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ROCK CITY MORGUE Perform Surprise Gig With MELISSA AUF DER MAUR

ROCK CITY MORGUE, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based band featuring former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult and ex-MAN SCOUTS OF AMERICA frontman Rik Slave, played a surprise gig July 24 with fellow friend and musician Melissa Auf Der Maur (ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS, HOLE),just two days before their offic...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE: Live DVD And Remix Album To Be Packaged Together

A PERFECT CIRCLE's upcoming live DVD and remix album will be packaged together and released as one item in November, according to APerfectCircle.net. In other news, guitarist James Iha's (ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS) remix of "Blue" has been made available for purchase on the iTunes music store, as well as...

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Weight Of The World

That characteristic chug from the Bay Area is perhaps as much of a reference point in these times as it was back in the heyday of scrotum-squeezing pants and decent METALLICA albums. Wisely, it could be argued, bands like TESTAMENT have brutalized their sound further to keep up with the seething new...

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KATAFALK Guitarist Stars In TV Commercial: Video Available

Guitarist Chris of Dutch death/thrashers KATAFALK recently starred in a TV commercial for Internet company Chello, broadcasted on Dutch MTV, TMF and Nickelodeon. The clip features the Dutch axeman smashing a guitar into the computer of an unsuspecting computer "nerd" to the sounds of the KATAFALK tr...

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Third Annual Tribute To PHIL LYNOTT To Take Place In August

Monster Records has announced plans for the third annual "Thin Lizzy - A Celebration: The Music of Phil Lynott" tribute concert, to be held on Saturday, August 7 at Healey's (Jeff Healey's club at 178 Bathurst St.) in Toronto. For the third year in a row, some of the finest musicians on the Canadian...

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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur will be the musical guest on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on July 6. As previously reported, she will also be appearing on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on June 18 at 12:35 a.m. ET. Melissa will be promoting her Capitol sol...

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SECTION 16 Hard At Work On Sophomore CD

Colorado-based SECTION 16 have finished recording the basic tracks for the first three songs for the follow-up to their debut CD, "Identity Crisis" (DCA Recordings) and "they are sounding great!' according to vocalist Corey Brown. "Vocals will be going on next." SECTION 16 are recording the album wi...

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SECTION 16 Prepare To Enter Studio

Colorado-based SECTION 16 will be entering the studio soon to record the follow-up to their debut CD, "Identity Crisis" (DCA Recordings). The band will be recording the album with producer Bill Douglas, who has previously worked with such acts as STATIC-X, STABBING WESTWARD and the SMASHING PUMPKINS...

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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR To Guest On 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien'

Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur will be the musical guest on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on June 18 at 12:35 a.m. ET. Melissa will be promoting her Capitol solo debut, which will be released June 1 under the "Auf Der Maur" moniker. "Auf Der Maur" was produced by...

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Cop Accused In GUNS N' ROSES Riot Says He Used Fist, Not His Baton

CBC is reporting that a Vancouver police officer accused of using excessive force during the GUNS N' ROSES riot in November 2002 has taken the stand at the police complaints commission inquiry. Const. Reg Forster is one of two officers who were videotaped (Real Media) striking people with their bato...

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TO MY SURPRISE: SLIPKNOT Side-Project Announce Los Angeles Dates

TO MY SURPRISE, the new band featuring SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. The Clown),have announced two shows in Los Angeles later this month. The dates are as follows: May 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory May 17 – West Hollywood, CA @ Roxy Theater TO MY SURPRISE's self-titled debut...

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Nerve Damage

Despite having only three full albums in the can, these Bay Area die-hards have lovingly pieced together a two-disc celebration of their decade-long tenure, featuring demos, remixes, out-of-print EPs and all the kind of stuff lying around cassette drawers. Basically all the material you'd hope fans...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE's HOWERDEL Slams BILLY CORGAN Over IHA Comments

A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel has slammed former SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan over his recent disparaging comments against ex-PUMPKINS/current A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist James Iha, calling Corgan "sick" and speculating that he " probably has seven therapists telling him seven...

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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR: New Video Posted Online

Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf der Maur has uploaded an excerpt from her new video, "Real, A Lie" at this location (scroll all the way down). To watch the video in its entirety, join Melissa's mailing list by clicking here. Auf Der Maur will embark on her first North American ...

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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR To Support THE OFFSPRING In North America

Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur will support THE OFFSPRING on their North American tour beginning May 11 in Minneapolis, according to Billboard.com. Auf Der Maur will be on the road to promote her solo debut, "Auf Der Maur", due on May 18 through Capitol Records. "We did a...