Dave Grohl's primary band Foo Fighters have a new greatest hits collection out this week , and though it has two new songs on it (including the single "Wheels"), Grohl is focusing his new output on the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. The band reunites Grohl with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme (Grohl played drums on QOTSA's Songs for the Deaf) and adds Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones. The result is a throwback power trio whose debut album is full of swampy riffs, doomsday vocals and lots and lots of volume.

The band is currently offering up a free song on iTunes called "Mind Eraser, No Chaser." Built around a psychedelic guitar loop, the tune is the perfect blend of classic rock and modern guitar music tropes. Homme and Grohl share vocal duties, including a call-and-response section where Grohl shouts "All I wanna do is have my mind erased!" It's mostly just refreshing to hear Grohl behind the skins again, as his drum style is uniquely savage and -- keeping in step with the rest of the band -- extremely loud.

It's a big week for fans of Grohl's rhythmic skills, as this week also marks the release of Nirvana's "Live at Reading," the album and DVD of the legendary band's notorious set at the Reading Festival in 1992. It's the portrait of a band absolutely hitting on all cylinders and unleashing a difficult, anthemic set to a rabid festival crowd. Grohl's work behind the kit is fantastically brutal, especially on the rarity "Been a Son."

In the meantime, Them Crooked Vultures' debut album self-titled debut will hit stores on November 17. -MTV.com

Jack White has turned down the chance to appear on Slash's debut solo album, according to the former Guns N' Roses guitarist.

Slash is due to release 'Slash & Friends' in early 2010, and the album reportedly features a host of guest musicians, including the likes of Flea, Dave Grohl and Alice Cooper.

However, the one artist that Slash says he really wanted to appear was Jack White - however, The White Stripes mainman was apparently reluctant to sing on the record.

"I wanted to get Jack White to sing on something, but he didn't want to sing," Slash told Musicradar.com. "He said I'll play drums, I'll play guitar, but I don't wanna sing. He was one guy that I wanted to work with. Pretty much everyone else that I went after I managed to get."

Writing on his Twitter.com/Slashhudson account, the guitarist said he hopes to have the album completely finished by the end of November. -nme.com

Slipknot singer Corey Taylor has finally confirmed rumors that he tried out for Velvet Revolver's vacant lead singer slot, telling Altitude TV, "I had a meeting with those guys, we did some demos together, and it just didn't work -- for whatever reason." Since Scott Weiland's departure from Velvet Revolver in April 2008, everyone from Lenny Kravitz to Sebastian Bach to Chris Cornell to obscure Canadian singers have been rumored to the permanent fill-in for VR, but Taylor is among the first to reveal that he actually tried out for the job.

"It was just really cool. It was one of those things where it's like I could have got to jam with legends, man, in my opinion," Taylor said, adding that he's still on good terms with the band. Slash had previously said in passing that Taylor had worked with VR, and while it seemed like Taylor might take over as lead vocalist, the band decided against it, Blabbermouth writes.

As Rolling Stone previously reported, even though Slash is currently hard at work at his own solo album, he's still devoted to the singer search. "We (VR) know the right guy is out there somewhere," Slash wrote in a MySpace post in August 2009. "It's possible somebody could turn up before I do my tour and we could start working on new material sooner than later, in a perfect world." -rollingstone.com

Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland has told Spin magazine that the band will release a new album in early 2010. In a new interview on his current solo tour, Weiland revealed that guitarist Dean DeLeo and bassist Robert DeLeo have begun writing music, explaining, "Those guys have already been writing the instrumental music ... with STP, Robert, and Dean write the chords and riffs and then they bring stuff to me." Asked if he had heard any finished songs yet, Weiland added, "No, except for the stuff we jammed at sound check. And some of that was really cool ... So when I'm finished doing my thing, I'll hear what kind of ideas they have. And in the spring we'll be ready to record."

Weiland said that the album, STP's sixth studio effort and first since 2001's "Shangri-La-Dee-Da", will arrive early next year.

He did not address a recent lawsuit filed against him and STP drummer Eric Kretz by the band's label, Atlantic Records, for breach of contract, nor did he reiterate his recently stated desire to record outside the major label system.

STP reunited last year for a six-month tour that ended in late October. Since then Weiland has been touring behind his second solo album, "Happy In Galoshes", which came out in November. -ultimate-guitar.com

Foo Fighters taped an episode of the VH1 performance program Storytellers last Wednesday night (October 28th) at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, according to FMQB. The show will premiere on Friday, November 27th at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. The hour-long, 13-song performance will feature a collection of the band's biggest hits, as well as the new track "Wheels," along with stories behind the tunes and insights from the band members into what inspired the music.

According to Reuters, the show closes with the band's signature track, "Everlong," about which frontman Dave Grohl says, "I honestly think that if it weren't for this song we probably wouldn't still be here because it opened up so many doors for us, melodically, dynamically."

Being in the Foo Fighters all these years has opened many musical doors for its members, as drummer Taylor Hawkins told us:] "We call it the Foo Fighters rock and roll fantasy camp, 'cause after Dave has been doing the thing with John Paul Jones, and I've done things with Queen, got to do a Dennis Wilson thing, got to jam with (Yes bassist) Chris Squire, Rush, it's like we just get to all kind of all fulfill a lot of our sort of rock and roll fantasies playing with these people, you know. And it's really amazing and really cool."
The band showed a webcast concert from its Los Angeles recording and rehearsal studio via Facebook on Friday night (October 30th).

Foo Fighters releases its first greatest hits collection on Tuesday (November 3rd). The set features the new songs "Wheels" and "Word Forward." -therockradio.com

When tracks from Chris Cornell's third solo album, Scream, started making the rounds last year, fans were confused. The producer was Timbaland? Electric R&B grooves? And is that freakin' Justin Timberlake on backing vocals? AN 'N SYNC DUDE ON A RECORD BY THE GUY FROM SOUNDGARDEN?!? The only thing missing was Kayne grabbing the mic halfway through a song.

Give Cornell credit for trying to shake up his solo career with a bold statement. But the bottom line is that Scream did not work. Outside of a kind review from Entertainment Weekly (they gave it a B+), the album got savaged by critics and fans. It was a Grunge God/ Timbaland Fail.

But if you listened to Scream carefully, there was some good stuff underneath all the overproduction and R&B beats. Michael Friedman, a Canadian ex-pat working in LA in the licensing and placement of music in films and TV, certainly thought so.

"I heard some 'Black Hole Sun' greatness deep within some of the songs," he told me, "I also got to know Chris as a friend. I ended up calling Jordan Zadorozny [of the Canadian indie band Blinker the Star and co-writer of song with Courtney Love and friend of Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham]." I flew him down to LA and had him listen to some of the tracks in hopes that he could remix them somehow."

The first track to emerge from this de-Timbalanding of Scream is "Never Far Away." In its original form, a funky mess obscurs what was actually a pretty good Soundgarden-esque mid-tempo rocker. Jordan peeled back all the beats and turned up whatever guitar was there. The result is a proper Chris Cornell song.

Through a roundabout series of connections, I managed to get Michael on the phone yesterday. And with Chris Cornell's permission, he sent me this unreleased re-imagined, de-cluttered and grunged-up version of "Never Far Away." (listen to it HERE)-FMQB.com

Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, international television personality and business manager Sharon Osbourne, will rule the ring as the latest celebrity guest hosts of WWE Monday Night Raw at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., live at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST on Nov. 2 on the USA Network.

That is the home state of WWE champ John Cena.

Ozzy has released his autobiography, I am Ozzy, which details his childhood and his years in entertainment. The working-class kid from Aston, England, has sold more than a 100-million records with Black Sabbath and as an award-winning solo artist combined.

His autobiography, I am Ozzy, is currently in stores in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and Australia. It will be available in the United States on Jan. 25 from Grand Central Publishing.

When it comes to Raw, what rules will the patriarch and matriarch of The First Family of Darkness dare to make for the WWE superstars and Divas?

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne join the prestigious list of past Raw celebrity guest hosts, including NBA All-Star Shaquille O'Neal, TV and movie star Seth Green, music icon Snoop Dogg, Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl winning quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, TV game show icon Bob Barker and boxing champ Floyd Money Mayweather. -miamiherald.com

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Tapulous, a leader in music games for the iPhone and iPod touch, announced Wednesday that Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica, the newest addition to the Tapulous family of games, is now available from the App Store. Featuring classics like "Enter Sandman" and "One", Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica will give music fans an interactive outlet to rock out to Metallica using an iPhone or iPod touch in a way they never have before.

"Tap Tap Revenge fans have been wanting an app from us that rocks and no band embodies rock music better than Metallica," said Tim O'Brien, head of business development at Tapulous "The Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica App really captures the head-thrashing metal of James, Lars, Kirk and Robert and is our most amped up game to date."

The Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica App features the high quality gameplay that Tap Tap Revenge players have come to expect. Accompanying the career mode is a new fast-paced Arcade Mode where players are challenged with bombs and other special objects that make the game more fun than ever before. Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica is also the first game in the Tap Tap Revenge series to include a Bluetooth-based Battles Mode where players challenge friends to a point-by-point battle where they can deploy bombs and other special objects to distract the opposition and secure victory.

When asked for a quote about Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica, the band's Lars Ulrich turned it over to his eleven year old son, Myles, who, while coming up for air in between games, was heard uttering, "You haven't lived 'till you've played this!"

Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica was designed with the die-hard Metallica fans in mind, and the game features a unique live action Metallica theme that captures the essence the band is famous for. Users will also have access to a Metallica news feed that provides updates on the band, along with challenge updates and a public battle message board, so users can participate in a true Metallica community.

With this diehard Metallica community in mind, Tapulous is also announcing a one-of-a-kind contest where one lucky fan will get to rock out with Metallica at the sold out Las Vegas stop of their "World Magnetic Tour". Everyone who purchases the Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica App will be entered to win the grand prize, which consists of: two tickets, airfare, ground transportation, and an opportunity to meet the band! The concert is taking place December 5, 2009 at 7:00pm PT, from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica includes the following ten songs:

• Enter Sandman
• Sad But True
• King Nothing
• All Nightmare Long
• Some Kind of Monster
• Master of Puppets
• Seek & Destroy
• Fuel
• One
• For Whom the Bell Tolls

The Tap Tap Revenge Metallica App is available for $4.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch. -antimusic.com

It has been more than a week since a 20-year-old college student called her friends at a Metallica concert to say she was outside the arena and would find her own way home. Now the famed heavy-metal rockers are participating in the search for her, adding $50,000 to the reward for information leading to her whereabouts.

While investigators attempt to discover what happened to a young woman described as open, beautiful, artistic and giving, Morgan Harrington's parents, Dan and Gil Harrington, have been keeping a high public profile, trying to focus attention on the disappearance.

"One word that comes to mind when you think of Morgan is 'shiny,' " Morgan's mother, Gil Harrington told TODAY's Amy Robach during a recent interview. "She was beautiful and she was beautiful inside, too. She radiated life."

Dutiful daughter
Young adults sometimes disappear intentionally, but the Harringtons were uncommonly close to their daughter. A student at Virginia Tech, about 35 miles from her parents, she talked to her father every day and trusted him with her computer passwords and the key to her apartment. She also spoke with her mother daily and frequently returned home to visit.

On Saturday, Oct. 17, Morgan Harrington spent the day at home planning with her mother what she was going to wear at the Metallica concert she planned to attend at the University of Virginia.

Such days were the norm for the family, Gil (pronounced "Jill") Harrington told Robach.

"It was a regular day for us: got up, made tea, had coffee, chatted some, showed the outfits, showed me how she was going to do her make-up," the mother recalled.

Morgan went with friends to the concert. Sometime between 8:30 and 9 p.m., she called her friends to say she had gone to the restroom and ended up outside John Paul Jones Arena on the University of Virgina campus in Charlottesville. She told them she wasn't allowed back in and would find another way home.

The next day, her phone and purse were found in a parking lot near the arena. Morgan, who never went anywhere without her cell phone, hasn't been seen since.

"We have a purse and we have a cell phone. We have a missing girl," Lt. Joe Rader of the Virginia State Police, told reporters last week. "We do not know whether if she is alive or has met some ill fate."

'Let Morgan go'
Gil Harrington said her daughter normally wouldn't try to get home from a big event on her own, but added: "Kids are impulsive, especially in that excitement. Perhaps she knew who she could get a ride with. We don't know. We wish we did know."

Her parents reported her missing the next day and local and state police along with the FBI have been conducting the search for the 5-foot-6, 120-pound blonde with blue eyes.

"She's really very a sweet person, kind of an innocent individual who probably is quite trusting," Dan Harrington told Robach. "She's quite artistic, loves to read, and, really, over the last six months, Gil and Morgan and I had just a phenomenal relationship. She goes to school only 35 miles from here. We've been able to have daily contact with her. She's a wonderful person."

The Harringtons also have a 22-year-old son who told his mother that if Morgan were abducted, whoever took her would have no choice but to keep her alive.

"He said, 'Morgan has a purpose in this world, and Morgan is so special that whoever took her is going to keep her around for a while,' " Gil Harrington told Robach. Then, addressing the presumed abductor, she added, "So please let Morgan go. No questions asked. Let her come home to us."

Robach asked Gil Harrington what she would say to her daughter if Morgan was listening.

Signing her words in American Sign Language, the mother looked in the camera and said, "Morgan, we are trying to shine our heart to you as a beacon to come through wherever you are. Come back home."

Boosted by the $50,000 pledge from Metallica, there is a $150,000 reward for information that helps find Morgan Harrington. Police ask anyone with information to call 434-352-3467. -today.msnbc.com