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DISTURBED To Play Legendary New York City Club CBGB
DISTURBED will mark their new album's release — and wrap their current six-and-a-half-week North American tour — by performing Tuesday, September 20 at the legendary CBGB in New York City. Tickets for the special event will only be available through the band's official fan web site, www.thedisturbed...September 13, 2005
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SPINAL TAP Bassist Says There Is 'Not A Lot Of Talk' Of Reunion
SPINAL TAP bassist Harry Shearer (a.k.a. Derek Smalls) recently spoke to Billboard.com's Greg Prato about the possibility of a reunion of the stars of the much-loved, much-parodied faux rockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap". "There's not a lot of talk [of a reunion]," Shearer admitted. "We kind of have...September 12, 2005
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RUDY SARZO's OZZY/RANDY RHOADS Book Delayed
If you placed a pre-order through Amazon.com for bassist Rudy Sarzo's (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) book, entitled "Off The Rails - My Adventures In The Land Of Ozz" (originally due Sept. 15),you may have recently received a message that his book will not be released. This is n...September 7, 2005
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TOMMY BOLIN Audio/Visual Rarities Discovered
Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that former DEEP PURPLE/JAMES GANG guitarist Tommy Bolin's younger brother, Johnnie, has been working closely with producer Greg Hampton on outtakes from the recording sessions of Bolin's lone two solo releases, 1975's "Teaser" and 1976's "Private Eyes", for...August 31, 2005
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TESTAMENT: 2005 Live DVD Featuring Original Lineup Now Available
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are currently offering a new "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Testament Live in Paris (May 9th, 2005)" was filmed by Walter Morgan of Deadly Embrace Productions on May 6, 2005 and features the band's...August 21, 2005
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AMEN Frontman CASEY CHAOS: 'Bloodied, Broken And Penniless Yet Again'
AMEN frontman Casey Chaos has issued the following statement: "First off, I want to say 'Thank you' to everyone that has ever been a part of this rollercoaster of a life called AMEN. On both sides of the stage, it has been an honor to be able to have released three albums on three different ...August 21, 2005
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THIN LIZZY's PHIL LYNOTT Lives On
Greg Prato of RollingStone.com is reporting that this Friday (August 19),a bronze statue of THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott will be unveiled in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, on the corner of Grafton and Harry streets. The following night, on what would have been Lynott's fifty-seventh birthday,...August 17, 2005
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ANTHRAX Drummer On Album That Changed His Life: KISS' 'Alive!'
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante recently spoke to Greg Prato of Classic Rock magazine about an album that changed his life — KISS' "Alive!". Charlie Benante: "The first time I ever heard KISS' 'Alive!', I was at a party at a friend's house. The only thing I'd head prior to that as far as KISS was .....August 15, 2005
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TIGERTAILZ: New Music Posted Online
TIGERTAILZ, the Welsh band that would prove to be Britain's only real serious contenders in the '80s glam rock stakes, have uploaded audio clips of the tracks "Still Crazy" and "Little Sistah" merged together as a medley on their MySpace.com page. "Still Crazy" and "Little Sistah" come off the group...August 12, 2005
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THE DICTATORS Unearthing Rarities Album
Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that work has begun on assembling a single disc of demos, outtakes, and other previously unreleased bits from veteran New York proto-punk act THE DICTATORS. In the early days of CBGB, the group frequently shared the stage with like-minded acts such as the RAM...August 11, 2005
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DISTURBED: 'Ten Thousand Fists' Artwork To Be Unveiled Next Week
According to MTV.com, the album art for DISTURBED's third LP, "Ten Thousand Fists", will be unveiled next week on Spawn.com. Todd McFarlane, the creator of the wildly popular comic book character Spawn, and artist Greg Capullo worked together on the album's cover. For the LP, frontman David Draiman...August 9, 2005
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TWISTED SISTER Frontman's High-School Performance To Be Re-Created For MTV Special
The Associated Press has issued the following report: Months after a talent show performance by four student musicians and 1980s rock star Dee Snider put the Hamburg School District in the national spotlight, the music television station MTV is returning to videotape a re-creation. Snider, the TWIST...August 9, 2005
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JIMI HENDRIX: Complete WOODSTOCK Set Heads To DVD
Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that Jimi Hendrix's closing performance at Woodstock on Aug. 18, 1969 will be commercially available in its entirety on Sept. 13, when Universal Music and Experience Hendrix release the DVD "Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock". The double-disc set captures one...August 5, 2005
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JASON NEWSTED: 25 New VOIVOD Songs And Counting
Greg Prato of Billboard.com recently spoke to former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted about his current musical projects, which include the veteran Canadian group VOIVOD, the bluesy/psychedelic outfit HEARD OF ELEMENTS, and PAPA WHEELIE. Regarding the upcoming VOIVOD studio album — the group's first...August 5, 2005
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OTEP Frontwoman To Guest On HBO's 'Def Poetry Jam' This Friday
OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya will appear on HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" this Friday, August 5. To view the teaser trailer for this episode, click here. Best described as a performance poetry event, "Def Poetry Jam" features poets who blend hip-hop — poetry's musical cousin — with the written and spoken w...August 3, 2005
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