Craig Wagner of the Daily Nebraskan is reporting that a free thank-you concert in Lincoln, Nebraska, courtesy of Tommy Lee's TV entourage, turned out to be less about music and more about TV. Crowds waited impatiently outside the Rococo Theatre for more than an hour, comparing Tommy stories of retakes and staged antics. ...
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Music marketing and lifestyle company F.P.E. has kicked of its new "Riff of the Month" online video series in October with the work of multifaceted guitarist John 5 (ex-MARILYN MANSON, Rob Halford's TWO). Since his departure from the darkness of MARILYN MANSON, John 5 has crafted an album worth of footstopping guitar magic, entitled "Vertigo". ...
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CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the new band fronted by former SAVATAGE singer Zachary Stevens, have completed work on their sophomore album, "Middle of Nowhere", due in late February 2005 through AFM Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Watching In Silence", "Middle of Nowhere" was produced by Stevens with Jim Morris and Dan Campbell and features the songwriting ...
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A transcript of the Nov. 7, 2004 press conference at the Van Brunt Visitors Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and executive producer Eddie October about Lee's upcoming NBC reality television show has been posted online at JournalStar.com. Speaking about the show that has been filming ...
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Veteran producer Bob Rock (METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, BON JOVI, THE CULT) has commented on the recent MÖTLEY CRÜE recording sessions that have yielded four new songs from the famed '80s hard rockers. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Rock said, "There's really a great energy with these guys. But there's also a darkness that comes ...
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On hand in the VIP section at POISON singer Bret Michaels' capacity show at Joe's Bar in Chicago on Saturday, November 6 were Rikki Lee Travolta and wife Sonia, who were there to consider Bret for a character in the upcoming film adaptation of the best-selling novel "My Fractured Life". After the show, the couple ...
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A University of Cincinnati football player working as a bouncer was arrested after two people were stabbed at a CRADLE OF FILTH/ARCH ENEMY concert at Bogart's in Cincinnati, OH, News 5 reports. Donald Germany (photo), 21, of Columbus, was charged with two counts of felonious assault. Police said a fight broke ...
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According to the New York Daily News, former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee was getting all choked up the other day when he was told that his autobiography, "Tommyland", had just made The New York Times best-seller list — at No. 16. During a private book-signing at Simon & Schuster's midtown offices, Publisher Judith Curr ...
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A video clip of former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee making his full-fledged acting debut in the upcoming film "10th & Wolf", in which he plays a supporting part as a clueless club bouncer called Jimmy Tats, has been posted online at MTV.com. Based on a real-life mob war in Philadelphia that took ...
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Steve Penhollow of The Journal Gazette reports that VAN HALEN is a volatile band, and drummer Alex Van Halen is the first to admit it. "We're volatile only to the extent that we're as good of friends as we are," Van Halen said in a phone interview. "It's because we are so intense. ...
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L. Kent Wolgamott of the Lincoln Journal Star is reporting that former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee loves horticulture, finds chemistry to be unbelievably hard and was shocked when he found out he had to be out of bed at 6 a.m. in order to be on the Memorial Stadium field by ...
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According to a posting on his official web site, original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins' version of the PRIEST classic "Victim of Changes" has been added to a horror movie by Lee Finn for Black Plague Productions. Al co-wrote the song during his four years singing with JUDAS PRIEST in the Seventies before ...
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THE CLAN DESTINED, the new project featuring vocalist Martin Walkyier (ex-SKYCLAD, SABBAT) and bassist Iscariah (ex-IMMORTAL), have posted an audio sample of a new demo track, entitled "I Am Because We Are!", at their official web site. Download it at this location. As previously reported, this very limited-edition release, which will be made ...
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THE 69 EYES' new album, "Devils" (Virgin/EMI), entered the Finnish album chart at No. 1. View the whole chart here. The follow-up to 2002's "Paris Kills", "Devils" was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., MOONSPELL, SENTENCED) and Johnny Lee Michaels and was preceded by a single containing the album's title cut. The album is ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee was in New York City on Wednesday (Nov. 3) promoting his autobiography, "Tommyland", on various TV talk shows. Check out pictures from Film Magic, Rex Features. As previously reported, Lee has been working on a solo album, and recently laid down a song with SOMETHING ...
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During his appearance on NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on Wednesday (Nov. 3) to promote his new book, "Tommyland", former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee talked about taking tap dancing lessons as a kid. "I took tap dancing lessons just 'cause I thought, I swear, I thought you had to know that to be ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has spoken to MTV.com about the reports that a CRÜE reunion tour is currently being planned and is scheduled to kick off in early 2005. "I did get together with Nikki [Sixx, CRÜE bassist] and record a couple of tracks," Lee said. "But as far as all four of ...
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Maggie Stehr of the Daily Nebraskan is reporting that Chancellor Harvey Perlman formally addressed members of the Academic Senate on Tuesday (Nov. 2) about Tommy Lee's reality TV show filming this semester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Acknowledging the risks involved with taping, Perlman said the benefits of exposing UNL to a national ...
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The Chicago Sun-Times caught up with Tommy Lee and asked the former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer if he was worried about losing his edge doing reality shows instead of performing. "Nah. Not at all," he explained. "I've gotten real good at knowing when to flip the switch, from being a rock and roll star to being ...
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LIVING LOUD — the new "supergroup" consisting of Bob Daisley (OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW, URIAH HEEP) on bass, Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE, KANSAS, DIXIE DREGS) on guitar, Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) on keyboards, Lee Kerslake (URIAH HEEP, OZZY OSBOURNE) on drums and Jimmy Barnes (COLD CHISEL) on vocals — are tentativey planning on embarking on ...
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Former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker has revealed to Decibel magazine that he is currently recording a solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers from artists including SKEETER DAVIS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, CONNIE SMITH, and JOHN DENVER — albeit with a metallic spin. "What I'm doing is kinda left of center ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee signed copies of his new autobiography, "Tommyland", during an in-store appearance at Books and Books on Thursday (Oct. 28) in Coral Gables, Florida. Check out pictures from Getty Images. ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about his tell-all autobiography "Tommyland" and his upcoming solo album, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Rolling Stone: I hear you're spending time in college now, in Nebraska. Is there anything you feel like you missed by not going when you were ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee phoned into the "Jackie & Bender" radio show on KISS 106.1 FM in Seattle on Thursday (Oct. 28). During the 10-minute interview, Lee talked about attending The University of Nebraska-Lincoln for his reality show, working on his autobiography with Rolling Stone's Anthony Bozza, his seemingly unlikely friendship with BACKSTREET ...
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TITANIA (photo), the new band featuring former VIXEN drummer Roxy Petrucci and her sister Maxine, have posted an audio sample of the title cut from their forthcoming self-titled debut album at this location (Windows Media, 1.16 MB). The song includes a special guest appearance by former MR. BIG/DAVID LEE ROTH bassist ...
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POISON frontman Bret Michaels recently spoke to Amy Jo Johnson of The Bay City Times about his upcoming solo album, entitled "Freedom of Sound". "It's going to be out at the very beginning of the year," he said. Michaels said he's wrapping up recording songs for the 12-track album right now. He said ...
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In an interview with CNN's Larry King which aired live Tuesday night (Oct. 26), former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee explained his reasons for writing a tell-all autobiography, "Tommyland". "You know why I wrote the book," Lee began. "There's a few different reasons. One, I just turned 42-years-old. I figured this is somewhere around the ...
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Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell has reportedly approached DROPBOX frontman John Kosco about appearing on his upcoming solo album. Contact between Cantrell and Kosco was apparently made via Dave Jerden, the producer of the DROPBOX album who more famously recorded JANE'S ADDICTION and ALICE IN CHAINS. DROPBOX, GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna's first signing ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee signed copies of his his new 288-page autobiography, "Tommyland", at Barnes And Noble at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Monday (Oct. 25). Check out pictures from Wire Image, Film Magic, Star File. In other news, Lee recently told the New York ...
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PARADISE LOST's official web site has posted the questions and answers from vocalist Nick Holmes recent Q&A session with the group's fans. Several excerpts from the session follow: Q: Will we have in the forthcoming more electronic elements than in "Symbol of Life" (2002)? Nick Holmes: "No, quite a lot less...the new album is more ...
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