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JANE'S ADDICTION Drummer's Family Emergency Forces Oakland Concert Cancelation

Pioneering '90s alt-rock act JANE'S ADDICTION has been forced to cancel its appearance at tonight's Not So Silent Night concert at Oakland, California's Oracle Arena due to drummer Stephen Perkins' undisclosed family emergency. Performing in JANE'S ADDICTION's place will be local pop-punk heroes GRE...

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MATT SORUM To Marry Longtime Girlfriend In Mexico

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum and his girlfriend of seven years, DIAMOND BABY lead singer Ace Harper, celebrated Matt's 51st birthday last month at Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto in Mexico. Matt and Ace fell in love with Loreto and will be getting married there in Ma...

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JANE'S ADDICTION Singer Outrages Brazilian Fans

JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell outraged Brazilian music fans shortly after announcing that Lollapalooza will come to that South American nation for the first time next April. According to Rolling Stone, Farrell angered fans by allegedly saying they were "uneducated about music" in an interv...

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RIOT Guitarist Hopes Reunited 'Thundersteel' Lineup Can Stay Together 'For Years To Come'

Powerline magazine recently conducted an interview with Mark Reale, guitarist for the legendary U.S. metal band RIOT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: I thought "Thundersteel" was a remarkable comeback album when it came out in 1988. The same can be said for this new album...

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JIMMY PAGE, EDDIE VAN HALEN, TONY IOMMI Among '100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time'

According to Reuters, Jimi Hendrix was named the greatest guitar player in history by Rolling Stone magazine in a list compiled by a panel of music experts and top guitar players. "Jimi Hendrix exploded our idea of what rock music could be: He manipulated the guitar, the whammy bar, the studio and t...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Offers Recap Of South/Central American Tour (Video)

A one-and-a-half-minute video clip in which AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton recaps the band's recent South/Central American tour can be seen below. AEROSMITH recently landed at position No. 2 on the Billboard.com "Hot Tours" rankings with ticket sales counts reported from three venues on the Latin Am...

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FIREHOUSE Members To Reform MAXX WARRIOR For One Show

Cult metal act MAXX WARRIOR will reunite for one show on January 7, 2012 at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina. MAXX WARRIOR joins LEXX LUTHOR, BROOKS PAUL BAND, REPLICA and STEEL STANDING as part of the second annual Cliff Jackson memorial concert. MAXX WARRIOR features vocalist CJ Snar...

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POISON Drummer Working On 'Rockett Drum Works' Reality Show

POISON's Rikki Rockett is shooting a reality show about Rockett Drum Works, the drum company he owns which is staffed by drummers who pride themselves in high-quality, ultra-custom drums. Among the drummers playing Rockett Drum Works kits are former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone, ex-GUNS...

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AEROSMITH Lands On BILLBOARD's 'Hot Tours' Chart

AEROSMITH has landed at position No. 2 on this week's Billboard.com "Hot Tours" rankings with ticket sales counts reported from three venues on the Latin American leg of its "Back On The Road Tour" that launched in late October. This week's totals include grosses from Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil....

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ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT And DEATH ANGEL Fans Discuss 'Hot Topics Of The Day'

Casey June of "Wassup San Diego" spoke to fans attending ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL concert on October 24, 2011 at the House of Blues in San Diego, California. Among the hot topics of the day: * "How much longer until ANTHRAX kicks Joey Belladonna out again?" * "What the hell happened to MET...

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JANE'S ADDICTION Performs At 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' Launch Party (Video)

JANE'S ADDICTION performed this past Tuesday, November 8 at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles at the official launch party for the most anticipated video game of the year The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Video footage of the band's appearance can be seen below. JANE'S ADDICTION's new album, "The Great...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Checks In From Ecuador (Video)

A video message from AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford, recorded on November 5 show in Quito, Ecuador, during the band's tour of South America, can be seen below. AEROSMITH will celebrate the 35th anniversary of its iconic 1976 album, "Rocks", with a special edition release, due out in Japan on Nove...

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JANE'S ADDICTION Single Featuring Remix From INDABA MUSIC And Artwork From CREATIVE ALLIES

Legendary rock band JANE'S ADDICTION, online music creation site Indaba Music and online community for visual artists Creative Allies recently came together to create a unique digital remix single for the track "Irresistible Force" off the band's brand new album, "The Great Escape Artist". The swirl...

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QUEEN Performs With ADAM LAMBERT At 'MTV Europe Music Awards'

Brian May and Roger Taylor of QUEEN performed a medley of some of their hits with "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards earlier tonight (Sunday, November 6) at the at Belfast's Odyssey Arena. The musicians performed "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "W...

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JANE'S ADDICTION: New Video Interview Posted Online

Jared Sagal of Rockerrazzi.com recently conducted an interview with JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins. You can now watch the chat below. JANE'S ADDICTION's new album, "The Great Escape Artist", sold around 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of rele...