Musicians page through their pasts for book deals (Reuters)
Reuters - As recording artists experiment with all manner of digital media to reach their fans, a few are engaging in a centuries-old practice -- writing books.

Punk musician Barker sues over SC plane crash (AP)

AP - Punk musician Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends.

Guns N' Roses not bringing "Democracy" to China (Reuters)
Reuters - Guns N' Roses fans in China will have to go underground to get their hands on a copy of the band's first album in 17 years, "Chinese Democracy," which will be released worldwide on Sunday.

Priests take leap of faith with debut album (Reuters)
Reuters - It's not every day that a music industry executive compares a group of singing clergymen to a superstar rapper.

Rob Zombie assembles box for "Corpses" (Reuters)
Reuters - Assembling the White Zombie boxed set "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" was "weird" and somewhat bittersweet for band founder Rob Zombie.

Duo Xtreme helps fuel rise of urban bachata (Reuters)
Reuters - Every once in a while, urban bachata duo Xtreme will dial up the fans that leave their phone numbers on the group's MySpace page.

Take That 'write a song about Amy Winehouse' (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Take That have written a new song, :How Did It Come To This," which fans are speculating is about the plight of Amy Winehouse.

Singer Enya eyes concert stage as "Winter" arrives (Reuters)
Reuters - With her new album off to a strong start, ethereal-voiced Irish singer Enya is considering touring for the first time in her career.

Prince slams gay marriage? (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Prince has said that he does not believe that gay marriage is "right."

New Guns N' Roses album hits stores, a little late (Reuters)

Reuters - The day many rock fans never expected to see in their lifetimes is nigh.