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BILLY CORGAN Angry At 'Middling' Reviews For New SMASHING PUMPKINS Album

Now that the new SMASHING PUMPKINS album, "Monuments To An Elegy", has been released, mainman Billy Corgan said in a new interview with The Guardian that he's stupefied by the "three-star" reviews the disc is getting. Corgan explained, "I thought for sure I would get really strong reviews for our ne...

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REED MULLIN's Star-Studded TEENAGE TIME KILLER Projects Inks Deal With RISE RECORS

TEENAGE TIME KILLER, the new project featuring singer/drummer Reed Mullin of hardcore punk veterans CORROSION OF CONFORMITY alongside a number of well-known musicians from the metal and hardcore scenes, has inked a deal with Rise Records for the reiease its debuit album. The instrumental parts for t...

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CHRIS CORNELL To Join MIKE MCCREADY, DUFF MCKAGAN At MAD SEASON's 'Sonic Evolution' Concert

SOUNDGARDEN's Chris Cornell will perform with MAD SEASON featuring Mike McCready (PEARL JAM) and Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) plus the Seattle Symphony orchestra at a special "Sonic Evolution" concert at Seattle's Benaroya Hall on January 30. Tickets start at $50 and may be purchase...

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BILLY CORGAN Blasts PEARL JAM, FOO FIGHTERS

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan blasted PEARL JAM and FOO FIGHTERS in a new interview with Howard Stern, saying that neither band matched the early '90s accomplishments of either the PUMPKINS or NIRVANA. About PEARL JAM, Corgan said, "I don't think they have...

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POISON IDEA To Release 'Confuse & Conquer' Album Via SOUTHERN LORD RECORDINGS

Long-running Portland, Oregon-based American hardcore punk outfit POISON IDEA will release its new album, "Confuse & Conquer", in the spring of 2015 via Southern Lord Recordings. Over recent months, out of the public eye, the current POISON IDEA lineup has been intermittently raiding Audiosiege...

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COURTNEY LOVE Not Involved With KURT COBAIN Documentary

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, is not involved in the the authorized documentary on the late NIRVANA frontman that's coming next year. It was Love who initially approached filmmaker Brett Morgen in 2007 about making the project, which is called "Kurt Cobain: Mon...

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DAVE GROHL Recalls KURT COBAIN's Reaction Upon Hearing FOO FIGHTERS Demo

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Dave Grohl recently revealed that late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain was very excited to hear an early FOO FIGHTERS demo while NIRVANA was touring in 1992. In the latest episode of the "Sonic Highways" HBO documentary series, Grohl recalled Cobain's reaction upon hear...

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Authorized Documentary On KURT COBAIN Coming To HBO

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the first fully authorized documentary about late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, titled "Montage Of Heck", will premiere on HBO in 2015. The film is written, directed and produced by Brett Morgen and is the first to be made with the cooperation of Cobain's family. Cob...

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ENUFF Z'NUFF: Video For Cover Version Of BILLY SQUIER's 'The Stroke'

ENUFF Z'NUFF's video for their cover version of the BILLY SQUIER classic "The Stroke" can be seen below. Celebrating an amazing 30 years as one of the hardest-working bands in show business, ENUFF Z'NUFF proudly presents this exciting new project, a heartfelt salute to the music and artists who have...

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LACUNA COIL To Incorporate More 'Heaviness' And Double-Bass Drumming On Next Album

Tom of The Metalheadz conducted an interview with vocalist Andrea Ferro of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL during the band's current UK headlining tour. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how LACUNA COIL's latest studio album, "B...

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DAVE GROHL: 'I'm Not Ready To Stop, But If It All Ended Today, I'd Be The Happiest Person In The World'

FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl says that he is "very proud" of what he has accomplished, but insists that he still doesn't think he "[has] done [his] best thing yet." The band's new studio album, "Sonic Highways" was recorded in eight different iconic studios in eight different cities over the cou...

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PARADISE LOST To Embrace Band's 'Very Early Days' With Death Metal-Tinged New Album

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST are preparing to enter Orgone Studios (GHOST, ULVER, CATHEDRAL, ANGEL WITCH) in London with Jaimie Gomez Arellano to begin recording their 14th studio album for a tentative April 2015 release via Century Media. Comments PARADISE LOST singer Nick Holmes: "W...

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'Kurt Cobain: The Last Session' Book Out Now

From acclaimed photographer Jesse Frohman, "Kurt Cobain: The Last Session" (Thames & Hudson, November 1, 2014) is an experiential book that combines over a hundred of Frohman's photographs-many of which helped define Cobain's legacy — with revealing commentary and insights from two of pop cultur...

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DAVE GROHL Not A Fan Of Playing Full Albums Live

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl is not a fan of the trend of playing classic albums in their entirety live, telling NME in a new interview that he "fucking hates" when bands create a tour around the concept. Grohl added, "I don't like it when bands do that. It's ...

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FOO FIGHTERS Will Play Massive 20th-Anniversary Show In D.C. Next July

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS have announced that the band will celebrate its 20th anniversary next summer with a massive concert at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. The "20th Anniversary Blowout" will take place on July 4, 2015, and is being described as an "all-day extravaganza" with...