Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar is reportedly in talks with Sanctuary Records about the rights for the reissue of two of Sammy's post-VAN HALEN solo albums, "Ten 13" and "Not For Sale", plus the release of a new "Greatest Hits Live" CD. The live CD will apparently feature around 15 or 16 tracks, including ...
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Full-length MP3s of VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar performing the tracks "Top Of The World", "Mas Tequila" and "Best Of Both Worlds" on the "Mark & Brian 2002 Christmas Show" have been posted online at the following locations: "Best Of Both Worlds" - 128kbps, 44khz, stereo (5.23 ...
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New Orleans-based GOATWHORE, who feature in their ranks vocalist L. Ben Falgoust II (SOILENT GREEN) and guitarist Sammy Duet (ACID BATH, CROWBAR), have announced the following dates during March: Mar. 01 - New Orleans, LA @ Shim Sham Club (w/ MALEVOLENT CREATION, ANAL BLAST, REFLUX) Mar. 02 - Little Rock, ARK @ Downtown Record Shop ...
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PLANET US — the new rock supergroup featuring Neal Schon (guitar, JOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocals, ex-VAN HALEN), Deen Castronovo (drums, JOURNEY) and Michael Anthony (bass, VAN HALEN) — are scheduled to enter a San Francisco Bay Area studio this week to begin recording their debut album for a late 2003 release. "We are supposed to ...
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AEROSMITH, KORN, TOOL, OZZFEST 2002 and GUNS N' ROSES are among the tours that have made concert trade publication Pollstar's list of the 100 top-grossing tours of 2002. The following are the top-ranked hard rock/metal tours of the year (overall ranking based on total box office gross data as provided to Pollstar by concert promoters ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar will be performing at New George's nightclub at 842-4th St. in San Rafael, California on Monday, Dec. 23. At 3:00 p.m. on the day of the show, $25.00 gift certificates, toys, clothing and donations will be accepted in exchange for a ticket to the show on that evening. The ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony joined ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar and THE WABORITAS on stage Friday morning (Dec. 13) at the "2002 Mark & Brian Christmas Show", ripping through supercharged versions of "Top Of the World", "Best of Both Worlds" and "Mas Tequila", the latter featuring Michael and Mona sharing bass duties. "The show ...
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PLANET US — the new rock supergroup featuring Neal Schon (guitar, JOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocals, ex-VAN HALEN), Deen Castronovo (drums, JOURNEY) and Michael Anthony (bass, VAN HALEN) — entered a San Francisco Bay Area studio this week to begin recording an album the band are hoping to release in 2003. Schon told Launch that after ...
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New Orleans-based GOATWHORE, who feature in their ranks vocalist L. Ben Falgoust II (SOILENT GREEN) and guitarist Sammy Duet (ACID BATH, CROWBAR), have announced the addition of a second guitarist in the shape of Tim Holsinger. The group's new CD is currently being mastered and is tentatively due in February. ...
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In a recent interview with CNN, vocalist Sammy Hagar revealed that the possibility of rekindling his friendship with the Van Halen brothers was his primary motivation for touring with Dave Lee Roth this summer as part of the laboriously titled "Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth Tour 2002: Song for Song, the Heavyweight Champs of ...
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Yes, it's true! The BLABBERMOUTH.NET article focusing on Sammy Hagar's interview with Guitar World, in which Sammy claims to have been contacted by aliens, was a topic of discussion on this morning's edition of "The Howard Stern Show". According to the Nov. 5 installment of MarksFriggin.com's daily "Stern Show" recap, "Howard ...
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Despite rampant rumors to the contrary, VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has not left the group to focus on PLANET US, the project he formed with former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar, JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon, and JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo. "There's a rumor floating around over on the VH1 message boards that I've left ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar is a true believer of extraterrestrial life outside this planet and solar system as well as intelligent life observing humans in their everyday lives. "It's been a long, long time, but back in about '68, in Fontana, California, I had this unbelievable experience that would take this whole interview ...
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Sammy Hagar, who, along with fellow ex-VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth, spent the summer co-headlining the laboriously titled "Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth Tour 2002: Song for Song, the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll", is once again dissing Diamond Dave's oversize ego, deteriorating singing voice and vanishing hairline. In an interview with ...
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The forthcoming debut album from PLANET US — the new rock supergroup featuring Neal Schon (guitar, JOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocals, ex-VAN HALEN), Deen Castronovo (drums, JOURNEY) and Michael Anthony (bass, VAN HALEN) — will be a concept record rivaling PINK FLOYD's "Dark Side of the Moon", Hagar told Contra Costa Times' music critic Tony Hicks ...
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A tribute DVD to late DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams, titled Sinema, is scheduled for release on November 19th through Wind-Up. Sinema combines a history of the band with personal accounts of the much-loved singer. It features uncensored, behind-the-scenes footage of the bandmembers on tour and hanging out in their hometown of Dallas, according to ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony joined SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABORITAS on stage Wednesday night at the Cabo Wabo Cantina for renditions of several VH tunes, including "Best Of Both Worlds", "Amsterdam", "Right Now", and "When It's Love". According to Anthony's official web site, "Mike even stuck around for the first few bars of 'Whole ...
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Despite the commercial disappointment of the critically-panned Van Halen III album (released in 1998), former VAN HALEN/EXTREME vocalist Gary Cherone claims that he has no hard feelings about his experience in the group. "Those guys were awesome," Cherone told Launch. "(We) did an album, did a tour, started to write stuff for the second record ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony will join ex-VH frontman Sammy Hagar during the Red Rocker's upcoming Birthday Bash appearances in Las Vegas and San Francisco. The details are as follows: Oct. 19 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint (Hard Rock Hotel) Oct. 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Justin Herman Plaza ...
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SAMMY HAGAR will issue his latest solo album, entitled Not For Sale, on October 8th through Tower Records' label 33rd Street Records. The full track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Stand Up 02. Hallelujah 03. Halfway to Memphis 04. Things've Changed 05. Whole Lotta Zep 06. The Big Nail 07. Make It ...
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The following item comes to us courtesy of today's edition of the New York Post: David Lee Roth says he was ready to deliver a beat-down to his fellow fired VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar after Hagar trashed him on PAGE SIX a while back. Hagar, who was co-headlining a tour with Roth at the ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, ex-VH frontman Sammy Hagar and drummer David Lauser will perform under the name LOS TRES GUSANOS at Sammy Hagar's annual Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash, which is scheduled to take place on October 10th. The reunited trio will be appearing together at the Cabo Wabo Cantina for the first time since ...
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A reunion between Sammy Hagar and his former VAN HALEN bandmates is "inevitable," the singer told MTV backstage at last week's MTV Video Music Awards, shortly after presenting an award with David Lee Roth. "I mean come on, how could it not [happen]?" While Hagar confessed that he hasn't spoken with either of the Van ...
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Former VAN HALEN vocalists Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth may not be the best of friends, but they were cordial to each other on the road — despite rumors to the contrary. Backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards, Roth and Hagar talked about the state of their relationship. When asked if things were ...
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The last two shows of the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour — featuring former VAN HALEN frontmen Sammy Hagar and Dave Lee Roth — were cancelled after Hagar fell ill. No further information is available at this time. The cancelled dates are the August 31 show at Darien Lake Perf Arts Center in ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Gary Cherone joined fellow ex-VH singer Sammy Hagar and VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony for an encore peformance of VAN HALEN's Sammy-era tunes "Dreams" and "When It's Love" during the August 28th stop of the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour (also featuring fellow ex-VH singer Dave Lee Roth) at ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Gary Cherone will reportedly join fellow ex-VH singer Sammy Hagar and VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony for an encore rendition of one of VAN HALEN's Sammy-era tunes (likely to be "Dreams") during the August 28th stop of the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour (also featuring fellow ex-VH singer Dave ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony will be joining ex-VH frontman Sammy Hagar for a few shows at the tail end of the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour (also featuring fellow ex-VH singer Dave Lee Roth). In addition to the New York show at Irving Plaza on August 29th, Michael will be performing with ...
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The following item appears in today's edition of the New York Post: David Lee Roth is a forgiving man. The original — and best — singer for VAN HALEN has agreed to co-present an award with his nemesis, Sammy Hagar, at the MTV Music Awards on Aug. 29, sources say, even after Hagar trashed Diamond ...
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