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NY Post: SCOTT WEILAND Sipping Non-Alcoholic Beer At South Beach Celebration
The New York Post is reporting that "it was a steamy night of celebration at Opium Garden's three-year anniversary in South Beach. Rockers Scott Weiland and Duff McKagan, singer and bassist in Axl Rose-free GUNS N' ROSES offshoot VELVET REVOLVER, introduced a sultry swimwear show by designer Susan H...July 17, 2003
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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist To Appear On PETER TOSH Tribute Album
Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash is among the artists slated to appear on a tribute album honoring the late reggae legend Peter Tosh. Tosh, a founding member of THE WAILERS (later BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS),who also won a Grammy for his album "No Nuclear War", was k...July 16, 2003
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OZZY's Son: How Do You Rebel When Your Dad's A Hellraising Legend?
Chris Brown of Liverpool's Daily Post reports that it must be hard being the son of music's most notorious hellraiser. While most teenagers can rebel by growing their hair long, listening to rock music and getting a tattoo, it is not an option if your father is Ozzy Osbourne. So son Louis has a diff...July 15, 2003
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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Am And Always Will Be MEGADETH'
Former MEGADETH guitarist Dave Mustaine has broken his silence regarding the group's breakup and his plans for a solo project, saying that "the music that I'm writing right now is as good as anything I've ever written." In a lengthy interview with Guitar World magazine published in the August 2003 i...July 12, 2003
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SPIDERS AND SNAKES To Release 'A Phoenix Out Of Tucson' In September
SPIDERS AND SNAKES, the band led by Sunset Strip legend Lizzie Grey (who started LONDON with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx in 1979),have signed a deal with LoDown/Cool Music Records and have begun recording their new album, tentatively entitled "A Phoenix Out Of Tucson". 12 new songs are being lai...July 10, 2003
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Morning Gig: OZZFEST Openers Hit The Stage Running
George Varga of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports in today's edition that nearly 13,200 fans were at Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California Thursday night (July 3) when heavy-metal legend OZZY OSBOURNE began his headlining performance at Ozzfest 2003. That's about 13,000 more than were pres...July 5, 2003
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Rock Historian Urges Australian Government To Preserve AC/DC Childhood Home
In a recent newspaper article in the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Rock historian Glenn A. Baker urged the government to include the former house of the Young family (childhood home of AC/DC guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young) in the list of places to be preserved for the Australian national her...June 24, 2003
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EDENBRIDGE Singer To Guest On POWER QUEST CD
EDENBRIDGE singer Sabine Edelsbacher will fly to England in July to record one song for the next POWER QUEST album. The recordings take place at Thin Ice studios, owned by Karl Groom (THRESHOLD) and Clive Noland (ARENA, PENDRAGON). In other news, Sabine recently recorded two songs ("To Believe Enoug...June 17, 2003
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Edmonton Sun: Beyond The Bluster, OZZY's A Nice Guy
Kerry Diotte of the Edmonton Sun reports that a pair of local salon employees got up close and personal with Ozzy Osbourne. And one of the two women says Ozzy's not really like the ill-tempered, foul-mouthed man he comes across as on his reality TV show "The Osbournes". Nor did he seem like the scar...June 16, 2003
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LEGEND To Hit The Road, Begin Work On New Album
LEGEND, the classic NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band from Jersey, U.K., have reformed and will start rehearsals in July with the prospect of doing some shows before the end of the year. Work on new material will begin in late 2003 with a view toward releasing a new album 2004. The curre...June 16, 2003
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HENDRIX Guitar Fails To Sell At Auction
A guitar owned and played by the late Jimi Hendrix has remained unsold at auction after failing to reach its reserve price, a spokesperson for auctioneers Cooper Owen said Thursday (June 5). The 1965 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster was billed as the highlights of a "Rock Legend" sale, with the auctione...June 6, 2003
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OPETH Recruit SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Keyboardist For Upcoming Tour
OPETH have recruited SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Hammond organ/keyboard "legend" Per Wiberg to handle the keyboard duties during their upcoming U.S. tour with PORCUPINE TREE. The gigs, which will not feature any of the heavier material that OPETH is most famous for, will focus primarily on the band's "more me...June 6, 2003
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EMERALD To Enter Studio In September
Swiss melodic metallers EMERALD will enter the studio in September to record their new album, "Forces Of Doom", for an early 2004 release through Germany's Crazy Life Music/Shark Records. Among the tracks set to appear on the CD are the following: 01. Tears Of A Warrior 02. Until Freedom Returns 03....May 25, 2003
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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY To Unveil Signature Guitar
AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry is unveiling his signature guitar at the House of Blues in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday (May 17),according to CNN. The Gibson brand guitar, dubbed the Gibson Joe Perry Signature, was first inspired by Perry's wife Billie. She secretly conspired to build a prot...May 17, 2003
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KISS Announce Formation Of KISS RECORDS, Prepare To Release 'Kiss Symphony: Alive IV'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, N.Y. – KISS, America's #1 Gold Record Award Winning Champion Group (RIAA - Group category) and Sanctuary Records Group are proud to announce the formation of KISS Records, a joint venture between KISS and Sanctuary Records Group, it was announced today by Merck Mercu...May 9, 2003
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