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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist AL PITRELLI: DAVE MUSTAINE 'Is A Pretty Brilliant Guy'

Clint Hale of STLtoday.com recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH/ALICE COOPER and current TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Al Pitrelli. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Playing with people like ALICE COOPER and MEGADETH, was there as much debauchery backstage as you exp...

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SAMMY HAGAR Makes FORBES Magazine's List Of Top Paydays Of 2007

According to Undercover News, former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar has made Forbes magazine's list of Top 20 Paydays of 2007 for the entertainment industry. Hagar added $80 million to his bank account when he sold 80% of his tequila company Cabo Wabo to Gruppo Campari. The company has an option to...

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VAN HALEN Book Author Interviewed; Audio Available

"Talking Metal" has posted a podcast interview with Ian Christe — author of "Sound of the Beast" and "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", and host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and Buzzsaw. Check out the chat in MP3 format at this location. In a recent interview with The Toronto Sta...

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VAN HALEN: More 2008 Tour Dates Announced

More 2008 dates have been announced for VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth. The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass — kicked off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with 40 dates in place. The current...

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SAMMY HAGAR's 'Cabo Wabo Radio' To Launch New Year's Eve

Sammy Hagar has announce the official launch of a revolutionary breakthrough in rock radio, "All Up, All Rock, All Party, All the Time", streaming online from Mexico to the world. On New Year's Eve, Monday, December 31, Redheads and music fans everywhere will be able to experience "Rock Radio The Wa...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Tour With KENNY CHESNEY, KEITH URBAN

Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar will take part in KENNY CHESNEY's "The Poets & Pirates Tour 2008", which will also feature KEITH URBAN, LEANN RIMES and GARY ALLAN. So far only one date has been announced: July 26, 2008 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Commented Kenny: "Every...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says 'Angel Down' Will Be Listened To Many Years After He's Dead And Gone

Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the delay in getting his first "proper" collection of all-new solo material released: "Good things take time; good things come to those to wait....

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VAN HALEN: More 2008 Dates Announced

More 2008 dates have been announced for VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth. The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass — kicked off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with 40 dates in place. The current...

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VAN HALEN: Uniondale Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of VAN HALEN's November 8, 2007 concert in Uniondale, New York can be viewed below (courtesy of "eduvh"). VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth has been extended into 2008, reports Billboard.com. The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and A...

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VAN HALEN: Madison Square Garden Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of VAN HALEN's November 13, 2007 concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City can be viewed below. In its review of the show, RollingStone.com wrote, "It was hard to know where to look first when the show began: a shockingly well-preserved Ed ripping into his guitar...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Open New Restaurant In Maui

According to Pacific Business News, Sammy Hagar is a partner in a new restaurant planned at Kahului Airport on Maui. HMSHost Corp. announced Wednesday it has a six-year contract at the airport and will introduce four dining venues, including Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill. The restaurant, scheduled t...

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Former NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT Guitarist Issues THE ESSENESS PROJECT Debut

THE ESSENESS PROJECT, which features in its ranks acclaimed guitarist Steve Smyth (NEVERMORE, DRAGONLORD, TESTAMENT, VICIOUS RUMORS),will release its debut album on November 5 through Smyth's own Two Louder Music label. The CD was mixed by Kent Matcke (METALLICA, JOE SATRIANI, SAMMY HAGAR) at his P...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Pays Tribute To Late KNAC DJ

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward did a half-hour tribute to veteran KNAC DJ Tawn Mastrey during his monthly "Rock 50" radio show on Saturday, October 27. He spoke about how Tawn was so helpful in promoting his first solo effort outside of SABBATH — "Ward One" — and how important a figure she was to ....

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Report: At 60, SAMMY HAGAR Still Ready To Rock

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: Sammy Hagar, who's currently on the road with former VAN HALEN bandmate Michael Anthony as his special guest, has a number of projects in the works. First among them is a new album, the follow-up to last year's "Livin' It Up". Hagar says he's about "halfway throu...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY 'Totally Fine' Without VAN HALEN

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has told Billboard.com that he's not going out of his way to keep tabs on the group's tour but that "people tell me things, and I heard the tour's been fine." He admits he was "bummed out for a little bit" after being booted from the band ...