A long-circulated bootleg recording of a legendary 1973 Rolling Stones concert is being officially produced as a limited edition box set. Titled The Brussels Affair, the ambitious set centers on a show staged by the Stones in Brussels, Belgium, on October 17, 1973.

Women prefer men who play guitar. The journal Psychology of Music reports that researchers in France asked a 20-year-old man to approach 300 women in their ‘20s and early ‘30s in a public shopping district. In each instance, the man introduced himself, complimented the woman and asked for her phone number. Sometimes he was empty-handed, other times he carried a sports bag, and other times he held a guitar case.

David Bowie has released a video for the title track for his latest album, The Next Day. The clip, which was conceived and written by Bowie himself, was directed by Floria Sigismundi, the same director who was behind the camera for Bowie’s previous film promo, “The Stars (Are Out Tonight).”

In a recent interview with Mojo, producer Rick Rubin talked about the drummers that he suggested for Black Sabbath. Rubin said : "I was asking: who grew up listening to the same music as them? Who played in bands where they jammed back then? It’s a very different thing from the way hard rock and heavy metal drummers play today. That’s the kind of drummer I was looking for."

Guns n' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus has told Noise11 that the band is nearly done recording the follow-up to 2008's Chinese Democracy. The band have reportedly completed many songs for the new album during a recent studio visit. However, Fortus did say that the album probably wouldn't be released this year, but maybe during 2014.

The lineup for this year's Austin City Limits has just been announced, and some of the top names include Kings of Leon, Muse, and Queens of the Stone Age. Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Thom Yorke of Radiohead will also make an appearance with "super group" Atoms For Peace. For fans of the eighties, veteran names like The Cure and Depeche Mode are also on the bill.

Those of you that have seen the movie trailer to director Baz Luhrman's take on The Great Gatsby, might have heard a loud and dirty version of U2's "Love Is Blindness" accompanying the scenes.

19-year-old British singer songwriter Jake Bugg has already toured with Noel Gallagher and is definitely a name to watch.

It's one of the big questions in rock (or more accurately metal) right now: why exactly is Bill Ward not playing with Black Sabbath right now?" There have been plenty of rumors as to why Bill's not involved, Ozzy Osbourne has finally shed some light on the matter by suggesting Ward's playing was out of shape.

Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars says he's "alright" after being knocked over by a 'fan' at a show in Canada on Saturday.