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CHRIS CORNELL Talks About His JAMES BOND Theme Song

BBC News recently conducted an interview with AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell about his new James Bond theme "You Know My Name", which appears in the hit movie "Casino Royale". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: BBC News: When they first approached you about the Bond theme,...

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Rock Star Supernova

So let's take a poll: how much do you think Jason Newsted paid someone to have that bass head dropped on his arm (if that well-timed incident actually happened, that is)? Whatever the price was, it couldn't have been too high to extricate the former METALLICA bassist from the debacle known by the ch...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist: Working With BRENDAN O'BRIEN Is 'Just What We Needed'

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Dave Kushner has posted the following message on the Velvet Revolver Forum: "I know it's been a while since I checked in, but I keep waiting for my site to be done in hopes of posting there but.... Ahhh, never mind!! I wanna thank all of you on the forum ...

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CHRIS CORNELL On His BOND Theme: 'I Wanted To Write A Song In Its Own Universe'

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell recently spoke to Danica Lo of the New York Post about his big-screen debut of sorts as the first man since Paul McCartney to sing a James Bond theme song. His throaty, epic ode to 007, "You Know My Name", plays musical foil to Daniel Craig's Bond in...

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VELVET REVOLVER In Pre-Production With BRENDAN O'BRIEN

VELVET REVOLVER is currently in pre-production for its long-awaited sophomore album with producer Brendan O'Brien. O'Brien has produced or mixed most of the major rock bands of the past 20 years, including PEARL JAM, SOUNDGARDEN, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and AUDIOSLAVE. "Things are moving quick now,...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Singer Speaks Out On Turkish Repression

Launch Radio Networks reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has sent out a message asking fans to write letters to the Turkish government protesting a law in Turkey called Article 301, which makes it a crime to say or write anything deemed to be "un-Turkish." Tankian wrote, "Journalists, w...

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CHRIS CORNELL: No Shaking A Scary Psycho

New York Post's "Page Six" reports that former SOUNDGARDEN and current AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell and his wife, Vicky, have unwittingly landed too close for comfort to their psychotic stalker. Last month, Page Six broke the news of a sicko sending the couple death threats — in which the mania...

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Army of Anyone

ARMY OF ANYONE is the third major "supergroup" to emerge in the last several years, following the debut of AUDIOSLAVE in 2002 and VELVET REVOLVER two years later. In this case, the band consists of former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist Dean DeLeo, his brother and bandmate Robert DeLeo on bass, FILTER...

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist To Guest On 'Real Time With Bill Maher'

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello will be a guest on "Real Time With Bill Maher" next Friday, November 17. The show will air live at 11 p.m. EST on HBO. In other news, Morello's solo alter ego, THE NIGHTWATCHMAN, has lined up the following appearances: Nov. 14 - Hollywood,...

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METALLICA: Video Of LARS ULRICH Presenting At MTV EMA Posted Online

A video clip of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich presenting the "Future Sounds" award to GNARLS BARKLEY at last week's 13th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, held in Copenhagen, Denmark has been posted online at YouTube.com. Check out pictures of Ulrich at the event: GettyImages#1 GettyImages#2 GettyImag...

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SLASH, CHESTER BENNINGTON, PERRY FARRELL Help Honor DOORS' Legacy

Shirley Halperin of RollingStone.com reports that VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),ex-JANE'S ADDICTION singer Perry Farrell and LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington helped honor THE DOORS' legacy at the famed Whiskey-A-Go Go Wednesday night (Nov. 8) for a special 40th anniversary show...

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METALLICA's Version Of 'Ecstasy Of Gold' To Appear On Tribute CD

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The lights go down, the last strains of AC/DC fade out and METALLICA are about to step foot on stage, but not until 'Ecstasy of Gold' plays. The very familiar composition from the classic film 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...

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CHRIS CORNELL Goes Undercover For BOND Video

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN vocalist Chris Cornell spoke to AOL Music about the making of his video for the theme song ("You Know My Name") for the new James Bond film "Casino Royale". Cornell admited making the video was tricky, from a writing standpoint. "A lot of people that wrote treatments for it...

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CHRIS CORNELL's Upcoming Solo Album To Feature MICHAEL JACKSON Cover

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell told MTV.com that his upcoming second solo studio LP will feature his cover of MICHAEL JACKSON's 1982 hit "Billie Jean". "I didn't plan on it," he said. "It just sort of happened organically. I changed the music quite a bit, I didn't touch the lyrics....

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METALLICA Drummer Presents 'Future Sounds' Award At MTV EMA: Photos Available

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich presented the "Future Sounds" award to GNARLS BARKLEY at last night's (Nov. 2) 13th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Check out pictures of Ulrich at the event: GettyImages#1 GettyImages#2 GettyImages#3 GettyImages#4 GettyImages#5 GettyImages#...