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GENE SIMMONS Pens Foreword To 'Rock To The Top' Book

In the new book "Rock to the Top: What I Learned about Success from the World's Greatest Rock Stars" by rock radio personality Dayna Steele, Gene Simmons, founding member of the legendary band KISS, says, "Rock and roll is hard work. To be successful you have to treat it like a business." Having wor...

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SCORPIONS: 'Live At Wacken Open Air 2006' Clips Posted Online

Two clips from the "Live At Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night To Remember - A Journey Through Time" DVD — which contains footage of SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 — can be viewed below. The disc was made avalable in North America on January 8 as ...

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SCORPIONS: 'Live At Wacken Open Air 2006' DVD Available In U.S. Via Internet Only

According to a posting on the SCORPIONS fan site blog ScorpsNews.com, SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 will be released on DVD in North America on January 8. Entitled "Live At Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night To Remember - A Journey Through Time", the disc ...

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DROWNING POOL's Equipment Ripped Off Again

Jay Gormley of CBS 11 News reports: Music equipment is everything to a rock band. But one Dallas band has felt the sting of having its equipment stolen not once, but twice in one month. "We always joke that DROWNING POOL has a black cloud that follows us," said Mike Luce, the band's ...

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SCORPIONS: 'Live At Wacken Open Air 2006' DVD To Receive North American Release Next Week

SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 will be released on DVD in North America on January 8. Entitled "Live At Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night To Remember - A Journey Through Time", the disc will include the German hard rock band's historic performance at the festi...

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist DON AIREY: More New Solo Album Details Revealed

DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey will release a new solo album, "A Light In The Sky", on February 25 via Mascot Records. For "A Light In The Sky", Airey has gathered together a different set of collaborators (though Laurence Cottle of Sting/ Eric Clapton/ Brian Eno/ Bill Bruford fame once again con...

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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend: PHILIP ANSELMO Was 'King Of Lies And Manipulation' For A Long Time

Metal Monthly conducted an interview last month (November 2007) with Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Monthly: Your thoughts on Phil [Anselmo, ex-PANTERA singer]. Is he a part of the pr...

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Sheriff Selling T-Shirts Used In OZZY OSBOURNE Sting For Charity

North Dakota's KXNet.com reports that a law enforcement sting before the OZZY OSBOURNE concert in Fargo has started an unexpected fundraiser for a local non-profit organization. Requests are flooding in to the Cass County Sheriff's office for these t-shirts. Deputies wore them during a sting last mo...

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RUSH Drummer Says Rotterdam Shows 'Represented True Climax Of Tour'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has updated his web site with the latest journal entry from the road, "Haste Ye Back". In it, he details his travels over the fifteen show Eurorpean leg of the "Snakes & Arrows" tour. He also recounts his feelings of shame and anger at reading he was voted second worst ro...

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Sheriff Refuses To Apologize For OZZY OSBOURNE Sting

Dave Kolpack of The Associated Press reports: One Ozzy Osbourne fan thinks it's clever while another thinks he should sue. Either way, the Cass County [Fargo, North Dakota] sheriff who used Osbourne's concert as bait in a sting operation says he's not apologizing to the hard rock musician. Read more...

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SCORPIONS: 'Live At Wacken' DVD Pushed Back To December; Cover Artwork Revealed

SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 will be released on DVD in Europe on December 7 via Sony BMG Music Entertainment GmbH. A North American release date has not yet been announced. Entitled "Live At Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night To Remember - A Journey Through...

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Sheriff: OZZY Police Sting Was 'Very Creative Law-Enforcement Technique'

Sheriff Paul Laney, who launched a recent sting operation in Fargo, North Dakota, under the guise of an Ozzy Osbourne party, has responded to criticisms levied by the BLACK SABBATH singer. Ozzy fans were duped into attending a faux party that preceded the rocker's scheduled performance in the area b...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says Sting Operation In Fargo, North Dakota 'Tarnished' His Reputation

Since when does the lure of an OZZY OSBOURNE concert become the impetus for a sting operation by one local sheriff? That's what an outraged Osbourne would like to know after the events that transpired Monday, October 29 before his show at the Fargodome in Fargo, ND. As masterminded by Paul D. Laney,...

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Report: OZZY OSBOURNE 'Bash' Was Really A Cop Sting By Invitation Only

Patrick Springer of The Associated Press reports: Some fans who turned out for a party before Monday's [October 29] OZZY OSBOURNE-ROB ZOMBIE concert [in Fargo, North Dakota] found out they'd been handed tricks instead of treats by the law when sheriff's deputies crashed the party. The approximately...

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RUSH, QUEEN Tribute Bands Focus Of TV Documentary

A new TV documentary on tribute bands will air on the E! channel in Canada over the next several weeks. It's a four-part series, the second of which will focus on RUSH tribute bands. Narrated by Toronto native and "Rockstar: INXS" finalist Suzie McNeil, each one-hour episode of "Tribute Bands" follo...