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JAMES LOMENZO Replaces BILLY SHEEHAN At MARKY RAMONE's All-Star Concert

Bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) will replace Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) at the special all-star benefit concert for the newly created Marky Ramone Drum Scholarship for Musicians Institute on Friday, October 8 at the Musicians Institute Concert Hall at t...

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Mainman Debuts New Song At Paris Bookstore (Video)

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan performed an eight-song acoustic set during an appearance this past Thursday (September 30) at a bookstore in Paris, France to promote a book he co-wrote with the French writer Claire Fercak. Among the tracks he played was a brand new song called "Jesus Nee...

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THE JIMMY CRESPO PROJECT Schedules Live Debut

THE JIMMY CRESPO PROJECT, the new band led by Jimmy Crespo — best known as the guitarist who replaced Joe Perry in AEROSMITH from 1979 to 1984 — will make its live debut on October 8 in Club Madrid (inside Sunset Station) in Las Vegas, Nevada alongside SIN CITY SINNERS. The show starts at 9 ...

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'Lemmy' Movie: New Trailer Released

A new trailer for "Lemmy", the long-awaited documentary examining the life and career of MOTÖRHEAD frontman and rock icon Lemmy Kilmister, can be viewed below. "Lemmy" premiered in March 2010 during the South by Southwest at the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin. Check out reviews of the film: *...

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TOOL, GUNS N' ROSES, RATT, CINDERELLA, QUIET RIOT Members Pays Tribute To JOHN BONHAM

Members of TOOL, GUNS N' ROSES, RATT, CINDERELLA, QUIET RIOT, BULLETBOYS and SCORPIONS are among the musicians who performed this past Saturday (September 25) at "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same", a special concert honoring John Bonham at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. September 25, 2010,...

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TESTAMENT Members Guest On Australia's 'The Racket' (Audio)

Vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT co-hosted the latest episode of Andrew Haug's Triple J radio show "The Racket" (which airs in Australia). Listen to the program in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media. Check...

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RONNIE WOOD Talks About Collaborating With SLASH, BILLY GIBBONS, EDDIE VEDDER On New Solo CD

Video footage of Ronnie Wood talking to the Artisan News Service about his collaboration with Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Eddie Vedder (PEARL JAM),Flea (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP) on Wood's seventh studio album, "I Feel Like Playing" (which is being released today...

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METALLICA's HETFIELD: 'The Fact That We Made It 30 Years Is Pretty Unbelievable'

Australia's Video Hits recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. You can now watch the 22-minute chat below. When asked if there are any plans for METALLICA to celebrate its 30-year anniversary in 2011, Hetfield replied, "Yeah, we've gotta do something; there'...

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Beyond the Lighted Stage

If asked "what artist is ranked third in consecutive gold or platinum albums after THE BEATLES and THE ROLLING STONES" how would you answer? Pretty obvious given the title of this review that it is RUSH, but the vast majority of people would not think to guess the legendary Canadian trio. That in la...

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Beyond the Gate

It seems like I just reviewed a WRETCHED album. As it turns out, it was toward the end of 2009 when the North Carolina band released "The Exodus of Autonomy", an album that was little more than deathcore/modern death metal mediocrity. It was heavy, chunky, and basically just tolerable. Things have r...

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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show' To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

The sixth season of the distinguished "That Metal Show", the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, will be taped in Los Angeles the week of September 30 - October 5. Hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "Meet The Cree...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Guitarist: 'New Songs Are Definitely In The Future'

A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel told Gun Shy Assassin in a new interview that there are plans to release new music after the band completes its short tour this fall. "New songs are definitely in the future," Howerdel said. "As to how they're packaged and how many, that's yet to be seen. .....

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MR. BIG Begins Recording New Album

According to Gibson,com, reunited hard rockers MR. BIG have entered a Los Angeles-area studio with producer Kevin "The Caveman" Shirley (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, AEROSMITH, JOURNEY, DREAM THEATER, THE BLACK CROWES, LED ZEPPELIN) to begin recording their new album — the first to feature all four of t...

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THE CULT: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Fan-filmed video footage of THE CULT performing a new song, "Every Man And Woman Is A Star", on September 18, 2010 at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine, California can be viewed below (courtesy of TheNoisePollution.com). Following THE CULT's recent successful European tour, which included sharing t...

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METALLICA's Version Of 'You Really Got Me' With RAY DAVIES To Appear On 'See My Friends'

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "About a year ago, we had the honor of playing with Ray Davies [THE KINKS] at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25th-anniversary concert in New York . . . it was the first time we had ever met Ray and was definitely ...