Hogs Wild

They're going hog wild. A posh gated

community along the Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas, has been

invaded by wild hogs. The animals are digging up the large lawns

looking for grubs, nuts and roots. Jeanie Turek tells KXAS-TV the

hogs "sounded like a stampede of cattle, just running by the side

of the house." There's little the homeowners can do. Shooting the

animals is illegal within city limits. And state wildlife experts

say trapping hardly ever works.

Iron Maiden will Publish Photobook

Iron Maiden will put out a photo album of their

last three years. Band photographer John McMurtrie has traveled

with the band since January 2008. His photos will come out in a

book tentatively titled "On Board Flight 666." It's expected to

come out later this year.

Jane's Addiction Record with Moroccan Villagers

Jane's Addiction went all the way to Morocco

to get the right sound for their latest single. They collaborated

with Sufi trance musicians in the village of Joujouka for the song

"End to the Lies." Some music fans may recognize these musicians

because Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones had recorded them 1968.

Perry Farrell says they wanted to add "a sense of ancient ritual"

to Jane's Addiction music and create music to cast a spell. "End

to the Lies" is downloadable for free at www.JanesAddiction.com.

Their first studio album in eight years, "The Great Escape

Artist," comes out in August.

Phil Spector Appeals Murder Conviction

Attorneys for music producer Phil Spector are

trying to overturn his murder conviction on the basis that the

judge made mistakes in his trial. Spector's attorneys have argued

to the California 2nd District Court of Appeal that the judge made

judicial errors in Spector's trial for the murder of actress Lana

Clarkson in 2003. The judges on the appeal panel have 90 days to

decide whether Spector should have a new trial. If he gets one, it

will be his third. His first ended in mistrial, and the second

resulted in conviction, with Spector serving 19 years to life in

prison.

Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees to perform with Chipendales

Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees will perform with

the Chippendale dancers -- but it's not certain if he'll be taking

off his shirt or not. Timmons is billed as "special musical guest

star" for the Chippendales' performance in Las Vegas May 12

through June 5.

Tunstall, Petty up for Webby Awards

KT Tunstall, Tom Petty, OK Go and Justin Bieber

(BEE'-ber) are among the acts up for Webby Awards, which honor the

best of the Internet. Tunstall's "Glamour Puss" video is up for

best collaborative music video and video remix. Tom Petty, U2 and

Jay-Z are up for best celebrity/fan website. OK Go's "This Soon

Shall Pass" video is up for best viral marketing. "Justin Bieber

Takes Over Funny or Die" is up for best comedy short. Google is up

for best online commercial for its take on Bob Dylan's

"Subterranean Homesick Blues." You can see the nominees and vote

for your favorite at http://webby.aol.com/. The Webbys will be

given out June 13.

Foo Fighters Have Coffee With Little Girls

You wouldn't think a hard rock band would get all

googly over a couple of precious little girls, but these are Dave

Grohl's daughters we're talking about. Grohl says his four-year-old

daughter, Violet, would push the button on the coffee machine to

make coffee for the Foo Fighters, who recorded an album at his

house. He says his younger daughter, Harper, can't say "coffee,"

so she'd say "cotchee," so the band called it "cotchee" too.

Grohl says Violet would refer to the band as "the workers." He

laughs that she would call legendary producer Butch Vig "a

worker." Their album, "Wasting Light," is out this week.