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METALLICA: 'MTV Video Music Awards' Instrumental Medley Posted Online
METALLICA's instrumental tribute to 20 years of music videos, performed live at the close of the 20th annual "MTV Video Music Awards" last Thursday (August 28) has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. As previously reported, the medley began with LENNY KRAVITZ's "Are You Gonna Go My Wa...September 3, 2003
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METALLICA Pay Tribute To 20 Years Of Music Video At 'MTV Video Music Awards'
METALLICA ended the 20th annual "MTV Video Music Awards" on a high note Thursday night (August 28) with an instrumental tribute to 20 years of music videos. The medley began with LENNY KRAVITZ's "Are You Gonna Go My Way", shifted into NIRVANA's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", continued with a version of...August 29, 2003
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BBC News: Rock Is Back!
Stephen Dowling of BBC News Online reports that "as THE DARKNESS, METALLICA and LINKIN PARK toast Kerrang! Awards success, rock music is enjoying rude health at the expense of pop and dance. What has happened to bring rock back into favour? "When clubbing became the musical culture of choice in the...August 22, 2003
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COURTNEY LOVE: Whack-y Tale Of A Big Mixup
Tracy Connor of The New York Daily News reports that "Courtney Love admits she's got a few problems - but getting slapped in the face by an amorous Virgin Records executive is not one of them. "A day after police reported that Love had accused Senior Vice President Josh Deutsch of coming on to her ....August 18, 2003
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DAVE GROHL Ties The Knot
People magazine reports that FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, 34, and former MTV producer Jordyn Blum (photo),27, wed at their Los Angeles home Aug. 2. Hundreds of guests, including label honcho Clive Davis and Grohl's former NIRVANA bandmate Krist Novoselic attended the nuptials. It is the first...August 9, 2003
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NEUROSIS Enter Studio To Record New Album
NEUROSIS have entered Chicago's Electric Audio studios with producer Steve Albini (NIRVANA, BUSH, SOIL) to record their new full-length album, due in early 2004 through the band's own Neurot Recordings. The as-yet-untitled effort, which will take approximately one week to record, is the follow-up to...August 4, 2003
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PROBOT Album Pushed Back To November
NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has have pushed back the release date of his much-anticipated metal side project PROBOT to November through Southern Lord Records. "It's not a platinum seller, it's not going to change the world," he told Time magazine. "It's just my tribu...August 4, 2003
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Former NIRVANA Bassist Quits The Music Business
Former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic, who never managed to come close to matching his NIRVANA success with any of his subsequent musical offerings (SWEET 75, EYES ADRIFT),has announced his retirement from the music industry. The following is Novoselic's official statement on the matter as it appe...August 1, 2003
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Spokesperson: Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Will Not Be Collaborating With Actress GINA GERSHON
A spokesperson for former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has dismissed as "fiction" a Rolling Stone report indicating that the current VELVET REVOLVER axeman will be collaborating with actress Gina Gershon on an original song for the "Prey for Rock and Roll" soundtrack. "Slash is totally committed to...July 25, 2003
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OLIVERI And GROHL Offer Different Takes On QOTSA's Short-Lived Hookup
FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl (ex-NIRVANA) recorded and toured with QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE last year before returning to his duties in fronting the FOOs. But according to Oliveri, it was more than a flirtation with membership in QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. "The thing that was funny about Dave was h...July 20, 2003
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KILLING JOKE: New Video Posted Online
KILLING JOKE's new video for the track "Loose Cannon", taken from their forthcoming self-titled album, has been posted online. Check it out: Windows Media: Hi, Lo Real Player: Hi, Lo "Killing Joke", due on July 28 through the group's Malicious Damage label (distributed by Sony),...July 14, 2003
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Modern Rockers Rise Above — Or Sink Below — Their Producers' Machinations
Yancey Strickler of Seattle Weekly reports that somewhere along the line, modern rock started mistaking subtlety for weakness and waves of guitars and drum loops for palpable emotion — apparently these dudes' pain is so deep that only 128 tracks will do. But nine times out of 10, it isn't the bands...July 9, 2003
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Scottish Detectives Searching For Killer Of 14-Year-Old Heavy Metal Fan
Lynn Davidson and Michael Howie of News.Scotsman.com report that detectives hunting the brutal killer of Jodi Jones today released new pictures of the schoolgirl in an effort to jog the memory of anyone who might have seen her on the night she was killed. The images, taken from family home videos, s...July 6, 2003
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Lebanese Authorities Continue Crackdown On 'Devil-Worshipping' Music
Kleo Mitsis of The Daily Star reports that playing rock music carries its own special set of problems, particularly in Lebanon, where the specter of devil worship has been linked to heavy metal — and where bands such as NIRVANA, GUNS N' ROSES, and METALLICA have been partially or totally banned. Ear...July 3, 2003
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NIRVANA: 'Recording Sessions' Book Due In October
A brand new book chronicling NIRVANA's numerous recording sessions is tentatively set for release in October through Helter Skelter Publishers. "Nirvana: Recording Sessions" (click here to see cover),written by British journalist Rob Jovanovic, draws on hours of new interviews with those who worked...July 2, 2003
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