Singer's assault charge is also reduced to misdemeanour    

Five years and a stint in rehab separate Albert Hammond Jr. from his last solo release but the Strokes guitarist is back with a brand new EP. Hammond talked to Rolling Stone about going through the songwriting process while sober: “Weirdly enough, you’re more creative. I feel OK being myself. I feel comfortable to sit [...]

Frontman denies rumours he has drinking problem but admits he has cut down alcohol intake    

After the rock-opera bloat, the Broadway sojourn, the public tantrum and rehab stint, and the general public indifference to the three-albums-in-one-year stunt, it’s probably not a bad idea for the former scabby punks in Green Day to remind people of why they liked the band in the first place. At a show at London’s Brixton [...]

Winfrey's exclusive post-rehab interview with the actress is due to air later this month (August)