Search results for 'texas hippie coalition'

News

DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN: Video Clips From Solo Tour Available

Video clips of DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan performing on August 16 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York at the opening night of his "Gillan's Inn" solo tour have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check them out: "Smoke on the Water" (video) and "Bluesy Blue Sea" (video). Ian Gillan's ...

News

ALICE IN CHAINS, STONE SOUR, AVENGED SEVENFOLD Confirmed For Houston's BUZZFEST

ALICE IN CHAINS, STONE SOUR and AVENGED SEVENFOLD are among the confirmed bands for BuzzFest XVIII, set to take place Sunday, October 8 at the Woodlands Pavilion in Houston, Texas. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Main Stage: ALICE IN CHAINS STONE SOUR BREAKING BENJAMIN AVENGED SEVENFO...

News

GIANT SQUID Announces Lineup Changes

Austin, Texas-based eclectic doom rock act GIANT SQUID have issued the following update: "GIANT SQUID recently completed a quick jaunt across the U.S., including select dates with new labelmates STOLEN BABIES, as well as meeting up with The End Records veterans AGALLOCH for their CD release show in...

News

Former BLUE MURDER Bassist TONY FRANKLIN Featured On New MARCO FERRIGNO CD

Three years have passed since Marco Ferrigno's acclaimed "Promised Land" project with Vitalij Kuprij (ARTENSION, RING OF FIRE). Since then Marco has been working on his masterpiece which is now ready — "Hanging Gardens". The new album show cases the talents of Tony Franklin (BLUE MURDER, THE FIRM) o...

News

SOIL: New Version Of 'Give It Up' Featuring STATIC-X Frontman Posted Online

A new version of the SOIL track "Give It Up", featuring guest vocals by STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static, has been posted online at www.myspace.com/soil. The original version of "Give It Up" is featured on SOIL's latest CD, "True Self", which was released in early May via DRT Entertainment. The follow...

Review

Chapter 1: Between the Bridges

It's a horribly inappropriate metaphor, given the eating and drinking habits of many in this scene, but aren't good old-school hardcore records kind of the audio equivalent of a bacon cheeseburger and a cheap cold beer? Sure, it's nice to see bands spreading their wings, getting all technical, meldi...

News

VINNIE PAUL Joins Forces With MUDVAYNE, NOTHINGFACE Members In New Project

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has teamed up with members of MUDVAYNE and NOTHINGFACE in a brand new project, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The group has been writing and recording material in Dallas, Texas for what will eventually become its debut album, tentati...

News

NASHVILLE PUSSY, SKID ROW, KING'S X To Team Up For U.S. Tour

NASHVILLE PUSSY will team up with SKID ROW and KING'S X for a North American tour beginning October 31. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. In the meantime, NASHVILLE PUSSY will play the following headlining shows: Sep. 12 - Falls Church, VA - State Theatre Sep. 13 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's...

News

POISON Frontman: 'We're Not Putting U2 Or R.E.M. Out Of Business'

The Associated Press recently conducted an interview with POISON frontman Bret Michaels. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Can you believe it's been 20 years since you first teased out your hair? Michaels: "It's been a pretty shocking and awesome career. It started in Pennsylvania in sma...

News

METAL CHURCH: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

METAL CHURCH will embark on a U.S. tour in January 2007. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jan. 12 - Hubba's House of Rock - Aurora, CO Jan. 13 - Aggie Theater - Ft Collins, CO Jan. 14 - Static Bar - Topeka, KS Jan. 15 - Station 4 - St Paul, MN Jan. ...

News

Michigan Teen Wins 'World's Fastest Drummer' Competition

The Associated Press reports that 16-year-old Matt Smith (photo),who will be a junior this fall at Grand Blanc High School, won the Battle of the Hands category in the summer session of the World's Fastest Drummer contest last month in Austin, Texas. In January, Smith took second place in the ...

News

SOIL: New Audio Interview With SHAUN GLASS Posted Online

SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass was the featured guest on the "All Knowing Force" web-based interview show on July 25. "As with most of our interviews, and especially Shaun, this interview was all over the place," reads a posting on the program's web site. "It went from barbed-wire baseball bats to homos...

Review

Blood of the Snake

You don't get to be a respected journeyman like DEREK SHERINIAN without making a few friends along the way — or without having the chops to execute stop-on-a-dime stylistic changes and make yourself sound convincing. "Blood of the Snake" goes all over the place, with a little something for everyone,...

News

MINISTRY: Australian Tour Dates Announced

Industrial metal pioneers MINISTRY have lined up the following dates in Australia: Oct. 08 - The Arena Ent. Complex – Brisbane, AUS Oct. 09 - The Big Top at Luna Park – Sydney, AUS Oct. 10 - The Palace Complex – Melbourne, AUS Oct. 12 - Metropolis Fremantle - Perth, AUS As previously reported, MINIS...

News

SOIL Announces U.S. Tour Dates With STAIND

SOIL will support STAIND on the following dates in August/September: Aug. 08 - Topeka, KS @ Topeka Performing Arts Ctr Aug. 09 - St. Paul, MN @ Myth Aug. 11 - Grand Island, NE @ Heartland Events Ctr Aug. 13 - Council Bluff, IA @ Mid America Recreation Aug. 16 - Kelseyville, CA @ Konocti ...