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QUEEN Tribute Concert Scheduled For September

On Saturday, September 15, 2007 musicians from Hamilton, Toronto and Southwestern Ontario will gather together at Hamilton's Casbah Lounge (306 King Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) to celebrate the life of Freddie Mercury and the music of QUEEN with proceeds from the event going to Hamilton'...

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CAR BOMB To Appear on XM Radio's 'Hostile Takeover'

CAR BOMB will appear on the XM Radio station tomorrow, Thursday August 16, at 4:00 p.m. EST for "Hostile Takeover". "Hostile Takeover" is an hour-plus live program on XM Channel 42 Liquid Metal (Channel 841 for Direct TV subscribers),where CAR BOMB will join regular "Mercury" host Katie Brutal to t...

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'Queen - Under Review 1946-1991: The Freddie Mercury Story' DVD Due In November

Chrome Dreams has set a November 20 release date for the "Queen - Under Review 1946-1991: The Freddie Mercury Story". According to a press release, "This documentary includes historical musical performances re-assessed by a panel of esteemed experts, as well as obscure footage, rare interviews and r...

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Rise of the Infidels

Usually, when a vault-scouring collection like this burbles to the surface, you can figure out exactly who in the band was behind on a few truck payments and needed to get something released quick. But with the seemingly irreparable schism between S.O.D. members Scott Ian and Billy Milano, it's toug...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist's Kids Schedule TAB Tour Dates

TAB — the band featuring AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry's sons Tony, 20, and Adrian, 25, alongside drummer Ben Tileston, 20 — has scheduled the following dates: Aug. 08 - Cafe du Nord - San Francisco, California Aug. 09 - The Echo - Los Angeles, California Aug. 14 - The Troubadour - Los Angeles, Cali...

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JIMMY PAGE, FREDDIE MERCURY Photos Featured In Spinner.com's Rock Gallery

PlugInMusic.com reports: AOL's Spinner.com has chosen world-class photographer Neal Preston's work to be the very first photographic gallery to kick off its PhotoSynthesis section dedicated to stellar rock n' roll photography. This montage of Preston's work features famous, behind-the-scenes picture...

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QUEEN 'Rock Montreal' DVD Details Revealed

On October 29, 2007, Eagle Rock Entertainment will simultaneously release two incredible DVDs capturing the incomparable QUEEN in their pomp as the world's biggest band at a sold-out show in 1981 at Montreal's 18,000-seater Forum. The single 95-minute DVD is "Queen Rock Montreal", and there is a spe...

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FREDDIE MERCURY, JIMI HENDRIX Top Supergroup Poll

According to Virgin Media, Freddie Mercury, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John and Phil Collins would make the perfect rock and roll supergroup, according to a poll of music lovers. Over 2,400 music fans were asked by O2 to vote for their dream supergroup, which would comprise Freddie on vocals, 37-years-dead...

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'Is Free OZZFEST Working?' Video Report Available

A four-minute video report from this year's Ozzfest submitted by Possum from Altitude TV's "Metalogy 101" has been posted on YouTube. Included in the report are exclusive interviews with OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, IN THIS MOMENT, HATEBREED, DAATH, ANKLA, THE SHOWDOWN and more. The...

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RWAKE To Appear on XM Radio's 'Hostile Takeover'

Arkansas sludge kingpins RWAKE will enter the XM Radio studios this Friday, July 27 at 1:30 p.m. EST for "Hostile Takeover". "Hostile Takeover" is an hour-plus live program on XM Channel 42 Liquid Metal (Channel 841 for Direct TV subscribers) where RWAKE will join regular "Mercury" host Katie Brutal...

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OZZFEST 2007: George, Washington Video Report Available

Ellensburg, WA's Daily Record has posted a short video report from the July 14, 2007 stop of the Ozzfest 2007 tour at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. Watch the clip — which includes live footage and a short interview with STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static — at this location. According to...

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Report: Half Of OZZFEST Free-Ticket-Holders Choose To Stay Home

A five-minute video montage of highlights from the opening show of this summer's Ozzfest, which took place last Thursday (July 12, 2007) in Auburn, Washington, has been posted on YouTube (set to the sound of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Not Going Away"). In other news, Leslie Griffy of the San Jose Mercury News...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: 'Mercury Retrograde' Video Available

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has announced the release of its first-ever music video, for the single "Mercury Retrograde", from the group's new album "Last Day In Paradise". Watch it at YouTube. Two more videos are in the works, and...

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QUEEN Guitarist Completes PhD In Astrophysics

The Times reports that Brian May, the multimillionaire guitarist who founded the rock group QUEEN, has finally completed the PhD in astrophysics that he abandoned more than 30 years ago. The 59-year-old composer of hits such as "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "We Will Rock You" turned his back on the stars...

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VINCE NEIL Video Interview From WSVG Dallas Posted Online

The World Series of Video Games (WSVG) presented by Intel held its second event on its Guitar Hero II competitive circuit this past weekend in Dallas, Texas. Newcomer to the circuit and Internet superstar Freddie Wong erupted the crowd won the finals with an amazing performance of RUSH's "YYZ". He e...