According to Variety, Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios, has acquired digital worldwide rights for the documentary "The Life, Blood And Rhythm Of Randy Castillo". Written and directed by Wynn Ponder and produced by Michael Bell, "The Life, Blood And Rhythm Of Randy Castillo" tells the ...
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On March 23, Frontiers Music Srl will release a box set collecting all the solo works of acclaimed Grammy-nominated composer Kip Winger into one collection. The set will be comprised of Kip's solo albums, including: * This Conversation Seems Like A Dream (1997) * Down Incognito (1998) * Songs From The Ocean Floor (2000) * ...
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On March 23, Frontiers Music Srl will release a box set collecting all the solo works of acclaimed Grammy-nominated composer Kip Winger into one collection. The set will be comprised of Kip's solo albums, including: * This Conversation Seems Like A Dream (1997) * Down Incognito (1998) * Songs From The Ocean Floor (2000) * ...
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Six-time Grammy Award-nominated musical virtuosos DIXIE DREGS are gearing up for a national U.S. tour starting February 28. The performances will mark the first time in 40 years the original band — Steve Morse (guitar), Andy West (bass), Allen Sloan (violin), Steve Davidowski (keyboards) and Rod Morgenstein (drums) — will share the stage. Tickets are ...
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The official video for the song "Water" from THE JELLY JAM — featuring DREAM THEATER's John Myung, DIXIE DREGS/WINGER's Rod Morgenstein and KING'S X's Ty Tabor — can be seen below. The track is taken from THE JELLY JAM's latest album, "Profit", which was released on May 27 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. "Profit" ...
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Don Dokken has confirmed that DOKKEN is planning to begin writing a new studio album this fall for a tentative 2018 release. The disc will mark the band's first collection of all-new material since 2012's "Broken Bones" effort. Speaking to "The Classic Metal Show", Don stated about DOKKEN's next disc (hear audio below): "Well, it ...
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Melodic rock band GIANT reunited for an appearance at "The Thrilla For Toddzilla" benefit concert to aid Nashville musician Todd "Toddzilla" Austin, who lost most of his belongings as well as pets in a recent house fire. The original GIANT lineup of Dann Huff, David Huff, Mike Brignardello and Mark Oakley was joined by Tyson ...
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Details for the eighth annual Monsters Of Rock Cruise have been announced. Departing out of Miami, Florida, the five-day/five-night full ship charter cruise will set sail February 11-16 aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas (a new ship for Monsters Of Rock) and visiting two new ports: Falmouth, Jamaica and the private isle of Labadee. ...
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The newly reunited RATT — featuring singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — has been confirmed to perform at next year's edition of the M3 Rock Festival, set to take place on Friday, April 28, 2017 and Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. The festival billing ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently joined Roger "Rog" Bennett and Michael "Davo" Davies of "Men In Blazers", a scrappy soccer-analysis show on the NBC Sports network, where he created a team comprised of musicians with none other than Meat Loaf in net. Ulrich selected a founding member of one of his favorite bands, DEEP PURPLE's ...
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Rock supergroup THE DEAD DAISIES, in the span four years, sure has had a ton going on! What MINK's David Lowy and Jon Stevens of INXS/NOISEWORKS had in mind when putting this group together surely couldn't have included a revolving-door policy. It rings more like an open-door policy as the collective has gone through enough ...
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The official docuteaser for "Profit", the new album from THE JELLY JAM — featuring DREAM THEATER's John Myung, DIXIE DREGS/WINGER's Rod Morgenstein and KING'S X's Ty Tabor — can be seen below. The CD was released on May 27 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. "Profit" is a glorious and affecting cinematic experience; full of ...
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Members of TWISTED SISTER, TESTAMENT, QUIET RIOT, RATT and WINGER are among the musicians who performed a cover version of the OZZY OSBOURNE classic "Crazy Train" as the all-star finale of the first annual Vegas Rocks! Hair Metal Awards, which was held on Sunday, May 15 at the Casablanca Event Center At Eastside Cannery Casino ...
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German metal queen Doro Pesch paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio by performing a cover version of the DIO classic "Rainbow In The Dark" on Sunday, May 15 at the first annual Vegas Rocks! Hair Metal Awards at the Casablanca Event Center At Eastside Cannery Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She ...
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TWISTED SISTER was joined by QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali for a two-song set on Sunday, May 15 at the first annual Vegas Rocks! Hair Metal Awards at the Casablanca Event Center At Eastside Cannery Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Video footage of the "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" performances can ...
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Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT), Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Mikkey Dee (MOTÖRHEAD) paid tribute to iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister by performing the classic MOTÖRHEAD song "Ace Of Spades" on Sunday, May 15 at the first annual Vegas Rocks! Hair Metal Awards at the Casablanca Event Center At Eastside Cannery Casino ...
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THE JELLY JAM — featuring DREAM THEATER's John Myung, DIXIE DREGS/WINGER's Rod Morgenstein and KING'S X's Ty Tabor — will release its epic new album, "Profit", on May 27 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. A track from the CD, titled "Stain On The Sun", can be streamed below. "Profit" is a glorious and affecting ...
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THE JELLY JAM — featuring DREAM THEATER's John Myung, DIXIE DREGS/WINGER's Rod Morgenstein and KING'S X's Ty Tabor — will release its epic new album, "Profit", on May 27 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. "Profit" is a glorious and affecting cinematic experience; full of suspense, the record follows the heroic yet daunting journey of ...
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Vegas Rocks! Magazine has announced that SCORPIONS will make an appearance to receive the "Classic Rock Outstanding Lifetime Achievement" award at the first annual Vegas Rocks! Hair Metal Awards. In addition, German metal queen Doro Pesch will be presented with the "Metal Goddess" award at the event, which will be held Sunday, May 15 at ...
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DEF LEPPARD has postponed the remaining dates on its current tour to give singer Joe Elliott time to rest his vocal cords. The band wrote on its web site that the concerts on its winter tour were being postponed "due to illness. All shows from Feb. 2 (San Antonio, Texas) through Feb. 17 (Allentown, Penn.) ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott was forced to sit out part of the band's inaugural "Hysteria On The High Seas" cruise after coming down with "severe laryngitis." He was unable to join his bandmates for Saturday night's (January 23) concert aboard the MSC Divina, having already taken part in an unplugged storytellers concert and VIP ...
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HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale joined HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES on stage last night (Thursday, September 24) at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to perform the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Whole Lotta Love". Professionally filmed video footage of her appearance can be seen below. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' touring lineup features Alice Cooper on vocals, Duff McKagan ...
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Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH), Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE), Perry Farrell (JANE'S ADDICTION) and pop superstar Kesha are among the guest musicians who performed with HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES during the band's live debut Wednesday night (September 16) at the 500-capacity The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' touring lineup features Alice Cooper on ...
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Radio.com 's video interview with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry (AEROSMITH) about their HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES supergroup can be seen below. In 1972, on the Sunset Strip at a club called the Rainbow Bar & Grill, the Hollywood Vampires were born in the upstairs bar. It was a gathering place for the rock stars ...
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A cover version of THE WHO classic "My Generation" from HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, the supergroup featuring Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper, can be streamed below. In 1972, on the Sunset Strip at a club called the Rainbow Bar & Grill, the Hollywood Vampires were born in the upstairs bar. It was a gathering place for the ...
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According to RollingStone.com, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, the supergroup featuring Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, will play its first live shows in September. Rounding out the band's lineup will be former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum. The first HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES concerts will take place at the The Roxy ...
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In 1972, on the Sunset Strip at a club called the Rainbow Bar & Grill, the Hollywood Vampires were born in the upstairs bar. It was a gathering place for the rock stars living in or passing through L.A. "To join the club, one simply had to out drink all of the members," says Alice ...
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DEF LEPPARD's inaugural "Hysteria On The High Seas" will sail January 21-25, 2016. In addition to DEF LEPPARD, the cruise will feature performances by LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell's LAST IN LINE, CiNDERELLA's Tom Keifer, WINGER's Kip Winger, MR. BIG's Eric Martin and THE WINERY DOGS' Richie Kotzen. A new promotional video can be seen below. ...
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FOZZY and STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Talking Metal" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. STUCK MOJO is working on material for a new album — its first to feature the lineup of Rich "The Duke" Ward on guitar, Bonz ...
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STRYPER guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet has clarified his recent comments regarding the quality of the new rock albums being released today, explaining that "we all need to strive to write, record and produce great music." In a new post on his Facebook page, Sweet wrote: "I know sometimes things that I say in interviews ...
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