Peter Buck, guitarist of the U.S. pop super group REM was arrested for allegedly causing quite a scene on a flight from Seattle to London this past weekend. He may have played guitar on the song "Shiny Happy People" but things weren’t so shiny today as he appeared in court. The changes that Buck faces are two counts of assault, being drunk on an aircraft, threatening behavior, disobeying an aircraft commander and criminal damage. The good news for Buck is that that the court is allowing him to complete the band’s promotional tour and he will go back to Uxbridge Magistrates Court on June 18, 2001. His bail was set at £30,000 (approx $43,000 US).

Joey Ramone, lead singer of the groundbreaking punk band, The Ramones, passed away Sunday, April 15th, 2001. Ramone was hospitalized in March of this year and was diagnosed with lymphoma. His death was confirmed by the Ramone's longtime artistic director, Arturo Vega. For 22 years, Ramone fronted the influential punk band The Ramones. Most music critics and modern day punk bands feel that the Ramones paved the way for bands from the Clash and the Sex Pistols to Green Day and The Offspring. Joe Strummer, lead singer of the Clash called the Ramones "..the daddy punk group of all time," in a recent interview with Spin magazine.

A tell-all book about folk icon Bob Dylan written by Howard Sounes entitled Down The Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan is slated for store shelves April 9, 2001.

In October of 2000 Rage Against the Machine announced they have parted ways with their lead singer Zach De La Rocha, but the position of Rage singer may not be left vacant for much longer. Rumors have been floating around that B-Real of Los Angeles’ most famous pro-weed rap group Cypress Hill is interested in taking over the mic duties for Rage.

The rapper formerly know as Big Baby Jesus, Russell Jones, AKA Ol’ Dirty Bastard of the Wu-Tang Clan was arrested in Philadelphia this past Tuesday while placing at order in the drive-through lane at a McDonalds restaurant. The 31-year-old Jones had escaped from a Pasadena, California drug-rehab center on October 17th of this year and a Los Angeles judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest shortly thereafter. His probation stemmed from 1999 charges of making "terroristic" threats and wearing a bulletproof vest. Jones, who has been arrested nine times in the past 13 months, is also wanted in New York City where he faces various drug and motor vehicle charges.