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PEARL JAM Respond To Rocky Mountain News Article
PEARL JAM have responded to the story from the Rocky Mountain News claiming uproar of the action of singer Eddie Vedder impaling a mask of President Bush on a microphone stand, then slamming it to the stage. The newspaper reported what sounded like a mass walkout, but according to the band about two...April 4, 2003
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PEARL JAM Concertgoers Head To Exits After VEDDER's Anti-BUSH display
Incensed fans walked out of PEARL JAM's concert Tuesday after lead singer Eddie Vedder impaled a mask of President Bush on a microphone stand, then slammed it to the stage, according to Rocky Mountain News. Most of Vedder's antiwar remarks earlier in the Pepsi Center show were greeted with mixed che...April 3, 2003
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STAIND Feared Terror Attack During Video Shoot
STAIND were recently in Toronto to shoot the video for the lead-off single from their forthcoming disc, "14 Shades Of Grey". Bassist Johnny April explained the location telling MuchMusic, "Somebody thought that if we did it in New York, it's more likely to get attacked by terrorists, so we didn't wa...April 1, 2003
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GODSMACK To Ship More Than One Million Copies Of 'Faceless'
More than one million copies of GODSMACK's "Faceless" will be shipped to retail next week, according to the group's label, Republic/Universal Records. "This is our biggest record of the first half of the year — perhaps our year — and we are going to treat it accordingly," Republic president Avery Li...April 1, 2003
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COLD Confirmed For LOLLAPALOOZA
COLD have been confirmed for the second and third legs of this year's Lollapalooza tour. Exact cities and venues have yet to be announced. In other news, the band will be supported by FINGER ELEVEN on their headlining U.S. shows and will be teaming up with STAIND and LO-PRO for a spring run of dates...March 28, 2003
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AUDIOSLAVE's Free Speech
THE DIXIE CHICKS faced a radio ban when they spoke out negatively about George Bush at a recent concert overseas, but no has raised an eyebrow over an AUDIOSLAVE concert Monday night (March 17). Just hours after President Bush announced his plans to invade Iraq, the band took the stage in Hollywood...March 19, 2003
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SEPULTURA/VOIVOD: First U.S. Tour Dates Announced!
The initial dates for the forthcoming North American tour featuring SEPULTURA and VOIVOD have been released. The two groups, plus as–yet-unspecified opening acts, will be hitting the following U.S. cities next month: Apr. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ Avalon Apr. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Apr. 21 – A...March 14, 2003
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THE WILDHEARTS' GINGER Offers Iraq Solution
Frontman Ginger of the British band THE WILDHEARTS has issued yet another message condemning President George Bush over his foreign policy and the possibility of the U.S. waging war on Iraq. It reads as follows: "I believe that to make this world work efficiently we need to unify and act as a world,...March 12, 2003
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Sues Security Company
SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian has sued a Grand Rapids, Michigan security company, claiming assault, ethnic intimidation and humiliation by guards who threw him out of his own concert at Van Andel Arena, according to The Grand Rapids Press. Odadjian left the stage to join two female guests...March 10, 2003
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Word Up: The Oxford English Dictionary In Agreeance With FRED DURST
LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst has a solid grasp on the King's English, despite detractors. While speaking against the war at February's Grammy Awards, Durst noted, "I just hope we are in agreeance that this war should go away as soon as possible." And "the amateur grammarians pounced," wrote The N...March 8, 2003
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Former MISFITS Frontman Comments On New Band, War With Iraq
The as-yet-unnamed new band featuring frontman Michale Graves (MISFITS, GRAVES),guitarist Loki (ANGELSIN, GRAVES guitar tech),bassist JV Bastard (MISTER MONSTER),and drummer Paul Lifeless (A LIFELESS ALLIANCE, MISTER MONSTER) have spent the past few weeks rehearsing and writing original material,...March 3, 2003
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KISS: No Pyro At Las Vegas Gig
The Las Vegas Sun reports that KISS and the Las Vegas-based fireworks company they work with mutually decided Wednesday not to have any displays when the band plays at Rain in the Desert at Palms on March 16. Bob Ross, president of Pyrotech explained, "Two reasons for the change. First is out of res...February 27, 2003
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JIMI HENDRIX Video Gets RN'R HALL OF FAME Staffer Fired
Julius Davis, an education programs manager at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, lost his job Friday, about two weeks after screening a video featuring Jimi Hendrix to a large group of fifth-graders, according to Cleveland's The Plain Dealer. Davis' dismissal came after one teacher...February 27, 2003
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THE WILDHEARTS' GINGER: 'God Bless America And Fuck Your President'
THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger has issued a follow-up message to his statement last week asking the public to join him in condemning President George Bush over his foreign policy and the possibility of the U.S. waging war on Iraq. It reads as follows: "The response to the latest 'Ginger Says' has be...February 24, 2003
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UPDATED: GREAT WHITE Pyro Ignites Fire At Rhode Island Club, At Least 86 People Reported Dead
A fire ignited by a pyrotechnic display at a GREAT WHITE concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island late Thursday resulted in dozens of deaths. Fire officials said they found at least 86 bodies inside the remains of the club near the front door. Officials said many of the victims perished after they fran...February 21, 2003
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