Drummer Wally Ingram may not be a household name, but a lot of his friends are and they came out in force Wednesday night at Glendale, California's Alex Theatre, to raise money for Ingram's medical bills during his fight with cancer. The marathon show was put together by Garbage's Butch Vig, whose relationship with Ingram dates back to the Wisconsin scene of the '80s.

And it was Garbage, who hadn't played on stage together since the end of the 'Bleed Like Me' tour more than a year ago, who turned in the night's most triumphant performance. Buoyed by the long break and backed by a string quartet, the band performed only three songs but left a memorable impression in that brief time. Opening with 'Queer,' the group used the strings to add a dramatic quality to the music. Frotnwoman Shirley Manson, who came onstage to a standing ovation, embraced that drama, turning in a dazzling version of 'Cup pf Coffee' that proved she can belt out a torch song with the best of them. The set ended with a stirring 'Bleed Like Me' that prompted yet another deserved standing ovation.

Prior to Garbage's set, the reunited Crowded House, who will be appearing at Coachella in April, made a surprise appearance. Backed by Ingram on drums, the band, who had just flown in from New Zealand, sounded in fine form as they did a crowd-pleasing 'Weather With You' and 'Don't Dream It's Over.'

Among Ingram's other friends on hand were Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Keb Mo,' who treated the acoustic half of the show like a hootenanny, with the threesome appearing on stage together often, whether on Browne's 'World In Motion,' or a gorgeous 'Send Me an Angel' during Raitt's portion of the show. Sheryl Crow wrapped the night, leading an all-star jam that included surprise guest George Clinton.

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Clint Black is in the mood for love. The country star's latest release, 'Love Songs,' -- a 12-track compilation of some of his most memorable heartfelt tunes -- hits stores this week. But this isn't just a canned greatest hits package. Black actually re-recorded each and every track.

"I wanted to go back and listen to it and not feel like I'd just re-did what I'd already done," he tells AOL Music. "Sometimes when I go back and revisit my older recordings, I find some new twist that might make it just a little bit better. It might be a slight change in the arrangement, or the way vocals are layered."

The CD includes 'Something That We Do' and the Grammy-nominated 'When I Said I Do,' both featuring vocals by Black's wife, actress Lisa Hartman Black. Luckily, it was easier this time around getting Lisa into the studio with him. Black says the first time they cut it, Lisa "talked herself out of it" several times. The immense success of the song must've boosted Lisa's confidence and comfort with recording. That, coupled with the fact that this entire album was cut in the Black's home studio in Nashville, allowing Lisa to simultaneously play recording artist and Mommy to five-year-old daughter Lily.

Black smiles remembering those recording sessions when Lily would join them in the studio. "She's always singing or humming something, just like me when I was little," says the proud dad. "She makes up little songs and parodies songs." But as for Lily's musical aspirations? Well, don't jump the gun just yet. "Right now, she wants to work harder at being an ant farmer," Black says, laughing.

A little piece of home is also included on the 'Love Songs' album cover -- an original Peter Max painting of Clint and Lisa that hangs in their home.

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Who: Rapper Young Buck, a.k.a. David Darnell Brown, 25

What: Arrested on a warrant for failing to appear in court on a previous driving violation

When: Friday

Where: Nashville, Tenn.

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If you're of the mind that nothing suggests a boost to physical fitness quite like an interlude of choking on vomit, we've got great news for you. A merchant who's clearly well acquainted with Superman's Bizarro World has decided to market an energy drink bearing the name and likeness of noted health nut Jimi Hendrix.

The libation, dubbed Liquid Experience, doesn't overtly promise to help imbibers improve their stamina on either the six-string or any of the activities for which Pamela Des Barres praised Hendrix's prowess. It does, however, pledge to offer to siphon a percentage of its profits into music education programs -- a fine idea, as long as that percentage is larger than, say, zero-percent.

Call us jaded if you like, but we'll hold off until the brew is peddled in conjunction with a matching Janis Joplin hip flask -- what could be more authentic than that?

We've had it about up to here -- and trust us, we're holding our hand mighty close to the top of our head -- with rappers who think that carrying around a gun makes 'em seem hardcore. So we were positively tickled to hear that an MC from a school about as old as schools get has decided to prove his mettle with a decidedly more manly form of toughness -- namely, slipping on a pair of spandex Speedos and grappling with another half-naked man.

That's the new career path chosen by hip-hop legend Melle Mel, who's been hitting the gym -- and, from the looks of things, one of those stands where they sell super-sized protein shakes -- in an effort to catch on with the WWE. Mel, who's been in training for the better part of a year, insists that he's thoroughly capable of taking 14 shots to the dome despite the fact that he's perilously close to getting his AARP card in the mail.

We're not entirely sure that Mel will be able to add a Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame honor to his Rock & Roll Hall prize, but we'd wager that if Bushwick Bill were to turn pro, the midget grappling title would be his within months.

Country superstar Keith Urban has released a video message to his fans on his official Web site. The almost 5-minute long video shows a darker-haired Keith, sitting in what looks like a living room, speaking about his recent trip to the Betty Ford Clinic.

Urban entered the rehabilitation facilities on Oct. 19 of last year and was just released last week. He explains to fans that he initially thought he'd only be staying for 30 days, but he found he had much more than a month's worth of learning to do.

"That first 30 days, I learned that abstinence is the ticket into the movie -- It's not the movie. So, learning about abstinence was one thing, but then there was all this other area of my life to start learning about," he explains. "And so 30 days became 60 . . . 60 days became 90. And with each week that passed, I found myself really learning to surrender . . . especially with my career."

The rehab stint came at a pivotal moment in the star's career, as his new album, 'Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Thing' was released less than three weeks after he checked himself in.

"It was far from an ideal time to go into treatment," he says on the video, explaining that he missed his birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas and, of course, the record's release. It was also less than four months after his wedding to Nicole Kidman.

"There was not a big cataclysmic event that happened right before I went in . . It was a lot of small things that were happening in my life . . . a lot of small moments that were starting to accumulate that were telling me very loud and clear that I was a long way from my program of recovery."

Urban sought treatment in the mid-90s for cocaine addiction. His camp insists this time around was strictly for alcohol abuse.

The recovering Urban is now in Europe for promotional appearances supporting 'Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Thing.' He plans to kick off a world tour in April.

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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin may not seem the type to have mad hip-hop cred but then again, we never thought that Kevin Federline would have a higher appeal than his ex-wife-in-the-making, Britney Spears. But Mr. Paltrow is racking up just that, having guested on Jay-Z's 2006 comback album, 'Kingdom Come,' and with an upcoming appearance on Kanye West's latest effort, 'Graduation.'

Martin and West team up on the album's first single, 'Homecoming,' while 'Late Registration' collaborator Jon Brion (Fiona Apple) will make his return. "Jon wasn't just a producer," West told Billboard. "He was such a good friend and a great person to bounce ideas off of in the studio. It was the whole experience."

'Graduation' is tentatively due late this year.

To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen, it often seems that there's 57 channels with nothing on -- at least for the type of person flipping the dial in hopes of landing on a show about two angry bald men looking to blast a mammal full of holes.

Well, that state of affairs may soon be changing, thanks to the efforts of Staind frontman Aaron Lewis, who's decided to team up with David Wells, his fastball-tossing doppelganger, as part of a battery that could strike fear in the collective heart of critterdom. The terrible twosome are working on an as-yet-untitled television show that centers around the fine art of trapping and killing fish and fowl of all manner.

Although there's a wide choice of weaponry out there, we're guessing that Wells will go the traditional route and try to bop a beast or two with the high, hard one. But as for Lewis, we're hoping he eschews the tried-and-true crossbow route trodden by Ted Nugent in favor of something more original -- we'd kind of like to see him fell an elk with a speed-spat tongue-stud.

While the mere sound of Godsmack's brand of nu-metal ordinarily sends us running to double-lock our doors, the powers that be in Lawrence, Massachusetts seem to have a far more trusting attitude -- which might explain their decision to offer that band's frontman Sully Erna the key to their fair city.

Erna, who spent his formative years in the Merrimack Valley town, was presented the key -- which he resisted using to key the pickup trucks of those guys who tormented him in high school -- at a ceremony on Tuesday. Erna got all teary-eyed when accepting the award -- an honor that was arranged by Lawrence City Councilman Nunzio DiMarca, who reminisced that "[even] when he was washing dishes at my brother's restaurant, he's always been a very polished young man." The frickin' Wiccan proved as much by delivering a speech that complimented -- or backhandedly insulted -- the town by noting that "It molded me into the man I have become."

Erna will spill more of Lawrence's dark secrets next month when he publishes his memoir 'The Paths We Choose' -- which we'll be snapping up on audio-book in order to play the drinking game wherein you take a shot every time the Sull-ster wraps his accent around the words "Wuss-stah Mahss."

A sense of anticipation hung in the air Saturday night at House of Blues Anaheim as Family Stone, the Sly Stone-endorsed ensemble featuring his sister Vet and niece Lisa, as well as original trumpet player Cynthia Robinson and Grammy winner Skyler Jett, took the stage at a few minutes after 10:30. Would Sly, a notoriously reclusive rock legend, show up as rumored?

Since an ill-fated comeback attempt in 1987, the man who bridged funk, rock, soul and a social conscience into the soundtrack of an era, has made very few public appearances, including the 1993 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction and last year's Grammy tribute. An hour into the set, following a stellar 'Everybody Is a Star,' Vet asked the half-full venue, "Can everybody say, 'Welcome back?'" And with that, the question was answered.

Attired in a long black coat, black pants, a red scarf and shades, and still sporting the platinum Mohawk seen on the Grammys, Sly came out and introduced one of his daughters to play keyboards. Following a brief classical piece, Sly took the keyboards himself to back up another daughter as she delivered a few rhymes. Then it was time for the man to take over, sending the crowd into a dancing frenzy as he led a 'Thank You (Fallentime Be Mice Elf Again)' that was as celebratory for the occasion as the music.

Following a "We want Sly" chant that only ended with the promise he would return later, the Family Stone continued on, taking an extended 'Thank You' in a series of different directions. Sly did return to the stage briefly for to lead the refrain on 'I Want to Take You Higher.'

Former Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell finally has a May 15 release date for his long-awaited new album, 'Ultrapayloaded Satellite Party.' Joining Farrell are ex-Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, as well as newcomers Kevin Figg on drums, Etty Lau Farrell (Farrell's wife) on background vocals and Carl Restivo on keyboards and bass.

Farrell says the album, his first post-Jane's project, brought him back to his roots. "We actually started making music in my garage," he says. "It was garage for about a year. [And] it felt like a rebirth in the sense that I had no ties musically or emotionally to anybody, " It was during that period Bettencourt, who Farrell met at Tom Morello's house, came on board and the project evolved. "Once Nuno started to play on it, it started to take that life that I've always prayed, 'Man, I want to get my music to this place.'"

The record also features a plethora of guests, from Fergie and New Order's Peter Hook, to dance duo Hybrid and Thievery Corporation, but Farrell says there was one friend in particular whose appearance meant a lot to him. "When I was at my lowest and I simply just wanted to go surf with him, Flea started writing with me," Farrell recalls of the Chili Peppers bassist, who appears on 'Milky Ave.' and 'Hard Life Easy,' which also features John Frusciante. "He said, 'Let's write some songs.' He was the one. He actually blessed me by giving me music to work on."

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British singer-songwriter Carina Round doesn't pull any punches. For her third album, 'Slow Motion Addict,' due this spring, Round teamed with producer Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette) for a markedly defiant collection that finds her doing what she does best, even better: banshee yelps turned lung-scraping howls, lyrical collisions between the cosmic and carnal, and sonic tromps through rock straight to the throes of punk and electronica.

"It was difficult for me because it's the first time I've really worked with a name producer," Round says of working with Ballard. "We come from polar opposite planets, and although there were a few face-offs, which are to be expected, we met in a really good place. He made me feel very comfortable about the way I use my voice and certainly encouraged me to use it in as many strange ways as possible, which is great for me because I can become different cartoon characters with each new song."

It's a formula that's garnered fans in former Eurythmic Dave Stewart (who signed Round to his own Weapons of Mass Entertainment label), former tourmate Ryan Adams and even Jack Nicholson -- not to mention a common comparison to a certain other female British rocker. "As much as the PJ Harvey references make me want to stab myself in the face, she's great," Round says. "Rather her than Dido."

But for the Wolverhampton-born singer, 'Addict,' just like any other, is about growth. Even if it's slow-moving. "I decide that I wanted to make some changes and leave behind certain things that I wasn't comfortable with: people, ideas, restrictions that I put on myself and expectations that I put on other people, or that they put on me," she says of the album's impetus. "There were periods of dealing in many different ways . . . complete self-annihilation, excess and just generally being horrible. When you decide to come through all that, that's when your garden grows."

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Since 50 Cent has spent much of the past few years spinning rhymes about his, shall we say, "magic stick," it's only fair that he should branch out into peddling accessories for said appendage.

So, much like Malibu Barbie expanded her empire into dream houses and pink convertibles, Mr. Cent has begun marketing a line of condoms, which the ever-altruistic MC calls part of his master plan to promote safer sex among inner city kids -- a spin (no pun intended) that's more philanthropic than the one he's attached to the line of sex toys that he's planning to introduce under the same banner.

Celebrity endorsements can never hurt sales of any product, but we're not entirely sure that folks will be eager to pony up for a prophylactic bearing the name of a guy whose image was largely built on being riddled with nine holes, if you get our drift.

Once upon a time, only the true greats of song -- like Elsa Lanchester, who entwined her voice with his on the Easy Come Easy Go classic 'Yoga Is as Yoga Does' -- could hope to sing a duet with Elvis Presley. But thanks to the magic of robotics -- and the remarkable marketing skills of the folks at Elvis Presley Enterprises -- that pinnacle can be reached by anyone with three hundred or so bucks to spare.

Wow Wee, which made its mark in the primate biz by peddling life-like chimpanzees for folks unwilling to clean up the feces that a real one might toss, has taken the next logical step -- in the form of Alive Elvis. The hip-swiveling 'bot comes decked out in threads modeled after one of the outfits the King wore on his '68 comeback special and boasts a set of well-trimmed sideburns. A microphone-shaped remote control allows wannabe Memphis Mafia members to choose one of eight tunes from the Presley catalog for a rousing round of King-aroake -- which can be broken up by selected monologues that also appear on the recorded cartridges.

On the off-chance that the guy actually isn't pushing up daisies, we're guessing that this hitting the market on the anniversary of his "death" might be the thing that'd finally kill him.