Rivers Cuomo has admitted that Weezer's breakthrough 1991 track 'Undone – The Sweater Song' is a complete rip-off of Metallica's 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'. Speaking to Rolling Stone on the 15th anniversary of the single, Cuomo said initially they tried to write a song heavily inspired by The Velvet Underground but years later he realised it sounded exactly like Metallica's 1986 hit. Read more >>

Activision have confirmed that a playable Kurt Cobain character is set to make an appearance in the forthcoming Guitar Hero computer game. The former Nirvana man will appear in Guitar Hero 5 which goes on sale September 1st. Read more >>

Christians came out in their droves to protest outside a Marilyn Manson concert in California on Tuesday night. Demonstrators gathered outside the recently re-opened Pomona Fox Theater in Los Angeles County waiving placards and chanting pro-Christian messages. Read more >>

Jack Penate played an ultra-intimate Reading and Leeds Festival warm up show at a tiny venue in Kentish Town, North London last night with full brass band in tow. The singer made his way into the rammed-to-the-rafters Flowerpot venue at 9.30pm to play with throngs of people still queuing outside to get in. Read more >>

Death Cab For Cutie have spoken about their contribution to the soundtrack for New Moon, the sequel to Twilight. 'Meet Me On The Equinox' has been chosen as the lead single for the score, which will accompany the film's release in November. Read more >>

Sir Paul McCartney has described the forthcoming Beatles: Rock Band video game as “great”. The game, which allows users to play along to the band's hits on customised instruments, is due out in September. Read more >>

A burst appendix caused Joey Jordison to pull out of Slipknot's two live shows in Washington State last weekend, it's claimed. At the time, the masked metal outfit told fans Joey Jordison had been rushed to hospital due to a “severe medical emergency” but revealed no further information. Read more >>

Brand New have announced details of a special one off show in London. The gig will take place at the capital's Wembley Arena on January 23 2010. Read more >>

DJ AM has died aged 36 in New York tonight, it has been confirmed. The star - real name Adam Goldestein and part of a duo with Travis Barker from Blink 182 - was discovered in his apartment in Manhattan, New York. Read more >>