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Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer Talks About ADLER'S APPETITE

ADLER'S APPETITE members Steven Adler (drums, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) and Keri Kelli (guitar, VINCE NEIL, ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about their new EP and their upcoming tour, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy...

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RAGE Guitarist To Record And Tour With Ex-ARIA Singer

RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski will be joining ex-ARIA singer Valery Kipelov at a Moscow studio in the second half of January for the recording of Kipelov's new solo album. After the CD is released, Smolski will perform several live dates with Kipelov's band. More information will be made available s...

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SHARON OSBOURNE's Life To Become A TV Movie

Neil Sean of Sky News reports that Sharon Osbourne's life is set to become a television movie. The Osbourne matriarch is secretly working on the project and hopes her daughter Kelly can play the role of the young Sharon. "It has great potential but it will be hard to cast someone to play Ozzy," Shar...

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Former AC/DC Drummer To Play With AC/DC Tribute Band In Hollywood

Former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade will perform a set of AC/DC covers with RAZOR'S EDGE, an AC/DC tribute band also featuring vocalist Joe Leste (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, BANG TANGO),Brent Woods (VINCE NEIL),Anthony Focx (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) and Muddy (L.A. GUNS, GILBY CLARKE),on Thursday, January 13...

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LANA LANE: 'Lady Macbeth' Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has set an April 11 European release date for the new studio album from LANA LANE. Entitled "Lady Macbeth", the CD is said to be a symphonic rock concept album based on the famous "Macbeth" play by vanguard English poet William Shakespeare. Lana Lane herself bears no resemblance wh...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer VINCE NEIL Talks About Upcoming Tour

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil took part in an MSN online chat Tuesday night (Jan. 4). Several excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Vince, can you give us a hint on the set list and stage show? Any surprises? Without giving away too much, what can we expect? Vince Neil: "The setlist will be the ...

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FCC Launches Probe Into MÖTLEY CRÜE Profanity Slip

According to the Associated Press, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received complaints about MÖTLEY CRÜE's appearance on the New Year's Eve "The Tonight Show" and is beginning a preliminary probe, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. But it's likely little will come of it. MÖTLEY CRÜE was per...

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LED ZEPPELIN To Receive 'Lifetime Achievement' Grammy

LED ZEPPELIN were among the 10 acts selected Tuesday (Jan. 4) to receive the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. "The Lifetime Achievement, Trustees and Technical Grammy Awards recognize music people who have made a lasting contribution to culture around the world," said Neil Portnow, Pr...

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Report: NBC Unlikely To Face Any Financial Fallout From VINCE NEIL's F-Bomb

Variety.com is reporting that viewers watching Friday night's live edition of "The Tonight Show" on NBC probably did a double-take when, just after the clock stuck midnight, MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil turned to his bandmate, drummer Tommy Lee, and said, "Happy fucking New Year, Tommy!" Because Ja...

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ADLER'S APPETITE: Debut EP Audio Samples Posted Online

ADLER'S APPETITE, the new band featuring ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, RATT/ex-LOVE/HATE singer Jizzy Pearl, VINCE NEIL/ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT guitarist Keri Kelli, and ex-VINCE NEIL/RATT bassist Robbie Crane, have completed work on their debut EP, available now via the group's official web si...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'Jay Leno' Performance Available For Download

Video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE performing the songs "Girls, Girls, Girls" and "Dr. Feelgood" live on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" Friday night (Dec. 31) has been made available for download at this location. Note: Listen to singer Vince Neil wishing drummer Tommy Lee a "Happy fucking New Yea...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer Comments On ASHLEE SIMPSON Lip-Syncing Controversy

In a recent interview with Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil was asked to comment on the Ashlee Simpson lip-syncing controversy. "I'm glad [she was exposed on national TV], too, because there's a lot of people… the majority of the new people that are out there now, these teenage...

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RUSH Drummer Shows His Appreciation To Whisky Producer

According to Scotsman.com, RUSH drummer Neil Peart recently sent the employees of The Edrington Group, producer of the number-one-selling brand of Scotch Whisky in Scotland, stocking-filling goodies as a sign of appreciation for his visit to Glasgow earlier this year. The band played a sell-out conc...

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VINCE NEIL On His Makeover: 'I Was About 15 Pounds Over What I Wanted To Be'

MÖTLEY CRÜE lead singer Vince Neil recently spoke to Hugh Hart of the Philadelphia Inquirer about having his face and body get worked over big time by a team of consultants on "Remaking", a "reality" series of 90-minute specials premiering Saturday (Jan. 1) at 9 p.m. on VH1. About 20 years ago, Neil...

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VINCE NEIL's 'Remaking' To Premiere On VH1 This Weekend

VH1 unveils the first "New Year, New You" transformation on New Year's Day with the premiere of "Remaking", a series of specials that is dedicated to improving the careers and lives of artists through various forms of transformation. MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil is the first artist to "face the m...