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AEROSMITH Frontman Wants To Tour With Fifty-Piece Orchestra

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has told Rolling Stone magazine that his goal — inspired by a July 4 performance backed by the Boston Pops — "is to take songs like 'Home Tonight', 'Dream On' and a shitload of the good ones and go out with a fifty-piece orchestra." Also, "I want to do a string ...

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SLIPKNOT's SID WILSON Set To Mosh Up At US OPEN OF SURFING

The US Open of Surfing and Arnette Eyewear in Huntington Beach, Calif., will host a special booth for an appearance by DJ Starscream (a.k.a. Sid Wilson/#0 of SLIPKNOT fame) on July 27-28. Starscream, who will be there to promote his new album, "The New Leader", will spin a special mash-up set at 3 p...

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CHRIS CORNELL: More Details Revealed About 'Casino Royale' Song

It was announced today by producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Sony Pictures Entertainment, that Chris Cornell, the singer/songwriter behind SOUNDGARDEN, AUDIOSLAVE and TEMPLE OF THE DOG, has written, in collaboration with Bond composer David Arnold, and wil...

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BULLETBOYS 'Semi-Reunion' In The Works

As part of his month-long Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana spoke with singer Marq Torien about the current state of the BULLETBOYS as well as Marq's recently completed new album. A few excerpts from the interview follow: C.C. Banana: What is the present status of the BULLET...

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KING'S X Guitarist Issues Collection Of Demos

KING'S X guitarist Ty Tabor has released "Homeschool (The Demos * Volume I)", a collection of "his most intimate recorded moments, some of which were recorded twenty years ago," according to a posting on Ty's web site. The CD contains Tabor's original 4- and 8-track demos "created for the songs you...

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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: 'All Rest And No Work Makes MIKE A Bored Boy'

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following update via his official web site: "Yes, indeed, I have been able to take some time off (DREAM THEATER's first summer off in 10 years...wow!) to squeeze in some much-needed rest and relaxation time with my wonderful wife and children...but a...

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SLIPKNOT DJ SID WILSON To Release New Solo Album

After four long years, SLIPKNOT DJ Sid Wilson's (a.k.a. DJ Starscream) debut solo unmasked album is finished and ready to be released. Entitled "The New Leader", the CD features Starscream mixture of aggressive DJ and production style with an in-depth knowledge of hip hop and metal. The album is sch...

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DJ ROB GEE: We Weren't Gonna Let Another DIMEBAG-Type Incident Happen Again

DJ Rob Gee has commented on the controversial appearance by SLIPKNOT and BIOHAZARD members during his set at the Dutch techno festival Sensation Black last Saturday (July 8),which ended in fistfight between the DJ and a concertoer. According to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, techno fans began bo...

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THE UNDEAD, NIHILISTICS To Perform Free Show in Tompkins Square Park

Longtime New York City punks THE UNDEAD, fronted by former MISFITS guitarist Bobby Steele, will perform a free afternoon show Sunday, July 23 at NYC's Tompkins Square Park. Joining Steele in THE UNDEAD will be bassist Joff Wilson (former guitarist for JIM CARROLL) and former PIGFACE/current BROKEN H...

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AFTER FOREVER Slam Former Record Label Over 'One-Sided' Collaboration

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER have commented on the recent release of a two-disc compilation album by their former record label, Transmission Records, containing the best songs from the band's first ten years of existence, plus previously unreleased material, non-album tr...

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AFTER FOREVER: Dutch TV Interview Posted Online

A four-minute video interview with AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen, conducted last month by the Dutch network L1, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media) (NOTE: The interview is in Dutch.) AFTER FOREVER's former record label, Transmission Records, recently released a two-disc c...

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STEVEN ADLER To Be Joined By JOE LESTE, CHIP Z'NUFF On Upcoming Tour

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Steven checked in to catch us up on the latest. He regrets that he was unable to appear with CINDERELLA and POISON on July 1st. 'I was very, very sick and I was in Mexico getting ...

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SLIPKNOT/BIOHAZARD Guest Appearance With DJ ROB GEE Ends in Fistfight: Video Available

A controversial appearance by SLIPKNOT and BIOHAZARD members during DJ Rob Gee's set at the Dutch techno festival Sensation Black Saturday (July 8) ended in fistfight between the DJ and a concertoer. According to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, techno fans began booing the DJ before his set had ev...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Talks About Early Days Of MEGADETH Featuring SLAYER's KING: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a 93-second video clip featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson talking about the early days of MEGADETH when SLAYER guitarist...

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METALLICA Drummer Pens Foreword To 'Life On Planet Rock' Book: Excerpt Available

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has penned the foreword to the book "Life on Planet Rock" (cover) by music journalist Lonn Friend, due on July 11 via Morgan Road Books. As executive editor of the seminal rock magazine RIP from 1987 to its demise in 1994, Friend found himself at the very center of ...