Let's make some good come out of something bad. Scott Ford, bassist for the Greg Dulli-led Twilight Singers, was recently compelled to have surgery for a life-threatening periodontal condition. The procedure cost Ford, who also hosts a popular online radio show on his website fordradio.blogspot.com, $50,000.

Smashing Pumpkins main man Billy Corgan launched his latest endeavor, Spirits in the Sky, last night at the tiny, 225-capacity Cellar Door in Visalia, California, with Jane's Addiction axeman Dave Navarro, fresh from his band's massive tour with Nine Inch Nails, joining in on guitar.

The lineup for New Orleans' Voodoo Experience music festival has been unveiled, and it's packed with some of music's heaviest hitters: Eminem, the Flaming Lips, and Jane's Addiction are scheduled to headline the event, which will take place Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 at the Big Easy's City Park.

In a week when the big news was the death of Michael Jackson, some of music's biggest stars were still making headlines: Chris Brown pled guilty to assaulting Rihanna, Marilyn Manson discussed $200K drug budgets, and Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.Am's entourage exchanged words -- and, allegedly, fists -- with gossip b

Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell is an energetic showman, but Sunday night the singer's antics cost him. During the first song of the reunited band's set at Atlanta's Lakewood Amphitheatre, Farrell tore his calf muscle.

This week's top stories had us thinking that summer couldn't come soon enough: Green Day announced their summer tour plans, while officials unveiled the lineup for this year's Lollapalooza festival. Meanwhile, Eminem unveiled the pilled-out cover of his summer release and Oasis announced plans to take a summer vacation -- for five years!