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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Getting Ready For First-Ever U.S. Show
Launch Radio Networks reports: North American fans have been waiting all year to see QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, and their patience will be rewarded on Sunday (October 16). That's when the group hits the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for their first-ever show on this side of t...October 14, 2005
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FREDDIE MERCURY's Rolls Auctioned On eBay
United Press International is reporting that a silver Rolls-Royce belonging to late QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury is being auctioned on eBay with his favorite Kleenex still in the car. Bids were nearly $15,000 Wednesday (Oct. 12) for the 1974 luxury vehicle being sold by Mercury's sister, Kash. She...October 12, 2005
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CINDERELLA: Live Album, Retrospective CD On The Way
CINDERELLA's management has issued the following update on the band's current and upcoming activities: "The guys had a great summer and are thankful to EVERY person that came to see one or more CINDERELLA shows...In fact, CINDERELLA will be out touring in full force next summer as well! In the meant...October 2, 2005
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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Approved By FREDDIE MERCURY'S Mom
Launch Radio Networks reports: The new album, "Return of the Champions", from QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS was recorded May 9 in Sheffield, England. In addition to the packed house, there was a special guest in attendance that night — Jer Bulsara, who is the late Freddie Mercury's mother. QUEEN guitarist Br...September 14, 2005
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SUIDAKRA Confirmed For Germany's ROCKTOWN FESTIVAL
German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have been confirmed for this year's Rocktown festival, set to take place September 9-10 in in Bebra-Breitenbach, near Bad Hersfeld, Germany. Advance tickets cost 15 euros and tickets from the box office cost 16 euros. The festival billing is shaping up a...August 25, 2005
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ERIC SINGER: No One Cops ACE FREHLEY Solos Like TOMMY THAYER Does
KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, recently spoke with KISS drummer Eric Singer to get some of the fans' "Ask KISS" questions answered. The Q&A session follows: Question #1 - From John Montury, Shaker Heights, Ohio: I grew up in the Cleveland area myself. Who was the ONE drummer that influ...August 20, 2005
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HASTE Part Ways With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
Birmingham, Alabama's HASTE have parted ways with longtime label Century Media Records. "We officially have no label whatsoever," guitarist Nick Brunson writes in a statement. "It's been a long hard road but we finally made it... we have been dropped. It was an amicable parting on both halves. We ha...August 19, 2005
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Report: Juveniles 'Inappropriately Touched' At OZZFEST Concert In California
According to The Mercury News, two out-of-town juveniles, ages 14 and 15, were inappropriately touched at the Ozzfest concert on Saturday, August 13 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. A 26-year-old Sunnyvale man was arrested. The paper also reports that someone lifted a stud...August 16, 2005
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Surviving ALICE IN CHAINS Members Explore Ways To Perform Together Again
Steve Hochman of The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the surviving members of the popular Seattle grunge-metal group ALICE IN CHAINS, whose singer Layne Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002, are exploring ways they might be able to perform again on a regular basis. The seeds were planted this...August 15, 2005
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Christian Music Festival To Debut Hard Rock Stage
The Mercury News is reporting that Spirit West Coast, one of the largest Christian music festivals, will, for the first time in its nine-year history, debut a stage for hard rock as a part of its lineup of 50 artists over three days. "That's the new rave'' in Christian music right now, says ...July 28, 2005
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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Announce U.S. Dates
Legendary rock icons Brian May and Roger Taylor of QUEEN, and Paul Rodgers of BAD COMPANY and FREE, just off a sold-out, 32-date arena tour of Europe under the banner of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, are headed for the U.S. later this year. They will bring their acclaimed show to the U.S. for two rare ...July 25, 2005
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LED ZEPPELIN Voted 'Ideal Supergroup'
BBC News has issued the following report: The four members of LED ZEPPELIN have been voted the U.K.'s ideal supergroup, with Robert Plant beating the late Freddie Mercury to best singer. About 3,500 music fans were polled for Planet Rock Radio and were asked to create their fantasy band. Jimmy Page...July 10, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD: 'Vault' Certified Quadruple Platinum
DEF LEPPARD's 1999 "Vault - Greatest Hits" (Mercury) collection was certified in June for U.S. shipments of 4 million copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As previously reported, DEF LEPPARD have set a September 20 worldwide release date for their all-covers set, entitled...July 8, 2005
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QUIET RIOT Singer: 'We Are Not Trying To Reinvent Ourselves'
The Mercury News recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali and vocalist Kevin DuBrow. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the common perception that QUIET RIOT — along with the other acts on the Rock Never Stops tour, CINDERELLA, RATT and FIREHOUSE — slipped i...June 24, 2005
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QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS Prepping CD/DVD Package
Launch Radio Networks reports: A live CD and DVD from the European shows that QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS finished last month is on tap for later this year. The band recorded every concert they played, but they only shot one in its entirety, on May 9 in Sheffield, England. Work has begun on listening b...June 2, 2005
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