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METALLICA Honored With GOVERNORS AWARD
METALLICA were honored with the 2004 Governors Award for creative excellence and outstanding achievement by the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy. The 2004 Governors Awards gala — the Chapter's largest fundraiser of the year — was held on Monday, March 15 in the Grand Ballroom of the hi...March 17, 2004
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STEVE VAI To Perform At CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL
Steve Vai will be performing at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Cottonbowl in Dallas, Texas. The three-day music event will raise funds for the Crossroads Center. Set for June 4-6 at Fair Park, the Crossroads Guitar Festival will culminate in an all-star concert on June 6, featuring...February 29, 2004
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Virgin Megastore To Host Rock & Roll Cookbook Signing
Hollywood's Virgin Megastore will host a celebrity book signing for the rock & roll cookbook, "Food That Rocks", on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the authors, Cindy Coverdale (wife of WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale) and Margie Lapanja, many of the book's contributors...February 26, 2004
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MESHUGGAH Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL
Swedish experimental extreme metal band MESHUGGAH have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Roskilde Festival, scheduled to take place July 1-4 in Roskilde, Denmark. Also set to appear are KORN, DAVID BOWIE and SANTANA, among others. More confirmations will be announced soon. As previou...January 14, 2004
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JASON NEWSTED To Attend NAMM, Join LITTLE KIDS ROCK Board Of Directors
Former METALLICA/current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted will be attending this year's NAMM show in Anaheim on Saturday, January 17. Jason's schedule at NAMM is as follows: Dean Markley from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. AMPEG from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sadowsky from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. In other news, Jas...January 14, 2004
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LINKIN PARK, EVANESCENCE Among Top-Selling Albums Of 2003
Nielsen SoundScan, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product, and Nielsen BDS, the music industry's leading song monitoring service, have announced their 2003 year-end sales and airplay monitoring data through December 28, 2003...December 31, 2003
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DEF LEPPARD To Play India In November
DEF LEPPARD are set to perform in Mumbai and Bangalore, India before the end of the year, according to Mid-day.com. The band have visited the country before — although they have yet to play a large concert there. DEF LEPPARD are expected to perform in Mumbai and Bangalore in November, according to T...August 20, 2003
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NICKELBACK's Record Company Explains CHAD KROEGER Ban On SANTANA Single
NICKELBACK's record label, Roadrunner Records, has released a statement explaining why it wouldn't let Chad Kroeger appear on the new SANTANA single, even though he's on SANTANA's album. Kroeger wrote and sang on "Why Don't You & I" for SANTANA's "Shaman", which was issued through Arista Records...July 2, 2003
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PROBOT: A Tribute To Underground Metal
Former NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl has confirmed to MTV.com that his much-anticipated metal side project PROBOT will finally surface in early fall on Southern Lord Recordings. "It's not unlike [SANTANA's 'Supernatural'] record in that it really kick ass, but it's not the kind of thing that you'd expe...June 18, 2003
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JIMI HENDRIX: Live Album, Tribute CD On The Way
An album of unreleased live JIMI HENDRIX music is set to hit stores this fall — nearly 33 years after his death in London. "It's a live concert — I can't tell you yet which concert it is," Janie Hendrix — Jimi's sister and president and CEO of Experience Hendrix LLC, the Hendrix family company ...June 3, 2003
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PROBOT Debut To Be Released Through SOUTHERN LORD RECORDS
PROBOT, the much-anticipated metal side project of former NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, will issue their long-awaited debut album in late summer/early fall through Southern Lord Records. The CD, which has been in the works for much of the past three years, will includ...May 30, 2003
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KISS To Close WANGO TANGO At California's ROSE BOWL
KISS are among the artists confirmed to perform at 102.7 FM KIIS Wango Tango: The Ultimate Reality Show on Saturday, May 17 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The band, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, will reportedly be closing the event, which is set to include appearan...April 6, 2003
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Club Owners: GREAT WHITE Didn't Advise Us Of Pyrotechnics
The following is a statement released by Kathleen M. Hagerty, a lawyer representing the owners of The Station concert club, the site of Thursday night's tragic fire that killed at least 96 people: "[Thursday] night's fire and loss of life at The Station is an absolute tragedy which cannot be describ...February 22, 2003
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GREAT WHITE's Performance Rider Contained No Mention Of Pyrotechnics
GREAT WHITE's performance rider contains no mention whatsoever of pyrotechnics being used during the rock group's current tour of clubs and small theaters, according to Court TV's The Smoking Gun web site. The Smoking Gun today (Feb. 21) obtained copies of the band's rider from two separate promoter...February 21, 2003
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METALLICA Get Visit From CARLOS SANTANA
METALLICA welcomed a special guest to its Bay Area headquarters, fellow San Francisco legend Carlos Santana. The guitar legend is friends with the METALLICA boys and he stopped down on Wednesday (Jan. 22),but reports of a collaboration are premature. Sources say they're just friends, and chat focus...January 24, 2003
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