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Former JANE'S ADDICTION Bassist To Release Solo Debut

Eric Avery, seminal bassist and co-founder of the iconic band JANE'S ADDICTION, has joined Dangerbird Records as the newest member to the flourishing indie label's family. Avery's full-length debut, "Help Wanted", will be released April 8, 2008. Meticulously constructed and appropriately titled, Ave...

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LINKIN PARK's MUSIC FOR RELIEF Starts New Auction

The Pulse of Radio reports: LINKIN PARK's Music For Relief charitable organization has launched a new benefit auction on eBay to raise funds for the victims and survivors of Cyclone Sidr, which devastated Bangladesh on November 15. More than 3,300 people were killed and 40,000 injured, with 564,000...

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World's First Self-Tuning Guitar To Go On Sale This Week

AFP reports that the world's first self-tuning guitar — which is already being used by Billy Corgan from the SMASHING PUMPKINS, among other musicians — was unveiled to the public in London Monday (Dec. 3) — an instrument that automatically detects when a string has fallen out of pitch and corrects i...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Confirmed For Australia's V FESTIVAL

SMASHING PUMPKINS and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE are among the bands that have been confirmed for next year's V Festival — a four date multi-band event that will travel to four Australian cities over the course of two weekends. The dates are as follows: Mar. 29 - Sydney, Australia - Centennial Park Mar...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Guitarist To Release ASHES DIVIDE Debut In March

Lead guitarist, singer and songwriter Billy Howerdel — founder and producer of multi-platinum group A PERFECT CIRCLE — has stepped out as lead vocalist and guitarist for new band, ASHES DIVIDE, and has signed to Island Records, it was announced today by Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam...

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Legacy of Evil

It has been five long years since dynamic Norwegian duo LIMBONIC ART released "The Ultimate Death Worship" and decided to call it quits. Daemon and Morpheus could not have chosen a better time to reunite and remind the world that its biting symphonic black metal is matched by few. Not to take anythi...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Keyboardist Checks In From The Road

SMASHING PUMPKINS keyboardist Lisa Harriton has checked in with SmashingPumpkins.com and shared some more insight and photos from the road. An excerpt from her posting follows: "We will be home for almost 2 and 1/2 months. Seeing as I haven't been home for more than 5 days at a time since April, the...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Bassist Checks In From The Road

SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Ginger Reyes has checked in with SmashingPumpkins.com and shared some more insight and photos from the road. Go to this location to check it out. As previously reported, Jimmy Flemion of THE FROGS joined Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin on stage during the encore of the SM...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Joined By THE FROGS' JIMMY FLEMION In Austin

Jimmy Flemion of THE FROGS joined Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin on stage during the encore of the SMASHING PUMPKINS show last night (Tuesday, November 13) in Austin, Texas after it was revealed that a special guest would be performing with them. Together they played THE FROGS song "I Only Play F...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: 'I Don't Know Who Started The Rumor I Hated The Press'

Nathan Bevan of Icwales.icnetwork.co.uk reports: “The trick about interviewing Lemmy," a friend warned me, “is to get him after he's recovered from last night's hangover and just before he starts working on tomorrow's.” Apparently, the notoriously hard-boozing MOTÖRHEAD singer hates interviews. Just...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: Bang! Festival 'Postponed'

This year's Bang! Festival, which was set to feature SMASHING PUMPKINS as one of the headliners and go down this weekend in Miami, has been postponed, according to the Bang! web site. No reason was announced for the postponement, although tickets can be refunded at point of purchase. SMASHING PUMPKI...

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'Guitar Hero III' Rakes In $100 Million In First Week

The Pulse of Radio reports: Guitar Hero III grossed more than $100 million in its first seven days on sale in North America, according to Variety.com. Activision revealed the figures on Monday (November 5),making the music-based video game the second biggest title of the year after Halo 3, which ha...

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Full Track Listing For 'Rock Band' Game Announced

The Pulse of Radio reports: Harmonix Music announced the final track listing for its highly anticipated Rock Band video game on Thursday (November 1). The 58-song soundtrack includes dozens of original master recordings by artists such as FOO FIGHTERS, METALLICA, NIRVANA, BLACK SABBATH, RADIOHEAD, S...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Reschedule Dates

SMASHING PUMPKINS has rescheduled five shows following the announcement that drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was admitted to a hospital after experiencing some chest discomfort. Chamberlin was taken to an Atlanta hospital Tuesday (Oct. 30) and was given an angiogram which revealed a partially blocked arter...

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Former ANCIENT Drummer Joins LAST EXIT

Italian session drummer Diego "Grom" Meraviglia (ANCIENT, HORTUS ANIMAE, DOOMSWORD, HATE PROFILE) has joined forces with a promising Hollywood-based band called LAST EXIT. Molding elements of indie and alternative rock, LAST EXIT's sound is "heavy but emotional and complemented with hook-rich vocal...