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SMASHING PUMPKINS Among LIVE EARTH Headliners

SMASHING PUMPKINS are one of the sixteen headliners whose names were announced as being part of the the U.S. leg of the 7-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concerts on 7/7/07. The concert will be held at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, Live Earth Founder and Executive Producer Kevin Wall said. Tickets for...

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VELVET REVOLVER Added To U.S. VIRGIN FESTIVAL

VELVET REVOLVER has been confirmed for the U.S. Virgin Festival, scheduled for August 4-5 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Also slated to appear are THE POLICE, SMASHING PUMPKINS and the BEASTIE BOYS. More lineup announcements and information about ticket sales are expected over the coming weeks...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Lineup Revealed?

According to a posting on Buddyhead.com, the latest additions to the "reunited' SMASHING PUMPKINS are bassist Ginger Reyes (ex-HALO FRIENDLIES) and guitarist Jeff Schroeder (ex-THE LASSIE FOUNDATION). So far there has been no official confirmation of the new members' identities, although original gu...

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JAMES IHA Says He Has Nothing To Do With SMASHING PUMPKINS 'Reunion'

RollingStone.com recently spoke with ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha, who has been going about his business while his former bandmates schedule summer tour dates and discuss the details of their new record. It has never been totally clear which members of the original PUMPKINS lineup would...

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IN FLAMES, WITHIN TEMPTATION, ILL NINO Confirmed For Austria's NOVA ROCK Festival

IN FLAMES, WITHIN TEMPTATION, CLAWFINGER, ILL NINO and THE DYKEENIES have been confirmed for the Nova Rock festival, set to take place June 15-17 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders). The festival billi...

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RISE TO ADDICTION: More 'A New Shade Of Black For The Soul' Details Revealed

RISE TO ADDICTION, the British band featuring former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar),will release its debut album, "A New Shade of Black for the Soul", on May 14 in the U.K., May 18 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and May 21 in the rest of Europe via the legendary Be...

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MEGADETH: New DAVE MUSTAINE Interview To Air On VH1's 'The Official Rock Chart'

According to Metal Hammer, an interview with MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine can be seen on tonight's (Friday, March 30) "The Official Rock Chart" show on U.K.'s VH1 beginning at midnight (repeated at 1:00 a.m. Sunday). The program will also include videos from AC/DC, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, METALLICA, WEDNE...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: More Tour Dates Announced

SMASHING PUMPKINS have announced their first live performance since December 2, 2000 — a very special and intimate theatre show to take place May 22 in Paris, France at the historic and elegantly appointed Grand Rex. Tickets will go on sale April 11. This marks the first time the SMASHING PUMPKINS w...

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Reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS To Make Live Debut In Paris

The reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS will play their first show on May 22 at the Grand Rex in Paris, France. Tickets go on sale April 11. The SMASHING PUMPKINS have added a new and slightly odd wrinkle to the release plans for the band's comeback album, "Zeitgeist", which is due to arrive on July 7. The ....

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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Headline U.S. VIRGIN FESTIVAL In Baltimore

SMASHING PUMPKINS have been announced as one of the headliners of the U.S. Virgin Festival, scheduled for August 4-5 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Also slated to appear are THE POLICE and the BEASTIE BOYS. More lineup announcements and information about ticket sales are expected over the comi...

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MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For For ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TYPE O NEGATIVE, LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHIMAIRA and BLOODSIMPLE are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 1-3 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg,...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS, NINE INCH NAILS Confirmed For U.K.'s READING, LEEDS Festivals

BBC News reports that SMASHING PUMPKINS have been confirmed as one of the headliners of the U.K.'s Reading and Leeds festivals. NINE INCH NAILS, RAZORLIGHT, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, ASH, THE VIEW and THE GOSSIP are among the other acts appearing at the twin events August 24-26. SMASHING PUMPKINS and t...

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Rock The Rebel / Metal the Devil

Denmark's VOLBEAT exploded onto the European scene with a smashing debut called "The Strength/The Sound/The Songs" that was reviewed by yours truly on this very site (7.5/10). The band's spirited blend of Elvis Presley vocals (from vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen),hard rockin' riffs, '60s-style...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Rock Toronto's VIRGIN FESTIVAL

According to Canada.com, SMASHING PUMPKINS and BJÖRK will headline the second annual Virgin Festival in Toronto later this year. The festival, staged by Virgin Mobile Canada, takes place Sept. 8 and 9 on Toronto Island. Other acts scheduled to rock the event are THE KILLERS, INTERPOL, PAOLO NUTINI,...

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MASTODON To Team Up With AGAINST ME! For U.S. Tour

The hottest double bill of the spring kicks off May 1 with a coast-to-coast U.S. tour featuring MASTODON and AGAINST ME! Both bands will be fresh off their own headlining tours and ready to rock their fans. Progressive rock quartet MASTODON, who hail from Atlanta, GA, will be playing songs from thei...