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AEROSMITH Frontman Launches Red Wing Motorcycle Company

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler, in collaboration with Mark Dirico and AC Custom Motorcycles, has launched Red Wing Motorcycle Company. Red Wing Motorcycles are the fusion of rock and roll artistry and superior engineering. Imbued with Tyler's sense of style, each motorcycle is as comfortable to rid...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Launches Online Comic Books Retail Venture

With multi-platinum rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN currently on hiatus and his SCARS ON BROADWAY project with SOAD's Daron Malakian in the early stages, drummer John Dolmayan will fulfill his other passion of comic books and collectibles by launching Torpedo Comics, an exclusively Internet-based retail...

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BONAFIDE Completes Work On 'Loud Band' Video

Swedish rockers BONAFIDE have put the finishing touches on the video for their second single, "Loud Band", taken from their self-titled album, available in Scandinavia through Sweden Rock Records. The single/video will be available for radio, and downloadable at all major download sites. The TV prem...

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DIO Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Reveals His Musical Heroes

Get Ready To Roll! recently conducted an interview with DIO/ex-AC/DC drummer Simon Wright. An excerpt from the chat follows: Get Ready To Roll!: In the '90s you toured with UFO for the "Walk On Water" tour, and earlier this year you stood in for Andy Parker yet again, after Andy tried to walk ...

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NEMESEA Managed By SHARON OSBOURNE's Brother

Dutch female-fronted gothic rock outfit NEMESEA has signed a new management deal with David Arden, brother of Sharon Osbourne and former manager of James Brown. "He is an amazing person with a lot of skills and knowledge," the band said. "We have a lot of faith in him. Together with co-manager/PR ma...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist's ANGUS YOUNG Tattoo Revealed; Video Available

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was inked up with a tattoo of AC/DC's Angus Young on the new TLC series "LA Ink". The nine-minute segment, which aired on September 18, can be viewed below (note: the finished tattoo can be seen around the eight-minute mark). According to BuddyTV.com, the show, which star...

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ROSE TATTOO: Sixth Chapter Of 'Tatts TV' Available

Legendary Australian hard rock band ROSE TATTOO has posted the sixth chapter of Tatts TV. Listen to what Angry Anderson (vocals) has to say about "the 'ins' and 'outs' in a 30-year-old band history!" reads a posting on the group's web site. "And why staying in the TATTS is so intense!" Watch the six...

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DIRTY RIG Announces New Singer

New York City/Long Island rock act DIRTY RIG has parted ways with singer Kory Clarke (WARRIOR SOUL) "as they couldn't see eye to eye on several important band issues," according to a press release. DIRTY RIG just returned home after their second UK tour supporting their Escapi Music release titled "...

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HELLYEAH Drummer VINNIE PAUL: 'I'll Always Have To Play Music'

Carolyn Nikodym of Vue Weekly recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On continuing to play music even after his brother's murder: "I'll always have to play music, man. It's been a huge part of my life, ya know....

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Former ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA Playing Drums With BLACK UHURU Guitarist

Former ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna is reportedly playing drums in a brand new upstate New York trio led by Frank Stepanek, a three-time Grammy-nominated guitarist, who played with the reggae sensation BLACK UHURU. A photo of Joey with Stepanek can be found at this location (free MySpace registrat...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Talks About Albums That Influenced Him; Video Available

Christine Carney of MP3.com conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine while the band was in San Francisco last week. Dave talks about five albums that influenced him, heroes he's yet to meet, and his "bullshit-o-meter." The audio podcast for the interview is also available in iTunes...

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ROSE TATTOO To Perform At Australia's 'Live Indy Saturday'

Australian hard rock legends ROSE TATTOO will perform at the "Live Indy Saturday" event (with special guests RICH & FAMOUS) on Saturday, October 20 at Hard Rock Café in Surfers Paradise, Australia. For more information, download the press release (PDF file). A spring 2007 Beat TV interview with...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Signs With DESTROY ALL RECORDS

Destroy All Records has announced the signing of original AC/DC frontman Dave Evans. Evans' current CD, "Sinner" — which originally came out in 2004 — will be made available on September 25 through all "proper" distribution channels. Commented Evans, "It's good to be a part of a label that understan...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'The Heroin Diaries' In D.C.

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following update: "I was recently asked to speak in Washington, DC for National Recovery Month by Cynthia Moreno Tuohy from NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals) and Dr. Westley Clark from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Gets ANGUS YOUNG Tattoo On 'LA Ink'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will be inked up with a tattoo of AC/DC's Angus Young on the new TLC series "LA Ink" on September 18 at 10:00 p.m. According to BuddyTV.com, the show, which stars tattoo artist Kat Von D, her staff and A-list clientele, was the highest-rated series premiere in the history...