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AEROSMITH Guitarist Addresses 'Sellout' Accusations

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry recently spoke to Classic Rock Revisited about his upcoming self-titled solo album and AEROSMITH's future plans. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Classic Rock Revisited: So how does it feel to be a lead singer? Joe Perry: "I am not a lead singer; I am a v...

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KISS And TED NUGENT Perform At ROCKIN' THE CORPS: Photos Available

KISS, TED NUGENT and GODSMACK were among the performers at the Rockin' the Corps patriotic celebratory concert on Friday (April 1) at the Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. Executive producers Quincy Jones and Joseph E. Robert, Jr. joined forces with producers Doc McG...

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MOONSTONE: More Audio Samples Posted Online

MOONSTONE, the project of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini, has posted several new samples from the upcoming CD at the official web site, www.moonstone.it. Described as "genuine British-oriented '70s classic rock," not a million miles removed from the likes of FREE, JIMI HENDRIX and DEEP PURPLE, t...

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Guitar Center Creates The Ultimate JIMI HENDRIX Experience

Guitar Center announced today that it has teamed up with Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. (the official Jimi Hendrix Family Company) to launch the retailer's biggest promotion to date. Known for providing monthly promotions to millions of consumers, Guitar Center will hold an exclusive enter-to-win contes...

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GUNS N' ROSES, LED ZEPPELIN Classics Among Greatest Guitar Tracks Of All Time

According to Thunder Bay's Source, GUNS N' ROSES, LED ZEPPELIN and NIRVANA were all included in the Top Ten of the British magazine Q's "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever." The list was voted on by the magazine's editors and managed to cover every era and decade of rock and roll's 50-year-history. Q m...

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Documentary Explores JIMI HENDRIX's Influence On Nashville

Tim Ghianni of Tennessean.com is reporting that fimmakers Dan Heller and Valerie Reynolds are currently working on a documentary exploring guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's time spent spent as part of the storied north Nashville R&B scene. They also want to find out the impact the innovative guitaris...

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JIMI HENDRIX Estate Sues Over Sale Of Unauthorized Recordings

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that Experience Hendrix LLC, the company that oversees the Jimi Hendrix estate, has filed a copyright infringement suit against Trans World Entertainment, the parent company of the FYE retail chain. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in the Western District...

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Jazz Stars Salute JIMI HENDRIX To Raise Funds For Tsunami Relief

iBerkshires.com is reporting that four of the world's greatest jazz saxophonists will blow their horns in a tribute to Jimi Hendrix to raise funds for longterm housing in Sri Lanka for victims of this winter's tsunami. The legendary World Saxophone Quartet, featuring David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett, Ol...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Opens Up In Revealing Interview

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently conducted an interview with Canada's Exclaim! magazine. A few excerpts from the interview follow: Exclaim!: What are your current fixations? Rob Halford: "I am something of a bookworm. I do enjoy killing time in the bunk on the tour bus reading all kinds of...

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JIMI HENDRIX's Family Wins Bootleg Case

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that the family of guitar legend JIMI HENDRIX has triumphed in a legal wrangle over the sale of a bootleg album. The live disc — titled "Jimi Hendrix Stockholm Concert '69" — was illegally recorded in Sweden a year before the tragic rocker died of a drug...

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JIMI HENDRIX Guitar Sold For $188,000 At London Auction

Scotsman.com is reporting that a guitar played by rock legend Jimi Hendrix sold today for more than £100,000 (approximately $188,000) at auction. The star lot was part of a collection of memorabilia associated with the musician that included photos, programmes and musical equipment. The huge number...

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Biggest JIMI HENDRIX Memorabilia Auction To Be Held Today

Ireland Online is reporting that guitars, psychedelic shirts and a high school year book belonging to rock legend Jimi Hendrix will go under the hammer today. Unseen photographs of the musician and extensive writings by the man himself will also be up for sale. The huge number of items make up the w...

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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Unimpresed By Britain's Top 10 Rock Songs Of All Time

Wayne Parry of The Associated Press has issued the following report: He's not gonna take it. Dee Snider, TWISTED SISTER frontman and five-nights-a-week deejay on Philadelphia radio station WMMR-FM, was less than impressed when he heard what listeners of a British radio station decided were the Top 1...

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Seattle Struggles Over How to Remember JIMI HENDRIX

Elaine Porterfield of Reuters reports: Family and friends of Jimi Hendrix are struggling with Seattle's government over the fate of a moldy, run-down house they see as a future museum and the city sees as an unsightly obstacle to development. At stake is the fate of a modest home owned by Al Hendrix...

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Inheritance

Is a classic album still a classic if no one hears it? Is there a certain minimum amount of public awareness that must be generated before something can be even a cult favorite? "Inheritance" has been out for a few months now in the USA, generating next to no interest or publicity. It was apparently...