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BRET MICHAELS' 'Rock Of Love' Beauties Unveiled

The first photo has been released of the 25 single women who will vie to win POISON frontman Bret Michaels' heart in the upcoming 10-part reality series premiering in July on VH1 called "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels". The hard-rockin' POISON front man is looking for a woman who can truly keep ...

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LINEAR SPHERE To Support CYNIC In London

U.K.-based band LINEAR SPHERE will support reunited technical/progressive metal legends CYNIC on Monday, June 25 at Dingwalls in Camden, London. Formed by some of the U.K.'s finest musicians — three of them teachers at one of Europe's leading music colleges (The Guitar Institute) — and featuring art...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Working On 'Rock Star: Supernova' Finalist DILANA's New CD

MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars is collaborating with Dilana Robichaux — who is best known for her participation on the hit CBS reality-show "Rock Star: Supernova" — on material for Dilana's new album, tentatively due next year. Robichaux has just signed a worldwide, long term, co-publishing agreeme...

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GENE SIMMONS' Son NICK Inherits Dad's Tongue; Video Available

A video preview of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons's appearance on the syndicated daytime talk show "The Tyra Banks Show", which is scheduled to air today (Tuesday, June 12),is available at this location. According to a press release, "Tyra sits down with legendary rocker Gene Simmons and Shanno...

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TOOL Tossing Around Ideas For 'Surreal' Movie

John Benson of Billboard.com reports that TOOL is tossing around ideas for a band movie. "It has to be a collective thing as far as the band members," guitarist Adam Jones tells Billboard.com. "Everyone has to be very happy and it has to be done in a way where people would see integrity ...

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BRET MICHAELS Says His Upcoming Reality TV Show On VH1 Is 'Music-Driven'

Launch Radio Networks reports: POISON lead singer Bret Michaels is seemingly everywhere these days, with the recently released "Poison'd" — which features the band's interpretations of such classic tracks as ALICE COOPER's "I Never Cry" and THE ROLLING STONES' "Dead Flowers" — available in record st...

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U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival Was A Massive Success

To make this year's Download festival a reality, a staggering 15km of fencing had been erected, 130 water tankers and over 4 miles of water pipes. There were 2,200 members of staff, 273 concessions stalls ranging from tea and toast outlets, Thai food stalls and drum workshops, over 400 recycling bin...

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DAVE NAVARRO Says 'Rock Star' Reality TV Show Didn't Cause JANE'S ADDICTION Split

Former JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro has responded to singer Perry Farrell's claim that JANE'S ADDICTION began falling apart while Navarro started hosting the "Rock Star" reality series. "My band broke up basically over reality TV, and I just couldn't believe it," Farrell recently told Lau...

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DENIAL FIEND Guitarist Issues Album Recording Update

DENIAL FIEND, the Tampa, Florida-based band featuring in its ranks Terry Butler (SIX FEET UNDER, ex-MASSACRE, ex-DEATH),Kam Lee (ex-MASSACRE, ex-MANTAS),Curt Beeson (NASTY SAVAGE, LOWBROW) and Sam Williams (DOWN BY LAW, PSEUDO HEROES),recently entered GL Studios in Brandon, Florida to begin recor...

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POISON Frontman On Covers Album, Upcoming VH1 Show And Tour With RATT

Tommy Mann Jr. of The Orange Leader recently conducted an interview with POISON frontman Bret Michaels. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the new album of covers: "First off, I want to say I really wanted to go in and record an album of new, original material. The band and ...

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POISON's Diabetic Singer BRET MICHAELS Lives Life Large

Linda von Wartburg of DiabetesHealth.com reports: Bret Michaels was only six years old when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Now 44 years old, he's a twenty-year veteran of the rock and roll scene as the lead singer of the Eighties band POISON. Not one to slow down, he's soon going on ...

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GENE SIMMONS To Guest On 'The Tyra Banks Show'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is scheduled to appear on the syndicated daytime talk show "The Tyra Banks Show", on Tuesday, June 12. According to a press release, "Tyra sits down with legendary rocker Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed to discuss their reality show, 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels', wh...

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GENE SIMMONS' 'The Art Of War' Book Due This Fall

According to KissAsylum.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will release a new book, titled "Gene Simmons' The Art of War", this fall via Phoenix Books. As a modern stategist of today's entertainment wars, Gene Simmons has few equals. Over his nearly-forty-year career in show business Gene Simmo...

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POISON: 'What I Like About You' Video Posted Online

POISON's video for its cover of THE ROMANTICS' "What I Like About You" has been posted at Yahoo! Music. The song comes off the group's brand new album of cover songs, "Poison'd!", which was released on Tuesday (June 5) via EMI America Records/Capitol. The CD presents the band's first new studio reco...

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MALFEITOR: Rough-Mix Track From Upcoming CD Posted Online

MALFEITOR, the Italian black metal band featuring bassist/vocalist M. Fabban (ABORYM),has posted a rough-mix version of a new song, entitled "Rex Bestia Fera" on its MySpace page. The track will appear on the group's full-length debut, "Unio Mystica Maxima", due in September on CD and vinyl LP via...