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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY: ADAM LAMBERT Can Sing Higher Than FREDDIE MERCURY Could

QUEEN is about to embark on a European tour with "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert once again fronting the band. QUEEN guitarist Brian May admits that the band's current collaboration with Lambert is a better fit than their previous involvement with legendary rock singer Paul Rodgers. "Adam is s...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says 'Give 'Em Hell' Sold More Copies First Week Than Did New OZZY OSBOURNE Record

During a brand new interview with Illinois Entertainer, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach spoke about the songwriting process for his latest solo album, "Give 'Em Hell". "I have this weird thing where I can't really sing lyrics that I don't believe in," he said. "And it makes people very mad at...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT: Video Footage Of Berlin Press Conference

Video footage of QUEEN and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert's December 11 press conference in Berlin, Germany can be seen below. QUEEN + Adam Lambert will tour Europe in January and February. "On the technical side, it's definitely more of a production than two years ago," Lambert said of the i...

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U.D.O.: 'Decadent' Video Premiere

"Decadent", the video for the title track of the new studio album from U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, can be seen below. The CD will be released in Europe on January 26 via AFM. With recordings having taken place in Udo's current home, Spanish island I...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Video Footage Of Houston Concert

HoustonMusicNews.net has uploaded video footage of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach's December 5 performance at The Concert Pub North in Houston, Texas. Check it out in three parts below. Bach's new solo album, "Give 'Em Hell", sold around 4,000 copies in the United States in its first week of...

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BILLY CORGAN Blasts PEARL JAM, FOO FIGHTERS

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan blasted PEARL JAM and FOO FIGHTERS in a new interview with Howard Stern, saying that neither band matched the early '90s accomplishments of either the PUMPKINS or NIRVANA. About PEARL JAM, Corgan said, "I don't think they have...

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BILLY CORGAN: Playing Nothing But The 'Hits' On The 'Oldies Circuit' Is 'Like A Form Of Slow-Motion Suicide'

SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan says that bands who continue to play nothing but their "hits" without releasing new music and creatively pushing the envelope are committing "slow-motion suicide." The SMASHING PUMPKINS' new album, "Monuments To An Elegy", which is being released December 9, is...

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STEVEN TYLER And NUNO BETTENCOURT Perform EXTREME's 'More Than Words' At KINGS OF CHAOS Press Conference (Video)

AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt performed an impromptu rendition of EXTREME's "More Than Words" during yesterday's (December 2) KINGS OF CHAOS press conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Check out video footage below. KINGS OF CHAOS is the touring project featuring former an...

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You Can Now Own 'Share' Of TESTAMENT Song 'Native Blood'

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT are giving fans a chance to own shares of the song "Native Blood" from the band's 2012 album "Dark Roots Of Earth". Before now, the only people who owned songs were music industry insiders. Now, TESTAMENT and the New York Rock Exchange are allow...

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KINGS OF CHAOS Featuring AEROSMITH, ZZ TOP, CHEAP TRICK, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members: Johannesburg Concert Footage

KINGS OF CHAOS — the touring project featuring former and current members of AEROSMITH, GUNS N' ROSES, ZZ TOP, CHEAP TRICK and EXTREME — is in the middle of another South African tour. Joining returning KINGS OF CHAOS members Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke and Duff McKagan (all of whom were formerly in GU...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Perform On UK's 'The X Factor' (Video)

QUEEN and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert performed QUEEN's classic song "Somebody To Love" on last night's (Sunday, November 30) episode of UK's "The X Factor" show. You can watch video footage of their appearance below (courtesy of QUEEN's official YouTube channel). QUEEN + Adam Lambert will...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Answers 'This Or That' Questions For Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM (Video)

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach answered a few "this or that" questions for the listeners of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Bach's new solo album, "Give 'Em Hell", sold around 4,000 copies in the United States in its fi...

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ENUFF Z'NUFF: Video For Cover Version Of BILLY SQUIER's 'The Stroke'

ENUFF Z'NUFF's video for their cover version of the BILLY SQUIER classic "The Stroke" can be seen below. Celebrating an amazing 30 years as one of the hardest-working bands in show business, ENUFF Z'NUFF proudly presents this exciting new project, a heartfelt salute to the music and artists who have...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: 'My Bucket List Is A Lot Less Important Than My Kids' Bucket List'

During a recent interview with the Johannesburg, South Africa radio station RSG 100-104 FM, Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, LOADED, WALKING PAPERS) was asked if there are still any items left on his bucket list after more than 30 years of playing rock and roll. "I'll tell you what, pla...

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BILLY CORGAN Lashes Out At Pop Stars 'Doing Porn'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan has declared that the public have "had it" with super-sexy videos. Corgan told the London Evening Standard, "I have a strange sense that people have had it with pop. I can't compete with somebody who's doing porn. The person wh...