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Former SMASHING PUMPKINS Leader To Release Debut Solo Album

Billy Corgan, one of alternative modern rock's most compelling artists, is set to release his debut solo album "TheFutureEmbrace" June 21 on Warner Bros. Records. Over shadowy guitar lines and beautifully lush cascades of sound, Corgan warmly and vividly delivers pure expressions of love and devotio...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist PETERSON: ' I Woud Love To Write With ALEX SKOLNICK Again'

TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson recently spoke to Sweden's Metalshrine.se about the new DRAGONLORD CD and TESTAMENT's upcoming reunion tour with guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian and drummer Louie Clemente. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metalshrine.se: How come you...

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ROBERT PLANT: New Solo Single Posted Online

Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant's new single, "Shine It All Around", has been posted online in streaming audio. Check it out: Windows Media, Quicktime. "Shine It All Around" comes off Plant's new solo album, "Mighty Rearranger", due May 10 via Sanctuary Records. Credited to Plant and his c...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Comments On 'Reunion' Tour

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy has issued the following statement regarding the band's upcoming "reunion" tour: "Well, it is really happening. Alex [Skolnick], Greg [Christian], Johnny [Tempesta], Eric [Peterson], me and Louie [Clemente], we are joining together to play some shows in Europe in May a...

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ONI LOGAN: New Album Details Revealed

According to an update from the Oni Logan Fan Club, singer Oni Logan's (ex-LYNCH MOB) new album, "Stranger in a Foreign Land", will be "pre-released until the end of April." All eleven songs (total time: 46:15 minutes) were written and arranged by Oni. The band lineup for this production is: * Oni L...

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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman ROBERT PLANT Confirmed For U.K.'s V FESTIVAL

Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has been confirmed for the V Festival, a two-day event set to take place August 20-21 at Weston Park, Staffordshire, and Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex, England. All 130,000 tickets for the V Festival have sold out from official outlets, organizers have c...

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Classic TESTAMENT Lineup Confirmed For Pennsylvania's LOUDER HARDER FASTER Festival

TESTAMENT's classic lineup of Chuck Billy (vocals),Eric Peterson (guitar),Alex Skolnick (guitar),Greg Christian (bass) and Louie Clemente (drums) has been confirmed for the Louder Harder Faster festival, set to take place June 3-5 at the Crocodile Rock Cafe in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The festiva...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Guest On NBC's 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

According to RCA Records, VELVET REVOLVER will be the musical guests on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Thursday, April 7. Non-musicial guests on the show include actress Brittany Murphy and comic Dave Attell. In other news, VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has posted the following entry...

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JERRY CANTRELL, JOSH TODD Jam With CAMP FREDDY In California: Photos Available

Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell and BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd were among the special guests during CAMP FREDDY's performance at the Cadillac Presents Rock & Republic Fall 05 Fashion Show on March 19 at Sony Studios in Culver City, California. Check out pictures from Film Magi...

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Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Drummer Laying Down Tracks For SPIRALARMS Debut

Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz is laying down tracks for the debut album from SPIRALARMS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former members of SYSTEMATIC, MANMADEGOD and FORBIDDEN. While SPIRALARMS were recording the upcoming CD at Kretz's Bomb Shelter Studios in Los...

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BILLY SHEEHAN: 'The Lift' Video Posted Online

Bassist Billy Sheehan's (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG) video for the track "The Lift" has been posted online at this location. "The Lift" comes off Sheehan's second solo album, "Cosmic Troubadour", available now on Favored Nations. Produced by Pat Regan, "Cosmic Troubadour" again sees Sheehan handling mu...

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Former KITTIE Bassist Comments On Her Departure

Former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo has commented on her departure from the group to focus on her other band, SUICIDE CITY (also featuring BIOHAZARD's Billy Graziadei). In an online posting, Jennifer wrote, "Yes, I left KITTIE. It was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make in my life,...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Rocks The Cure

According to Underecover News, BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi is the latest big-name musician to get involved with Rock The Cure, a fund and awareness-raising charity that aims to help collect money through the online auctioning of personalized celebrity-designed Gibson guitars. The cause? To raise mone...

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Documentary Explores JIMI HENDRIX's Influence On Nashville

Tim Ghianni of Tennessean.com is reporting that fimmakers Dan Heller and Valerie Reynolds are currently working on a documentary exploring guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's time spent spent as part of the storied north Nashville R&B scene. They also want to find out the impact the innovative guitaris...

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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman Pays Tribute To The Blues At SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST

Michael D. Clark of the Houston Chronicle reports: It took former LED ZEPPELIN vocalist Robert Plant only one sentence to sum up why the spectacle that is the South By Southwest music festival continues to command such attention each year. "The blue note is there, all the way through my life," Plant...