Legendary drummer Ginger Baker

October 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Members of the British girl band Spice Girls are all set to launch a talent show on television. Spice Girls want to find their substitutes through the show for a Spice Girls musical, reported thesun.co.uk.

October 19th, 2009 Shamed singer BOY GEORGE read a string of classic novels during his stint in jail to help him pass the time. The former Culture Club frontman was jailed in January (09) for the false imprisonment and assault of a male escort in 2007.

October 15th, 2009 LONDON - Spice Girls are set to bring their story onstage, it has emerged. According to sources, the musical is being billed as a two-hour "pop extravaganza" tracking the rise of the band.

October 10th, 2009 Rapper EVE has rejected her first opportunity to take home a Grammy for her decade-old collaboration with THE ROOTS - after drummer AHMIR 'UESTLOVE' THOMPSON offered her his own mangled prize. Eve confronted the drummer on Thursday (08Oct09) during an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, revealing she had not received a Best Rap Performance award for the 1999 song U Got Me - which also featured Erykah Badu.

September 30th, 2009 THE POLICE drummer STEWART COPELAND isn't ruling out a second reunion for the iconic eighties act - because anything could happen in the next 50 years. The warring trio put aside their differences to thrill fans around the world with reunion dates in 2007 and 2008, marking their 30th anniversary as a band.

September 29th, 2009 British rockers ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY are searching for a new drummer after LYN JEFFS quit the band. Jeffs will walk away from the death metal group when its current tour comes to an end, later in 2009.

September 9th, 2009 American hard rock band BULLETBOYS' drummer RYCHE GREEN has been hospitalised with a severe case of pneumonia following the band's recently completed U.S. tour. Green was rushed to the emergency room after the group's Summer Rockfest tour ended last month (Aug09).

September 9th, 2009 R&B singer DEBORAH COX is taking to the stage to star in a Broadway biopic of pioneering African-American performer JOSEPHINE BAKER. The Nobody's Supposed To Be Here star is returning to the theatre to tell the tale of the late singer/actress, who became the first black woman to star in a motion picture and was a leading figure in the U.S.

September 9th, 2009 German heavy rocker JURGEN 'LUCKI' LUCAS has quit metal band POWERWORLD in between recording sessions for their new album. The rock group, founded by former Freedom Call and Moon'Doc bassist Ilker Ersin, was preparing to release its newest album Human Parasite early next year (10).

September 3rd, 2009 ROLLING STONES drummer CHARLIE WATTS has moved swiftly to dismiss rumours he's plotting to end his rock 'n' roll career and quit the band after 46 years. A report about Watts' alleged departure on Australian website Undercover.com sent fans into a frenzy on Wednesday (02Sep09).

August 31st, 2009 British rockers KAISER CHIEFS have hit back at rumours their performance at the U.K.'s Leeds music festival was to be their last - insisting they are not splitting up. The band played at the legendary event over the weekend (29-30Aug09) but following their show at the Leeds leg of the festival, they were hit by reports of an imminent split.

August 27th, 2009 British rocker PETE DOHERTY thrilled fans at a solo gig on Tuesday (25Aug09) by teaming up with former THE LIBERTINES drummer PAUL DUFOUR to perform some rare songs. The singer was performing an intimate gig at a bar in London when Dufour appeared onstage unannounced.

August 25th, 2009 Concerns for the health of SLIPKNOT drummer JOEY JORDISON have been heightened following the band's decision to scrap all upcoming shows in August and September (09). The band pulled out of Saturday's (22Aug09) Pain In The Grass festival in Washington and a second show on Sunday (23Aug09) after Jordison was hospitalised with a "severe medical emergency".

August 11th, 2009 Heavy metal rockers ILLNATH are on the hunt for a new drummer after parting ways with DANNI LYSE JELSGAARD. The Danish group has been forced to cancel a string of upcoming shows while they look for a replacement.

August 3rd, 2009 Former SPACE drummer ANDY PARLE has died suddenly at the age of 42 after collapsing in his native Liverpool, England on Saturday night (01Aug09). The percussionist, who co-founded the 1990s rock band, fell while crossing a road in the city.