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OZZY OSBOURNE To Be Crowned 'Living Legend'
According to the Press Association Ltd., Ozzy Osbourne will be crowned a "living legend" in the 2008 Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards staged by Classic Rock magazine. The nominations were announced by Alice Cooper at a launch event in central London, which also featured a performance from STONE GO...July 23, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD Frontman To RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'Go F**k Yourself!'
Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Tangra Mega Rock: Do you feel something like a clash between the younger rock generations and you guys — I mean in terms of musicians, not...July 23, 2008
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GEORGE LYNCH To Perform With DOKKEN At ROCK THE BAYOU Festival
In an interview conducted Monday (July 21) by the "Monsters In The Morning" radio show, DOKKEN vocalist Don Dokken confirmed that guitarist George Lynch will take the stage with the band for one song at the upcoming Rock The Bayou festival, set to take place August 29 – September 1 on the Rock The B...July 21, 2008
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LYNCH MOB, LEATHERWOLF Members To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'WildSide'
LYNCH MOB members Oni Logan and George Lynch will guest on Diana DeVille's KNAC.COM '80s hair metal specialty program "WildSide" on Saturday, July 26 at 6 p.m. PST. Michael Olivieri and Dean Roberts of LEATHERWOLF will appear on the same program at 4 p.m. PST. You can listen to the show live via the...July 19, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Checks In
JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Well, we've finished the first leg of the PRIEST tour in Europe and had a fantastic reaction from everywhere starting in Helsinki and finishing in Istanbul. We played countries that we have never b...July 18, 2008
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LYNCH MOB Performs DOKKEN's 'Into The Fire' At ROCKLAHOMA; Video Available
Fan-filmed video footage of LYNCH MOB performing the DOKKEN classic "Into the Fire" at the Rocklahoma festival on Saturday, July 12 in Pryor, Oklahoma can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "johnnyspudgun1"). Sitting behind the drum kit for LYNCH MOB's performance at Rocklahoma was CINDE...July 15, 2008
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's WAYNE FINDLAY Checks In
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay has issued the following update from the road: "Just returned with MSG from two great German festivals. The first was the Honberg Festival in Tuttlingen, Germany with MAGNUM. What an amazing concert inside the ruins at Honberg castle....July 13, 2008
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WHITESNAKE's COVERDALE: OBAMA Is 'The Best Hope By Far In Restoring The Ideals Of America'
The Liverpool Daily Post recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale. A few excerpts from the chat follow. On the changes in the music business: "I welcome change. It's nature's way. I can't help but laugh when I see the major record companies clinging desperately to the...July 12, 2008
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WHITESNAKE, DEF LEPPARD Pull Out Of Germany's MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL
WHITESNAKE and DEF LEPPARD have cancelled their participation in this weekend's Magic Circle Festival in Bad Arolsen, Germany due to "contractual differences." No further details are currently available. WHITESNAKE and DEF LEPPARD were scheduled to perform today (Saturday, July 12) prior to headline...July 12, 2008
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GLENN HUGHES, NEIL MURRAY Pay Last Respects To Ex-WHITESNAKE Guitarist MEL GALLEY
UK's Express & Star reports: Scores of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to former WHITESNAKE guitarist Mel Galley. St John's Church, in Hednesford Road, Heath Hayes, was packed with at least 100 people while around 20 others braved the constant rain huddled beneath umbrellas and tree...July 10, 2008
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DÉTENTE's ANN BOLEYN To Guest On KNAC.COM This Sunday
Singer Ann Boleyn (HELLION, DÉTENTE) will guest on KNAC.COM this Sunday, July 13 sometime between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Boleyn has been an industry fixture since the 1970s when she came to Los Angeles to perform with all-girl group THE RUNAWAYS. Soon after, she hosted her own radio show called "S...July 10, 2008
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WHITESNAKE, DEF LEPPARD Photos From Sofia Posted Online
High-quality photos of WHITESNAKE and DEF LEPPARD from their joint concert on July 4, 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria (with local support from Toma Zdravkov — winner of the Bulgarian "Music Idol" 2008 TV contest) are available on the Tangra Mega Rock web site. WHITESNAKE will guest on the nationally syndica...July 7, 2008
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Friends Pay Tribute To WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE Legend MEL GALLEY
According to Telegraph.co.uk, friends in the music business have paid tribute to former WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE guitarist Mel Galley, who succumbed to cancer of the oesophagus a month before he was scheduled to go on the road again with a new band. In February, Galley announced that he was dying of cance...July 2, 2008
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GLENN HUGHES Comments On Passing Of MEL GALLEY
Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has released the following statement regarding the passing of former TRAPEZE/WHITESNAKE guitarist Mel Galley: "I am so very sad to report the passing of my oldest friend Mel. He drifted into his golden sleep at 10 PM last night. He...July 2, 2008
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Former WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE Guitarist MEL GALLEY Loses Battle With Cancer
Classic Rock magazine reports that Mel Galley, former guitarist of TRAPEZE and WHITESNAKE, has lost his battle with cancer of the oesophagus. In February, Galley announced that he was dying of cancer. Bravely, instead of wallowing in self-pity he made the most of the time he had left. "I have been v...July 2, 2008
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