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MADONNA's Guitarist MONTE PITTMAN Says Working With Former METALLICA Producer Was 'Great'

Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site recently conducted an interview with Monte Pittman — who has recorded and toured with PRONG in addition to playing guitar for Madonna and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicLegends.ca: How was it...

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SOUNDGARDEN Offering Free Download Of 'Letterman' Performance

Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN are offering a free download of the songs "Thousand Days Before" and "Rowing" from their recent performance on "Late Show With David Letterman" as a "thank you" to their fans for their support in 2012. Enter B33CMZ at this location to redeem the recording. SOUNDGA...

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SOUNDGARDEN Guitarist On Band's Reunion: 'We Had No Plans To Write A New Album'

Joshua Bottomley of Hails & Horns recently conducted an interview with guitarist Kim Thayil of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hails & Horns: How crucial was it for SOUNDGARDEN to go out and play live before getting back into the studio?...

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SOUNDGARDEN Taps DAVE GROHL For 'By Crooked Steps' Video

Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN are filming the official music video for the song "By Crooked Steps" today (Tuesday, December 18) with Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, NIRVANA) at the helm. "By Crooked Steps" comes off "King Animal", the first collection of all-new material in 16 years from SOUNDGARDEN...

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King Animal

If there's one band that mostly escaped the wrath of heavy metal's original flock, one that still laments the arrival of NIRVANA and grunge despite metal's protracted return, it's SOUNDGARDEN. The primary reason for this is their evolution from a STOOGES-meets-HUSKER DU-meets-MUDHONEY mindset that w...

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COURTNEY LOVE Blasts NIRVANA Members' Performance At '12-12-12' Benefit

According to The Pulse Of Radio, at least one person was not entertained and excited about the jam that took place at Wednesday night's (December 12) massive 12-12-12 benefit concert featuring Paul McCartney and the surviving members of NIRVANA. That person was late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain's wi...

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PAUL MCCARTNEY, Former NIRVANA Members Debut 'Cut Me Some Slack' At Sandy Concert (Video)

THE BEATLES legend Paul McCartney performed with the surviving members of NIRVANA at last night's (Wednesday, December 12) Hurricane Sandy benefit gig at Madison Square Garden in New York City. McCartney joined Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear to play a new track titled "Cut Me Some Slack"...

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PAUL MCCARTNEY To Perform With Surviving NIRVANA Members At 121212 Sandy Relief Concert?

THE BEATLES legend Paul McCartney is rumored to be joinng the surviving members of NIRVANA onstage tonight (Wednesday, December 12) at a benefit concert in New York City for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. According to The Sun, McCartney will perform with Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic at the 121212...

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WENDY DIO Wants KORN And AVENGED SEVENFOLD For RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album

Wendy Dio, the widow and longtime manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, HEAVEN & HELL),has revealed more information about the upcoming Dio tribute album, which is due next year. The collection, which will be released via Niji Entertainment Group...

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DAVE GROHL's Directorial Debut 'Sound City' To Premiere At SUNDANCE

"Sound City", the new feature-length documentary directed and produced by FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and the former NIRVANA drummer will be in attendance. "Sound City", about the legendary and now defunct recording studio in Van Nuys, Califor...

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NICK OLIVERI Rejoins KYUSS LIVES!, Contributes Vocals To QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Album

Bassist Nick Oliveri (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MONDO GENERATION, KYUSS) has rejoined KYUSS LIVES!, the project featuring members of KYUSS — the influential American stoner rock/metal band, originally from Palm Desert, California. In addition, Oliveri has contributed vocals to the upcoming QUEENS OF...

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DAVE GROHL Discusses New QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Album

Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, NIRVANA, THEM CROOKED VULTURES) spoke to BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe about QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's upcoming sixth studio album, for which he recently recorded the drums. "With QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, like, there were no boundaries with that band, there were no limits with th...

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THE SKULL: Gothenburg Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of THE SKULL, the new band formed by the original member of Chicago doom legends TROUBLE — vocalist Eric Wagner (also of BLACKFINGER) — alongside the band's longtime bassist Ron Holzner (also of EARTHEN GRAVE),and guitarists Lothar Keller and Michael Carpenter of the Chicag...

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MUSTAINE: 'It's One Thing To See MEGADETH And To Hear It, But It's Another Thing To Feel It'

Brian Aberback of Patch.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Patch.com: What was the band's mood as you entered the studio to record "Countdown To Extinction" 20 years ago? Mustaine: We were really excited about wha...

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RATT Members On Their Musical Memories (Video)

The official YouTube channel of "Sound City", the new feature-length documentary directed and produced by FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, has been updated with a short clip of RATT members Stephen Pearcy (vocals) and Warren DeMartini (guitar) talking about their musical memories. Check it out belo...