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Motley Crue, Poison, New York Dolls Summer Tour- Rock Grammy Winners- New Angels and Airwaves Release Delayed- Rescue Silverstein- Rex Brown Fired?- more
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Speaking of the New York Dolls, Framus sent over word that Earl Slick, best known for his spectacular guitar work on David Bowie's albums 'David Live' (1974), 'Young Americans' (1975) and 'Station To Station' (1976), has officially joined the New York Dolls as their new guitarist on their forthcoming UK tour dates. more
Grammy recap: Iron Maiden's "The Final Frontier" took home the Best Metal Performance Grammy (not aired, despite the fact that metal outsells Rap and R&B).
The Black Keys' "Tighten Up" won Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and their album, "Brothers" won Best Alternative Music Album.
Paul McCartney's "Helter Skelter" won Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.
Muse's "The Resistance" won Best Rock Album
Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" won the big honor of the night, the Album of the Year Award
Them Crooked Vultures' "New Fang" won Best Hard Rock Performance.
Jeff Beck's "Hammerhead" won Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
And the Grammy for the best modern pop recording without the use of auto-tune went to: Doesn't exist but if it did, would anyone qualify in 2011??? Maybe something the record co suits might think about the next time they ponder why their sales are down.
Love II from Angels and Airwaves, the double-album and accompanying feature-film were to be released this coming Tuesday (Valentine's Day). However, Tom Delonge stated at a recent Q&A that it has been pushed back to the fall. Find out why here.
Arms Of The Sun have parted ways with bassist Rex Brown (Down, ex-Pantera). An official statement from singer Lance Harvill reads as follows: "We have had a situation where we could never see eye to eye concerning the business and creative sides of the band. I love Rex as a friend but if I say it's red he sees it as blue. It doesn't make either of us right or wrong but the songs were written long before Rex ever joined this band, so not getting to make executive decisions over certain creative aspects of the band created a problem for me." more
Decrepit Birth will miss shows booked from February 21st through March 6th.Thier drummer Samus has been forced into legal obligations which are preventing him from leaving his home state of New Jersey until early March. more
Danko Jones has announced a new round of U.S. tour dates in February and March. more
Revis will officially end their hiatus after 8 years to the day they released their debut album 'Places For Breathing,' when they release their brand new album 'Do I Have To Beg?' on May 20th. more
According to Metalriot.com, Mayhem have parted ways with guitarist Silmaeth (ex-Vorkreist) and have replaced him with Teloch (Nidingr, God Seed, Ov Hell). more
Silverstein have announced the title and release date of their upcoming full length. Rescue will be out on April 26 through Hopeless Records. more
Life In Your Way is back after disbanding in 2008. The band is currently writing new music which will be collectively titled "Kingdoms." Expect to see a release in 2011. more
Synkronizity, the new project led by former Atheist/Cynic bassist Tony Choy, has completed work on its debut album for a May release. more
For Today will reportedly be touring with Motionless In White, As Blood Runs Black, and For The Fallen Dreams in April more
Shotgun Jimmie has announced that he will be releasing his third album, Transistor Sister on March 8 through You've Changed Records.more
Oh, Sleeper and The Chariot will be touring Australia in April more
On this day in 1986, Frank Zappa appeared on an episode of the television series Miami Vice. Zappa portrayed a crime boss named 'Mr. Frankie.'
On this day in 2005, Kerrang! magazine announced the results of its readers' poll for the best British rock albums ever. The Top 10 were: #1, Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath; #2, Iron Maiden's Number Of The Beast; #3 Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks; #4, Led Zeppelin's IV; #5, Black Sabbath's Paranoid; #6, Muse's Absolution; #7, The Clash's London Calling; #8, Queen's Sheer Heart Attack; #9, Iron Maiden's Iron Maiden and #10, Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here
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Former Iron Maiden Singer Facing Jail
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The metal legend had claimed Sciatica � nerve damage in his back � had left him physically unfit to work and as a result he pocketed incapacity benefit, housing benefit and council tax assistance between 2002 and 2008.
But the 52-year-old was spotted by Department of Work and Pensions investigators leaping around on stage in a YouTube video during a live show in 2006. Di'Anno, real name Paul Andrews, had continued to perform on stage and release records and yesterday he admitted eight counts of benefit fraud at Salisbury Crown Court to the tune of �45,479.
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Slayer Member Hospitalized
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Although Hanneman's doctors were not able to definitively identify the infection's origin, they diagnosed necrotizing fasciitis, and indicated it likely was rooted in a spider bite. The guitarist is now recuperating at home, has already begun the process of subsequent medical procedures including skin grafts, and is expected to make a full recovery.
In light of this situation and Slayer's upcoming participation in the Australian Soundwave Festival tour that is set to kick off on February 26, the band has decided to play the dates without Hanneman and will bring on a guest guitarist to fill in for him until such time as he has fully recuperated and is ready to return to the lineup. The band intends to announce details about the guest guitarist shortly.
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Geezer Kills Black Sabbath Reunion Hopes
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hennemusic reports that Geezer Butler had bad news for fans holding out hope for such a reunion via his website:
"I would like to make it clear, because of mounting speculation and rumors, that there will be definitely NO reunion of all four original members of Black Sabbath, whether to record an album or to tour."
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Metallica Plan Massive Deluxe Vinyl Reissue
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"Garage, Inc." features covers of tracks originally released by Black Sabbath, Bob Seger, Nick Cave, Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motorhead, Queen and others. Included are the original recorded covers, all of their B-side covers released up to 1998, and the entire "The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited," which had been out of print since its original 1987 release.
A standard 3-LP pressing will be made available along with a 6-LP, 180-gram vinyl deluxe pressing.
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Buffalo Springfield Plan Reunion Tour
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The three surviving Buffalo Springfield members reunited last fall for performances at Young's Bridge School Benefit. Crosby said his Crosby, Stills and Nash bandmate is definitely up for doing more.
"I think he is excited," Crosby says of Stills. "And I've got to tell you, I didn't get to see them live, but I watched clips and Richie [Furay] � I got to tell you, man, he is so happy onstage and is such a joyful energy."
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Staind, Sebastian Bach, Black Label Society for Rocklahoma
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2011 marks the 5th Anniversary of the three-day camp & rock festival that will feature the following acts:
Staind, Whitesnake, Seether, Saving Abel, Skillet, Sick Puppies, Sebastian Bach, Black Label Society, My Darkest Days, Rev Theory, All That Remains, Escape The Fate, Cavo, The Gracious Few (featuring members of Live and Candlebox), Hail the Villain, Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights, Taddy Porter, Pop Evil, Crooked X, Texas Hippie Coalition, New Medicine, Art of Dying, Electric Touch, One Less Reason, Gypsy Pistoleros, Alias, Wildstreet, The Glitter Boys, Gunner Sixx, Black Tora, Mad Max, Aura Surreal, Firstryke, Aska, Pretty Little Suicide, Arena, Blue Tiger, Bad Things, Cutlass, Mock Star and more special guests to be announced.
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Don Airey Guests on New Saxon Album
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In that message, he disclosed that the new album would feature, on multiple tracks, hard rock keyboard veteran Don Airey. Airey has played with several headliners over the years, including Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and the late Gary Moore. For the past nine years, he has been the keyboardist for Deep Purple, following the departure of band co-founder Jon Lord in 2002.
As for the fan-sung track, the group posted on February 9 (as reported on Gibson.com that they were opening the studio the following day for fans to create a "choir" for the track "Back in '79."
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Def Leppard Announce Steve Clark Tribute Shirt
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"This year, we want to do something special on Steve Clark's birthday. As most of you know, Steve was Def Leppard's co-founding guitarist from the late 70s to 1991, and would have turned 51 on April 23. Unfortunately, Steve passed at the age of 30 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol.
"To pay tribute to Steve, we are releasing a special t-shirt soon. This shirt only be available through Def Leppard's online store, and only for a very limited time. Also, in order to keep it exclusive, we will only produce the shirt in limited quantities"
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Bloc Party and yourcodenameismilo Supergroup Young Legionnaire Debut Set
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While the name Young Legionnaire may be new to you, the players might not be. The group was formed by Paul Mullen formerly of yourcodenameismilo and Gordon Moakes of Bloc Party.
'Crisis Works' is loosely concerned with the idea that crisis can kind of be engineered around us to make us more pliable. As Gordon explains; 'We're living with a siege mentality about recession and spending cuts; that's becoming the narrative for our times. But it's that siege mentality that makes it easier to confer 'difficult' decisions on us from above. It's an excuse, but also an opportunity.' The record, he says, is about 'global economics, but it's probably more about the crisis principle on a personal level, how it affects your own decisions and thoughts'.
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The Twilight Singers Hitting The Road
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The 23-city tour will launch in Oxford, Mississippi on May 4th and conclude in New Orleans, LA on June 3rd.
Special guests Margot and the Nuclear So and So's will open all shows on the US run. The band is currently recording their fourth album and will be taking a break to join The Twilight Singers on tour.
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Molly Hatchet Justice Tour
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The tour is support of the band's latest effort, Justice, which was released last June by SPV/Steamhammer.
Band leader and producer Bobby Ingram is responsible for the album's sound, supported by sound engineer Tommy Newton, who mixed the album. "I wanted a warm, natural sound, which you only get with an analog mixing desk," Ingram explains his decision of working with Newton and his Area 51 studio.
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The Untold Story Of Journey Coming in May
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Written by author Neil Daniels ("The Story Of Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith," and "Robert Plant: Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page & The Solo Years"), the book features original interviews and a wealth of research.
Journey are one of America's most successful melodic rock bands, with record sales in excess of 75 million.
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Alice Cooper's Hockey Dilemma
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Alice was on hand with country music star Vince Gill, and the Predators house band, Small Time Rock Stars, to perform two songs during the first intermission of the February 5 game against the Detroit Red Wings.
Originally from Detroit, and with homes in both Phoenix and Nashville, Cooper was faced with picking sides in the game. "I'm from Detroit," Cooper told Preds TV, "but I live in Phoenix. I got to all the Coyotes games. I think it's the most exciting live sport you could see. I'm a Predators fans now because [Nashville]'s a second home for me."
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Brian Robertson Remembers Gary Moore
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The Beatles Win Historic Grammy
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The September 2009 CD release of The Beatles' remastered original albums and new boxed collections in stereo and mono was one of the year's top entertainment events, breaking chart records around the world. The Beatles' original UK studio albums were remastered by this dedicated team of engineers at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original release.
The remastered catalogue comprises all 12 Beatles albums in stereo, with track listings and artwork as originally released in the UK, and 'Magical Mystery Tour,' which became part of The Beatles' core catalogue when the CDs were first released in 1987. In addition, the collections 'Past Masters Vol. I and II' are now combined as one title, for a total of 14 titles over 16 discs. The Beatles' self-titled stereo box set includes these 14 remastered titles and a DVD collection of mini-documentaries about the albums. 'The Beatles in Mono' collects, in a limited edition box set, all of The Beatles' recordings that were mixed for a mono release.
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Funeral For A Friend Aim for Perfection
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"All in all, between The Young and Defenceless EP and the touring, it probably took about a year to write. We scrapped quite a bit of stuff and really worked hard on the tracks, we didn't want to rush it. We were guilty of rushing out Memory and Humanity and we knew this record had to be perfect. "
He continued: "With Welcome to Armageddon there's definitely a theme. When you look through the title, lyrics and artwork � but I'd say it's less direct and rigid to the way we did Tales Don't Tell Themselves which was very heavily themed and concept based. There's no right or wrong to conclusion to how the theme of this record makes you think � it's there for you decide."
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Occult Detective Club's Crimes Coming Tomorrow
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Occult Detective Club will be kicking-off their Crimes 2011 Tour with a hometown Record Release Show in Denton, TX on Friday, February 25th.
With echoes of The Jam, Boys, Clash, Sham 69 and the passion and forward thinking of Billy Bragg, on their new album Crimes, Occult Detective Club is the sound of today with a nod to the past. Taking a cue from an increasingly active underground Texas music scene, they play a mix of first wave punk and new wave music with a focus on catchy choruses, thoughtful lyrics and a DIY mentality.
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Mayday Parade Releasing New Music Next Month
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The EP features brand new tracks "Amber Lynn" and "Terrible Things" along with fan favorites like "Kids In Love" off the band's most recent full-length, Anywhere But Here (2009).
The Valdosta EP sets the stage for what's next for Mayday Parade, offering fans a taste of new music while they finish up the writing process for their follow-up LP.
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Vampires Everywhere Mini Tour
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The band is also excited to reveal that they will be a part of the Alternative Press SXSW Showcase alongside Black Veil Brides, D.R.U.G.S., Versa Emerge, The Ready Set, Enter Shikari, I See Stars and more!
Vampires Everywhere will release 'Kiss The Sun Goodbye' on May 17th. The Fred Archambault produced record features the single "Undead Heart" which was released this past November
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Mars Attacks Greg Prato
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The interview is split between both of these books, as both where released around the same time. During the interview he details what it was like to put both books together, what hard rock and metal musicians where interviewed for both (including members of Kiss, Judas Priest, Carmine Appice, Twisted Sister, Anthrax, etc.) and how difficult it was to get them involved in his projects.
Some of the other items discussed with Greg are which testimonials (if any) surprised him, why he decided to release both books, and his two upcoming releases, an autobiography of Carmine Appice which he is currently writing alongside the legendary drummer, and Sack Exchange his first non-music related book which is centered around the New York Jets of the 1980s.
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Eric Hanke Sets New Album Release
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Factory Man was produced by Hanke's friend and bandmate, Merel Bregante, who gained fame drumming for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Loggins & Messina. Bregante also produced Hanke's debut album, Autumn Blues, which was released in 2006 and signaled the arrival of a new songwriter who drew comparisons to some of the best the Lone Star State has to offer. Bregante also added his drum work to the new CD, along with such other standout players as Bregante's wife, singer Sarah Pierce; guitarist Kenny Grimes; keyboardist Riley Osbourn; and steel player Cindy Cashdollar.
Factory Man is pure Americana music, populated by tales of the hopes, fears and dreams of blue-collar characters all drawn from Hanke's life experiences (he was born in Michigan and moved to Dallas at the age of two), and punctuated with his soaring tenor voice. The title track personifies his approach to writing honest, true-to-life songs that will resonate with everyone.
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T-Bone Burnett Blasts Digital Music
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As reported by Billboard.biz, Burnett said, "The music business made a mistake in its blind embrace of digital. I count MP3s among the worst blights ever on Earth."
Burnett, whose recent production credits include Gregg Allman's Low Country Blues, the Elton John/Leon Russell collaborative album The Union, and the latest Secret Sisters disc, went on to insist that the Recording Academy "develop a new audio standard for the 21st century."
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Bronze Radio Return Going Soph
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"When the band started, we were looking for our direction, to see what this was going to be," explains Henderson. "We came back to this idea of the return of the bronze radio, a return to some of those older, familiar sounds that all of us inherently grew up with."
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3 Days Music Festival in Chicago for St. Patrick's Day
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The commemorative bash is destined to be the hottest ticket in Chicagoland, with performances all day-every day from top local and national acts.
"I wanted to celebrate our 10th Anniversary as a cornerstone in the revitalization of downtown Arlington Heights in a unique way," says Derek Hanley, Music Fest organizer and owner of Peggy Kinnane's. "So I thought why not create a huge music festival not only to commemorate our anniversary, but also our community and the Irish heritage, in which music is so important."
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Electra Coming To America
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The Anova Music showcase will take place on March 16, 2011 at Easy Tiger.
The band will follow up their SXSW gigs with a series of dates in New York in late Marc
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