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AEROSMITH Frontman Comes Clean On Throat Problems

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has come clean about his health. The band had to cancel about three weeks' worth of dates this spring because Tyler was ill, and in an e-mail exchange with RollingStone.com, he admitted that his doctors "zapped a broken blood vessel in m...

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BUCKCHERRY: 'Fifteen' Lands At No. 48 On BILLBOARD Chart

BUCKCHERRY's first studio album in four years, "Fifteen", sold just over 26,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States to debut at position No. 48 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. "Fifteen" — which was originally issued in Japan last October — showcases the guitar-driven, bl...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: 'The New Black' Tentative Track Listing, Studio Report Available

Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have set the tentative track listing for their new album, "The New Black", due in July 2006 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to last year's "Alien" was recorded at the Armoury and Profile studios in the band's hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia an...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Says Tour Was Cancelled To Make Sure Band Could Go On

Launch Radio Networks has issued the following report: AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler is doing much better now that he's had an operation on his ailing throat. The group cancelled the last three weeks of their spring tour with CHEAP TRICK because of the injury, and bassist Tom Hamilton told Launch...

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KORN: Photos Of Studio Session With DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ Posted Online

Several photos of KORN frontman Jonathan Davis at a Los Angeles studio with members of the Southern "snap" hip-hop kings DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ working on a mash-up of their current singles have been posted online at Getty Images. The two Virgin labelmates met on Wednesday, April 12 to create a new mash...

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SILVERTIDE Frontman Talks About Touring With VAN HALEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE

In a brand new, exclusive interview with Rock N Roll Universe, SILVERTIDE vocalist Walt Lafty discusses the band's upcoming, as-yet-untitled album, the follow-up to 2004's "Show And Tell", the band's extensive touring which took them around the world opening up for VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE,...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Glad To Help Anti-Violence Organization

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton was one of the featured performers on Friday, April 7 at the annual "Banned In Boston" anti-violence benefit. He portrayed former First Lady Barbara Bush, and it was his fourth appearance in drag, having been Laura Bush, Martha Stewart, a...

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PRONG: Book Excerpt Available Online

An excerpt from an extensive interview with all three original members of PRONG (Tommy Victor, Mike Kirkland and Ted Parsons) is now available online at www.myspace.com/jclgausten. Music writer Joel Gausten conducted this interview as part of his upcoming book, tentatively titled "Albums that (Shoul...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Says STEVEN TYLER Had An 'Overuse Injury'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton told WZLX-FM's Carlson & McKenzie on Wednesday (April 5) that frontman Steven Tyler's throat had an "overuse injury...like tendonitis" that forced them to cancel shows. "He had this minor, minor, minor [surgery] done and it went really well," Hamilton told the morn...

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AEROSMITH Frontman On The Mend After Undergoing Laser Surgery

According to the Boston Herald, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler recovering after undergoing laser surgery on his throat. A "die-hard" member of the AEROSMITH fan club Aeroforce One by the name of Marge reportedly tracked down Tyler while he was trying on outfits at Riccardi on Newbury Street in Bost...

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AEROSMITH's TOM HAMILTON Finds Himself 'Banned In Boston'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton will be "Banned In Boston" for the fourth time this Friday night (April 7),when he will put his best dress on for charity at the Avalon. Hamilton will be in costume as former First Lady Barbara Bush at the 11th annual "Banned In Boston" charity event, which raises mon...

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BLACK SABBATH: BILL WARD Interview Excerpt Available Online

An excerpt from an extensive interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward is now available online at www.myspace.com/jclgausten. Music writer Joel Gausten conducted this interview as part of his upcoming book, tentatively titled "Albums that (Should've) Changed the World". In addition to featuring...

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PRIMAL FEAR To Make 'Huge Announcement' In Coming Weeks

According to a posting on PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner's official web site, PRIMAL FEAR will be making a "huge announcement" in the coming weeks. The band recently completed a Japanese tour and are preparing for a number of festival appearances during the summer. In other news, Mat's long-running...

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VINCE NEIL Hopes To Record New Solo Album With Producer DESMOND CHILD

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil has told RollingStone.com that he hopes to begin work on a new solo album when the band's massive, yearlong comeback tour, Carnival of Sins, wraps in May. For the follow-up to his last solo album, 1995's "Carved in Stone", Neil hopes producer Desmond Child - the man beh...

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METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT: 'I Can't See Us Stopping Anytime Soon'

Therese Owen of South Africa's Tonight recently interviewed METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how the band maintains their chemistry and energy: "We definitely have a ritual. We get together beforehand in one room where we just play riffs - ours, someone else'...