http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/home.aspxMarty's Rat Rock News Sectionen-usCopyright 2010, WRAT-FMMon, 23 Aug 2010 12:07:02 GMThttp://emmisinteractive.com  JOE PERRY DID *NOT* INTENTIONALLY PUSH STEVEN TYLER OFF A STAGE: AEROSMITH singer STEVEN TYLER fell off the stage at a gig  . . after being hip-checked by guitarist JOE PERRY. Well, Joe says he did NOT knock him down ON PURPOSE. --A rep for the band says, quote, "Joe wanted his fans to know he would never deliberately push Steven off the stage." The rep adds that Joe is a, quote, "tota...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1268111http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1268111Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:07:02 GMT PINK FLOYD legends DAVID GILMOUR and ROGER WATERS performed TOGETHER at a benefit concert in England over the weekend. It was the first time they've shared the stage in FIVE YEARS. (--The last time was the Pink Floyd reunion at the Live 8 event back in 2005.They did four songs: PHIL SPECTOR'S "To Know Him Is To Love Him" . . . plus the Pink Floyd classics "Wish You Were Here", "Comfortably Num...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1251925http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1251925Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:00:09 GMTThe Offspring continues to quietly work on their next album, but the band will emerge from their recording cocoon long enough to take part in 311's Unity Tour, which starts this week.  Guitarist Noodles tells Billboard.com that the recording process has been a slow one so far.  He notes they started a while ago, and only have one song finished with five or six others that are close to co...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1245026http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1245026Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:30:12 GMTMaynard James Keenan returns to Tool this summer, playing shows in both the U.S. and Canada after spending the last few years promoting his Puscifer project.  Keenan tells says  that the group has also quietly been working on new music, and that it will arrive "when it's ready."  The vocalist says there's a misconception that the group has been waiting to release new music.  He...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1240038http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1240038Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:54:17 GMTOzzy Osbourne reportedly has his eyes set on Johnny Depp to play him in the big screen movie about his life.  The UK newspaper, "The Daily Star" quotes a source who says the veteran rocker, quote, "has made no secret of the fact that he wants Johnny to play him."  The source adds, "Ozzy knows Johnny is loved by women the world over, but they reckon with a few tweaks he can be made to loo...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1237017http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1237017Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:20:41 GMTBret Michaels is weathering more medical issues.  According to People.com the 47-year-old rocker experienced a "warning stroke" and was hospitalized in Phoenix, Arizona this week after tests revealed a hole in his heart.  Doctors said they did not believe that the setbacks were linked to Michaels' brain hemorrhage on April 22nd.  The latest health scare is reportedly treatable.&nbsp...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1232462http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1232462Fri, 21 May 2010 12:45:00 GMTMetallica's Lars Ulrich has posted a really cool letter on their website... it's def worth checking out...    Here's some high points...   "When I first saw you in Elf, opening for Deep Purple in 1975, I was completely blown away by the power in your voice, your presence on stage, your confidence, and the ease with which you seemed to connect to 6000 Danish people and one starry-eye...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1231128http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1231128Tue, 18 May 2010 13:18:14 GMTThe Rat is sorry to report that Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died Sunday, according to a statement from his wife and manager. He was 67. From Elf to Rainbow to Sabbath, now to the beyond. Dio revealed last summer that he was suffering from stomach cancer shortly after wrapping...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1230834http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1230834Mon, 17 May 2010 18:11:00 GMTStone Sour now has a title for their third album.  "Audio Secrecy" finds the band re-teaming with Nick Raskulinecz, who produced their last album, "Come What(Ever) May."  Singer Corey Taylor says, quote, "is the summation of everything we want, everything we crave and everything we fight for.  The dimensions go further than anything we've ever tried before.  It's metal, rock, s...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1228402http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1228402Tue, 11 May 2010 12:43:34 GMTLimp Bizkit has announced a new album, a new tour, and a new vibe.    Gold Cobra will be the new album title, and it's features the reunion of Fred and Wes.    There's a free show at the Grammercy Theatre, plus an upcoming summer date over July 4th weekend at PNC   The Rat has your free tickets to the free show coming this Monday and Tuesday.  Plus they're stopping by...http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1224520http://www.wrat.com/Channels/RatRockNews/story.aspx?ID=1224520Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:06:08 GMT