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Professor: TOMMY LEE Poses Major Distraction That Students Should Not Be Subjected To

Maggie Stehr of the Daily Nebraskan reports: Starting today (Oct. 7),infamous MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee will abandon the school of rock and rehab for UNL to film a month-long NBC reality show documenting campus life. NBC representatives met with members of the Association of Students of the Uni...

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OZZY And SHARON To Launch New MTV Reality Series

Billboard.com reports: Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are launching a new MTV reality series/contest in which a band will win a slot on the Ozzfest 2005 tour. "Battle for Ozzfest", which premieres Oct. 25 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, will feature eight bands competing for the Ozzfest prize in addition to touring...

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SLIPKNOT: 'Vermilion Pt. 1' To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere

SLIPKNOT's video for their new single, "Vermilion Pt. 1", will receive a U.S. premiere on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball", airing this Saturday, October 9. After that, you'll be able to see the video at will starting Monday (Oct. 11) on MTV.com, and the video will also be getting spins on MTV2's "The Roc...

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TWISTED SISTER Singer: 'Reality TV Is Not Reality TV Anymore'

In the second part of TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider's interview with Crowgrrl.com, Dee spoke about his involvement in the upcoming VH1 reality show "Meet the Family". "VH1 just finished filming the bulk of the pilot and a couple other potential episodes for 'Meet the Family'," he revealed. "It'...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Talks Lineup Changes

Ronnie James Dio spoke with Electricbasement.com about the lineup changes the band has endured the last couple years. On the departure of bassist Jimmy Bain: "I was very surprised. When Jimmy left, we were writing at the time. When we did the album, we contacted Jeff [Pilson], who had played with us...

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TOMMY LEE Goes To Nebraska

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has reportedly been accepted by a Lincoln, NE university, where he will shortly begin filming his reality series centered on his enrollment in college. Lee is set to arrive in Lincoln in two weeks and shooting will last for five weeks, according to a local media...

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MARILYN MANSON Visits RADIO 1: Audio Available

MARILYN MANSON visited BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley on Wednesday (Sept. 22) in London to discuss his new "best of" album, "Lest We Forget", his friendship with Sharon Osbourne, reality TV, Michael Moore and DEPECHE MODE. Manson said of reality television and its negative influence on music: "It's a very...

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Stoner Rockers WE Top Norwegian Album Chart

Norwegian stoner-rockers WE, whose sound is described as "hippy, trippy [mixture of] SABBATH/ZEPPELIN," have seen ten years' work and five previous albums pay off handsomely this week. WE's sixth CD, "Smugglers", cut at Hangaroundsounds Studios and produced by Chris Goss (MASTERS OF REALITY, KYUSS,...

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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer MARK BOALS Completes Japanese Clinic Tour

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current RING OF FIRE singer Mark Boals recently completed his vocal clinic tour in Japan with "great success," according to a posting on his web site. "He did the clinics for three days; one each at the M.I. Japan schools of Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo before his performance...

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SLIPKNOT: 'Vermilion Pt. 1' Video Available For Download

SLIPKNOT's video for their new single, "Vermilion Pt. 1", has been uploaded at UrbanChaosVideos.com. The clip for "Vermilion Pt. 1" was shot in Los Angeles in late August and was directed by Tony Petrossian and Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown),co-directors of the "Duality" video. The concept of the "Ver...

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RESISTANT CULTURE: Audio Samples Featuring NAPALM DEATH Guitarist Posted Online

Los Angeles-based tribal grind/punk/metal quintet RESISTANT CULTURE have posted several tracks from their recently released EP, "Welcome to Reality", at this location. A self-financed release, the EP features a special guest appearance on guitar by NAPALM DEATH's Jesse Pintado. The band, who are cur...

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SEBASTIAN BACH's New Reality Show Is A Huge Ratings Success

According to a posting on Sebastian Bach's web site, the former SKID ROW singer's new VH1 reality show, "I Married Sebastian Bach", was the top-rated show on VH1 the day it premiered. In addition, it was the most-watched show on the whole network on Tuesday, September 14. Furthermore, "I Married Seb...

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SLIPKNOT To Launch Two-Pronged Radio Campaign

SLIPKNOT have announced plans to follow up a Top 5 single, entitled "Duality", with their own brand of duality: a radio campaign that takes two versions, "Vermilion" and "Vermilion Pt. 2", to SLIPKNOT fans simultaneously. The two versions of "Vermilion" are songs that represent the expression of the...

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ADEMA Vocalist Quits, Band To Hold Singer Auditions

Vocalist Mark Chavez has left ADEMA, according to the group's videographer Brad Nolan. The rest of the band are currently holding vocalist auditions in California and are said to be filming the entire process for a reality-TV show. As a result of Mark's departure, ADEMA have been forced to drop off...

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VINCE NEIL To Lead The 'Chicken Dance' At Cincinnati's OKTOBERFEST

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil will "lead the Chicken Dance" at this year's Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, described as "the nation's largest and most authentic Oktoberfest." Neil, who will be seen in MTV's "The Remaking of Vince Neil", a reality show documenting hi...