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CALIFORNIA BREED: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Huntington Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of CALIFORNIA BREED's October 12 performance at The Paramount in Huntington, New York can be seen below. CALIFORNIA BREED members Glenn Hughes and Andrew Watt recently chose Joey Castillo (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL) to play drums for the band for all dat...

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FOO FIGHTERS: New Single 'Something From Nothing' Available For Streaming

"Something From Nothing", the new single from FOO FIGHTERS, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Sonic Highways", which is due in stores on November 10. If you pre-order the disc at iTunes, you will immediately receive the "Something From Nothing"...

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SLASH: Why COREY TAYLOR Was Not The Right Singer For VELVET REVOLVER

Corey Taylor of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR was the singer that came "closest" to replacing Scott Weiland in VELVET REVOLVER, but he was eventually ruled out of the running by Slash, who felt that Corey's voice "didn't have certain elements" the guitarist thought it needed. VELVET REVOLVER has still not...

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PRESIDENT OBAMA Impersonator REGGIE BROWN Joins Celebrity Rockers At 'Rock N' Bowl' (Video)

The T.J. Martell Foundation's Rock 'N' Bowl tournament, held last week at the PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, brought together a myriad of celebrity rockers, comedians and music industry executives to raise funds for cancer research. The event, chaired by Wendy Dio, president and co-...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Defends His AVENGED SEVENFOLD Takedown, Says It Was Done 'Out Of Love'

Robb Flynn of San Francisco metallers MACHINE HEAD has defended his withering and amusing takedown of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest album, "Hail To The King", explaining that bands "should be accountable to each other" and claiming that his comments were made "out of love." In a lengthy critique which...

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FOO FIGHTERS Joined By ZAC BROWN For Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'War Pigs' On 'Letterman' (Video)

FOO FIGHTERS were joined by country-folk star Zac Brown for a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "War Pigs" last night (Monday, October 13) as part of the inaugural performance of their weeklong residency on CBS-TV's "Late Show With David Letterman". Frontman Dave Grohl also sat for an inter...

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SLASH On VELVET REVOLVER Singer Situation: 'At Some Point The Right Guy's Gonna Walk In The Door'

In a brand new interview with Radio.com, VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash was asked if the band will ever become active again, more than six years after the dismissal of the group's original frontman Scott Weiland. "The VELVET thing has just been… A lot of people are asking questions, and it's been v...

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FOO FIGHTERS: Hear Snippet Of New Song 'The Feast & The Famine'

A new trailer for "Sonic Highways", the upcoming eight-part HBO documentary that chronicles the making of FOO FIGHTERS' new album of the same name, features a snippet of the band's new song "The Feast & The Famine". Check it out below. The album arrives on November 10, while the eight-part serie...

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APOCALYPTICA Taps Producer NICK RASKULINECZ For New Album

Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have tapped Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, MASTODON) to helm their new album. APOCALYPTICA's Eicca Toppinen states: "Nothing better could have happened than Nick being on board for this record. The pre-production time we spe...

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MYLES KENNEDY Says SLASH And ALTER BRIDGE Are 'Very Different Mindsets' For Him Musically

ALTER BRIDGE singer Myles Kennedy, who is currently pulling double duty, playing and touring with that group while also fronting the backing band for VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, was asked by Lisa Martineau of NewHampshire.com if he sometimes forgets whom he is on stage with. "I...

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FOO FIGHTERS Will Be 'Letterman' Musical Guests All Next Week

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS will spend all next week as the musical guests on CBS-TV's "Late Show With David Letterman", where the band will perform a different song from its upcoming "Sonic Highways" album each night. Frontman Dave Grohl will also sit for an interview with David L...

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SLASH Performs At Australia's NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE Grand Final (Video)

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and American pop-rock group TRAIN pumped up the crowd before Grand Final of Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) earlier today (Sunday, October 5) in front of more than 80,000 fans at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. Video footage of Slash's performance can be seen below...

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APOCALYPTICA Wanted To Make More Of A 'Band Album' With Upcoming Release

Thorium magazine conducted an interview with Eicca Toppinen and Mikko Sirén of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA on August 9 at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Having collaborated with artists like Gavin Rossdale (BUSH),Dave Lombardo (SLAY...

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SLASH: 'As Far As The Industry Is Concerned, Rock 'N' Roll Is Very Much The Ugly Cousin'

In a brand new interview with Ronan McGreevy of The Irish Times, Slash has once again responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine earlier in the month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die ...

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SLASH: Kids Today Just Want To Grab A Bunch Of Cash, Do As Little Work As Possible, And Retire

Legendary guitarist Slash believes that a lot of younger musicians lack the work ethic of their older counterparts and are interested in making as much money as they can as quickly as they can before calling it quits. "You know what's wrong with the whole fuckin' entertainment business?" the former...