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GENE SIMMONS' 'No Good TV' Network Balances On Very Edge Of Bad Taste

Jay Baage of Digital Media Wire reports: No Good TV is a new web video network geared to 18-34 year-old men, or perhaps I should say boys, because its appeal is clearly to guys who enjoy fart-jokes and rock'n'roll more than high culture. But then again, what else can you expect from a ...

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OZZFEST 2007: More Than 428,000 Tickets Given Away So Far

When Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne and the world's largest live music company, Live Nation, announced in February their plans to stage the 2007 Ozzfest as a free show, some industry people said it would never work. Today Ozzfest yet again has made history, as the fans clearly have spoken. Over the past f...

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ANGRA Guitarist Signs With BOOSWEET RECORDS

Boosweet Records CEO and President Vernon Neilly has signed the international rock guitar virtuoso Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA). Boosweet Records will release Kiko's products in the USA, Canada, Australia, South and Central America; with the exception of the guitarists home country Brazil. The deal provide...

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DROWNING POOL Bassist Says USO Tour Was An 'Eye-Opening', 'Humbling' Experience

Chris Fowler of Stars and Stripes recently conducted an interview with DROWNING POOL bassist Stevie Benton. A couple of excerpts follow: Stars and Stripes: Stevie, tell me a little bit about what is going on with the band right now. Stevie: Right now we are doing a little five-week run getting every...

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GENE SIMMONS' 'The Art Of War' Book Due This Fall

According to KissAsylum.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will release a new book, titled "Gene Simmons' The Art of War", this fall via Phoenix Books. As a modern stategist of today's entertainment wars, Gene Simmons has few equals. Over his nearly-forty-year career in show business Gene Simmo...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ Working On Solo Album

Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has issued the following update: "Announcing the arrival of twin identical healthy Spitz boys. We have Brendan Alan Spitz at 7.1 pounds 19 1/2 inches and Jaden Michael Spitz at 6.2 pounds 19 1/2 inches. They arrived two minutes apart on May 29th and Candi, my honey...

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SCORPIONS To Perform At Economic Forum In St. Petersburg

According to The Moscow Times, German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS are scheduled to perform at this weekend's economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Also expected to appear are the BEE GEES. Three summits will be held over three days for 10,000 people — roughly triple the number who attended last...

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Ex-RIOT Singer TONY MOORE Talks About New Band FAITH AND FIRE; Audio Available

Tony Moore, the legendary voice of RIOT, checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about his stellar new band, FAITH AND FIRE; he also talked about his dislike of current president George W. Bush; what it's like listening to his vocals on the legendary "Bloodstreets"; how the label Metal Heaven will pu...

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GODHEAD: 'Hey You' Video Posted Online

GODHEAD's video for the song "Hey You", directed by AJ Rickert-Epstein, has been posted at YouTube. The track comes off the group's latest CD, "The Shadow Line", which came out in August 2006 through new label Cement Shoes Records. "The Shadow Line", the fifth U.S. release from GODHEAD, was co-produ...

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California Death-Metal-Fan-Turned-al-Qaida-Spokesperson Issues New Video Threat

The Associated Press reports that American al-Qaida spokesman Adam Yahiye Gadahn (also known as "Azzam the American") — a U.S. citizen from Southern California who wrote in a web posting that he was obsessed for a time with "demonic heavy metal music" before moving to Orange County and discovering t...

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Underground Metal Labels Discuss Illegal Music Downloading

SupremeBrutality.net recently conducted at series of interview with different extreme metal labels about illegal downloading. The labels were asked the same standardized questions to etablish a broader and more diverse perspective on things. A couple of excerpts follow: Answered by Matt Jacobson, fo...

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OTEP Singer: 'It's Easy For Us To Forget How Lucky We Are To Live In This Country'

Midwest Excess recently conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Midwest Excess: What is the current situation with the release of the new album? Otep: Capitol and Virgin Records merged. Now we have to negotiate our contract under the new managem...

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GENE SIMMONS: People Who Complain About KISS Merchandise Cut My Lawn And Pick Up My Garbage

Radar Online recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Radar: You seemed to have a deep respect for the soldiers you met at Camp Pendleton. What did you come away with? Gene Simmons: It is embarrassing what's happening to America no...

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SYCRONOMICA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German black metallers SYCRONOMICA have been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABSOLUTE AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH BLACK MESSIAH B...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Teams Up With EA SPORTS MADDEN NFL

OZZY OSBOURNE's newly released "I Don't Wanna Stop" single was revealed to be the first song in the EA Sports Madden NFL 08 in-game soundtrack. Electronic Arts Inc. punctuates the scene every year with the Madden NFL videogame soundtrack and has demonstrated a proven track record in breaking new ban...