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Did BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Take Inspiration From KISS' 'I Was Made For Lovin' You'?
According to Ickmusic, a new controversy brewing on the interwebs is the similarity between BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN's new album opener "Outlaw Pete", and KISS' 1979 foray into disco, "I Was Made For Lovin' You". Similar, yes. But does it tread into COLDPLAY/JOE SATRIANI territory? Listen to the two tracks...February 4, 2009
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SLIPKNOT Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE Festival
SLIPKNOT has been confirmed for the Roskilde festival, set to take place July 2-5, 2009 in Roskilde, Denmark. There are also warm-up events which run from Saturday, June 28 until the start of the festival. Also scheduled to appear are MADNESS and COLDPLAY. SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn told Kans...February 4, 2009
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AC/DC Named 'Major Tour Of The Year' By POLLSTAR
According to TicketNews, AC/DC was voted "Major Tour of the Year" at the 20th annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards that were presented on January 30 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Pollstar's annual awards honor acts, promoters, agents, managers, venues and production companies, wh...February 3, 2009
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AC/DC Keeping Ticket Prices Down
The Pulse of Radio reports: A report that named AC/DC and COLDPLAY among the 10 most expensive acts to see in concert in 2008 was erroneously credited to Ticketmaster figures, according to a publicist for both AC/DC and Ticketmaster. The list, originally published at EW.com and picked up by several...February 2, 2009
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, DIABLO, NEGATIVE, TAROT, STURM UND DRANG Nominated At Finland's EMMA GAALA
CHILDREN OF BODOM, DIABLO, NEGATIVE, TAROT and STURM UND DRANG are among the nominated artists at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent),which will be held March 14 at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki. The awards ceremony will be televised on the Finnish TV channel YLE TV2 on March 14 from 19....January 31, 2009
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METALLICA's HETFIELD, ULRICH Interviewed For 'All Access Grammy Special'; Preview Available
A preview of the METALLICA portion of Katie Couric's upcoming "All Access Grammy Special", which is scheduled to air February 4 on CBS, four days before the 51st annual Grammy Awards are broadcast on the same network, can be viewed below. Couric will "get personal" with METALLICA, as well as other p...January 29, 2009
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METALLICA Confirmed For Belgium's ROCK WERCHTER Festival
METALLICA has been confirmed as one of the headliners of this year's Rock Werchter festival, set to take place July 2-5 in the Belgian town of Werchter (with METALLICA performing on July 5). Also scheduled to appear are COLDPLAY, PLACEBO and THE KILLERS. Tickets cost 169 euros for a four-day pass, o...January 28, 2009
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METALLICA To Appear In KATIE COURIC's 'All Access Grammy Special'
METALLICA is among the artists who will appear during Katie Couric's one-hour "All Access Grammy Special" on CBS, airing February 4, four days before the 51st annual Grammy Awards are handed out. Couric gets personal with some of music's leading artists as she interviews past and present Grammy nomi...January 27, 2009
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AC/DC Earns $82 Million, METALLICA Makes $56.4 Million From Ticket, Album Sales
AC/DC is the only hard rock band to make the Los Angeles Times' 2008 "Ultimate Top 10," the newspaper's annual survey combining sales of concert tickets, albums and digital downloads to measure which acts were most popular with the broadest swath of music lovers. METALLICA came in at No. 14, an impr...January 13, 2009
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AC/DC, METALLICA Among Top-Selling Artists Of 2008 In Canada
Nielsen SoundScan Canada, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product and Nielsen BDS, the music industry's leading music performance monitoring service, have announced their 2008 Canadian year-end sales and airplay monitoring da...January 7, 2009
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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2008
The official Roadrunner Records web site has been updated with top-album picks for 2008 from a number of artists that are signed to the label, including members of MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, DEVILDRIVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM. A few of the selections follow below. The entire list can be found a...January 6, 2009
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AC/DC Named Best Band For Autograph-Seekers; LED ZEPPELIN Crowned Worst
HoundsTV.com, which features the latest in celebrity autograph news and video, has compiled a list of the best and the worst musicians for autographs and meeting fans in Canada in 2008. The best were AC/DC, COLDPLAY and THE GUESS WHO, while the worst were LED ZEPPELIN, BON JOVI and THE EAGLES. Regar...December 31, 2008
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JOE SATRIANI: New Audio Interview Available
Mexico's Search & Destroy has posted an audio interview with guitarist Joe Satriani. Check it out at this location. According to The Pulse of Radio, COLDPLAY's record label, Capitol/EMI, has forced YouTube to remove a video clip that mashes up the band's song "Viva La Vida" with JOE SATRIANI's "...December 17, 2008
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COLDPLAY Responds To JOE SATRIANI Lawsuit
COLDPLAY has issued a statement in response to the lawsuit filed against the band by guitarist Joe Satriani in which he claims that COLDPLAY ripped off portions of his song "If I Could Fly" for the group's Grammy-nominated track "Viva La Vida". "With the greatest possible respect to Joe Satriani, we...December 9, 2008
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METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES Among Rollng Stone's Top Album Covers Of 2008
METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" and GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy" are among the Top 25 best album covers of 2008 as selected by the readers of Rolling Stone magazine. The Top 20 covers on the list are as follows: 01. THE KILLERS - Day & Age 02. THE MARS VOLTA - Bedlam In Goliath 03. FLEET ...December 9, 2008
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