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QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS Rock South Africa
Launch Radio Networks reports: QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS officially kicked off their partnership when they performed at the Nelson Mandela 46664 AIDS Awareness Concert in South Africa on Saturday (March 19). Their 15-song set, which is shorter than they plan to do when they start headlining their own...March 22, 2005
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Win A Personalized DANGEROUS TOYS Gold Album
Perris Records has announced a giveaway of a DANGEROUS TOYS self-titled gold award commemorating 500,000 albums sold. The winner will also get his name on the award. The first 50 customers that buy the "Hollywood Hairspray" DVD from Perris will go into a drawing to win the gold record. The drawing w...March 21, 2005
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QUEEN And PAUL RODGERS Live Tour Downloads To Be Made Available Online
According to MelodicRock.com, QUEEN will be making live tracks available for download exclusively on QueenOnline.com after each show on their forthcoming tour. You can burn these tracks onto a special packaged blank Q+PR CD that is available to buy in the site online store. The idea is that once you...March 21, 2005
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HEATHEN Ink Licensing Deal With THUNDERING RECORDS
Reunited San Francisco thrashers HEATHEN have inked an exclusive French licensing deal with Thundering Records/Manitou Music. For more information, go to www.thundering-records.net. The band, who are currently unsigned, released their latest CD, "Recovered", independently last spring. The effort fea...March 21, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE Talks About Recording Covers For 'Prince Of Darkness' Box Set
OZZY OSBOURNE recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about his upcoming four-disc box set, "Prince of Darkness". An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal Edge: The box set is obviously a career retrospective, but how long has the cover album been in the making? Ozzy Osbourne: "Over the years, I'v...March 19, 2005
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THE DARKNESS Receive Inspiration From FREDDIE MERCURY
NME.com is reporting that THE DARKNESS have started work on the follow-up to "Permission to Land" with a little bit of inspiration from the late Freddie Mercury. The band are currently working in the same studio in which QUEEN recorded "Bohemian Rhapsody". Singer Justin Hawkins said: “Studio stuff i...March 18, 2005
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HEATHEN: New Song Posted Online
A two-minute rough sample of a brand new HEATHEN track with "scratch" vocals has been posted online at this location (.WMA file, 2.5 MB). The as-yet-untitled cut comes from the reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' new three-song demo, the recordings for which commenced this past January. The b...March 17, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Prince Of Darkness' Audio Clips Posted Online
Several audio samples from OZZY OSBOURNE forthcoming "Prince of Darkness" four-CD box set have been posted online at Ozzynet.com. Among the tracks available for preview are "Mama I'm Coming Home" (demo),"In My Life", "Mississippi Queen" and "Stayin' Alive". Due on March 22, "Prince of Darkness" enc...March 15, 2005
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Germans Want AC/DC And METALLICA Songs To Be Played At Their Funeral
Alastair Jamieson of Scotsman.com is reporting that research suggests Germans favor guitar-led songs by bands such as AC/DC and METALLICA to be played at their funeral, while Italians and Spaniards prefer more classical music. More than 45,000 adults across Europe were polled on their choice of fune...March 9, 2005
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QUEEN Join Forces With KATIE MELUA
World Entertainment News Network is reporting that QUEEN will grant Georgian-born singer Katie Melua's childhood dream when they perform together at Nelson Mandela's South African AIDS charity concert later this month. The jazz singer was inspired to become a performer by late singer Freddie Mercury...March 9, 2005
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'Hollywood Hairspray' DVD Due This Month
Perris Records has set a March 22 release date for the "Hollywood Hairspray - The DVD". The disc features 11 videos and interviews from STEPHEN PEARCY, BROKEN TEETH, BABYLON A.D., NASTY IDOLS, STAMPEDE QUEEN, CRASHDIET, CHERRY ST. and others. Also contained on the DVD is bonus material, including th...March 7, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's SIXX: 'We Are What We Are And We Don't Apologize For It'
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke to The Washington Post about the group's "Red, White, and Crüe 2005...Better Live Than Dead" tour, which hits Washington, D.C.'s MCI Center tonight (March 6). On the current tour, MÖTLEY CRÜE are traveling in separate buses, "but not for the reason anybody would...March 6, 2005
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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Mississippi Queen' Available As A Paid Download
OZZY OSBOURNE's cover of MOUNTAIN's "Mississippi Queen" is currently available for download from iTunes and Napster. Ozzy's version of "Mississippi Queen" is included on Osbourne's forthcoming "Prince of Darkness" four-CD box set, due on March 22. The first two discs in the set will encompass re-mas...March 3, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Says He Chatted With QUEEN For Five Minutes
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was one of guests at a Buckingham Palace party Tuesday (March 1) to honor the British music industry. Regarding the experience of meeting Queen Elizabeth II for the first time, Halford said, "Amazing!!! I shook her hand and chatted with her for five minutes." As pre...March 2, 2005
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Queen Elizabeth Doesn't Recognize Famous Guitarists
The Associated Press is reporting that Queen Elizabeth II met four of Britain's most famous guitarists Tuesday (March 1),asking them: "And what do you do?" QUEEN's Brian May, Jimmy Page of LED ZEPPELIN, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were all guests at a Buckingham Palace party to honor the British mus...March 1, 2005
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