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GREAT WHITE Singer Challenges KISS To Donate Money To THE STATION FAMILY FUND

GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell has called on more people to donate to The Station Family Fund, saying, "This is not a rock 'n' roll tragedy. It's an American tragedy." And he challenged other rock bands to help, singling out KISS, whose members have been quoted as saying that pyro displays are fi...
August 21, 2003
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Federal Agency Fines GREAT WHITE, Club Owners For Safety Violations

Jack Russell Touring Inc., the corporate entity that handles business affairs for GREAT WHITE, faces a $7,000 fine by the federal agency that regulates workplace safety for failing to protect employees from fire hazards, according to the Providence Journal. In addition, The U.S. Occupational Safety...
August 20, 2003
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NY Post: DEE SNIDER Pleads For Help In In-Law Slay

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider made a passionate plea for help to find the killer of his wife's brother yesterday, a day after the 34-year-old construction worker was gunned down in New York City. "We are hoping to get whoever did this. We have no idea why this would happen to him," Snider, 48,...
August 20, 2003
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GREAT WHITE Unlikely To Be Indicted Over Rhode Island Concert Tragedy

Six months after the deadly West Warwick nightclub fire, state prosecutors are completing their investigation, according to a report published Sunday. Prosecutors are expected to seek involuntary manslaughter indictments against the nightclub's owners and a rock band's tour manager, the Boston Globe...
August 18, 2003
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SKINLAB Frontman Seeks Members For New Project

SKINLAB bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel has officially left DEF:IGNITION, his short-lived collaboration with ex-UNDER/VICE guitarist Jack Cargile, former DEFIANCE/UNDER bassist Mike Kaufmann and ex-UNDER drummer Hugo. "This decision comes at a weird time in my life," Esquivel explained to BLABBERMOU...
August 17, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE Backed By Sons In Bid For Hometown Honor

Ozzy Osbourne's two sons are backing a campaign to give the veteran Birmingham rock star the freedom of the city, according to ICBirmingham.co.uk. Jack and dance DJ Louis said their 54-year-old dad would be pleased to accept the honor. "I think it's a great idea to give him the freedom of the city,"...
August 16, 2003
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JACK OSBOURNE To Make Feature Acting Debut

MTV reality star Jack Osbourne will make his feature acting debut in the Olsen twins' comedy vehicle "New York Minute", which is currently shooting in Toronto, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The son of former BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne will play the young manager of a band featuring Ma...
August 16, 2003
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'The Osbournes': Scripted Or Real?

Verne Gay of Newsday.com is reporting that "Tuesday's season finale of 'The Osbournes' finally appeared to confirm the charge that has dogged the MTV show since it debuted — that some scenes and dialogue were scripted because, well, no one acts that weird in real life (right?). "But the operative wo...
August 14, 2003
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Side Project Confirmed For JAMES MURPHY BENEFIT Concert

PATH OF MAN, the new band featuring CANNIBAL CORPSE members Jack Owen (guitar) and Paul Mazurkiewicz (drums) along with HELSTAR/SEVEN WITCHES frontman James Rivera, will be performing at the James Murphy Benefit concert on September 6 at Venom Night Club in St. Petersburg, Florida. Joining PATH OF M...
August 14, 2003
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SEVEN WITCHES To Enter Studio In September

SEVEN WITCHES, the band featuring former SAVATAGE guitarist Jack Frost, ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera, and HELSTAR singer James Rivera, will return to the studio in September to begin recording the follow-up to "Passage to the Other Side". Touring should begin in early 2004. In other...
August 13, 2003
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KELLY OSBOURNE Cancels European Tour Due To 'Health Reasons'

Kelly Osbourne has cancelled her European tour due to "health reasons," it was announced today. The daughter of former BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne had a string of shows lined up including the V2003 festivals this weekend and T On The Fringe in Edinburgh tomorrow, according to Ireland On-line....
August 11, 2003
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SLAVES ON DOPE Singer Says The OSBOURNES Are 'Really Great People'

SLAVES ON DOPE singer Jason Rockman recently commented on the group's split with Divine Recordings following the release of their third album, 2000's "Inches From The Mainline". "The label went under," he explained. "Sharon Osbourne lost her distribution deal for Divine through Priority Records. The...
August 11, 2003
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JOHNNY DEPP Wants To Play OZZY OSBOURNE

Quirky superstar Johnny Depp is so "fascinated" by Ozzy Osbourne he's desperate to play the wild rocker in a biopic, TeenHollywood.com reports. Johnny is currently starring in the blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean", in which he based his character Captain Jack Sparrow partially on THE ROLLING ST...
August 7, 2003
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MACHINE HEAD Seek New American Label, Remain With ROADRUNNER In Europe

MACHINE HEAD guitarist/vocalist Robert Flynn has posted the following message to the band's official web site, www.machinehead1.com: "Sup, fuckers!?! "It's time for a long-overdue FYI on the current state of all things MACHINE HEAD. "Most importantly… After months of negotiations, it was decided yes...
July 31, 2003
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GREAT WHITE Singer Says He Will Never Again Perform Song Interrupted By Rhode Island Fire

GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell told Mark Arsenault of the Providence Journal last week that the California rock band may never finish the song interrupted by fire at their Feb. 20 show at The Station nightclub in West Warwick. "I don't think I could ever sing that song again," Russell said. "It's h...
July 31, 2003