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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Far Beyond The Sun' DVD E-Card Available

An e-card for YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's upcoming "Far Beyond The Sun" DVD (Universal),featuring two of the legendary Swedish guitarist's earliest live concert videos — "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad" and "Live '85" — is available at this location. Malmsteen's 1989 release, "Trial By Fire: Live in Lenin...

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JIMI HENDRIX's Brother Preps CD; Film Moving Along

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports that the younger brother of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, Leon Hendrix, is readying his first domestically available album, which will be released early next year. The Gotham Metro Company will be releasing the yet-to-be-titled set, and is also behind a movie about...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Is An Avid 'Guitar Hero' Player

Ethan Smith of The Wall Street Journal reports that KORN frontman Jonathan Davis is part of an unlikely but growing fraternity: Rock stars who are also avid players of "Guitar Hero", an electronic game that lets gamers pretend to be, well, rock stars. From superstars like KORN to up-and-comers, "Gui...

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JIMI HENDRIX Memorabilia To Be Authenticated By RFID, LTD. To Combat Piracy

RFID, LTD. has announced their "Authentichip" program has been launched, focusing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to combat the piracy and counterfeiting that exists in the multi-billion dollar memorabilia industry. The Jimi Hendrix memorabilia to be authenticated by RFID, LTD.'s "A...

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JIMI HENDRIX Fender Stratocaster Guitar To be Auctioned Next Month

According to ANTARA News, a guitar belonging to Jimi Hendrix is among the highlights of a rock and pop memorabilia sale in New York next month. The sunburst Fender Stratocaster owned by rock and blues legend Hendrix for a short time before his death in 1970 was expected to reach between 80,000 and 1...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'There's Nothing Cool About Being Dead And Not Getting To Enjoy Your Success'

Larry Widen of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: How did KISS avoid the pitfalls of success? Paul: We didn't all sidestep them. Certainly the troubles that some members of the band had are we...

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Drummer PATRICK JOHANSSON: 'YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Is One Of The Nicest Guys In The World'

Dave's On Tour recently conducted an interview with YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer Patrick Johansson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Dave's On Tour: A couple of Malmsteen fans whom I spoke with commented that Yngwie gets better every time they see him. Look back to the first time you played wi...

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JIMI HENDRIX Song Rights Sold For $15 Million

Reuters reports that a private bidder paid $15 million for the rights to hit songs by U.S. rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix at an auction on Thursday, but a company owned by the musician's family said it will sue to prove it owns the songs. The rights, title, and interest to songs including "Hey ...

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JIMI HENDRIX's 'Are You Experienced?' To Be Analyzed On 'All Things Considered Weekend'

According to eJazzNews.com, JIMI HENDRIX's "Are You Experienced?" album (1967) has been selected as one of five historical recordings from the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry to be presented and analyzed by NPR's "All Things Considered Weekend" in a five-part series that begins this...

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Federal Restraining Order Issued for JIMI HENDRIX Auction

Experience Hendrix, LLC has issued the following press release: On October 18, 2006 Experience Hendrix filed a complaint in the U.S. Federal District Court in the Southern District of New York, seeking to enjoin pending auction sales by Ed Chalpin and one or more of his "PPX" companies in the Ocean...

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Report: Auction Of JIMI HENDRIX Collection Draws Yawns, Barbs

Ben Miller of the Milwaukee Business Journal reports: An Oct. 26 auction of 15,000 Jimi Hendrix assets in New York City hasn't caused much excitement among experts in the city of the rock legend's birth. Ocean Tomo Auctions LLC will conduct the auction at its 2006 Intellectual Property Auction this...

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JOE STUMP Working On Material For New Solo Album

REIGN OF TERROR/HOLY HELL guitarist Joe Stump has issued the following update: "I'm currently rehearsing the material for my next upcoming solo record. I'll start recording later this year with the record being released early next year after the HOLY HELL record comes out. It'll be a kind of return...

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BRUCE KULICK Guitar Auction: Rock The Classroom

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has donated an autographed quilted-maple top LTD EC-200 guitar to the Rock the Classroom fundraiser Point and Click Ball. Here's a little info about the Rock the Classroom organization and their mission: "Rock The Classroom brings di...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Finnish Dates Announced

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has lined up the following dates in Finland: Dec. 13 - Helsinki, FIN - Icehall Dec. 14 - Tampere, FIN - Tullikamarinaukio 2 Dec. 15 - Oulu, FIN - Teatria Dec. 16 - Jyvaskyla, FIN - Arena According to a posting on Malmsteen's web site, two of Yngwie's earl...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Early Videos To Be Re-Released On DVD

According to a posting on legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen's official web site, two of Yngwie's earliest live concert videos — "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad" and "Live '85" — will soon be re-released on DVD by Universal. Malmsteen's 1989 release, "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad", w...