VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen will be taking part in the 31st annual Los Angeles Police/Celebrity Golf tournament on Saturday, May 18th at the Rancho Park Golf Course in West Los Angeles. The event raises money for the Police Memorial Foundation. Click here for additional information about the event. ...
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Holland's "crossover metal" act CHEN MO, featuring former members of FROZEN SUN, CURFEW, WITHIN TEMPTATION, BLOODSESSIONS, THRENODY and SILICON HEAD, will enter the studio during the summer with producer Daan van der Elsken to record their debut EP, entitled Modesto Nights. For more information, visit the band's official web site at this location. ...
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On Tuesday, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich auctioned five paintings from his collection, acquired over a decade between METALLICA tours and recording sessions, according to Encyclopedia Metallica. Fourteen more will be sold in London in June. Basquiat's monumental 1982 painting easily eclipsed the old mark for a work by the late artist of $3,302,500 ...
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KORN have tacked on 11 new dates to their Tour With No Name trek (also featuring PUDDLE OF MUDD and DEADSY), scheduled to start June 20 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 20 - Wilkes-Barre, PA @ First Union Arena Jun. 21 - Hartford, CT @ Hartford Civic Center Jun. 23 ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett joined SAMMY HAGAR & THE WABORITAS for live renditions of four MONTROSE songs (Hagar's old band) at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California last night, May 7th. Here is the full report, as posted at METALLICA's official web site at www.metallica.com: Last night at the ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony will reportedly join former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar and his band THE WABORITAS for a jam session during Hagar's A Night at the Cabo Wabo show at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on Tuesday night (May 7th). ...
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VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen has announced via a posting at www.van-halen.com that he has received a complete bill of health following the removal of a cancerous growth from his tongue two years ago and is ready to start playing music again. "I know I promised I'd get back to you and ...
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Canadian "stoner rockers" ELEKTRIK MISTRESS have called it a day, according to a report posted at www.stonerrock.com. "I have officially fired the guys and will be taking a much needed break for much of this summer doing lots of writing and jamming...," guitarist/vocalist Kurt Kuthe is quoted as saying. "I already have over ...
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Ozzy Osbourne reportedly received a rousing endorsement from President Bush at this year's White House Correspondents dinner, which took place at The White House last night. Bush apparently recognized Osbourne while giving his previously-prepared speech and paused to tell the BLACK SABBATH singer, “Ozzy, mom loves your stuff,” at which point Osbourne stood up on ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar will appear on the syndicated radio show Rockline on Wednesday, May 8th. For more information, visit the official Rockline web site at this location. ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth has dropped his lawsuit against VanHalenStore.com. Both parties have agreed to the following statement regarding the outcome of the lawsuit: David Lee Roth and Jeff Hausman, owner of VanHalenStore.com and The Inside magazine, have settled all of their disputes to their mutual satisfaction. Mr. Roth has determined that ...
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KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has refuted reports that he has married former adult film star Devon Davis. Speaking to Britain's Kerrang! magazine, Jonathan stated that marriage always f.cks everything up. I don't think you need a piece of paper in front of a priest to say you love each other. We're practically married now. [Devon] ...
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SLAVES ON DOPE have made available for download two brand new demo tracks via the group's official web site at this location. The songs in question—"Go" and "Drain Me"—were laid down as part of the group's most recent recording sessions with producers Troy Van Leeuwen (A PERFECT CIRCLE) and Jason Slater (SNAKE RIVER ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett will team up with former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar in a jam band that will make its live debut during Hagar's week-long birthday celebration in early October at Sammy's nightclub, Cabo Wabo, in Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, according to an interview with Hagar that aired ...
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SOILENT GREEN vocalist Benjamin Falgoust has posted the following message via the group's official web site: "It has been quite an interesting last 5 months. I am sure some of you know about the December 4th, 2001 accident in Washington State during the Extreme Music for Extreme People tour. When we rolled our van and ...
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A live recording of THE GATHERING's "Shrink", recorded on April 19th, 1998 and featuring a duet between THE GATHERING frontwoman Anneke van Giersbergen and LACUNA COIL's Cristina Scabbia, can be downloaded from this location. ...
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PLANET US, the side project band featuring Michael Anthony (bassVAN HALEN), Neal Schon (guitarJOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocalsex-VAN HALEN), and Deen Castronovo (drumsJOURNEY), performed two songs at the 2002 California Music Awards this Saturday, April 27th at the Henry J. Kaiser Arena in Oakland, California. The tracks were described as very heavy and different to anything ...
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KORN have announced the initial dates for their forthcoming tour with DEADSY and PUDDLE OF MUDD. They are as follows: Jun. 20 - Wilkes Barre, PA - First Union Arena Jun. 21 - Hartford CT - Hartford Civic Center Jun. 24 - New York NY - Madison Square Garden Jun. 26 - Toronto ON - ...
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PLANET US, the side project band featuring Michael Anthony (bass—VAN HALEN), Neal Schon (guitar—JOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocals—ex-VAN HALEN), and Deen Castronovo (drums—JOURNEY), may get up on stage and perform a song or two at the 2002 California Music Awards this Saturday, April 27th at the Henry J. Kaiser Arena in Oakland, California, according to Anthony's ...
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As first reported here several days ago, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is working with British composer Brendan Healy and Sarasota Ballet Artistic Director Robert de Warren on a musical called Helen of Troy, an action-filled love story based on Greek mythology. Johnson has reportedly written 14 songs for the $1.2 million production, which will debut ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar will be performing live at this year's California Music Awards, which are scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 27th at the Henry J. Kaiser Arena in Oakland. Hagar's official web site at www.redrocker.com is also hosting a contest for ticket-holders to be a part of Sammy's ...
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Contrary to rumors flying far and wide, OZZY OSBOURNE has not been invited by President George W. Bush to the White House for a what-would-be most unusual summit of the minds, according to a statement from the OZZY camp. The story started in England in one of that country's infamous tabloids but the real story ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony is the subject of a story that ran in the May 2002 issue of Australian car magazine Street Machine. In the article, Anthony talks about VAN HALEN and his love for cars, with a particular focus on his 1933 Ford Roadster hot rod. Scans of this article can be found ...
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The following article originally appeared in today's edition of the New York Post: Joey Ramone's mother and brother are blasting friends and former bandmates of the late punk legend for staging a birthday bash the same night as a family fete in his honor. Joey's brother, Mickey Leigh, and mother, Charlotte Lesher, are throwing a ...
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DOWN guitarist/CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein recently told Australia's Undercover News that believes that, contrary to recent rumors, PANTERA will regroup and make another album in the not-too-distant future. “I am pretty sure they are going to do another record,” Kirk is quoted as saying. “I know there has been a lot [of rumors] in the ...
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Former VAN HALEN singers Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth held a press conference at the Mondrian Hotel — Sky Bar in Los Angeles yesterday morning announcing the details of their forthcoming joint co-headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off on May 29th in Cleveland. Here are various “highlights” from the press conference (all, ...
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GODSMACK, STAIND, and AEROSMITH received two trophies each at this year's Boston Music Awards, which were held on Thursday, April 11th at the Orpheum. STAIND took home award for Act Of The Year, and nabbed the Single Of The Year prize for "It's Been Awhile". Meanwhile, GODSMACK received the Rock Band award, and their singer, ...
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Brian Young, guitarist for the ATOMIC PUNKS, a VAN HALEN tribute act, has reportedly been tapped to be David Lee Roth's axe-man on his upcoming tour with fellow ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar. More information about the jaunt, which is set to kick off in June, will be announced soon. ...
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