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EDDIE VAN HALEN Performs Impromptu Jazz Concert At Boston Hotel
According to the Boston Globe, legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen surprised guests at the Ritz-Carlton on Avery Street in Boston the other night by playing a few jazz standards on the piano. In town to perform at Worcester Centrum Centre, he played the grand piano in the hotel's lounge, paused to s...June 23, 2004
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DEEP PURPLE: 'Smoke On The Water' Cover Featured On Brazilian Soundtrack
A cover version of DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke On The Water" appears on the soundtrack to the Brazilian movie "Cazuza, O Tempo Não Pára" (information). The film is said to be about a famous Brazilian singer called Cazuza, who died of AIDS in 1990. Cazuza was a singer in the rock band called BARÃO ...June 21, 2004
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DEEP PURPLE's STEVE MORSE Is Looking For Fans To Jam With
Before DEEP PURPLE's show in Szczecin, Poland on June 28, PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse will perform "Smoke on The Water" with volunteer guitarists on a special stage set up at Boguslawa street in Szczecin. The event will start 3:00 p.m. Anyone who wants to play with Steve should contact the promoter...June 17, 2004
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Poll: LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway To Heaven' Is Best Rock Song Of Last 50 Years
Around 800 German rock music fans participated in an online poll to choose the Top 50 rock songs of the last 50 years. The Top 50 list, as selected by the users of the Rockantenne.de web site, is as follows: 01. LED ZEPPELIN – Stairway to Heaven 02. AC/DC – Highway to Hell ...June 17, 2004
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MÖTLEY CRÜE: Second 'Music To Crash Your Car To' Box Set Due This Month
MÖTLEY CRÜE will release the second four-CD box set installment of the band's complete history, "Music To Crash Your Car To, Volume II", on June 29 through Hip-O Records. Following the four-CD box set "Music To Crash Your Car To, Volume I", issued in late 2003, "Volume II" continues the tale through...June 17, 2004
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JEFF PILSON Announces WAR AND PEACE Touring Lineup
Former DOKKEN/DIO bassist Jeff Pilson has announced the touring lineup for his WAR AND PEACE project. "On guitar is the person I was hoping to get, Mitch Perry," Pilson writes on his web site. "Not only have I known and admired Mitch for a very long time, I’ve done some recent playing with him and ....June 10, 2004
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EXODUS' Tour Bus Catches Fire!
EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has posted the following message on the band's web site: "Well, as some of you might of already heard yes our bus caught on fire somewhere between Rome and Bergamo Italy. I awoke to our driver shouting, 'Everybody off the bus, the bus is on fire!' and I ran like a ...June 4, 2004
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Ex-PITCHSHIFTER Singer J.S. CLAYDEN: 'DOHENY Is About Energy And Positivity'
DOHENY frontman J.S. Clayden (ex-PITCHSHIFTER) recently spoke to the Reaktiv Zone web site about the group's current activities and future plans. Asked what their main influences are and what inspires their in their song, Clayden replied, "DOHENY is all about energy and emotion. Influences we have r...May 24, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Singer Makes Surprise Appearance At LONDON GUITAR SHOW
IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson made a surprise guest appearance with MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and guitarist Phil Hilborne at the London Guitar Show this past weekend, according to MaidenFans.com. The special performance, which took place on Sunday, May 9, at The Wembley Conference Centre,...May 12, 2004
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Poll: GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH Among Greatest Riffs Ever
GUNS N' ROSES' 1987 smash-hit "Sweet Child O' Mine" has the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to the readers of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine (cover). The track, which was included on the group's classic "Appetite For Destruction" debut, came top of a poll of 100 Greatest Riffs Ever, re...May 1, 2004
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DEEP PURPLE Singer: This Is The Best Line-Up We've Ever Had
DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan recently spoke to The New Zealand Herald about the group's past lineup changes and the band's present incarnation, which consists of Gillan, bassist Roger Glover, drummer Ian Paice, guitarist Steve Morse, and keyboardist Don Airey. "We had a conversation about this th...April 29, 2004
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Report: Polish Heavy Metal Underground Makes Its Presence Felt
The U.K.'s The Observer reports: "It can't get much more heavy metal than this: the all-day Mega Metal Mania festival in Katowice, Poland, kernel of central Europe's heavy industrial core. All around is the charismatic, perverse beauty of pit-heads - turning cogwheels and slag heaps — the dancing fl...April 25, 2004
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WHITESNAKE, Ex-QUIET RIOT Members Sign Copies Of 'Food That Rocks': Photos Available
Drummer Frankie Banali's (ex-QUIET RIOT, W.A.S.P.) web site is currently hosting several photos from the March 18 in-store book signing for "Food That Rocks", the rock and roll cookbook co-authored by Cindy Coverdale, wife of WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale. In addition to Cindy, David and co-au...April 13, 2004
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STEEL PROPHET: Burning Building Halts Recording Session
STEEL PROPHET have issued the following update on the recording sessions for their new album, entitled "Beware": "All drum tracks are finished for ten original songs and one cover song. Guitar dubs will start in a day or two. On Sunday we had a strange situation develop when the lights started flick...March 12, 2004
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WARMACHINE Debut Completed, Final Guest Appearances Revealed
WARMACHINE guitarist/vocalist Joe Di Taranto has posted the following update on the group's official web site: " 'The Beginning of the End' is now mixed, mastered and 100% complete...Finally!! The album turned out better than I ever expected. It was mixed and mastered by head producer Murray Daigle....February 28, 2004
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