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SAMMY HAGAR Hopes To Make Concerts Free In The Future
Launch Radio Networks reports: Sammy Hagar hopes that in the near future he won't have to charge for a concert ticket again. Hagar told Launch that his other ventures, like Cabo Wabo tequila and his Cabo Wabo Cantina clubs, are making enough money to subsidize his live dates. He plans to pass that b...August 1, 2005
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EDDIE VAN HALEN: 'Know The Man, Play The Music' Book Due In August
Backbeat Books has announced plans to publish a book dedicated to VAN HALEN's virtuoso guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Entitled "Eddie Van Halen: Know the Man, Play the Music" (view cover image),the book was authored by Malcolm Dome and Rod Fogg and is scheduled for release on August 29. It will retail...July 25, 2005
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SAMMY HAGAR Says VAN HALEN Could Have Finished A New Album
Launch Radio Networks reports: VAN HALEN recorded three new songs for last year's greatest hits collection, "The Best of Both Worlds", but frontman Sammy Hagar says the group could have finished a whole album. Hagar told Launch that the hang-up was guitarist Edward Van Halen, who simply took too lon...July 22, 2005
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SAMMY HAGAR Says EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Used To Be A Great Guy'
Launch Radio Networks reports: After spending most of 2004 back with VAN HALEN, Sammy Hagar says he's in no hurry to do it again. The group did tour North America and record three new songs for a greatest hits album, but Hagar told Launch that what he once called a "continuation" has reached its con...July 20, 2005
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SAMMY HAGAR: EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Wants To Be A Miserable Human Being'
Sammy Hagar spoke to Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM earlier this month about the current status of VAN HALEN and his upcoming solo album, tentatively due in early 2006. When asked to comment on the rumors that VAN HALEN may once again have been shelved following reports of internal disagreem...July 18, 2005
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SAMMY HAGAR's Son Sings National Anthem At RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX
According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Sammy Hagar's son, Aaron Hagar, did his best to sing the national anthem at The Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix this past weekend. MotoGP's return to the United States after an 11-year hiatus was not only the biggest race weekend ever at Mazda Raceway Laguna but one of...July 11, 2005
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SAMMY HAGAR: I Was Ready To Go To Blows With EDDIE VAN HALEN
Norway's Metal Express recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the VAN HALEN 2004 reunion tour and whether there was a chance of it coming to Europe: "The tour was worthwhile for everyone, but it was a really expensive ticket price in America,...July 6, 2005
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SAMMY HAGAR: Jamming Country Style
ABC ePrep is reporting that Sammy Hagar joined country star Kenny Chesney onstage a couple of nights ago during Chesney's concert at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Hagar and Chesney performed three songs together. The two artists are friends — Chesney played at Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina at Hagar...June 8, 2005
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HELIX Frontman Is Ready To Kick Ass At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
HELIX frontman Brian Vollmer recently spoke to the The London Free Press about the group's appearance at this weekend's Sweden Rock Festival, a three-day sonic barrage of some of the world's hardest and most renowned metal bands. Speaking of the upcoming Swedish gig, Vollmer expressed total confiden...June 7, 2005
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SAMMY HAGAR: STAPLE SINGERS Cover Released As Digital Download
Sanctuary Records has digitally released SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABOS' new single, "Let Me Take You There", a remake of the classic STAPLE SINGERS hit "I'll Take You There". The single has already topped the charts, hitting #1 on Mediabase's National Classic Rock Chart in just two weeks. "Let Me Take Y...June 6, 2005
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ERIC SINGER & FRIENDS: Australian Shows Announced
Eric Singer, the drummer of KISS, will be touring Australia with ALICE COOPER in June/July this year. Eric first toured with Alice in Australia in 1990 on the back of the enormously successful "Trash" album and has played with him on and off ever since. Eric has been a regular visitor to Australia b...May 31, 2005
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VAN HALEN Bassist Says Repeated Reunion Attempts With DAVID LEE ROTH Failed
Launch Radio Networks reports: Prior to its 2004 reunion with Sammy Hagar, VAN HALEN made repeated attempts to put together a project with original singer David Lee Roth. But bassist Michael Anthony told Launch that none of the Roth reunions took hold. "We tried to do the reunion thing with Roth, I...May 19, 2005
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LULLACRY Guitarist: New Album Will Be 'More Rock-Oriented'
LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I just came back from Astia studio for the last time, considering the upcoming masterpiece. "Whooa, I can say that I've been waiting this day to happen for a while… Anssi [Kippo, engineer/producer]...May 15, 2005
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SAMMY HAGAR To Open Cabo Wabo Cantina In St. Louis
Sammy Hagar announced in front of 18,000+ fans during his St. Louis concert Saturday (May 14) that he would open a Cabo Wabo Cantina in spring 2007 in St. Louis' new $290 million Bottle District. The St. Louis Cabo Wabo Cantina is expected to be one of the select markets to which Sammy will bring .....May 15, 2005
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VAN HALEN Members To Record Covers Album?
Launch Radio Networks reports: VAN HALEN bandmates Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are doing a handful of dates with their side project, LOS TRES GUSANOS, a trio that plays Hagar songs, some VAN HALEN material and classic rock covers. Would the group ever consider writing and recording its own mater...May 12, 2005