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SHARON OSBOURNE Defends WICKED WISDOM's OZZFEST Slot

Christa L. Titus of Billboard.com has issued the following report: Since the news broke in mid-May that WICKED WISDOM, the group fronted by actress Jada Pinkett Smith, will play at this year's Ozzfest, little has been heard about the act or how it landed such a coveted gig. But whatever its music so...
June 7, 2005
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THE ETERNAL Name New Album

Australian melodic doom metal band THE ETERNAL (formerly CRYPTAL DARKNESS) have set "Sleep of Reason" as the title of their forthcoming second album, due late September via Firebox Records. The follow-up to last year's "The Sombre Light of Isolation" was recorded at Palm Studios in Melbourne and is...
June 5, 2005
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FREE Bassist ANDY FRASER: Rumors Of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

FREE bassist Andy Fraser, the man who penned the staggeringly successful rock anthem "All Right Now", has been out of the limelight now for so long that recently a flurry of almost believable Internet obituaries appeared. The truth was that Andy, although now totally recovered, has spent many years...
June 3, 2005
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CKY: New Single Posted Online

CKY's new single, "Familiar Realm", is now available for streaming from the Island Def Jam web site. Check it out: Windows Media, Real Media. "Familiar Realm" comes off the group's long-awaited fourth album, "An Answer Can Be Found", due on June 28 via Island Records. The new CD was produced and ...
June 1, 2005
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TOMMY LEE's Reality Show, Solo Album Delayed By A Week

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's reality show, "Tommy Lee Goes to College", has had its premiere date pushed back a week to August 16, with two back-to-back episodes scheduled to air on NBC starting at 9 p.m. ET, according to MTV.com. The six-episode show follows Lee's studies and extracurricular act...
June 1, 2005
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CAMP FREDDY Finishing Up Work On Debut Album

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" band consisting of ex-JANE'S ADDICTION/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock...
May 28, 2005
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OZZFEST 2005: WILL SMITH May Join Wife Onstage During WICKED WISDOM's Performance

ContactMusic.com has issued the following report: Jada Pinkett Smith is set to infuriate heavy rockers even more as she considers including hip-hop husband Will Smith in her Ozzfest tour plans. Ozzfest headliner Ozzy Osbourne caused controversy earlier this month when he added the actress' metal gro...
May 27, 2005
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TOMMY LEE: Copies Of New Single Stolen, Auctioned On EBAY

One hundred copies of "Tryin' to be Me", the first single off MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's upcoming solo release, "Tommyland: The Ride", were reportedly stolen on Friday (May 20) and were being sold on eBay until Monday (May 23),when authorities had the items removed from the Internet auction si...
May 24, 2005
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JOE LYNN TURNER: 'I Really Want To Tour The U.S.'

Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) recently spoke with "The Hairball John Radio Show" regarding his involvement in the HEAVEN AND EARTH project featuring Stuart Smith as well as his recent solo disc. Joe Lynn Turner: "Right now I am very excited because I have just released a new CD in...
May 24, 2005
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TOMMY LEE: New Solo Single Posted Online

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's brand-new solo single, "Tryin' to be Me", has been posted online at TommyLee.tv: Windows Media, Real Media. "Tryin' to be Me" comes off Tommy's third solo album, "Tommyland: The Ride", due on August 2. The CD will be released in conjunction with his new NBC reality .....
May 19, 2005
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SOUNDSCAN Report: TEAM SLEEP Makes Respectable Debut, GEEZER BUTLER Flops

TEAM SLEEP's self-titled debut has sold 18,159 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 52 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. The group, which features DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno, along with Moreno's childhood friend Todd Wilkenson on guitar, DJ C...
May 18, 2005
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Report: OZZFEST Gets Jiggy? JADA PINKETT SMITH's Band Added To Lineup

Chris Harris of MTV.com has issued the following report: In one of the most unusual summer-tour pairings in recent memory, the Ozzfest Web site announced Monday night that there will be one final act added to this year's second-stage lineup: actress Jada Pinkett Smith's rock group, WICKED WISDOM. Th...
May 17, 2005
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Legendary New York City Rock Club Eyeing Last-Ditch Summer Benefit Tour

Billboard.com is reporting that CBGB is hoping to host a 30-date festival of big-name acts this summer in a last-ditch effort to save the legendary punk rock club, founder and owner Hilly Kristal told the handful of journalists and supporters who turned out yesterday (May 16) for the start of a fund...
May 17, 2005
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WICKED WISDOM Confirmed For OZZFEST's Second Stage

According to Ozzfest.com, WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — has been confirmed as the final "mystery act" on the second stage of this year's Ozzfest. The band, which includes "Pocket" on guitar, "Rio" on bass, Cameron Graves on keys, Satn...
May 16, 2005
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COMBAT RECORDS To Relaunch

KOCH Records has announced the relaunch and resurrection of the classic Combat Records label brand, the birthing place of hard rock and hard core titans like VENOM, EXODUS, MEGADETH, POSSESSED, C.O.C., NUCLEAR ASSAULT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL and many more. The new venture will focus on developing new ban...
May 13, 2005