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WHITESNAKE, EUROPE To Team Up For One-Off Show In Italy

WHITESNAKE and EUROPE will team up for a co-headlining concert on July 23 in Stra (Venezia),Italy at Villa Pisani. According to promoter Live In Italy, this will be the only European show to feature the WHITESNAKE / EUROPE package. WHITESNAKE will close the gig, but EUROPE will play just as long. O...

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TIGERTAILZ Frontman: 2007 Was 'Our Best Year Ever And Our Worst'

Reactivated UK rockers TIGERTAILZ have updated their official web site with a new interview with guitarist/lead vocalist Kim Hooker. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: 2007 – your thoughts? Kim: Yes, I know, our best year ever and our worst. We had some great times and bad. Pepsi [Tate, late TIGER...

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STEEVI JAIMZ BAND Schedules Italian Dates

STEEVI JAIMZ BAND, the new group fronted by former TIGERTAILZ vocalist Steevi Jaimz, has scheduled the following dates in Italy: April 24 - Sottotetto, Bologna, Italy April 25 - [to be announced], Italy April 26 - Lucille, Verona, Italy After reportedly losing a legal battle with his former bandmate...

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TIGERTAILZ: Glasgow Concert Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of UK glam rockers TIGERTAILZ' October 25 2007 concert in Glasgow, Scotland can be viewed below. The featured track is "Love Bomb Baby", plus an extended introduction by band members. Good quality photos from the show are available at Noizz Eater. TIGERTAILZ played its first...

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TIGERTAILZ To Issue 'Clear Statement' On How Band Will Continue To Function

Reactivated UK rockers TIGERTAILZ have issued the following update: "This week brings an end to 2007 and a year we'll never forget, unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. Whilst we still feel very sad, it's important to remember just how lucky we all are and think of people who are in a far worse...

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TIGERTAILZ Guitarist: 'Most So-Called Glam Bands Couldn't Do What We Do'

Metal Sickness recently conducted an interview with TIGERTAILZ guitarist Jay Pepper. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Sickness: We've been waiting for long years for your reformation back in 2005. Why have you choose to make this comeback? What have you all done along this time? Jay Pepper...

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TIGERTAILZ Members To Guest On 'Hair Metal Haven'

TIGERTAILZ members Kim Hooker (vocals) and Matt Blakout (drums) will be interviewed by Chris Nelson on this week's edition of "Hair Metal Haven" on Rock 247 Online. They will discuss the death of bass player Pepsi Tate and the future of TIGERTAILZ in general. The show will be broadcast between 17.00...

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TIGERTAILZ Prepares For First Gig Since Passing Of PEPSI TATE

Reactivated UK rockers TIGERTAILZ will play their first show since the passing of bassist Pepsi Tate on Monday, October 22 at The Point in Cardiff. "It's the countdown to probably the most emotional gig and tour TIGERTAILZ have ever played," the band writes on its web site. "In light of what's happe...

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Funeral Services For Late TIGERTAILZ Bassist To Be Held On Thursday

Funeral services for late TIGERTAILZ bassist Pepsi Tate (real name: Hugh Justin Smith) will be held on Thursday, September 27 at 12:00 noon at The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, Wales, UK. After a short, 45-minute ceremony at the Point, his close family will take Justin to rest in a Dinas Powy...

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TIGERTAILZ Bassist PEPSI TATE Dead At 42

Bassist Pepsi Tate of the reactivated UK rockers TIGERTAILZ has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a posting on his MySpace page. He was 42 years old. The rest of the band has issued the following statement on the matter: "We are absolutely devastated to bring you the news that...

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TIGERTAILZ: 'Thrill Pistol' E-Card Available

An e-card for the new album from reunited U.K. rockers TIGERTAILZ, entitled "Thrill Pistol", can be accessed at this location. Due in the U.K. on August 27 via Sanctuary Records, "Thrill Pistol" will be a double CD that will also include a "bonus" disc of the original WAZBONES album which was record...

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STEEVI JAIMZ BAND Planning Debut CD, DVD

After reportedly losing a legal battle with his former bandmates over the TIGERTAILZ name, vocalist Steevi Jaimz has decided to carry on in a brand new project called simply STEEVI JAIMZ BAND. Along with long-term partner in crime (and fellow former TIGERTAILZ member) Ace Finchum on drums, the pair...

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TIGERTAILZ To Support Y&T On U.K. Tour

Reunited U.K. rockers TIGERTAILZ have announced their first full U.K. tour in over 12 years. The 'TAILZ have hooked up with their good friends Y&T and will support the San Francisco rockers on their forthcoming U.K. trek. Dates are as follows: Oct. 23 - Leeds, UK - Rio's Leeds Oct. 25 - Glasgow,...

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LILLIAN AXE Replaces TIGERTAILZ At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

LILLIAN AXE has replaced TIGERTAILZ on the billing of Rocklahoma, set to take place July 12-15, at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma, just off highway 69. The festival lineup is now as follows: Thursday, July 12, 2007: LILLIAN AXE HOLLYWOOD ROSES KISS ARMY GYP...

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TIGERTAILZ Pulls Out Of ROCKLAHOMA

Reunited U.K. rockers TIGERTAILZ have issued the following update: "After weeks of speculation and much negotiation / deliberation, we regret to announce that TIGERTAILZ will not be playing the Rocklahoma festival on July 12 in Oklahoma USA. "Unfortunately, Pepsi [Tate, bass] has been readmitted to...