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HENRY ROLLINS To Embark On '25 Years Of Bulls**t' Tour
According to MTV.com, punk rock icon Henry Rollins has finalized plans for his "25 Years of Bullshit" tour, sponsored by IFC, which airs "Henry's Film Corner". The two-month, 43-show trek kicks off September 29 in Phoenix, and will include commentary on politics, pop culture and his most recent expl...August 11, 2005
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Former RATT Frontman To Guest On VH1's 'I Love The 80's'
According to a posting on former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy's official web site, Pearcy recently taped an appearance on an episode of VH1's "I Love the 80's". Scheduled airtime is set for mid-October. According to VH1.com, each one-hour episode of "I Love the 80's" "takes viewers on a stream-of-co...August 9, 2005
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Tales from the Strip
A band straight outta the '80s that never really went away, L.A. GUNS released some good 'n' sleazy hard rock with strong melodies over the years, belying the categorization of the act by some folks (I'm not one of them) as "just another hair metal band." As late as 2002, the group released a qualit...August 7, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Jam With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood
VELVET REVOLVER members Slash and Scott Weiland, along with Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS),David Draiman (DISTURBED) and Billy Duffy (THE CULT),were among the special guests during CAMP FREDDY performance at the X Games party on Friday, August 5 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Californi...August 7, 2005
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DOPE Frontman: 'We Didn't Grow Up Listening To KORN'
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with outspoken DOPE frontman Edsel Dope. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Musically, what are your influences? Edsel: "This record ['American Apathy'] is a lot more brutal and it was done intentionally like that. The first DOPE al...August 6, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Talks About Working With Outside Songwriters, Upcoming Covers CD
Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rockdetector.com: You are obviously all fortunate enough to be comfortably well off for the rest of your lives now. Is the drive to make m...August 3, 2005
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DARKTHRONE's NOCTURNO CULTO Discusses Upcoming Album
NocturnalCult.com recently conducted an interview with DARKTHRONE guitarist/vocalist Nocturno Culto. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: I understand you are basically finished recording your new album, tentatively titled "The Cult is Alive", which seems pretty straightforward for an album title...August 2, 2005
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British Study To Explain Why Men And Women Play Air Guitar Differently
Amy Iggulden of the U.K.'s Telegrpah.co.uk has issued the following report: The first academic study into the sweaty pursuit of air guitar playing is to use the work of French philosophers to explain why men and women do it differently. Doctoral research has begun under the supervision of Britain's...August 1, 2005
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Dirty Diamonds
ALICE COOPER has been making albums for 36 years now, and it's amazing that he's still serving up listenable, better-than-average fare while most of his contemporaries have lost their muse completely or are content to flog the old hits over and over again. COOPER has certainly had his ups and downs...July 31, 2005
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DEE SNIDER's Son Talks About His Band BLAZED And VH1 'Sniders' Reality Show
That's So Metal recently conducted an interview with Jesse Blaze, son of TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, about his band BLAZED and the VH1 reality show based on the Sniders' family life, "Meet the Family: The Sniders". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: That's So Metal: Obviously, you ha...July 31, 2005
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MIKE PATTON To Release Compilation From Movie Composer MORRICONE
Billboard.com is reporting that former FAITH NO MORE singer Mike Patton's record label, Ipecac, will be releasing a double-disc compilation from renowned movie composer Ennio Morricone this fall. Entitled "Crime and Dissonance", the 30-track set focuses primarily on Morricone's experimental and oft-...July 29, 2005
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EDSEL DOPE Says TRIPP EISEN 'Will Pay The Price For The Decisions That He's Made'
Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with DOPE frontman Edsel Dope. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: "American Apathy" seems to be the most politically motivated record you've ever made. The entire record isn't reflective of that but it'...July 28, 2005
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Chimaira
Whatever else you can say about CHIMAIRA, you can't accuse them of taking the easy way out. After the success of their big-label debut, "The Impossibility of Reason", it would have been unsurprising — indeed, almost expected — for their next record to be a bit more accessible, edging closer to radio...July 28, 2005
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Doomsday Machine
More of what you want from an ARCH ENEMY album, and a lot of stuff you may have found lacking in 2003's "Anthems of Rebellion", is present on the heavily-anticipated, apparently-titled-by-a-cartoon-supervillain "Doomsday Machine". The Amott brothers pile on the Swede-thrash riffs and lush '80s throw...July 28, 2005
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H.I.M., MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE Confirmed For First U.S. DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL
Billboard magazine is reporting that H.I.M. and MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE are among the bands that have been confirmed for the first U.S. edition of the U.K.'s Download Festival, set for Oct. 8 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Headlining the festival will be THE KILLERS, wi...July 26, 2005
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