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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'YNGWIE Is To His Genre What JIMI HENDRIX Was To Electric Guitar'

Rushonrock.com recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Rushonrock.com: How do you look back on the whole JOURNEY experience? Jeff Scott Soto: I can't say one bad thing about the t...

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METALLICA Bassist's Playlist Revealed

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently spoke to METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and constructed a playlist of what Robert's spinning. "My four-year-old boy loves TOOL!" Trujillo told ARTISTdirect.com. "When I take him to school, we're playing TOOL all the time, so I definitely connect with...

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DIMEBAG's Longtime Guitar Tech Discusses New DIME Amp; Video Available

Late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime tech Grady Champion was interviewed by The Metal Nurse of SkullsNBones.com at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. They spoke about Dean Guitars' new Di...

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MATT SORUM Interviewed At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL; Video Available

RealTVFilms.com conducted an interview with drummer Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) prior to CAMP FREDDY's January 19, 2009 performance at the Sundance Film Festival at Harry O's in Park City, Utah. Watch the chat at this location. CAMP FREDDY is the Los Angeles-based "jam" band featu...

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DEAN GUITARS CEO Talks DIME Amp; Video Available

Premier Guitar's Rebecca Dirks conducted an interview with Dean Guitars CEO Elliott Rubinson at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. They spoke about the new Dime amp which was designed after the legendary sounds and tones...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Sings BILLY IDOL's 'Rebel Yell' With CAMP FREDDY; Video Available

Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY),Billy Duffy (THE CULT),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT),Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL),Shaun White (pro snowboarder/skateboarder) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP) joined CAMP FREDDY for the band's January 19 performance at the Sundance Film Festival at Harry O's in Park City, Utah. CAMP FR...

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SCOTT WEILAND Launches Clothing Line

Scott Weiland, legendary lead singer of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, and Christopher Wicks, designer and owner Rock & Roll Religion, have announced the launch of their much anticipated contemporary men's collection — Weiland for English Laundry. This inaugural collection will debut at Magic Las Vegas on...

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TOMMY BOLIN Book Author To Guest On 'Electric Ballroom'

Tune in to the "Electric Ballroom" radio show with hosts Aimee Kristi and Keith Roth on WRAT on Sunday, February 1 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern for an interview with Greg Prato, author of the new book "Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story" — which is said to be the first book to focus entirely ...

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DIMEBAG Guitar Amp Unveiled At NAMM: Video Available

Dean Guitars has just unveiled the new "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) amp called Blacktooth. Grady Champion, one of Dimebag's former techs who'll be hitting the road with BLONDIE later this year, demonstrated the amp this past weekend during this year's NAMM (National Association Of...

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IRON MAIDEN's MCBRAIN Interviewed At 'Drum-Off' Grand Finals; Video Available

Possum of Altitude conducted a backstage interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar Center's Drum-Off grand finals in California. Watch the five-minute chat below. McBrain was inducted into Guitar Center's "Drum-Legends" Hall of Fame at the event, which...

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JIMI HENDRIX Guitar Lands In Edinburgh

Edinburgh Evening News reports that a guitar belonging to Jimi Hendrix was today arriving in Edinburgh, Scotland to take up residence in Hard Rock Café. Security was heightened for the delivery this morning at 9:30 a.m. from Denver, Colorado. The guitar was carefully taken across the Atlantic yester...

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IRON MAIDEN's MCBRAIN Inducted Into 'Drum-Legends' Hall Of Fame; Video Available

IRON MAIDEN's Nicko McBrain was inducted into Guitar Center's "Drum-Legends" Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar Center's Drum-Off grand finals in Los Angeles. McBrain also performed the MAIDEN classics "The Trooper" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" at the event, which was held at the his...

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Longtime RAMONES, JANES ADDICTION Manager Dies At 60

NME.com reports that Gary Kurfirst, the longtime manager of artists such as the RAMONES, TALKING HEADS, BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE, EURYTHMICS, JANE'S ADDICTION, B52S and LIVE, passed away yesterday (January 13). He was 60. Kurfirst was heavily involved in the New York music scene, opening the infamous Vill...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN On Living In USA: 'I Would Go And Fight And Die For This Country'

Steph Perry of Rock Notes conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen on December 2, 2008. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Notes: How did you hook up with [former JUDAS PRIEST singer] Tim "Ripper" Owens? Yngwie: Well, this has something to do with e...

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FREDDIE MERCURY, OZZY OSBOURNE, SLASH Among Ultimate 'Rock Gods'

According to Skiddle, late QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury, who sold 300 million records before he died in November 1991 of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV, has been voted the ultimate "rock god." Ozzy Osbourne came sixth in the survey of 4,000 rock fans by Internet market research web site OnePoll. A...