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AC/DC: Australian Mayor Backs Plans For BON SCOTT Statue

Australia's The Sunday Times has issued the following report: Fans of late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott want a statue honouring the rock legend as part of a planned Fremantle redevelopment. And the city's mayor is backing the idea. Of 380 public submissions received by Fremantle council on a multimillio...

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AC/DC: Scottish Newspaper Publishes Article On Upcoming BON SCOTT Memorial

Scottish newspaper The Forfar Desptach & Kirriemuir Herald published an article in its February 2, 2006 edition about the proposed carved stone plinth in honor of late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. Check out a scan of the feature at the AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue. Bon Scott died on February 19,...

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EVERGREY Announce First-Ever Headlining Show In England

Swedish metallers EVERGREY will make their first-ever headlining appearance in England on March 7 at The Underworld in Camden, London. Ticket information and other details are available at www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk. As previously reported, EVERGREY have set "Monday Morning Apocalypse" as the tit...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Set For LES PAUL Salute Next Week

Launch Radio Networks reports: Guitarists Joe Perry from AEROSMITH and Neal Schon from JOURNEY are among those taking part in a tribute concert to music industry legend Les Paul next week. The Les Paul & Friends: 90th Birthday Salute takes place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Cali...

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BEHEMOTH Mainman Comments On Australian Tour

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have just returned home from their first-ever trip to Australia. Organized by Aussie company Soundworks, this tour wraped up the 16-month touring cycle with 225 shows done in support of BEHEMOTH's last record, "Demigod". Commented mainman Nergal: "This tour was simp...

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M.A.N Featuring MNEMIC Frontman JELENCOVICH: Debut Album Due In March

M.A.N, the new band formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring current MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich),will release their debut album, "Obey, Consume, Reject", in late March via their own label, Hoffa Communications. The band are currently looking for distribution worldwide....

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DEEP PURPLE, ALICE COOPER Confirmed For U.K.'s MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

According to Metal Hammer magazine, DEEP PURPLE and ALICE COOPER have been confirmed for the Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place June 3 at Milton Keynes Bowl. Tickets, priced £38.50, are on sale from January 20 from all usual agents, and via credit card on 0870 400 0688. A dedicated coach s...

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DANZIG Guitarist To Perform With DECONSTRUCT At NAMM

DECONSTRUCT, the Northern California band which features current DANZIG guitarist Joe Fraulob, will be performing at the NAMM show this weekend in Anaheim, California. DECONSTRUCT are scheduled to play Friday night, January 20 at EMG Pickups' 30th anniversary party, along with THE MERCY CLINIC (DAMA...

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RHINO BUCKET: New Album Track Listing Revealed

RHINO BUCKET, the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright, have set the tentative track listing for their fourth album, "And Then It Got Ugly" due in March via Acetat...

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AC/DC: BON SCOTT Sculptors Disappointed Over Internet Leaks

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue, the sculptors of a proposed carved stone plinth in honor of late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott are disappointed that friends of the organizers of the project have released pictures of the plaque before the official unveiling in Kirriemuir. Th...

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Tribute To Late AC/DC Frontman To Be Held In His Hometown

Eat Cat 2 Productions — the organizers of the Big Ball, the world's largest AC/DC convention — have announced a tribute to late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, to be held in Scott's in his hometown of Kirriemuir, Angus on April 29, 2006. A stone-paving plinth has been locally carved to mark his birth in K...

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AC/DC: Eight Hours Of Dedicated Programming To Air On Australian TV

To mark the 26th anniversary of the passing of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott (February 19) and the 30th anniversary of the release of the group's "T.N.T." album (February 20),Australian cable TV station MaxTV "have decided to dedicate an entire day of programming to AC/DC on Saturday, February 18 from 9...

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Mr. Right Hand Man

Time for a little Pavlovian experiment. THE HELLACOPTERS. TURBONEGRO. THE BLACK HALOS. BACKYARD BABIES. GLUECIFER. Are you drooling yet? If so, do what you have to do to get a copy of this Italian rock combo's tasty slab of snotty Swederock abandon. Hell, based on song titles alone, it's hard to und...

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GLENN HUGHES: New Album Update

Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) fan site GHPG.net has been updated with the following message: "Glenn will be entering the studio this month to begin recording his new solo album. It's not just any studio, but in fact, the Hollywood Hills home of none other than RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drumm...

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AC/DC Named Fifth Greatest Rock Act Of All Time

Australia's Melbourne Herald Sun is reporting that AC/DC have been named the fifth greatest rock act of all time in a poll of 60,000 British fans. PINK FLOYD topped the list, beating other rock legends such as U2 and THE WHO to the title. LED ZEPPELIN came second, followed by THE ROLLING STONES. THE...