Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison will be the drummer for Rob Zombie on the upcoming Gruesome Twosome tour, which will feature both Zombie and Alice Cooper. The North America portion of the trek kicks off in Wyoming on May 5 and wraps up in Oklahoma City on August 14. "I am honored, proud and excited to announce that I have joined the ranks as the new touring drummer for Rob Zombie," Jordison said, Noisecreep reports. "I've been a fan of Zombie's since the beginning."

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison will be the drummer for Rob Zombie on the upcoming Gruesome Twosome tour, which will feature both Zombie and Alice Cooper. The North American portion of the trek kicks off in Wyoming on May 5 and wraps up in Oklahoma City on August 14. "I am honored, proud and excited to announce that I have joined the ranks as the new touring drummer for Rob Zombie," Jordison said, Noisecreep reports. "I've been a fan of Zombie's since the beginning. I've toured with them and have always wanted to play for them."

Zombie said, "Joey is an absolutely crushing drummer and I am thrilled to have him as part of the Zombie family. His amazing skills promise to take the live show to a whole new level of insanity."

Jordison will make his live debut with Zombie prior to the start of the tour at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards, held on April 8 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

Dave Grohl has confirmed that the Foo Fighters will head back into the studio to record a new album this fall. Though Grohl has spent most of the last year recording and touring with bandmates Josh Homme and John Paul Jones in Them Crooked Vultures, Grohl rummer revealed that the Foo Fighters have already begun work on the new disc. ". . . we're going to start recording in September so life is full of music," he said in a recent interview.

Dave Grohl has confirmed that the Foo Fighters will head back into the studio to record a new album this fall. Though Grohl has spent most of the last year recording and touring with bandmates Josh Homme and John Paul Jones in Them Crooked Vultures, the former Nirvana drummer revealed that the Foo Fighters have already begun work on the new disc.

In a recent interview with British radio, he explained that the band has "just started writing and we're going to start recording in September so life is full of music."

While Grohl pushes forward with his jam-packed schedule, plans are also shaping up for a biopic of his late Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain. Grohl is said to be a character in the film, and according to People, his choice of an onscreen counterpart may come as a surprise.

"I don't know about anyone else, but I'm crossing my fingers that Shelley Duvall plays me," Grohl said in the interview. "Shelley Duvall in The Shining . . . That is MY face, you cannot get any closer than that."

Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous reportedly committed suicide over the weekend at a friend's home in Knoxville, Tennessee. Throughout his career, he 47-year-old singer/songwriter worked with many cult rock icons, including Tom Waits and Daniel Johnston, and also toured and recorded with Radiohead. According to reports from the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Linkous shot himself in the heart and was found dead at the scene.

Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous reportedly committed suicide over the weekend at a friend's home in Knoxville, Tennessee. Throughout his career, he 47-year-old singer/songwriter worked with many cult rock icons, including Tom Waits and Daniel Johnston, and also toured and recorded with Radiohead.

According to reports from the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Linkous shot himself in the heart and was found dead at the scene.

"It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member Mark Linkous took his own life today," his family said in a statement. "We are thankful for his time with us and will hold him forever in our hearts. May his journey be peaceful, happy and free. There's a heaven and there's a star for you."

Back in 1996, Linkous had a widely publicized brush with death when he overdosed on a combination of alcohol, heroin and Valium while supporting Radiohead on tour.

Linkous had several projects in the works including a multimedia project entitled Dark Night of the Soul, featuring collaborations with Danger Mouse and film maker David Lynch. He was also nearly finished with a new Sparklehorse album, according to reports.

Sick Puppies parlayed the trials and tribulations of life on tour into success, using the struggles of life on the road to fuel the fire on their latest album, Tri-Polar. "We're all living on a bus with nine to 12 people at a time, going from one city to the next," bassist Emma Anzai told LiveDaily. "You don't really have time to settle down or anything, which is fine. But I think that's what brought it on."

Sick Puppies parlayed the trials and tribulations of life on tour into success, using the struggles of life on the road to fuel the fire on their latest album, Tri-Polar, which was released last July.

"We're all living on a bus with nine to 12 people at a time, going from one city to the next," bassist Emma Anzai told LiveDaily. "You don't really have time to settle down or anything, which is fine. But I think that's what brought it on."

"You get pushed to the edge in a lot of ways--mentally, physically and emotionally," she added. "I think that's what brought on all that aggression, just that raw emotion at least."

Being on tour helped to inspire the band's number one single, "You're Going Down," which has been included in World Wrestling Entertainment programming. The band's second single, "Odd One," was released to radio last November.

Sick Puppies are currently out on the road and will team up with Janus at the end of the month, before joining Nickelback in early April for a slew of dates in both the U.S. and Canada.

The Flaming Lips will soon be offering Pink Floyd fans the next best thing to seeing the band live. The Lips have announced plans to take their version of Floyd's 1973 Dark Side of the Moon album out on the road this summer. The trek will reportedly kick off in Virginia on April 15. According to Digital Spy, it will also include stops at SunFest and Bonnaroo. The Lips recorded their version of Floyd's album and released it through iTunes in December.

The Flaming Lips will soon be offering Pink Floyd fans the next best thing to seeing the band live. The Lips have announced plans to take their version of Floyd's 1973 Dark Side of the Moon album out on the road this summer.

The trek will reportedly kick off in Virginia on April 15. According to Digital Spy, it will also include stops at SunFest and Bonnaroo.

The Oklahoma City-based psych-rock band recorded their version of Floyd's album and released it through iTunes in December. They will now release physical versions of the album, with a vinyl copy set to hit stores on April 17 and a CD on May 4.

The cover version of the album is titled The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon. Stardeath and White Dwarfs will open on the tour.

Former Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher took a shot at his brother in a recent interview, referring to Noel as the most overrated man of all time. When asked in an interview with Esquire magazine who he thought was the most overrated man, Liam replied: "Has to be Noel Gallagher." Noel Gallagher quit Oasis last August after 18 years because of an ongoing feud with his brother.

Former Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher took a shot at his brother in a recent interview, referring to Noel as the most overrated man of all time.

When asked in an interview with Esquire magazine who he thought was the most overrated man, Liam replied: "Has to be Noel Gallagher."

Noel Gallagher quit Oasis last August after 18 years because of an ongoing feud with his brother. In announcing his decision, he wrote: "People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer."

In the interview with Esquire, Liam also discussed what made the band successful.

"What's the secret to my success?" Liam said in the interview. "Taking the music 100 percent seriously but the rest of it having a laugh. Getting everyone at it. There's no point in doing it any other way." He added, "We weren't built on a career plan. All these kids these days are so obsessed with their careers."

U2 is selling some of its memorabilia in an online auction. A 16-item collection is available on the Web site gottahaverockandroll.com, allowing fans to get a piece of the world's most famous band. The most expensive item - a signed and inscribed Bono original photograph - is listed for $15,000. Bono's rosary beads and a signed and inscribed personal Bible of Larry Mullen Jr. are going for $4,800 apiece.

U2 is selling some of its memorabilia in an online auction.

A 16-item collection is available on the Web site gottahaverockandroll.com, allowing fans to get a piece of the world's most famous band.

The most expensive item - a signed and inscribed Bono original photograph - is listed for $15,000. Bono's rosary beads and a signed and inscribed personal Bible of Larry Mullen Jr. are going for $4,800 apiece, a pair of Mullen's used sneakers will run $4,500 and Bono's original Hendricks Gallery Art Show invitation is listed at $3,000.

Fans can get a U2 photograph signed by the Edge, Adam Clayton and Mullen or a U2 Joshua Tree Tour backstage badge for $300.