Archive for October 7th, 2009

‘More Than This - The Story Of’ Roxy Music DVD Drops October 20th

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New York, NY (October 7, 2009)—Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the release of the More Than This – The Story Of Roxy Music DVD on October 20, 2009 [MSRP $14.98]. With a running time at over 90 minutes, this DVD is fully endorsed and authorized by all members of Roxy Music, with [...]

Foreigner Has No End In Sight For Hit Records

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LEGENDARY BAND CELEBRATES TWO ABLUMS IN THE BILLBOARD TOP 200 SIMULTANEOUSLY!
NEW RELEASE CAN’T SLOW DOWN ENTERS AT NUMBER 29;
2008 RELEASE NO END IN SIGHT ALSO ON CHARTS

Foreigner, one of the world’s most popular and enduring rock bands, celebrates having two albums in the Billboard Top 200 chart simultaneously.  The band’s new release, Can’t Slow [...]

Guns N’ Roses Denies Copyright Infringement

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Guns N’ Roses have issued a statement, via manager Irving Azoff, refuting allegations of copyright infringement.
The band are being sued by Independiente Records and Domino Recordings, who allege that the song Riad N’ The Bedouins (from Chinese Democracy) borrowed heavily from two songs by German electronic artist Ulrich Schnauss.
Azoff says in response: “The band [...]

King Crimson Members Reunite For One Night Only

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Prog history was made last night when seven members of the early incarnations of the legendary King Crimson reunited, albeit in a non-performing capacity, at Air Studios in North London for a playback of the band’s recently re-issued In The Court Of The Crimson King, Lizard and Red albums in 5.1 surround sound.Robert Fripp, [...]

Kelly Hansen on Replacing Lou Gramm: “I’m only going to be me.”

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Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen never wanted to be a substitute for the band’s founding vocalist, Lou Gramm, who left the group in 2003 to pursue a career in Christian Rock.  Hansen told the Charleston Daily Mail, “I have to realize I’m only going [...]

The Weirdest Thing Ozzy Ever Snorted

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Back in the day, Ozzy Osbourne did a lot of different drugs, but what is the strangest thing he’s snorted?  The Prince of Darkness told ScotlandOnSunday.Scotsman.com it was “snuff in a pub.”  He went on to describe it saying, “A quick line of [...]

Deep Purple Live Compilation Due In November

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Purple Records, the label which handles all of Deep Purple’s releases, is turning ten and to celebrate, they are putting out a new live compilation of the band’s music.  It’s called Space Truckin’ Round the World Live 68-76 and is a double disc [...]

Anvil Set For North American Tour

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For the first time in over a decade, Anvil will head out on a North American tour.  The trek is dubbed The Anvil Experience and kicks off on January 7th in Cleveland.  It’ll hit 30 cities before wrapping up on February 13th.  At [...]

Gene Simmons Tells Critics To Kiss Off

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Yesterday, Kiss released their first studio album in 11 years, Sonic Boom.  So are the rockers nervous at all about how critics will receive the new music?  According to bassist Gene Simmons, what the critics have to say doesn’t even matter to them.  [...]

Ron Wood: “What can I say? I’m a permanent teenager.”

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Ronnie Wood is talking about what he’s been up to these days, namely how he’s gotten a divorce and started dating a younger woman.  The Rolling Stone guitarist told the New York Post, “What can I say?  I’m a permanent teenager.  The older [...]