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MICHAEL ANTHONY Comments On VAN HALEN Concert Postponements

Earlier today (Wednesday, May 23),American Rock Scene conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony. You can now listen to the first part of the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow. On the 2004 VAN HALEN tour, where Anthony reportedly had to take a...

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JOE LYNN TURNER, STEVE AUGERI Taking Part In 'Legends: Voices Of Rock' Tour

Millions and millions of fans all over the world have enjoyed the amazing music from classic rock bands such as JOURNEY, TOTO, CHICAGO, DEEP PURPLE, STARSHIP, RAINBOW and FOREIGNER. The songs that truly are the soundtrack of generations. Imagine that you could see a live concert with not only one bu...

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CHICKENFOOT Rejoined By Drummer CHAD SMITH At Boston Show; Video Available

Drummer Chad Smith rejoined CHICKENFOOT on stage last night (Wednesday, May 16) at Orpheum Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Smith, who hasn't been touring with CHICKENFOOT due to his commitments with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (his temporary replacement is Kenny Aronoff),came up onstage during CHICKENF...

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THE OFFENDERS Guitarist Dies

Austin, texas-based guitarist Tony "Offender" Johnson — best known for his work with THE OFFENDERS — passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 12 at the age of 54 after a 20-month struggle with lung cancer. He is survived by daughter Natalie Johnson and son Alex Johnson. THE OFFENDERS were an influent...

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JIMI HENDRIX Estate Says It is Not Involved With 'All Is By My Side' Biopic

Experience Hendrix, LLC, the Hendrix family-owned company founded by James A. "Al" Hendrix, Jimi's father, entrusted with preserving and protecting the legacy of Jimi Hendrix, has released the following statement: "Various media outlets have recently published accounts that indicate a feature-length...

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More Than 7,000 Guitarists Break World Record With JIMI HENDRIX Tribute

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 7,273 guitar players joined together at the "Thanks Jimi Festival" in Poland to play the JIMI HENDRIX classic "Hey Joe" (see video below),breaking the record for "Largest Guitar Ensemble" set at the 2009 edition of the annual event. The late rock legend's brother Leon Hendr...

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No FREDDIE MERCURY Hologram For QUEEN, Says ROGER TAYLOR

Following the debut of a holographic image of late rapper Tupac Shakur "performing" at the Coachella Festival in California last month, Billboard.com asked QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor if he would ever consider playing alongside any similar image of the band's late singer, Freddie Mercury. "I don't th...

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LAURA WILDE Wants To Rock Your Socks Off

The ferocious debut— "Sold My Soul" — from Laura Wilde, the 22-year-old hard rock import from Down Under (Melbourne, Australia, to be exact) was enough to land her on the upcoming TED NUGENT tour. Wilde is exactly that. She's a hard-charging take-no-prisoners balls-to-the-wall rocker who wrote it al...

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Is A KURT COBAIN Hologram A Possibility?

The Pulse Of Radio reports: Following the debut of a holographic image of late rapper Tupac Shakur "performing" at the Coachella Festival in California earlier this month, Sanj Surati of Musion Technology, the company that created the Shakur hologram, now has other dead artists in his sights. Surati...

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IRON MAIDEN Might Approach Songwriting Differently On Next Album

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith has told VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" that the band might approach songwriting differently for its next album and move away from composing long, progressive-rock-style tracks which have characterized some of MAIDEN's most recent efforts. MAIDEN's 15th studio CD,...

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RANDY RHOADS 30th Annual Memorial: More Video Footage, Interview Clips Available

Leja Siv Harju of Rock N Roll Industries magazine conducted interviews with Randy Rhoads' brother Kelle and sister Kathy, along with Richard D'Argenzio and longtime family friend Bobby Kelekian, at the 30th annual Randy Rhoads memorial event, which was held on March 19, 2012 at Mountain View Cemeter...

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RANDY RHOADS 30th Annual Memorial: Video Footage, Report Available

Leja Siv Harju of Rock N Roll Industries magazine conducted interviews with original QUIET RIOT bassist Kelly Garni and current QUIET RIOT and former W.A.S.P. drummer Frankie Banali at the 30th annual Randy Rhoads memorial event, which was held on March 19, 2012 at Mountain View Cemetery in San Bern...

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SLAYER Guitarist's Longtime Tech ARMAND CRUMP Dies

Several musicians and members of the rock music community have paid tribute to SLAYER guitarist Kerry King's longtime tech Armand Crump (pictured below),who passed away earlier today. Dave Lombardo (SLAYER): "SLAYER and the metal road crew community is mourning the loss of a hard worker and dear fr...

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24-7 SPYZ: New Performance Footage From Dutch Radio/TV Show

Fresh off the road from a successful European tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary of the 1992 release of "Strength In Numbers", heavy metal funk/soul pioneers 24-7 SPYZ — featuring the CD's original lineup, Jimi Hazel (guitar and vocals),Rick Skatore (bass and vocals),Jeff Brodnax (vocals),a...

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AEROSMITH: More New Album Details Revealed

Four members of AEROSMITH (everyone but guitarist Brad Whitford who was on the road with the "Experience Hendrix" tour) took part in a press conference at The Grove in Los Angeles on March 28 to announce their new album and upcoming tour. Introduced by Jimmy Kimmel, the musicians — including singer...