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Police Make Arrest In 1993 MIA ZAPATA Slaying

The 1993 killing of Seattle punk-rock singer Mia Zapata of THE GITS, which baffled police and her fans for nearly a decade, appears to have been solved with the arrest of a man in Miami, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Jesus C. Mezquia, a 48-year-old fisherman and laborer with a history...
January 12, 2003
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Germany's Top-Selling Hard Rock Albums Of 2002

The following is a list of Germany's top-selling hard rock/metal albums of 2002 (as reported by Rock Hard magazine): 07. DIE TOTEN HOSEN - Auswärtsspiel 08. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - By The Way 13. NICKELBACK - Silver Side Up 15. BÖHSE ONKELZ - Dopamin 17. LENNY KRAVITZ - Lenny 21. P.O.D. - Satellite...
January 9, 2003
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Ex-NIRVANA Drummer DAVE GROHL: 'I Won't Read KURT's Diaries'

Not everyone wants to read Kurt Cobain's diaries. Cobain's ex-NIRVANA bandmate Dave Grohl is not interested in ever reading the tome. "Well, I'm just saying that I wouldn't read it," Grohl told VH-1 satellite radio's Maria Chambers. "I might pick up a crazy biography of Little Richard's life or some...
December 2, 2002
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RUMBLEFISH Finish Recording Debut

Los Angeles-based RUMBLEFISH have finished recording their debut album, "Exit Highland", with producer Mudrock (GODSMACK, TRIK TURNER, POWERMAN 5000) for a March/April 2003 release through Roadrunner Records. The band, who recently signed a management deal with Bill Mcgathy/Cory Sheridan, will mix t...
November 25, 2002
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THE WHO Guitarist Trashes KURT COBAIN's Diaries In British Newspaper

The Nov. 3 edition of London newspaper The Observer included a provocative review of "Journals", the new book of the late NIRVANA singer Kurt Cobain's drawings and diaries, written by THE WHO guitarist Pete Townshend. In the review, Townshend responds to Cobain's remark "I hope I die before I become...
November 21, 2002
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DAVE GROHL: I Should Play Drums For LED ZEPPELIN

Former NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl believes that he should play drums on LED ZEPPELIN's much-rumored "reunion" tour. "Here's my new mission. LED ZEPPELIN is doing a reunion tour. John Paul Jones, Robert Plant. I gotta get that drumming gig. I gotta do it if Starkey [...
November 16, 2002
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EDDIE VEDDER: I Can Understand KURT COBAIN's Hatred For PEARL JAM

Late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain disses PEARL JAM left and right in his recently published "Journals", but PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder remains unfazed. "I think that with whatever information [Kurt] had at the time, however he and some of his peers were viewing our group at the time, I think we'v...
November 8, 2002
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NIRVANA Debut At #3 On BILLBOARD's Top 200

NIRVANA's self-titled greatest-hits disc sold 234,331 copies in its first week of release to debut at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. Meanwhile, FOO FIGHTERS' "One by One" tumbled from No. 3 to No. 19 in its second week. Topping the chart was the soundtrack to the EMINEM film "8 Mile", with sales...
November 7, 2002
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CKY Land Opening Slot On GUNS N' ROSES Tour!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, NY - Hot on the heals of their critically-acclaimed and commercially-embraced new album "Infiltrate. Destroy. Rebuild", Philly's punk/metal pioneers CKY have landed the intensely sought-after opening slot on GUNS N' ROSES' national tour. In addition, their album has...
November 6, 2002
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COURTNEY LOVE: 75% Of KURT's Personal Documents Remain Private

The following item was originally published in today's edition of the New York Daily News: Smells like mean spirit. That's what Courtney Love thinks of critics of her decision to release the journals of her late husband, Kurt Cobain. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, Love told us she'd protecte...
November 4, 2002
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DAVE GROHL: I Did Not Have A Relationship With CHRISTINA AGUILERA

Former NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl recently denied the reports that he was involved in a casual relationship with pop singer Christina Aguilera. Speaking to Canada's Chart Attack, Grohl said, "That's really funny because I live with my girlfriend in Los Angeles. [The...
November 2, 2002
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DYSRHYTHMIA Signs With RELAPSE

Philadelphia's DYSRHYTHMIA has inked a worldwide recording deal with Relapse Records. The band — drummer Jeff Eber, guitarist Kevin Hufnagel and bassist Clayton Ingerson — will enter Chicago's Electrical Audio Studios in late January with engineer Steve Albini (NIRVANA, HELMET, NEUROSIS) to record t...
October 30, 2002
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AUDIOSLAVE: 'Cochise' Video Available For Download

AUDIOSLAVE's video for the track "Cochise", the first single off the group's self-titled debut, is available for download from Urban Chaos Videos at this location (look in the "downloads" section"). Also available for download from the same site are videos for HAMMERFALL's "Hearts On Fire" and NIRVA...
October 25, 2002
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DAVE GROHL Nixes UNLEASHED Frontman For PROBOT Project Over Questionable Politics

FOO FIGHTERS mainman Dave Grohl contemplated approaching UNLEASHED frontman Johnny Hedlund to contribute lead vocals to one of the songs for his upcoming metal project, PROBOT, but changed his mind after learning of the Swedish death metal vocalist's rumored Nazi leanings, Grohl revealed in an inter...
October 19, 2002
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NIRVANA: New Video Posted Online

The video for NIRVANA's "You Know You're Right" has been released to numerous outlets. Clips from the Live! Tonight! Sold Out! and 1991: The Year Punk Broke documentaries and the band's MTV Unplugged performance figure prominently in the montage, but rare unseen footage also is featured. View the vi...
October 17, 2002