In response to a report in the Sun that their next tour would be their last, a rep for the Rolling Stones recently told Entertainment Weekly that the report is untrue. According to the Sun, an anonymous source said that the band "realize that age is creeping up on them. They want to bow out on top of their game, and not short-change their fans." However, a rep told EW that the band retiring is "not true."

In response to a report in the Sun that their next tour would be their last, a rep for the Rolling Stones recently told Entertainment Weekly that the report is untrue.

According to the Sun, an anonymous source said that the band "realize that age is creeping up on them. They want to bow out on top of their game, and not short-change their fans."

However, a rep told EW that the band retiring is "not true."

Guitarist Ronnie Wood also reiterated that the band plans to continue for a long time to come, telling the People newspaper, "We'll rock till we drop. We have all agreed this won't be the last time. Everyone's rocking."

Live Nation, the promoter sponsoring the Stones' current tour, is said to be in negotiations with the band to plan a worldwide tour that will begin in 2011 and end sometime in 2012.

Despite a recent report from Rolling Stone that stated Beach Boys founder and guitarist Al Jardine said the band will reunite in 2011 to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary, singer Mike Love tells Billboard.com that any talk of a reunion is premature. "There have been a lot of ideas floated, but nothing decided," Love says. "So far it's just conversation. There are no big plans yet - although there's a lot of interest . . . But so far nothing's firm."

Despite a recent report from Rolling Stone that stated Beach Boys founder and guitarist Al Jardine said the band will reunite for at least one show in 2011 to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary, singer Mike Love tells Billboard.com that any talk of a reunion is premature.

"There have been a lot of ideas floated, but nothing decided," Love says. "So far it's just conversation. There are no big plans yet - although there's a lot of interest from a lot of people to see what would happen if we got together and did some new music and maybe did some shows. But so far nothing's firm."

This is seemingly in contrast to what Jardine told Rolling Stone when he said, "We're definitely doing at least one show - you heard it first. It's a big deal. I don't know where it will be yet, but it'll probably be free. Golden Gate Park was mentioned, as was the [National] Mall in Washington, D.C. and the north shore of Chicago by the beach."

A doodle drawn by John Lennon during one of his legendary "bed-in" protests has sold at auction for nearly $56,000. The drawing depicts the singer's face and that of his wife, Yoko Ono, and was drawn during their Montreal bed-in, which took place in May of 1969. The event took place late last week at Christie's Auction House in London. The auction also featured a guitar once used by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols and Who memorabilia.

A doodle drawn by John Lennon during one of his legendary "bed-in" protests has sold at auction for nearly $56,000. The drawing depicts the singer's face and that of his wife, Yoko Ono, and was drawn during their Montreal bed-in, which took place in May of 1969.

The event took place late last week at Christie's Auction House in London. The auction also featured a guitar once used by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols and the largest collection of the Who memorabilia ever sold at one time.

The Who collection was sold by two private collectors, Brad and Dina Rogers.

"This sale demonstrates that the market for high end, one-of-a-kind material, is as strong as it has ever been," Brad Rogers tells the BBC, adding that he and Dina are "incredibly pleased."

A sequined jacket once worn by Michael Jackson also sold for about $34,000 at the auction.

Later this week KISS will kick off their Hottest Show on Earth tour, one that will take the legendary band on a 32-city run across North America. Things get underway this Friday in Cheyenne, Wyoming. "It's about the marathon," KISS rhythm guitarist and co-frontman Paul Stanley told Reuters. "It's more about who lasts the longest - if you're depressed or lose your drive because of one tour or one show, then you're in the wrong business."

Later this week KISS will kick off their Hottest Show on Earth tour, one that will take the legendary band on a 32-city run across North America. Things get underway this Friday in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

"It's about the marathon," KISS rhythm guitarist and co-frontman Paul Stanley told Reuters. "It's more about who lasts the longest - if you're depressed or lose your drive because of one tour or one show, then you're in the wrong business."

Stanley went on to say that fans shouldn't worry about KISS not giving the tour their all night in and night out.

"They're great songs, and on top of that, you have to respect your audience. When somebody comes to a concert and pays hard-earned money, they don't deserve to hear a band turn 'Love Gun' into a reggae tune," he added.

The tour will bring the band to a host of cities including Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Boston, Phoenix and Charlotte, North Carolina. It wraps up September 25 in Fontana, California.