First Linkin Park had to cancel their gig at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on Monday, then they axed their five-date China tour, all because of lead singer Chester Bennington's back injury, according to the band's Web site. The tour was supposed to raise money to benefit Sichuan Province, the area ravaged by May's earthquake. At least disappointed concertgoers will get their money back, and the band's concert promoter has donated money to earthquake victims anyway.

Read more about Linkin Park's canceled tour dates here.

Long-running, sweet-leaf-loving rappers Cypress Hill are in the process of making their first new album in four years, according to founding member Sen Dog, who told Billboard.com that the group has finished 30 songs for the untitled project. Dog described the album as "definitely hard-core hip-hop" and said the trio hopes to have the album out by the spring, though they’re currently looking for a new record deal.

Sen Dog boasted that it would include writing and production collaboration with Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello on the song "Rise Up" and a cameo from Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda on another untitled track. Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash is slated to appear on a tune called "Front Line."

All of which begs the question, "Wait, Cypress Hill are still together?"