U2 CAN HAVE AN iPOD
The synergy between Apple and U2 continues as they introduce the brand new special edition U2 iPod. The new iPod is 30GB and can hold up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 photos and over 75 hours of video. This new fifth generation edition will be black with a red wheel, like the original, and will also feature engraved autographs from each member of U2 on the back. You will also receive a coupon for an exclusive thirty minutes of video content that?s downloadable at iTunes. The new U2 iPods are going for $329 and they are in stores now.


SLIPKNOT SLIP YOU A NEW DVD
Things are pretty quiet in the Slipknot camp these days, but the band will be releasing a DVD to keep fans happy for the time being. According to Billboard, the band will begin writing their fourth album this year, but before that they?ll release a new DVD, which according to guitarist Mick Thomson will have ?a lot more personal stuff on it.? He went onto say that the release will focus more on the day to day life of the band rather than the live show. There is no release date set yet.


WILL JANE?S ADDICTION LEAD TO SMASHING PUMPKINS?
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has been working on the revival of the Pumpkins since last summer, but the line-up has been pretty bare. Obviously Corgan is in, and he?s got drummer Jimmy Chamberlin on board, but who else wants to be a Pumpkin? Apparently Jane?s Addiction bassist Eric Avery. According to MTV News, Avery has been rehearsing with the band during the pre-production of the record, but nothing has been confirmed just yet. One time Smashing Pumpkin bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur has also expressed interest in playing with the reunited band.


YELLOWCARD SINGER READY TO ROCK AFTER SURGERY
Yellowcard begins a summer U.S. tour this Saturday (June 10th) in Mountain View, California, the group's first since vocalist Ryan Key underwent surgery in April for a cyst on his vocal chords. Key needed some time to heal from the procedure, and told LAUNCH that his recovery is right on schedule. "It's fine, I'm recovering well and I'm just getting started this weekend. We're gonna go play a couple of shows and see how it goes. I mean, I haven't really done too much yet, but so far it feels pretty okay. I saw the doctor yesterday for, like, the last time before I leave town and he said that everything looks good." Yellowcard will appear on the June 22nd edition of CBS-TV's Late Show with David Letterman to perform its current single, "Rough Landing, Holly." Yellowcard's tour stops in Houston July 26.


LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7

DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS) - Kyra Sedgwick, Al Franken
JAY LENO (NBC) - Adam Sandler, Rosie Perez, John Fogerty
LATE LATE SHOW (CBS) - Ian McShane, Joey Lauren Adams, Stanley Bing
CONAN O'BRIEN (NBC) - Luke Perry, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Van Hunt
CARSON DALY (NBC) - Vince Vaughn, Juliette & the Licks
JIMMY KIMMEL (ABC) - Jessica Alba, Larry the Cable Guy, Him
JON STEWART (Comedy Central) - Bonnie Hunt