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QUEEN Biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Wins 'Best Drama', RAMI MALEK Named 'Best Actor' At GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

20th Century Fox's QUEEN biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" was named best drama at the 76th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, and Rami Malek won best actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury. Malek beat out Bradley Cooper in "A Star is Born", John David Washington in "BlacKkKlansman", Lucas Hedges in "Boy E...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman To Release Updated Version Of 'Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider says that he is working on an updated version of his 1987 book "Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide: Or How To Be A Legend In Your Own Lunch Time". Snider wrote "Teenage Survival Guide" more than three decades ago when he was approached by Doubleday to produce a se...

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JASON BONHAM Says His Wife Kept Him From Flying Into Rage After LED ZEPPELIN Asked Him To Change 'EXPERIENCE' Name

When FOREIGNER announced its 2018 summer tour, the opening act was listed as JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING instead of JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE, the name under which the drummer has been touring nearly a decade. As as result, many assumed that the tour press release and poster con...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer RICK ALLEN To Embark On Northeast Art Tour

Wentworth Gallery will present, in its northeast U.S. premiere, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen's works from his latest collection titled "Rick Allen: Legends & Dreams". Rick's art is currently being showcased exclusively in Wentworth Gallery locations throughout the United States. Friday, January...

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FENDER Teams Up With JIMMY PAGE To Recreate His Iconic Telecaster

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced it is collaborating with one of rock's most legendary guitar players — Jimmy Page — to recreate his famous 1959 Fender Telecaster 50 years after LED ZEPPELIN formed in October 1968. Among music's most iconic guitars is Jimmy Page's Telec...

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SLASH On Returning To GUNS N' ROSES: 'It Turned Out To Be One Of The Greatest Things That I Ever Did'

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was recently interviewed by syndicated radio DJ Theresa Rockface. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the music video for "Driving Rain", the first single from his new solo album "Living The Dream": Sla...

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CHRIS CORNELL: Unboxing Video For New Box Set

On November 16, fans can celebrate the recorded legacy of musical icon and singer/songwriter Chris Cornell with the 17-track self-titled album, "Chris Cornell", and a 64-track limited-edition deluxe box set. The first release since his passing in 2017, the album will be made available by Cornell's...

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BRET MICHAELS To Be Honored By 'Diabetes Training Camp Foundation' For 'Diabetes Awareness Month'

POISON singer Bret Michaels has diabetes but that has never stopped him from living the life he wants to live. In November, as part of national Diabetes Awareness Month, Michaels will partner with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City to celebrate living his best life with diabetes. The music ic...

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JOE SATRIANI To Release Limited-Edition 'Beyond The Supernova' Box Set

Guitar icon Joe Satriani has announced the release of a limited-edition box set including a DVD version of the critically acclaimed documentary "Beyond The Supernova". The film, which was shot, edited, directed and produced by ZZ Satriani while on tour in 2016 and 2017, received high praise from fan...

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CHRIS CORNELL Statue Unveiled In Seattle: Video, Photos

On Sunday, October 7, Vicky Cornell and the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) celebrated Seattle's son, music icon and late Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Chris Cornell, with the public unveiling of a commemorative statue. The life-size statue, commissioned and donated to the museum by Vicky Cor...

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PARADISE LOST Guitarist Says 'Medusa' Album Is 'More Miserable, If We Can Get More Miserable'

Alex Haber of Heavy New York conducted an interview with guitarist Aaron Aedy of British gothic doom pioneers PARADISE LOST prior to the band's October 3 concert at Gramercy Theatre in New York City. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On th...

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Hear CHRIS CORNELL's Previously Unreleased Song 'When Bad Does Good' From New Box Set

On November 16, fans can celebrate the recorded legacy of musical icon and singer/songwriter Chris Cornell with the 17-track self-titled album, "Chris Cornell", and a 64-track limited-edition deluxe box set. The first release since his passing in 2017, the album will be made available by Cornell's...

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ROB ZOMBIE To Celebrate '13 Nights Of Halloween' On HDNet Once Again

They said it could never happen again… but "Rob Zombie's 13 Nights Of Halloween" is back — rising from the grave to terrorize HDNet Movies with 13 fiendish films hosted by heavy metal and horror icon Rob Zombie. The block puts the sinister spotlight on a different film every evening at 9 p.m. ET /6...

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JOAN JETT Catalog Part Of SONY MUSIC/LEGACY's New Agreement with BLACKHEART RECORDS

Sony Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings, a division of SME, have entered into an historic new agreement with Blackheart Records, the groundbreaking American music label founded in 1980 by rock icon Joan Jett, legendary songwriter/producer Kenny Laguna and Meryl Laguna. The new SME/Legacy/Bla...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Says NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER Is 'A Real Person' Who Is 'Exceptionally Talented'

Canadian musician and producer Devin Townsend has praised NICKELBACK's Chad Kroeger, calling him "a real person" who is "exceptionally talented." Even though NICKELBACK has sold over 50 million records worldwide since it formed in 1995 in Alberta, Canada, the band that peculiar dichotomy of simultan...