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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS: 'No One Has Ever Tried To F**k Me For Me To Get A Gig'
Comedian and metalhead Jim Florentine of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the Alice Cooper band. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMO...November 7, 2015
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TOM MORELLO Is 'Looking Forward' To Performing BLACK SABBATH And OZZY OSBOURNE Classics
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello spoke with Maxim.com about his appearance with Ozzy Osbourne at this weekend's Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans, anchoring a supergroup that also features Slash and original BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler. Morello said: "It's a thrill....October 28, 2015
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TOM MORELLO And Friends To Celebrate JOE HILL
On Tuesday November 17, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello will lead a group of musicians and actors during a unique event honoring the great labor songwriter Joe Hill at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. Additional artists include Joan Baez, Ziggy Marley, Rich Robinson (THE BLACK CROWES),...October 22, 2015
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LITA FORD Had A 'Love-Hate Relationship' With SHARON OSBOURNE
Lita Ford says that Sharon Osbourne was "a godsend" for her when Ozzy's Osbourne's wife managed the former RUNAWAYS guitarist's career, explaining that Sharon was "another female in the rock world" that she could relate to. Lita hired Sharon to manage her in 1985, three years before the release of F...October 22, 2015
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LYNAM To Release 'Bombshell' EP; New Song 'Send You Back' Streaming
LYNAM, the rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, will release a new EP titled "Bombshell" on October 30 via New Ocean Media. The five-song effort was produced by LYNAM's Jacob Bunton and Lonny Paul and mixed by Jason Elgin (COLLECTIVE SOUL, MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER, TERRIBLE THINGS). The new s...October 20, 2015
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DEEP PURPLE, NINE INCH NAILS, CHEAP TRICK, YES Among Nominees For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction
DEEP PURPLE, CHEAP TRICK and YES are among the 15 artists newly nominated for possible induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The top vote-getters will will be announced in December and inducted next April at a ceremony in New York. To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band...October 8, 2015
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LITA FORD Says It Was Tough To Revisit Emotional Episodes In Her Life For Her Upcoming Autobiography
Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford at the Food Truck & Rock Carnival, which was held last month in Clark, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On her long-await...October 4, 2015
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LITA FORD Says Her Upcoming Autobiography Is 'Full Of Dirt'
Mark Strigl of Talking Metal conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford at the Food Truck & Rock Carnival, which was held earlier in the month in Clark, New Jersey. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Speaking about her long-awaited autobiography, "Lit...September 30, 2015
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SLASH, LEMMY, THE RUNAWAYS Honored At 'IES Rock Honors' In North Hollywood
The IES Rock Honors ceremony, part of the four-day IES – INDIE Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles, was a spectacular evening of inductions for the 40th anniversaries of the RAMONES, MOTÖRHEAD, THE RUNAWAYS and a special induction of Slash. A packed hall witnessed the 40th-anniversary celebration to...August 10, 2015
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Video: LITA FORD Performs At HEAVY MONTREAL Festival
Fan-filmed video footage of Lita Ford's August 8 performance at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. Ford's long-awaited autobiography, "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir", is now set to arrive in March 2016 via Dey Street Books (formerly It Books),an...August 9, 2015
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LITA FORD On THE RUNAWAYS: 'We Were Just Teenage Girls With Raging Hormones'
Mark Strigl of "Talking Metal" (web site) recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Speaking about her long-awaited autobiography, "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir", which is now set to arrive in M...August 4, 2015
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TERROR: 'Mind At War' Video Released
TERROR has released the music video for the song "Mind At War", giving another peek into the band's new album, "The 25th Hour". Frontman Scott Vogel says of the track: "When Nick [Jett, drummer] first showed me this song, I immediately thought it had a D.R.I. 'Four Of A Kind' crossover feel to it, w...July 31, 2015
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METALLICA, MEGADETH Members To Pay Tribute To LEMMY, SLASH At IES ROCK HONORS
IES Rock Honors, part of the fourth annual Indie Entertainment Summit music conference in Los Angeles, this year will induct — on their 40th anniversaries — Lemmy and MOTÖRHEAD, the RAMONES and THE RUNAWAYS (on the 40th anniversary, to the day, that Joan Jett met Cherie Currie, along with the late K...July 23, 2015
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LITA FORD Comments On JACKIE FOX Rape Allegation Against KIM FOWLEY
Lita Ford, a former member of the pioneering '70s all-female rock band THE RUNAWAYS, says that she was unaware off original RUNAWAYS bassist Jackie Fox's claim that she was raped by the group's notorious manager, Kim Fowley. In her account of the incident, Fox — whose real name is Jackie Fuchs — cla...July 23, 2015
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Great White Sharks Love Extreme Metal, Documentary Crew Finds
A documentary crew working on Discovery channel's "Shark Week" special "Bride Of Jaws" used the music of the Washington D.C. metal band DARKEST HOUR to attract sharks while searching for a massive Great White named "Joan Of Shark." The crew was in Australia shooting footage for the program but was u...July 14, 2015
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