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AJAX GARCIA: I Was Approached About Playing Guitar For GUNS N' ROSES
Ajax Garcia, founder of late '90s punk rock n' roll band THE NAPOLEON BLOWNAPARTS, was reportedly approached about filling the vacant guitarist slot in GUNS N' ROSES following the recent departure of Buckethead. In a press release date April 7, 2004, Ajax explained how he came to be mentioned as a p...April 15, 2004
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Former ANTHRAX Singer NEIL TURBIN: Live Photos Posted Online
Several photos from former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin's solo performance at Club Vodka (@ the Pink Pussycat) in West Hollywood, California on April 8 have been posted online at this location. Also appearing on the bill were MOTLEY PRIEST (featuring Stevie Rachelle of TUFF) and PINT SIZE (featuring P...April 13, 2004
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NARDWUAR's NIRVANA Interviews Posted Online
Canadian comic interviewer Nardwuar interviewed NIRVANA (mostly Kurt Cobain) and Courtney Love on January 4, 1994, and separately bassist Krist Novoselic back on March 8, 1991 and May 20, 1999. Audio to the interviews has been added to his official web site to mark the 10-year anniversary of Cobain'...April 12, 2004
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COURTNEY LOVE Lashes Out At Accusers, COBAIN's Grandfather Believes KURT Was Murdered
Courtney Love is lashing out at a book that alleges she may have had a hand in the death of her husband, NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, in 1994. Max Wallace and Ian Halperin, authors of "Love & Death", have "opportunistically used the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death to promote their ongoing ca...April 8, 2004
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New Book Alleges COURTNEY LOVE Had A Part In KURT COBAIN's Death
NBC's Matt Lauer talked with authors Max Wallace and Ian Halperin and Tom Grant about their new book "Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain", where they allege Courtney Love had a part in the death of her NIRVANA husband. Watch the interview that aired on Monday morning's "Today" at MSN.com. ...April 5, 2004
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'Dateline' To Investigate KURT COBAIN's 'Apparent' Suicide
A special two-hour "Dateline NBC" airing this Friday (April 2) at 8 p.m. ET/PT will reportedly attempt to explore what really happened to NIRVANA singer Kurt Cobain ten years after his apparent suicide. The show is expected to include interviews with Courtney Love's father, Hank Harrison, and Tom Gr...April 2, 2004
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LARS ULRICH: KURT COBAIN Didn't Want To Share The Stage With GUNS N' ROSES
On the eve of the 10-year anniversary of Kurt Cobain's passing, NME.com has posted a short testimonial to NIRVANA penned by METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. It reads as follows: "In 1991 there was a kind of shift in rock music in America — it was shifting away from all the hair bands in ...April 1, 2004
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GF93 Sign With [INCENDIARY.RECORDS]
Italian "alternative metal" band GF93 have inked a three-album deal with [incendiary.records]. The group's new album, entitled "OSR", will be recorded at West Link Recorders in June with producers Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE) and Alessandro Paolucci. A September/early October release is expected. (Thanks:...March 21, 2004
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WRATH Plan Live Appearances
Chicago thrashers WRATH will follow up their Classic Metal Fest 4 appearance on May 13 in Lansing, Illinois with a May 15 performance at Hatrick's in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The band are also putting together a "mini metal fest" to be held at a location that is yet to be disclosed. Guitarist Scott Nyqui...March 16, 2004
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Report: KURT COBAIN Wanted To Quit NIRVANA And Join HOLE
Reuters is reporting that NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain was considering quitting the band to work with his wife, singer Courtney Love, in the months prior to his death, according to a previously unpublished interview. Cobain reportedly said he had a stronger musical affinity with Love's band HOLE tha...March 12, 2004
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NIRVANA: 'The Chosen Rejects' Book Due In April
The much-anticipated new book "Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects" will be published on April 1 St. via Martin's Press. Dubbed "the ultimate NIRVANA fan book," "Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects" was written and compiled by independent filmmaker Kurt St. Thomas and rock radio veteran Troy Smith. In "Nirvana, the...March 7, 2004
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DAVE GROHL Responds To ZAKK WYLDE's Threat
Former NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has responded to Zakk Wylde's infamous 2001 quote in which the OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist threatened to "kick [Grohl's] ass" because he wrote this cheese-dick song for OZZ that Zakk had to play on during the recording sessions for OSBOURNE...February 11, 2004
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For three years, we've been hearing rumors that Dave Grohl — former drummer for NIRVANA, singer and guitarist for his own band, FOO FIGHTERS, as well as sometime drummer for QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE — one of the last standing heroes of alternative rock, was compiling an album of thrash metal tunes, w...February 10, 2004
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Former ANTHRAX Singer Announces New Solo Band
Former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin has announced the lineup for his new solo band, which is currently rehearsing for upcoming West Coast live dates. Joining Turbin in the new group are Izzy Diaz on drums, Steve Ornest on lead guitar, Dario Seixas on bass guitar, and Vernon Anderson on lead guitar. Ch...February 10, 2004
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THE HELLACOPTERS Frontman Checks In With Latest Update
THE HELLACOPTERS guitarist/vocalist Nicke Andersson (ex-ENTOMBED drummer) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Dear recipients of the rock, "I hope everyone is doing great and that 2004 has treated you good so far! I thought I'd let you know that there are no easychairs...February 5, 2004