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LED ZEPPELIN, VAN HALEN, GUNS N' ROSES Top Guitar Solo Poll

Britain's Telegraph.co.uk is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway to Heaven" has been voted the best guitar solo of all time. The anthem beat the likes of GUNS N' ROSES' "Paradise City" and JIMI HENDRIX's "Voodoo Child" to best air guitar moment. Despite never being released as a single, the 1971...

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BUCKCHERRY: Behind-The-Scenes Look At Making Of 'Crazy Bitch' Video

BUCKCHERRY have posted a behind-the-scenes look at the making of their "Crazy Bitch" video. Check out the clip in the following formats: Quicktime, Real, Windows Media. BUCKCHERRY's first studio album in four years, "Fifteen", will be released in North America April 11 on Eleven Seven Music in assoc...

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GLENN HUGHES Records Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Misty Mountain Hop'

In an interview conducted with Garry Sharpe-Young, to be published shortly on Rockdetector.com, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) revealed that besides his recent cover version of "Nights In White Satin", he also cut a rendition of LED ZEPPELIN's "Misty Mountain Ho...

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KRUNK To Perform At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival?

According to a posting on bassist Rev Jones' (MSG) official web site, KRUNK — the long-running side project of Eighties drum legend James Kottak (SCORPIONS, ex-KINGDOM COME) and his wife Athena Lee (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee) — will be performing at this year's Wacken Open Air festival on Au...

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DEAD BOYS Come Alive For Shows, Recording

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that punk pioneers the DEAD BOYS are planning on doing about a week's worth of gigs in May starting around May 8 up in Montreal. "The confirmed dates so far are Montreal, Toronto, London and Hamilton," guitarist Cheetah Chrome told Billboard.com. "And then wh...

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BUCKCHERRY: Illness Forces Concert Cancellations

Reunited Los Angeles rockers BUCKCHERRY have been forced to cancel their previously announced shows at the Moronga Casino in Cabazon, CA (March 17) and at the Malibu Inn in Malibu, CA (March 18) "due to an illness in the band." '80s metal/hard rock tribute band METAL SKOOL will still be playing at t...

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DOWN To Enter Studio In September

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — w...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist To Appear On STEELY DAN Tribute Album

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse will appear on a STEELY DAN tribute album, to be released via the Tone Center label. Produced by guitarist Jeff Richman, the CD will feature a rhythm section of Peter Wolf, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jeff Richman and Jimmy Haslip and other guest guitarists Mike Stern, Robben...

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DOWN Guitarist Is 'Ready' For First-Ever European Tour

DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein (also of CROWBAR) has confirmed the group's plans to launch their first-ever European tour in May. Speaking to 4QRadio.com earlier this week, Windstein said, "I don't know the dates or anything, but we're coming over sometime in May and into June. We're doing a couple o...

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It's Official: DOWN To Kick Off First-Ever European Tour In May

DOWN — the acclaimed band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — have confirme...

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Ex-DIO Bassist Arrested For Driving Under The Influence

According to the online Inmate Information Center of The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, former DIO/RAINBOW bassist Jimmy Bain (full name: James Stewart Bain) was arrested in Hollywood, California on December 16, 2005 — just three days shy of his 58th birthday — on charges of driving while...

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Benefit Concert Planned For SUPERJOINT RITUAL's JIMMY BOWER, SUPLECS

Up to 10 bands and over 40 musicians will take par in the Lynyrd Skynyrd Katrinathon, set to take place Saturday, April 1 at The Scene, located at 806 E. Colorado St. in Glendale, CA. Doors will open at 8:00 pm and bands will hit the stage at 10:00 pm. Ticket price is $7.00 and ...

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SEX PISTOLS Frontman To Guest On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' This Friday

SEX PISTOLS frontman John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) will appear as a panel guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" this Friday night (March 10) at midnight. Earlier on Friday, fans can tune in to Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles and online at www.indie1031.fm to hear John and Steve Jones on Steve's radio show...

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BUCKCHERRY Prepare To Release 'Fifteen' In North America

2006 marks the return of BUCKCHERRY with their first studio album in four years, "Fifteen", out in North America April 11 on Eleven Seven Music in association with ADA, a Warner Music Group Company. After virally blowing up via the Internet and satellite radio, the raucous "Crazy Bitch" is also catc...

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Is Something Brewing In LED ZEPPELIN Land?

Launch Radio Networks reports: There's been no official comment, but there just might be something brewing between LED ZEPPELIN leaders Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. The pair has been estranged for a few years, with Plant repeatedly saying he has no interest in revisiting the past. However, while nei...