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Alice in Chains have a rich history with Heart, and two of the band’s members have agreed to speak about the Wilson sisters at the upcoming Hollywood Walk of Fame induction.

Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger has not been married before, though he did get engaged once, so maybe the engagement chain of command was not immediately apparent. The vocalist revealed to Hello! Canada (via JAM! Music) that he told his parents about his engagement shortly after Avril Lavigne said yes.

Congrats to Green Day! It was a big opening week for the trio, who just became only the third act in Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based Rock Songs chart to debut at No. 1.

Recently Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee headed online to his Facebook page asking people to stop requesting photos of him. The rocker then took things a step further with Fuse TV last week revealing a story in which a mortuary worker asked him to take a photo when he arrived to pick up his late mother‘s ashes.

There’s sad news to report as legendary Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord has passed away at the age of 71. A statement at the musician’s official website reports that the musician suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism in London on Monday (July 16) after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

If you want to figure out what kind of video Aerosmith are putting out this far into their music career, all you have to do is listen to the narrator of their ‘Legendary Child‘ clip, who reveals, “This is the story, the story of Aerosmith done by girls on roller skates. How f—in’ cool is that?”

Slash has a confession. Even though he may be one of the baddest rockers on this planet, he does have a soft spot for “the happiest place on earth.” The musician told the Telegraph that he became “a Disney junkie” after vacationing with his family aboard a Disney cruise.

Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder has always had a special place in his heart for the Ramones, and the musician continued to honor that fondness by visiting the Ramones Museum in Berlin this past week.

The Seattle court system is looking into a former Pearl Jam management firm executive who has been charged with 33 counts of theft. Ricky Charles Goodrich is accused of pilfering hundreds of thousands of dollars from the band.

As we reported last night (June 17), Ozzy Osbourne‘s son Jack has revealed that he is battling multiple sclerosis. Today (June 18), on Sharon Osbourne’s TV show the ‘The Talk,’ she did not hold back the tears when asked about her son.