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Former RAINBOW Singer Comments On URIAH HEEP Tour
Former RAINBOW and current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Doogie White has commented on his upcoming U.K. tour supporting URIAH HEEP with a band called WHITE NOISE. While Doogie is in America, WHITE NOISE — who consist of members of MOSTLY AUTUMN — are rehearsing up a set of RAINBOW songs from Doogie's tim...October 10, 2004
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36 CRAZYFISTS: A Tale Of Misplaced Sewage
Pam Robinson, owner of several Houston-area clubs, recently spoke to HoustonPress.com about the time the singer from 36 CRAZYFISTS took a crap in one of their men's urinals. "My husband was going to kill him," she said. [Robinson's husband is about six-foot-four, 250 pounds, all muscle, and resemble...October 9, 2004
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DOOGIE WHITE's WHITE NOISE To Support URIAH HEEP In The U.K.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, MANFRED MANN will not be appearing on the U.K. tour with URIAH HEEP, according to a posting at MelodicRock.com. The replacement support band is WHITE NOISE, the new project fronted by former RAINBOW and current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White. Keeping up the R...September 23, 2004
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's RITCHIE And CANDICE Describe Their First Encounter
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) and his fiancée Candice Night recently told The Patriot-News that they met when the music-obsessed Night was working as an intern at a Long Island radio station and the disc jockeys took on the members of DEEP PURPLE in a soccer...September 22, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO: There Are No RAINBOW Or BLACK SABBATH Reunions For Me
In a recent interview with Classic Rock Revisited, vocalist Ronnie James Dio was asked about the possibility of a RAINBOW reunion at some point in the future. "There are no reunions for me," he replied. "There is no reunion with RAINBOW and there are certainly no reunions with BLACK SABBATH. I went...September 20, 2004
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Bassist JIMMY BAIN Says He Misses 'Nothing' About Being In DIO
Former DIO bassist Jimmy Bain explained to the Dio Message Board why he left the group earlier this year, "Because my heart wasn’t into it. When your heart isn't in it, you can't really do it anymore. I want to do something where maybe I can get rich… …as oppose to other people getting rich ...September 11, 2004
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Master Of The Moon
The debate rages on about exactly how old ex-RAINBOW/BLACK SABBATH frontman Ronnie James Dio is (some claim to have come across scratchy singles recorded by him in the early Sixties),but however many years the wizened old sage has clocked up, THAT voice will always be there. To avoid the trap of ex...September 4, 2004
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Singer Makes Broadway Debut
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer Candice Night made her Broadway debut Wednesday (August 18) at the Imperial Theater in Manhattan when Hugh Jackman ("The Boy From Oz") invited Candice and Lady Nancy to the stage to perform samplers from "Ghost of A Rose" and "Past Times" during his evening performance. As p...August 20, 2004
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KID ROCK: No Truth To Drug Arrest Rumors
Contrary to rumors, Kid Rock, a.k.a. Robert James Ritchie, 33, has not been arrested on drug charges in Pennington County, Meade County or any other South Dakota county, the Rapid City Journal reports. "Nope," Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin said when asked Thursday morning (August 12) if such an ar...August 13, 2004
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: 'Romantic' Bonus DVD To Include Live Footage
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the band featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night, will release "All Because Of You - The Romantic Collection", a "potpurri of the smoothest and most wonderful love songs of the past four BLACKMORE'S NIGHT records" in mid-Septe...August 11, 2004
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Former BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Members Join Forces In VIOLENT STORM
VIOLENT STORM is the name of a new band founded by world-renowned bassist Mick Cervino (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT). Described as "a sonic barrage of stunning vocals, ripping guitars, relentless bass, and pounding drums, anchored around solid songwriting you won't soon forget," VIOLENT S...July 29, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO-Era RAINBOW DVD Due In August
Classic Rock Productions have announced on the release of a RAINBOW DVD, entitled "Inside Rainbow 1975-1979". The disc is said to be the first ever DVD to contain extensive footage of the Dio-fronted RAINBOW lineup in concert. Also featured is an extensive interview with former RAINBOW frontman Doog...July 25, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO: I Would Consider Working With TONY IOMMI Again
Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to Electricbasement.com about the upcoming DIO album, "Master of the Moon", and the possibility of him collaborating with Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH) and Ritchie Blackmore (RAINBOW) again. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: ElectricBasement.com: Recently i...July 13, 2004
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Report: Vietnamese Musician Disciplined For Copying RITCHIE BLACKMORE Song
Utusan Malaysia Online is reporting that a famous Vietnamese musician has received a formal reprimand for copying a song written and sung by BLACKMORE'S NIGHT and claiming it as his own work. The Ho Chi Minh City's Music Association on Monday (July 5) ruled that Quoc Bao's "Tuoi 16" was identical to...July 7, 2004
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Guitarist MATTEO FILIPPINI To Guest On New RITCHIE BLACKMORE Tribute
Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini (MOONSTONE) will appear on the "Blackmore's Castle Vol. II - Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore" CD (Lion Music),playing on "Mistreated". He's appearing as a guest of Italian singer and friend Chris Catena (who also is going to sing two songs on the upcoming MOONSTONE a...June 21, 2004
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