  Is this band on the outs?

Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd has been homeless for six months. He tells Spin magazine his life fell apart in 1997 when he became addicted to pain pills. When asked where he lives, Ben said, "Nowhere. Literally. I've been sleeping on studio couches and at friends' houses. I'm totally broke."

Kings of Leon have turned down appearances on Glee and Ugly Betty because they do not want to 'sell out'. Bassist Jared Followill says, "We got an offer to appear on an episode of Ugly Betty. They wanted us to play ourselves. We were supposed to come in and help her out with some problem or other. We could have sold out so much more. We turn stuff down constantly."

When asked about a request from the producers of Glee, Jared says, "I've never seen that show. Apparently everyone loves it. We had some people call us up wanting to know if we'd allow Use Somebody to appear in the trailer... I was like, 'Man, don't even waste your energy.'"

Jason Bonham plans to perform with his late father, John, when he tours. "You'll see old movies of me as a child with dad, playing the drums and dad and I are going to play Moby Dick together. We're creating it from the two main video and audio choices we have, which are the 1970 Royal Albert Hall show and The Song Remains the Same movie. I'll also play with him on When the Levee Breaks. That's one of the hardest songs to replicate, so, rather than fight it, I thought, 'Come on dad, let's play this one together.' We're editing footage of him playing and cutting it so that he's looking at me. I'm really looking forward to that."

Chris Cornell is interested in recording new music with Soundgarden. He says, "It would be exciting to record one song, to hear how Soundgarden-ish that might be this much time later. But for me, it's been more of a trip relearning the songs and playing them together. Some of the songs we're approaching we've never played live."

Dee Snyder wants to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol. He says, “I would love to be on there. Those who don’t know me would say, ‘That guy? What’s he doing on there?’ But once I started opening my yap, they’d go, ‘Oh, that’s what he’s doing on there!’”

EA Sports released their setlist for Madden NFL 11 yesterday. Original recordings include:

•AC/DC – Thunderstruck
•Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
•Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
•Ozzy Osbourne – Let Me Hear You Scream
•Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
•Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum

Aerosmith's Joe Perry says he is lucky to be alive after being rear-ended on his motorcycle. "This woman behind me just didn't slow down at the light. She was going 25-30 miles per hour and just rear-ended me. Everything on the bike from the engine back is smashed up, but I don't even have a black and blue mark. I can't believe it. I'm just really lucky."

Joe Elliot says Def Leppard is taking a year off. "We're taking a year off. I'm doing this new band Down 'N Outz because I have the time. After you have a hit like Hy steria and you're signed to the corporate machine it becomes an albatross around your neck. As much as our music is anthemic rock 'n' roll it's a business at the end of the day. It's stressful and gets harder each time you make a record. No one's comparing this to Hysteria, it's got nothing to do with it. It's a refreshing change. It's like being a teenager in a 50-year-old body."

Robert Pattinson says he has no plans to play Kurt Cobain in the new Nirvana movie. “I love Nirvana, but I love them a bit too much – I’d be embarrassed to play Kurt Cobain. I didn’t get offered it. For one thing, I’m too tall, and I can’t sing like him, I’m nothing like him. It’s ridiculous.”

When asked about Courtney Love calling him a silly choice to play Kurt, Robert said, “You see all these comments, like from Courtney Love, saying, ‘He’s totally wrong for it’, and I’m like, ‘I said no, you d*ck!”

Linkin Park has launched a new contest through MySpace called "Linkin Park Featuring You." Fans are being asked to remix "The Catalyst" on their own music software before submitting their work through MySpace. One lucky fan will either have their track featured on the new CD or have the opportunity to perform with LP.

CBS is ressurecting Rock Star Supernova! and may ask Bret Michaels to host it.

Linkin Park's new CD, 'A Thousand Suns, will be released on September 13th.

Ozzy says he wants to play his mother in the new film about his life. "I don't really want to be in it. At least I'm hoping I won't. Although I wouldn't mind a cameo - that would be fun. I could play my mother or Lemmy from Motorhead!"  Ozzy also says his upcoming tour will be his last. “This is going to be my last tour. I don’t want to be on the road for this long anymore. I have to stay in one place for a while, that’s why we’re taking a few breaks in between.”

Eddie Van Halen's wife, Janie Van Halen, says the band is not doing another CD at this time. "What is going around is exactly that, rumors. I don't have any updates at this time."

Ozzy says he fired Zakk Wylde because it was hard to stay sober around him. "It was hard for me to be around someone who is actively drinking. I heard he's not drinking anymore. I don't know if that's true or not.
I love his playing; he's one of the greats. But it was the drink getting the better of him. I couldn't watch him die."

Slash says the rock music scene is weak. "I usually hate talking about the state of rock music, because there's nothing positive to say about it. The whole vibe of new, exciting hard rock bands seems non-existent right now.

I always say that the heavy metal spirit is alive and well and holding its own, but the broader rock 'n' roll thing of bands like AC/DC or Guns N' Roses seems pretty slim. The rock 'n' roll spirit is extremely diminished.

"There's no shortage of bands out there trying to make it, but they're hard pressed to get a foot in the door. There's no movement on the streets."

Slash is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. He says, "What an amazing honor! I came from the ground up in Hollywood, so this is the most genuinely special distinction I could ever receive."

Bret Michaels wants Poison and Motley Crue to tour together. "I think it would be killer to do something with Motley Crue. Me and Vince Neil are really great friends, and we're talking about doing something really cool with the two of us solo, or maybe it could be Motley Crue and Poison, their 30th anniversary and our 25th, and go out together."

Slash says he continues to wear a top hat because it brings him comfort. "You can pull it down, pull your hair down over your face and just sort of hide behind that. I've always been a little nervous in front of crowds," he added, "and that made it - made me - feel a lot more comfortable."

The Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock video game will feature the following music:

* AVENGED SEVENFOLD - "Bat Country"
* BLACK SABBATH - "Children Of The Grave"
* DEF LEPPARD - "Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)"
* FOO FIGHTERS - "No Way Back"
* FOREIGNER - "Feels Like The First Time"
* JANE'S ADDICTION - "Been Caught Stealing"
* KISS - "Love Gun"
* METALLICA & OZZY OSBOURNE - "Paranoid (Live)"
* QUEEN - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
* THE ROLLING STONES - "Stray Cat Blues"
* SLAYER - "Chemical Warfare"
* ZZ TOP - "Sharp Dressed Man (Live)"

Steven Tyler's autobiography will be published in November. HarperCollins bought the rights to the book for $2 million.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong says he's proud of his son's new band, Emily's Army . "Joey and I get along great. In fact, he's in a punk rock band right now. It's really fun to watch them because they do things in such a DIY (do it yourself) way. So I can talk to him about that kind of stuff and he's fascinated with the whole Do It Yourself punk rock scene. He loves going to record stores and hanging with the other punk kids at his school."

Slash ripped Nicklelback during an interview with the Daily Telegraph. When asked about the current state of rock he responded, "The spirit of rock and roll is there, but the industry has been homogenised. It's not rock anymore. It moves in and out of pop. I mean, Nickleback aren't a rock act and, in the end, fans get disinterested after being spoon fed the same sh*t."

Slash says he expects Velvet Revolver to reunite in 2011. "We're going to reconvene next year, look at the singers again, and try to find the right guy to make the most bitchin' Velvet Revolver record... Velvet Revolver still exists."

Lars Ulrich and Gene Simmons are going to appear in the Guitar Hero 6 game. Simmons will narrate a brand new "Quest Mode," where players will "recruit" other rock stars and unlock their "song sets". Guitar Hero 6 should be in stores by the holidays.

Ace Frehley says he is planning to write a tell-all book about KISS. "It's gonna be memoirs, you know. I just turned 59, (so) I think it's about time I start getting the stuff out and writing it down on paper before I forget it. It's hard for me to remember a lot of the stuff, so what I've been doing is getting together with people I used to work with, and they usually have better memories of situations than myself. Getting together with old bodyguards... They have the best stories about me... stuff I don't remember."

Scott Weiland says he's gained 40 pounds since he stopped doing drugs. "I'd just stopped doing drugs, so martial arts and losing weight became my obsession... I'm at about 170 pounds now."

The publishers of the unauthorized James Hetfield biography, "James Hetfield: The Wolf At Metallica's Door", are donating a portion of their profits to cancer research because both of his parents died from the disease.

The Jimi Hendrix "Rock Band" video game will hit stores before the end of the year.