Ozzy Osbourne slammed Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson in a new interview with The Quietus over an incident that occurred on the 2005 Ozzfest tour. During an August 20th show in San Bernardino, California, Sharon Osbourne allegedly messed with Maiden's sound and had the band pelted with eggs onstage, after claiming that Dickinson had made disparaging remarks about her husband throughout the tour.

Ozzy told The Quietus about the incident, "Unbeknown to me, every night he was going on stage slagging me off. And that wasn't fair. If he didn't like the f***in' tour, he should have said "I'm jumping (off) the f***in' tour," but to go on stage and f***in' slag me off for no reason . . . If you've got something to talk to me about, be a man. Come to my face and say, "I think you're a f***in' a*****e." Don't be a f***in' idiot. It's so pathetically childish."

Ozzy added, "To this day I don't understand what the f***in' beef was. I just don't get it. To go on the Ozzfest and slag (people) off, that's crazy. I really think he needs a f***in' psychiatrist if he does that, he's f***ing nuts. It's an irresponsible f***in' thing to do. Sharon must have got pissed off with this c***, you know."

Sharon never denied her involvement, but at the time Ozzy told us that he wanted nothing to do with it: "I had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with what went down, because I do not condone any of that kind of crap. Even though the singer was saying bad things, so I heard, I never heard it 'cause I'd never went and seen them. But that very night, the bass player (Steve Harris) comes into my dressing room and said to me, 'I'd like to apologize for our singer.' I was absolutely confused what this guy was on about."

Velvet Revolver replaced Maiden on that tour for the last seven shows after the egg incident.

Maiden manager Rod Smallwood later lashed out at Sharon Osbourne publicly, saying, "In 30 years in this business...I have never seen anything anywhere near as disgusting and unprofessional as what went on that night."

Ozzy is going back out with a six-show Ozzfest run next month, while Iron Maiden is also touring behind a new album.

Billy Joel's upcoming premiere of his Last Play At Shea concert documentary will be shown at the New York Mets' new home -- Citi Field -- on August 21st, according to Vintage Vinyl News. The film will be the largest outdoor film showing since Columbus, Ohio's "Motion Picture Day" on July 4th, 1919.

Last Play At Shea features highlights from Billy's 2008 two-night venue closing concerts at New York's legendary Shea Stadium, featuring special guests Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey, Tony Bennett, Steven Tyler, and Garth Brooks. The film, which debuted at The Tribeca Film Festival last April, focuses on the July 2008 shows -- as well as Shea's unique sports history. Tickets for the movie are $10.

Billy Joel told us that with such a huge back catalogue of songs, it's tough to find a balance in pleasing himself and longtime fans with each night's setlist: "You're always trying to strike a balance between what an audience would like to hear, what we wanna play, and what balances out to make a good show -- and it's kind of hard to strike a balance sometimes. I would not be happy just playing the hits. And I know people are walking out sometimes going, 'Well, why didn't he play 'Uptown Girl,' why didn't he play 'A Matter Of Trust,' why didn't he play 'She's Got A Way,' why didn't he play 'Tell Her About It'' -- but we don't always wanna do those. I feel the need to sometimes play some of the things that people may not know, just to remind myself that I've written more than Top 40 hits. And the band needs to be challenged from time to time."

Bob Dylan will release the ninth installment of his critically acclaimed Bootleg Series in October, according to the Dylan magazine Isis. As opposed to the past few editions, Bootleg Series Nine will not feature live-in-concert tracks or studio outtakes, but Dylan's legendary publishing demos recorded between 1962 and 1964 featuring many songs which never made their way into the official Dylan catalogue -- as well as early demos of future Dylan classics, such as "Mr. Tambourine Man," "When The Ship Comes In," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," and "Masters Of War," among others. Noted "Dylan-ologist" and rock writer Greil Marcus is said to writing the set's liner notes.

Dylan is also said to be prepping authentic mono mixes of his first eight albums for a proposed box set. The albums will include Bob Dylan (1962); The Freewhelin' Bob Dylan (1963); The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964); Another Side Of Bob Dylan (1964); Bringing It All Back Home (1965); Highway 61 Revisited (1965); Blonde On Blonde (1966), and John Wesley Harding (1968). No release date for the mono box has been announced.

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary, who shared a manager with Dylan and was a key player in Dylan's early career, says that it was incredible to witness Dylan compose some of the greatest songs of the '60s: "Bobby Dylan was actually living with me in Woodstock when 'Blowin' In The Wind' emerged as a single hit for Peter, Paul & Mary. Previous to that, he was known only to a real cult group and we'd come home and he'd written 'Masters Of War,' and 'Only A Pawn In The Game,' and it was an incredible time. If you listen to the song that he wrote called 'Bob Dylan's Dream,' that was what it was like."

Bob Dylan tour dates (subject to change):
August 4 - Austin, TX - The Backyard
August 6 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
August 7 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
August 8 - Lincoln, NE - Haymarket Park (with John Mellencamp)
August 10 - Sturgis, SD - Buffalo Chip Campground
August 11 - Billings, MT - Dehler Park (with John Mellencamp)
August 12 - Casper, WY - Mike Lansing Field (with John Mellencamp)
August 14 - Jackson, WY - Snow King Resort
August 15 - Boise, ID - Idaho Botanical Gardens
August 17 - Park City, UT - Deer Valley Resort
August 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum at Caesars Palace (with John Mellencamp)
August 19 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Business Bank Arena (with John Mellencamp)
August 21 - Monterey, CA - Monterey Fairgrounds
August 22 - Lake Tahoe, NV - Harvey's Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
August 24 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
August 27 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater (with John Mellencamp)
August 28, 29 - Troutdale, OR - McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater (with John Mellencamp)
August 31 - Missoula, MT - Allegiance Field (with John Mellencamp)
September 1 - Post Falls, ID - Greyhound Park & Event Center (with John Mellencamp)
September 3 - Yakima, WA - Yakima County Stadium (with John Mellencamp)
September 4 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival at Memorial Stadium

In celebration of what would've been John Lennon's 70th birthday on October 9th, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Box Of Vision will be planting three separate John Lennon time capsules. One of the capsules will be planted at the Rock Hall in Cleveland, with the two others at spots relevant to Lennon's life.

The capsules are scheduled to be opened on October 9th, 2040. The time capsule dedication ceremony at the Rock Hall will take place on October 8th on at 10:30 a.m. and will kick off a weekend filled with various Lennon retrospectives. Yoko Ono said in a prepared statement: "I am delighted to support this effort to help share John's music and messages of peace and love with the children of today and tomorrow. I know that John's work, life and dreams will help inspire them to bring a better world for everyone. Children Power!"

The general public is invited to "submit birthday wishes, commentary, musical performances and personal thoughts on Lennon's legacy" at http://www.BoxOfVision.com/TimeCapsule. Fans can share well wishes and personal thoughts through September 15, 2010.

Fans who visit the website can also make recommendations about what the time capsules should include to best preserve the Lennon legacy over the next 30 years. Along with fan contributions, the capsules will include Lennon's post-Beatles recordings, newly restored art prints of his album artwork, a newly-commissioned essay on his career and other related items.

The John Lennon Box Of Vision is available for pre-order and will begin shipping on October 5th.

The John Lennon Box Of Vision contains:

The LP Artwork Book: 166 pages of newly restored LP art, in original LP size, including the complete artwork for John and Yoko's Wedding Album, formatted for the first time in book form; the complete calendar artwork for Live Peace In Toronto 1969; all of Lennon's studio albums from 1970's John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band through 1984's Milk And Honey -- plus all officially released worldwide compilations and live albums originally issued in the LP format.

The Catalography Book: A brand new, full color discography of Lennon's album catalog, with an exclusive essay and textual guide by noted author Bruce Spizer; newly restored reproductions of classic Lennon album advertisements; Lennon's handwritten sound notes to 1980's Double Fantasy and more

The CD Storage Book: The patented Box Of Vision CD storage system, built to store all of John Lennon's official CD releases, can hold up to 32 different CD albums, in an expandable and adaptable format to accommodate any fan's collection -- NOTE: The actual CDs are not included.

Exclusive Recordable Discs: One art-adorned recordable DVD, and three different art-adorned recordable CDs, intended for fans to record and store audiovisual and audio content of their choosing. The Lennon estate has granted permission to create these unique CDs using classic John and Yoko art elements as well as Lennon's drawings. Fans can create their own "time capsule" content to store in their Box Of Vision.

Robert Rodriguez, who's the author of the ground-breaking new book Fab Four FAQ 2.0, which sheds new and important light onto the Beatles' first decade as solo artists, says that although all of Lennon's solo albums have artistic value, 1972's overtly political Some Time In New York City was so badly received, it nearly derailed his solo career at that point:"Well it certainly wrecked his brand in the marketplace. Y'know, you've got the lead-off single is a song that no radio station is going to touch, or very few did. And it alienated people with it's packaging, with having Yoko as co-equal on the album -- even though her stuff is not all that bad -- certainly that brought down people's expectations; 'Oh God, really? There's not going to be a separate album this time? Plus, he had the whole distraction of the immigration case going on."AUDIO: ROBERT RODRIGUEZ ON JOHN LENNON'S 'SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY'

Lynyrd Skynyrd will be featured this Sunday (August 1st) on A&E's Private Sessions hosted by Lynn Hoffman. The band will be chatting about their latest release, God & Guns and performing four songs -- the album's title track, the new tribute to fallen bandmates called "Still Unbroken," along with such Skynyrd staples as "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird." A&E's Private Sessions airs on Sunday at 9 a.m. EST/8 a.m. CST.

Although they've been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1998, Skynyrd has yet to get it's name listed in the Cleveland museum. Johnny Van Zant told us that they're not sweating about it: "For us, as long as the fans keep coming out, that's what's important to us. I suppose, one day, Lynyrd Skynyrd's name will be in there, but it's not something that we're counting on. (laughs)")

Lynyrd Skynyrd will next perform with the Charlie Daniels Band on August 5th in Bangor, Maine at the Bangor Waterfront Festival.

Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen got to hang with Madonna during the shoot for the pop star's new clothing line, Material Girl. Momsen is the new face of the line, headed up by Madonna and her daughter Lourdes. According to MTV News, Madonna and Lourdes showed up to the set to give artistic direction.

Momsen said, "Lola was here all day and she helped to style the shoot and I worked with her to put the outfits together. Madonna came a little bit later and she's totally awesome."

In Madonna gossip news, insiders say that Madge brings her own private chef to cook her macrobiotic meals when she flies. According to the Daily Star, on a recent Virgin flight from New York to London, she reportedly spent thousands on bringing her own chef with her and booked up an entire aisle in upper class for her entourage. Madge's meals include mostly vegetables and fish. She avoid dairy, sugary treats or processed foods.

The Smashing Pumpkins raised more than $80,000 at a sold-out benefit show in Chicago on Tuesday (July 27th) for Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone. The money from the concert at the Windy City's famous Metro club will go to Leone's ongoing medical care. The Chicago-based musician was hospitalized with severe brain trauma last month after he intervened on the street to stop a woman from being abused by her husband and was himself beaten by the man.

Leone's medical insurance lapsed just two months before the incident.

He was taken to UIC Hospital for emergency brain surgery and had to have a third of his skull removed to alleviate swelling.

Leone is currently in stable condition and awaiting additional brain surgery to reapply the removed portion of his skull.

The show was attended by Illinois governor Pat Quinn, who proclaimed Tuesday "Matthew Leone Day" throughout the state and called Leone "a true American hero."

Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan said in a statement, "I was inspired by Matthew's courageous defense of a woman he didn't even know . . . I spoke to his family at the benefit and they all said that it didn't surprise them at all that he did what he did to stop an injustice."

Corgan added about the show, "I was absolutely honored to be standing on the Metro stage, my musical home, showing our support for one of our own. It was a great night in the long, storied history of Chicago. And an epic show."

All proceeds from the concert will go to the Matthew Leone Fund at Sweet Relief, a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to career musicians struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.