YUSUF ISLAM (Cat Stevens), OZZY OSBOURNE and THE O'JAYS brought "Peace Train," "Crazy Train" and "Love Train" to the big Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rally in DC over the weekend.  Given Yusuf Islam's record, it's not clear whether he was there for the Rally to Restore Sanity or the Rally to Restore Fear.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN is advance streaming selected tracks from The Promise, subtitled The Lost Sessions: Darkness on the Edge of Town.

CEE-LO GREEN is advance streaming The Lady Killer.

THE BLACK ANGELS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

THE DANDY WARHOLS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set, including a cover of "You Ain't Goin Nowhere."

SUZANNE VEGA is "Left of Center," with unseen help from Joe Jackson. Written specifically for the Pretty In Pink soundtrack.

PAUL McCARTNEY talked to The Independent about recording Band on the Run (to promote the remaster).  All Songs Considered has a mini-documentary on the subject.

THE KINKS will never reform, according to Dave Davies.

THE FEELIES, otoh, are getting ready to release their first new album since 1991's Time for a Witness.

OF MONTREAL is profiled by Ann Powers for the L.A. Times.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Saw 3-D won the Halloweekend with 22.5 million (against a 20 million budget), a much better take than last year's Saw VI, which opened with 14.1 million. Paranormal Activity 2 suffered as a result, tumbling 60 percent to second place with 16.5 million -- but with a total of 65 .7 million on a 3 million budget, all's well.  Red held in the third slot with 10.8 million, which makes for a total close to its 58 million production budget; overseas and DVD sales will make this one nicely profitable.  Jackass 3-D may have tumbled 60 percent to the fourth spot with 8.4 million, but it breaks the 100 million mark against its 20 million budget.  Hereafter rounds out the Top Five with 6.3 million and 22 million total against a 50 million budget; its 47 percent drop may worry the studio, both financially and in terms of Oscar buzz.

CHARLIE SHEEN is on a new rampage with hookers and cocaine, partying wildly since returning from New York, according to RadarOnline.  Sheen may be sued by Capri Anderson for the events that went down during his hotel meltdown in NYC. RadarOnline has more grisly deets of the evening.

MAD MEL UPDATE: Gibson is defended by Robert Downey, Jr., who was once considered uninsurable Mel gave him a chance by casting him in the Singing Detective back in 2003, two years after he kicked his drug habit. Also it turns out that the real issue between Gibson and baby mama Oksana Grigorieva may not be child custody.  He is also reportedly stashing millions in his church's coffers.

COURTNEY COX & DAVID ARQUETTE are splitting, but still took 6-year-old Coco trick or treating together. Aw.

RON HOWARD is keeping a controversial gay joke in his upcoming Vince Vaughn comedy, The Dilemma. IMHO, PopWatch gets this about right.

RANDY TRAVIS and his manager/wife Elizabeth "Lib" Travis have ended their marriage after 19 years.

HARRY POTTER and the DEATHLY HALLOWS (Pt 1): The L.A. Times Hero Complex blog is counting down to the Nov. 19th release, which is pretty much a road picture.  Daniel Radcliffe had a tearful final day on set, but Rupert Grint is kinda happy to be unemployed.

10 UNDERRATED SCI-FI FLICKS, according to I Am Rogue. (Thx, LHB. I certainly agree with Silent Running and Moon.)

TERROR in the USA: Authorities on three continents thwarted multiple terrorist attacks aimed at the United States from Yemen on Friday, seizing two explosive packages addressed to Chicago-area synagogues and packed aboard cargo jets.

AFGHANISTAN: Leaders of the Taliban resistance in Afghanistan have shown no interest in a negotiated end to the war, despite an intensified and increasingly effective NATO military offensive, says Richard Holbrooke, US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

CATS with spooky ambience on Halloween.

A BEAVER is suspected of responsibility for a fire that caused more than 150K of damage to a cottage and outbuilding just north of Perth Road Village, Ont.

BAT-DOG born without eyes is finding his way in life after teaching himself to ‘see' by barking - using echolocation.

COURAGEOUS CAT scares off a coyote in the OC.