According to AS.com, either AEROSMITH or AC/DC is expected to perform at the wedding of Sergio Ramos and Pilar Rubio on June 15 in Seville, Spain. The Real Madrid defender and his model girlfriend are believed to have been negotiating with both legendary rock bands over the past few months, with AEROSMITH reported ...
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Alice Cooper has told Billboard that the upcoming second album from the HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES — in which he is joined by AEROSMITH's Joe Perry, Johnny Depp and guitarist Tommy Henriksen — will consist mostly of originals sung by Cooper along with three covers featuring vocals by Perry and Depp. "It's really interesting because ...
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Steven Tyler has told HollywoodLife that he would be willing to come back to "American Idol" as a mentor, seven years after his departure from the show. "It depends on who's on with me," the AEROSMITH singer said. "I really think that Randy [Jackson] was — maybe people would say he was good ...
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Former AEROSMITH lead guitarist Jimmy Crespo is "doing much better," several days after injuring his head in a fall. Jimmy, who is best known as the man who replaced Joe Perry in AEROSMITH from 1979 to 1984, is expected to be released from the hospital "soon." Earlier today, former L.A. GUNS singer Chris Van Dahl, ...
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DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was recently interviewed on WFSB's "Better Connecticut" television show. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about DEF LEPPARD's upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Joe said: "Yeah, it's quite incredible. The closer we get to the date, the more exciting it gets. But I'll ...
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star, the company which creates "beautiful lullaby versions of your favorite artists," has just released "Lullaby Versions Of Aerosmith" via Roma Music Group. "Lullaby Versions Of Aerosmith" track listing: 01. Dream On 02. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing 03. Crazy 04. Sweet Emotion 05. Walk This Way 06. Cryin' ...
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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES — featuring Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp — have announced spring 2019 tour dates. The band, which previously performed at Rock In Rio and the 2016 Grammy Awards in addition to U.S. and European tours last year, will play several shows on the West Coast in May. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES VIP packages ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has clarified his comments about KISS's current "End Of The Road" tour, saying that he was "disappointed" by the latter band's decision to replicate CRÜE's production. Sixx made headlines on social media last week by criticizing the Paul Stanley-fronted outfit for allegedly using the same onstage mechanics as CRÜE's final ...
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Legendary rockers AEROSMITH will bring their "Deuces Are Wild" residency to the East Coast this summer. The shows will take place in August at three MGM Resorts properties — MGM National Harbor (August 6, August 10 and August 13), Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (August 16 and August 18), and MGM Springfield (August 21, August ...
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Rikki Rockett says that he is "hopeful" that POISON will return to Europe and that the band will record new music in 2020. The drummer made the comments while chatting to Eonmusic and the "Neil Jones Rock Show" at "Ultimate NAMM Night", which took place on January 26 in Anaheim, California. POISON last ...
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Nikki Sixx says that there are no plans for MÖTLEY CRÜE to perform live ever again. In 2015, MÖTLEY CRÜE completed "The Final Tour", closing the book on the band's iconic career after performing a total of 164 shows in 72 markets, grossing over $100 million. To cement the sense of finality, the four members ...
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"Dance Of Life", the new video from WEST BOUND, the hard-hitting Los Angeles-area rock band featuring vocalist Chas West (RESURRECTION KINGS, BONHAM, LYNCH MOB), guitarist/producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, TRIBE OF GYPSIES), guitarist Jimmy Burkard, bassist Jason Cornwell and drummer Dave "Chilli" Moreno, can be seen below. The song is taken from WEST BOUND's ...
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AVANTASIA mastermind Tobias Sammet was recently interviewed by Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's RockSverige. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige: You've travelled the world, you get to work with something you truly love doing, you've sold a bunch of records… Have you been able to figure out what true happiness ...
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Connecticut quintet INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND (I.N.C.) has played uncompromising thrash since 1985 when Erik Barath and Dennis Gergely formed the band in high school. After a pair of albums on a major label, the group took some time off before making a full-on return in 2010. On March 8, I.N.C.'s fifth full-length album, "Terrible Things", ...
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Due to severe weather conditions today, the unveiling of AEROSMITH's Hollywood Walk Of Fame star has been postponed. Singer Steven Tyler was scheduled to be joined by actress Sharon Stone in speaking at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony in front of the Musicians Institute. That ceremony is now postponed until further notice. Steven tweeted earlier today: ...
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PEARL JAM has been selected as the official Record Store Day ambassador for 2019. Record Store Day takes place on April 13 at independent record stores around the world. Guitarist Mike McCready said in a statement: "Independent record stores are hugely important to me, and have been ever since I was 12 years old. Before ...
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Due to extraordinary demand, AEROSMITH has announced 17 additional dates for their headlining Las Vegas residency at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort. America's all-time top-selling rock 'n' roll band will launch "Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild" on Saturday, April 6. The newly added dates are: September 21, 23, 26 and 28; October 1, ...
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Last night, iconic music legend and humanitarian Steven Tyler celebrated his second annual Grammy Awards Viewing Party to benefit Janie's Fund with over 500 friends and supporters, including Sharon Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Alice Cooper, and more at Raleigh Studios Hollywood. Hosted by Jane Lynch, the exclusive gala featured a live viewing of the ...
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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced that a star will be given to AEROSMITH when the band is honored with the 2,657th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Thursday, February 14, at 11:30 a.m. PST. The star will be dedicated in the category of Recording at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard in front of ...
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STEVIE D FEAT. COREY GLOVER, a musical partnership between producer and multi-instrumentalist Stephen DeAcutis a.k.a. Stevie D and legendary singer Corey Glover (LIVING COLOUR), will release its first album, "Torn From The Pages", in May worldwide through Mighty Music. First single of the record is "Final Resting Place", expected to drop on March 19 with ...
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"Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, And The Song that Changed American Music Forever", a new book by Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers, will be released tomorrow (Tuesday, February 5) via Blue Rider Press. In the book, Edgers takes a deep dive into the story behind "Walk This Way", AEROSMITH and RUN-DMC's legendary, groundbreaking ...
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Veteran hard rock group SKID ROW will enter a Nashville, Tennessee recording studio next week with producer Michael Wagener — who also helmed the group's 1989 self-titled debut and 1991's "Slave To The Grind" — to begin tracking the final chapter of the band's "United World Rebellion" trilogy. The album will mark SKID ROW's first ...
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Neo-classical guitarist Chris Impellitteri has dismissed suggestions that he is an "Yngwie Malmsteen clone," saying that he views himself as "much more of a child of players like Al Di Meola blended with a [Eddie] Van Halen and [Randy] Rhoads." Impellitteri first made his mark in 1987 with the release of his debut EP, "Impellitteri". ...
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Tracii Guns says that Steve Riley is "a piece of shit" for assembling his own version of L.A. GUNS to play an East Coast festival this spring. When the M3 Rock Festival — one of the largest annual '80s rock-themed events in America, if not the world — announced its 2019 lineup, L.A. GUNS was ...
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Rikki Rockett says that he hopes POISON will make some new music in the not-too-distant future. "I'm always up for working and writing and recording with POISON," the drummer told VintageRock.com at this past weekend's NAMM show in Anaheim, California (see video below). "It's my baby, it's my life's work, so I'm always ...
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FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho was interviewed by Full Metal Jackie on the January 20 edition of her "Whiplash" program on Los Angeles's 95.5 KLOS radio station. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the similarities between pro wrestling and rock 'n' roll: Chris: "I think the ...
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AEROSMITH's "Walk This Way" is one of 25 recordings being inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame. The song was originally released as the second single from the band's 1975 album "Toys In The Attic", and was a Top 10 hit in early 1977. It hit big again when RUN–D.M.C. covered the song, along with ...
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Former TNT singer Tony Harnell says that the rise of the early grunge movement, which symbolized the working-class spirit and focused on music over image, was ultimately a positive thing for the rock genre because it "shined a really harsh light on how boring and repetitive" the '80s glam metal scene had become. Upon release ...
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Universal Music Group's Bravado, the leading global consumer, lifestyle and brand management company, has acquired Epic Rights, a boutique merchandise and branding company. Epic Rights works with a diverse group of iconic artists, including KISS, Billy Joel, AEROSMITH, DEF LEPPARD, AC/DC, Eric Clapton, Kevin Hart, 21 Savage, Madonna, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Sting, David Bowie, ...
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SKID ROW was unleashed on the world when its self-titled debut album was released in January 1989. That year, the album steadily climbed the Billboard chart to peak at No. 6 on the strength of the band's hits "Youth Gone Wild", "I Remember You" and Billboard Top 5 single "18 And Life". Rhino celebrates the ...
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