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KIRK WINDSTEIN Explains Delay In Recording DOWN Covers EP, Says New Album Of Original Material Will Happen 'At Some Point'

DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein spoke to Pierre Gutiérrez of Rock Talks about the status of the band's long-discussed EP of "obscure" cover songs. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We have been talking about this for a long time. What's been happening is DOWN is kind of now as it started,...

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SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Pay Tribute To TAYLOR HAWKINS With Cover Of FOO FIGHTERS' 'My Hero'

SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE paid tribute to FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins during their April 29 concert at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. Hagar and his CIRCLE bandmates Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson performed a cover of FOO FIGHTERS' "My Hero" as a way...

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Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH Sings FRANK SINATRA's Version Of 'Night And Day' At MIKE LOVE JR.'s Birthday Party

Sebastian Bach sang a cover of Frank Sinatra's version of "Night And Day", a popular song by Cole Porter that was written for the 1932 musical "Gay Divorce", at the 40th-birthday party of Mike Love Jr., son of THE BEACH BOYS' Mike Love, at The Golden Tiki in Las Vegas, Nevada. After Sebastian's wife...

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Man Found Dead At Festival Celebrating Legendary AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT

A 53-year-old man was found dead at this year's edition of Bonfest, the annual celebration of the life and music of AC/DC legend Bon Scott. The event takes place in the small Scottish town of Kirriemuir, Bon's original hometown. The man's body was found on the second day of the 2022 Bonfest, which s...

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SPINAL TAP Drummer RIC PARNELL Dead At 70

Ric Parnell, who played Mick Shrimpton, the drummer of SPINAL TAP in the mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap", has died at the age of 70. Parnell was also a onetime member of ATOMIC ROOSTER, a 1970s British hard rock/progressive rock band which was led by extraordinary keyboardist Vincent Crane. Ric pl...

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Pay Tribute To TAYLOR HAWKINS At New Orleans Jazz Fest While DAVE GROHL Looks On

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS paid tribute to late FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins during the band's concert Sunday (May 1) at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. At the end of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' set, the group's drummer Chad Smith, who had "Taylor" spelled out on his bass drum, gave a brief speech honoring...

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Former QUIET RIOT Bassist CHUCK WRIGHT Calls For End Of War In His Powerful New Single

Chuck Wright, the world-renowned bassist who has worked alongside everyone from Alice Cooper to Slash to Greg Allman and toured the globe as a longtime member of QUIET RIOT, has released a new single, "Throwin' Stones", a fierce and passionate call for the end of armed conflict, a call which couldn'...

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SKID ROW's SCOTTI HILL Misses Kentucky Concert After Testing Positive For COVID-19 (Video)

SKID ROW guitarist Scotti Hill was forced to miss the band's concert last night (Saturday, April 30) at Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Filling in for him was one of SKID ROW's guitar techs. SKID ROW si...

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GENE SIMMONS 'Tribute Balloon' Filmed From Cockpit Of Jet In Brazil 20,000 Feet Up In The Air

A "tribute" balloon to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was filmed from the cockpit of a jet in Brazil 20,000 feet up in the air. The 36-second clip was originally uploaded by a Brazilian flight crew member on April 29 and was subsequently shared by Scott Bateman, a C130, BN2, 747 and A350 pilot w...

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Watch: ROB HALFORD, ALICE COOPER And SCOTT STAPP Perform At 'CoopStock 2' In Mesa

Alice Cooper, Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) and Scott Stapp (CREED) are among the artists who performed last night (Saturday, April 30) at CoopStock 2 on at Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona. The evening's festivities comprised a silent auction, food trucks, and live celebrity entertainment, includ...

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AXL ROSE Joins CARRIE UNDERWOOD To Perform Two GUNS N' ROSES Classics At STAGECOACH Country Music Festival

GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose joined country-pop superstar Carrie Underwood on stage Saturday night (April 30) at the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, California to perform his band's classic songs "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "Paradise City". Carrie performed the opening verse and chorus of...

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TED NUGENT: 'I Love METALLICA And I Love SLAYER And I Love MEGADETH'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, legendary rocker Ted Nugent was asked to name the best cover version he has ever heard of one of his songs. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Unfortunately, I never have. I've heard the versions of 'Cat Scratch Fever...

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Ex-ACCEPT Singer UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER: I Will 'Never' Work With WOLF HOFFMANN Again

In a new interview with Australia's "Scars And Guitars" podcast, former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider was asked if he has had any contact with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann in recent years. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Never. And I don't wanna have any contact with him… I'm...

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JOE ELLIOTT Says DEF LEPPARD And MÖTLEY CRÜE Will Rotate Headline Spot On 'The Stadium Tour'

DEF LEPPARD is set to launch "The Stadium Tour" with MÖTLEY CRÜE and guests POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS on June 16 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 36-date trek, which is due to wrap September 9 in Las Vegas, was originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020 but ended up being push...

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FLOOR JANSEN: 'I Could Never Leave NIGHTWISH'

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen recently released a new solo single, "Fire", via ADA, the division of Warner Music Group dedicated to independent label and artist distribution. Speaking to Finland's Chaoszine about her decision to launch a solo career nearly 25 years after she joined her first band, s...