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GENE SIMMONS: 'The Record Industry Has Been Killed By The Same People That Love It'

Page Crawford of WNCN recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. Gene talks about his reality TV show, how to make money in the music industry ("You don't!"),and what he'll do to anyone who wants to date his daughter. Watch the five-minute chat below. According to Merc...

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VAN HALEN: More 2008 Dates Announced

More 2008 dates have been announced for VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth. The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass — kicked off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with 40 dates in place. The current...

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EXTREME Guitarist Isn't Interested In Becoming Permanent Part Of Nostalgia Act

Michael Marotta of BostonHerald.com reports that on Saturday, December 1, original EXTREME members Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone, Pat Badger and new sticksman Kevin Figueiredo will take the stage at the Orpheum in Boston to blow the roof off the Boston Music Awards — the first step to a 2008 world...

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GENE SIMMONS On San Francisco's KITS LIVE 105; Audio Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons called in to "The Woody Show" on San Francisco's KITS Live 105 to promote his Gene Simmons Fmaily Jewels" DVD. Listen to the audio at this location. According to MercuryNews.com, Gene Simmons is one of 14 celebrities who will be stepping in as participants on Donal...

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M.A.N: Fourth Episode Of Studio Diary Available

M.A.N, the band formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich),entered Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer/engineer Svein Jensen on October 19 to begin recording its new album, entitled "Peacenemy", for a tentative early 200...

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GENE SIMMONS Guests On Boston's WZLX 100.7 FM; Audio Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons called in to the Karlson & McKenzie show on Boston's WZLX 100.7 FM this morning (Wednesday, November 21). Listen to the audio at this location. According to MercuryNews.com, Gene Simmons is one of 14 celebrities who will be stepping in as participants on Donald...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Keyboardist Checks In From The Road

SMASHING PUMPKINS keyboardist Lisa Harriton has checked in with SmashingPumpkins.com and shared some more insight and photos from the road. An excerpt from her posting follows: "We will be home for almost 2 and 1/2 months. Seeing as I haven't been home for more than 5 days at a time since April, the...

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FOZZY Frontman To Sign 'A Lion's Tale' Book In Florida Tomorrow

Chris Jericho — lead vocalist for FOZZY and former WWE wrestling champion — will be signing his his autobiography, "A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex" (Grand Central Publishing),on the Plaza at the at St. Pete's Times Forum, Florida on Wednesday, November 21 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. FOZ...

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TESLA: New U.S. Dates Announced

Veteran California rockers TESLA have scheduled the following 2008 dates: Feb. 01 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Feb. 02 - Portland, OR - Roseland Feb. 05 - Spokane, WA - The Big Easy Feb. 06 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy Feb. 08 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore Feb. 09 - Reno, NV ...

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PAUL GILBERT Working On New All-Instrumental CD

Acclaimed guitarist Paul Gilbert (ex-MR. BIG, RACER X) has issued the following update: "It's November, 2007 and I'm back in the recording studio making a brand new CD! After the success of the 'Get Out Of My Yard' CD and playing on G3 this year, I am feeling inspired and still very much in the ...

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GENE SIMMONS Hoping 'Apprentice' Appearance Will Leverage Other Business Endeavors

According to MercuryNews.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is one of 14 celebrities who will be stepping in as participants on Donald Trump's reality show "The Apprentice" beginning on January 3. Other celebrity participants include "Sopranos" star Vincent Pastore (he was Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpe...

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KING'S X Frontman Talks About New Solo Album; Video Available

A five-minute video clip of KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick talking about his new solo album, "Strum Sum Up", can be viewed below. The CD is being released today (November 20) via Magna Carta Records. Like a slice of Pinnick's raw essence, "Strum Sum Up" is so free, so instinctual; it's...

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FOZZY Frontman On MTV Canada; Video Available

Chris Jericho — lead vocalist for FOZZY and former WWE wrestling champion — was recently interviewed on MTV Canada about his autobiography, "A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex" (Grand Central Publishing),which focuses on the early days of his wrestling and performing career. Watch the seven...

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God Burns Like Flesh

One of the better power thrash bands you are likely to have never heard, thanks to no U.S. label and virtually zero U.S. distribution, Akron, Ohio's SHATTER MESSIAH have just released their sophomore effort, "God Burns Like Flesh", on Germany's Dockyard 1. The "selling point" for the band has been t...

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LACUNA COIL Singer SCABBIA On Next Album: 'It's Going To Rock, That's For Sure'

Australia's PyroMusic.net conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL vocalists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro after the band's first Sydney performance on November 15, 2007. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: PyroMusic.net: Indeed. Moving on, what's the reaction to "Karmacode" been like? Cri...