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Coheed and Cambria Member Arrested For Attempted Armed Robbery With Fake Bomb
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He's said to have entered a branch of the Waldgreens chain in Attleboro, Massachusetts, just before 1pm local time. It's reported he showed a pharmacist a message on his phone which claimed a bomb would be detonated if they didn't hand over an amount of prescription painkillers.
The thief left the premises with six bottles of pills and hired a cab. Police investigation suggested the vehicle in question had taken the suspect to the tour bus area of the Comcast Center in nearby Mansfield, where Coheed and Cambria were preparing to support Soundgarden. Police officers arrested him just minutes before the band were set to hit the stage. He was identified as the suspect by store staff, the cab driver and by CCTV footage.
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Motorhead Star Dies
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He got his nickname while serving in the British Army as a corporal, when colleagues compared his appearance and character to kids' TV scarecrow Worzel Gummidge. He was already 35 years old and working as a builder when he sent a demo tape to Lemmy following the departure of Brian "Robbo" Robertson from the band. That led to an audition and the end of his pub-rock hobby.
When he arrived with fellow recruit Phil Campbell he extended Motorhead's lineup to four members. Their first public appearance together was on the cult alternative sitcom The Young Ones. His debut Motorhead album was 1984′s No Remorse for which he was lead co-writer for the single Killed By Death; and he contributed to Orgasmatron, Rock'n'Roll, No Sleep At All, The Birthday Party, 1916, March or Die, Bastards then finally Sacrifice in 1995.
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Chickenfoot Preview New Album
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The :33 clip doesn't give up much � there's only a hint of Sammy Hagar's vocals to be heard � but the music sure does sound like the 'Foot.
Earlier this week, Chickenfoot announced a new, exclusive deal with eOne Music to distribute the record in North America. "Chickenfoot is one of the top-selling hard rock groups in the country," said eOne Music President Alan Grunblatt. "Everyone at eOne is thrilled to be working with them."
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Gene Simmons Says Problems With Shannon Tweed Not His Fault
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The drama is being played out on his reality TV show, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, but has spilled into promo interviews for the series. Tweed finally snapped after finding a photo of him with some young women. When he told a reporter, "I don't know them," she said: "He means he doesn't know their names."
He's accepted he has to change his ways � but won't take the blame for behaving the way he has. "It's touch and go," Simmons tells Lehigh Valley Music. "Women are basically living with Jekyll and Hyde when it comes to men. Men are always on their best behavior for women so they don't see what's under a man's skin: testosterone. The tendency of guys is to do all kinds of stuff that pisses off women. When they peel off the outer skin of the snake, they get the snake � and that's not easy to take."
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Megadeth The 13th
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The album was recorded in Mustaine's Vic's Garage studio in San Marcos, California with producer Johnny K (Sevendust, Disturbed, Staind). Artist John Lorenzi, who worked on United Abominations, Endgame and Warchest with the band, will provide the cover art.
As for the album title, Mustaine told Rock Radio DJ Tom Russell it was an auspicious number. "I started playing guitar at 13 and this is our 13th record and I was born on the 13th," he said. "As soon as I said I was going to call it 13, I started noticing 13 everywhere. They never used to have 13th floors in hotels, but now they have them again!"
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Family Death Postpones Def Leppard Shows- Yoko Vs Bar?- Gallows Lose Frontman- Cat Club RIP- KISS Classic Online- Needtobreathe Set Date- Endwell Cancel Tour- more
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(Rock News Desk) Gallows will split with frontman Frank Carter at the beginning of August. The frontman says: "We hit a crossroads in our writing process and we have different ideas regarding the sound of the band." more
(The Metal Den) TMD has obtained rare concert audio of KISS performing the song "100,000 Years" at The Olympia Theater, Paris, France on May 22, 1976. The show came during The Alive! Tour, in support of their 1975 live album Alive!. Check it out here
UK folk rockers Erland & the Carnival liven up a stark Texas storefront with these exclusive performances for MTV Iggy here
(AA) Needtobreathe have targeted a September 20th release for their new album 'The Reckoning.' The first single from the album, titled 'Slumber' debuted on Alternative Addiction. listen here
(Jam!) Yoko Ono has allegedly threatened legal action against the owner of a bar dedicated to her late husband John Lennon more
(LG) Endwell has dropped off their forthcoming tour dates with This Is Hell and Decoder. The band has issued the following statement: "This was definitely not an easy decision to make but financially and personally there are some things that just have to be taken care of before we can get out and hit the road for months/years on end again." more
(AA) Scars On 45 has announced plans for a second EP, "Heart on Fire," which is scheduled to arrive in the fall, followed by a full album planned for release in late 2011. more
F**k The Facts have lined up a late-July run on the East Coast. more
(PNO) Caravels is entering Earthling Studios soon to record their side of a split with post-rock act Gifts from Enola. The record will be jointly released by the band's respective labels, Topshelf (Caravels) and The Mylene Sheath (GfE), later this year. more
Bonded By Blood are holding auditions for a new bass player and lead guitarist. more
We end today's digest on a sad note. The legendary Cat Club in Hollywood has been sold and apparently will no longer feature live music. For the past 10 years antiMusic has sponsored the shows that Happenin Harry has put on at the club each week which featured far too many notable artists to name. You never knew who would show up each Sunday night to sit in with the Haptones all-star jam. So a chapter has ended. We'll let you know when Harry announces where he's taking the shows to next. In other news, Harry is set to appear on KNAC.com today to discuss Bud Genius. Grab details about the appearance, find out what Bud Genius is and more here and more about the Cat Club closure here. And you can keep track of Harry's next move directly here
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The Rotted Guitarist Severs Fingertip in Accident
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Carley was in hospital for six hours yesterday after a heavy flight case fell on him from a van. Doctors removed a fingernail, attended to fractured bones then re-attached the top of his finger.
The death metal musician jokes the accident has made him more like his idol, Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi, who lost two fingertips at work in a sheet metal factory in 1966.
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Ozzy Osbourne Thought Betty Ford Clinic Would Teach Him How To Drink
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US President's wife and addiction treatment pioneer Ford died at the age of 93 last week, after dedicating her life to helping people deal with the kind of drink and drug issues which seriously affected her own life. Ozzy paid tribute to his 1984 stay at her clinic, telling the Sunday Mercury: "I phoned them and told them. 'I'm coming in.' The woman asked me, 'What drugs are you doing right now?'
"I told her, 'Booze and coke.' She said, 'I want you to keep doing them until you get here.'" he said. "Well, I thought, 'F**king hell � this is going to be a great place!' Sharon told me it was a club where they'd teach me to drink like a gentleman."
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Def Leppard's Joe Elliott Granted Dying Father's Wish
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The singer had wanted to postpone the band's upcoming US tour dates after his dad suffered a heart attack in April. But the man who had funded Def Lep's first recording session told him to get back to work.
Elliott and his mum were with Joe Senior when he died in a UK hospital last week. Long-time chief roadie and friend Malvin Mortimer says: "Joe's father, Joe Senior to all who knew him, suffered a significant heart attack in April. While he was in intensive care he had two more attacks. He was very low for a week or so."
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Nevermore Vow To Carry On
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Guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams left in April, while bassist Jim Sheppard was recovering from emergency surgery on a brain tumour. He's set to make a full recovery, and in the downtime Dane has reactivated their previous band Sanctuary, albeiit without Loomis' presence.
But the singer tells ProgPower USA: "Nevermore isn't done � there will definitely be another album. "It's like getting a very painful divorce. If our want to repair the situation you can, but there's one where I don't want to. On bridge is burned.
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Jimi Hendrix Biopic To Star OutKast Singer Andre 3000?
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"Next up is possibly a Jimi Hendrix biopic � an independent film with Andr� 3000 from OutKast playing Jimi Hendrix," Atwell said. "But I don't know, really."
The OutKast singer, whose real name is Andr� Benjamin, has been lobbying for the Hendrix film since 2004. At that time, he told the New York Daily News he was fascinated by Hendrix's dual personality. "Jimi was wild onstage," he said. "Off-stage, he was really calm."
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KISS Working on Heavier New Album
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"It's going phenomenally," said Thayer. "We've been in the studio for several weeks. This is definitely some of the best stuff KISS has ever recorded."
Thayer, who still considers himself the "new guy" in the band, went on to say the album will mark another step in KISS's effort to recapture their vintage sound. "The idea [with Sonic Boom] was to create a classic KISS record going back to the roots of the early records, and really try and capture that vibe," he said. "I think we did and then some. On this record, we're taking that to the next step."
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Diamond Head Star Joins Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax Jam (video)
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Setting up for another jam with members of fellow metal titans Megadeth, Slayer and Axthrax � James Hetfield asked the crowd, "Is there another band playing or something? What's all this extra gear? It's 'The Big Four Band,' does that sound like a good idea? Celebrating 30 years of Metallica, we invite Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and hopefully someone from Diamond Head to put the cherry on top."
"You see that guy, if it wasn't for Brian Tatler, there's a pretty good f**king chance none of us would be here tonight," Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich added while pointing at the Diamond Head guitarist, before the musicians kicked into a version of that band's song, "Am I Evil?"
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KISS, Stone Temple Pilots and 3 Doors Down For Moondance Jam
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Paul Rodgers, 38 Special, Eddie Money, Great White, Fuel, The Outlaws, Burton Cummings, Candlebox and Cracker are also among the 40 plus acts at this year's festival.
"This is going to be huge. We have all three headliners bringing in their own full stage setups. Video boards, lights, lasers, smoke, pyro... you name it. KISS alone is bringing in 350 pounds of dry ice for fog," says Jon Bieloh. "It is going to be a lot of fun."
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Muse in Space?
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The richest man in the UK is thought to be worth over $4bn, so he could easily afford to cover the costs. Tickets on Virgin Galactic's planned flights cost $200,000 each, with a total of six seats on the SpaceShipTwo vehicle � and the band would need to book an entire flight to get their wish.
"We're trying to blag a free trip on it. I'm going to try to convince Richard to let us make a music video, or even record a song up there," Bellamy says. "I think that would be cool. Would I be scared? No, I think I'd be alright."
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Styx Won't Consider Reunion With Dennis DeYoung
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"I don't think [a reunion] is realistic," Shaw told Rolling Stone. "We tried it in 1996 and we realized what was true in 1983 was only more true in 1996. We'd just gone our separate ways. Rather than having a positive effect on each other, we have a very negative effect on each other. You only live once and you should be happy."
"In retrospect," he continued, "we weren't even happy working with each other in our heyday. We're just different people with different desires and different visions of how things should be. God, it was such an unhappy place. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. We're crazy, but we're not insane."
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Rarities From Original Deep Purple Lineup Coming
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It was the summer of 1968. Lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, keyboardist Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice, bassist Nick Simper and vocalist Rod Evans, known collectively as Deep Purple, released Shades Of Deep Purple. The introduction to America was the Top 5 hit "Hush."
On July 26, Eagle Rock Entertainment will re-release one of the greatest debuts in all of hard rock, Shades Of Deep Purple, in addition to its follow-up, The Book Of Taliesyn (originally released four months later that same year), and their 1969 self-titled third album. All three re-releases come complete with bonus tracks of b-sides, studio outtakes and BBC jams
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AC/DC Fans Honor Bon Scott
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Also in AC/DC news, a book by founding bass player Mark Evans will be released in November. Titled Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside AC/DC, the book tells the story of AC/DC's fearless climb to the top.
In the book, Evans writes: "The aggressive attitude that AC/DC had towards Australian bands continued when we shifted overseas. The world's bigger bands became our new targets�.we saw a few of the so-called headline acts and straight away knew that we had nothing to fear."
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Dave Grohl Says High Tech Studio Gear Ruined Today's Music
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He believes other high-tech gadgets are destroying the feeling of recorded music, and doesn't think albums should be pixel-perfect.
"All that sh*t ruins music these days. Drum machines work for pop artists but when it comes to rock'n'roll, don't f**k with the human element," Grohl says. "I had favorite drummers because of their inconsistencies � modern production has robbed drummers of personality and it really pisses me off."
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A.R. Rahman Talks Supergroup With Mick Jagger
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Can you tell us what's going on with SuperHeavy? The biggest thing now is our band SuperHeavy's single "Miracle Worker" is coming out on [July] 7th, and in India we also want to release one more song, called "Satyameva Jayate," that the band, all of us, have done together. And I'm very excited about it, too.
Can you tell us a bit about your upcoming performance at the Hollywood Bowl? This is a very special concert for us because, normally, when I do concerts and tours, we do all the movie songs and extravaganza kind of stuff. But the concept for this is all my theme music and all my instrumental music and to play it with [the] L.A. Philharmonic. So, a lot of people wanted this in a concert for a long time back in India, too, and we now are doing this here at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Video of Sonisphere Tribute To Slipknot's Paul Gray
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Thousands gathered at the Saturn stage at the appointed time and the entire festival site fell silent. Gray's bass, red jump suit and mask took centre stage and Corey Taylor and Shawn Crahan stood to the side together throughout.
The PA boomed out Slipknot's 'Vermilion Part 2' ahead of the remembrance. In a previous interview Corey Taylor explained the poignant idea behind the song, "The differences (between the two tracks) are subtle � 'Vermilion, Pt. 1′ is about the enrapturing, the buildup, the anticipation and the neurosis," says Taylor. "'Part 2′ is the aftermath, the pieces that have to be picked up later, and maybe the guilt of having lived through it."
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Carmine and Vinny Appice Going to War
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Brothers and "rivals" Carmine and Vinny Appice are set to battle it out by performing classic hard rock, pop and metal hits that were popular during their long drumming careers.
The show will include hits from Carmine & Vinny's storied past, tributes to late drummers, audience participation and even a bit of magic. And of course the phenomenal Drum Wars climax as the brothers compete against each other for drumming dominance!
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Original Yes Vocalist Jon Anderson To Perform On Jim Ladd's Living Room
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Join Jim Ladd as he sits down with Jon Anderson for a one on one intimate night filled with questions from the audience, stories of the road and a very special performance at the Brixton in Redondo Beach, CA. It will be a night to remember for all Jon Anderson/YES fans! More info on the show.
In support of his critically acclaimed new CD release 'Survival & Other Stories', Jon Anderson, who has one of the most recognizable voices in music, and is best known for his work with YES, Vangelis and Kitaro, as well as his innovative solo efforts, has begun the new leg of his solo tour concentrating on the northwest US and several dates in Canada
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Watch Bret Michaels and Kenny Chesney Rock Poison Classic
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The pair surprised fans when Michaels joined Chesney for a version of the Poison classic, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
Last year, Michaels announced that he was working on a country solo album for a 2011 release. The record is said to "draw and expand on Bret's vibrant country rock roots and will very much appeal to fans of such acts as Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Trace Adkins, Sugarland and more."
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Elvis Guitarist James Burton Getting Hall of Fame Induction
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Burton, who devotes much of this time to his foundation, is also working on an autobiography. He talked to boomercity.com about the project. "I'm doing a book � my life story. There's so many things that I could write about. I could do a whole book on Elvis and a whole book on Ricky [Nelson]. But I'm going to get my story out there and I think everyone is going to enjoy it."
Burton also talked about his longstanding friendship with Rolling Stone Keith Richards: "Yeah, Keith and I go back to 1964 � Shindig! I had a group called the Shindogs. Keith and The Rolling Stones came and they brought a singer that was on the show � Howlin' Wolf � and I was nominated to play guitar for Howlin' Wolf on the show. It was great."
"Keith and I have been friends forever," he continued. "He has been wonderful and has helped us with the foundation in all kinds of ways � like making donations. He's a very busy person; one of his goals and one of my goals is to play together on my show � the show we do here, the guitar festival. Of course, Keith and I have worked together on the Gram Parsons taping that we did up in Santa Barbara and in Universal City in California there. We've played together, so it was an incredible honor to have him induct me into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Tributes Betty Ford
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Among the many who offered tributes to Ford and her work were former clients who sought treatment at the Center, including Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.
"Betty Ford took a risk at one of the worst times of her life and came forward to share a message of recovery in order to serve others," said Tyler. "Her vision, passion and amazing heart led to the Betty Ford Center, the gold standard of treatment facilities. She will be missed, but her work in recovery will live on."
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Dropkick Murphys Expand Tour Plans
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The band will return to the West Coast to play San Diego (October 11 & 12), Las Vegas (October 14) and Los Angeles (October 15).
In addition, Dropkick Murphys have confirmed overseas gigs in 2012, adding shows in Liverpool (February 8), London (February 10) and Glasgow (February 11).
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Macabre Announce Picture Disc and North American Tour Dates
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This gory platter of splatter bears the bold, Scott Jackson-crafted front cover art to the album on the A-side, and a portrait of the infamous Macabre trio, armed for battle, as always, on the B-sid
The release of the LP comes just in time for Macabre's next leg of their multi-stage Grim Scary Tales Tour in support of the album, as they prepare to hit the road in two weeks, once again with Exhumed, Cephalic Carnage and Withered. The gore tour gets going on July 24th -- with Macabre headlining the Central Illinois Metalfest, joined by Nachtmystium, Nunslaughter Embalmer and tons more -- the tour lineup them moving on to invade sectors of the Midwest and Western North America.
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George John Paul Ringo Arrested in Liverpool
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George John Paul Ringo Hughes was arrested Monday, July 4 and charged with committing six burglaries. The crimes were allegedly committed in the Prenton area of Wirral, according to the BBC.
The 18-year-old Hughes, with no address on record, is due to appear at Wirral Magistrates' Court for the offenses. There is no word, as yet, on whether his parents will be charged for child cruelty stemming from his christening.
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