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LOSTPROPHETS Singer IAN WATKINS Loses Bid To Reduce Sentence For Child-Abuse Crimes

According to BBC News, former LOSTPROPHETS frontman Ian Watkins' appeal to have his prison sentence reduced was denied. Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison for child-abuse crimes, including the attempted rape of an 11-month-old baby. The appeal judges in Cardiff stated that the offenses were...

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AC/DC's Rare Debut Australian Single Sells For Nearly $4,500

According to ACDCCollector.com, a rare copy of AC/DC's debut Australian single, "Can I Sit Next To You, Girl", backed with "Rockin' In The Parlour", just sold on eBay for a whopping $4,471! The New Zealand-only Polydor label pressing of the single fetched this new record price on the auction site to...

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TED NUGENT Says JIMI HENDRIX, KEITH MOON And BON SCOTT 'Didn't Have Any Discipline'

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent was interviewed on a recent edition of Penn's Peak Radio's "The Daily Bump & Grind". You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about his life philosophy, Nugent said: "Quality of life can only come from discipline. If you make wise choices instead of comfortable...

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SCOTT WEILAND And THE WILDABOUTS: Quality Footage of Entire Nanaimo Concert

Gene Greenwood of Farting Puppy Productions has uploaded video footage of former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland and his solo band THE WILDABOUTS performing on June 27 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Check it out below. The singer's tour with THE WILDABOUTS features...

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RIVAL SONS' SCOTT HOLIDAY Talks About His Live Gear With MUSIC RADAR (Video)

Guitarist Scott Holiday of California blues rockers RIVAL SONS recently spoke to Music Radar about his live gear. Check out the clip below. RIVAL SONS' new album, "Great Western Valkyrie", was released on June 10 in the USA (one day earlier internationally). The CD was recorded with producer Dave Co...

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HELLION To Release 'Karma's A Bitch' Mini-Album

Los Angeles-based female-fronted metallers HELLION will release a new mini-album, "Karma's A Bitch", on October 7 via New Renaissance in North America and October 8 in Europe through HNE/Cherry Red. The cover artwork for the CD was designed by British artist Wolven Claws of The Crystallomantic Art....

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DEEP PURPLE To Re-Team With Producer BOB EZRIN On Next Album

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover spoke to Ultimate Classic Rock about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to last year's "Now What?!" "We didn't make a record for quite a while [after 2005's 'Rapture Of The Deep'] and now that we have — I think actually the gap between...

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SCOTT WEILAND On Possibility Of VELVET REVOLVER Reunion: 'There's Always A Chance For Things'

Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland may be permanently barred from ever returning to STP again, but apparently he still thinks that a reunion with the latter group is still possible. Weiland told the Toronto Sun on Friday (July 18): "There's always a chance for things...

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'Heavy Metal And Punk Fossils' Exhibition Opens In Norway

The exhibition "Heavy Metal And Punk Fossils" is now starting its tour around the natural history museums of the world, with first stop being the Natural History Museum in Oslo, where it can be seen from July 27. For this occasion, the exhibition has been given a complete graphical overhaul, and sev...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'In The Mid-'90s, I Wasn't Trying To Sing Good Anymore'

GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach after his July 7 concert in Manchester, England. You can now watch the chat below. On how his singing style has evolved over the years: Bach: "In the mid-'90s, I wasn't trying to sing good anymore, because the [popular]...

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BROKEN HOPE Guitarist Shares Tour Tips (Video)

Each episode of "Tour Tips" features a touring act sharing five pieces of advice for artists who want to hit the road. In this episode, guitarist Jeremy Wagner of reformed death metallers BROKEN HOPE shares his tips for being on the road. BROKEN HOPE's sixth album, "Omen Of Disease", sold around 1,0...

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GUS G. Teaches You How To Play 'Summer Days' From His Solo Album 'I Am The Fire' (Video)

The "Gus G. Tutorials" are a series of guitar lessons from Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, where he shows you how to play step-by-step riffs and solos from the tracks off his debut .....

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MATT SORUM On Possibility Of More VELVET REVOLVER Music: 'I Think It's Gotta Organically Happen'

In a brand new interview with Radio.com (see video below),VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum was asked if the band will ever become active again, more than six years after the dismissal of the group's original frontman Scott Weiland. "I think it's gotta organically happen; something's gotta just po...

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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON Says His Love Of Early KISS Helped Him Understand Why Fans Get Upset About Lineup Changes

During a recent interview with the Niagara Gazette, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson did not want to weigh in directly on the recent Rock And Rock Hall Of Fame "controversy" involving the original lineup KISS — which he cites as one of his favorite bands of all time — but he did offer an ...

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ALTER BRIDGE Interviewed By Austria's STORMBRINGER (Video)

Austria's Stormbringer.at recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Tremonti and drummer Scott Phillips of American rockers ALTER BRIDGE. You can now watch the chat below. ALTER BRIDGE will hit the road for a U.S. headlining trek this fall, beginning on October 4 in Louisville, Kentucky an...