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Former SPINESHANK Singer Resurfaces In TEMPER: Audio Available

Former SPINESHANK singer Jonny Santos has resurfaced in a brand-new Los Angeles-based band called TEMPER. Joining vocalist/guitarist Santos in the new formation are ex-THE FAMILY DOG members Matt Geiger (drums) and Rob Galvin (bass),plus relative unknowns Jeremy "Jermz" Harper (beat box) and Chris...
April 8, 2004
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CROWN 10 Split Up, Bandmembers Launch New Projects

CROWN 10, the band featuring former 24-7 SPYZ drummer Joel Maitoza, have split up. Says Joel: "Sorry to say that CROWN 10 is no more, but after much thought and deliberation, [bassist] Roz [Taylor] and I have decided to start a new project together. We wish only the best of luck to [guitarist/vocali...
April 6, 2004
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DAVE GROHL: 'I'll Take THE DARKNESS Over Whiny Emo Bands Any Day'

FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl has "reviewed" some of his current favorite recordings for the "Playlist" column in the "Arts" section of today's New York Times. Among the bands Grohl covered were THE PIXIES, THE DARKNESS, MY MORNING JACKET and YEAH YEAH YEAHS. This is what he ha...
March 21, 2004
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DAVE GROHL To Appear On FUSE TV's 'Uranium' This Friday

FOO FIGHTERS frontman and former NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl will be appearing on Fuse TV's heavy metal program "Uranium" this Friday, March 19. Dave stops by to talk with host Juliya about all things metal in honor of his critically acclaimed "old-school metal" project PROBOT. Also stopping by to ta...
March 17, 2004
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PROBOT Vs. ALEC EMPIRE: Former ATARI TEENAGE RIOT Singer Clears The Air

German techno noise animal ALEC EMPIRE (ex-ATARI TEENAGE RIOT) has issued a statement explaining the absence of Dave Grohl's name in the credits for the ALEC EMPIRE CD "Intelligence & Sacrifice", which features the backing track for what eventually became the PROBOT (Grohl's much-acclaimed "meta...
March 14, 2004
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MASTODON Begin Recording New Album

MASTODON have commenced the recording process for their new album, "Leviathan", at Robert Lang Studios (NIRVANA, PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES, FOO FIGHTERS) and Litho Studios (DEFTONES, SOUNDGARDEN, BOTCH) in Seattle with producer Matt Bayles. Bayles had previously worked with MASTODON on their acclaime...
March 6, 2004
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Trial Of Man Charged In Murder Of THE GITS Singer Begins In Washington

The trial of the Miami man charged with the 1993 murder of Seattle punk-rock singer Mia Zapata of THE GITS began this past Monday (March 1),according to a post on the band's web site. Jesus C. Mezquia, a 49-year-old fisherman and laborer with a history of assaults on women and only a passing connec...
March 3, 2004
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Virgin Megastore To Host Rock & Roll Cookbook Signing

Hollywood's Virgin Megastore will host a celebrity book signing for the rock & roll cookbook, "Food That Rocks", on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the authors, Cindy Coverdale (wife of WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale) and Margie Lapanja, many of the book's contributors...
February 26, 2004
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PROBOT Enters German Media Control Chart At No. 36!

PROBOT, the metal side-project of former NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, entered the German Media Control Album chart at position No. 36. As previously reported, PROBOT's self-titled debut sold 27,380 copies in its first week of release in the U.S. to land at position No. 6...
February 20, 2004
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DAVE GROHL Responds To ZAKK WYLDE's Threat

Former NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has responded to Zakk Wylde's infamous 2001 quote in which the OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist threatened to "kick [Grohl's] ass" because he wrote this cheese-dick song for OZZ that Zakk had to play on during the recording sessions for OSBOURNE...
February 11, 2004
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PROBOT: 'Shake Your Blood' Video Posted Online

PROBOT's video for "Shake Your Blood", featuring Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) on bass/vocals, Wino (THE HIDDEN HAND, ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN, PLACE OF SKULLS) on guitar, and Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, ex-NIRVANA) on drums, has been posted online in streaming Windows Media format. Check it out: H...
February 11, 2004
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Probot

For three years, we've been hearing rumors that Dave Grohl — former drummer for NIRVANA, singer and guitarist for his own band, FOO FIGHTERS, as well as sometime drummer for QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE — one of the last standing heroes of alternative rock, was compiling an album of thrash metal tunes, w...
February 10, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER, JANE'S ADDICTION, THE OSBOURNES At Pre-GRAMMY Party: Photos Available

Members of VELVET REVOLVER, JANE'S ADDICTION and FOO FIGHTERS, along with Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, were among the attendees at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party on Saturday (Feb. 7) at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out photos from Film Magic: Slash, Duff+Matt, Dave Grohl,
February 8, 2004
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VENOM's CRONOS: 'DAVE GROHL's Not A Rock-Star Dick'

VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant recently spoke to Rock Sound magazine about his involvement with the PROBOT project, the one-off metal album put together by ex-NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS guitarist/vocalist Dave Grohl. "Fuck, [Dave] is a totally down-to-earth guy, not a rock-star dick o...
February 7, 2004
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Source: DAVE GROHL Is 'Interested' In Playing On New TROUBLE Album

A source close to Dave Grohl has confirmed that the former NIRVANA drummer is in talks to make a guest appearance behind the kit on the forthcoming TROUBLE album, "Seven", tentatively due later in the year. "I know he was asked [to play on the CD], and he's interested, [but] that's all I know [at .....
February 6, 2004