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MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The Dirt' Movie In Pre-Production With Director LARRY CHARLES

MovieWeb reports: According to Production Weekly, Larry Charles ("Borat") is in pre-production on his next film "The Dirt", a MÖTLEY CRÜE biopic based on the rockers' 2001 book "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band". Rich Wilkes adapted the book written by bandmates Nikki Si...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN: Highlights Of 'Howard Stern' Interview Posted Online

A few days ago, BLABBERMOUTH.NET reported on Eddie Van Halen's recent radio interview with Howard Stern, but nothing but a transcription can capture the true insanity of this exchange. It's taken RollingStone.com hours and hours just to process Van Halen's vitriolic comments about David Lee Roth, Sa...

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EXODUS Guitarist: 'I Don't Think I've Ever Had As Much Fun On A Tour In My Life'

Guitarist Gary Holt of the San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Just wanted to give everyone a brief update. The [Monsters of Mayhem] tour has been off the hook amazing! I don't think I've ever had as much fun on a tour in my ...

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'Rock Star: Supernova' Winner: 'I Was The Right Person For The Job'

"Rock Star: Supernova" champ Lukas Rossi checked in with Canada.com after being declared frontman for the band that includes Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Jason Newsted (VOIVOD, ex-METALLICA),and Gilby Clarke (ex-GUNS N' ROSES). Asked what his reaction was when he found out, Rossi responded, "Overwhelme...

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SUPERNOVA Frontman Named

Canadian rocker Lukas Rossi was crowned the winner of reality TV show "Rock Star: Supernova", according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Rossi is described on the "Rock Star: Supernova" web site as a gifted singer with a "Jeff Buckley meets Freddie Mercury" style. Lukas will front SUPERNOVA, the band m...

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AMY LEE Cites Guitarist's Impact On New EVANESCENCE Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: EVANESCENCE got a shock last November when guitarist Terry Balsamo suffered a stroke during the recording sessions for the band's upcoming album, "The Open Door". Singer Amy Lee told Launch that Balsamo has played an integral role in the group ever since joining three...

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SUPERNOVA: Video Clips From Recording Studio Posted Online

Several video clips of SUPERNOVA members Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Jason Newsted (VOIVOD, ex-METALLICA) and Gilby Clarke (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) recording the group's debut album have been posted online at their official web site. SUPERNOVA is using the "Rock Star" TV program to search for a lead singer f...

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'Chaos' DJ FULL METAL JACKIE Lands VJ Slot On HOLLYWOOD MUSIC's Metal Program

Radio personality Full Metal Jackie, best known for her two-hour Wednesday night metal program known as "Chaos" on the Los Angeles alternative radio station Indie 103.1, has signed on to the Internet-only music video channel Hollywood Music Television as the new VJ for its heavy metal specialty chan...

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Judge Sides With Original SUPERNOVA In 'Rock Star' Suit

MTV.com reports that the producers of CBS' "Rock Star" are going to have to come up with an alternate name for SUPERNOVA, the band made up of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee, VOIVOD's Jason Newsted and former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke, according to a Tuesday (September 12) ruling by San Diego Jud...

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THE BIG DIRTY BAND Featuring RUSH Members: 'I Fought The Law' Cover Posted Online

THE BIG DIRTY BAND, the one-off project featuring Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH alongside ex-TEA PARTY drummer Jeff Burrows, Adam Gantier of THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY's Ian Thornley, and singer Care Failure of Toronto band DIE MANNEQUIN, has posted its version of the often-covered "I Fought Th...

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EVANESCENCE Singer's Dark Lyrics Left Her Mom Considering Counseling

World Entertainment News Network reports that EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee's mother was so worried about the dark lyrics her daughter penned when she first started songwriting, she suggested the teen try counseling. The goth-rock queen admits her early attempts at poetry and lyrics were sinister and m...

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THE PANIC CHANNEL: Video Of Acoustic Performance Posted Online

A bootleg video of THE PANIC CHANNEL's acoustic performance shot last Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at the Suicide Girls fifth anniversary show at the Dragonfly in Los Angeles has been posted online at YouTube.com. As previously reported, THE PANIC CHANNEL — the new band featuring three quarters of t...

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Cop Loses Job For Eating Pot-Laced Cookies At TOOL Concert

The Spokesman-Review recently reported that a Spokane, Washington city police officer resigned after being told two of his fellow officers saw him buy and eat two $1 cookies that apparently contained marijuana at a TOOL concert, a police spokesman said. Jonathon Smith, a three-year officer, quit lat...

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Ousted 'Supernova' Contestant STORM LARGE On SPREAD RADIO LIVE: Audio Available

Ousted "Rock Star: Supernova" singer Storm Large was on with THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist and "Rock Star" co-host Dave Navarro on his Spread Radio Live program Friday (September 8). Download and listen at Adambot.com. SUPERNOVA — the new all-star band featuring ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, MÖT...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Cures Cancer'

Launch Radio Networks reports: Eddie Van Halen called in to Howard Stern's program on the Sirius Satellite Radio service on Friday (September 8),and he dropped a couple of major bombshells. After saying he was free of the cancer that led to tongue surgery a few years ago, the guitarist said that he...