By Christopher "CJ" Smith

Yesterday we ran a story about this fall's slate of superstar releases, but there are plenty more albums due out this leaf-changing season.

October 7

Rise Against's Appeal to Reason: Will these punkers be able to follow up on the success and critical acclaim of 2006's The Sufferer & the Witness?

Oasis' Dig Out Your Soul: The Brit rockers cling to legitimacy on their seventh album, which (surprisingly) has been getting favorable reviews. Can they stage a comeback to relevancy? Read more...

Like a lot of Soundgarden fans, I bit my tongue a bit (OK, a lot, like, until there was blood and maybe some permanent damage) when I heard rock god Chris Cornell was working on an album with Timbaland. I'm all for my heroes stepping out of the box and trying something unusual, because lord knows, three Audioslave albums was two too many. But now that I've heard the results, I'm not so sure.

Granted, I've only peeped about 30 seconds of a handful of songs Cornell debuted earlier this week, so it's way too early to make a judgment, but based on what I did hear, it's actually not unusual enough. Timbaland and Chris Cornell is kind of exactly what you'd expect: Cornell's meaty vocals over Timbaland's squeaky, freaky, stuttering beats, some of which sound like they might have been swept up off the floor from the last Justin Timberlake session. It's like they both came to the studio with their parts and then superglued their personas together. Read more...

Now that Scott Weiland’s reunion with the Stone Temple Pilots is finally official, what’s next for Velvet Revolver, the band the singer was booted from just last week? Already, guitarist Slash has promised a third record from VR, and he even said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone that the band's got a few fellas in mind to take over behind the mike. Slash even admitted that, as recently as last month, the band auditioned at least one hopeful -- right around the time that rumors of the band’s split started gaining speed.

So, who do we think would work well with Velvet Revolver? Here’s a couple of possible hopefuls the band should consider, after the jump... Read more...

We love Timbaland. Absolute genius. True innovator. Changed the landscape of pop music forever. But man, does he have some suspect taste in rock music.

Anyway, Timbaland told Ryan Seacrest yesterday that he’s producing the upcoming solo album from former Soundgarden/Audioslave howler, Chris Cornell, the singer's third.

Timbaland said it’s the “best work” he’s done in his career (of course it is). Meanwhile, Cornell – who gave props to “American Idol” cover coverer David Cook on Seacrest’s show earlier in the week -- also said this upcoming solo album, which could be released as soon as next month, is the highlight of his career (of course it is).

Yeah.

We don't mean to sound that cynical but really, what do you think - interesting or ridiculous?