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DEEP PURPLE, NINE INCH NAILS, CHEAP TRICK, YES Among Nominees For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction
DEEP PURPLE, CHEAP TRICK and YES are among the 15 artists newly nominated for possible induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The top vote-getters will will be announced in December and inducted next April at a ceremony in New York. To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band...October 8, 2015
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LITA FORD Says It Was Tough To Revisit Emotional Episodes In Her Life For Her Upcoming Autobiography
Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford at the Food Truck & Rock Carnival, which was held last month in Clark, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On her long-await...October 4, 2015
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LITA FORD Says Her Upcoming Autobiography Is 'Full Of Dirt'
Mark Strigl of Talking Metal conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford at the Food Truck & Rock Carnival, which was held earlier in the month in Clark, New Jersey. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Speaking about her long-awaited autobiography, "Lit...September 30, 2015
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SLASH, LEMMY, THE RUNAWAYS Honored At 'IES Rock Honors' In North Hollywood
The IES Rock Honors ceremony, part of the four-day IES – INDIE Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles, was a spectacular evening of inductions for the 40th anniversaries of the RAMONES, MOTÖRHEAD, THE RUNAWAYS and a special induction of Slash. A packed hall witnessed the 40th-anniversary celebration to...August 10, 2015
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Video: LITA FORD Performs At HEAVY MONTREAL Festival
Fan-filmed video footage of Lita Ford's August 8 performance at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. Ford's long-awaited autobiography, "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir", is now set to arrive in March 2016 via Dey Street Books (formerly It Books),an...August 9, 2015
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LITA FORD On THE RUNAWAYS: 'We Were Just Teenage Girls With Raging Hormones'
Mark Strigl of "Talking Metal" (web site) recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Speaking about her long-awaited autobiography, "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir", which is now set to arrive in M...August 4, 2015
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TERROR: 'Mind At War' Video Released
TERROR has released the music video for the song "Mind At War", giving another peek into the band's new album, "The 25th Hour". Frontman Scott Vogel says of the track: "When Nick [Jett, drummer] first showed me this song, I immediately thought it had a D.R.I. 'Four Of A Kind' crossover feel to it, w...July 31, 2015
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METALLICA, MEGADETH Members To Pay Tribute To LEMMY, SLASH At IES ROCK HONORS
IES Rock Honors, part of the fourth annual Indie Entertainment Summit music conference in Los Angeles, this year will induct — on their 40th anniversaries — Lemmy and MOTÖRHEAD, the RAMONES and THE RUNAWAYS (on the 40th anniversary, to the day, that Joan Jett met Cherie Currie, along with the late K...July 23, 2015
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LITA FORD Comments On JACKIE FOX Rape Allegation Against KIM FOWLEY
Lita Ford, a former member of the pioneering '70s all-female rock band THE RUNAWAYS, says that she was unaware off original RUNAWAYS bassist Jackie Fox's claim that she was raped by the group's notorious manager, Kim Fowley. In her account of the incident, Fox — whose real name is Jackie Fuchs — cla...July 23, 2015
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Great White Sharks Love Extreme Metal, Documentary Crew Finds
A documentary crew working on Discovery channel's "Shark Week" special "Bride Of Jaws" used the music of the Washington D.C. metal band DARKEST HOUR to attract sharks while searching for a massive Great White named "Joan Of Shark." The crew was in Australia shooting footage for the program but was u...July 14, 2015
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Video: DAVE GROHL Kicks Off FOO FIGHTERS Tour On Giant Throne
Dave Grohl settled the question of how he would perform on the FOO FIGHTERS' North American tour on Saturday night (July 4) at the kick-off show in Washington D.C., playing the entire epic set from a massive, light-up throne surrounded by guitars. Grohl even showed off footage of himself after his s...July 6, 2015
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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: Heavy Metal 'Is A Bloke's World, For The Most Part'
Photo credit: www.metalxs.com Radio New Zealand recently conducted an interview with singer Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked if he thought the metal world would not be accepting of the fact that he was gay whe...February 22, 2015
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FOO FIGHTERS: 'Sonic Highways' Docuseries To Be Released On DVD/Blu-Ray In April
Fresh off winning the fans' vote to be named Best International Act at the NME Awards while in the thick of a massive Australia/New Zealand stadium tour, FOO FIGHTERS have confirmed the details of the DVD/Blu-ray and iTunes release of "Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways". The critically acclaimed and awar...February 19, 2015
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Legendary THE RUNAWAYS Producer KIM FOWLEY Dies At 75
Legendary Hollywood impresario/producer Kim Fowley died earlier today (Thursday, January 15) after a long battle with bladder cancer. He was 75. Fowley is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and for managing THE RUNAWAYS in the 1970s. He produce...January 15, 2015
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Heavy Metal And Hard Rock Once Again Get Snubbed By ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
EXODUS lead singer Steve "Zetro" Souza has complained to the New York Daily News about the fact that heavy metal gets little to no respect from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, which on Tuesday unveiled its 2015 class of inductees. Lou Reed, GREEN DAY, Stevie Ray Vaughan and DOUBLE TROUBLE, Joan ...December 16, 2014
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