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VAN HALEN Singer Trio To Share Stage In Boston
Former VAN HALEN frontman Gary Cherone will reportedly join fellow ex-VH singer Sammy Hagar and VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony for an encore rendition of one of VAN HALEN's Sammy-era tunes (likely to be "Dreams") during the August 28th stop of the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour (also fe...August 27, 2002
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PAPA ROACH Frontman Urinates In Bottle, Shares Contents With Audience Member
PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix urinated in a bottle, sipped from it, and then shared it with a woman in the audience during the band's appearance at Boston club the Middle East on Wednesday, August 14th. According to a post on the band's web site, "Jacoby was quite fast to revert to his old ways...August 26, 2002
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MICHAEL ANTHONY To Jam With SAMMY HAGAR At East Coast Dates
VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony will be joining ex-VH frontman Sammy Hagar for a few shows at the tail end of the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour (also featuring fellow ex-VH singer Dave Lee Roth). In addition to the New York show at Irving Plaza on August 29th, Michael will be performing...August 24, 2002
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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA Contemplates Acting Gigs
GODSMACK singer Sully Erna recently signed on with talent agency William Morris and is currently reading a number of film scripts in hopes of hitting the silver screen, according to his manager, Paul Geary. "They'd like him to read for these parts but there's nothing we think he's right for yet,'' G...August 24, 2002
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JERRY CANTRELL: I'm Still Dealing With LAYNE STALEY's Loss
Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell told Launch that he's still trying to deal with the loss of late AIC singer Layne Staley, who was found dead on the couch in his apartment from a heroin and cocaine overdose on April 19th, surrounded by drug paraphernalia. "Everything's different now t...August 22, 2002
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HOOBASTANK Approached To Open For GUNS N' ROSES
HOOBASTANK were reportedly approached by GUNS N' ROSES about going on tour together. "There's just talk about it," HOOBASTANK singer Doug Robb told Boston Herald. "As of right now we are doing our own headlining tour at the end of September. We're not going to sit around waiting on anyone else's sch...August 21, 2002
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Former SKID ROW Frontman To Embark On Year-Long "Jesus Christ Superstar" Tour
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, late of Jekyll & Hyde and The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway, has signed to fill sandals of the Messiah in the new national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar that borrows elements from the recent Broadway staging and launches on November 1st in California. A...August 19, 2002
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RUSH Add New Leg Of North American Tour Dates
Veteran Canadian prog-rockers RUSH have tacked on a new leg of North American tour dates in support of their latest Anthem/Atlantic Records album, Vapor Trails. Vapor Trails debuted at No. 6 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 254,000 copies in the US, according to SoundScan. RUSH's new tour dates are...August 14, 2002
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Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE Guitarist Announces US Dates
New York's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, will embark on the first of several tours in support of their album, Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation in late August/early September. According to Skolnick, "this has been the subject of much p...August 11, 2002
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Ex-NIRVANA, SUBLIME And MEAT PUPPETS Members To Release Debut EYES ADRIFT CD
EYES ADRIFT, the new band formed by former NIRVANA bassist Chris Novoselic, MEAT PUPPETS singer/guitarist Curt Kirkwood and ex-SUBLIME/current LONG BEACH DUB ALLSTARS drummer Bud Gaugh, will release their eponymously-titled debut album on September 24th via SpinArt Records. Among the cuts set to app...July 30, 2002
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SLAPSHOT Ink Deal With I SCREAM RECORDS
Veteran Boston hardcore act SLAPSHOT will issue their Greatest Hits, Slashes And Crosschecks CD in the US through Bridge 9 Records. An exact release date has yet to be announced. In other news, SLAPSHOT and Oi! side project STARS & STRIPES recently inked a deal with Belgium's I Scream Records an...July 20, 2002
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POWERMAN 5000 Return To Studio: The Official Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: POWERMAN 5000 HEADS BACK INTO THE STUDIO WITH NEW RHYTHM SECTION - BASSIST SIGGY SJURSEN AND DRUMMER ADRIAN OST JOIN PLATINUM ROCK BAND LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2002 — "We've had personnel changes before, but the group always survives," says POWERMAN 5000 leader Spider One. "I'm...July 19, 2002
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: No GROHL At Next Batch Of Dates
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will not utilize the services of FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl on drums for their next batch of dates. As previously reported, Grohl was behind the kit for QUEENS' upcoming Interscope album, Songs for the Deaf, and a spring North American club tour, but will play his last...July 17, 2002
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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY To Form Production Company
AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry reportedly plans to start a production company to sign some "baby bands"' to help accelerate their careers. ''I just hear too much music that comes and goes," Perry told the Boston Globe. ''The whole industry is so shaken up all the time that I think a lot of this new m...July 16, 2002
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PRIMUS Frontman To Issue Solo Debut
PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool has set a September 24th release for his solo debut, The Les Claypool Frog Brigade Presents Purple Onion, which will be issued on his own Prawn Song label. "This is the first time I've actually sat down and written material without other musicians in mind," Claypool told...June 21, 2002
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