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STEVEN TYLER Says 'American Idol' Will Take His Career 'Over The Moon'

Peter Lauria of The Daily Beast recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Daily Beast: Last year you were famously, or infamously, quoted as saying the next thing you do was going to be "for the brand of yourself, brand...
January 18, 2011
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JANE'S ADDICTION Frontman Talks Next Album, Departure Of DUFF MCKAGAN

Andy Greene of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the next JANE'S ADDICTION LP, tentatively titled "The Great Escape": "It's a strange mixture of that post-punk goth darkness that JANE'S h...
January 13, 2011
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LINKIN PARK Uses Mobile Media To Deliver Every Concertgoer A Live Recording

LINKIN PARK and Warner Bros. Records are reinventing the official concert bootleg, by offering every LINKIN PARK concertgoer on the band's 2011 North American tour a complimentary download of the live recording of the show they attend. Fans will simply send a text to a short code that will be displa...
January 13, 2011
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And the Rest will Surely Perish

With a majority of KINGS DESTROY members possessing a NYHC union cards, the last thing the otherwise uninformed might assume about "And the Rest will Surely Perish" is how just how much of a quintessential blues-based, classic doom metal album it is. It's not sludgy or atmospheric, nor is it some ki...
January 11, 2011
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JIMMY CRESPO, LOUIE MERLINO To Perform With SIN CITY SINNERS

Beginning January 14, while SIN CITY SINNERS frontman Todd Kerns is on tour with Slash, his SINNERS bandmates Brent Muscat (FASTER PUSSYCAT, L.A. GUNS),Rob Cournoyer (RAGING SLAB) and Michael Ellis (THE JIMMY CRESPO PROJECT) will be joined by Jimmy Crespo (formerly of AEROSMITH) on guitar and "The...
January 11, 2011
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SLASH Discusses JIMI HENDRIX's Enduring Influence In New Interview

Colin McKean of The Quietus recently spoke to Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) about the enduring influence of Jimi Hendrix. An excerpt from the chat follows below. The Quietus: You were born in England. Your mom designed costumes for Bowie and your dad designed record covers for people like N...
January 11, 2011
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STEVEN TYLER Talks 'American Idol', Next AEROSMITH Album

In anticipation of "American Idol"'s 10th season, which begins on January 19, the new judges' panel — AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez — along with host Ryan Seacrest, was interviewed on last night's (Monday, January 10) edition of NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"....
January 11, 2011
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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Prefers Giving U.S. Fans More Time With New Record

LINKIN PARK is about 10 days away from the start of its 2011 North American tour, the band's first here in support of its latest album, "A Thousand Suns". While the group has already played places like Europe, Israel and Australia since the album's arrival last September, vocalist Mike Shinoda told...
January 11, 2011
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AEROSMITH Frontman Wants To Resume Work On New Album

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler — who has spent the last few months preparing for his first season as a judge on "American Idol" — tells RollingStone.com that's he's anxious to reunite with his bandmates and resume work a new studio album. "I'm trying to rally the guys together," he says. "We're hav...
January 7, 2011
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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Encino Home Named 'Top L.A. Musician Mansion For Sale'

Ronnie James Dio's Encino, California home, which was put on the market last September, has been named LA Weekly's "Top L.A. Musician Mansion For Sale." According to Curbed Los Angeles, the house (see photos below) has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, has over 5,000 square feet of living space, and...
January 5, 2011
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TAKASHI Is Back

'80s rock group TAKASHI has announced a return after 30 years. The band, which was originally formed in 1981, will reunite in 2011 to release classic, remastered and new material. In 1983 Mongol Horde Records released albums from TAKASHI, ALIEN, THOR and VIRGIN STEELE. TAKASHI's "Kamikaze Killers" r...
January 4, 2011
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PRIMAL FEAR Bassist To Produce KIMBALL/JAMISON Album

PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner will produce the collaborative album from singers Jimi Jamison (ex-SURVIVOR) and Bobby Kimball (ex-TOTO). Jimi and Bobby are currently laying down the vocal tracks in Los Angeles, with the instrumental parts having already been recorded in Germany. The songs on the alb...
January 4, 2011
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JANE’S ADDICTION Adds TV ON THE RADIO's DAVE SITEK To Creative Team

JANE'S ADDICTION — singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins — and producer Rich Costey (MUSE, FRANZ FERDINAND, INTERPOL) recently added TV ON THE RADIO's Dave Sitek to the creative team. Sitek, best known for his production work on TV ON THE RADIO, YEAH YEAH YEAHS and...
January 4, 2011
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THE JIMMY CRESPO PROJECT Parts Ways With Singer CHRIS VAN DAHL

THE JIMMY CRESPO PROJECT, the new band led by Jimmy Crespo — best known as the guitarist who replaced Joe Perry in AEROSMITH from 1979 to 1984 — has parted ways with vocalist Chris Van Dahl (formerly of L.A. GUNS). According to a press release, "It is important to the band to find a singer ...
December 27, 2010
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PAUL RODGERS, JOE PERRY Interviewed At 'Mark And Brian Christmas Show' (Video)

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry and Paul Rodgers (BAD COMPANY, FREE, QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS) were interviewed by "Southern California's Best Rock" radio station KLOS when they took part in the Mark And Brian Christmas Show earlier in the month. You can watch the clips at this location. Mark And Brian Ch...
December 25, 2010