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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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VAN HALEN’s DAVID LEE ROTH Gets Into Holiday Spirit With New Song (Audio)

VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth has offered up some festive cheer from Diamond Dave's Tiki Bunker. Check out his brand new original two-minute track in the YouTube below. Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar recently revealed that he would be open to another reunion tour with the group despite being...

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ONSLAUGHT's NIGE ROCKETT Says He Knew It Wasn't Working With NEIL TURBIN 30 Seconds Into First Song

Jimmy Cabbs conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT on November 26 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California at the final show of the band's North American "Thrash Invasion Tour 2014" with ARTILLERY. You can now listen to the chat using the PodOmat...

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JAKE E. LEE: Why I Gave Up Songwriting Credit For OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Bark At The Moon'

Guitarist Jake E. Lee says that he wrote most of the music for Ozzy Osbourne's classic 1983 album "Bark At The Moon" — with some help from Osbourne's bassist at the time, Bob Daisley — but that he didn't get any credit for it as part of an agreement he made with Osbourne and Ozzy's ...

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Canadian Prime Minister STEPHEN HARPER Performs GUNS N' ROSES Classic 'Sweet Child O' Mine' (Video)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper handled lead vocals and keyboards on a cover version of GUNS N' ROSES' classic "Sweet Child O' Mine" at the Conservatives' annual Christmas party in Ottawa on Tuesday, December 9. Backed by his new band the VAN CATS (apparently a play on vingt-quatre, to repres...

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JAKE E. LEE On RED DRAGON CARTEL's DARREN JAMES SMITH: He 'Is An Awesome Singer'

Former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS and current RED DRAGON CARTEL guitarist Jake E. Lee has spoken in more detail about RED DRAGON CARTEL's infamous debut live show a year ago at West Hollywood's Whisky A Go Go, which was widely panned due to with singer Darren James Smith's out-of-tune vocal delivery and...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Won't Publicly Commemorate 10th Anniversary Of DIMEBAG's Death

Ex-PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo says that he has no plans to publicly commemorate the 10th anniversary of the murder of the group's guitarist, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, saying that his former bandmate was someone "who lived [heavy metal] and breathed it and forged it every single day." Anselmo, who...

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GIRLSCHOOL Taps Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES For New Studio Album

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL will enter the Ecology Room in the UK on January 26, 2015 with producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY, GARY MOORE) to begin recording their 13th album for a spring release via UDR Music. Tsangarides, who already had a brief cooperation wit...

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GEORGE LYNCH Says DON DOKKEN's Greed Caused Breakup Of DOKKEN's Classic Lineup

Stuart Bull of Guitar Interactive magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, KXM). You can now watch the chat in four parts below. Speaking about the breakup of the classic DOKKEN lineup in 1989, Lynch said: "Here's the things that happens in a...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Entire Medina Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's entire October 24 performance at Medina Entertainment Center in Hamel, Minnesota can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Nightrider 02. Breaking The Silence 03. Walk In The Shadows 04. The Whisper 05. En Force 06. Warning 07. X2 08. Where D...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Says He Wants To Make His Next Solo Album 'Heavier'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss is continuing work on a new rock solo album, which he promises will be "heavier" than the stuff he has done in the past. Criss's last solo CD, titled "One for All", came out in 2007. Peter produced the album himself for the first time, and was joined by guest ...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN TO Help Launch Smithsonian/Zocalo Initiative

The Smithsonian's National Museum Of American History and Los Angeles-based Ideas Exchange Zocalo Public Square are partnering to launch "What It Means To Be American", a collaborative three-year initiative aimed at engaging leading thinkers, public figures and Americans from all walks of life to ex...

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QUEENSRŸCHE On Chance For Fans To Own Piece Of Band: 'We Thought It Was A Great Idea'

Mick McDonald of National Rock Review conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar),Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Todd La Torre (vocals) before the band's November 22 concert at Island Resort & Casino in Harris, Michigan. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of e...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's Attorney Expects Stock Placement Deal To Be Successful

QUEENSRŸCHE's securities attorney, Marc LoPresti, spoke to The Seattle Times about the band's attempt to raise $2 million by selling stakes in what he calls a "new holding company for all things QUEENSRŸCHE" that will receive the revenues from its tours, merchandising, album sales and digital downlo...

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ONSLAUGHT 'Fires' Singer NEIL TURBIN Two Days Before Completion Of North American 'Thrash Invasion' Tour

**UPDATE**: Neil Turbin has posted the following statement on his Facebook page regarding his early departure from the ONSLAUGHT tour: "I agreed to do the ONSLAUGHT tour to fill-in for Sy Keeler who couldn't do the tour due to his son's illness. I turned down the offer three times because it was ver...