Axl Rose jailed overseas for biting security guard

Guns 'n' Roses frontman Axl Rose rampaged through a European hotel, attacked and bit a security guard in the leg, and was jailed Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden, according to police.

After partying at a nightclub after the band's show in Stockholm as a part of its European tour, an intoxicated Rose returned to his hotel around 8 a.m. and began arguing with a woman in the lobby, according to local newspaper Aftonbladet.

Rose was arrested for being suspected of attacking the security guard and breaking a hotel mirror. Local authorities, however, waited a while before questioning the Guns 'n' Roses singer due to his drunkenness; he was later questioned may be kept in jail until Friday, according to the Associated Press. Aftonbladet predicted Rose will not receive a hefty punishment despite attacking a police officer.

This latest altercation in the life of the 44-year-old Rose comes after he claimed fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger smacked his arm in New York a month ago.

Crystal Method to release new music to Nike+iPod users

Nike and Apple are hoping their new Nike+iPod Sports Kit will convince club-hoppers and gym regulars to bounce to the workout beat with their new hardware--now courtesy of music stars Crystal Method.

The electronic-music duo is the first artist to partner with the shoe company and iPod maker, and they have written 45 minutes of new music--a $9.99 mix titled Drive that serves as the initial offering for the Nike-iPod collaboration. "Nike Plus is such a cool use of technology and even if you don't run or workout, Drive is an awesome new release for us," Crystal Method's Ken Jordan told Spin.com.

The $29 hardware device transforms an iPod Nano into a workout data system, displaying the current speed and acceleration as well as the number of calories burned and distance traveled. A wireless sensor inserted in certain, new Nike shoes and an antenna that plugs into a Nano passes the data back and forth and spits out the results on the Nano's color screen.

Drive is available on Nike's Web site, under Sport Music, and will be downloadable from the iTunes store soon.

Ja Rule's Def Jam wins legal battle

The US Supreme Court refused Monday to settle a copyright battle between Def Jam Records and indie label TVT Records, putting an end to future legal squabbles between the two over the same lawsuit.

In an initial March 2003 suit, TVT Records said it still had the right to release music by Ja Rule, a former TVT rapper who left the company for Def Jam. A jury agreed with TVT, awarding the indie label with $132 million. Def Jam Records appealed the decision to New York's 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals, and in June 2005 the court overturned TVT's legal victory.

The refusal to hear TVT's appeal by the Supreme Court, which only hears a select few cases each year, means the ruling stands, and TVT cannot challenge it again.

Moby calls out animal factories

Moby, who in addition to earning his living as a pop music star regularly speaks out in favor of animal rights, has recorded a three-minute video clip for the Humane Society of the United States.

Flushed with clips and photos of chickens, pigs, cows, and other farm animals, the video features Moby--a vegan--waxing philosophical about the importance of aiding poorly treated animals in food factories. "I'm a vegan because I love animals," he says in the video. "I'm not going to tell you how to live, but could you look a cow in the eye and say that your appetite is more important than that cow's life?"

The video is available on the Humane Society's multimedia Web site.