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Next Year's MOONDANCE JAM Announced

The Moondance Jam, the country's pre-eminent classic rock festival, has announced the initial booking for next year's festival, which takes place July 14-17, 2010. Legendary southern rock band LYNYRD SKYNYRD will headline the closing night of the festival on Saturday, July 17 at the festival grounds...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'Drinking Beer And Playing Guitar, That's How I Became The Man I Am Today'

Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com's Poparazzi has posted the second part of his interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),conducted before and after the guitarist's solo performance and question-and-answer session on Tuesday (December 1) at Singapore's Changi Prison Complex. A...

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MUSTAINE: 'The Music Industry As We Know It Will Probably Be Gone Within The Next Five Years'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Thank you so much for all of your terrific input, comments, requests, suggestions, and just plain out all-around support for Megadeth Radio. "We are making tremendous progress wi...

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BLACKWOOD CREEK Debut Due In December

Frontiers Records will release BLACKWOOD CREEK's self-titled debut album on December 4, 2009 in Europe and January 12, 2010 in the USA. BLACKWOOD CREEK is a Kip Winger side project put together with his brother Nate on drums and childhood friend Peter Fletcher on guitar. It all actually started in 1...

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ZAKK WYLDE Performs National Anthem At 'Bound For Glory' Pay-Per-View Event; Video Available

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) performed the national anthem this past Sunday, October 18 at TNA Wrestling's Bound For Glory" pay-per-view event. Watch video footage of his performance below. In the two decades since Ozzy Osbourne hired him away from his job at a New Jersey gas stat...

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ZAKK WYLDE To Perform National Anthem At TNA WRESTLING'S 'Bound For Glory'

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) will perform the national anthem this Sunday, October 18 at TNA Wrestling's "Bound For Glory" pay-per-view event. In the two decades since Ozzy Osbourne hired him away from his job at a New Jersey gas station to become his new guitarist, Zakk Wylde has...

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Sonic Boom

Ensuring that the MySpace/Facebook generation will have their very own line of branded lunchboxes, action figures, tampon, pinball machines and other assorted merchandise, KISS is back (if you haven't noticed) with their first studio album in over a decade, "Sonic Boom". While I can't say that this...

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God & Guns

Maybe I was holding out hope that on "God & Guns" LYNYRD SKYNYRD would return to a sound at least reminiscent of its '70s glory days, even with Gary Rossington as the only original surviving member of the storied act. That was probably unrealistic on my part. Even then, I didn't expect a modern...

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Former FAITH NO MORE Singer CHUCK MOSLEY Interviewed On 'Talking Metal'

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Chuck Mosley and Michael Seifert of Mosley's band VANDALS AGAINST ILLITERACY (V.U.A.) as well as guitarist Erik Kluiber of WHITE WIZZARD. Photos as well as the...

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LOUD & PROUD Label Founder Talks About Marketing New Albums From RATT, METHODS OF MAYHEM

Tom Lipsky, who recently launched the Loud & Proud label (which is releasing new albums by RATT, METHODS OF MAYHEM and LYNYRD SKYNYRD through a marketing/distribution deal with Roadrunner Records),told Billboard.com that in marketing veteran acts, the key is "to go direct to the fans. Sometimes...

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ROB ZOMBIE Featured On New LYNYRD SKYNYRD Album

Rob Zombie makes a guest appearance on "God & Guns", the new album from the legendary American rock outfit LYNYRD SKYNYRD, which is scheduled for release on September 29 via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. Regarding how the collaboration came about, LYNYRD SKYNYRD lead singer Johnny Van Zan...

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GODHEAD Frontman To Release 'Last To Go Home' EP

Jason Charles Miller, lead singer of the rock band GODHEAD, will issue his first solo album on October 27. Titled "Last To Go Home", the five-song EP will be released on his own label, Count Mecha Music, and retail on iTunes and most major digital outlets for only $4.95. Featuring guest performances...

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FIREHOUSE Guitarist To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

FIREHOUSE guitarist Bill Leverty will be the special guest on this week's (September 4-10) edition of the syndicated radio show "Hard Rock Nights". "Hard Rock Nights" is a weekly syndicated radio program focusing on new and classic hard rock. Go to this location to see a list of times and stations t...

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FIREHOUSE: New Audio Interview With BILL LEVERTY Available

RockMusicStar.com recently conducted an interview with FIREHOUSE guitarist Bill Leverty. The chat is now available for streaming below. With his guitar work as a member of FIREHOUSE, Leverty set the rock world ablaze with his fiery riffs and solos. But Leverty is no one-trick pony, as evidenced by h...

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VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, GUNS N' ROSES, KISS Members Pay Tribute To LES PAUL

Former and current members of GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH,KISS, SKID ROW, TESTAMENT, ZZ TOP and BLACKFOOT have paid tribute to music icon Les Paul, just hours after news broke that the electric-guitar pioneer had died at age 94 of complications from pneumonia. Ace Frehley (KISS): "The music...