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SOUNDGARDEN's 'Louder Than Love' LP + Double LP Vinyl Edition Of 'Down On The Upside' Due In August

Grammy Award-winning Seattle group SOUNDGARDEN launched a musical transformation that inspired a generation while permanently redefining alternative and hard rock music. Coming on the heels of the 20th anniversary deluxe re-release of their chart-topping, five-times-platinum 1994 album "Superunknown...

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SACRED REICH Still Has No Plans To Record New Music

Hayley Leggs of TotalRock Radio conducted an interview with guitarists Jason Rainey and Wiley Arnett of Arizona thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH at this year's edition of Hellfest, which was held June 17-19 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the fact that SACRED REIC...

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KURT COBAIN Touring Art Show In The Works

According to The Pulse Of Radio, an authorized traveling exhibition of late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain's artwork is in the works. Artist manager Jeff Jampol, who oversees the business concerns of deceased musicians, revealed to The New York Times that he's working with Cobain's widow and daughter,...

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ROB AFFUSO 'Would Love' To See Reunion Of Classic SKID ROW Lineup

Former SKID ROW and current FOUR BY FATE drummer Rob Affuso was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BL...

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BLAZE BAYLEY Wants One-Off IRON MAIDEN Concert Featuring All Three Singers

Ex-IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley has told Metal Talk that he would love to stage a special MAIDEN concert where he would get to perform with the current lineup of the band alongside fellow former MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno. "What I really want to happen — and a lot of fans ask me ...

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'Encyclopedia Of Kiss: Music, Personnel, Events And Related Subjects' Now Available

McFarland Publishers has released a new book, "Encyclopedia Of Kiss: Music, Personnel, Events And Related Subjects". Written by pop culture authority Brett Weiss, it is the world's first encyclopedia on the self-proclaimed "hottest band in the world." "Encyclopedia Of Kiss" is a comprehensive refere...

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CHERIE CURRIE Talks About THE RUNAWAYS' Early '90s Near-Reunion

Cherie Currie, a former member of the pioneering '70s all-female rock band THE RUNAWAYS, was interviewed for episode 56 of the "Australian Rock Show" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about reconnecting with her former RUNAWAYS bandmate Lita Ford in 2013...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH Goes On 'Punk' Tour Of London (Video)

When KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach visited London, England, Roadrunner Records took him on a punk tour of Camden, visiting the spot where THE CLASH practiced and shot their debut album cover. Roadrunner also spoke with him about his love for many different genres of music and how they have...

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JOE ELLIOTT: How DEF LEPPARD Survived The Rise Of Grunge In '90s

Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about how DEF LEPPARD survived the rise of grunge in the early '90s, Elliott said: "What we did in the '9...

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KURT COBAIN Graphic Novel Coming In October

According to The Pulse Of Radio, late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain will be the subject of an original graphic novel by Nicolas Otero called "Who Killed Kurt Cobain?", to be released by comics publisher IDW this October. Based on a French novel titled "Le Roman de Boddah", the book is a work of ficti...

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New Photos Show KURT COBAIN Suicide Gun

Seattle police has released photographs of the shotgun that Kurt Cobain used when he committed suicide nearly 22 years ago. The five pictures show detective Michael Ciesynski holding the shotgun in various positions. The police re-examined the NIRVANA frontman's case two years ago in advance of medi...

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KURDT VANDERHOOF Says METAL CHURCH Was 'A Big Joke' To NIRVANA: 'F**k Those Guys'

METAL CHURCH founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Talk Toomey" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Speaking about METAL CHURCH's relationship with the bands from the early Seattle "grunge" scene like NIRVANA, Kurdt said: "I know...

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MICHAEL MONROE: 'A Lot Of The Fun Is Missing From The Music Business'

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe recently spoke to Louder Noise about why the band that made his latest solo album, "Blackout States", is his best ever, what he loves and hates about touring, and how genre labels have ruined the music industry. Check out the chat below. Speaking about the...

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NIRVANA's KRIST NOVOSELIC Guests On MELVINS' 'Basses Loaded' Album

MELVINS, who have a history of imaginative lineup changes, feature not one, but six different bass players on their appropriately titled new album "Basses Loaded", due on June 3 via Ipecac Recordings. The collection features Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover joined by NIRVANA's Krist Novoselic, REDD KROS...

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Was THE CULT Instrumental In The Birth Of Grunge?

In a brand new interview with U.K.'s Loaded, THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy argues his band had more to do with the birth of the grunge movement than they're given credit for. "I wouldn't say we invented grunge," he says. "But there are a couple of facts that can't be disputed. The first ...