Last night (May 23), during the season final of social phenomenon talent show American Idol, a few guest dropped by for surprise performances, among them Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, Bette Midler, and, er, Green Day.

As discussed in our current cover story, Marilyn Manson has been dating Evan Rachel Wood, a nubile actress nearly twenty years his junior.

The hour is finally near, the moment alt-rockophiles have been eagerly awaiting for years: Tonight, tonight, the Smashing Pumpkins will return to the stage at Paris' Grand Rex Theatre for the band's first live performance since December 2, 2000.

The last few weeks have been exponentially tumultuous for the chart-topping goth rock entity known as Evanescence. First, guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray mysteriously departed from the band.

Last night (May 17), during the second show of the season at Colorado's famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre, headlining act the Killers took the stage to a wildly electrified and sold-out crowd following an opening performance from Canadian indie rockers Hot Hot Heat.

Yesterday, via a YouTube.com video message, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton invited the nation to join arms in democracy and lend a hand in selecting a campaign song behind her bid at the democratic nomination, and ultimately, the White House.