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RUSH: XM Studio Performance To Air In October

RUSH fan site Power Windows is reporting that RUSH appeared live on August 3 from XM's "state-of-the-art performance studio" in Washington, DC before 40 lucky fans selected from over 200 entries in an XM contest. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson took part in a Q&A session before performing acoustic re...
September 10, 2004
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AC/DC Bassist Explains Why He Got Involved In Hurricane Benefit Concert

AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams told Mark S. Krzos of The News-Press that he was less than an hour from his Fort Myers, FL home when he caught his first glimpse of Hurricane Charley's destructive path. Driving along Interstate 75, Williams and his family were making their way home from North Carolina w...
September 9, 2004
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It's Official: AC/DC To Receive Australian Street Name Tribute

Australia's The Age is reporting that after weeks of speculation, Melbourne's Corporation Lane will be renamed ACDC Lane in a move described last night as a victory for rock 'n' roll. Melbourne City Council unanimously voted to honour the Australian rockers, who in 1975 filmed their classic rock ant...
September 9, 2004
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Report: Melbourne Officials To Drop AC/DC Street Proposal

Australia's The Age is reporting that the Melbourne City Council looks set to disappoint AC/DC fans by dropping a popular plan to honor the Australian rockers with a city street name. Planning committee chairwoman Catherine Ng confirmed Thursday night (September 2) the council would consider other o...
September 2, 2004
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SIX FEET UNDER Cover AC/DC's 'Back In Black' In Its Entirety

Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have covered AC/DC's entire "Back In Black" album for their forthcoming release, "Graveyard Classics II". "Graveyard Classics II", due on October 19 through Metal Blade Records (one day earlier internationally),was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tam...
September 2, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY, LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for the forthcoming U.S. tour featuring FEAR FACTORY, LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM and THROWDOWN. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 07 - Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, NC Oct. 09 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - 3000 Detroit, MI Nov. 10 - The Odeon Cleveland, OH...
September 1, 2004
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AC/DC To Headline Australia's BIG DAY OUT Festival?

Hard rock giants AC/DC are strongly rumored to have been confirmed as the headlining act of Australia's Big Day Out 2005 festival. Although Big Day Out organizers do not offically announce international acts until October, word has been getting stronger that the Aussie rockers are on the bill. Other...
September 1, 2004
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SIX FEET UNDER: Cover Of AC/DC's 'Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution' Posted Online

SIX FEET UNDER's version of the AC/DC classic "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" has been posted online at this location. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Graveyard Classics II", due on October 19 through Metal Blade Records. The CD, which features the ban...
September 1, 2004
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Report: Vintage Rock Concert T-Shirts Are Fashionable — And Valuable

T.J. Banes of Indystar.com is reporting that Brian Hughes, 18, a sophomore at Broad Ripple High School, is keeping the music alive by owning stacks and stacks of vintage concert T-shirts dating back to the 1980s. Hughes is one of many teens who collect worn, and sometimes torn, ever-so-soft T-shirts...
August 31, 2004
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AC/DC Jacket Among Top-Selling Items At Australian Auction

Australia's Undercover News is reporting that items by AC/DC and THE EAGLES were the biggest-selling items at this past weekend's auction for the late famed tour manager Wane Swampy Jarvis. "[AC/DC guitarist] Angus Young's jacket and a guitar signed by THE EAGLES were the biggest items," Wane's wife...
August 31, 2004
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GWAR Name New Album, Announce Headlining Tour

GWAR have set "War Party" as the title of their new album, due on October 26 through DRT Entertainment. The long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Violence Has Arrived" was recorded at Wreckroom Studios in Richmond, Va. and was mixed at the Chop Shop in NYC. Handling the production duties was Glen Robins...
August 30, 2004
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DEFTONES: More Tour Dates Announced

DEFTONES have announced the complete details of their upcoming club tour, which starts on September 26 at Grand in San Francisco. The dates are as follows: Sep. 26 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Sep. 28 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues Sep. 29 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues Sep. ...
August 27, 2004
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AC/DC Singer, Bassist To Headline RED CROSS Benefit Event

AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams will headline a benefit concert in Florida that could bring in more than $100,000 for the American Red Cross and its efforts to help replace the things Hurricane Charley blew away, according to the Naples Daily News. The concert, which will...
August 27, 2004
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SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, THE DARKNESS Among 'Best Band' Nominees At KERRANG! AWARDS 2004

SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, THE DARKNESS, H.I.M., RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and BLINK-182 are battling it out for the "Best Band" award at the Kerrang! Awards 2004, according to the BBC News. The nominees for Kerrang! were revealed at a live gig in London on Tuesday (August 24),where bands like the LOSTPROPHE...
August 25, 2004
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AC/DC Items To To Fetch Top Dollar At SWAMPY Auction

An Angus Young (AC/DC) jacket is expected to go for between AUS$6,000 to AUS$8,000 (between $4,250 and $5,670) and the "Forty Licks" setlist from Toronto autographed by all members of AC/DC and the ROLLING STONES is expected to fetch between AUS$5,000 and AUS$6,000 (between $3,540 and $4,250) at the...
August 24, 2004