The original lineup of Jane's Addiction - Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins - played their first proper show together in 17 years at La Cita Bar in Los Angeles. One of the great bands from the alternative rock days where college radio was a bastion for unheard artists, the excitement over a Jane's Addiction reunion can't even be diminished by memories of The Panic Channel, Satellite Party or Navarro's whoring of himself to the Rock Star reality franchise.

Elton John may have engaged in a little bait and switch in enticing fans to plunk down as much as $2,500 to see a full concert performance of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road to raise money for the Elton John Aids Foundation. Although billed as Elton John & Friends, fans expected to see more of Sir Elton than three songs or wait until the end of the show for an appearance. Despite performances by Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds and many Broadway actors and actresses, fans reportedly voiced their disapproval during the show, shouting "Where's Elton?" and "I want my money back." throughout the benefit concert to raise money for the Elton John Aids Foundation.

The big Dr Pepper giveaway to celebrate the release of Chinese Democracy will apparently be done through a coupon that can be downloaded/printed off the Internet. It's a nice gesture that will slightly deflect people from questioning whether Axl Rose's latest release really deserves to be called a Guns N' Roses album when it contains no contributions from Slash, Izzy Stradlin and the rest.

Labels: Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Jane's Addiction